Chapter 4: The Iron Sword
Zhan Chen walked to the stall and found that the seller was a white-haired old man, there was nothing else in his stall, only a black, huge and bulky iron sword, there was not even a pattern on it, and when he looked at it from a distance, he thought it was a woodcutter.
From time to time, some people were attracted by his shouting and passed by the stall, but when they saw the appearance and workmanship of this thing, they couldn't help but shake their heads and leave, without even asking the price.
However, Zhan Chen didn't pay attention to these, he was concerned about the texture of this sword and whether it could carry his Thunder Collapse Sword Technique, so he squatted down to touch this sword, wanting to try its strength, but was stopped by a withered thin hand.
"Young man, don't even think about touching my sword if you don't buy it!" said the old man who sold the sword.
Zhan Chen glanced at him and thought, "Damn! So he withdrew his hand and asked, "Uncle, if you don't let me touch it, how do I know if your sword is good or bad?"
"This sword is a treasure that my grandfather's grandfather has passed down from his generation. The old man said proudly.
Hearing this, even Zhan Chen, who had never been smiling, couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, old man, is this like a treasure?
The old man was speechless for a while, but he said stubbornly: "In short, this sword has been passed down from my ancestors to the present, don't underestimate my ancestors, that is the head of a great family, it is said that even the monarch of our Houyan Kingdom will bow down when he sees it......"
"Alright, alright. Zhan Chen hurriedly stopped him with a smile and stopped him from continuing, he didn't have time to listen to this old man's nonsense here.
"Tell me how much your sword is worth. ”
The old man hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you want to buy it?"
"It depends on how your sword goes, I don't want to pay for scrap metal. ”
"Don't worry, my sword is made of heavy iron, and it's very strong!"
"Shen Tie?" Zhan Chen's brows furrowed when he heard this.
The so-called immersion iron is a refining material one level lower than that of 100 steel, although it has the hardness of 100 steel, but there are many impurities, the toughness is insufficient, the conductivity of the true qi is also very poor, and the power of the sword duel issued by it is worse than three points.
The old man was optimistic that a buyer who was not easy to wait for was about to retreat, and he couldn't help but be anxious, and called: "Little brother, otherwise I will count you cheaper and take 300 taels of silver, how about it?"
"300 taels of silver?" Zhan Chen almost burst into foul language, and couldn't help but shout: "Can this broken thing of yours be worth 300 taels of silver?" I might as well spend 500 taels of silver to buy one at the weapons store. ”
"And how much do you say?"
"50 taels of silver is the most!"
"I'm not selling, you can go. The old man turned his head in a glad manner.
Zhan Chen got up and was about to leave, but found that the old man really didn't stop him this time, so he suddenly felt confused, and squatted down again and called: "I only have 100 taels of silver, you can sell it." ”
"Okay, it's done!" The old man saw that he had squeezed Zhan Chen dry, and knew that he couldn't go on with the act, otherwise the thing would really be smashed in his own hands.
Zhan Chen picked up the sword and suddenly felt that his hand was sinking, and it was really weighty, and he was secretly shocked: "Is this Shen Tie? Sure enough, it is different from ordinary mortal iron, it is much heavier than he imagined." ”
Then he waved the sword a few more times, and he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, now that he is still in the realm of martial artists, it is enough to have this Shen Tie Sword.
After trading with the old man, Zhan Chen put the sword on his back and rushed back, I don't know what the reason is, he always felt that the heavy iron sword on his back was particularly heavy, maybe it was his own mood that was wrong, after all, this was exchanged for the hard-earned money that the old father had worked so hard to accumulate, so it represented not only a sword, but also a piece of his father's heart.
When he returned home, he showed his father the Shen Tie Sword he bought, and his mind was no longer on martial arts, and when he saw his son's excited look, he felt that his efforts were worth it.
Early the next morning, Zhan Chen came to the mountain behind the village early to continue practicing his Thunder Sword Duel. It's still yesterday's old problem, Zhan Chen couldn't find a feeling at first, until he thought of Wang Ba again, and he sent out that angry blow!
The thunder flashed on the Shen Tie Sword, Zhan Chen jumped high, raised his sword over his head, and shouted in his mouth: "Collapse Thunder Sword!"
A sword slashed at a nearby tree, and a "boom" was heard, and the tree exploded from it, and sawdust flew sideways, with great power.
After landing, Zhan Chen hurriedly used his sword to support the ground, so as not to fall, it was true that the consumption of the Thunder Sword was too great, and now he only felt that he was soft and had no strength, and thought: "I'm afraid this trick can only be taken out at the most critical time, otherwise once it is used, the enemy will not be killed, and it must be himself who dies!"
From then on, Zhan Chen came to Houshan every day to practice his sword, because with the recovery ability of the seventh layer of the martial apprentice, he only had the opportunity to send out one sword a day, and he wanted to ensure that he could master this move proficiently, because it might be necessary to save his life at the critical moment.
In this continuous diligent practice every day, Zhan Chen's cultivation grew little by little, and finally one day. Zhan Chen's first sword succeeded, and at this moment, the indomitable momentum of the Thunder Sword seemed to have become his instinct.
After splitting the sword, Zhan Chen did not use the sword to crutch the ground as before, but stood up strongly, and a sense of self-improvement and pride arose.
At this time, he seemed to hear a clicking sound in his body. The speed of the flow of true qi in the meridians suddenly accelerated, washing his body over and over again, and the aura floating in the air was also thrown into his body like a milk swallow returning to its nest, constantly nourishing his body, meridians, and even bones.
Gradually, he felt that his bones, muscles, and meridians were getting stronger and stronger, and he was becoming more and more resilient, and finally reached an extreme—the eighth layer of martial disciples.
Zhan Chen felt the strong true qi in the meridians, and his heart couldn't be calm for a long time. So, he threw off his arms and began to play a set of boxing techniques again, with a powerful momentum in every punch and kick.
800 catties of strength!A significant sign of the eighth layer of martial disciples, although every breakthrough in the martial arts realm is accompanied by an overall increase in strength, speed, reflexes, and physical strength. But it is always the strength of the body that is measured and divided into the realm of martial disciples.
The first layer of martial apprentices has the power of 100 catties, and then from one layer to the twelfth layer, each breakthrough layer, can make the strength increase by about 100 catties, although there is still a gap between the people, but this gap will not be too obvious, and this battle morning broke through to the eighth layer of martial apprentices, just have 800 catties of strength.
Don't look at the strength of this layer only increases by 100 catties, but it has an overwhelming advantage in the duel, and the martial artist of the eighth layer of the martial apprentice can easily defeat the martial artist of the seventh layer of the martial apprentice.
After breaking through the eighth layer of martial disciples, Zhan Chen slashed out another Thunder Collapse Sword Technique, this time the power of the Sword Technique obviously increased with his cultivation, but it was still an old problem, and his true qi was exhausted.
Dragging his tired body, he walked back, thinking as he went: "It seems that the consumption of the Thunder Collapse Sword Technique does not decrease with the improvement of cultivation, so this move must be used with caution in the future!"