Chapter 18: The Method of Forging

The forging method of the Shenfeng Continent is divided into precision forging and pleated forging.

The so-called precision forging method is to heat the blank until the whole body is fiery red. The blank is then knocked as evenly as possible before it cools completely. In this way, impurities in the embryo are removed. Generally speaking, for the same blank, the more times you knock before the blank is completely cooled, the cleaner the impurities in the blank will be removed, and the quality of the forged finished fine wrought iron will be relatively higher.

For the method of pleated forging, it is much more clever than the method of precision forging. The process of pleated forging is the same as that of precision forging, but when striking the blank, it is not a simple tapping, but the blank is folded repeatedly and then evenly tapped. It is for this method, and the later it is, the more difficult it is to fold evenly.

A good wrought iron with a few pleats is quite good if it can reach a hundred pleats. There is also a very difficult to master the "whirlwind folding forging method" in the method of pleat forging, which can be said to be the pinnacle of the art of forging. However, the difficulty is also quite high, and few blacksmiths can control and master it perfectly.

Every qualified blacksmith has to go through the training of precision forging. Because the method of precision forging is the basis of all forging methods, it is easy to master but can also show the talent of a blacksmith.

But for the Divine Peak Continent, most of the Xuan Masters would not act as lowly forgers. In contrast to the smith, the forging is a profession that is entirely for the crafter. This is because most of the casting materials used by the smiths are wrought iron with more than a hundred pleats forged by the smiths.

The reason why it is at least pleated is because the pleated wrought iron below the pleated cannot withstand the infusion of Xuan Qi at all, and for Xuan Qi, the most basic condition is to be able to withstand the infusion of Xuan Qi.

And the reason why Dan Xuan went to learn to make iron and forge was that the first page of the ninth-level smith's refining codex in Danxuan's ancient ring reads, "The way of refining weapons needs to start with the art of pleated forging."

The reason why this is said in this refining codex is very reasonable.

Because the "pleat forging method" can increase the artist's perception of the material, it can help the artist better feel the texture and structure of the casting material, so as to better play the characteristics of the material.

If you are an instrument master and don't even know what kind of process you have obtained the materials in your hands, then no matter what your talent is, you won't go far in refining weapons. In other words, the art of forging is the only way for anyone who wants to become a high-level ornator. Therefore, if Dan Xuan wanted to become a seventh-order or higher instrumentalist, then the forging path was something he had to go through.

In the precision forging workshop of the Lin family's iron shop, Dan Xuan at this time was seriously observing the freshly forged precision wrought iron in his hand, and the slightly square iron was shining with metallic luster. This piece of precision wrought iron is the most successful finished product of Danxuan in a day's forging.

This piece of fine-wrought iron Danxuan was struck a total of one hundred and eighteen times, and the texture of this piece of fine-wrought iron was clear, and the surface was shiny. But after all, Dan Xuan is learning forging for the first time, and there is still a slight gap between this finished piece of precision wrought iron and the finished products sold outside. But Dan Xuan was quite satisfied with his performance. The first contact with forging can have such results, and it can only be said that Dan Xuan is indeed very talented in forging.

At this time, the iron army that had been observing Dan Xuan from a distance was very shocked, for a forger, the number of times of the first precision forging was generally about fifty times, and the more talented ones could reach seventy or eighty at the first forging. And it is extremely rare for someone like Dan Xuan to strike more than 100 times in the first forging.

However, it was not only these that shocked the Iron Army even more. The speed of progress of this bearded young man is truly rare. From the first one hundred and two, to the final one hundred and eighteen, it took less than a day! This is not a miracle in the forging world, but it is also very difficult.

"With talent and perseverance, this son will definitely be a forging wizard......" Tie Jun stared at Dan Xuan with a pair of tiger eyes, the corners of his mouth squirmed, and muttered.

The reason why Tie Jun would say that Dan Xuan has perseverance is because it has been a whole day since he started forging, except for going to the toilet, Dan Xuan has been forging the rest of the time, and even when he eats, he is holding the rice bowl while carefully observing the fine wrought iron he has forged. The Iron Army had never seen anyone so obsessed with the art of blacksmithing.

"It seems that I have to inform Master Lin Qing......" Tie Jun rubbed the beard on his chin with his hand, and thought for a moment.

When Dan Xuan returned to his small courtyard, it was already dark at night, and Dan Xuan carefully removed the beard from the corner of his mouth. Then he walked towards his own courtyard. As soon as I entered the small courtyard, I saw Li'er sitting at a small wooden table in the courtyard, seemingly counting the stars.

"Two hundred and fifty-two...... Two hundred and fifty-three ......" Li'er looked serious, holding her chin with one hand and counting the stars with the other, and her immature little face was also innocent.

"Two hundred and fifty-four...... Simpleton...... Ahh The little girl was counting, and suddenly saw Dan Xuan at the door, and she was so flustered that she forgot how many she had counted......

"Li'er, what are you doing here?" Dan Xuan couldn't help but want to tease her when he saw that this little girl was so cute.

"Young master, I'm ...... Counting the stars" the more she spoke, the quieter her voice became, and then it was almost inaudible. At this time, Li'er's face was also crimson, as if she was about to find a crack in the ground to drill down.

"Ahh......h

Dan Xuan smiled slightly, then slowly walked to the small chair in the courtyard and sat down, his eyes slightly closed, and one hand was gently kneading the bridge of his nose. Obviously, the iron that had been beaten for almost a day also made Dan Xuan a little tired.

He shook his shoulder with his white fist. Then Dan Xuan sat cross-legged, his breathing gradually deepened, and he actually cultivated on the chair......

When Dan Xuan slowly opened his eyes, what caught his eye was a little face like jade. The little girl was staring at Dan Xuan intently, but when she saw Dan Xuan suddenly open her eyes, she happened to see that she was staring at her young master. Li'er was shyness for a while. But when he raised his eyes, he saw that Dan Xuan did not mean to be angry, but picked up the chopsticks and ate with relish.

After saying softly in her heart, "The young master is so good-looking", she also picked up the chopsticks and began to eat......

The dark night is like a dense and wide one, and when it covers the whole world, it can't help but make people feel lonely and lonely.

Dan Xuan sat quietly on the bed, his eyes were gently closed, and the pure and agile white aura also penetrated into Dan Xuan's body with the ups and downs of Dan Xuan's chest.

The current Dan Xuan is only a one-star gathering spirit. And in this world where strength is respected, there is no strength but you will always be trampled under your feet. As the patriarch of the medicine clan and the president of the Pharmacist Association, even if Dan Xuan achieves nothing in the future, Old Man Dan can keep Dan Xuan without worrying about food and clothing.

However, Dan Xuan was unwilling to rely on others to live. The god of fire in the previous life, the waste in this life, no matter what strength and status Dan Xuan is in, Dan Xuan does not allow himself to stagnate. I like challenges, I like the pleasure that I bring when I break through the limit, this is Dan Xuan, this is what Dan Xuan is desperately pursuing, whether in his previous life or in this life.

This is not a kind of restlessness, on the contrary, it is indeed a necessary quality of a strong person, a kind of "wolf nature" that can still laugh at life even if he falls into the lowest point of life, but still firmly believes that he will succeed. In Dan Xuan's previous life, it was precisely because of this "wolf nature" that Dan Xuan was able to stand at the top of the world just over the age of confusion.

The current Dan Xuan's strength is very low, and he is only a one-star gathering spirit, although it is quite good compared to many poor children. But among his peers, Dan Xuan's strength is far from enough.

Zhou Feng, a descendant of the Qi clan, was already a spirit master before he was twenty years old. The medicine clan became a second-level pharmacist only by virtue of the age of eighteen. There is also Lin Xian'er of the Lin family of the medicine clan, and she became a second-order pharmacist before she was less than seventeen years old. There is also Sima Jianyang of the Hou clan and Shangguan Yu of the Ya clan. These young people are much higher than Dan Xuan in terms of strength. Dan Xuan didn't like this feeling of being out of control. So what Dan Xuan wants to do most now is to improve his strength.

But how can you improve your strength?

As a ninth-level pharmacist in Dan Xuan's previous life, Dan Xuan knew that several pills could improve the strength of low-level Xuanzhi without any side effects. But only once.

However, if you want to refine the elixir, you need to have Xuanhuo and medicinal materials. Dan Xuan was naturally unable to condense the Xuan Huo now, because Dan Xuan's current meridians had not yet stabilized. With Dan Xuan's current feeling about his body, as long as he works hard to persist in cultivation every day, he should have another half a month or so, and the strength of his meridians will be enough to withstand the power of Xuanhuo. At that time, Dan Xuan will be able to stimulate the Xuan Huo. As long as he condensed the Xuanhuo and then obtained medicinal materials from his grandfather, Dan Xuan was confident that he could refine the elixir to improve his strength