Two days later, at a quarter past three o'clock, it was just dawn.
Qin Tiexin When he pushed open the door of Zhuxintang, the fire had already been lit.
In the largest forge in the center of the hall, the flame was a faint blue, with green light flowing in the center of the flame. It burned quietly with almost no sound, but standing three feet away you could feel the heat wave hitting your face.
Luo Ling stood next to the furnace, dressed in red, with her sleeves rolled up to her elbows, exposing her forearms. She didn't look at Qin Tiexin, she was lowering her head to adjust the runes on the side of the furnace. When her fingertips crossed, the runes lit up and darkened.
Wu Zhen was on the other side and had already cleaned the forging table. There were several tools on the table: a heavy hammer weighing 1,200 kilograms; several clamps of different sizes; thin ice floating in the quenching tank filled with spiritual springs.
Hearing the footsteps, Luo Ling looked up.
"Coming?" She straightened up and patted the ashes on her hands, "Just in time, the furnace temperature has just arrived."
Qin Tiexin walked to the furnace, and the faint blue firelight reflected on his face. He could feel that this fire was different. Not just the temperature, but also a kind of... vitality. It was as if the flame itself had a spirit and was breathing slowly in the furnace.
"This is 'Qing You'." Luo Ling's voice came from the side, "I drew a ray of spiritual fire from the golden elixir. No matter how strong the earth fire is, it is still a dead fire. It's okay to burn ordinary iron or spiritual materials. You Edgeless..." She paused, "Its melting point is ridiculously high. If you want to reforge it, ordinary earth fire will not be able to melt it until tomorrow."
Qin Tiexin looked at the fire.
It is blue, quiet, and releases a high temperature that is inconsistent with the appearance.
"Spirit fire..." he repeated in a low voice.
Uncle Wu said before that spiritual fire is born from heaven and earth and exists in strange places. It is extremely precious and extremely difficult to conquer. Its strength and fortuitous opportunity are indispensable. Only a few golden elixirs True Person from Liuyun Sect possess it.
Unexpectedly, I saw the spiritual fire, "Qingyou", in Master Luo Ling True Person.
"Hmm." Luo Ling walked up to him and looked at the fire, "When you get to the golden elixir, I will help you find a ray. An excellent weapon refiner without his own spiritual fire is like a cook who doesn't have a knife - it can be used, but it's not fun."
She said it casually, but Qin Tiexin understood the meaning behind her words.
At this time, Wu Zhen came over, holding a piece of paper in his hand - the picture Qin Tiexin drew yesterday. He looked at the picture, then looked at Qin Tiexin, and asked, "Have you figured out how to hammer down?"
Qin Tiexin nodded.
"Then let's start." Wu Zhen put the paper aside, "We'll watch."
He said "we". Luo Ling had retreated to the stone bench on the side of the forging platform and sat down, crossing his legs, resting his elbows on his knees, and supporting his chin. Wu Zhen was standing on the other side of the furnace, with his hands in his sleeves and his eyes calm.
Neither of them said they wanted to help.
Qin Tiexin Take a deep breath.
He walked to the forging table and untied the coarse cloth from his shoulders, revealing two broken Edgeless blades. The broken edges glowed dully under the blue firelight, and the scratches, dents, and worn edges were like silent scars.
He bent down, picked up the longer back section first, held it with one hand, and walked to the stove.
The furnace mouth is wide open, and the heat wave is steaming. The blue flame burns quietly at the bottom of the furnace, and the flame tip occasionally rises up and licks the furnace wall.
Qin Tiexin stood still and looked at the broken blade in his hand.
Then he let go.
The broken blade fell into the furnace, passed through the blue flames, and landed on the fire-resistant ink jade at the bottom of the furnace. The flames instantly enveloped it, but Edgeless did not change color immediately - it lay in the fire, still matte black, with only the surface gradually turning dark red.
Qin Tiexin turned around, picked up the first half, and threw it into the furnace.
The two severed blades were placed side by side, three inches apart. The flames flowed between them, the faint blue contrasting with the dark red, giving it a strange beauty.
After a while, Qin Tiexin put another piece of strangely colored metal into it for heating.
That's because Qin Tiexin took the time to separate the mortal materials in the "Hunyuan Molten Core" at high temperatures in the past few days, leaving only the required mixed spiritual materials, about 2,500 kilograms, without further detailed separation.
Time passed little by little.
The temperature of the furnace slowly rose under the control of the magic circle. The flame gradually turned from blue to bluish white, and the heat wave made the air in the hall begin to distort.
After about half a stick of incense, Edgeless began to change.
The matte black blade gradually revealed a dark red color, the fracture was the first to soften, and the edge began to droop slightly.
Qin Tiexin picked up the long-handled iron pliers from the side, reached into the furnace, picked up the front half of the broken blade, sandwiched the synchronously melted "Hunyuan Molten Nucleus" essence in the middle, and stacked them together.
Now there is only one knife in the furnace - or in other words, it is a knife-shaped embryo made of a variety of metals. The blue flames surround it, and the blue and white flame core swims on the surface of the embryo.
As time passed, the entire blade turned completely bright red, and Qin Tiexin knew it was almost done. He picked up the iron pliers again and reached into the furnace. This time the movement was slower and more steady. The jaws opened and gently clamped the middle of the blade - where the three layers of metal are most densely fused.
Clamp firmly, lift the air, and slowly withdraw.
The blade embryo was too bright - it was red all over, with lines of gold, red, and black flowing on its surface, like a mixture of lava and stars. It was held by pliers and hung in the air, and the heat radiation made the surrounding air tremble.
Qin Tiexin Turn around and move the knife blank to the forging table.
The countertop had already been preheated, and the knife blade made a soft "sizzle" sound when it fell down, and white steam evaporated. He released the iron tongs, and the knife blade lay quietly on the table, red and hot, exuding a heart-stopping heat.
Next to the forging platform, the heavy hammer of 1,200 kilograms stood.
Qin Tiexin stretched out his hand and grasped the handle of the hammer. The calluses on his palm fit perfectly with the texture of the wooden handle. When the fingers tightened, the knuckles made a slight "click" sound.
He raised his head and looked at the blade.
The red blade lay there, the fracture was blurred, and the lines of the metal essence slowly flowed and blended under the high temperature. He could feel that the body of Edgeless was actively devouring those unseparated spiritual materials under the high temperature. It seems that the higher the temperature, the "better the appetite" of Edgeless. The "Hunyuan Molten Core" spiritual material with various colors is being assimilated and absorbed by the matte black material of Edgeless, becoming a part of it.
Qin Tiexin Close your eyes.
Pictures flashed through my mind--
Ink City Blacksmith Shop, swinging the hammer for the first time to forge the piece of black metal. As soon as the hammer came down, the tiger's mouth was numb with shock.
In the wind and snow in the north, Edgeless slashed into Northern Di's heavy armor for the first time, with the sound of tearing metal, the heat of blood spurting out, and the sluggish feeling of the blade getting stuck in the bone seam.
In the Liuyun Sect arena, Edgeless collided with Chenfeng Sword. The moment it broke, he heard not only the sound of gold and iron, but also Edgeless's wail.
Today, it's time to give Edgeless a "new life"!
Qin Tiexin Open your eyes.
The red sword embryo burned quietly in front of my eyes.
He gripped the handle of the hammer tightly, his arm muscles tightened, and his shoulders and back were like bows. Dantian His tone sank, the soles of his feet took root, and his waist and horse became one.
Then, lift the hammer.
A heavy hammer of 1,200 kilograms cut through the air, bringing with it a dull sound of wind. The hammer head rose to its highest point and stopped briefly--
fall.
"Clang--!"
The moment the hammer head hit the center of the knife embryo, there seemed to be some kind of heavy roar, like a rock breaking apart. The forging platform trembled, the ground shook slightly, and the dust on the table rose up.
The knife embryo was smashed downward by three points, and the red surface rippled. The metal lines accelerated and blended under the impact. Sparks flew everywhere, not sparks, but tiny droplets of liquid metal that were shaken out, drawing golden trails in the air.
Qin Tiexin didn't stop.
Retract the hammer, inhale, and lift again.
The second hammer.
"Clang--!"
The hammer hit the spine of the blade. The blade vibrated laterally, and the liquid metal on the edge was rolled upwards and slowly flowed back.
The third hammer.
"Clang--!"
It hit the tip of the knife. The force penetrated, and the tail of the knife embryo was slightly raised, and then fell down. The spiritual material of the molten core began to truly merge with Edgeless under this hammer.
Qin Tiexin stopped.
He held the hammer, panting, sweat dripping from his forehead to his chin, dripping on the forging platform, turning into white steam with a "sizzle". Each of the three hammers used all his strength, and each hammer followed the lines of the crystal lattice and aimed at the key points of the structure, which resonated with Edgeless.
He looked at the blade.
The red color began to fade and turned into dark red. The lines of the spiritual material no longer flowed, but solidified inside the blade, forming layers of veins that seemed to be naturally generated. The fracture had completely disappeared, and the two Edgeless and the essence of the Hunyuan melting core truly began to merge into one at this moment.
The first step is done.