Outside Holy City, endless fields stretched as far as the eye could see!
Clang, clang! The crisp, rhythmic sounds of forging rang out from a nearby two-story courtyard residence, carrying like musical notes with lives of their own.
The sun shone brightly, and the sky was a clear blue.
Flowers bloomed across these simple fields, where spiritual qi abounded. A small wooden house stood alone at the central pond, where fish frolicked.
Everything seemed like a secluded paradise, an immortal realm within a painting.
Forging smoke curled through the courtyard. A blue-haired youth who looked about seventeen or eighteen stood there, his hair as deep blue as the ocean and golden light gleaming within his blue eyes.
His forging hammer rose and fell in a steady rhythm!
Over the past six months, Yang Tian had forged seven pieces of Glorious Grade Equipment, but had sold none of them. He had made countless pieces below Glorious Rank, bringing him a million in profit.
What he was forging now was a piece of Legendary Rank Equipment. With the Crown of Inheritance of a Seventh Rank Bear Demon as its energy core, dozens of rare metals had been fused together and were now being hammered repeatedly into the shape of an axe.
The metals that had undergone Second Tempering already met the quality required for Legendary Rank, and were exceptionally fine at that. They had originally been materials suitable for Glorious Grade Equipment, and their quality had improved greatly after a single upgrade.
A simply dressed girl emerged from the house. She seemed as though she would forever look twelve or thirteen, like a pure, beautiful little fairy.
She carried out a basket containing needles and thread, along with more than ten large, round pearls. At auction, each would fetch no less than