Time flies, and half a century has passed in the blink of an eye.
Nanyun City, Wondrous Sound Pavilion.
Lu Qingshan leaned back in the soft chair of the private room on the top floor, holding a cup of the Wondrous Sound Pavilion wine specially made by Miaoyinlou in his hand, his gaze passing through the curtain to look at the life-or-death battle on the arena below.
This is a unique feature of the Wondrous Sound Pavilion: whether one is True God or Void True God, one can sell oneself to the Wondrous Sound Pavilion and immediately receive a large sum of money, and then one must participate in this arena competition where life and death are unknown.
If you survive, all the better; but if you perish, then you've truly been paid to risk your life.
For the past half-century, Lu Qingshan has been living a very comfortable life in Nanyun City. He cultivates and refines weapons in his cave, and occasionally goes to the trading market to try and find bargains with his Eye of Wisdom. Unfortunately, bargains are not so easy to find. Although Lu Qingshan has acquired several high-value items at low prices, they are of little use to him.
Opportunities like those rotten blades are not so easy to come by.
Of course, if we're talking about the place Lu Qingshan visited most often, it would naturally be the Wondrous Sound Pavilion.
This is the only place in the entire Nanyun City where you can hear the Eternal True God personally performing.
The performance of the Eternal True God, combined with the amplification of the Six Desires Heart-Tempering Technique, had a very good effect on Lu Qingshan, causing him to become completely absorbed in it. These days, his Xue You Clone had been using treasures to enhance his will, and this could complement it perfectly, not only improving faster but also eliminating some negative effects.
Lu Qingshan's will has now reached the peak of the Eternal True God, and he is only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the Chaos Great Sage realm.
Of course, the gains weren't limited to these.
Over the years, his weapon-refining skills have improved significantly. This is due to his own research and the return of Wu Huan. Wu Huan has been officially recognized in Flame Mountain, and he has worked very hard in weapon refining. This improvement has been amplified ten thousand times, becoming nourishment for Lu Qingshan.
Of course, this was not enough because the Wu Huan's foundation was too weak.
We mainly rely on Xia Mingyue's side.
"Judging by the days, it should be soon."
Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes slightly.
A full cycle has passed since he last bestowed a treasure upon Xia Mingyue. This time, he will naturally choose to return Xia Mingyue's weapon-refining experience.
Several days later.
Sure enough, a notification sound rang out deep within his consciousness.
[Your disciple Xia Mingyue's weapon crafting skills have improved; you receive a ten-thousand-fold return, and your weapon crafting experience has increased.]
at the same time.
Countless experiences about weapon crafting flooded into Lu Qingshan's consciousness, and in that instant, his previous detailed ideas about many eternal divine weapons suddenly became clear.
The forging of the Eternal Divine Weapon, from material processing to embryo forging to the inscription of the primordial runes, became incredibly clear in his mind.
"Finally, we can forge the Eternal Divine Weapon."
Lu Qingshan opened his eyes, took a sip of Yunmeng wine, and smiled slightly, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.
Having only been on the Origin Continent for a few centuries, he is already capable of crafting the secret treasures of the Eternal True God, a skill that can be considered to have reached a high level.
He hadn't given Xia Mingyue any guidance before because his skill level was actually comparable to Xia Mingyue's, with little difference between them. Moreover, his lineage was different from the Xia Family's, so he hadn't taken the initiative to teach her.
As for the Xia Family, they had always thought his weapon-refining skills were poor, so they naturally wouldn't take the initiative to ask him for help, worried about putting him in a difficult position. But now, having gained countless experience points and being able to forge eternal divine weapons, Lu Qingshan's weapon-refining skills have reached a whole new level, and it will be easy for him to guide Xia Mingyue again.
"I wonder what my disciple would think if he knew I could forge an eternal divine weapon."
Lu Qingshan thought to himself.
At that very moment, the arena battle below had reached its most intense stage.
Both True God were nearing their limits, engaging in a final life-or-death struggle. One wielded a knife, the other a sword; amidst the Light Sword, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and blood flowed like rivers on the arena. Their divine bodies were already incomplete, yet they continued to fight desperately.
Because the rules of the Wondrous Sound Pavilion stipulate that a team must die to win, they must fight to the death to fight for their last chance of survival.
In that instant, the True God wielding the sword pierced through the opponent's chest with a single strike, the longsword cutting a huge hole in his chest. Meanwhile, the other True God roared and, disregarding the damage to his own divine body, slashed at the opponent's shoulder, nearly splitting his divine body in two.
Excited laughter echoed through the Wondrous Sound Pavilion.
Such a horrific scene, coupled with fine wine, was a very exciting experience for many of the onlookers.
However, Lu Qingshan frowned slightly.
Although he had encountered such arena battles a few times before and had not interfered, today, having just received a cashback, he was in a great mood, and this battle was exceptionally fierce.
He put down his wine glass, which slammed onto the table with a thud, the sound carrying throughout the entire Wondrous Sound Pavilion and drowning out the voices of the onlookers.
"Stop!"
He said it calmly.
The sound wasn't loud, but it resonated clearly in everyone's consciousness. On the arena, the two True God who were fighting froze simultaneously, standing rooted to the spot, unable to move.
The entire Wondrous Sound Pavilion fell silent.
Countless eyes turned to the private room on the top floor, revealing expressions of awe. The private room on the top floor was a privilege that only the Eternal True God could enjoy.
Without a doubt, the one who spoke just now was a powerful, Eternal True God.
The manager of the Wondrous Sound Pavilion hurried out.
Without asking Lu Qingshan any questions, he immediately said towards the arena, "This battle is considered a draw. Both of you may leave. If you need treatment, our Wondrous Sound Pavilion also provides treatment services."
Although the most exciting part was interrupted, there were no dissenting voices in the Wondrous Sound Pavilion at this moment.
In Nanyun City, the Eternal True God is the heavens, and no one dares to question the will of the Eternal True God.
Upon hearing this, the two True God were overjoyed. They knelt on the arena and kowtowed in gratitude towards the private room on the top floor. The battle had been too close for them. Neither of them knew whether they could win or not, and they might even perish together at any moment. They were both prepared to die, but now, they had unexpectedly escaped with their lives.
After the two True God left, the manager of the Wondrous Sound Pavilion arrived at the door of Lu Qingshan's private room.
" Divine Lord Fang Yuan, it was our Wondrous Sound Pavilion's fault today that we offended your eyes. All your expenses today are waived as our Wondrous Sound Pavilion."
"No need."
Lu Qingshan said calmly.
Chi You, standing to the side, casually tossed out a cloth bag containing ten grains of Cosmic Sand, exceeding his daily expenditure.
The Eternal True God receives such treatment at the Wondrous Sound Pavilion not only because of his strength, but also because of his spending power. One Eternal True God Eternal True God equivalent to countless Void True God. Even at the Wondrous Sound Pavilion, a regular Eternal True God is a very important figure.
want.
After paying the bill, Lu Qingshan called Chi You and got up to leave Wondrous Sound Pavilion.
After returning to the cave...
Lu Qingshan walked straight into the cultivation chamber.
He had set up a weapon-forging room here, where the temperature was much higher than that of magma, and the forging tools were neatly arranged.
Lu Qingshan took out a dark brown ore, one of the spoils he had obtained from killing Baili Rentu. It was a high-quality ore of the Eternal True God Level, called Fallen Star Stone.
He placed the ore in the furnace, activated his divine power, and a dark flame slowly rose from the furnace.
Flames envelop the ore, slowly melting it.
After the melting process is complete, the embryo is shaped, which is a crucial step.
However, after years of accumulation, and with Xia Mingyue's return, Lu Qingshan's weapon-forging experience has long since improved. Even though it was his first time forging an eternal divine weapon, his movements were still smooth and effortless.
Material smelting, purification, embryo creation, embryo shaping, and inscription of secret patterns ------
Step by step, it was perfectly presented in his hands.
10081 days have passed.
A dark black War Blade has slowly taken shape. Law Secret Patterns flow across War Blade surface, representing the Destruction Origin that Lu Qingshan has inscribed within it. There are also faint silver patterns, representing the Space-Time Origin. Lu Qingshan has poured almost all his life's learning into this battle War Blade, elevating its quality to the limit he can forge.
After the War Blade is fully completed.
Lu Qingshan gripped his War Blade and swung it lightly. He didn't use any divine power, yet he could feel that the surrounding Time-Space was slightly distorted at the location of the blade's light.
"Not bad!"
Lu Qingshan nodded in satisfaction.
Although this was his first time forging War Blade, the materials he used were quite good, and the engraving of the primordial runes was also perfect. Even though there were some flaws in the crafting skills, they did not detract from the overall quality of the War Blade. It could be considered a top-grade weapon even among eternal divine weapons.
This is the first eternal divine weapon he forged on the Origin Continent, and the Destruction Origin and the Space-Time Origin within it can only exert their best effect in his hands. Lu Qingshan plans to keep this sword for his own use.
Before breaking through to the Chaos Great Sage, this War Blade will be sufficient for him to use in battle.
"I'll call you— Qingshan!"
Lu Qingshan named the War Blade Qingshan once again.
Just like Luo Feng's Blood Shadow Blade, Lu Qingshan has several War Blade that are also named Qingshan.
After carefully examining the knife again for a while and summarizing the process of refining the weapon, Lu Qingshan put the War Blade Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan took out the communication token.
I noticed that one of the messages was from Yan Shuo.
"Master, Miss Xia has come to visit and is waiting in the outer room—"
The message was sent not long ago, and there have been no follow-ups, so Xia Mingyue should still be here at this moment.
Lu Qingshan stepped out of the inner chamber of the cave and into the outer reception room, where, as expected, Xia Mingyue was still there.
She wore a light blue dress, and her demeanor appeared much more composed. Her eyes shone with confidence. Although she hadn't sought instruction from Lu Qingshan since becoming his disciple a century ago, her weapon-refining skills seemed to have improved considerably.
"Master, your disciple has brought you some materials for refining weapons."
Xia Mingyue placed a brocade box on the table.
Knowing that his teacher enjoyed crafting weapons and did not covet the crafting heritage of the Xia Family, he had been covering the expenses his teacher incurred in crafting weapons. He had given the teacher some when he became an apprentice, and now he was giving it to him again.
Lu Qingshan picked up the brocade box, glanced at it, and said with a smile, "How thoughtful."
Although these materials were of relatively low quality, Lu Qingshan still accepted them, not wanting to disappoint his disciple's good intentions.
These materials were prepared very carefully, and they are indeed very helpful for beginners to practice.
Accepting the brocade box, Lu Qingshan looked at his disciple and said with a smile, "You seem to be in a good mood. Could it be that your weapon-refining skills have improved considerably over this past century?"
"Teacher, you truly have discerning eyes—" A hint of excitement flashed in Xia Mingyue's eyes as she said, "Recently, I've been researching the Xia Family weapon-forging techniques and have made some progress. While I dare not claim to possess an Eternal Divine Weapon, I'm confident that I can find few in the entire Nanyun City who can surpass me in obtaining Void True God Level weapon."
"I see."
Lu Qingshan smiled.
Knowing why his disciple's worries had dissipated, he knew that even though the Xia Family didn't have Eternal True God participating in the Six Lineages Grand Competition two generations later, if they could achieve an overwhelming first place in the forging of Void True God Weapons, it would be enough to prove the Xia Family's potential and forging skills, and they might even gain the approval of their old clients.
Although the Eternal Divine Weapon is the absolute majority of the profit, the Xia Family no longer has any expectations. Being able to make a name for themselves in the forging of the Void True God is already very satisfying for them.
"Do you have any recent works? Show them to your teacher."
Lu Qingshan asked.
Although Xia Mingyue was somewhat puzzled, she didn't ask anything and casually took out a piece of armor that shimmered with Flowing Light.
"This is a suit of armor that I recently crafted for use by a Void True God."
Xia Mingyue said.
Lu Qingshan picked it up and looked at it.
He was also glad that this disciple hadn't asked him for advice before. Xia Mingyue's weapon-refining skills were indeed extraordinary. This armor had already exceeded the limit that Lu Qingshan could create when he was at the Void True God stage.
"Indeed, it's a rare masterpiece. If a similar suit of armor were forged for the Six Lineages Grand Competition, becoming the top Void True God would definitely be no problem."
"Unfortunately, to achieve good results, an Eternal Divine Weapon is indispensable. If I could forge an Eternal Divine Weapon, even the worst one, the Xia Family shouldn't be at the bottom of the Six Families."
Xia Mingyue looked at her work, a hint of regret flashing in her eyes.
The gap between Void True God and Eternal True God is too great. His skills are not yet up to the level of forging an Eternal Divine Weapon. Even if his skills were up to that level, without the strength of Eternal True God, it would be very difficult to forge an Eternal Divine Weapon.
Lu Qingshan seemed to have guessed his disciple's thoughts and asked with a smile, "Would you like to try forging an eternal divine weapon?"
"This disciple lacks the ability to inscribe the primordial runes at all." Xia Mingyue shook her head.
"No need to inscribe the secret patterns, just create the embryo first, and then I'll see how skilled you are."
Lu Qingshan continued.
"You can try, but you'll need a weapon-refining platform."
Xia Mingyue looked around.
"Come with me."
Soon, Lu Qingshan led his disciple to his private weapon-refining room. Pointing to the refining table, he said, "It's a bit rudimentary, but do you think it's usable?"
That's enough.
Xia Mingyue wasn't too picky about the refining environment. After familiarizing herself with the refining platform, she took out a piece of crimson ore.
To forge an eternal divine weapon, one must naturally begin with the simplest weapon.
Xia Mingyue plans to create a bone spur.
This is the simplest and most practical weapon.
Next, she began to smelt, purify, and shape the ore—during which Lu Qingshan did not offer any guidance; Xia Mingyue completed the process entirely on her own. After a long time, a crimson bone spur embryo had taken shape.
Looking at the embryo, Xia Mingyue took a deep breath.
"Teacher, I've barely managed to finish."
This embryo has indeed surpassed the quality of Void True God, but among Eternal True God embryos, it can only be considered a very poor one, because it is impossible to forge an Eternal Divine Weapon. Xia Mingyue also rarely spends time on this aspect.
"Excellent! With your talent, you certainly have a chance to forge an eternal divine weapon."
Lu Qingshan nodded in satisfaction.
He then took out a transparent crystal, and with a slight tap of his finger, silver Law Secret Patterns took shape and were then imprinted on the transparent crystal.
"This----"
Xia Mingyue was extremely surprised.
At this moment, she had already begun to understand what her teacher's method meant. It was a primordial rune. Her teacher was actually inscribing primordial runes, a technique that only a weapon-refining master at the Eternal True God Level could master.
Could it be that the teacher's weapon-forging skills are...?
Xia Mingyue was shocked.
The teacher's technique at this moment showed no signs of being a novice. Moreover, how could someone who could inscribe primordial runes be a novice in weapon crafting?
She was deceived, Yao Qi was deceived, everyone was deceived by the teacher. The teacher's true level was actually that of a weapon-refining master at the Eternal True God Level.
"However, what's the point of the teacher inscribing the secret runes into that crystal? Why not just inscribe them directly into the embryo?"
Xia Mingyue had some doubts.
At that moment, Lu Qingshan picked up the crystal and threw it at the bone spur embryo. The crystal turned into flowing water and slowly merged into the bone spur.
The original secret patterns that were originally engraved in the crystal miraculously merged completely into the bone spike, becoming one with the embryo he had created. Then, the plain and dull bone spike suddenly gained momentum and stabilized at the level of an eternal divine weapon.
An eternal divine weapon was born, through the collaboration of Xia Mingyue and Lu Qingshan.
Xia Mingyue was stunned; she stood there, as if frozen in time.
She knew perfectly well what this meant.
If a Void True God could forge an Eternal Divine Weapon during the Grand Competition, it would be an absolutely overwhelming feat.
Teacher—this—
Her voice trembled slightly.
Lu Qingshan picked up the bone spur, examined it, and then placed it in front of Xia Mingyue, smiling as he said, "How's my technique? Want to learn it?"