Arc 15: Heavenly Secret Realm | Chapter 286: Forging The Sword

Arc 15: Heavenly Secret Realm | Chapter 286: Forging The Sword

As Yun Lie finished refining, Xu Ziqing’s face turned slightly red as he lifted his face.

At this point, the essence of Geng Metal had been taken away, and the empty cavity of the mountain resembled a hollow, forming an extremely rudimentary cave dwelling within the mountain.

Xu Ziqing looked around; countless Geng Metal naturally formed the cave walls, but their radiance was subdued, lacking the offensive power of the essence of Geng Metal. A thought struck him, and he felt that this place was quite suitable. With this in mind, Xu Ziqing said to Yun Lie, “Shixiong, why not refine the essence of Geng Metal here? Otherwise, if some powerful being senses its sharpness, it might cause us trouble.”

It wasn’t surprising for him to think this way; after all, the Wanjian Immortal Sect gathered countless sword cultivators and was a massive sect rooted in sword cultivation. There were surely many cultivators practicing the way of Geng Metal, and who knows if they had secret methods to detect the aura of the essence of Geng Metal? If they encountered someone, there would be a risk of being discovered.

However, if the essence of Geng Metal were refined into his Shixiong’s body and merged with the Rong Shuijing Crystal, it would be different. At that point, it would only leave behind a life-bound treasure connected to his Shixiong, already imprinted with his aura, especially under the influence of the Rong Shuijing Crystal, which could further conceal its aura... the possibility of being discovered would be almost nonexistent.

Yun Lie had no objections. He sat down cross-legged, flipped his palm, and took out a transparent object.

This was naturally the Rong Shuijing Crystal, an excellent refining material that could increase the toughness of the most rigid substances, preventing them from being “too rigid and easy to break.”

Though he had lost his memory, he would know what he possessed with just a sweep of his divine sense.

Seeing this, Xu Ziqing felt relieved and took a few steps back, sitting cross-legged against the mountain wall.

Yun Lie looked up at him.

Xu Ziqing smiled and said, “Shixiong, don’t worry about the refining; I will protect the law for you and will not leave this cave.”

At this point, he couldn’t get any closer; otherwise, it would greatly disrupt his Shixiong’s refining.

Yun Lie understood this logic, but he raised his hand and released a strand of sword intent, sending it to Xu Ziqing.

Xu Ziqing was both amused and helpless, understanding it was his Shixiong’s method, so he opened his mouth and swallowed the sword intent.

The sword intent was quite obedient; after entering Xu Ziqing’s dantian, it fell silent and dormant, not affecting the operation of his internal cultivation at all.

Only then did Yun Lie say, “If you leave, I will definitely bring you back.”

Xu Ziqing smiled and replied, “I never deceive you, Shixiong; it’s the same this time. Please act quickly to avoid any prolonged troubles.”

Seeing his sincere attitude, Yun Lie formed a hand seal, his expression becoming solemn. He then pointed to his dantian, and a brilliant golden flame emerged slowly from within.

Every cultivator at the Golden Core stage possesses Dan Fire within their golden core.

And Dan Fire is essential for refining one’s life-bound treasure.

Yun Lie’s Dan Fire was metallic and aligned perfectly with the path he cultivated.

This place was filled with Geng Metal, rich in golden energy. After the Dan Fire was drawn out, the golden energy surged, causing the flame to leap and become even more lively.

Initially, it was only the size of a baby’s fist, but it suddenly swelled up, expanding at least one circle.

Seeing this, Xu Ziqing felt a surge of joy, followed by a sudden seriousness. He remembered that there were still many Flame-Eating Demonic Insects outside that loved to consume flames. Although there were several zhang of Geng Metal in between, Dan Fire was still a type of flame. If something went wrong, it would be quite troublesome. Without further thought, he immediately spewed out a ball of green light, which quickly burrowed into the Geng Metal mountain wall, densely filling all the gaps.

With this additional layer of wood energy as cover, it should be able to conceal the aura of the Dan Fire.

Now that Yue Hua actively presented them, it was both a sign of its loyalty and a reflection of its noble nature.

Xu Ziqing naturally would not refuse. He scanned through those items with his divine sense, distributing some rare plants and treasures useful to Yan Hua and Yue Hua, while he swept the remaining items into his storage ring with a wave of his sleeve. In his hand, however, he kept a jade bottle.

Inside the jade bottle was a wondrous medicine that could replenish qi and blood. Once taken, it could restore one’s vitality in just a few breaths... Indeed, among the treasures left by Luofu Zhenren, there was nothing ordinary.

Meanwhile, Yun Lie was also in a state of intense focus.

After the three mouthfuls of essence blood were spat out, the liquid mass acknowledged Yun Lie as its master. Now, under the refinement of the Dan Fire, it was gradually stretching and elongating, as if a shape resembling the nascent sword was beginning to form.

This step seemed to be quite manageable; the liquid mass quickly solidified, transforming into a solid object that shimmered with an exceptionally sharp luster. The golden Dan Fire continued to burn, and with each inhalation and exhalation, the object took shape bit by bit, slowly resembling a small sword.

Now, it was a matter of patience. As long as the Dan Fire kept burning, there should be no further accidents.

About half an hour later, the shape of the small sword finally became quite clear.

At this point, the Dan Fire dimmed further, leaving only wisps of flame, which were gradually absorbed by the sword body.

Finally, when the last flame flickered past like flowing light, the small sword suddenly sprang up and emitted a clear “ding——” sound!

At this moment, the nascent sword was forged!

Xu Ziqing held his breath and watched, seeing that the nascent sword presented a dazzling golden color, but after a burst of brilliance, it transformed into an extremely pure silver-white, giving off an incredibly cold feeling.

Seeing this nascent sword was like seeing his Shixiong in white robes... Indeed, it was his Shixiong’s life-bound sword, so similar in aura.

However, this final step was not yet complete.

Yun Lie suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a faint golden light, full of vitality.

This light was very lively, swirling in mid-air as if celebrating, before diving into the newly formed nascent sword!

That was the spirit of Geng Metal!

Xu Ziqing’s eyes widened, suddenly recalling that it seemed Yun Lie had already made arrangements with this spirit when he subdued the Geng Metal essence, intending for it to recognize its master.

Now it appeared that it indeed was about to become the sword spirit of this sword!

After the Geng Metal spirit entered the nascent sword, the blood-red runes on the nascent sword began to flow, and the silver light seemed to ripple, swiftly coursing across the sword’s body.

The nascent sword’s spirituality became even more animated.

At the same time, the life-bound nascent sword belonging to his Shixiong Yun Lie, which Xu Ziqing had long anticipated and planned for, was finally forged after many days of yearning!

Translator: Lynn

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