When Deng Xianjue said that he couldn't forge a knife, Nangong Yan couldn't help but be a little annoyed, and he immediately said: "Master Deng, when you arrived the day before yesterday, I personally waited outside the city, and arranged the most comfortable guest accommodation in Nangong Yuan for you, and I never disturbed you according to your instructions. But you made us wait for a long day, and when you came, you refused to forge the sword, are you playing tricks on me and waiting?"

"Hehe, Patriarch Yan don't worry, listen to me after I finish speaking. Deng Xianjue touched the two mustaches and explained, "This time, the Nangong family did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to invite me to come to cast the knife, how dare I be perfunctory? Yesterday, I made you wait for nothing, I didn't make it clear, I must meditate for a long time before casting the knife, so as to adjust my body and mind to the best state." Besides, I came from Ximen Mansion, and the journey was not far. You can't cast a knife now because the materials haven't been obtained yet, so don't worry. When the materials are ready, I will start casting immediately. ”

"What materials do you need? My Nangong family has all kinds of rare materials, why wait?" Nangong Tong said.

"Hehe, Master Tongbu, I need the 'Wuji Water' from Beitang Mansion, the 'Withered Glory Wood' from Dongfang Mansion, the 'Warm Mud' from Ximen Mansion, and the 'Molten Core Stone' from Nangong Mansion, except for the last one, do you have the other three here?" Deng Xianjue said "hehe" one by one, but he didn't feel the slightest mildness.

These four things he spoke of were all precious.

"Wuji Water" is made by melting the cold ice from the territory of Beitang Prefecture to a depth of three miles below the North Ice Sheet. As for why it must be three miles deep, there is also a particular: water is divided into water with roots and water without roots. All rivers, lakes, seas, streams, springs, pools and waterfalls in the world are rooted water, while clouds, rain, ice and snow, frost, fog, dew and hail are all rootless water. To the Arctic Icesheet under the thick ice layer is the Bei'an Sea, the sea water condenses ice and floats, the snow is covered with ice, and the depth of about three miles from the surface of the ice sheet is the place where the sea ice and snow and ice blend. After the ice melts, it is called "infinite water" because it contains both rootless water and rootless water.

"Withered Glory Tree" is a strange tree taken from the Gaitian Forest in Dongfang Prefecture. This tree is very strange, and its appearance will be incompatible with the surrounding trees, and if it is prosperous, this tree will wither, and if it is withered, this tree will be prosperous. Someone once dug up the roots to solve it, only to find that the roots of this tree had been entangled with all the roots around it, from towering giant trees to nameless grass, none of which escaped. The roots of the withered tree are entangled with the roots of other plants and trees, and forcibly take away the essence of the soil absorbed by the other roots for their own nourishment. After a long time, the surrounding plants and trees are dry, but this tree is the only one to be proud. However, after the rest of the plants and trees dry up, the roots of the dead trees cannot take in their own sustenance, so they will also dry up. However, this dryness is a "false dryness", and the withered tree is actually dead on the outside and alive on the inside. When the surrounding vegetation is reborn, the withered trees will 'come back from the dead', and the cycle will continue. "Withered Glory Wood" is the inner core of the withered tree after the bark dries up.

"Warm mud gold" is a peculiar metal taken from the glazed Gobi crushed sand in Ximen Province. During the daytime of the Gobi, the sun is intense, and there are many glazed raw sand in the Gobi, which can be melted after long-term exposure, making the shallow layer under the sand more scorching than the surface. When night falls, the ground temperature drops rapidly. "Warm mud gold" is produced under the glazed sand layer, the nature is peculiar, at room temperature it is as soft as the cement, can be kneaded and pinched; once it is burned after the fire, it will be as hard as gold and iron, Ren Er knife chopping axe, chiseling, drilling, sawing and grinding, not even a trace will be left. Because of this singular property, warm clay gold can be said to be the world's top mold material.

"Molten core stone" is a strange stone produced near the lonely smoke mountain of Nangong Mansion. There is magma at the bottom of the lonely smoke mountain, and the whole mountain is full of green smoke all the year round, and there is no grass, and even the mountain rock is burning to the touch. The lava flows at the bottom of the mountain and rises at regular intervals. When the lava rises, occasionally the slurry droplets jump out of the mountain pass, tumble down the hillside, at first formless, stick to the sand of the hillside and gradually roll more and more round, and finally end at the foot of the mountain. Because its shell is wrapped in a thick layer of sand, but its inner core has not yet been cold and condensed, it is called "molten core stone".

Although these four things seem to be easy to take, they are not.

The Arctic Ice Sheet, where "Wuji Water" is located, is extremely cold, not to mention the need to dig ice for three miles. You must know that this place is even colder than the ice field when Xiao Tianhe of the Qinglong Continent was looking for the Beidou Shuiling Cave, the reason is very simple, if it is not cold enough, the thickness of the ice layer will not reach three miles at all. Therefore, only people in the Mahayana realm can resist the terrible freezing air and thus break the ice and take it.

Withered trees are rare, and they must be harvested when they dry up, and whether they can be found depends on luck. In addition, after removing the bark, the "dead tree" will wither into firewood in just a few days, so it cannot be harvested.

The same is true of "warm mud gold", after being taken out of the glazed Gobi, if it is not kneaded into a mold in a short time, it will quickly dry up and crush into powder.

As for the "molten core stone", just by looking at its name, once its heart is condensed, it is no different from ordinary rocks.

Although these four materials are very rare, only "warm mud gold" and "infinite water" seem to be related to casting knives. What is the use of Deng Xianjue's other two things?

"Master Deng, even if these things are available, it won't take a few days to collect them, so do you just keep waiting?" Nangong Tong thought that Deng Xianjue was deliberately making things difficult.

"Hehe, didn't I say it, let you not worry. Last time I cast the best magic sword 'Green Wind' for the Nangong family, Patriarch Yan had already made a covenant with me today. This is also the last time I will cast a knife for the Nangong family, and I must make a perfect finish. Therefore, I have not only been preparing for this knife casting for three or five years, but I have already found seven Withered Glory Trees, and there will always be one that can catch up with the dry period, right? This year is also the time when the magma of the Lonely Smoky Mountain is rising, and I believe that the 'molten core stone' will not be difficult to find. I have discussed the matter of 'Wen Ni Jin' with the patriarch of Ximen Ding, and sent 500 people to the Liuli Gobi to search for and collect it before I came, and now 'Wen Ni Jin' is in the wooden box on my back. The master who went to Beitang Mansion to break the ice had already taken the 'Wuji Water', and I had already sent this disciple to fetch it before I set off. Now the 'Dead Glory Wood' is on its way, and it won't take long to arrive. Patriarch Yan, wait for someone you order to get the 'molten core stone', and the accessories will be all ready. Deng Xianjue said, and put the wooden box on his back next to the casting table.

"What's so difficult about this? The Lonely Smoky Mountain is not far from here, and if you count the time to find it, it will only take half a day to go back and forth. Nangong Yan got up and said.

Deng Xianjue sat down on the wooden box leisurely, crossed Erlang's legs, and said with a smile: "Hehe, that feeling is good." ”

"Patriarch, it's a little tight for a long time, even if it's the Silent Annihilation Realm, it will take six or seven hours to go back and forth, plus the time to find it, I'm afraid it's ......" Nangong Tong hesitated a little.

"So I ordered, all the elders of the Nangong family here rushed to the Lonely Smoky Mountain with me to look for the 'molten core stone'!"

All the elders looked at each other. Nangong Rong said: "Patriarch ......"

"Without further ado, without further ado, let's go now!"

"Yes!"

Nangong Yan's stern tone made all the elders have no objections. The eleven eleven elders, a total of seven men and four women, rushed to the outside of the hall together, and the sword went in the direction of the Lonely Smoky Mountain.

"Hehe," After the elders left, Deng Xianjue in the audience suddenly laughed, shaking his head slightly, and seemed to be very comfortable. "Huh. After a few breaths, he laughed again.

"Deng Xianjue, just one sentence to send the elders of the Nangong family to run around for you, you must be quite proud in your heart, right?"

Xiao Tianhe turned his head and saw that it was Nangong Xue's master Zhang Dongzheng.

Deng Xianjue was not angry, hugged his arms and smiled: "That's right, I'm very proud." When I didn't debut, I was as unknown as you in the Nangong family. But now? The whole world knows my name, everyone wants to slap me, and the four great families don't want to offend me, what a difference is there from before? I don't understand, why do you give up so easily? Maybe you continue to persevere like me, maybe you are the one who sits here and enjoys it today. ”

It turned out that when Deng Xianjue was at Nangong's house earlier, he and Zhang Dong were old acquaintances.

Zhang Dongzheng chuckled: "I know that it will be difficult to refine the way of refining after all, so I don't want to waste any more time." I also congratulate you on what you have achieved today. But I'm not like you, even if I have status, I won't deliberately support others, let alone treat this as enjoyment. ”

Deng Xianjue denied: "Hehe, I didn't deliberately support it, who let the Liao around Guyan Mountain be uninhabited? If there are Nangong clan people nearby, it is enough for the Yan clan chief to send a message, it is very easy." ”

"Hey, you're all fools when we are?" Zhang Dongzheng was very disdainful, "Since it's easy to summon, why don't you send a message to Patriarch Yan about the need for a 'molten core stone' before you come, so that he can prepare it in time?" It is clear that you are deliberately trying to make things difficult for the Nangong family. Now that you think about it, the Nangong family used to treat you well, why are you like this?"

"Hehe, if you see through it, I won't argue. I support them not because of the previous treatment, but simply like the feeling of this big man at my disposal, hahaha!" Deng Xianjue laughed and said, "I didn't deliberately target the Nangong family, do you think those old guys of the Ximen family are idle? Let me tell you, the people who went to Beitang Mansion to break the ice were the patriarch Ximen Ding, the head of the water cut department Ximen Shou and the head of the Lin Jia department Ximen Luo; Ximen Liang, the head of the Xiju family, and the remaining six elders all went to the glazed Gobi to look for 'warm mud gold'. There is no way, who made these materials so rare, if the elders don't come forward, the Dongfang family and the Beitang family will not agree!" Another "no way", listening to Deng Xianjue's tone, it seemed that the elders of the two major families were helpless.

"That Deng Xianjue is really annoying!" Nangong Xue frowned and whispered to Xiao Tianhe.

"That's right. Xiao Tianhe smiled slightly, "Although I hate it, it's also funny." ”

"What's so interesting?" Nangong Xue lightly slapped Xiao Tianhe's shoulder, "Look at the people of the Nangong family, all of them have such ugly faces. ”

"No way, who made the family a master of knife casting?" Xiao Tianhe learned Deng Xianjue's tone.

Nangong Xue said with a slight annoyance: "Oh, Brother Xiao, if you do this again, I will ignore you!"

"Hey, hey!" Xiao Tianhe laughed with a hippie smile.

Zhang Dongzheng listened to Deng Xianjue's words and pursed his lips: "You are a well-known knife casting master, how can you look like a villain? Fortunately, the Dongfang family has Tu Lingchun, and the Beitang family has Du Huairou, otherwise I am afraid they will inevitably be tossed by you." ”

Deng Xianjue said angrily: "Hmph, those two guys...... I'm angry when I mention it!"

An elder from an affiliated family stroked his beard and said, "Oh, dare to ask Master Deng, have you seen the two masters Tu and Du? It is said that Master Tu lives in a simple house on weekdays, and he doesn't see guests very much." Master Du has an even more eccentric temper, and he hasn't appeared in the rivers and lakes for more than ten years. People say that in comparison, among the three masters, Master Deng is more approachable. ”

"Well, that's it, I hate it when people compare me to those two guys. Deng Xianjue said angrily.

The old man consciously slapped the horse's leg on the horse's leg, embarrassed, and kept silent.

"In the whole world, only you three sword casting masters are still alive, it is inevitable that people will compare you, what is there to be angry about?" Zhang Dongzheng said, "Besides, when those two masters were born, you were just an unknown cultivator who belonged to the Nangong family, and now that you can be as famous as them, you can be content!"

Deng Xianjue was not convinced: "Everyone has their own method of casting knives, they cast theirs, and I cast mine." I'm not forging swords just to compete with them! What is our level? Falsely claiming that a master is just Yelang's arrogance, and I'm not even a fart when compared to Ruan Yuandi and Jia Wanjun, two divine craftsmen! My goal is not to be on the same level as Tu and Du Na! After entering the core, I will continue to study the knife casting skills, and now casting knives for the Nangong family is just to repay the kindness I received in my early years!"

"It's kind of self-aware. Zhang Dongzheng said with a smile.

Hearing Deng Xianjue mention the names of the two divine craftsmen, everyone began to discuss. Xiao Tianhe also recalled the days when he practiced with "Mrs. Xiao" on the isolated island of the Starwind Sea. "Since my mother's sword-casting skills are so superb, why didn't you teach them to me in the first place?" Xiao Tianhe had a question in his heart.

Suddenly, a sentence from a person next to him penetrated Xiao Tianhe's ears: "The three divine craftsmen have no disciples to pass it down, it's a pity......" Xiao Tianhe suddenly realized that the art of casting knives is not something that can be mastered by words and deeds, as Deng Xianjue said: "Everyone has their own method of casting knives." "I'm afraid that the three divine craftsmen also realized this and didn't accept the apprentices.

After everyone chatted for a while, the hall gradually became quiet. It would take at least a few hours for the elders of the Nangong family to rush back, and during this time, they happened to sit and meditate. Except for a commotion caused by a disciple of Deng Xianjue's later when he sent the withered Rong Wood, there was no one in the hall at other times.

In the middle of the night, the door of the main hall was suddenly slammed open, and eleven elders rushed in, and they finally returned from the Lonely Smoky Mountain.

Nangong Yan, who was the leader, threw a cloth bag at Deng Xianjue's feet: "It's almost dusk when we arrive, and the sky is dark, so it's not easy to find, so we came back late, but six molten core stones should be enough for you, right?"

"Hehe, enough is enough, enough is enough. 'Infinite Water', 'Dry Glory Wood', 'Warm Clay Gold', 'Molten Core Stone', all of them are all in place. Patriarch Yan, these are just auxiliary materials, and some rare minerals are also needed as materials for forging knives. Although it is a situation where there is no market now, I believe that the Nangong family will definitely have reserves, right?" Deng Xianjue asked with a smile.

Nangong Yan nodded and pointed to a small door on the side wall: "All kinds of materials are next door, and they will be taken by the master at will." ”

"Okay! That's what I want. I'll go and choose the materials now, and start casting knives right away!" Deng Xianjue stood up from the wooden box and entered the small door with the two apprentices.

"Alas, the casting knife that was two days late. Nangong Tong shook his head and sighed.

"We're not bad for two days. This time, I have to thank the elders. Nangong Yan thanked the elders.

Nangong Rong said: "You are the patriarch, what are you polite to us?" It's just that I declare first, next time I won't serve that arrogant and troublesome guy!"

"We're not going to wait anymore!" the rest of the elders said in unison.

Nangong Yan smiled, revealing a pair of tiger teeth: "Don't worry, there will be no next time." After Master Deng finished casting this knife for the Nangong family, he would retreat and cultivate until the end of the Fengyun Conference and follow the demon lord into the core. ”

"Huh, didn't Deng Xianjue promise to serve the Ximen family for fifty years? This is not yet the deadline, will the Ximen family let him go?" Nangong Rong asked suspiciously.

"In the twenty-six years that Master Deng has served the Ximen family, he has forged ten superb magic knives, as well as hundreds of good and high-grade ones, and he has already fulfilled his benevolence and righteousness. So the patriarch of Ximending had agreed to let him leave early. ”

Nangong Tong sighed: "Alas, a master is a master, although his personality is not likeable, but his casting skills are indeed worthy of respect." With his realm in the late stage of annihilation, in just twenty-six years, he actually cast so many superb magic swords, counting the 'green wind' forged for my Nangong family, there are a total of eleven swords, this success rate is really frighteningly high!"

"It's twelve!" Deng Xianjue, who was holding a pile of materials in his arms, pushed open the side door and returned to the main hall, "There is also this handle to be cast now!"

"Master is sure that forging the best magic knife will definitely succeed at one time?" Nangong Yan asked.

Deng Xianjue was full of spirits: "With such excellent materials and accessories, if I can't be sure, I don't deserve to be called a master by you!"

"Hey, I'm not worthy of it! Now talk big, if you fail, the child and his mother will disappear - lose the adult, and there will be no one to serve you anymore!" Nangong Rong, who had just taken a seat, complained quietly. Next to him were Nangong Xue and Xiao Tianhe, and when the two of them heard this, they covered their mouths and snickered.

Deng Xianjue squatted in front of the wooden box and opened the lid.

Nangong Tong asked: "Master Deng, can you still use the 'warm mud gold' and 'withered glory wood' you sent from afar? Don't let us work in vain!"

Deng Xianjue didn't look back: "Don't worry, there is a magic circle in the box, which prolongs the storage time of the auxiliary materials, and even the ice of the 'Wuji Water' has not melted!" He stood up, took out a few things from his arms, and walked along the sidelines, when he came to the front of the elders, Deng Xianjue said to Nangong Tong: "I almost forgot if you didn't speak, I have to arrange a soundproof formation, so as not to affect my sword casting by some idlers!" As soon as the words fell, Deng Xianjue's magic circle was also arranged. He nodded in satisfaction and returned to the casting table.

Nangong Tong was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but now even if he was angry, Deng Xianjue couldn't hear it, so he had to complain to Nangong Yan next to him: "That stinky guy actually dares to point fingers at Sang and scold Huai!"

"Haha, okay, okay, among the three masters, his temper is good!" Nangong Yan comforted, "Look, he's starting to forge knives!"