Zhou Rui had already made up his mind and went directly to the forging room.
The person guarding the forging room is Zhang Shiqian from Eight Swordsmen.
Zhou Rui stood aside and watched silently as Zhang Shiqian kept forging the weapons in his hands. However, Zhang Shiqian was a forging fanatic. Zhou Rui stood beside Zhang Shiqian for a long time, and Zhang Shiqian did not notice Zhou Rui's existence.
Zhang Shiqian looked at the brand-new sword in his hand with all his concentration.
He first touched the sharp edge of the sword with his fingers, then raised the sword and slashed downwards fiercely.
Although Zhou Rui didn't understand the art of blacksmithing, he saw the sword in front of him slashing down hard and split a huge iron stone next to Zhang Shiqian into two. Zhou Rui couldn't help but open his mouth as he watched the emergence of this sword.
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When Zhang Shiqian saw the split sword, he shook his head and said, "It's still a little short of heat. What's the problem?" As he spoke, Zhang Shiqian used the internal force in his body to slash the sword in his hand.
The moment it hit the ground, it was smashed into pieces by Zhang Shiqian's internal force.
Zhou Rui was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Uncle Zhang, it is obviously a peerless sword, why did you break it?"
Zhou Rui stared at Zhang Shiqian with questioning eyes.
Hearing someone ask himself, Zhang Shiqian realized that there was actually someone beside him.
Zhang Shiqian looked Zhou Rui up and down, his doubtful eyes fully expressed Zhang Shiqian's mood, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
Zhou Rui hurriedly bowed his hands and said: "I am this year's new student, Zhou Rui. The head master has just brought me here. Uncle Zhang, don't you remember?"
Still looking at Zhou Rui with doubtful eyes, after a while, Zhang Shiqian said: "There seems to be such a thing, then what are you doing here."
Zhou Rui said: "I came here specially to learn the art of forging from Master Zhang."
"Haha." Zhang Shiqian laughed wildly and said: "Learn the art of forging, do you know that no one has learned the art of forging and alchemy now, and most students have devoted all their energy to practicing martial arts.
"
Zhou Rui said: "Then why Uncle Zhang is so obsessed with the art of forging."
Hearing Zhou Rui ask himself this, Zhang Shiqian stared into Zhou Rui's eyes. At this moment, Zhang Shiqian felt that Zhou Rui was a very interesting person.
"Let me ask you, why did you say this is a peerless sword just now?" Zhang Shiqian stared at Zhou Rui with sharp eyes and a serious expression.
"I..." Zhou Rui thought for a moment. Zhang Shiqian knew the art of forging well in the Dongjian Sect, and naturally also had a deep understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of swords. When Zhang Shiqian asked him this, Zhou Rui didn't dare to tell him for a moment.
insights.
Seeing Zhou Rui hesitate to say anything, Zhang Shiqian said: "It doesn't matter, just say whatever comes to mind."
"Yes." Zhou Rui continued: "When I was at home, I also heard people talk about the advantages and disadvantages of weapons. Generally speaking, if a sword wants to be called a sword, it must have appropriate hardness, a sharp blade and the last point.
sound."
Hearing Zhou Rui's opinion, Zhang Shiqian laughed and said, "The first two points are easy to understand, but what is sound?"
Zhou Rui pointed to the shattered sword on the ground and said: "When Master Zhang just waved this sword, I heard a sound like the breeze passing through the water. The sound was crisp and sweet, so I dared to conclude that this was a good sword.
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"Haha." Zhang Shiqian laughed again and said one after another: "Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Zhou Rui saw Zhang Shiqian starting to praise himself and he breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it is not easy to do everything in front of a blacksmithing fanatic.
"Then do you know why I shattered such a sword that you called a peerless sword?" Zhang Shiqian nodded and asked Zhou Rui.
"This..." Zhou Rui didn't know why Zhang Shiqian did this. He said, "Disciple doesn't know."
"Well." Zhang Shiqian explained: "Although this sword completely meets the three points you called, this sword is not in the most ideal state. A sword can be called peerless, except for some of the characteristics of the sword itself.
, but also the most critical thing, that is the sword spirit!"
"Sword Spirit?" Zhou Rui was extremely curious about this name he heard for the first time.
"That's right, it's the Sword Spirit. Since you want to learn the art of forging from me, I have to tell you first what true forging is." Zhang Shiqian began to speak righteously.
Zhou Rui looked at Zhang Shiqian's serious expression, and his heart began to follow Zhang Shiqian's.
"The art of forging is divided into three stages. The first stage is what you understand as forging. After beating, it is pure burning. However, if a person with good skills can forge a thousand items, he can produce a second
A stage treasure.”
As he spoke, Zhang Wanqing pointed to the sword on Zhou Rui and said: "The sword on your body can barely be considered as the second stage."
Zhou Rui looked at the sword on his waist and suddenly remembered that in addition to being sharp, this sword also had the most important function, which was to store one's internal power.
Zhang Shiqian continued: "There is also the last stage, which is the third stage. An excellent blacksmith has a chance of producing one such treasure for every ten thousand pieces. It is a spiritual treasure!"