Chapter 35: Red Flame Armor
For half a month in a row, Xia Fanchen spent all his time in cultivation, and in addition to cultivation, he collected good quality metal blocks in the room.
In half a month, he successfully entered the seventh layer of the void, and his strength also improved by leaps and bounds. Xia Fanchen's current strength is much stronger than it was more than twenty days ago.
For Xia Fanchen's progress, the red-haired old man was also secretly surprised. In the past, when he was young, it took almost a year to go from the first layer to the seventh layer. And here in Xia Fanchen, it basically only took more than 20 days, and this speed is really speechless.
"Little brother, your breakthrough now is really too fast, basically you will be promoted to the next level in three days, do you want to take a break?" The red-haired old man began to persuade Xia Fanchen, he knew that if the promotion was too fast, it would lead to the instability of the foundation, it would be very detrimental to the cultivation in the future, and it would prevent personal development.
He knew that Xia Fanchen's potential was very great, and if he was allowed to keep cultivating, he might be able to surpass the sect master. He didn't want to see such a genius ruined in front of him.
"Don't worry about this, my foundation is very solid now. But starting today, I'm really going to slow down. Xia Fanchen took a deep breath and stopped cultivating. At this moment, he is also very relaxed.
After successfully advancing to the Void Seventh Layer, he needed a lot of energy every time he cultivated, even though this furnace could provide him with energy. But Xia Fanchen only needed a moment of effort, and he could absorb almost the energy in it.
Therefore, it is better to slow down and wait until the furnace is restored to the best.
"And what are you going to do?" the red-haired old man asked, a little surprised. He was also very clear about the situation in the furnace, but he couldn't stop Xia Fanchen from cultivating, and he only smiled bitterly for a while in his heart.
"Casting!" Xia Fanchen said very calmly. In the last few days, he did have something to gain here. If you come to the inner courtyard forge and don't take a weapon with you, it's really a bit too much.
If he asked the red-haired old man for it, he believed that the red-haired old man would definitely give it to him, but the quality of the weapon would not be too high. After thinking about it, Xia Fanchen still decided to forge a weapon by himself.
It's been a long time since he was cast, and his enthusiasm has begun to surge.
"You want to forge a weapon?" The red-haired old man couldn't imagine it, he really didn't believe that Xia Fanchen could forge a weapon.
"Of course, can you lend me the casting table for a few days?" Xia Fanchen said very confidently. As a forger, if he can't forge weapons, it would really be a joke.
After thinking for a while, the red-haired old man still nodded, "Of course this is okay, but you can't let me down, right?"
Xia Fanchen's theory had guided him before, and he had made great progress, and if Xia Fanchen operated it in person now, he believed that he would definitely make great progress.
"Hehe, I won't let you down, it's just that you can't touch the objects I created during my casting process. Xia Fanchen also nodded slowly, he had been thinking about this weapon for a long time.
No matter how strong your body is, when you really face danger, do you use your body to resist? If he wants to survive in this world, Xia Fanchen decided to improve his defense. Therefore, the weapon he created this time will be a pair of armor.
Xia Fanchen didn't hesitate at all, he walked directly to the side of the casting table and put all the metal pieces he had collected these days on the casting table.
When the red-haired old man saw these metal blocks, he also felt a burst of flesh pain, you know, these metal blocks are the best in the inner courtyard forge. Now that he wants to be used by Xia Fanchen, he is really reluctant.
However, in order to watch Xia Fanchen's casting technique once, he could only hold back.
Xia Fanchen's movements were very skillful, the metal block burned red in the furnace, and quickly moved to the casting table wrapped in his own flame.
This kind of action made the red-haired old man look a little dazzled, and he was also wondering when he would be able to reach such a point.
But before there was room for thought, the pitch-black casting hammer appeared in Xia Fanchen's hand, and the nine hammers in a row almost removed the impurities in the metal block.
The red-haired old man was secretly surprised in his heart, he wondered, if it was him, would he be able to accomplish all this in such a short time?
And Xia Fanchen was already silent in his own world, and the metal blocks on the casting table were all quickly refined. Minimize the impurities in it.
Then Xia Fanchen stacked the nine pieces of metal together, and then calcined them in the furnace again, only this time, Xia Fanchen let them completely fuse in the furnace before taking them out.
A large piece of metal was placed on top of the casting table and then cast again. This time, Xia Fanchen hammered a total of eighty-one times.
The entire piece of metal has been turned into a large piece of metal by Xia Fanchen.
Only the red-haired old man was an expert who could see it clearly, because the uniformity of the metal piece was completely impossible for him to do if he hammered it.
"What a precise hammer this must be. The red-haired old man said secretly. If it weren't for the agreement with Xia Fanchen before, he would have to touch this piece of metal now.
Seeing all this, the red-haired old man was already completely convinced that Xia Fanchen was definitely a master of casting. It's just that he can't figure out how a disciple with such a poor cultivation can have such superb casting skills.
He was absolutely sure that if Xia Fanchen's cultivation was a little higher, then the casting technique would definitely be even more superb.
Just this refining process made the red-haired old man ashamed of himself.
For three days, Xia Fanchen had been refining the metal repeatedly, making the impurities of the metal scarce.
Of course, refining is only the first step in the casting process, and there is still a long process to go before you can actually complete a weapon.
In three days, Xia Fanchen's cultivation still made very little progress, because he put all his energy into casting. is such a casting, so that the red-haired old man can only serve Xia Fanchen honestly.
Of course, in the past three days, the red-haired old man has also learned a lot from Xia Fanchen. He also found that his previous methods were really scum. When he saw Xia Fanchen refining, he knew what real refining was.
"Little brother, your speed is really fast. It's been refined in such a short amount of time, and I think you'll be finishing it soon. The red-haired old man looked at the nine pieces of metal placed on the casting table as if they had been made in a mold, and he knew that the refining process would finally be over.
"Please don't talk while I'm casting, and I'll let you know the result when I'm done. By the way, you have to prepare some third-level demon beast essence blood for me. Xia Fanchen said impatiently. This is his style, and when he casts it, he will never let people bother him.
"What, the essence blood of the third-level demon beast? Could it be that the little brother is building a Dao weapon this time?" The red-haired old man was taken aback, he could understand the meaning of the essence blood of the third-level demon beast, it was the material used to make the Dao weapon.
He couldn't have imagined that a disciple who had entered the void was actually casting a Dao vessel for the first time. It can be said that the appearance of Xia Fanchen almost subverted his worldview.
"Isn't that possible, if you believe me, help me prepare. Of course, Xia Fanchen understood the red-haired old man's feelings, and then calmed down and said to the red-haired old man.
Then, the red-haired old man also nodded slowly, and after seeing the other party's refining technique, he still believed the other party's words and began to prepare.
When the red-haired old man left, Xia Fanchen was also relieved, and the flames in his body shot directly at the nine pieces of metal on the casting table, and began to calcinate continuously.
It's just that Xia Fanchen did a very precise job at the moment, that is, he didn't let these metal pieces melt and continued to maintain a solid state.
With a wave of his big hand, the nine large pieces of metal immediately overlapped together, but Xia Fanchen's flames were still burning layer after layer.
"Bell, bell, bell..."
After nine hammers in a row, Xia Fanchen used almost all of his strength, and finally overlapped the nine pieces of metal together, almost completing a seamless connection.
To complete all this work, what Xia Fanchen has to do is quench. This process is more important than refining. If quenching fails, the item is essentially scrapped.
It can be said that the process of quenching can only succeed and not fail.
In order to create a Dao weapon, the quenching material must be the essence blood of a third-level demon beast, otherwise, it will definitely not succeed.
The red-haired old man's efficiency was still very high, and he didn't let Xia Fanchen wait too long, so he brought the essence blood. Of course, he is also very much looking forward to the success of a Dao weapon. If the quenching is successful, a Taoist vessel will be basically completed.
When Xia Fanchen received the essence blood, he didn't hesitate at all, he soaked the entire metal piece in the essence blood, and wisps of green smoke came out, making Xia Fanchen and the red-haired old man staring at the metal piece deadly.
If the quenching fails, then Xia Fanchen's casting will fail.
"Squeak squeak..."
And in the end, that large amount of essence and blood was absorbed by the piece of metal.
"It's done. Xia Fanchen's face also showed a smile, and he finally completed the most critical step. The next work became much simpler, and these were not at all a problem for Xia Fanchen.
The red-haired old man was also very satisfied when he saw the successful quenching. By this time, he had absolute admiration for Xia Fanchen. He believed that if Xia Fanchen reached his own cultivation, his strength would definitely surpass his own.
In the next few days, Xia Fanchen was tailoring weapons for himself.
Finally, a piece of fiery red armor finally took shape.
Don't look at the texture of this armor is very thin, but his defense is still very amazing. The red-haired old man had also done an experiment, using the Dao weapon he had made to attack this set of armor, but he didn't break through the armor's defense. This also proves how good the quality of this armor is.
"Little brother, your armor is finally finished, congratulations. The red-haired old man said to Xia Fanchen sincerely. He was also very excited to see Xia Fanchen's work completed, because he still learned a lot in it.
"My Red Flame Armor is finally completed, and this time I thank my predecessors for their materials. At this time, Xia Fanchen also laughed heartily, and kept stroking the Chiyan armor in his hand.