"Young man, it's late today, you kid must be working hard, tonight I have the right to go to the cold house to rest for one night, tomorrow morning, I will open the furnace to help you refine the protective armor and bracers, and then I will have you to contribute!" said the old man of the forest ranger.

"Okay, then there is Lao senior, the juniors must fully cooperate with the seniors!" Zhang Qiang said gratefully. There was a surge in my heart, and I thought that I could not only be fortunate enough to learn the refining techniques of the refining master, but also increase the chance of surviving for my next "Trip to the Sealing Demon Star Houqing". Not to mention giving the old man the forest guard some remaining 'thousand-year-old fire crystals', even if he gave all the rest, Zhang Qiang also felt that it was "earned".

On a calm night, after a heavy rain, a breeze blows, bringing a little coolness.

In a stone house where the old man lived in the forest, there were occasionally a few insect chirping sounds, mixed with the sound of Zhang Qiang snoring sleeping.

This night, Zhang Qiang slept very soundly... It is said that from Zhang Qiang and the two sisters Xuanxu and Hu Li through the 'Ghost Mist Forest', from the 'Female Ghost in the Forest' to 'Reggae', 'Long Ghost' and 'Painted Skin Ghost', etc., and then to the 'Little Ghost King', as well as the 'Millennium Tree Demon' and so on, along the way, he has to deal with all kinds of ghosts and monsters, and at the same time, he has to maintain the continuous cultivation of his body's spiritual power at all times, and even when he comes out of the 'Ghost Mist Forest' in the back, he hasn't had a good rest.

Although he can't say that he is completely at ease in the Shiwu Valley where he is located now, with the cultivation of the old man of the forest ranger, as well as his "good-faced" righteous and high-ranking style, he naturally doesn't have to worry too much. You can really rest in peace for a night's rest.

After all, even if Zhang Qiang rests, the spiritual power in his body flows, and the 'Fetal Breath Gong' taught by Xuanxu on Wudang Mountain before runs automatically, which is equivalent to being able to practice in his sleep. Coupled with Zhang Qiang's recent rapid progress in Taoism and adventures again and again, unconsciously, his understanding and experience of the 'Fetal Breath Gong' he learned deepened, resulting in the efficiency of this practice being much faster than that of ordinary cultivators. And Zhang Qiang is really at a loss for all this, it is estimated that if he is seen by Xuanxu, he can't help but be 'angry' a few words, and even can't help but 'do it'.

That night, he slept very soundly. Not only dreamed of his parents, brothers and sisters, but also dreamed of living together with his beloved wife Yuqing from childhood to adulthood, and even some of his childhood friends when he was young, and the ghosts and Taoists he saw recently, especially Xuanxu's smiling and scolding appearance, all appeared in his dreams one by one.

In the end, a pair of beautiful eyes full of tenderness appeared in the dream, and its owner was Yuqing, his wife in the world.

Yuqing, who appeared in the dream, didn't say anything, just looked at Zhang Qiang silently with gentle eyes.

Zhang Qiang looked back in his dream and was silent, as if the whole person was intoxicated by this gaze...

After a long time, the picture in the dream changed sharply, Zhang Qiang's infatuation and reluctance had not subsided, and the woman in white who was holding a black rod in her hand and carrying a white sword with a faint cold air on her back suddenly appeared in the dream.

In a secret room in the underworld that Zhang Qiang had never been to, he and the woman in white joined forces with two swords, and this woman with a light veil and a shocking appearance couldn't help but flash in his mind, making Zhang Qiang's heart feel a little turbulent and confused...

The picture in the dream continued to turn again, but this time it was the one Zhang Qiang had seen in Wudang Mountain before, who was more than 100 zhang tall, surrounded by black gas, stretched out the black wings on both sides, and his face was hideous, like a lion and a unicorn in the combined form of 'warding off evil spirits', chasing him and the woman in white and a woman in purple. Then, a huge black claw shadow of 'warding off evil spirits' grabbed at them. At the same time as the 'Qingwei Thunder Fire Sword' in Zhang Qiang's hand was shaken, Zhang Qiang's black cloak was shattered, and the red talisman bracer and talisman inner armor were also cracked...

A moment later, after a long exclamation, Zhang Qiang finally came to his senses again. A wry smile immediately changed to a smile on his face.

Unexpectedly, I dreamed of the woman in white again, showing that I practiced swordsmanship with her, and then I was chased and killed by the demon fairy 'to ward off evil spirits', and the cloak brought by the huge black claw shadow was shattered, and the inner armor and bracers of the body were broken... The events in this dream also made Zhang Qiang too unbelievable. Zhang Qiang was in a trance for a while, responding to the picture in the dream, and gradually frowned, this dream seems to have some faint signs, indicating that the road ahead may encounter the demon fairy again 'to ward off evil spirits', and the crimson protective inner armor and wrist guards worn in the dream are not exactly what the old man of the forest ranger wants to create next, this dream is too real.

After a while, Zhang Qiang finally came back to his senses, thinking that it was just a dream, even if the things in the dream would come true, he himself had to face it, because he had the unchanging belief in his heart that he must overcome everything and resurrect his beloved wife Yuqing.

Coincidentally, what made Zhang Qiang even more unexpected was that the woman in white he always dreamed of was in a country hotel at the moment, dreaming about Zhang Qiang and similar to him:

"In the dream, she and her cousin are being chased and killed by the legendary demon fairy 'warding off evil spirits', and behind them, the tall and resolute back in a black cloak, the person holding a long sword with thunder and fire in his hand and wearing a red bracer in his hand, is struggling to resist the black giant claws issued by the 'evil spirit'... Then the long sword that was blown away, and the back that kept retreating, mixed with the sound of broken inner armor and bracers, made the woman in white scream again and wake up from her dream. ”

After a long time, Zhang Qiang muttered: "Maybe it's just, thinking about it day and dreaming at night?" After speaking, Zhang Qiang looked out the window, it was almost dawn, and he simply meditated cross-legged.

Early in the morning, when the first rays of sunlight shone into Zhang Qiang's room, the voice of the old man of the forest guard came urgently: "Young man, it's time to come out for breakfast, and after eating, it's time to open the oven." ”

"It seems that the old-timers are more anxious than me, and they are really happy to see the hunt. Huh.." Zhang Qiang sighed softly.

After eating breakfast in a hurry, the old man of the forest ranger impatiently led Zhang Qiang to the stone house where the refining room was located. Before Zhang Qiang had time to appreciate the various weapons in the refining room, he heard a 'bang', the stone door was closed, and the forging furnace of unknown material suddenly burst into flames.

And there are only two people in this huge armory room - Zhang Qiang and the old man of the forest guard. The old man of the forest ranger is the main one, and Zhang Qiang is the auxiliary. In fact, to put it bluntly, Zhang Qiang is a person who is responsible for chores, and he will do whatever the old man asks him to do, pulling bellows, boiling water, etc.

When it comes to building weapons, the old man of the forest ranger has patiently taught Zhang Qiang from many processes such as material selection, firing, forging, shaping, steel throwing, quenching, tempering, etc., and each process patiently teaches Zhang Qiang. Of course, while Zhang Qiang is studying, all kinds of chores have to be done very quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was dark.

"This old-timer is really crazy, in order to build protective inner armor and bracers, he has never rested from morning to night. Zhang Qiang shook his head and sighed. Although the old man of the forest ranger intends to teach him to build weapons, he has not been in contact with it before, and most of the things he hears are foggy, even if there are many problems, he is forced to hold back, for fear of disturbing the old man's refining weapon.

"Qiang!", "Qiang!", "Qiang!", ...... , a rhythmic sound of striking iron sounded.

Zhang Qiang looked at the forging furnace from afar, the old man of the forest ranger swung the iron hammer, and kept injecting spiritual power into the furnace fire at the right time. Generally, it is very fast to build weapons, but Zhang Qiang's protective inner armor and bracer guards are different, and it is not difficult to build them. The most difficult thing is solidity and flexibility, and there must be an abundant infusion of spiritual power. In terms of materials, this 'thousand-year-old igneous crystal' will not deform or melt at extremely high temperatures. It is extremely difficult to create a 'thousand-year-old fire crystal', even if you search the entire 'Dao Gate', it is difficult to find a weaponsmith who can create a 10,000-year-old cold iron.

However, the old man of the forest ranger has been immersed in weapon building for a hundred years and has a unique experience. The refining technique has reached its peak, and even the entire 'Dao Gate' is difficult to find someone who dares to use the 'Millennium Fire Crystal' to create this bracer and inner armor. And the actions of the old man of the forest ranger, in the eyes of Zhang Qiang, a layman, are indeed a little unclear, so they are in the clouds. After a long time, Zhang Qiang sighed: "It's really not easy to become a good weapon craftsman. ”

What made Zhang Qiang most curious was that the old man of the forest guard often sprinkled some powder on the 'thousand-year-old fire crystal'.

Sneer~~

Every time it is sprinkled, it produces extremely high temperatures, which makes the part of the 'Millennium Fire Crystal' slightly soft.

The night passed, and the dawn came.

The old man didn't have a moment to rest, his energy was completely on the bracer and inner armor, and Zhang Qiang was embarrassed to do chores to accompany him.

Another day and night passed.

The sky was just dawning.

"Haha...... It's done. The old man smiled and walked towards Zhang Qiang with the inner armor and bracer guards glowing red, Zhang Qiang looked tired at the moment, but his eyes were full of excitement.

"Look at the bracers, young man, and this inner armor. The old man looked confident, and handed Zhang Qiang a pair of pale red bracers, as well as the thin pale red inner armor.

Zhang Qiang couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart, took the bracer and inner armor, and started it cold, which made people feel peaceful. The bracers and inner armor are all black, and although the bracers and inner armor are black, they are very shiny and emit a faint red glow. Zhang Qiang injected some spiritual power slightly, and the faint red light turned red.

"Young man, your talisman inner armor and this pair of bracers, but it cost most of the 'thousand-year-old fire crystal', and there are still these 6 pieces left!" the old man laughed and said, "This 'thousand-year-old fire crystal' is really fucking difficult to refine." It took more than 20 hours, not to mention, and it cost the old man to refine most of the 'fossil refining powder' for a hundred years, so the old man took away 3 'thousand-year-old fire crystals' as compensation.

"That's natural, there are seniors. Zhang Qiang nodded hurriedly.

"This talisman inner armor and this pair of bracers are what you got when you entered the cold pool at the bottom of this lake and died nine times for a lifetime. The old man said with emotion, "Supplemented by my special 'fossil refining powder' and my century-old refining technology, this inner armor and bracer were born." ”

"Where, it's all the old-timers' refining technology, as well as the effect of your special 'fossil refining powder', otherwise this pile of 'thousand-year-old fire crystals' is just a pile of good-looking stones in the hands of the younger generations. Zhang Qiang replied respectfully.

"By the way, what are you going to name these bracers and inner armor?" asked the old man of the forest ranger.