Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 31 Weapon Forging Factions
The next day.

Gu Qing got up early to cultivate the [Morning Glow Purple Qi Strategy]. After absorbing and refining twenty strands of purple qi and transforming them into a strand of innate fetal breath, his cultivation improved slightly.

My mind and spirit are full.

After tidying up my clothes, I went out.

Although Xueshanfang is not within the mountain gate, it is not entirely unrelated. For example, smelting workshops needed for weapon forging are built in large numbers in the market.

Several areas were smelting sites.

Not only are disciples from the mountain villa learning weapon crafting, but people from the Snow Mountain Workshop are also learning, hoping to produce a "special admission student".

And the Casting Pavilion is the center of this smelting factory.

That Master Fang was the person in charge of Xueshanfang. Gu Qing had inquired about him beforehand in order to make a living in the future.

Master Fang, whose full name is Fang Henshao, is the same Fang Henshao who regrets not having enough knowledge when he needs it...

He was a disciple of the founder of the Sword Forging Manor, a generation after him.

They are considered direct descendants.

However, it's impossible to say how many generations have passed. Theoretically speaking, as a master craftsman and a direct descendant, he has a high probability of becoming the future head of the manor.

However, he lived in the weapon-refining pavilion in Snow Mountain Workshop for a long time and never returned to the manor. In the Great Snow Mountain spiritual land, there were weapon-refining rooms specially arranged for eighth-grade true cultivators, and there were quite a few of them.

There's something wrong with this.

Gu Qing asked Zhao Yuyang to investigate further and actually learned some secrets.

Fang Hen had two senior brothers. His eldest brother inherited the lineage of the ancestor in Baiyue Mountain, while his second brother inherited the new lineage that the ancestor had later developed in Zhujian Villa.

This third brother, it is said, went astray in his weapon-refining methods and was once reprimanded for practicing unorthodox methods.

Gu Qing suspected that Yan Lin was unaware of the connections involved.

After all, the person knew nothing about weapon crafting and just thought he had found a powerful backer. Little did he know that as long as he didn't send the gift to the grave, he would be fine.

At the end of Chen time.

Gu Qing arrived at the Forging Pavilion on time. The temperature in this area was much hotter than in other places, and the sound of metal clashing was incessant. It was a bustling and energetic place.

Show the token to the gatekeeper disciple.

"You're the new apprentice weapon refiner?"

"My name is Gu Qing."

"Come with me."

This person has a rather effeminate appearance, but is extremely handsome.

"The manor rarely sends boys to Master Fang. This year is strange; they've already sent one, and now there's another one."

"..."

Gu Qing remained silent, then asked with some curiosity.

"The other one is...?"

"Oh, a member of the Yan royal family, a little girl, who is said to have been sent by that old fellow Yan Lin through connections."

Good heavens, another one has been ruined.

However, this effeminate young man addressed Yan Lin as an old fellow, so it seems he must have some connections.

"May I ask how this senior brother is addressed?"

"Me? My name is Chen Yin. You can call me Senior Brother Chen."

"We've arrived. Junior Brother Gu, you can see Master Fang as soon as you go inside."

"Thank you for leading the way, Senior Brother Chen."

"No need for formalities, goodbye."

Although called a pavilion, the Casting Pavilion actually occupies a vast area, and many of its buildings have a feel different from those of this era. The machinery and equipment are all outdoors or in sheds...

It gives the impression that it's under construction all the time.

The noise wasn't too loud; it was much quieter than outside. Master Fang's room was the smelting room, and when Gu Qing arrived, it was ablaze with red light.

He knocked on the door, but when there was no response, he didn't persist.

He waited patiently and obediently outside.

Who knew that this wait would last until the beginning of the 11 PM, which was already 10 PM.

"Enter."

"..."

Pushing open the door, Gu Qing immediately saw Master Fang standing next to the weapon-refining furnace. His face was ruddy, his eyebrows extended to behind his ears, and his robes were dirty and unkempt.

He was looking down at a bead-shaped magical artifact in his palm. “Master Fang, my name is Gu Qing, and I am the weapon-refining apprentice arranged by Senior Brother Yan.”

"I know."

"Seeing how patient you are, I'll treat you the same as that little girl and give you a chance."

"Do you know how to use a weapon-refining furnace?"

"This one……"

Gu Qing shook his head, embarrassed.

"My spiritual power has not yet been generated, and I am not yet able to control the spiritual fire."

"Who told you that controlling spirit fire to forge weapons requires spiritual energy?"

"That's what the Martial Stele Classic says in the chapter 'Refining Metal and Stone'."

"No wonder."

Master Fang finally shifted his attention from the beads to Gu Qing, and looked him over a few times.

"If you don't know how to use it, go next door and get some handy tools so I can test your skills."

"Yes!"

Gu Qing has no objection.

In the next room were the tools that a regular blacksmith would use for forging. Gu Qing only took a forging hammer and started from the very basics, demonstrating the technique of five refinings and ten stacks, forging ordinary iron into a thousand-refining weapon blank.

This thing is actually Bintie, a kind of low-grade spiritual material that is artificially refined.

The magical artifacts he used were almost all forged from Bintie iron.

In terms of technical skills, Gu Qing goes without saying.

Practice makes perfect; for him, it had become an instinct, and his two arms were like ruthless blacksmithing machines. In just one hour, he forged the blank of a sword.

It uses the template of the Crimson Serpent Sword.

Now, his body is full of innate fetal energy, enough to support him to inscribe three artifact patterns, making it a fine example among low-grade magic artifacts.

[Sharp], [Flame], [Sturdy]

after one day.

Gu Qing was familiar with the process and succeeded on his first attempt thanks to his abundant spiritual power.

Before Gu Qing could speak.

Master Fang snatched the newly formed crimson sword and exclaimed in admiration.

"Ordinary yet extraordinary, the ability to refine spiritual materials superior to refined iron from ordinary iron ore is already a remarkable skill. It's a pity to make me a weapon-refining apprentice..."

"I didn't expect that kid Yan Lin didn't lie to me this time."

"You are indeed a genius in the art of weapon crafting."

Faced with such high praise, Gu Qing could only lower her head and remain silent.

"The job of this weapon-refining apprentice is actually to assist me, to process materials, and to refine raw materials into ingots or melt them into gold."

"When I am refining weapons, you children may also observe. Whether you can learn anything depends on your own comprehension."

"But it's really a waste for you to be doing the work of a virgin."

Master Fang stroked his chin, thought for a while, and then spoke.

"How about this, you can call me Master Fang from now on."

"If you have any questions about weapon crafting, you may come to me. However, I am only your mentor, not your disciple. Therefore, I will not pass on the weapon crafting secrets of my lineage to you."

"Master Fang, you flatter me. It is already a blessing to be able to work under you. I would never dare to covet any more benefits."

"That's good."

Master Fang was extremely satisfied.

"Take this token to Chen Yin. From now on, you will need to take on three weapon-refining tasks at the Weapon Refining Pavilion every month. As long as you don't lose money on the raw materials, you can use them as you please."

"Consider it me hiring you."

"One bottle of fetal breathing pills per month, a total of twelve pills."

"Add 1 point to the contribution of the Sword Forging Manor. As for those clients who have special requests and offer private compensation, that also belongs to you personally."

"how?"

"Grateful."

Gu Qing quickly returned the greeting. The matter did not start smoothly, but the result was very satisfactory to him. In the end, it was his excellent skills that helped him.

(End of this chapter)