Chapter 168
"Armor casting?" Zhang Zhao was very embarrassed when he heard Lu Ba's words, he hesitated for a while and replied: "The junior just wants to earn some reputation for Yue Zhen Pavilion, and has no intention of being a caster, thank you for your kindness." ”
His reaction was also expected by Lu Ba: "Learning casting doesn't necessarily mean that you have to be a caster, and what's wrong with a caster? ”
Zhang Zhao still wanted to excuse himself, but saw that Lu Ba seemed to have a look at him: "Yue Zhen Pavilion, these juniors can also take this opportunity to have a good exchange of the two casting methods in the Heavenly Soldier Pavilion, don't you even give this face to the old man?"
The craftsmen who heard Lu Ba's words around felt depressed in their chests, even if others wanted to worship under some well-known disciples of the Heavenly Soldier Pavilion, they would have to struggle to speak, but now Lu Ba would actually beg people to learn the art in a pleading tone with the respect of the craftsman god?
Under the jealous eyes of the craftsmen, Zhang Zhao had to nod: "Okay, then the junior will promise you." But how long does it take to learn to cast? Is two months enough?"
There was an uproar in the square: "Two months? This kid is really whimsical, one year to select materials for the furnace, three years to watch the fire and calcining materials, and five years to set the shape and polish." You don't have seven or eight years of hard work and you want to learn how to forge tools? Aren't we people living in vain?"
"Okay, okay, no matter how long it takes, you just have to say yes first. Lu Ba turned to the rest of the craftsmen and arched his hand: "Originally, today's list of heavenly soldiers should be announced, but this time there are only more than fifty pieces of armor left, which is really shabby, and I thought of a way to gather the number of hundreds of old men." ”
"You will send the damaged armor to the Heavenly Soldier Pavilion to repair it, and fill the vacant position on the Heavenly Soldier List with those with good material and toughness. Even if you don't make the list, you can save a piece of material, which is a gift from our Heavenly Soldier Pavilion to you. ”
The craftsmen of the Heavenly Soldier Pavilion have superb casting skills, and the materials are given away for nothing, not to mention that there is a chance to reappear on the Heavenly Soldier List. This decision made the craftsmen in the square get up: "It's really a good way, thank you to the Eighth Master." ”
After arranging the rest of the matter, Lu Ba called Zhang Zhao to return to the Heavenly Soldier Pavilion, and as soon as he entered the hall, he saw Hou Zhaotian and several disciples ready to go: "Lu Ba, I've met you and I've drunk the tea, I'll go back." ”
"Can't you stay longer? Why don't you drink all that tea with me?" Hou Zhaotian laughed heroically when he heard Lu Ba's words: "You have no confidence in me so much? Keep your tea and wait for me to drink it later." ”
Lu Ba sighed: "Brother Zhaotian, it's not just my tea, you are very important to everyone, why ......" Hou Zhaotian shook his head at him: "Have you forgotten? There is no one in the world, and life is the same. ”
"What's more, I won't do anything that I am not sure of, just a hole in the heavenly realm. Get your tea ready and wait for me to guide you. Jian Zun nodded to Zhang Zhao with a smile and led several disciples away.
Standing on top of the attic of the Heavenly Soldier Pavilion, Lu Ba looked at the back of Jian Zun with a worried face, and he still stared until they had disappeared into the crowd. Zhang Zhao saw his sad expression and comforted: "Senior, Hou Jianzun's cultivation to Tongtian will definitely succeed." ”
"I know he's great, but this time it's different. Lu Ba looked in the direction of the Western Sword Valley and smiled: "If there is only one person in the world who can break through the Hole Heaven Realm, it must be Brother Zhaotian." ”
"Nowadays, there are as many Yin and Yang cultivators as there are cows, and although there are few in the realm of incarnation, there are dozens of them in the entire Five Xuan. But for thousands of years, there has been no record of the Cave Heaven Realm in any of the classics. I guess even if someone really succeeds in breaking through the realm, they won't stay in this world. ”
"I wasn't afraid that he wouldn't succeed, but I felt sad at the thought that no one might come to tea with me from now on. Lu Ba turned his head to look at Zhang Zhao: "Don't believe it, in this life, Lu Ba only has one friend from him." ”
Only then did Zhang Zhao understand: "Senior, there is one more thing I don't understand, everyone says that the desolate man and the beast tide are the enemies of our five mysteries, why listen to what Jianzun's predecessor just meant, he didn't participate in those battles? With Hou Jianzun's cultivation, do you still have any scruples?"
Lu Ba sighed softly: "The tide of desolate people and beasts are all fighting for their own survival, Brother Zhaotian is not in favor of drawing any boundaries, not to mention that these cities in Wuxuan were wasteland grasslands thousands of years ago, how can it be clear who occupies whose place?"
"When the border war was urgent, the cities of Tianwai Qingtian and Xuanjin invited dozens of times, but Brother Zhaotian did not agree to make a move. After the tide of desolate and beast tides receded, he came to my place to drink tea for a few days, and this time he was even happier to know that he could trade with the desolate tribe in a truce. ”
"The two of us old fellows have the same opinion on this matter, and if all parties can avoid fighting, they should be avoided, and if anyone does something harmful, of course they must be asked. Over the years, the Sword Valley Heavenly Weapon Pavilion has not formed an alliance with these sects of the Xuanjin Domain, so it is not the same as living freely?"
Zhang Zhao sighed helplessly: "That's the strength of the predecessors of the Sword Venerable is strong enough, our Lingxiao has only been doing our own business all these years, and the result is still that people have been killed twice or three times, and they can't hide if they want to." ”
Lu Ba and Zhang Zhao talked a few words, and they were in a cheerful mood: "You also know the benefits of being strong, the old man wants to pass on your armor casting to let you have one more ability to defend yourself, you kid pushes three and four things, and it seems that I Lu Ba can't receive disciples." ”
"I haven't learned anything about casting, isn't this knife very easy to use, and besides, those armors are heavy and stuffy to wear on the body, or should you be nimble in your feet, don't let the enemy hit you?"
"Most of our cultivators in the Xuanjin Domain must wear armor every time they fight, don't you think they are all fools? ”
"Then why don't you let Brother Zhou find the master of Xuanjin City to cast a good armor for me?" senior, why do you have to let me learn to cast armor with you?"
Lu Ba snorted: "Have you forgotten the golden essence on your body? Having such a refining weapon but not being able to cast a weapon is simply a tyrannical thing, otherwise do you think the old man is very idle?
"What's more, your golden essence is quite precious, and the old man has to make it public in order to give you an explanation, although I say that there is only one drop, I am still afraid of causing you some trouble. That's why you and I can learn some casting skills, and if anyone really wants to beat your idea, you have to take care of me and Brother Zhaotian. ”
Zhang Zhao was a little puzzled: "What trouble can this have? I can't snatch things from me." Lu Ba smiled: "It's not easy for those craftsmen to take your golden marrow? Put your kid in the casting furnace and turn it into ashes, and you will naturally be able to get it." ”
Although he knew that he was joking, Zhang Zhao still felt a chill on his back: "Thank you seniors for thinking about it." Lu Ba waved his hand: "Brother Zhaotian and I are happy to see a junior like you who knows how to repay your kindness and has potential. Remember that in the future, it will be the best reward for us. ”
"How do you start with the juniors? Do you really want to learn from your seniors for a few years?" Seeing Zhang Zhao worried about this, Lu Ba couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, you have the essence of gold, and you don't have to be the same as others to learn casters." ”
"Last night, the old man didn't close his eyes all night, and he was thinking about you. The golden marrow can be condensed and shaped with the aura in your body, and since it can be forged into a long knife, of course, it can also be forged into a set of armor. ”
Zhang Zhao immediately understood what Lu Ba meant, and shouted excitedly: "I see, then I'll try it now." As he concentrated, there was immediately a layer of black stuff on his arms, which looked like they were covered with mud.
"So ugly?" Zhang Zhao couldn't even try a few times, Lu Ba muttered to himself: "It doesn't matter if it's ugly or not, I think this method can really work." You can't freeze armor now because you don't know how to forge armor. ”
"Your condensation casting blade is still due to Master Yue Ting's knife, and it is not possible to change it to other weapons. Lu Ba looked at it and exclaimed: "It is not easy to fuse any two materials and separate them, but this knife can be retracted freely when it is cast in your hand, and the calcined material alone is incredible." ”
"The nail is more different from the condenser, you must first understand how a set of armor is formed, which parts have more bearing force, and which parts are the key points. The arms then begin to cover the whole body, and can be retracted after the battle. ”
The more Zhang Zhao listened, the more magical and interesting he felt: "Please also ask the seniors to teach me quickly." Lu Ba laughed proudly: "Now I finally know how powerful the old man is." You kid, don't talk about a senior, just call me the Eighth Master Sect like my group of disciples. ”
"Don't worry about the armor first, the old man also had this idea after seeing your golden marrow. Same as the selection of materials for the furnace, your materials are the aura and the marrow of gold in the body, now you must first calcine the materials, so that you want to come out, and you want to receive. ”
"Although there are many types of Xuanjin armor, they are generally divided into three types. Ring armor, also known as chain mail, is made of iron rings and iron chains. Plate armor is the strongest and heaviest, so many cultivators only wear half armor to fight. The scale armor of Xuanjin City is a unique of the five Xuan, and it is made of countless iron leaves......"
Lu Ba took Zhang Zhao to carefully watch the casting of the Heavenly Soldier Pavilion every day and taught him the know-how, and also selected many classics about the casting for him to study. In the dead of night, Zhang Zhao condensed his soul and spiritual power, and tried his best to cover himself with the marrow of gold.
Combined with the fierce battle with the three elders of the Xuanjin Domain not long ago, Zhang Zhao began to gradually understand the structure of the armor. The golden characters in his mind also changed in his daily condensation practice, and the eleventh verse finally appeared.
Looking at the short arm armor that gradually took shape in Zhang Zhao's hand, Lu Ba's eyes flashed with brilliance, in just half a month, the way of casting that he had accumulated all his life had completely changed in Zhang Zhao's body, but with this subversion came his heart was full of joy.
"Zhang Zhao, the old man has always thought that the most proud thing in his life is to cast the sword on Brother Zhaotian's body, but now I have a feeling that you are the most bizarre and outstanding weapon forged by my Lu Ba. ”
Dozens of horsemen and horses and lightly armored guards followed six or seven carriages slowly from the direction of the Xuantu Domain, and several old men on the carriage in front suddenly jumped out of the team with two whistles, and looked at several corpses that had been dried on the side of the road with a serious expression: "Look at the clothes are people from the Broken Jade Valley, all of them were killed with one sword, and there are no powerful characters." ”
"Although we don't have any holidays with Broken Jade Valley, it's better to be careful. Several old men looked at each other and nodded back to the car, and after a while, they each put on heavy armor, condensed a long knife and axe in their hands, and scattered around a carriage.
"Uncle Twelve, what's wrong?" The brocade curtain of the carriage in the middle of the carriage was opened, revealing a slightly tired face, which was He Ruishu, the young master of the Golden Sword Pavilion. An old man covered in red copper plate armor next to the carriage grinned: "It's okay, a few people from the Broken Jade Valley died on the side of the road." ”
Guan Xinhong and Zhao Yunhao poked their heads out of the car and said in a nervous tone: "Didn't the people of Broken Jade Valley die a long time ago?" The bronze armored old man shook his head: "There are so many elder disciples of the Duan family, why do you have to run out a few." You don't have to worry, there are so many people in our family, even if Broken Jade Valley is still there, you don't have to be afraid of them. ”
Several sects in the Xuanjin Domain are the strongest in Xuanjin City and Broken Jade Valley, both of which are brave and belligerent and easy to provoke, but in order to compete for more than a dozen mines, there was friction with each other, and in the end, it turned out of control and evolved into a battle of life and death.
Although most of the corpses on the side of the road had been covered by the blowing sand, the battle situation in the past could still be seen from the distribution position, and several elders of the three factions looked around and guessed the situation: "It seems that they are intercepting the people of Xuanjin City, but they have no hard hands, and they are easily killed by the people of the Zhou family." ”
A bald old man with a silver ring armor all over his body said with a smile: "If it weren't for the two of them fighting to the death, how could our faction be as leisurely as today, regardless of the Zhou family and Duan family, the more people who die, the better." Several old men beside him nodded and laughed when they heard this.
"Zhao Jinfeng, you are such a vicious person who curses the Zhou family, aren't you afraid that our city lord knows?" A gloomy voice suddenly came from the front, and the six or seven elders of the three factions were startled, and hurriedly stopped the carriage behind them, and stood in a row to be on guard.
The elder of the He family, who was covered in bronze armor, asked in a deep voice: "Who is hiding his head and shrinking his tail, quickly appear and come out, He Hanguang of the Golden Sword Pavilion is here." A slightly dry voice sounded with a sneer: "What a majestic name, is it a scare?"
More than ten kilometers in front of their convoy, two mounds on the ground were covered with sand and dust, and two tall figures wearing black scale armor stood up. One of them lifted an arm-thick halberd from the ground, and the other held a heavy halberd with both hands.
"Zhou Liang Zhou Qi...... What are you two sneaking around here?" Seeing the weapons in the hands of the two Zhou family elders, He Hanguang immediately identified the enemy, the golden knife in his hand was horizontal in front of him to protect, and several other elders also looked around as if facing the enemy.
"Look no further, how many more people are there to deal with a few of you? Zhou Liang raised the halberd with one hand and pointed at the elders on the opposite side one by one: "The city lord only said that the little cubs of your three families should be carried back to Xuanjin City alive as much as possible, and the rest of the people are not necessary." "I want to talk about "Wuji Immortal Soul Martial Emperor" with more like-minded people, "Chat with more book friends about your favorite books."