() The art of casting in the world is much the same, which is nothing more than three steps: casting embryos, quenching, and enlightenment. The gap in the casting skills of the masters is mainly reflected in the third step of enlightenment. The "spirit" of "Enlightenment" does not refer to spiritual power alone, but to the soul of weapons. The swordsmiths of the Blue Dragon Continent all believed that the sword had a sword soul, and similarly, the swordsmiths of the Sky Flame Continent also believed that the sword had a sword soul. How to endow the soul with the sword forged with mystical power is the ultimate key. If there is no soul, it is mortal, and if there is a soul, it is the real magic knife.

The accessories required for casting also vary from person to person, from time to time, and from knife to knife, but the accessories required for casting knives like Deng Xianjue this time can be described as unique. Everyone was also very curious about what the elders of the two major families of Ximen and Nangong had been sent by Deng Xianjue to take these rare accessories from all over the world.

Deng Xianjue squatted in front of a copper box, took out something wrapped in a thick cloth, and when he removed the cloth, he revealed a thigh-thick, dark red wood, which was the "withered glory wood" in the dry period. Then, he opened the burden that the old disciple had brought, and took out two large pieces of crystal clear ice, which had not yet melted, but emitted bursts of light blue mist. In the end, Deng Xianjue took out a dark yellow "warm mud gold" from the wooden box he carried.

"Ximen Mansion's 'warm mud gold' is quite easy to handle, but how could the Beitang family and the Dongfang family allow the elders of the Ximen family to go to break the ice and collect wood? Although Deng Xianjue has a superb level of knife casting, both of them also have knife casting masters who are not inferior to him!" Nangong Tong felt strange, because the relationship between the two families of Beitang and Dongfang and the Ximen family was not very good.

Nangong Yan thought for a while and replied, "If it were me, I would have agreed." Since it is the material that the knife casting master needs to cast the knife, presumably the Beitang and Dongfang families are not sure whether Du Huairou and Tu Lingchun will also need these things when casting knives in the future, and it is not good to flatly refuse. I think the two masters, Tu and Du, must also be very curious about what Deng Xianjue wants to do with these things. ”

There is a reason for that. Nangong Tong agreed, "Patriarch, just now you said that among the three sword-casting masters, Deng Xianjue has a good temper, could it be that you have seen the two masters Tu and Du? I had a relationship with Tu Lingchun in the early years, but Du Huairou never had a chance to meet. ”

"I haven't seen Du Huairou either, and that's where he is weird. Tu Lingchun occasionally had the best magic knife come out, but Du Huairou had already disappeared from the rivers and lakes, as if he had disappeared. Tu Lingchun, the temper is not bad at all to Elder Yang, it is said that he once scolded the patriarch of Dongfang Ao for a little thing in terms of knife casting materials, but Dongfang Ao didn't dare to say a word, heh, who made the family a master. However, it is also strange to say that Tu Lingchun has such a fiery temper, and it is really surprising that he can achieve great achievements in the field of knife casting, which requires extreme patience. ”

"Didn't the patriarch also forge a superb magic knife? I think the quality of the material has the greatest impact. Nangong Yue, the head of the Nantai system, interjected, "I don't know what the criteria for evaluating the knife caster are?"

Nangong Yan shook his head: "It's pure luck for me, and I continued to cast it a few times after that, didn't it all fail? Good materials are important, but it is still technology that determines the final result." When it comes to the evaluation of knife casters, there doesn't seem to be an exact standard. In my opinion, if the probability of success in forging the best magic knife can reach one in ten, two or two, it is already a rare master in a hundred years. Of course, it has to be seen in conjunction with the realm of the caster. Good products are cast in the late stage of extinction, upper products are cast in the middle stage of annihilation, and middle and lower products are cast in the early stage of annihilation. If you can forge a high-quality magic knife at a low level, you can also be regarded as a master. ”

"No wonder Jia Wanjun can become a divine craftsman, the Cave Void Realm can forge and refine the best magic knife, it's too strong!" Nangong Yue said.

"Not only that, but from the late stage of the cave void to the middle of the Mahayana period, he cast a total of nearly 100 superb magic swords, and the success rate is really amazingly high, which can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented. It's a pity that he was involved in the grievances of the rivers and lakes and died prematurely, otherwise with his talent, he would definitely be able to surpass the two masters Ruan and Ye. Nangong Yan said regretfully.

"Where did Master Ye go?" Nangong Rong suddenly asked. This is the biggest mystery in the Heavenly Flame Continent for thousands of years, a few years before the ancient immortal and demon war, many demon cultivators disappeared overnight, if it weren't for this incident, when the great enemy attacked later, the demon cultivators would not have been so embarrassed. Fortunately, due to the awakening of the eighteen peerless demon swords, the Heavenly Flame Continent was saved from destruction.

"I always felt that the disappearance of the demon cultivators was related to the fact that the cultivators who made the sword attacked the Heavenly Flame Continent later. We don't know where the cultivators have gone, nor where the enemies have come from. Nangong Yan guessed, "Perhaps, it's the same place." ”

"Are you saying that the demon cultivators also went to attack the lair of those cultivators? Then why didn't anyone come back, and where is the enemy's lair?" Nangong Rong seemed to ask, as if he was talking to himself.

"The land of the far north, the endless ice field, is a place that we cannot set foot in, the sea of mist outside Xiping is also a place that cannot be explored, and the south of the Nanjing Sea, east of the East and the sea, are all vast and vast oceans that cannot reach the border in a lifetime. There are too many unknown places in the world, the world and the world. Nangong Yan's tone was filled with reverence for the nature of heaven and earth, and he said, "That's it, don't dwell too much on the things of the distant past, Master Deng has represented the top level of knife casting in the world today, and see how he uses those four strange things." ”

During the conversation between the people, Deng Xianjue had already placed the "warm mud gold" on the casting platform in the center, and put the ice cubes of "Wuji Water" into the pool next to it.

"Sure enough, the mold was cast with 'warm clay gold' and quenched with 'infinite water'. How different is this from casting molds with ordinary materials and quenching them with cold water? I think he just wants to make people poor......" Nangong Ling, the head of the Nanchen family, complained.

"You're wrong. Zhang Dongzheng on the other side of the table answered, "The material of 'warm mud gold' is more fine and flat than other casting materials

From the initial shaping to the final molding, the 'warm mud gold' has changed very little in other aspects except for the change in hardness, and it is very stable. 'Wuji Water' is purer than ordinary cold water, and no impurities will penetrate into the uncooled knife blank during quenching, and the temperature of 'Wuji Water' when it is just melted is slightly lower than that of ordinary ice water, making the tool shrink more densely when cold. The way of casting is to keep improving, and all conditions are prepared to the best as possible, in order to achieve the ultimate perfect quality. If possible, I would also choose these two items as accessories for each casting knife. ”

"We don't know much about the art of knife casting, but since the master has commanded it, there must be a reason. Nangong Rong said, and suddenly pointed to the middle of the field and exclaimed, "Huh, why is he ......?"

Deng Xianjue's actions surprised everyone, and the hall was in an uproar. Just now, he opened the door of the stove of the casting table and threw the "withered glory wood" into it.

There were only a few trees in the entire Gaitian Forest, and the "withered and glorious strange trees" that the three elders of the Ximen family had gone to find were actually burned as firewood? Deng Xianjue was deliberately destroying the heavenly objects or was water in his brain? If the patriarch of Dongfang Ao knew that Deng Xianjue had wasted such a waste of "withered and glorious trees", I am afraid that he would be furious.

"Let's see how he uses the 'meltstone'. Nangong Yan was not surprised, and his tone was light.

Nangong Rong was very dissatisfied: "'Dry Rong Wood' is enough, if that guy dares to use the treasure 'Lava Core Stone' that we have worked so hard to find, wait until the knife is cast to see how I clean him ......up."

Deng Xianjue squatted in front of the wooden box, and took out a small knife about a foot long, the blade of which exuded a rich green light, obviously a magic knife, and the quality was not low. He took out two "molten core stones" from the cloth bag and placed them on the casting platform. The hearts of all the elders of the Nangong family "chuckled", and Nangong Rong even whispered repeatedly in his mouth: "Don't waste it on me...... Don't waste ...... me."

Deng Xianjue raised the knife, calmed his breath, and slashed at the fist-sized "molten core stone", and the "molten core stone" split into two halves left and right. The cut "molten core stone" is a bit like a boiled egg, the outer layer has solidified, and the inner layer of "yolk" is still liquid. Then, he cut open another "molten core stone", swept it up four halves with his sleeve, threw it to the side, and threw it into the sink where the "Infinite Water" ice cube was placed. The magma flowed out of the core of the stone and flowed on the ice, melting hot and cold, and suddenly a thick mist of water rose. Deng Xianjue quickly arranged a magic circle by the pool, which seemed to be used to preserve the melted "Wuji Water".

After the elders were stunned for a moment, they finally broke out.

"If the ice melts slowly, can't you just roast it over fire?"

"It's a waste, it's in vain that we bother to find stones!"

"Do you use a cattle slaughtering knife to kill chickens? No, it's not even a 'chicken', so you can use a 'best magic knife' to kill an 'ant'?"

"I think he's just making things difficult with sincerity!"

"Look, he's got three more!"

Deng Xianjue, who was in the soundproof magic circle, couldn't hear the noise in the audience at all, and he also turned a blind eye to the elders who were "dancing with teeth and claws", and cut three "molten core stones" in a row. This time, instead of throwing it into the sink, he used a knife to cut off a small piece of "warm mud gold" and quickly kneaded it into a small bowl, carefully collecting the magma in the bowl.

The elders gradually quieted down, staring with bated breath at Deng Xianjue's every movement.

After collecting the magma, he opened the door of the casting stove and poured it on the "Dry Glory Wood", which suddenly ignited a raging fire.

It was actually used to ignite fire.

"Wow, I'm so angry! What a knife casting master, I have to beat him into a pig-headed master!" Nangong Rong stood up angrily and waved his fist.

The other elders also complained fiercely, and there was a noise in the hall. Although Xiao Tianhe didn't know how precious the "molten core stone" was, he took great pains to get magma and use it with ordinary fire, and he also felt that Deng Xianjue was indeed a bit excessive.

Nangong Yan shouted: "Don't make any noise! Isn't it just a few 'molten core stones'? My Nangong family can afford to pay for them! 'Molten core stones' are easy to find, but the skill of forging knives is difficult to buy!"

The elders sat back in place angrily, and Deng Xianjue in the field was unhurriedly pinching and shaping the warm mud gold, which was obviously something that could be prepared in advance.

After the "warm mud gold" was molded, the "withered wood" in the casting furnace was also burned to the fullest, and Deng Xianjue suddenly ripped off his clothes, revealing a white body of fat.

Several female elders suddenly burst out laughing.

The real forging is only beginning now.

Deng Xianjue seemed to have completely changed a person, a body of fat did not affect the agility of the body at all, he lined up several materials on the casting platform, opened the valve on the top of the platform, the flame in the furnace rose, he immediately covered his palms on the two holes in front of the stage, condensed the fire with mysterious power, urged the fire, a series of actions quickly and lightly. The golden flame of the "dry glory wood" and the red fire of Xuanli swept each other, surged, contained, and churned, violently calcining various materials on the casting platform.

"Just looking at Deng Xianjue's control over the flames, none of us present can match. Zhang Dongzheng praised.

"Calcination is only the first step in removing impurities from the material. This process often takes a long time, because the material properties range from a few days to several years, and I hope Deng Xianjue will not make us wait too long. Nangong Tong said.

"A few years, hmph, the best time to forge materials has long passed, and it seems that Master Kiribe is not very good at casting knives. Zhang Dongzheng whispered.

Why didn't Deng Xianjue know this? It's just that it was too difficult to grasp that opportunity. The best time for these high-grade materials to be cast is a few days later, during which time it is too late to purify the material anyway. It's like Zhang Dong

As he said at the dinner party for Xiao Tianhe, knife casters often can't grasp the best casting time, so they can only retreat to the second best thing and pursue the purity of materials. Therefore, just the calcination step, Deng Xianjue spent two months.

During these two months, Deng Xianjue did another thing. Although there was a formation protection, the "warm mud gold" and the last "molten core stone" could not be stored for two months, so after calcination for five days, Deng Xianjue molded the "warm mud gold", cut the "molten core stone", and poured the magma on it. The "warm mud gold" hardens sharply when heated, and the knife mold has been formed. For the use of this "molten core stone", the elders of the Nangong family are quite satisfied, although the use of magma to form a mold is also a bit overkill, but it finally comes in handy.

After calcination, the various materials have been reduced to ooscopic slurry, and the next step is to fuse several strands of oozing. This step is easy to say and difficult to say, the caster must be very familiar with the characteristics of various materials, and know how to eliminate the disadvantages of mutual exclusion between materials. The most troublesome thing is that the characteristics of some rare materials after blending will vary due to the different proportions of each substance, the different casting time and the different casting environment, and the method of eliminating the rejection factor is therefore not limited. This requires the caster to summarize and accumulate experience in a long time and countless times of practice before it can be handy.

After Deng Xianjue fused the slurry, he seemed to casually grab a few handfuls of several auxiliary materials and sprinkle them into it, but in fact, he already knew the various proportions and had them at his fingertips.

Next, the casting mold is used to determine the knife shape for the slurry. There's not much to say about this step, as long as the knife forger moves carefully and patiently. The hand should be steady when grouting, and the momentum should be flat when stroking the grout, which can be done as long as it takes a long time to practice. However, the process of casting magic knives is a little different from casting mortal knives, after the shape is set, because the blacksmith who casts the mortal knife has limited ability, so it is often quenched first and then the blade is opened, and for Deng Xianjue and other magic knife casting masters, the shape and blade are solved together.

After the slurry has cooled and formed slightly, another important step is forging. This is the final step in refining the material, and it requires the help of the knife caster himself. Calcination is a general method to remove other substances, and forging is a meticulous method to remove impurities. Deng Xianjue took out two square-headed hammers, one in each hand, and quickly tempered them against the knife embryo. His fat arms were no longer visible, turning into two white shadows flying up and down, waving his arms like a gust of wind, falling hammers like a shower, and every violent impact of the hammer and the embryo would bring up sparks, as brilliant as fireworks. If there was no soundproof magic circle, the sonorous sound of casting would surely echo in the hall for a long time.

A lot of sparks splashed on Deng Xianjue's shy stomach, burning a dense red blood hole, but he didn't seem to notice it, his waist and horse were united, his feet fell to the ground, and his body remained motionless.

Nangong Xue gasped when she saw it, and smacked her lips to Xiao Tianhe: "Look at those sesame-like blood pits, they are really human, why doesn't he use anything to block them?"

Xiao Tianhe: "No. Ordinary clothes can't be stopped, and what can be blocked is bound to get in the way, not to mention that his belly is so big, how big can something be blocked? The knife caster is highly concentrated at this time, and the swing of his arms and the drop of the hammer must be fast but not chaotic, thin but not slow, and his movements must not be bad in the slightest, so he must take off his shirt. Even if it is covered with a layer of light veil, it will have a subtle effect on the movement of the arms. In order to forge a high-quality magic knife, of course, every detail must be meticulous. ”

This process lasted for an hour, and Deng Xianjue turned over the knife embryo to forge the other side. After three days of repeating the cycle, he suddenly stopped beating.

Just when everyone thought that the forging process had ended, Deng Xianjue suddenly hit a heavy hammer at the end of the handle of the knife embryo, and the stress of the knife embryo flew up, forming a vertical direction.

"What is he doing?" the audience in the audience all had the same question in their minds.

Deng Xianjue, who had never moved for half a minute, began to take a step, slowly rotating around a range of about a zhang, and every step would be hammered with the knife embryo in the air. Gradually, Deng Xianjue went faster and faster, and the frequency of hammering the knife embryo became higher and higher.

"He's using Simon's 'Flying Rain Body Method'!" someone exclaimed.

In the field, Deng Xianjue's figure had turned into a phantom, rotating rapidly around the knife embryo that seemed to be suspended at shoulder height, and the knife embryo itself was also rotating vertically and constantly bursting out a large number of dazzling sparks.

"Good skills!" Nangong Yan couldn't help but admire.

The left and right hammers are struck at the same time, which can ensure that the flatness and purity of both sides of the blade are the same, which also requires Deng Xianjue to hit the knife embryo every time, on each side, the speed and power are not bad at all. The pace must be light, with a fast speed and not to bring up the dust and sand on the ground.

Is this a knife casting? It's clearly dancing around the knife embryo.

"The sword floats in the air,

Feet on the soil without a trace.

Thunder Hammer,

Sparks dance in the air.

This is exactly the 'Flying Fire Casting Knife Method' created by Deng Xianjue. Zhang Dongzheng said.

Behind the gorgeous scenes, there is a lot of practice and study, and the technique of hitting the knife with two hammers at the same time to make the knife embryo 'levitate' in mid-air is something that ordinary people can't do.

The elders of the Nangong family swept away their previous dissatisfaction with Deng Xianjue, but instead felt reverence.

Those who are difficult will not, and those who will will not be difficult. With the help of Ximenjia's "Flying Rain Body Method", Deng Xianjue has already practiced his self-created "Flying Fire Casting Knife Method" perfectly.

The grasp of the details is based on the familiar knowledge of the properties of the material and decides, how to grasp it, even if others see it, they can only imitate its shape, but can not achieve its meaning. This wonderful method of casting and refining is only used by Deng Xianjue in the whole world.