Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 6 Blood Ginseng

In other words, his strength has increased significantly, and his forging efficiency has improved considerably. He can now forge two and a half hundred-forged weapons a day, and he expects to be able to forge three weapons a day in another month.

Gu's Blacksmith Shop.

"If we maintain this pace, the fifth-level weapon embryo can be forged in two months at most. The finished magic weapon requires spiritual power, and internal energy may be able to replace its effect, but the weapon patterns are difficult to learn, so we need to invest more time."

There are three types of basic artifact patterns provided by the Hundred Refinements Technique.

These represent [Sturdiness], [Sharpness], and [Weight]. After several days of forging and learning, Gu Qing focused on increasing the number of times he could refine his skills, so his understanding of these skills was still quite superficial.

Even so, the second-stage weapon embryo had already reached the standard of a divine weapon, capable of easily cutting a hair.

But you can't say that to Zhao Huaiyi.

He mentioned many rare minerals, hoping the other party could find them deep in the mountains, such as the special metal Akame, which, no matter how large the wound, would cause the injured person to bleed uncontrollably.

According to modern science, red agate has anticoagulant properties.

For example, black wire iron is highly poisonous; when incorporated into a weapon, it becomes a naturally poisoned blade.

The collaboration lasted for a month, and all three parties made a fortune.

With trust established, Zhao Huaiyi asked Gu Qing to forge twenty sets of armor, to which Gu Qing readily agreed. Armor was a contraband, and having this leverage would make both sides safer.

This day.

When the steward of the Zhao family came to visit, Zhao Huaiyi invited him to a restaurant in the county town for a get-together.

This greatly boosted Gu Qing's spirits, letting her know that something good was coming.

A private room at a restaurant in Qishan County.

It was still just the two of them.

"Brother Gu, it's been a long time since I last saw you. You look better and better."

"Haha, thanks to the medicinal herbs, brother! Come on! Let's drink."

"Good good."

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, Zhao Huaiyi finally got down to business.

"Brother Gu, this invitation has both good and bad aspects."

"Oh?"

Gu Qing seemed to be deep in thought.

"Let me tell you the good news first."

"Alright, as you know, the Zhao family knows the area within 300 miles of the mountains around Qishan County best. This time, an old uncle of mine from the ancestral home discovered a century-old blood ginseng!"

"Blood ginseng?!"

This is a valuable item, especially for martial artists at the Blood Transformation Realm. A single plant can transform their bodies significantly, cleanse their marrow and blood, and greatly increase their strength.

This thing can save him a lot of time.

"What about the bad news?"

Zhao Huaiyi chuckled and took a sip of wine, speaking slowly and deliberately.

"Blood ginseng, this precious medicine, mostly grows in places where living beings are buried. It absorbs the blood of wild beasts year after year to grow and thus has such miraculous effects."

"It grows in a poisonous miasma-filled place, at the bottom of a cliff."

"It's probably poisonous miasma formed from the decaying remains of those ferocious beasts."

Gu Qing's expression was solemn.

"It is indeed very difficult to collect."

Zhao Huaiyi shook his head and sighed again.

"That's just one thing. There are nests of sharp-headed rock snakes on the cliffs. These snakes love to eat the Nine Deaths Resurrection Grass, which is extremely poisonous and there are a lot of them."

"If you get bitten, even a god can't save you."

Have you tried going around it?

"Tried it, there's no road."

“Even the shortest cliff is fifty feet high, and there are many sharp-headed rock snakes there.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing lowered his head and pondered. There were other ways to insist on going down, but it would take a lot of effort.

After a while, Gu Qing was about to take action himself.

Zhao Huaiyi spoke again.

"Here's what we'll do, Brother Gu. Whether it's a snake or poisonous miasma, my Zhao family has a solution, but it will cost one or two lives. The question now is whether you want that blood ginseng."

nonsense!

Gu Qing couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly. They were just waiting for me to see this.

"Speak, what are your conditions, Patriarch Zhao?" Zhao Huaiyi's eyes burned with fervor.

"Divine weapons and powerful tools".

“Master Gu’s previous promise doesn’t count; I want a second one.”

"..."

After a moment of silence, Gu Qing shook his head.

"The Zhao family head has seen how difficult it is to forge the materials for divine weapons. It is difficult to forge even one, let alone a second one."

"That depends on Brother Gu's abilities. Here are the terms, how about it?"

"Well... well, whatever."

Gu Qing took a big gulp of wine, looking like he had suffered a great loss, which made Zhao Huaiyi laugh heartily.

"Wait for my good news. I hope that by the time I bring the items over, Brother Gu's divine weapon will also be forged."

"Do your best, cheers."

"cheers!"

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"There are really a lot of good things in these deep mountains and forests."

At this moment, Gu Qing had returned home and was lying in bed thinking about what had happened that day.

Both parties felt they made a killing in their second deal with Zhao Huaiyi.

“Things are valued for their rarity. Two divine weapons are already the limit. We can’t take any more. Otherwise, if more people find out, it will be very difficult to get past Fengming Prefecture.”

High-level skills are a guarantee of status and wealth.

However, if it becomes too high-end and turns into a holder of strategically valuable technology, then it means danger.

"We still need to make up a short story and give it some emotional value."

"Let's start forging tomorrow."

After figuring things out, Gu Qing quickly fell asleep.

Nothing happened all night.

After practicing martial arts in the morning, he went straight into the shop, took out a pound of iron, and mixed in a few pounds of iron essence.

"Among swords, spears, and halberds, swords require the least amount of materials, so let's make a short sword."

"Fish Intestine, Cheng Ying... never mind, Horse Head Knife is good."

After a brief demonstration, I realized that the simple yet imposing horse-head sword, about the length of a forearm, is a well-known and powerful weapon in Chinese history.

"It's just you."

The second weapon forging required Gu Qinghua to spend a whole day on it, without being able to stop in between. Therefore, she would eat her fill and make sure there was nothing else to do before starting the forging.

A dagger forged three times and three times.

They fought until late at night, exhausted, before finally finishing the quenching and forging. Before the horse-head shaped hilt was even finished, Gu Qing hurriedly went to sleep.

I was so tired, I was just barely at my limit.

in this way.

Another month has passed.

"Breathe..."

In the small courtyard made of bluestone, Gu Qing, his body flushed red and steaming with blood-red vapor, was shirtless with his veins bulging.

With long-term use of potent medicine, he had already passed more than half of the Blood Transformation Realm in just two months. If he could obtain that Blood Ginseng, breaking through to the Inner Qi Realm would not be out of the question.

This is the third realm of martial arts. Even the commander of the Phoenix Cry Army is only at this level. Even if he goes to Phoenix Cry Mansion, he will be a big shot.

At the same time, a question also arose in my mind.

If a family of Zhao's stature can support a martial artist of average talent like him to break through to a higher realm, then kings, generals, and wealthy families can support them in the same way, and even more.

The number of people who have reached the third realm of martial arts may be much larger than imagined.

Or perhaps, the waters of the twelve states of Yan are deeper than he imagined.

knock --

"Brother Qing, the Zhao family's herb-gathering team is back."

"understood."

Awei delivered a message and then left.

(End of this chapter)