() If Xiao Tianhe observed Deng Xianjue's knife casting and found nothing, it is not necessarily true.

Xiao Tianhe was very impressed by the "Flying Fire Knife Casting Method", but he always felt that there was no need to cast knives in such a complicated way.

In addition, Xiao Tianhe firmly believes that his mother-in-law Ye Congyun has more superb knife-casting skills than Deng Xianjue. When Ye Congyun was still "Mrs. Xiao", he tried his best to pass on the "Peng'an Sword Classic" and "Dragon Swimming Body Method" to Xiao Tianhe, for fear that the two peerless schools would be lost. It's a pity that the sword-casting technique, which can be called a divine skill, was not taught to Xiao Tianhe at all.

Could it be that Ye Congyun disdains the art of forging swords? It doesn't seem to be the case, otherwise she wouldn't have said such arrogant words as "I don't agree to how many masters asked me to forge swords back then, and the pair of treasure swords I forged, 'Bashan' and 'Conquer', have always occupied the throne of the strongest blades in the Heavenly Flame Continent".

It was only possible that Ye Congyun was unwilling to teach Xiao Tianhe the method of casting. "Maybe my mother thinks that I can't achieve anything in the way of casting......" Xiao Tianhe thought to himself. Thinking about it, Ye Congyun was trapped in the Qinglong Continent at that time, and he could only survive by hiding his head and tail all day long, and then he and Xiao Tianhe lived on a desert island for a long time, and there were no materials and conditions for casting at all. In addition, the way of casting is based on talent, although Xiao Tianhe is a wizard of demon cultivation, Ye Congyun does not know what his talent for casting is. Obviously, in a limited time, it is more appropriate to teach Xiao Tianhe to learn sword techniques and body techniques.

"Mother, I have your blood in my body, I hope the talent for forging knives will not be too bad...... If I have something to achieve in the future, I believe you will be gratified if you have knowledge!" Xiao Tianhe prayed silently.

There are three major steps in casting knives, and it stands to reason that none of them can be ambiguous. However, Xiao Tianhe did not think carefully about how to build the knife embryo, but hastily created five or six handle knife embryos with some ordinary materials, and did not carve them, but directly placed them in water for quenching.

Nangong Xue watched silently from the side for several days, and after Xiao Tianhe stopped, she finally couldn't help but remind: "Brother Xiao, if you don't do your best, how can you achieve what others can't do?"

Xiao Tianhe laughed: "Sister Xue, you misunderstood, if it wasn't for my careful efforts, how could I ask the patriarch to come to the Flame Tower? The first step is to cast embryos by skill, the second step is to quench by auxiliary materials, and the third step is to rely on talent, which is the soul of the way of casting, and it is also the most difficult step. If the Enlightenment Skill can't reach a high level no matter what, it's better to give up as soon as possible. ”

Nangong Xue thought about it, and what Xiao Tianhe said seemed to make sense. "Brother Xiao, then how are you going to try? Qiling relies on talent to be true, but he is also skilled. Like Master Deng, at first, he didn't master the skill of enlightenment and was unknown. In other words, it is not so simple to determine whether you have talent or not, and relying on these few knife embryos alone may not explain anything. ”

"Who said that only these few knife embryos are used?" Xiao Tianhe said, "After all, the Fengyun Conference is not far away, let's try casting knife embryos with ordinary materials first, and the specific study will have to wait until after the conference." Don't worry, I've got a rough plan in mind, you just need to help me set up a secondary formation that will constantly restore my mystical power. ”

Nangong Xue nodded and responded: "Then I will arrange the magic circle within a radius of one foot of your body, and the auxiliary ability can reach the strongest." However, she was quite puzzled by Xiao Tianhe's words in her heart: "Why did Brother Xiao say that 'the specific study will have to wait until after the conference'?

Instilling Xuan Li seems simple, but when Xiao Tianhe starts experimenting, he will know its difficulties. The knife embryo is as stubborn as a stone, and it refuses to absorb the mysterious power released by Xiao Tianhe. After three days and three nights of hard work, Xiao Tianhe's "brilliant results", the first knife embryo absorbed less than 10% of Xiao Tianhe's Xuan power. In the end, this knife that can barely be regarded as a "magic knife" is the worst quality of the inferior magic knife, and such a "magic knife" is probably thrown on the street and no one wants to pick it up.

Xiao Tianhe angrily threw the magic knife into the corner, but Nangong Xue walked over and picked it up with a smile, and said, "The caster's level is not enough, it's not the fault of this magic knife." Brother Xiao, be patient. ”

Xiao Tianhe was a little annoyed: "I feel like the Xuan Force has hit an iron door, no matter how much I enhance the Xuan Force, I just can't get into the knife, it seems that I can't use it, and my face is hot." ”

"Oh, isn't it, your face is as red as a cloud of fire. In fact, no matter how strong the iron door is, there are gaps, and the spirit is like a formation, but it is not a matter of blindly being strong and brute force to succeed, you have to understand the 'temper' of the knife embryo, and use the speed and way it can accept to enter the mysterious power into it, in order to succeed. Nangong Xue comforted, carefully inserted the retrieved magic knife into a knife holster, and carried it on his back.

"That broken knife is just an experiment, what are you still picking up for it?" Xiao Tianhe was puzzled.

Nangong Xue teased: "When you become famous one day, this knife can be regarded as a rare thing." If I say: 'This is the first broken knife forged by Xiao Tianhe's divine craftsman, ah, no, it is the first magic knife, it is estimated that there are people who are willing to exchange it for a super magic knife!"

"Hey, come on, who wants to change such a broken knife?" Xiao Tianhe pouted.

Nangong Xue showed a sly smile: "Who, you! Tsk, the divine craftsman has actually forged such a bad knife, are you not afraid of ruining your reputation? ”

"At that time, I will give you a bundle of super-best magic knives for nothing, as a reward for your help today. After laughing, Xiao Tianhe's mood was much better, "I'll try again." ”

This time, Xiao Tianhe learned from the experience, and he was not in a hurry when he was Xuanshi, and slowly controlled the Xuan Force to release it to the knife embryo one by one, but the result was still unsatisfactory, and after the knife embryo absorbed a small part of the Xuan Force, it could no longer be used. The result this time was not as good as the last time, Xiao Tianhe was disappointed again and threw the second broken knife in the corner, and Nangong Xue also picked it up again.

Third, fourth, fifth, sixth...... In addition, a total of 397 knife embryos were built one after another, all of which failed, and the highest quality did not exceed the lower grade. At this time, the two of them had been in the Flame Tower for three months, and there were still three months left before the Storm Cloud Conference.

On this day, a guest suddenly came to visit the flame tower. He didn't knock on the door, but gently pushed it in.

Xiao Tianhe was concentrating on the sword embryo with his back to the door, and he didn't notice that someone had entered.

Nangong Xue glanced sideways and said in a respectful whisper, "Master." ”

Zhang Dongzheng nodded, signaling Nangong Xue not to say much, so as not to disturb Xiao Tianhe. He first looked around at the discarded broken knives piled up on the ground around him, and then at the materials stacked on the casting platform, twisting his beard thoughtfully.

"Damn! I don't believe it!" Xiao Tianhe complained in annoyance, and threw a newly cast broken knife on the pile of broken knives, almost hitting Zhang Dongzheng, who was standing aside, only then did he realize that there was one more person in the room.

"I've seen my seniors. Xiao Tianhe hurriedly saluted.

"Hmm......" Zhang Dongzheng praised with a smile, "Little brother, I appreciate your perseverance, in just three months, just over 90 days, you have tried so many times, and you still haven't given up hope." Your attitude is also very good, single-minded, not affected by the outside world, and you didn't even notice that I came in, which is rare among young people. ”

Xiao Tianhe said modestly: "Where, the seniors are ...... fallacious"

Before the word "like" could be uttered, Zhang Dongzheng suddenly straightened his face and reprimanded sternly: "But your opportunistic method is too child's play! If you look at these materials, I don't even bother to look at them." If you are short of materials, ask the Nangong family for them! What kind of good knives can be made with such low-grade materials?"

Xiao Tianhe was startled by Zhang Dongzheng's sudden raised voice, and stammered and didn't know what to say: "Uh...... Senior, other rooms...... There are materials, and the Nangong family gave ......" "This old man's face can change no matter how he says it, it is faster than a trick......" Xiao Tianhe thought to himself.

Zhang Dongzheng didn't seem to hear Xiao Tianhe's words, and continued to scold: "Look at these knife embryos you cast, thick branches and leaves, rough hair, who are you fooling? Do you think that no matter what kind of knife embryo you bring it, you can practice Qiling? Let me tell you, you are fooling yourself like this, in the end, you must be delaying yourself, wasting your effort, and achieving nothing, you are insulting the way of casting, I think you still don't practice knife casting!"

It seemed that Zhang Dong was really angry, and Nangong Xue hurriedly persuaded: "Master, you are angry." Brother Xiao didn't want to waste time and materials to do this. ”

Xiao Tianhe hurriedly admitted his mistake: "What the seniors taught is that please forgive the juniors for peeking into the door for the first time and not knowing what to do, and I implore the seniors for guidance." ”

"Think of every sword-casting master, master, master, even if it is a person who has been practicing hard for a long time and has not achieved anything, such as me, but if I am determined to devote myself to this path, I will pursue the ultimate in every knife casting, from materials and accessories to the environment and state, and strive to achieve the best conditions within the allowable range. Don't underestimate the two steps of casting embryos and quenching, if the spirit is to give the soul of the magic knife, then the first two steps are to cast its body. Think about it, if you don't have a torso, the soul is attached? You seem to be opportunistic, vainly trying to find out whether you have the talent for forging knives in the easiest way, but you don't know that losing the careful tempering of the first two steps will cause the knife embryo to be unable to hold a lot of mystical power at all, hum, in this way, no matter how talented you are, you will be buried because of a moment of laziness, isn't it a pity? Do you think Deng Xianjue is so easy to cast a super-best magic knife? If there is no refinement of the first two steps, it is impossible to achieve the ultimate perfection. You must first understand this before you are qualified to explore the art of knife casting. Zhang Dong said solemnly.

These words were like a slap in the face, which made Xiao Tianhe suddenly realize that the container that could accommodate Xuanli was not large enough, and no matter how hard he tried, it would be in vain. It seems that the tedious two steps of casting embryos and quenching cannot be ignored in order to save time.

From now on, the younger generation will do their best to strive for perfection. "Xiao Tian Dao.

"Hmm. Zhang Dongzheng nodded in satisfaction, and walked around the four walls of the room with his hands up, he also seemed to be interested in the structure of the Flame Tower. Before leaving, he specially told Nangong Xuedao: "Don't neglect your cultivation." Your victory in the Demon Treasure Conference is also a fluke, and your opponent has lost because of carelessness, not because of weakness to you. The opponents of the Storm Cloud Conference will not be so easy to deal with. It's a pity that you are cultivating the sword canon of the Zhiyin Method, if it is the Zhiyang Method, this tower is a treasure of feng shui for cultivation......" As he spoke, Zhang Dongzheng stepped out of the door and went upstairs.

After Nangong Xue Mu saw the master leave, she turned her head and asked, "Brother Xiao, what should I do?"

"Carefully selected materials and cast from scratch. Xiao Tianhe immediately went to the next room to prepare materials.

Since you can't start the experiment from the third part opportunistically, you have to honestly start studying from the first step.

With Xiao Tianhe's current realm, he is far from reaching the level of using Xuan Power to promote fire and forge, so he needs a large amount of flammable materials. Among the various materials sent by the Nangong family, he selected a few stout trees. This kind of tree is not comparable."

"Dead Glory Wood" is rare, but it is also by no means ordinary. With the combustion, coupled with the scorching heat rising from the magma at the bottom of the flame tower, the problem of calcination accessories was solved.

The next step is to select the material for casting the blade blank. Faced with a dazzling array of metals, Xiao Tianhe was dazzled, looking at this is good, and looking at that is not bad. When he was hesitating, Nangong Xue's voice came from the door: "Brother Xiao, you have to work out the general appearance and characteristics of the knife embryo in advance in order to meet the needs." The properties and characteristics of various materials are different, so it is better to choose one of them and explore it slowly. ”

"Isn't the appearance of the knife embryo much the same? Xiao Tianhe carefully measured the two pieces of metal in his left and right hands, and didn't seem to care too much about Nangong Xue's words.

"Not necessarily. Nangong Xue said with a smile, "There are many kinds of knives. In terms of size, there are big knives, and there are small knives like Deng Xianjue used to cut 'molten core stones'; according to characteristics, there are ordinary knives, half-edged knives, and the kind of bladed knives that the patriarch awarded to me; in terms of shape, there are straight knives, arc knives, and tooth-shaped scimitars; in terms of strength and softness, there are rigid knives and tough knives; in terms of weight, there are thin light knives, and there are also giant knives that the Oriental family is good at, and so on. Due to the differences in shape, size, flexibility, etc., each knife has different corresponding knife methods, so the materials required for casting are naturally different. Even if it is the same type of knife, it must be cast according to the characteristics of the knife method. It is common sense that a swift knife should be paired with a relatively slender and light knife, and a fierce knife should be paired with a heavier and stronger knife. ”

"Hmm...... I know. Xiao Tianhe replied. In fact, this is the same as the habit of making swords in the Qinglong Continent, and there are also differences between soft swords, short swords, heavy swords, etc., and their corresponding sword routines are also completely different.

Thinking of the heavy sword, Xiao Tianhe couldn't help but recall Lu Baifeng and Miao Hao's business. The heavy sword has no edge, which relies on the unrivaled power of the tyrant to destroy the enemy, and belongs to a special class of sword weapons. I don't know if the heavy sword has anything in common with the giant sword of the Dongfang family mentioned by Nangong Xue. "Sister Xue, you just said that the Dongfang family is good at giant knives, I don't know what that giant knife looks like?"

Nangong Xue frowned and thought for a while: "Brother Xiao, after all, every knife is unique, I can only give you a general description of the common characteristics of giant knives." As the name suggests, the most significant feature of the giant knife is that it is large, generally the shortest is six or seven feet long, the width is generally one foot one, the blade is very thick, and the blade is blunt, because the blade is thin, which is not conducive to violent attacks. The materials used for casting giant knives are also heavier and stronger. What, are you going to start by forging a giant sword?"

"It's not. I was just a little curious when I heard the name. Since the Dongfang family is good at giant swords, then their sword skills are also fierce routines, right?" Xiao Tianhe asked again.

"Yes. The three sword canons of the Oriental family's strongest "Earthquake Heaven", "Wild Lan" and "Dragon Roar" are all fierce and suitable for giant knives. However, the Dongfang family also has a sword code suitable for other types of magic knives, and its strength is not weak, but it is not as good as the three strongest ones. ”

"I remember, your Nangong family also has three supreme sword canons, namely "Wind", "Flame", and "Wave Shadow", right?" Xiao Tianhe recalled, "Judging from the name, they should all be fast sword techniques, I guess right?"

"Heh, Brother Xiao really has a good memory. That's right, the strongest sword techniques of the Nangong family are all based on 'fast'. As the saying goes: 'The world's martial arts, only fast is not broken'. Nangong Xue replied with a smile.

"Hmm......" Xiao Tianhe's heart suddenly moved, and he hurriedly asked, "Sister Xue, then I estimate that the strongest sword techniques of the two major families of Ximen and Beitang also have three each, and they also have a significant feature, right? Do you know what the characteristics are?"

Nangong Xue's eyes widened: "That's right, Brother Xiao, how did you know?"

The knife technique of the Ximen family is more exquisite, and there are not many routines in the three supreme knife classics "Blood", "No Change", and "Ling'an", but the moves are very critical, without any false moves, if you don't hit it, you will be injured, and the master of the Oriental family is the master of the Ximen family, which is not easy to attack, and it is not easy to defend, once you are caught in the gap, the injury is fatal.

The Hokudo Family...... I am disgusted by their sword techniques, although I have not seen them with my own eyes, but I have heard from the elders of the clan that the sword techniques of the Hokudo family are more insidious, and they specialize in attacking opponents from angles that are difficult to parry in unexpected ways. The magic knives of the Beitang family are also soft, and some blades can be bent like snakes, taking advantage of people's unpreparedness and attacking key points. The three strongest sword canons are "Snowflake", "Ghost Howling", and "Black Moon". Maybe it's been in an extremely cold place for a long time, and the people of the Beitang family are also weird and very cold. Although the strength of the Beitang family is very strong, their sword skills are restrained by my Nangong family, after all, the swift sword attack can overwhelm the opponent, and the guard can make his body waterless. Oh, the reason why the Beitang family wants to win over the Dongfang family to form an alliance is that ......"

"Because the Dongfang family's sword technique happens to be the nemesis of the Nangong family's sword technique, right?" Xiao Tianhe preemptively guessed before Nangong Xue finished speaking.

Nangong Xue was even more surprised: "Brother Xiao, you are really an unpredictable prophet and a god! Could it be that you have seen the sword technique of the Dongfang family?"

Xiao Tianhe shook his head: "It's all guessed according to the characteristics of the routine." ”

Coincidental, what a coincidence. The strongest sword canons of the four major families are all three, and all three have a common characteristic. More importantly, there is also a relationship of mutual restraint.

Xiao Tianhe kept wandering a strange thought in his heart: "Is this really gradually formed in the long history?" or is it ......?"