Chapter 267 Ji Juechen who has reached a higher level
"Huchi - Huchi -"
Chen Junting came to a house and saw that the door was ajar, and bursts of heat waves and metal knocking sounds came from it.
As soon as I opened the door and walked in, the air was filled with the smell of sulfur and coal, and a hot breath hit my face.
The room is not too messy. After all, except for the soul-guiding furnace in the center that is burning brightly, other blacksmithing tools are readily available, but they don't seem to have been used much at all.
Of course, this is not the case.
Inside the furnace, the flames that seemed to want to devour anyone but made Chen Junting feel familiar were constantly tumbling, reflecting everything around them red, and even the air was dyed a bit golden.
There is no doubt that this is a blacksmith shop.
It's just that this blacksmith shop is not a blacksmith shop that ordinary people think of as a blacksmith shop that makes farm tools. Rather, the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect combined with soul guidance technology was specially created for one person.
At this moment, in front of the Soul Guidance Furnace, a tall and muscular man stood, facing the blazing flames.
He was naked from the waist up, revealing his strong and powerful arms, and his skin glowed with a healthy coppery luster under the firelight.
Sweat slid down his forehead and dripped on his chest and the ground. Even if Chen Junting arrived, he seemed completely unaware of Chen Junting's arrival, as if he was focusing all his attention on the work in his hand.
Now he is focusing on forging a long sword.
He was seen holding a hammer, and every swing was accurate and powerful. Sparks flew everywhere, guiding the sword to take shape.
It seems that over time, the sword embryo softened under the heat and then took its full shape under the hands of a strong man.
Finally, when the last hammer falls!
"Buzz--" The sword blade made a crisp sound, marking the completion of the forging process. The strong man picked up the newly created work and examined it carefully. A satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
Then, the strong man put the long sword into the coolant to quench it.
"Hiss——"
The harsh sound was mixed with a trace of steam, and a hard protective layer quickly formed on the surface of the sword. Finally, after repeated polishing, the sword flashed with a cold light and was extremely sharp.
Chen Junting did not disturb this process from beginning to end.
Instead, we have a wait-and-see mentality and wait quietly for completion.
Now, "Junting, why are you here?"
"Uncle Tai."
Chen Junting bowed briefly to show respect.
Yes, the person in front of him is Qianjun Douluo Taiyu.
The current blacksmith shop is just for his entertainment. After all, Taiyu is a descendant of the Li clan, and blacksmithing can be said to be an ancestral craft for him. In order to prevent this ancestral craft from becoming unfamiliar, Taiyu uses it as a pastime.
As for now, "I was just passing by and came to check it out."
Having said that, Chen Junting's eyes couldn't help but fall on the newly forged sword. Because of the quality of this sword, he could recognize its extraordinary quality almost at a glance.
This sword is also Ji Juechen's.
Chen Junting prides himself on not being an excellent blacksmith, so after Ji Juechen joined the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect, he naturally had to let the person with the best skills take action to avoid any problems in the future.
It seems that this sword is very good now.
"How about it, not bad."
Noticing Chen Junting's gaze, Taiyu flicked the newly reborn "Meteorite Iron Sword" quite proudly. The first reaction of the sword was as if the sword body was slightly pressed, and then rebounded after relaxing.
Chen Junting then learned from Taiyu that the latter had added a little bit of extended memory metal into the forging of the sword.
"Any weapon is too strong and easy to break. So adding some softness to the weapon will also be beneficial to the user."
"I don't know which bastard repaired this sword before. It's extremely rough. Fortunately, I have superb skills."
Hearing this, Chen Junting rolled his eyes in his heart:
I'm just a bastard, I'm really sorry!
But it was precisely because of Taiyu's superb forging skills that he would have been a master blacksmith ten thousand years ago, so he asked Ji Juechen to find Uncle Tai and ask him to repair and recast it.
After looking at the "child" with nostalgia, Taiyu sheathed the long sword and threw it neatly to Chen Junting.
"Boy, since you're here, it's up to you to hand it over to him. Although it has not reached the level of 'artifact', in terms of the quality of the sword alone, it is not inferior to the weapon souls of ordinary titled Douluo."
"good."
Chen Junting glanced at the sheathed sword in his hand. With it, Ji Juechen's strength can be increased by at least 10% due to the heart-to-heart connection with the martial soul integrated into it.
…
At night.
After a simple meal, I came to a quiet forest alone. After passing through, the stone forest comes into view.
The night wind blew through the sharp stone pillars that stood like sharp swords. And between the stone pillars, a slender figure was already standing among them, holding a long sword and waving it. The light of the sword seemed to flicker in the dark night.
I learned from the disciples of the sect that Ji Juechen would find people to challenge him in the sect during the day, and would practice in the stone forest at night. It can be said that when it gets dark, you can find the right one.
"Lao Ji."
Chen Junting shouted, took out his long sword and threw it over.
Ji Juechen turned around suddenly and took the sword with his left hand. As soon as he made contact, he felt his martial soul echoing in it.
He put away his temporary sword and drew it out with a "swish" sound.
Just glanced at it and said, "Good sword."
Chen Junting walked slowly to his side and smiled.
"How about you try this sword?"
Ji Juechen stood with his sword in hand, his momentum changing accordingly.
"Please advise."
As he spoke, the fighting spirit burned like a blazing fire.
Chen Junting did not refuse. The next second he summoned his martial spirit, the two figures simultaneously slashed out their sword energy and collided with each other.
I don’t know how long it took, but I only know that the stars in the sky are twinkling more and more, and the two figures fighting in the stone forest can finally stop.
"How's it going? Are you satisfied?"
Chen Junting asked with a smile, but from the previous fight, he found that Ji Juechen's strength had improved a lot. In addition to the improvement of his soul power, there is also the enhancement of this sword to him.
"Satisfied." Ji Juechen cherished his words like gold, but the joy in his eyes did not restrain at all. For a sword wielder, a sword that is both handy and powerful is very important.
"Not giving a name?"
Hearing this, Ji Juechen pondered for a moment.
"Then it's called 'silence'."
Chen Junting naturally had no objection to this.
However, he came to Ji Juechen for other important matters besides sending the sword. He took out a jade box.
"Old Ji, you are about to break through to Soul Saint."
Although Ji Juechen didn't understand why Chen Junting asked suddenly, he still answered truthfully. After joining the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect, he received a ten-thousand-year soul bone. After absorbing it, he broke through to level 69, just one step away from level 70.
Hearing this, Chen Junting nodded slightly.
"In that case, I'll help you."
With that said, he opened the jade box in his hand.
"It's killing me."
As soon as a gap was exposed, a sound came from inside, which shocked Ji Juechen. At the same time, an orchid flew out of the jade box and floated in mid-air.
"This is...a hundred thousand year soul beast!?"
"That's right." Chen Junting admitted and said at the same time: "But it also has another identity, and that is the fairy grass - the eight-petal fairy orchid."
Hearing these unfamiliar words, Ji Juechen's brows narrowed slightly.
"Immortal grass..."
(End of chapter)