Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

Chapter 152 Choice is greater than effort
The Mausoleum of Emperor Yan is the furnace of heaven and earth.

After Ye Qingzhou took the Yan Emperor Sword and the ochre whip from Qin Haoyu, he immediately set off back here, then sat cross-legged and began to comprehend the skills recorded on the Yan Emperor Sword - "Yan Yang Bao Zhuan".

This martial art was created by Emperor Yan. Once one has mastered it, one can absorb and refine the Six Ding Divine Fire in the Shennong Ding.

The Liu Ding Divine Fire is one of the nine divine fires in the world and is known as the Fire of Qimen Dunjia. Although it is not suitable for combat, it can burn slowly and persistently and change the properties of materials, so it is quite effective in refining equipment and medicine.

The "Yan Yang Bao Zhuan" that Ye Qingzhou obtained is a top-level martial arts technique of the same level as the "Tai Xuan Yu Ce". The grade of martial arts is above the super level, contains the principles of the great way, and possesses the authority of heaven and earth. Therefore, it is also called the "God-granted Martial Arts Canon".

fire!
Ye Qingzhou circulated the martial arts true energy in his body, and then he seemed to see the first flame in the world when the world was first created. Infinite light and infinite heat filled his spiritual world in his vision.

The essence of flame is the phenomenon that in an exothermic reaction, the air molecules around the reaction zone are heated and move at high speed, thereby emitting light.

The knowledge of physics flashed through Ye Qingzhou's mind. Combined with the description of the human body's essence fire, qi fire and spirit fire in "Yan Yang Bao Zhuan", his understanding of fire continued to deepen.

At the same time, he also used the secret technique of Qianqiu Yi Nian in his heart sword. It was only a few seconds in the outside world, but he had spent a full three days in the spiritual world. The difference in the speed of time flow was nearly eighty thousand times!
In this way, Ye Qingzhou will have enough time to interpret the contents of the exercises.

It was only a short while in the outside world, but Ye Qingzhou had already practiced in the spiritual world for half a month, and finally mastered the skills from the entry level to the proficient level.

The sign of entry into "Yan Yang Bao Zhuan" is the ability to absorb the Six Ding Divine Fire.

The sign of proficiency is that one can transform the properties of the Six Ding Divine Fire through skills!

"Great! The Yan Yang Bao Zhuan actually records how to transform Ding Fire into Bing Fire. Among the ten heavenly stems, Bing and Ding both represent fire, with Bing being the martial fire and Ding being the gentle fire. The two, one yin and one yang, when fused together, form the complete innate fire energy."

"It's really hard to find anything without wearing iron shoes. It takes no effort at all!"

Ye Qingzhou's Five Emperors Dragon Sword Technique, after gold, wood, and water, also included the innate fire. All of a sudden, it can be said that the five elements are missing earth, and the only thing missing is the innate earth.

After that, it took another three full days, and the Six Ding Divine Fires in the Shennong Cauldron were finally completely absorbed into Ye Qingzhou's body. At the same time, half of the Ding Fire was transformed into the extremely strong and yang Bing Fire. With the fusion of yin and yang, the dynamic balance of the innate fire in his body was maintained, allowing him to perfectly control this power.

Holding the Yan Emperor Sword in his hand, Ye Qingzhou's mind moved, and the Bing Fire immediately attached to the blade of the Yan Emperor Sword.

He just swung his sword lightly, and the sword energy that came out directly flattened a nearby hill.

Rumble~
The massive collapse of rocks and soil caused an earthquake in the surrounding area and scared away countless birds.

"What happened?"

"Is this a mythical life form appearing?!"

Xu Yuebing and Zhu Jinfeng reacted the fastest. They appeared beside Ye Qingzhou together and then saw that not far away, the original mountain peak was now only a bare stone platform with a very flat cross-section.

"This...you did this?"

When Xu Yuebing looked at Ye Qingzhou, her eyes were full of disbelief: "You flattened a mountain directly, how did you do it?"

Ye Qingzhou sheathed the Yan Emperor Sword and said with a faint smile: "The power of Binghuo is indeed extraordinary. Unfortunately, this is not my own power."

The sword strike just now was the power of Binghuo that activated the might of Yandi Sword, so it was able to flatten the entire mountain with one sword.

Obviously, "Yan Yang Bao Zhuan" is a power that matches the Yan Emperor Sword. Using the method recorded in "Yan Yang Bao Zhuan", the Bing Fire transformed by Ye Qingzhou will be instantly magnified hundreds of times after being injected into the Yan Emperor Sword, and then explode with incredible destructive power.

It's like an ordinary person who is defeated by a tiger with bare hands, but if he is holding a loaded rocket launcher, the tiger will have to kneel down and kowtow.

The Yan Emperor Sword is now Ye Qingzhou's bazooka, and Binghuo is his ammunition. The combination of the two will directly increase Ye Qingzhou's combat effectiveness, and he may be able to kill the master!

And this is why everyone wants to get magic weapons.

After learning that this was the power of the Yan Emperor Sword, Xu Yuebing and Zhu Jinfeng were surprised at first, and then they all sighed: "When this sword fell into Qin Haoyu's hands, it was ordinary. It can be seen that the power of a treasure ultimately depends on the person."

Ye Qingzhou nodded when he heard this: "Qin Haoyu is indeed too weak. He has been holding the Yan Emperor Sword for almost a month, but he has only barely mastered the Yan Yang Treasure Seal. It's really disappointing. Otherwise, if he could transform the Liu Ding Divine Fire into the Xiantian Bing Fire Qi, maybe he could fight with me."

Touching the blade of the Yan Emperor Sword, Ye Qingzhou felt quite regretful.

As he was growing too fast, his peers simply couldn't keep up with him, so in this Hunan Province Fengchu Cup City League, Ye Qingzhou was not as happy as he was in the last Qinglan Sword Fighting Competition.

Xu Yuebing laughed sweetly and gloated: "If Qin Haoyu heard what you said, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood."

Later, Leon and Miao Yi also rushed over and saw with their own eyes that Ye Qingzhou put the huge Shennong Ding directly into the gourd he carried with him. Their eyes almost popped out.

"Fuck, what's up with that?"

"Storage magic weapon?"

The two looked at the gilded jade gourd in Ye Qingzhou's hand and drooled with envy.

Especially Leon, even a martial arts family like the Jiujiang Lei family doesn’t have such a treasure!

"Master Ye, isn't this gourd used to hold wine?"

"No, didn't I tell you that this is a storage magic weapon?"

"no!"

At this time, not only Leon, but also other teammates were shocked that Ye Qingzhou even had a storage magic weapon.

Xu Yuebing immediately reminded Ye Qingzhou: "You have to be careful, the storage magic weapon is a rare treasure. Even a martial arts master can't help but be tempted. If others know about it, I'm afraid they will not hesitate to come and rob you."

Although the social order of Dongji Country is still quite stable, at least even master-level martial artists have to keep a low profile and abide by the law in public, not daring to act too recklessly.

But money can be very tempting, especially for martial artists at the master level or above.

At this level, the binding force of the law is actually very small.

It’s like everyone is equal before the law, but the powerful are always more equal, not to mention martial artists who wield great power.

Many things, unless weighed, would probably weigh less than four ounces for a master-level martial artist.

Even if the higher-ups knew about it, unless there was a big mess, they would basically choose to turn a blind eye and would be unlikely to deal with it seriously.

After putting away the Shennong Ding, Ye Qingzhou looked around again, gazing at the valley where the earth's energy had been exhausted and all spiritual charm had disappeared, feeling a little regretful.

"It seems that the art of forging together with heaven and man consumes a lot of energy. This furnace has been used up. We need to find a new place to set up before we can forge the next magic weapon."

Ye Qingzhou now has four swords in his hand, Longyuan, Tianxing, and Yandi Sword. These three swords are all at the level of divine weapons. Only the Feishuang Sword obtained from Xu Yuebing is still ordinary. As a weapon of Taoism, it is really not impressive.

"What are you thinking about?"

Xu Yuebing looked at Ye Qingzhou suspiciously, and then guessed what he was thinking: "Are you planning to take this entire valley away?"

Ye Qingzhou sighed: "That's exactly what I planned, but it's a pity that this place is useless."

Xu Yuebing said angrily: "You guy, why don't you change your name to Tiangao Sanchi? Others are digging for treasures, but you are so good that you want to dig up even the treasure land, right?"

After a few more days, the contestants who had gone out to complete the mission returned to the camp one after another.

There are only three teams left in Yanling Cave Heaven now, namely Linjiang Team, Yincheng Team, and Xingcheng Team, which has been reduced to only two people.

It has to be said that Huang Jinlong and Liu Dingjian were quite lucky. They really found a mineral vein and dug up twelve pieces of golden flame stones.

Golden Flame Stone is a top-grade rare and precious casting material. It has a crystal clear appearance and contains flame-like golden light inside. It can be used to make weapons or armor.

Huang Jinlong reluctantly took out six pieces of Golden Flame Stone and handed them to Ye Qingzhou: "As agreed, I'll give you half."

His heart bled when he thought about the great risks and hard work he and Liu Dingjian had taken to collect these golden flame stones.

A group of powerful fire-attributed monsters called Huodou are stationed around the golden flame stone mines.

The Huotou is a pitch-black, dog-like creature that feeds on fire. Wherever it goes, fire and misfortune are often associated with it. It is a very powerful monster.

If it weren't for Huang Jinlong's good agility and fast speed, he could have lured away the evil spirits stationed in the mine, and allowed Liu Dingjian to sneak in to collect the minerals. With the strength of the two of them, they would have been just delivering food to the evil spirits.

"Is this the Golden Flame Stone?"

Ye Qingzhou recognized this casting material, after all, it was introduced in the "Heavenly Casting Sutra". Just as he was planning to cast a piece of armor, Ye Qingzhou's eyes were fixed on the other six pieces of golden flame stone in the golden dragon's hand: "Why don't you just give them all to me."

When Huang Jinlong heard this, he immediately became anxious.

"Ye Qingzhou, don't go too far!"

"Ahem, don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to rob you, I just want to make a fair deal with you."

How could Huang Jinlong believe that Ye Qingzhou had just "robbed" him of six Golden Flame Stones, and now he wanted to steal the remaining six. It was so shameless!
So, he quickly held the six golden flame stones in the bag tightly, and when he looked at Ye Qingzhou, his eyes were full of vigilance and distrust.

"Brother Long, I am deeply hurt by your keeping me at a distance."

Ye Qingzhou looked sad and pounded his chest: "Am I the kind of bad guy who would snatch lollipops from elementary school students in your eyes?"

"You are."

Huang Jinlong nodded seriously.

"..."

Ye Qingzhou raised his clay pot-sized fist and said, "Brother Long, if you keep doing this I will get mad."

Although Ye Qingzhou was not allowed to hit anyone in the camp, the might and oppression he emanated still frightened Huang Jinlong: "Ye Qingzhou, you... don't mess around!"

"Let's discuss it. I'll buy the Golden Flame Stone in your hand. Just name your price."

Ye Qingzhou really had no intention of robbing this time. After all, he was not a devil. He had extorted money once before. There is a code of conduct for stealing.

"I don't want money."

Huang Jinlong shook his head and then said, "I plan to entrust these golden flame stones to the Famous Sword Group to help forge a famous sword."

A famous sword made of top-grade rare treasures must be of extremely high quality.

As the saying goes, if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. A suitable weapon is extremely important for a martial artist.

Especially for a lone "retail" martial artist like Huang Jinlong, he is eager for a weapon of high quality.

"Hi~"

Ye Qingzhou heaved a long sigh, then approached Huang Jinlong with a big smile on his face: "With just this request, why bother looking for Mingjian Group? It's the same if you look for me."

"you?"

Huang Jinlong expressed his doubt. After all, although Ye Qingzhou was good at fighting, weightlifting was a matter of specialization. He didn't believe that Ye Qingzhou's forging skills could compare to Mingjian Group's.

You know, the Xingcheng Liu family is one of the two most famous sword-making families in Hunan Province.

And within the Mingjian Group, there are several famous craftsmen. Aren’t they much more reliable than Ye Qingzhou?
"Still not."

The golden dragon shook his head like a rattle.

Ye Qingzhou, who had just obtained the "Heavenly Casting Sutra", was now in urgent need of improving his forging level. How could he not take advantage of the opportunity when the leeks were delivered to his door?

He hurried forward and persuaded again: "Brother Long, giving me a chance is also giving yourself a chance. Besides, the fees charged by Mingjian Group are not cheap, right?"

Huang Jinlong nodded: "It is indeed expensive. They want to charge two of my three pieces of Golden Flame Stone as a processing fee, but I don't have to buy the other materials."

Of the remaining six golden flame stones, three belong to Liu Dingjian.

Of the three golden dragon's golden flame stones, only one was used to make weapons, and the remaining two were used as manufacturing fees.

black!
So dark!

How could the prestigious Mingjian Group be so shady in doing business?
How much are the other materials worth in total?

As for the three top-grade rare golden flame stones, two-thirds of the profit was directly used as the manufacturing fee, which was even more cruel than robbery. According to the profit margin, Ye Qingzhou only dared to rob 50%!
Mingjian Group charges a direct fee of 66%!

It’s really... enviable!

Ye Qingzhou had already made up his mind that he would do whatever it took to pull Huang Jinlong out of the fire pit of Mingjian Group and save him from suffering.

"Brother Long, my fees are very low. I only need a piece of Golden Flame Stone. And you don't have to pay for the sword-making materials. You should know that I have a lot of divine gold, right? Think about it, can Mingjian Group use the top-grade rare divine gold to make a sword for you?"

Huang Jinlong was instantly moved. After all, he knew that Ye Qingzhou had taken away Kang Jinlong's remains. He would never lack the divine gold!
After all, divine gold is a casting material of the same grade as golden flame stone, so it is not a loss at all.

But he was still a little worried: "Can you really forge swords?"

"Don't worry, I have inherited the Flame Emperor's legacy and have learned the most advanced sword-making techniques. You have to trust me."

After saying this, Ye Qingzhou took out his Heavenly Punishment Sword and asked the Golden Dragon to look at it: "Look, this is the best proof of my mastery of sword-making."

Ye Qingzhou's words were purely self-flattering. After all, the forging of the Tianxing Sword was the plan of Emperor Yan and Xingtian, and Ye Qingzhou was just throwing materials into the furnace at the end.

He had just started learning the "Heavenly Casting Sutra" and was still a long way from being able to use it proficiently, not to mention the "Heaven and Man Casting" technique, which required at least reaching the great success level.

But Huang Jinlong didn't know. When he saw the Tianxing Sword that had been transformed, he vaguely recognized it as the Xuanjian Sword, the champion reward for Ye Qingzhou's sword fighting competition.

"Your hanging sword, has it been reforged?"

"Yes, it now has a new name, called Tian Xing."

"Good name!"

Huang Jinlong only looked at the Heavenly Punishment Sword for a few times, and he felt a stinging pain in his eyes and a numbness on his scalp, as if he was being executed with a guillotine, and his whole body was shaking.

The Heavenly Punishment Sword, which carries out punishment on behalf of Heaven, truly lives up to its name!

Huang Jinlong instantly chose to believe Ye Qingzhou's words. After all, the successful case was right in front of him, and he had no choice but to believe it.

After learning that Ye Qingzhou could also forge swords, Liu Dingjian was also very curious: "I heard that you inherited the sword-forging technique from Emperor Yan?"

"Yes."

Ye Qingzhou did not hide it, but admitted it openly. After all, Qin Haoyu also knew the existence of the inheritance, so there was no point in hiding it.

What's more, Ye Qingzhou is still waiting for others to send materials to him so that he can practice and improve his skill levels, so he hopes that this matter will spread.

After a little contemplation, Liu Dingjian decided to test Ye Qingzhou's ability and asked, "Can you help me forge a famous sword with these three pieces of golden flame stone?"

Famous swords can only be made by famous craftsmen. Such a sharp weapon requires the craftsman's heart and soul, and it cannot be mass-produced.

It was obvious that Liu Dingjian was testing the upper limit of Ye Qingzhou's ability to see if he was qualified to be a master craftsman.

Ye Qingzhou smiled calmly: "Okay."

…………

At the end of ten days, all the remaining contestants were teleported out of the camp.

The Linjiang team solved the problem of Baikuling, adding a secret realm to explore inside Yanling Cave Heaven. Naturally, they got the highest points and won the championship without any dispute.

Huang Jinlong and Liu Dingjian discovered a new rare gold vein, and through clever means, they brought back the top-grade rare material, the Golden Flame Stone, ranking second in points.

As for the Silver City team, the strength of this group of girls was indeed a bit weak. After exploring for ten days and suffering a lot, they failed to complete all the tasks and their points were zero.

Fortunately, because all other teams were eliminated, the Silver City team was still ranked third even though it had zero points.

Choice is more important than hard work. Although they were not capable enough, they refused to participate in the siege of Ye Qingzhou and the Linjiang team, so they won the third place in the end.

(End of this chapter)