Chapter 7: The sword in the brocade box is overwhelming
The old man glanced at Ling Chen and said meaningfully: "You are quite smart, but your temperament is too simple. But if you polish it carefully, you might be able to become something great."
Ling Chen was delighted. Although the old man looked plainly dressed, he looked like a fairy and did not look like a swordsmith at all.
Moreover, the old man's eyes had stayed on Li Hu for a long time. If he had not had other thoughts about Li Hu, he would never have stared at Li Hu for so long.
Because of this, Ling Chen followed the old man's wishes and took advantage of the situation.
"Huzi, why don't you come over and pay your respects to the master!" Ling Chen excitedly waved his hand to Li Hu, who immediately stepped forward, knelt on the ground with a plop, and kowtowed three times.
"Hahaha... Okay! Get up, and you can learn to make swords with me from now on. I will definitely forge a heavy sword suitable for you."
The old man's face was full of excitement, and he seemed to be very satisfied with Li Hu as his apprentice.
Li Hu also stood aside and smiled foolishly. He seemed to have a good impression of this sudden master. He showed his white teeth and stood there with a silly smile.
"Senior, I came here today to ask you to forge a long sword for me, preferably a Xuan-level spiritual weapon. As for the price...if you have any requests, please feel free to ask."
Ling Chen originally wanted to say that the price was not a problem, but he took it back because he knew that the swordsmith in front of him was different from others. He didn't seem to make swords for money.
Sure enough, after hearing Ling Chen's words, the old man straightened his face and said solemnly: "I don't make swords for money, it's entirely out of interest. Since you gave me such a good apprentice, then I will also give it to you."
A gift for you."
After saying that, under Ling Chen's doubtful eyes, the old man turned around and entered the room. When he came out again, he had a brocade box in his hand.
The brocade box was completely black, six feet long and one foot wide. Although it looked extremely ordinary, Ling Chen had already keenly felt a cold and sharp sword intent coming toward his face.
With a thought in his heart, Ling Chen exclaimed: "Could it be that..."
The old man smiled and nodded: "You're right, open it and take a look."
Ling Chen took the brocade box and placed it on the table, then slowly opened the brocade box.
The moment the brocade box was opened, a biting chill hit his face! In an instant, this chill was wrapped with a strong sword energy, like an arrow from a string, heading towards Ling Chen.
Ling Chen was shocked in his heart and secretly screamed something bad. With a thought, a white mysterious energy swayed out and collided with the sword energy, making a sharp explosion.
Ling Chen's expression changed drastically, and he took several steps back before he could regain his balance.
"What a strong sword energy!"
The sword is originally a dead thing, made of cold iron. It contains the energy of the sword and becomes alive. When it gets the spirit, it becomes a divine weapon.
When the sword energy dissipated, Ling Chen took a closer look and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
I saw a snow-white long sword lying quietly in the brocade box.
The sword is six feet long and about an inch wide. The hilt and body of the sword are one piece, made of meteorite iron. The blades on both sides are radiating cold light, and the blade is as thin as a cicada's wing, and the cold air is overwhelming.
There are no patterns or patterns on the sword body, which is simple yet majestic. Although the long sword is just lying in it, the sword energy coming from the sword body is domineering and cold, making people feel chilled just by looking at it.
"Senior, this sword has long been considered the pinnacle among Xuan-level spiritual weapons. It is not an exaggeration to even rank among Earth-level holy weapons. Such a precious thing, this junior cannot afford it."
After recovering from the shock, Ling Chen waved his hands repeatedly. Of course he knew in his heart that this sword was absolutely extraordinary and had already surpassed ordinary Xuan-level spiritual weapons.
The old man stroked his beard lightly, shook his head and smiled: "No matter how good a sword is, if it is used in the hands of the wrong person, even if it is a magic sword, it will become mediocre in the end. No matter how bad a sword is, if it is used in the hands of the wrong person,
In the hands of the right person, even if it is just a mortal weapon, it can still exert the power of a spiritual weapon!"
"This sword was not forged in one day. It took me twenty years, and it took me a full twenty years of hard work day and night to forge this Xuan-level spiritual weapon. But as you said, this sword has already surpassed the Xuan-level spiritual weapon. Today I
The reason why I gave him to you is not entirely because of Li Hu's relationship, but the most important reason is that you are indeed the most suitable person to be the owner of this long sword."
Ling Chen pointed at himself in disbelief, "Are you talking about me? Senior, don't be joking. With my current level of cultivation, it's hard to say whether I can control this sword, let alone be suitable for it."
Seeing that Ling Chen didn't believe his words, the old man couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahaha... Young man, one day you will know whether it is the most suitable sword for you. My old man has been making swords for more than sixty years, and I will never be wrong."
Ling Chen frowned. He felt more and more that the old man in front of him was not simple.
For some reason, he could always feel an inexplicable pressure on the old man. Moreover, he had already used his spiritual sense to detect the old man, but could not see through his cultivation at all.
Although ordinary blacksmiths have some knowledge of martial arts, their cultivation level is at the level of a swordsman at best. Although Ling Chen could not see through the cultivation level of the old man in front of him, his intuition told him that this person had at least the level of cultivation level of a sword king.
Seeing that Ling Chen seemed to be still hesitating, the old man tried to persuade him: "You won't know until you pick it up whether it suits you or not. Instead of hesitating here, it's better to take a step and try it and you will know!"
Listening to the old man's mysterious words, Ling Chen's eyes lit up, he took a step forward, slowly stretched out his right hand and picked up the six-foot long sword in the brocade box.
The moment he held the long sword, a penetrating coldness instantly spread throughout his body, and the profound energy in his Dantian was even more agitated, as if it had received some kind of resonance.
"What a strange feeling!"
Ling Chen frowned, and with a thought, the profound energy in his body instantly surged out of his meridians, covering his entire right hand.
The moment the profound energy in Ling Chen's body came into contact with the sword in his hand, several sword lights suddenly shot out from the originally calm sword body.
In the blink of an eye, the entire sword body became completely translucent. The originally snow-white long sword was now like a transparent sword, exuding a powerful sword light.
"What a sword!"
Ling Chen couldn't help but praise loudly, exerted force on his hands, suddenly raised his sword high and let out a long roar.
At the same time, light splashed out from the sword body, and the formidable sword energy centered on Ling Chen and spread to all directions in an instant.
Li Hu, who was standing aside, felt a huge force coming towards him. For a moment, he was unable to stand steadily and fell backwards.
The old man's eyes lit up, his body flashed, and he suddenly appeared behind Li Hu. He put a hand lightly on Li Hu's shoulder, and the latter stopped his body from falling.
The next moment, a cool breath penetrated Li Hu's shoulders and reached his whole body.
Li Hu only felt a chill coming from his body, and then his whole person became calmer, and there seemed to be a strange look in his eyes.