The furnace is red, and its teeth and claws are swaying.

The firelight shone on Chen Zong's face, and the sweat beads on his face were dense, and drops of red luster slowly slid down.

Holding the latte tongs in his left hand, he tightly clamped the thick iron that was burned red, like a steel arm as steady as a mountain, and his right hand held the fifty-pound iron hammer and lifted it up and hammered it down, and the sonorous sound burst out with countless sparks, echoing endlessly in the casting room.

One hammer, two hammers, three hammers!

Chen Zong did not stop, his hands rose and fell, repeating repeatedly, forging again and again.

Mortal iron is the raw material used to cast iron-grade weapons, which needs to be refined from crude iron, and crude iron comes from iron ore, and after the iron ore is melted at high temperature, impurities are separated to form crude iron.

The hammer falls, whether light or heavy, urgent or slow, and the four keys to striking iron are constantly changing.

Crude iron also contains a lot of impurities, need to be burned red at high temperature and then repeatedly beaten, the impurities in it are removed again and again, beating, not blind action, to have skills, otherwise the pounded out of the thick iron, in the end not only can not become all iron blocks, but also become waste slag, useless.

It takes about a month for a normal martial artist to initially master the four keys to striking iron, but to apply them, it is necessary to beat them again and again, correct them through comparison again and again, and finally truly master them.

A large mass of thick iron the size of a human head shrank little by little under Chen Zong's repeated beatings.

After beating for a while, the rough iron gradually cooled down, making it more difficult, Chen Zong sent the thick iron into the furnace, pulled the bellows, and calcined it with a blazing fire to make it red and soft again.

"Are you really arrogant, do you think that you can master the four keys to striking iron in three days to create a piece of iron?" Outside the casting room, Chen Qi sneered with disdain on his face.

"Hehe, who knows. A smile appeared on Chen Wu's honest face: "Maybe he can really succeed." ”

"Do you believe this sentence yourself?" Chen Qi asked rhetorically, Chen Wuhou smiled again and did not answer.

Believe it?

Definitely not believe it.

Whether it was him or Chen Qi, it took more than a month to barely cast the mortal iron block, so it was left behind by Elder Lie.

In just three days, it was the first time I came into contact with casting, and I wanted to create a piece of iron, which was no different from dreaming.

The thick iron was burned red again, Chen Zong took it out again, beat it repeatedly, and finally, a hammer fell, and the thick iron actually cracked.

"Scrapped ......" Chen Zong couldn't help but shake his head, this was the third piece of rough iron he had broken.

Putting down the hammer, Chen Zong carefully recalled his iron-striking process, thinking about where the timing was not good, where the force was wrong, where it needed to be improved, and so on.

His right arm was sore, and it was not suitable for him to continue to strike iron, so Chen Zong cleaned up and left.

After eating, I came to the corner of the martial arts training ground again to practice swords.

"Snapshots!"

A sword slashed out, and the two sword lights split back and forth, and killed one at the same time, after the sword light, the ground seemed to be split, leaving a sword mark more than one meter long.

"Attacking a target alone really increases its power, but if you can combine two sword lights into one, the power will definitely be even stronger. ”

It's a pity that this is a kind of change, an application, which is not helpful for the cultivation of Splitting Light and Shadow at present, but it can improve the power of Chen Zong's sword to a certain extent.

"If you cultivate the Splitting Light Glimpse to Xiaocheng, you can split out four sword lights, and Dacheng can split eight sword lights......"

It's just that the cultivation difficulty of grade martial arts is many times more difficult than that of foundation building martial arts, and it took Chen Zong four days just to get started, and he was still inspired by the four keys to striking iron, and it is estimated that it is not so easy to become a small success.

After practicing the Light Splitting Sword Technique, Chen Zong practiced the other four foundation-building sword techniques, especially the True Sword Eight Styles.

After returning to the house, he cultivated the Fierce Tiger Gong, and the improvement of his cultivation was very slow and slow.

"I refined my blood qi seven times before I broke through, and my cultivation was still so difficult to improve, wouldn't it be even more difficult for those who only refined three times to break through?" Chen Zong couldn't help but sigh that cultivation was not easy.

Even so, you have to persevere.

On the fourth day, after Chen Zong practiced, he went to the foundry to strike iron again.

He didn't want to be driven away by Elder Lie ten days later.

The furnace was blazing, calcining the crude iron, Chen Zong recalled the experience of striking the iron two days ago, and after the crude iron was burned red, he took it out and beat it.

Failed again.

Elder Lie didn't pay any attention to him.

On the fifth day, Chen Zong was as usual.

After learning from the experience of the previous failures, combined with the essence of the four keys to striking iron, his own understanding and control of strength, under repeated beating, the thick iron gradually became smaller, and finally, it became an iron brick that was not regular.

Put down the hammer, put the iron bricks in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, the surface was pitted and a little uneven, compared with the flat and square pieces of iron stacked in the corner of the casting room, it was completely crooked melons and cracked dates, but Chen Zong smiled.

No matter how ugly it is, this is a piece of iron that proves that it has succeeded.

"But, that's not enough. Chen Zong said secretly, after a short rest, he began to throw the second piece of thick iron into the furnace, he wanted to grasp the feeling of success in forging the piece of iron, and consolidate it.

After a while, the second piece of Fan Iron was created, and it looked much better than the first.

"That's all for today and back tomorrow. Chen Zong smiled and left after tidying up.

Day 6!

Day 7!

Day 8!

Day 9!

Day 10!

Every day, Chen Zong is improving, not only in cultivation, swordsmanship, and iron.

"Elder Lie, this is the piece of iron I made, please take a look. Chen Zong took the piece of iron he had made and handed it to Elder Lie who walked into the casting room.

"Why are you still here?" Elder Lie glanced at Chen Zong, thought for a moment before recognizing it, and then said in a very angry tone: "Lao Tzu, take a look." ”

"What Lao Tzu hates most in his life is to steal and cheat, and to deceive the superiors and subordinates. Elder Lie took the piece of iron and looked at it, and immediately became angry, his terrifying aura was like a volcanic eruption, and his eyes seemed to have flames coming out, wanting to burn Chen Zong to ashes, that momentum made Chen Zong's face change greatly, and he retreated again and again.

The other two martial artists who pulled the bellows for Elder Lie were directly trembling.

This, but the momentum of a powerful martial artist who surpasses the Qi and Blood Realm is angry, even a ninth-layer martial artist of the Qi and Blood Realm is not comfortable.

"You dare to say that this is what you created?" Elder Lie clenched his palm, and all the pieces of iron creaked and creaked, and they were actually caught and twisted, and Chen Zong was shocked to see it, what a lot of power, if the bones were caught, they would turn into powder in an instant.

"If the elders don't believe me, I'll build one on the spot. Chen Zong said stiffly, it was terrifying, and the momentum of the angry Elder Lie was really terrifying.

"Okay, I'll see what tricks you play. Although Elder Lie was angry, he did not lose his mind, and he was surprised that a mere fourth layer of Qi and Blood Realm was not paralyzed under the impact of his own momentum, and he could still speak fluently, so he decided to give Chen Zong a chance.

Exhaling a breath, Chen Zong felt a little weak all over.

Light the fire, pull the bellows, and the movements are skillful, like flowing water, which makes Elder Lie's eyes light up slightly.

Laymen look at the liveliness, insiders look at the doorway, whether they have the ability or not, insiders can tell at a glance, Elder Lie couldn't help but have some expectations.

As Chen Zong threw in the thick iron, when the rough iron burned red, it was clamped out and placed firmly on the anvil, and the sledgehammer was raised in his right hand, as if he had practiced it hundreds of times, which made Elder Lie's eyes brighter.

Chen Wuhou and Chen Qi, who came in later, also watched Chen Zong's every move in a daze, feeling that they were dazzled.

Every movement is more skilled and perfect than theirs.

Hammer down!

The first sound sounded, and it was unusually sonorous, which also made Chen Wuhou and Chen Qi feel excited.

Elder Lie's eyes brightened, and with that hammer, he saw a very unique charm, which required mastering the four keys of striking iron to a certain extent.

"Did I discover a genius?" Elder Lie yelled inwardly.

One hammer, two hammers, three hammers!

Repeatedly beaten, countless sparks erupted out, very dazzling.

In Elder Lie's opinion, although the strength and angle changes are not perfect, there are still many things that need to be improved, but in just ten days, replaced by Chen Wuhou and Chen Qi, it has not reached this level for three or four months now.

Under the personal witness of Elder Lie and the others, Chen Zong created a piece of mortal iron, both in appearance and texture, it was the same as the square mortal iron pieces placed in the corner of the wall.

"Good, good. Elder Lie was excited, his curly beard curled.

"From now on, you are Lao Tzu's apprentice. Elder Lie pointed at Chen Zong and announced directly.

Chen Wuhou and Chen Qi, as well as the two warriors who pulled the bellows in the casting room, trembled and were extremely envious.

There are five elders in the clan hall, and Elder Lie is one of them, and being able to be accepted as a disciple by the elders is something that many clan disciples dream of, what a great honor.

"Elder, can you teach me to practice swords?" Chen Zong was not as ecstatic as he imagined, but asked calmly.

"Lao Tzu doesn't practice swordsmanship, how can I teach you to practice swords. Elder Lie said excitedly: "But Lao Tzu can teach you to forge a sword and make you a forger." ”

"I'm sorry, Elder, but I came to the Foundry just to earn some contribution points. Chen Zong shook his head, practicing swords, it still took up a lot of his time and energy, if it wasn't for the sake of contributing, he wouldn't have come here.

You know, building all kinds of iron blocks every day takes up a lot of his time.

"You mean to reject me, confused, confused, you have the talent of such a caster, you don't need to be a caster, what kind of swordsmanship do you practice. Elder Lie was so angry that he jumped to his feet: "Do you know how many people want to worship Lao Tzu as a teacher, Lao Tzu can't look down on you, and now Lao Tzu has taken a fancy to you, and you actually rejected Lao Tzu." ”

Chen Zong was silent, Elder Lie was anxious and angry, but he couldn't do anything to Chen Zong.

In this way, Chen Wuhou and others were even more envious and jealous.

"I'm so angry. Elder Lie stomped his foot, and a roar resounded in the foundry room.

Looking at Elder Lie who was leaving angrily, Chen Zong couldn't help but smile bitterly, what the hell is going on?

Can I still stay in the foundry to earn contribution points?

Just don't think about it and come back tomorrow.