"What are you excited about?" The person who spoke was Zhang Dongzheng, who was chewing the food in his mouth nonchalantly, "The little brother's mother is indeed a rare knife casting master, but what's the use? Didn't Ting'er say it? The little brother's mother has passed away." ”

These words were too striking, not only mentioning Xiao Tianhe's sadness, but also sweeping away the excitement of the three members of the Nangong family.

Xiao Tianhe frowned. Originally, he also had some ideas, but now it seems that this is really the case, and Nangong Xu attracted him at least partly because he took a fancy to his mother's knife casting skills.

The atmosphere was awkward, and Nangong Xu hurriedly played a round: "Little Brother Xiao is not strange." The news of Ling Tang's death has indeed been told to me, but the Nangong family has never had a person who is comparable to the other three sword casting masters, and now seeing that Ling Tang's sword casting level is so high, it is inevitable that there will be a strong hope in my heart. After talking about it for so long, I still don't know what to call Xiao Xiao's mother?"

I have to say that Nangong Xu is very honest. Compared with those false explanations, Xiao Tianhe would like to hear such words. Since Nangong Xu had a sincere attitude, Xiao Tianhe was not too indifferent, after all, Nangong Xue and Nangong Ting didn't know about his mother when they invited him to join the family. "My mother's surname is Li, and her name is Yuru. Of course, Xiao Tianhe couldn't say his mother's real name, so he could only replace it with the name of another "mother's parent".

Nangong Xu asked with expectation: "I wonder if Ling Tang taught you some techniques about sword casting when he was guiding you to cultivate?"

"Nope. Xiao Tianhe shook his head, "I don't know anything about forging knives. ”

"Oh, if that's the case, then it's a pity......" Nangong Xu's face flashed with a disappointment that could not be concealed, and suddenly, he seemed to remember something again, "Then I don't know who Lingtang's knife casting technique was trained from?"

"I don't know. During my mother's cultivation, I never heard her mention it. I think maybe she did her own research, right?"

Zhang Dongzheng, who didn't speak very carefully, spoke again: "Master, do you think that those real knife casting masters are all knife casting techniques learned from others? I can't tell you the specific situation with a layman like you, just look at Du Huairou and a few of them, they are knife casting masters, but their apprentices are very poor in knife casting, which shows that the knife casting thing depends on talent, strength, and luck. The little brother's mother may have been lucky enough to suddenly comprehend the essence of sword forging one day, but it has to be said that the prerequisite for all this to happen is that you must have excellent talent and great strength. ”

Although Zhang Dongzheng was unceremoniously called a "layman", Nangong Xu, who was familiar with his temper, was not angry at all, he nodded in agreement: "What Mr. said is extremely true. It's a pity, it's a pity that the excellent knife casting technique has been lost, but that's not the main reason for inviting Little Brother Xiao to join my Nangong family, so don't ruin everyone's interest because of this. Little Brother Xiao, I have deep admiration for Ling Tang, I will toast you again!"

"Nangong seniors are too polite, and juniors will also give you a cup in return!" Xiao Tianhe was very satisfied with Nangong Xu's personality.

"Dad, Brother Xiao is in the late stage of the Void Netherworld realm, and his cultivation time is no more than thirty-five years, so he should be able to participate in the 'Demon Treasure Conference', right?" Nangong Xue asked.

Hearing Nangong Xue once again propose the "thirty-five years" period, Xiao Tianhe couldn't help but be curious, so he quickly calculated it in his heart. According to the situation of the immortal cultivators in the Blue Dragon Continent, the cultivation of ordinary qualified people to the late stage of the void and darkness happened to be around thirty-five years. Could it be that this is a criterion for the Heavenly Flame Continent to distinguish the qualifications of the root bones?

"Absolutely. Regarding the matter of the 'Demon Treasure Conference', you will explain it to Brother Xiao later. The 'Demon Treasure Conference' is coming, you also have to prepare well, especially you!" Nangong Xu glared at Nangong Ting, "Ting'er, I originally wanted to punish you severely, but for the sake of you getting acquainted with Little Brother Xiao, I won't pursue it." At the 'Demon Treasure Conference', you have to fight for me!"

"Yes, Father, I will do my best, but the knife technique is not my forte, and I am quite helpless. Nangong Ting shrugged.

"Just do your best. Nangong Xu drank another glass of wine.

This feast lasted until it was close to the hour. At the table, Nangong Xue and Nangong Ting have been chatting with Xiao Tianhe. Xiao Tianhe also inquired a little about the situation of the four major families.

Among the four major families of the East, South, West and North, the Oriental family has the largest number of people. The number of people mentioned here includes affiliated families. But the strongest is the Beitang family. The number of the above masters is almost the same between the two families, but the fundamental reason for the relatively strong Beitang family is actually only due to the existence of one person Du Huairou. The Tu Lingchun forging knife technique of the Dongfang family is not as good as Du Huairou, so the Beitang family has more high-quality magic knives, and when the strength of the masters of the two families is evenly matched, the quality of the blade directly affects the final result of the strength comparison.

Xiao Tianhe, who learned of this situation, was also secretly surprised, he couldn't imagine that a sword casting master would have such a significant impact on the situation in the entire continent, no wonder the Nangong family was so eager to find a sword casting master.

The strength of the Ximen family is the weakest, so after the sword-casting master Deng Xianjue was born more than 20 years ago and became a blockbuster, the Ximen family invited him over at a huge cost, and the four major families at that time threw generous conditions to Deng Xianjue, especially the Nangong and Ximen families, but in the end Deng Xianjue still chose the Ximen family with better treatment.

In fact, in order to stabilize such a sword-casting master, the Dongfang and Beitang families also paid a lot. Not only did he give the sword casting master's own superb sword book and body method cheats, and the pill was enough, but the Dongfang family also matched a beautiful Mahayana realm woman with Tu Lingchun

To be a wife, in short, is to meet all the requirements of the master swordsmith.

After returning to the courtyard, Xiao Tianhe did not meditate immediately, but lit a candle and flipped through the books sent by Nangong Xue before. Since he agreed to join the Nangong family, figuring out the relationship within the family is the top priority.

After a cursory glance on the first few pages, Xiao Tianhe had a preliminary understanding of the situation of the Nangong family. Nangong Mansion is divided into three major departments, from west to east, they are Guixi Division, Kunwu Division, and Batian Division. Among them, the Guixi part is the Nanjiang system, the Nanhe system, the Nanhu system, and the Nanhai system, the Batian part is the Nanri, Nanyue, Nanxing, and Nanchen four series, and the Kunwu part is divided into the Nanting, Nantai, Nanlou, and Nanlang four series.

"Rivers, lakes and seas, the sun, moon and stars, pavilions and corridors. Xiao Tianhe said to himself, "It's okay, it's not hard to remember." ”

However, the descriptions of the main lineages, branches, and affiliated families at the back of the book made Xiao Tianhe feel a headache. There are all kinds of things, intricate, relatives, marriages, and master-apprentice relationships are interspersed among them, and he can see that his heart is like a mess, so he simply turns over this part of the content. However, it is this part of the book that occupies the main body of the book, and in this way it turns to the end of the book.

"Oh, there's an introduction to the other three major family branches and main lineages. Xiao Tianhe leaned closer to the candlelight and carefully read a few lines of small words on the last page.

"The Hokudo family

Including chapter department: Beifu, Beilu, Beishou, Beixi

White Deer Department: North Wind, North Rain, North Thunder, North Electricity

Luan Fengbu: Bei Ling, Bei Mei, Bei Ling, Bei Ling

Oriental Family

Broken Mountain: Eastern poems, Eastern words, Eastern songs, Eastern Fu

Cold Moon Department: Eastern Spring, Eastern Summer, Eastern Autumn, Eastern Winter

Greedy wolf department: Dongsong, Dongbai, Dongliu, Dongyang

The Simon family

Zhenyue Department: prune, eland, bamboo, chrysanthemum

Water Cut-off Department: Western Qin, Western Chess, Western Books, Western Paintings

Lin Jiabu: Xiwang, Xihou, Xijiang, Xixiang".

"It's so neatly named, as if it was set by the same person. Xiao Tianhe said in his heart. Suddenly, he remembered what Nangong Xue had said: "It is said that our family did not have the surname 'Nangong' before. This compound surname was given by the first generation of demon lords, and so did the other three major families. "It's really possible, since the first generation of demon lords can give surnames to the four major families according to their positions, it is also possible to plan the three and twelve lines of each family. Xiao Tianhe thought, "According to the name of the three parts of the Nangong family, it is speculated that the three magic knives correspond to them, could it be that the nine parts of the other three major families are also taken from the name of the magic sword? If this is the case, the four major families have a total of twelve peerless magic swords, so where are the other six? Are they also lost in the hands of the four major families?"

With doubts, Xiao Tianhe closed the "Nangong Genealogy", and his eyes fell on another book, "The Record of the Demon Masters of the Past Dynasties".

The book is a little thinner and beautifully bound. When I opened the title page, four small poems came into view:

"All living beings,

All follow the Demon Lord.

Whoever goes with it prosper,

Whoever goes against it will die!"

"Ho, what a bully tone!" Xiao Tianhe sighed in his heart and continued to read the content behind.

"First Demon Lord: Unknown. That's all there was on the first page. Xiao Tianhe laughed and said to himself: "What is this?"

Turn another page. "The second generation of demon masters: Geng Yinfei. Since the age of thirteen, he has cultivated for ninety-six years to reach the realm of tribulation, entered the core and succeeded the previous generation of demon lords in the second year, and after reigning for fifty-two years, he has soared to the ......" After that, there are some detailed biographies about the second generation of demon masters.

on page III. "The third generation of the Demon Lord: Dongfang Hao. Since the age of twelve, he has cultivated for ninety-four years to reach the realm of tribulation, and in the third year of entering the core, he has taken over the position of the previous generation of demon masters, and after reigning for fifty-three years, he has soared to the ......"

Each subsequent page records the cultivation time of the first generation of demon lords and the time of their reign, up to the twelfth generation of demon masters.

"The current Demon Lord is the twelfth generation, and when he ascends, another page will be added to this book. For some reason, Xiao Tianhe always felt that the content recorded in this booklet seemed a little weird, but he couldn't say what was weird. In addition, what made him a little puzzled was that the pattern of the Heavenly Flame Continent was established by the first generation of demon lords, but there was no record of him.

"Huh, why are there so many pages behind it?"

"The Magic Knife List. There were only three big words on the next page.

"Ha, it turns out that this "Record of the Demon Masters of the Past Dynasties" and "Demon Sword List" have been merged together. Xiao Tianhe couldn't wait to turn to the next page.

"The eighteenth place, including the chapter knife. The knife is five feet six inches and three minutes long, weighs forty-eight pounds, seven taels and three coins, and is now the blade of the Beitang family with the Beitang Beishou Department of the Beitang Family. Xiao Tianhe said softly. On the next six pages, a detailed knife pattern is drawn, and the appearance of the knife with a seal is drawn from the front, back, left, right, up, and down six directions, not only marked with size, but also colored, so detailed that every pattern on the blade and handle is clear, every curvature on the blade and back of the knife is clear, and even the light emitted by the magic knife is vividly drawn on the paper. Xiao Tianhe opened his eyes wide and looked closely, it turned out that the incomparably clear light was drawn by a very thin brush!

"Tut, to create such an unforgettable and beautiful pattern, it takes not only a skilled painter but also a skilled craftsman. More importantly, the chapter knife must be placed in front of them. It seems that the demon cultivators have really put a lot of effort into making this "Magic Sword List". Xiao Tianhe secretly admired.

Then look behind you.

"Seventeenth, Guixi Knife. The knife is five feet five inches and five minutes long, weighs forty-nine pounds, two taels and six coins, and is now the blade of Nangong Tong of the Nanhai Department of the Guixi Department of the Nangong family. "Next

The six pages are also illustrated in detail.

"Sixteenth, Mountain Breaker. The knife is five feet seven inches and five minutes long, weighs sixty-two pounds, three taels and four coins, and is now the blade of the Dongfang Mei of the Dongfang Song Department of the Dongfang Family. ”

"Fifteenth, Zhenyue Knife. The knife is five feet four inches and seven minutes long, weighs fifty-five pounds, eight taels and nine coins, and is now the blade of the Ximen family Zhenyue Department of the Xilan Department. ”

"Fourteenth, the water breaker. ......”

"Thirteenth ......"

......

Just as Xiao Tianhe had expected, starting from the eighteenth-ranked Hanzhang Knife to the seventh-ranked Luanfeng Knife, a total of twelve magic knives happened to be divided into four equal parts by the four major families, with three handles for each family.

Xiao Tianhe counted with great interest the ranking of the three peerless magic swords occupied by each family.

The Dongfang family has the eighth-ranked Greedy Wolf Knife, the twelfth-ranked Cold Moon Knife, and the sixteenth-ranked Mountain-Breaking Knife.

The Nangong family has the ninth-ranked Kunwu Knife, the thirteenth-ranked Deception Sword, and the seventeenth-ranked Guixi Knife.

The Ximen family has the eleventh-ranked Linjia knife, the fourteenth-ranked water-breaking knife, and the fifteenth-ranked Zhenyue knife.

The Beitang family has the Luanfeng Knife ranked seventh, the White Deer Knife ranked tenth, and the Hanzhang Knife ranked eighteenth.

In such a comparison, the three peerless magic swords of the Beitang family are the strongest, followed by the Dongfang family, the Nangong family again, and the Ximen family last, which happens to be in line with the strength ranking of the four major families today. However, thinking of what Nangong Xue said about the fact that the Nangong family surpassed the Ximen family more than thirty years ago, it seems that the ranking of the four major families is not completely determined by this point.

"I don't know what other factors are besides the peerless magic knife and the high-quality magic knife?" Xiao Tianhe didn't think much about it, he was more interested in the last six top-ranked magic knives.

After turning over the six patterns of the Luan Feng Knife, it should have been a detailed introduction to the sixth-ranked magic knife. But strangely, there was only a lone line of small words on the page: "Sixth, Soul Exterminator." "There are no descriptions of dimensions and weights, and there are no drawings.

Xiao Tianhe was surprised, and hurriedly turned over the remaining pages of the book, each page was just the name of a peerless magic sword.

"Fifth, the Snow Drinking Knife.

Fourth, the Tiger Wing Knife.

Third, the Dragon Sparrow Knife.

Second, Miao Zu knife.

First, the Ming Hong knife. ”

"What's going on?Why isn't there even a word about these six peerless magic swords?Could it be that they've been lost?" This seemed to be a reasonable explanation, but Xiao Tianhe repudiated it again, "No, it can't be so coincidental, how could it happen that the strongest six magic swords were lost? Unless...... Unless someone deliberately hid them......" For some reason, two words suddenly popped out of his heart.

"Well, there's no point in studying this now. Wait another day to ask Nangong Xue what the 'Demon Treasure Conference' is about. Xiao Tianhe closed the book, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.

......

For three days in a row, neither Nangong Xue nor Nangong Ting came to look for Xiao Tianhe, and Nangong Xu did not appear. On the contrary, Zhang Dong came to the courtyard early in the morning on the second day of the banquet, but he did not come to visit Xiao Tianhe, but to borrow the Heavenly Enemy Knife to take a look, frowning and pondering while watching, and muttering something in his mouth from time to time. Zhang Dongzheng only stayed for half an hour before leaving, and no one came again. This courtyard is really secluded, and Xiao Tianhe is also happy to be quiet, practicing knives in the open space during the day, and simply meditating in the garden at night.

That night, it rained lightly. The spring rain moisturizes things silently, washes away the dust on the grass and trees, and brings a touch of freshness to the air. Xiao Tianhe sat upright on the grass in the middle of the garden, letting the drizzle gradually wet his clothes.

In the anger of losing his mother, he improved his cultivation, and then his dantian was damaged by Chu Yuanhui, and then it was repaired by the elixir, and his cultivation was also lost. Life is really unpredictable.

I don't know if it's because of this quiet garden and the quiet night rain, Xiao Tianhe feels that this meditation is in a particularly good state. Gradually, the sound of dripping water seemed to get louder and louder, and the light breeze seemed to be getting stronger and stronger. Is it the rain that has become heavier? Xiao Tianhe frowned, but the feeling of the raindrops floating on his face did not change.

"No, it's not the rain that's changing, it's my own heart. Xiao Tianhe spread out his metaphysical consciousness and quietly felt everything around him. Gently swinging trees, swaying flowers, moist earth...... Although his eyes were closed, he felt that the vision of the garden in his mind had never been clearer. In the breeze, the vibration of every leaf, the swaying of every blade of grass, and even the extremely faint splash of water after every drop of rain falls to the ground can be seen clearly. Xiao Tianhe felt that at this moment, he had insight into everything in the garden.

"Bang, bang, bang," there was a slight shock along the path, "Someone is coming towards here, judging by the weight of a woman, she has stepped two feet four inches and four minutes with each step, and there are two feet four feet three inches and six minutes from the entrance of the garden, two feet one foot nine inches and two minutes, and one foot nine feet four inches and eight minutes...... She went into the garden...... Ten steps, nine steps, eight steps away from me...... Five steps, she stopped. Xiao Tianhe said silently in his heart. It's an amazing feeling of seeing everything.

The wind stopped, and the rain stopped. Suddenly, Xiao Tianhe felt a warm current in his chest. This warm current caused a tremor of the Split Void Knife in the body, and the majestic Xuan Qi inside the knife seemed to break through the obstacle and released it continuously. The dantian and meridians are like the land that has been in drought for a long time absorbing nectar, greedily absorbing the Xuan Qi. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked up at the sky, the clouds dispersed, and the bright moon and stars appeared in the sky. In an instant, he realized something, stood up and turned around, but saw Nangong Xue holding a paper umbrella standing behind him with a smile.

"In the early stage of the cave void, Brother Xiao, congratulations. ”