The day after the masked woman left, Aotian went to the family's Shuhai Pavilion alone and checked the relevant materials and information of the Imperial Swordsmith Guild.

The Imperial Swordsmith Guild was established by the royal family, with its headquarters in the imperial capital, and its branches spread across many cities in the empire, but the closest branch to Aojia City was in the Central Plains Province, Xilan City.

The Swordsmith Guild is mainly responsible for authenticating the identity and rank of the swordsmiths of the Yunlan Empire, and issuing status level badges, so that they can obtain certain social status and special treatment within the empire.

However, the guild and various branches also recruit individual students with refining talents for training, and if the students are extremely good, they will also be selected to enter the Royal Academy directly to learn the art of sword casting.

In the Yunlan Empire, as long as you pass through the guild to obtain the status of a swordsmith, and guarantee to refine a sword for the guild every month as a membership fee, you can obtain the swordsmith badge. With this badge, you can get a certain amount of swordsmithing materials for free from the guild every month, and you can also get different discounts on purchasing swordsmithing materials from the large trading houses of the empire. As well as the sword that you refine for free, take it to major auction houses for auction and other special treatment.

In addition to this, those who possess the swordsmith's badge also enjoy a social status and status similar to that of a nobleman.

Of course, swordsmiths are also divided into different levels, so the status and treatment of swordsmiths of different levels will naturally not be the same.

According to the general level on the Xuanwu Continent, the Sword Forger Guild divides the Sword Forger level according to the sword forge that the sword caster can refine the best sword grade.

If you can refine the yellow-level sword, you will obtain the status of a swordsmith, and according to the four qualities of the yellow-level sword, it is divided into four levels of swordsmiths: iron, bronze, silver, and gold.

If you can refine a Xuan-level sword, then you will obtain the status of a sword-casting master, and the status treatment is much higher than that of a sword-caster, and it is also divided into four levels: iron, bronze, silver, and gold according to the four qualities of the Xuan-level sword refined.

If you can refine a ground-level sword, you can obtain the status of a sword-forging grandmaster. If you are able to refine the Skyrim Sword, you can obtain the status of a Sword Forger.

But those who can obtain the identity of a sword-forging master are already rare, let alone the identity of a sword-forging grandmaster, even in the entire Yunlan Empire, there is only one known sword-forging grandmaster alive, and as for the sword-forging saint, it has not appeared so far.

After learning about the relevant information of the Sword Forger Guild, Aotian left the Shuhai Pavilion, and then went straight to the courtyard where Ao Wuyuan lived and cultivated on weekdays, and found Ao Wuyuan.

"Aotian, is there anything to find grandpa?"

"Grandpa, I've recently read some information about swordsmiths and the swordsmiths' guild, so I really want to become a swordsmith!"

"Do you want to become a swordsmith?" Ao Wuyuan's face showed a slight hint of surprise, and then he paused slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Aotian, your idea is good, but my Ao family has not yet cultivated the ability of a swordsmith, and the conditions required to become a swordsmith are extremely harsh, in our Yunlan Empire, there is absolutely no one in ten thousand who can become a swordsmith, or even one in a million!"

"Well, I also know that the Dao is very difficult, but grandpa, maybe I have that kind of talent, I learned from the information that the swordsmith guild of our empire will recruit some truly talented people and cultivate them, so I want to give it a try!"

Hearing this, Ao Wuyuan was silent, he could see his firmness and confidence from Aotian's eyes, and knew that even if he didn't agree, it would be difficult for him to change Aotian's mind, so it was better to let him give it a try, if he really had that talent, it would be a good thing for Aotian and the Ao family, if not, he would die.

So after a little hesitation, Ao Wuyuan nodded and said, "Okay, since you've decided, let's give it a try!"

"Yes, grandpa, thank you grandpa!" Seeing that Ao Wuyuan agreed, Ao Tian was overjoyed, and immediately hugged his fists and said gratefully.

After leaving Ao Wuyuan's place, Ao Tian was about to talk to his father about going to the branch of the Sword Forger Guild in Xilan City, so he walked towards the courtyard where Ao Changfeng lived.

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In Ao Changfeng's room, Ao Changfeng was standing at a table, opened a box with a solemn face, and took out a rolled-up picture scroll from it.

For some reason, when he saw the scroll, Ao Changfeng's face became a little sad, his hands holding the scroll trembled slightly, and his eyes were a little red.

But just as he was about to open the scroll, he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Father, are you there?" Aotian's voice came from outside the door.

Hearing the sound, Ao Changfeng hurriedly put back the picture scroll, quickly covered the box, immediately sat on the chair on the side, adjusted his somewhat heavy expression, picked up the teacup, and after a long sigh of relief, he pretended to be leisurely and said: "Come in, Tian'er!"

The door was pushed open, and Aotian came in.

"Father, I have something to tell you!" Aotian walked quickly in front of Ao Changfeng and said with a smile on his face.

"What's the matter, God, let's talk about it!" Ao Changfeng said with a slight smile, but his eyes, which were somewhat reddened before, had not fully recovered.

Aotian naturally noticed Ao Changfeng's eyes, but he didn't think much about it, just said that he was going to the Xilan City Sword Forgers Guild to learn the art of sword forgery.

Hearing Ao Tian's words, Ao Changfeng was also a little surprised: "Tian'er, the art of sword forging is not so easy to learn, I heard that the conditions required are very harsh!"

"I know, but I feel like I'm fine, so I'd like to give it a try!" said Aotian with a confident look.

"Okay then, since you have this idea, go give it a try! But if it doesn't work, don't be discouraged, come back and concentrate on cultivating!" Ao Changfeng instructed.

"I know my father, the boy will go back first!" Aotian prepared to go back and pack his bags.

"Wait a minute, you go talk to your grandfather again!" Ao Changfeng suddenly stopped Aotian who was about to leave.

"I've already said it, grandpa agreed!" said Aotian with a smile.

Hearing this, Ao Changfeng nodded and didn't say anything more.

After seeing Ao Tian leave, Ao Changfeng's face sank again, as if he remembered something sad, his eyes looked at the box on the table with heavy eyes, his teeth were clenched, and a trace of sadness and hatred flashed in his eyes.

"Holy Maiden ......" Ao Changfeng spit out a voice that was not very clear between his clenched teeth, and his hands were clenched tightly.

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After leaving Ao Changfeng's room, Aotian quickly returned to his room and began to pack his bags.

Although he told Ao Wuyuan and Ao Changfeng that he was going to Xilan City to give it a try, he knew very well that with his talent, he would definitely be focused on cultivating by the Sword Forger Guild Branch in Xilan City, so it was estimated that the time for his trip should not be too short.

Early the next morning, after saying goodbye to his father, Aotian rode out of Aojia City alone and rushed towards Xilan City.

From Aojia City to Xilan City, it is necessary to pass through Tianmao City and Xifeng City in the Central Plains Province, and it takes four or five days to ride a horse all night at the earliest.

In the evening of that day, Aotian entered Xifeng City before the sun set.

"The best inn!" Aotian led the horse and stopped at the door of an inn, looked at the plaque of the inn, and couldn't help but feel very interesting: "This name is interesting!"

"Do you live in the guesthouse, please come inside!" The little guy at the door saw the proud queen and hurriedly greeted him.

Hearing this, Aotian smiled and nodded.

"Guest officer, please come in first, just leave this horse to me!" the little servant bowed and said, and immediately took the reins from Aotian's hand.

"My horse has been driving for a day, you can feed him some good fodder!" Aotian said, giving the little servant a gold coin.

"Okay, don't worry, guest officer!" said the little servant with a smile on his face, and then led the horses to the stable at the back of the inn.

Aotian walked into the inn, and saw the lively restaurant, there were many customers in the restaurant, some of them casually glanced at the moment Aotian walked in, but soon took it back.

Went straight to the counter, booked a room, received the key, and then found a random place in the restaurant to sit down and ordered.

Soon, the food was served, and Aotian was just about to move his chopsticks, when he heard a sudden noisy sound at the door, and followed the sound to see a group of people walking in.

The group was led by a handsome boy in brocade clothes and a jade belt, and a beautiful woman about eighteen or nineteen years old.

The woman is dressed in a beautiful bright red dress, her long straight hair is tied behind her head with a beautiful headdress, and her tall figure is also quite straight, and she is quite well developed.

It's just that the woman's face is full of displeasure, and her eyebrows are even more domineering, giving people a sense of arrogance and willfulness.

Behind the woman and the boy were several middle-aged men with strong bodies and lofty instruments. These people, the head of the boy, and the woman in red all had a long sword hanging from their waists, and they didn't look like ordinary people.

"Sister Mingzhu, don't be angry, it's all my fault, next time, next time I will definitely find a way to buy it for you!" The boy said to the woman in red beside him with a low voice.

"Hmph, next time, I won't need you next time!" the woman in red glanced at the boy and said angrily.

Hearing this, the boy looked bitter, and seemed to notice the strange gazes cast by the people around him, and his face was a little unbearable, so he stopped talking, but walked quickly to the counter, and said to the boss inside: "The boss will bring me five rooms with the best rooms!"

"Hehe, I'm really sorry, this son, this store is full today!" the boss said apologetically.

Hearing this, the man frowned, and immediately looked helplessly at the red-clothed woman beside him with a more gloomy face and said, "Sister Mingzhu, let's change to an inn!"

The woman in red was already angry, and when she heard the news that it was full, she was even more unhappy, and immediately played arrogantly, slapped the counter and said sharply: "No, Miss Ben is going to live here tonight!"

"This ...... This young lady, we can't do this when we open the door for business, this is smashing our own sign!" explained the innkeeper with a wry smile.

"Don't talk nonsense, if you don't find a way to vacate five rooms for Miss Ben, Miss Ben will really smash your signboard today!"

And the boy on the side seemed to be trying to please the woman, and he also began to add fuel to the fire, scolding the innkeeper: "Don't go yet!"

"This, this ......" The boss looked embarrassed, I don't know how to do it, a few people in front of him knew that the origin of the road was extraordinary, if he didn't follow, maybe his store would really be smashed by them, but if they did what they said, it would also annoy the previous guests, and those guests would fight with this group of people for a while, so that the loss of his inn would be beaten.

At this moment, hearing the arrogant words of the woman in red and the brother of the son, the guests in the hall on the first floor looked sideways, if it weren't for the beautiful appearance and enchanting figure of the woman in red, and seeing that several of them were dressed very luxuriously, I am afraid that these people would be even more scornful of the woman's words and deeds.

"Look at what!" The woman in red noticed the strange eyes of the people around her, and immediately glared at everyone angrily, scolded arrogantly, and then said to the brocade-clothed and jade-clothed brother next to her with a displeased face: "You drive all the guests away for me, Miss Ben will take over this shop tonight!"

"Don't don't, a few guest officers have something to discuss, something to discuss, can't I go and find a way to make room for you?" Hearing that the woman was going to drive away all the guests, the boss hurriedly rushed out of the counter to appease the emotions of the woman in red and the others.

"Then go!" the woman in red scolded again.

"Okay, I'll go, I'll go!" The boss nodded, and then hurriedly invited the woman in red to a seat on the side, sat down to rest, and then took the two guys to the backyard to find a way to prepare a guest room for this arrogant guest.

"What's the way this little girl came from, so arrogant!" Aotian glanced at the woman in red who didn't seem to be angry, sneered in his heart, and immediately shook his head, ignoring those people, but continued to eat his dinner leisurely.

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