Elder Qian's Frenzy for Forging

August 15th.

After several days of tempering, Shi Fen finally mastered his surging power. That morning, he dialed Elder Qian's number.

"Master, my power has stabilized. Let's begin the forging!"

"Good, I'll be there immediately!"

Elder Qian's tone was visibly agitated; anyone could detect the excitement and anticipation in his voice.

Elder Qian had waited nearly ten days, finally ready to witness Shi Fen's forging capabilities. To save time, he had specifically sent his forging manuals, his most iconic video records, and the instruction manuals for all the equipment in the Forging Room to Shi Fen beforehand, allowing him to study and watch them during his training breaks. This way, once Shi Fen's strength was fully integrated, the two could immediately coordinate and start forging.

Just like Hong.

Elder Qian was also teaching him everything he knew without reservation.

Elder Qian didn't consider any consequences, directly handing over years of insights, perceptions, and all his knowledge regarding forging to Shi Fen. Elder Qian's thinking was simple: if you don't trust someone, don't use them; if you use them, don't doubt them. He believed Shi Fen would bring him surprises.

When Shi Fen's strength as a Spiritual Master soared directly to the level of an invincible War God.

Both Hong and Elder Qian trusted Shi Fen even more.

When dealing with a genius, one should give them sufficient trust!

Elder Qian's forging insights brought some inspiration to Shi Fen. Compared to Extreme Forging, Elder Qian's life's work paled in comparison. The two were entirely different concepts; comparing them was truly bullying.

Extreme Forging was created by the treasure-refining powerhouse "Yi," a figure standing at the pinnacle of the Treasure Refining Realm. Anything such a person created casually was not something mortals could compare to. Furthermore, Extreme Forging served as the "Qualification Trial" for Shi Fen's inheritance, so it clearly wasn't something created casually by a powerhouse.

Comparing the two was indeed bullying the people of Earth.

Elder Qian's life's work was not entirely his own creation. A large portion of it consisted of techniques gradually created and summarized by generations of Earth's forging masters and scientists, who poured their life's talent and heart's blood into them.

Techniques like iron-smelting, folding and forging, rotary welding, quenching, annealing, tempering, normalizing, steel-cladding, steel-sandwiching, and powder metallurgy—each one was discovered and improved by geniuses among humanity who exhausted their efforts. Generations of successors continuously summarized and upgraded these technologies. Only through the efforts of countless talents did the foundation of human forging technology exist.

Elder Qian was one of the most talented scientists of this era and one of the strongest forging geniuses.

Amidst the monster crisis, by drawing on the lessons of his predecessors and constantly breaking through his own limits, he achieved his current status. It would be more accurate to call it the accumulated experience of the Earth Lineage over thousands of years rather than just Elder Qian's life's work.

How could Earth's few thousand years of civilization history surpass Extreme Forging?

Therefore.

Shi Fen quickly studied the materials Elder Qian provided, and he studied them very thoroughly, right down to the underlying principles.

Elder Qian's forging techniques and the quality of the weapons he forged were highly dependent on the base materials; the act of forging itself was merely the icing on the cake. The most critical issue was the lack of power.

With ordinary refined steel, an ordinary person with a bit of strength could strike the metal into any shape. Refined steel could also be cut at will for pattern-welded forging; the strength threshold required for such forging was extremely low.

Top-tier SS-Grade Kro Alloy, or even the rarest and most supreme SSS-Grade Kro Alloy.

When heated to forging temperatures, even if one continued to heat the alloy until it neared its melting point, it remained ridiculously hard. For a high-level War God to attempt "fancy" forging was impossible.

The room for a forging master to operate was very small, and there were very few forging techniques that could actually be applied.

They could barely manage "purification forging" or simple techniques like steel-cladding or steel-sandwiching. Attempting to fold and forge would take many days of effort and was extremely prone to failure. If it failed, the weapon blank would have to be remelted, and the alloy would most likely drop a grade.

Most of the materials Elder Qian gave Shi Fen discussed the manufacturing of top-tier Kro Alloy, purification forging, special steel-cladding and steel-sandwiching techniques, special forging-shaping techniques, and the most important quenching techniques.

With such a difficult forging environment, there wasn't much room for operation in Earth's top-tier weapon forging.

This was a very awkward situation.

Shi Fen's appearance broke this deadlock.

With just a few of Shi Fen's ideas, Elder Qian felt that if they could be successfully tested, they could manufacture large quantities of SSS-Grade metal. With plenty of SSS-Grade metal, there would be no need for flashy forging methods; simply forging it into shape would be enough to create SSS-Grade weapons.

This was an epoch-making advancement!

Over the past few days, Elder Qian had been incredibly busy because of Shi Fen's idea. He contacted and assembled many technical personnel to design and build a massive High-Temperature Furnace using the design drafts Shi Fen provided.

The goal was to melt the small fragments of the Alien Spaceship!

These design sketches were produced by Shi Fen overnight after the secret was exposed, intended for building a furnace with extremely high temperatures.

Shi Fen's design sketches were very "hasty," basically consisting of a design outline plus some basic but complex design calculations to prove the feasibility. After all, Shi Fen was not an expert in this field; being able to do this much was already the work of a genius.

When communicating with Elder Qian, Shi Fen gave a few hints, and Elder Qian set his sights on the spaceship fragments. These fragments could not be cut, but some of the broken parts could absolutely be melted down for forging.

During the days Shi Fen spent improving his strength, he was very concerned about this issue. He learned from Elder Qian that even with the technical team working overtime and going all out, it would take at least half a year before they could produce even a sample, let alone a finished product.

Shi Fen came up with this purely to forge weapons in the future, which he could sell after entering the universe to earn his first pot of gold. Waiting for Luo Feng to reach the Star Level and inherit the five-star account would take far too long.

Relying entirely on Luo Feng would mean going hungry for a long time. By planning early, he could enjoy various resources in the universe sooner.

With his current strength and brain-domain width, Shi Fen could easily go to the Australian Continent and snatch Luo Feng's opportunities. Relying on the Eight Trigrams Reincarnation Mirror's detection capabilities, he could easily locate Mist Island, find the Black Ink Star Ship and Babata, and soar to the heavens immediately.

Shi Fen had his own code of conduct.

He had no intention of touching any of Luo Feng's opportunities. With the inheritance of the treasure-refining powerhouse "Yi," going to snatch Luo Feng's opportunities would be far too base!

Elder Qian ended the call, gave a few brief instructions, and flew toward the Forging Room.

For nearly ten days, Elder Qian had barely slept, running around for Shi Fen's furnace and coordinating resources and manpower. His eyes were filled with fine red bloodshot lines, and he had two dark circles under his eyes, looking extremely haggard.

Shi Fen waited honestly at the entrance for Elder Qian.

Seeing Elder Qian's appearance, Shi Fen was startled. Elder Qian looked a bit like a "vengeful ghost," his state truly frightening.

"Elder Qian, in your current state, are you still able to forge?" Shi Fen looked at Elder Qian's scarlet, excitement-filled eyes, feeling extremely uncertain.

"I'm not the one doing the forging myself, so what could possibly be the problem?" Elder Qian grabbed Shi Fen by the hand and headed straight for the forging console, urging him on with impatient haste.

"Alright then."

Shi Fen felt utterly helpless inside. He felt deeply for Elder Qian and dared not resist, allowing himself to be "dragged" to the forging console like a child.

"You've read the equipment manual, right? First, forge the Youquan Blade again for me to see." Elder Qian issued his command anxiously.

Shi Fen sighed, took the three bottles of Spirit of Vegetation medicinal wine from his pocket, placed them on the table in front of Elder Qian, and said softly, "Master, please drink some of this to replenish your energy. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to see the finer details later in this state."

While Elder Qian was distracted, staring blankly at the medicinal wine in his hands, Shi Fen's figure turned into a bolt of lightning. He dashed to the public lounge to retrieve a teacup and respectfully handed it to Elder Qian.

"You reached the strength of a High-level War God without even drinking this medicinal wine?" Seeing the teacup Shi Fen handed over, Elder Qian felt a sudden jolt, his voice filled with disbelief.

"Ah, yes. But the solid Spiritual Force in my mind has mostly dissolved," Shi Fen replied hurriedly.

Seeing Elder Qian stunned and unresponsive, Shi Fen took the liberty of opening a bottle. Each bottle contained about half a jin of liquid; Shi Fen poured out about a tenth, filling the teacup just right. This half-tael of dark liquid was as clear as amber, emitting the faint, fragrant aroma of aged wine and medicinal herbs.

In his past life, due to health issues, Shi Fen rarely dared to drink.

Not drinking, however, did not mean he didn't love wine.

After reaching a certain age in his previous life, Shi Fen had gradually grown fond of alcohol—the feeling of being tipsy and forgetting one's worries and troubles was simply wonderful. In his past life, he rarely had the chance to enjoy that feeling. If he couldn't drink it, he would buy it. Shi Fen had spent a fortune collecting fine wines, especially aged ones.

Just by smelling and looking, Shi Fen judged that this was at least a 20-year-old vintage. Using aged wine to steep the Spirit of Vegetation was a fitting combination.

Shi Fen held the cup with both hands and carefully presented it to Elder Qian.

Elder Qian watched silently as Shi Fen poured the wine. He did not stop him, a gratified smile appearing on his face. If one looked closely, Elder Qian's pupils were actually dilating slightly.

Pupil dilation is a sign of human relaxation.

Elder Qian reached out and took the cup from Shi Fen, downed it in one gulp, and threw his head back in laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

Shi Fen looked at Elder Qian in confusion, not knowing what he was laughing at. Little did he know that by a stroke of luck, he had not only offered his master a "master-apprentice toast" but had also shown off his talent as a Spiritual Master right in front of him.

Elder Qian set the cup down. After consuming the medicinal wine, his physical state improved significantly. He said in shock, "Your talent for Spiritual Force is truly astonishing. I originally thought that for you to reach the strength of a High-level War God, you must have consumed at least one bottle of medicinal wine. I never expected that the combination of Dragon Blood, Jade Marrow, and Spirit of Vegetation would allow you to possess the strength of a High-level War God directly.

For an ordinary martial artist, if they were to receive the same key training from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall as you, starting from the Low-level War General rank, and used the combination of Dragon Blood, Jade Marrow, and Spirit of Vegetation, it would be a rare talent indeed to barely reach the peak of a Low-level War God after a long period of cultivation.

The speed at which a Spiritual Master's strength increases is truly enviable."

Shi Fen smiled slightly, said nothing more, and gently took the cup from Elder Qian's hand.

"Master, please rest for a while and recover your spirit. I will begin the preparations for the forging," Shi Fen said respectfully.

Having consumed the Spirit of Vegetation medicinal wine, streams of warmth were nourishing Elder Qian's exhausted body. After days of continuous mental agitation, the sudden comfort made him feel extremely tired. Seeing Shi Fen busy with preparations, he closed his eyes in exhaustion, intending to take a short rest.

Hardly had he closed his eyes when Elder Qian leaned against the chair and drifted into a deep sleep. Overly exhausted, he began to snore loudly without even realizing it.

After continuously overdrawing his body, once the excitement faded, the overwhelming fatigue was impossible to resist.

Shi Fen was preparing the Blue Gold for forging when he heard Elder Qian's snoring. He immediately stopped what he was doing, stepped aside, and waited quietly for him to wake up.

Shi Fen looked at Elder Qian from afar and noticed his strange sleeping posture. His gaze grew dazed; this scene felt so familiar.

"He really is just like my master from my past life."