Brother Xiucai explained: "The meaning of this sentence is that even if a craftsman is not talented, as long as he practices diligently, persists constantly, and improves his skills, even if it is extremely hard metal and stone, he can carve exquisite patterns!" ”

"Yes, I also want to become a swordsmith by my own efforts!" Xia Yun said firmly. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Oh?" Brother Xiucai looked at Xia Yun in surprise, "Xiaoyun, do you also have a spiritual vein?" ”

Xia Yun nodded and said, "One of my teachers, Mr. Liu, once said that I have a wood attribute spiritual vein in my body!" ”

"Brother Yun! When I was in Wanjian Tower, I knew that you were not simple! I've got your back! Wang Xiaowu gave Xia Yunshu a thumbs up to express encouragement!

"The spirit veins of the wood system are also good!" Mu Xiucai was also very surprised and patted Xia Yun's shoulder, "Okay! Brother Xiucai's family doesn't have anything else, but there are enough books, you just go to my house to read more books during this time, and it will definitely be no problem to become a swordsmith with your qualifications! ”

Xia Yun suddenly felt a warmth in his heart, he was really lucky to have made these two friends!

The meal for the three of them cost a total of 70 silver coins.

Xia Yun was a little disgusted when he saw the face of the guy in the running hall, but Mu Xiucai said that these people are all at the bottom of this world, and they are so inclined to eat in order to make a living, life is really not easy for them, and later they still rewarded the guy who ran the hall with 5 silver coins.

"This meal is really enjoyable!" Wang Xiaowu patted his round grunting belly, picked his teeth, and swaggered out onto the street.

"Fat brother, the look you had when you ordered—" Xia Yun said, "It's just a 'living recipe'!" ”

"That's it!" Wang Xiaowu's face was also proud.

Brother Xiucai smiled unremittingly: "You really didn't see the scene where he ate with his hands?" ate so fast, most of the dishes on the table went into his belly, it was simply a 'live rice bucket'! ”

"Humph! I don't know you like this wood! ”

In the distance, I saw a group of people talking around a pillar.

When the three of them approached, they saw a large red paper pasted on the pillar, on which dense words were written with a brush on the right, and a pattern of several flames surrounding a sword was drawn on the left, and they heard what the people around them said:

"It says that the west of the city is going to open again!"

"It's good to open the furnace, let's go see the excitement too."

"yes, maybe you can see someone forging a spirit sword on the spot!"

"Which swordsmith is it today?"

"It is said that the Divine Refining Sect is a swordsmith of the third rank of the Xuan Rank."

Brother Xiucai also said after reading the notice: "The general meaning of this notice is that the Divine Refining Gate is now informing the people here in Falling Star City that if you want to smelt the Xuan-level spirit crystal, cast the spirit sword below the Xuan-rank, or repair the spirit sword, you can go to the newly built sword furnace in the west of the city, as long as you pay a certain fee, you can complete it." Why don't we go and see the excitement too? The Divine Refining Sect is also very famous on the mainland, and it just so happened that Xiao Yun also went to see the ability of the swordsmith, maybe he could also see the swordsmith controlling the spiritual fire? ”

"Okay!" Xia Yun was also trying to repair the short sword that Uncle Nan had made for himself and Wang Xiaowu's sword together.

The three of them walked leisurely out of the west gate of the city, and saw an open space in the distance, where many people were gathered in the dark, and a few puffs of white smoke were rising from the three big round and large sword furnaces! There was no roof above the sword furnace, and there was a smelting exit below, and from a distance, it looked like three huge human faces with earthy yellow!

Xia Yun approached,

In front of the three big sword furnaces, there is a wooden platform several feet high that has been built artificially, a black lacquered tribute table is placed with various sacrificial flowers and melons and fruits, incense is the thickness of three fingers, a string of green smoke floats straight into the air, and there are pigs, cows, and sheep tied not far from the stage.

There was a human-tall pile of dry firewood next to the sword stove, and there were more than a dozen people in blue and black clothes guarding it.

"The hour has come!"

As a subordinate in a yellow suit walked up to the stage, shouted loudly, and then the sound of gongs and drums also sounded, a middle-aged man with a long beard in gray and white clothes appeared from behind the stage.

I saw a few red flames embroidered on the back of his clothes, surrounding a blue-black sword, and he walked up to the stage.

Turning his face, I saw his facial features, short eyebrows, small round eyes, a long nose with a big mouth, there was no flesh on his face, and the whole face was dry like a "bitter" word!

Wang Xiaowu teased: "This person has a 'sad face'!" Sacrificial sword furnace, God probably doesn't want to see him! Ha ha! ”

Brother Xiucai said: "Actually, this is just a ceremony, just going through the motions!" This is the rule of the swordsmiths, since ancient times, it is necessary to sacrifice before the furnace is opened, and it is not to please the 'God', it is to please a good fortune, ordinary swords are nothing good to sacrifice, generally use live livestock, slaves, or fruits and meals, but the more advanced spirit sword, because it requires a higher temperature, but the temperature of the sword furnace can not be raised, legend has it that at this time it is smelted to the final difficulty, and it is necessary to use the most precious things of the swordsmith to sacrifice, sometimes their own hair and nails, Or arms and legs, or even their own wives, or their loved ones! ”

Xia Yun asked in surprise, "So cruel?" And to kill your own children? Just to forge a spirit sword? ”

Mu Xiucai nodded and pointed to the three sword furnaces: "Yes, it's not killing, it's directly advancing the sword furnace to smelt!" Smelt with those gold and iron ore! ”

Wang Xiaowu also shook his head, "Just for a sword, ruined your home?" Is it worth it? ”

"But there are exceptions, like those high-level sword forgers, for example, after breaking through the Xuan Rank, they can melt these metal ores and spirit crystals in their own sword tripods with spiritual fire, and they don't need such a big sword furnace and a lot of workers, let alone a fire! Not only is it much more convenient, but there is no need for a 'ritual furnace', but the tradition is still preserved. Brother Xiucai explained.

"Jian Ding?" Xia Yun thought to himself when he would be able to have a sword and a sword?

At this time, I saw that the bitter-faced swordsmith burned three more incense sticks, and after worshipping the gods of heaven and earth in his mouth, he waved his hand to the people in the audience.

Then a few people in yellow clothes came out, brought the pigs, cattle and sheep, and killed them on the spot.

The heads of the three animals were cut off, placed on the offering table, and their blood was smeared on the three smelting furnaces in large bowls!

As several gongs sounded, several people shouted in unison: "Raise the fire!" ”

Those dressed in yellow-colored clothes and blue-black clothes were at the same time, some throwing firewood under the sword furnace, some pouring ore into the sword furnace, and some pulling bellows beside the furnace.

Xia Yun suddenly felt that the air around him was also starting to get hotter!