The private forging chamber of Elder Lu Hang of the Hundred Refinements Gate.
Lu Hang handed Yin Zheng a short sword.
"This sword was forged with mystic radiance silver and falling star stone as its primary materials, supplemented by seven precious ores, smelted in earth-vein fire and hammered for thirty days. See if you're satisfied."
Shing!
Yin Zheng looked at the silvery short sword in his hand, about a foot and a half long, its gleam like a pool of autumn water, and nodded.
After breaking through to Astral Force, he had begun practicing a new Astral Force sword technique with only seven forms, focused on close-quarters combat with a short sword.
That was why he had come to his old acquaintance two months ago to commission one.
"Worthy of being a superior-grade treasure weapon."
Astral Force experts generally had two or three superior-grade treasure weapons apiece. Yin Zheng had broken through to Astral Force relatively late and possessed only one, which he nourished with his innate true essence. Apart from that, he had nothing suitable to hand. This short sword was his second superior-grade treasure weapon.
"Give it a name."
"Since you forged it yourself, you should name it."
Lu Hang pondered for a moment. "Its primary materials are mystic radiance silver and falling star stone, so let's call it Star Radiance."
"Excellent. Star Radiance it is."
Yin Zheng was very satisfied. The Star Radiance Sword cost a hundred and twenty thousand taels. He had already paid a deposit of twenty thousand taels, leaving another hundred thousand to pay.
He handed Lu Hang banknotes worth a hundred thousand taels.
"Count them."
"No need. By the way, the Hundred Treasures House in Jinyang Prefecture is holding an auction at the end of the month. Apparently, they'll be selling a Realm-Breaking