He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 491: Does Not Exist, Still Exists

Eunuch Tian hurried forward, but did not speak immediately.

Instead, he looked Jiang Lin up and down, carefully feeling the terrifying aura that made him tremble all over.

Jiang Lin, who had just broken through, had not yet completely suppressed his Dao Wu realm aura.

The stronger a person's cultivation is, the more they can feel his terror.

That is a power that is superior to mortals. It has transcended this level and continues to move upwards to become a legendary existence.

Of course, Jiang Lin is still far from that level, but to Eunuch Tian, ​​who has only the cultivation level of the Divine Martial Realm, it is like a frog in a well seeing the bright moon in the sky.

The bright and dazzling light made him feel his own insignificance.

We haven’t seen a new Daowu realm master in a hundred years, and now, finally one has appeared, but he is a blacksmith who is only in his early twenties.

It’s true that heroes emerge from youth!

"Eunuch Tian?"

Jiang Lin's voice brought the old eunuch back to his senses.

Eunuch Tian took a deep breath and said, "Congratulations, Lord Jiang. Congratulations, Lord Jiang. Although the world is big, Lord Jiang is the only one who has such a high level of cultivation at this age. Such talent is rare in the ages. This is a happy event for Lord Jiang, and even more so for Daqian!"

When Eunuch Tian first met Jiang Lin a long time ago, he still had some hostility in his heart.

They felt that this little blacksmith was difficult to control, and if he turned to the powerful clans, he would become a serious threat to the court.

He even suggested to Emperor Shun that Jiang Lin should be dealt with in advance to prevent him from becoming difficult to deal with when he grows up.

But now, Eunuch Tian was extremely glad that he was reprimanded by the Emperor that day.

Such a person must either be killed with one strike or become friends with.

If we really become enemies, it will be a disaster.

Therefore, Eunuch Tian's current attitude is respectful, but also a little restrained.

Such an attitude is only shown when facing His Majesty the Emperor.

Although Jiang Lin is not the emperor, his accomplishments, age, and connections in Daqian are enough to make Eunuch Tian look at him differently.

Jiang Lin sensed the change in the old eunuch, but he didn't care. He just said, "Eunuch Tian, ​​thank you for your praise. But does His Majesty want to summon me?"

"Lord Jiang is indeed very intelligent." Eunuch Tian said with a smile, "His Majesty has ordered Lord Jiang to come to the palace for an audience."

Jiang Lin didn't ask why, but he had roughly guessed that it was probably related to the Li family.

Calculating the time, it has been some time since the second powerful clan was attacked, and the giant skeleton should have been delivered.

Jiang Lin nodded and said, "I'll leave after I tell them about it. Please wait for a moment, Eunuch Tian."

"Don't worry, I'll just wait for Lord Jiang." said Eunuch Tian.

Jiang Lin called a group of masters from the blacksmith camp and told them to do the aftermath.

In addition, people from the Construction Department were called over. These craftsmen now had a mixture of love and hate for Jiang Lin.

What they loved was that Lord Jiang was generous. Although he made them do more work, the money they received was far more than their salary from the court.

What I hate is that there is just too much life.

I'm busy almost every day and can't stop.

It's good to make money, but earning it to this extent is tiring enough.

Jiang Lin said, "I'll ask Master Qi to give you some more silver later. The blacksmith camp needs to be expanded. I'll move my blacksmith shop to a place that's least likely to be affected."

The people from the Construction Department looked at each other in bewilderment, unable to cry.

The place least likely to be affected?

Every time you make a breakthrough, the impact can be thousands of meters.

Jiang Lin had no choice, his breakthrough required burning fire and tempering.

It is not impossible for him to move into the deep mountains and forests by himself, but without the pig iron he makes, it would be a fantasy for the blacksmith camp to forge weapons of the highest grade or even precious weapon level.

The reason for not moving is not that we cannot move, but that we want to create weapons as soon as possible that can be used by all border troops to replace their equipment.

Although he didn't know why, Jiang Lin always had an inexplicable feeling that he was gradually approaching something very dangerous.

In other words, the entire Daqian is approaching.

Just like the finger pointing up from the sky, no one knows when it will fall.

This feeling made him understand the thoughts of Ma Ningyan and others more and more.

Not everyone can understand that kind of intuition.

Only when you encounter and feel it, will you understand it.

Jiang Lin didn't care what the people in the Construction Department thought. He just did what he thought he should do.

Then he called Old Man Wei and asked him to use the silver to buy some new belongings.

Upon learning that they could go to Kyoto together, Song Ziyan jumped for joy.

Even Sheng Yingchun, who was usually aloof, couldn't help but show a hint of joy in the corner of his eyes.

I have been here for so long, but I have only been to Kyoto a few times.

As this is the most famous city in the entire Daqian, they would naturally like to visit it more and walk around.

The two children have been practicing martial arts very hard, and it is time to let them untie themselves and relax.

As for the other masters in the blacksmith camp, they cannot sit idle either.

Since I have nothing to do, I might as well help the Construction Department.

Clean up the blacksmith shop as soon as possible and forge weapons as soon as possible.

There are a lot of people waiting on the border side.

Knowing that Jiang Lin was going to replace the weapons of the entire army with the lowest-grade ones, everyone was so happy that they almost shouted "Long live Lord Jiang".

The military officers in particular, each holding a weapon worth more than a precious weapon, were ecstatic.

When people learned that Jiang Lin had 500 kinds of materials that could be exchanged for a holy-grade arrow, countless people went around collecting materials.

Millions of border troops are now resting and have nothing to do.

Finding materials became the top priority.

The military officers of the border troops also let things take their own course and did not interfere.

But doing so would bring hardship to the powerful clans.

I don't know who started the rumor that the powerful clans have millions of materials at home and they can never use them all.

So many soldiers, under the leadership of military officers, went to the homes of powerful clans to buy materials.

At first, the powerful clan did not think much about it and sold it in order to avoid trouble, and the price was reasonable.

Who knew that once a gap was opened, it would be impossible to close it.

If you can sell it to others, you must sell it to me.

If you don’t sell it to me, you are not giving face to the border troops.

If you don't give face to our border troops, do you want to lose your head?
What’s wrong with the powerful clans? No matter how powerful they are, can they be as powerful as our border troops?
We don't want to die, I don't know if you powerful clans want to die.

Such outrageous words left the powerful clan speechless.

In the past, they might have stiffened their necks and refused to do it.

But when the two powerful clans were destroyed, no one wanted to cause trouble.

There were already a lot of suspects who had not been sorted out, and now with the addition of border troops, it would be really a headache.

Therefore, the powerful clans can only grit their teeth and take out the materials, which can be regarded as spending money to avoid disaster.

But it is impossible for them to really follow the booklet given by Jiang Lin and only give out unique ones.

But if you bring the silver, I will sell the materials to you.

As for which 500 types to sell, we have the final say, it’s up to you whether you want them or not.

If we really want to fight, it's not impossible. At worst we can go to Kyoto and fight in front of the emperor.

The border troops have no shame and don't want the emperor to believe them.

So the two sides started a "tug of war", arguing every day over whether to change more or fewer materials, and they became red in the face and neck.

The entrances to the residences of the powerful clans are busier than a vegetable market.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

After explaining everything to everyone, Jiang Lin bowed to Eunuch Tian and said, "You can go now."

"Master Jiang, please."

After watching the two fly away, Song Ziyan couldn't wait to pull Old Man Wei and Jiang Xiu, and said excitedly: "Let's go, let's go into the city too!"

Old man Wei smiled as he led the donkey cart. Several people got on it and swayed towards Kyoto City.

Inside the blacksmith camp, a group of people started to get busy.

Clean up what needs to be cleaned up, and throw all the unwanted things into the Hengyu furnace.

Although it has been promoted to a top-grade divine weapon, Hengyu Lu is still not picky about food and will eat whatever is given to it.

Even if the food he eats only brings very little improvement to his health, he will still eat it.

Among all the psychic beings, he has the best popularity.

Some blacksmiths and apprentices even came to worship him. They burned incense and prayed before starting work, and even gave him a name of god, calling him Shenlu Zhenjun.

Jiang Lin didn't care. They were all family, so he let them do whatever they wanted.

A moment later, Jiang Lin and Eunuch Tian entered the imperial study.

In addition to Emperor Shun, there is another person.

To Jiang Lin's surprise, the person who came was actually Li Qingluan.

Seeing Jiang Lin coming, Li Qingluan turned around and saluted: "Sir."

Even in front of the emperor, Li Qingluan's way of addressing Jiang Lin remained unchanged, as if foreshadowing her determination.

Jiang Lin was a little puzzled: "Why are you here?"

Li Qingluan smiled slightly and said, "I came to give gifts to His Majesty and visit you, Young Master."

Jiang Lin looked at Emperor Shun, who nodded slightly and said, "Li sent the second set of giant skeletons, which have been checked. The reason why you are here this time is because Miss Qingluan wants to see you and ask if your previous thoughts have changed."

"Your Majesty, are you talking about breaking off the engagement?" Jiang Lin asked.

"Get married." Emperor Shun replied.

The answer that Qingzhou Li wanted was not whether the engagement was cancelled or not, but whether they had considered when to get married.

If Jiang Lin didn't pass, Li Qingluan would chase him directly to Kyoto City to get the answer.

He glanced at Li Qingluan, and then said: "I haven't considered this matter yet. I can only say that I don't think about canceling the engagement for the time being."

Li Qingluan asked, "Sir, do you want to wait until my Li family has wiped out all the powerful clans before you agree?"

"What if you wipe out all the powerful clans and I still don't agree?" Jiang Lin asked back.

Li Qingluan didn't say anything, and Emperor Shun didn't say anything either. Only Eunuch Tian looked anxious.

I thought to myself that Lord Jiang was indeed very skilled, but why was he always so straightforward in his words and deeds?

Since Li was secretly working for the court, why didn't he just pretend to be nice and wait until the work was done? If he spoke out now, wouldn't it be telling them to stop working? Even if he did work, there might not be any results.

But since Emperor Shun didn't say anything, he couldn't say anything either, so he could only keep winking at Jiang Lin.

Li Qingluan glanced at Eunuch Tian, ​​and the expression on her face did not change at all. She still smiled and said, "Eunuch, there is no need to wink at me like that. Young Master is a man who does great things, and he knows his limits."

Eunuch Tian felt a little embarrassed for a moment, but he also inexplicably felt that these two people were really a good match as neither of them liked to beat around the bush.

Li Qingluan looked at Jiang Lin and asked, "Sir, are you trying to test me?"

Jiang Lin said: "If you think it is, then it is."

Li Qingluan said: "The ancestors have already said that Li's determination is not a matter of a moment. Marrying Qingluan will benefit the young master, Daqian, and even the Li family."

She paused for a moment, and then continued, "I am not trying to force you to do anything this time, I just want you to understand the truth. I, Li, will continue to work until you agree."

As he spoke, Li Qingluan stepped forward, took out a wooden box from his bosom and handed it to Jiang Lin: "This is a top-grade elixir that the Li family specially asked the alchemist in the family to refine to congratulate you on your promotion to the Daowu realm. It can consolidate your cultivation."

"Is this prepared in advance?" Jiang Lin did not answer, but asked with a suspicious tone: "How do you know when I will be promoted to the Daowu realm?"

Li Qingluan smiled slightly and said, "The ancestor is also at the Daowu realm, so he can naturally see the general idea."

Jiang Lin said "oh" and then took the wooden box.

He just didn't open it and asked, "Anything else?"

"No more." Li Qingluan shook her head.

"Then I won't give it away."

Jiang Lin's attitude was very cold, and his intention to keep people at a distance was very clear.

Li Qingluan didn't say much. She turned around, saluted Emperor Shun, and left slowly.

After she left the imperial study, Emperor Shun asked, "You don't seem to want to marry into the Li family?"

"Your Majesty seems to want me to marry into the Li family?" Jiang Lin asked back.

Emperor Shun did not deny it and said, "I really hope so. The Li family has done a lot for Daqian. Although the destruction of the two powerful clans cannot affect the overall situation, it can save some effort. If you can really control the Li family, it will be a great thing for Daqian. How can I not want it?"

"Your Majesty, do you know what benefits Li wants to gain?" Jiang Lin asked.

Emperor Shun shook his head: "I don't know, do you know?"

"I don't know either." Jiang Lin also shook his head.

Li said that he saw Jiang Lin's potential, but potential has always been an illusory thing.

Throughout history, countless geniuses have died prematurely.

If your potential is great enough, the powerful clans will give you everything they have.

The bottom line of that powerful clan is simply too worthless.

“Although I don’t know what Li wants, I know that if a person does everything to please you but doesn’t want to seek small profits, then his intentions must be beyond your imagination.”

Jiang Lin raised the wooden box in his hand and said, "What's more, the Li family can even calculate when I can be promoted to the Daowu realm. Such a powerful clan is definitely not just seeking temporary benefits."

Li Qingluan said that the clan's ancestor also had the cultivation level of Daowu Realm, so he could accurately judge when he would be promoted.

This statement may be appropriate when applied to other people.

But when used on Jiang Lin, it has the biggest loophole.

Because Jiang Lin's advancement in cultivation was not based on elixirs, nor on hard study and practice, but on his blacksmithing skills!
If he only relied on the elixirs sent by the border army commander, he might not be able to succeed in the promotion even after another half a year.

So Li's judgment was so accurate that Jiang Lin felt his hair stand on end.

Even he himself couldn't tell when he would be promoted, but Li knew.

This powerful clan is really too scary.

What's more, they wiped out two powerful clans in a row, but they themselves were not affected much, and other people didn't even notice any clues.

The strength is evident from this.

Jiang Lin had enough reasons to suspect that Li's ambitions were even bigger than Daqian's!

If they just wanted to seize the power and territory of Daqian, they would not need to go through Jiang Lin at all.

In other words, Jiang Lin is definitely not the best candidate.

As for surpassing Daqian and what else he could plan for, Jiang Lin had no idea.

The only thing we can do is to be as vigilant as possible against the Li family and not be easily fooled by them.

Li Qingluan just asked if he was testing them.

Jiang Lin's words, "If you wipe out all the powerful clans, I still won't agree," were indeed a test.

He wanted to know where Li's bottom line was, but Li Qingluan avoided the question with so-called sincerity.

She did not give a clear answer. If all the powerful clans were destroyed and Jiang Lin still did not agree, what would Li do?

No answers mean infinite possibilities.

It has to be said that although this woman seemed to be devoted to Jiang Lin, she actually remained rational.

Her intelligence is hidden and it is difficult to feel it without careful thinking.

The more this happened, the more fearful Jiang Lin became.

After all, he has experienced too many strange things and knows that there are many people and many things in this world that cannot be judged superficially.

Otherwise, there will be a price to pay.

Emperor Shun looked at Jiang Lin as if he had something to say.

But in the end he didn't say anything, just asked if he wanted to see what Li had sent.

Jiang Lin was not very interested in the giant skeleton at first, but now he really wanted to see if there was anything wrong with the giant skeleton sent by Li.

He did not forget that there was a tactic in the world before called the Trojan Horse.

Although this world is strange, it may not be without such tactics.

It would not be surprising if Li had hidden something in the giant's skeleton, waiting for it to burst out at the critical moment.

Once again arriving at the royal private treasury, the commander of the private treasury guards, Fang Zhizhong, glanced at Jiang Lin and went over to open the entrance.

It was still the familiar passage, followed by the familiar holy weapon grade portal.

During the past four hundred years, successive emperors of Daqian had already built sufficient spare space for the giant skeletons.

From this point of view, the person who wanted to gather the bones was not just Emperor Shun, but almost all the emperors, including Ma Ningyan.

"Emperor Taizu knew how powerful the giant's bones were. If they could be made into weapons, they would be invincible. Unfortunately, the blacksmith master was let go, and this is almost impossible. The emperors of previous generations spent a lot of time and effort, and it was not until my generation that a glimmer of possibility finally appeared."

Jiang Lin knew that this slight possibility fell on him.

He said nothing and followed Emperor Shun to one of the gates.

As Emperor Shun released a burst of energy, the array patterns on the portal lit up.

Jiang Lin's mind moved, and he asked, "Does everyone, including the powerful clans who store the giant skeletons, use this kind of array pattern?"

Emperor Shun understood what he meant and said, "Almost the same, all passed down by Daozu, but each array pattern is different. Only the person who opens the portal for the first time knows the secret, others cannot open it."

Jiang Lin was silent. Is this what the Taoist Ancestor taught?
He couldn't help but think of the Taoist master of Xuanhua Dao. That person once said that the Taoist master might have just left this world temporarily and might come back one day.

If the Taoist returns one day, wouldn't it be easy to open the gate?

Of course, a figure like Daozu may not necessarily need the skeleton of a giant.

After all, a thousand years ago, he was already an invincible strong man in the world.

After so many years, perhaps he has become comparable to the gods above the nine heavens.

But Jiang Lin always had an inexplicable feeling, and he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad.

He stared at the array pattern on the portal for a few more seconds until the breath of majestic power hit him in the face.

Jiang Lin looked up and saw a complete finger bone.

Although it is said to be the skeleton of a giant, in fact it is not rotten at all and still looks the same as when it first fell into the mortal world.

The huge severed finger was dozens of miles long and incredibly large.

This was not the first time Jiang Lin faced the giant skeleton, but the difference from the last time was that he now had completely different feelings.

The aura of great power is still fierce and daunting.

But in addition to this, Jiang Lin also felt something strange.

He hesitated, turned to look at Emperor Shun, and asked, "Can I go in and take a look?"

"Of course." Emperor Shun said.

Jiang Lin no longer hesitated and stepped into the gate.

The closer you are to the severed finger, the stronger the mighty power you feel.

Although he is already a true master at the Daowu realm, Jiang Lin still has the illusion of being an ant facing the sky.

The feeling of powerlessness and insignificance made him very uncomfortable.

But he suppressed the urge to escape and walked forward step by step with determination.

When standing less than a hundred meters in front of the severed finger, all you can see is a mountain.

The surface of the mountain is covered with various complex patterns.

Each one seems so mysterious, yet it is very difficult to remember them.

Because you can't find the source at all and don't know where to start.

At this moment, Jiang Lin suddenly thought of a word.

"Tao soldiers!"

An astonishing idea suddenly popped up in his mind. Could the so-called giants be the so-called Taoist soldiers?
The thought made his heart beat faster, thump-thump, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.

Even with the most resolute heart of Tao, one cannot remain completely stable amid such speculation.

As for Taoist soldiers, Jiang Lin only knew that they were artifacts created by nature and had never actually seen one.

Even though there are so many people in Daqian, no one knows what Taoist soldiers are.

But everyone is very sure that Taoist soldiers exist.

This concept has been passed down from many years ago to the present and has never changed.

It stands to reason that people would be naturally suspicious of something that they have never seen with their own eyes.

Even if not everyone, at least some of them should be.

But no one doubted it, and their certainty seems very strange in retrospect.

It’s like... no one can see the air, but they are very sure it exists.

However, this was not the source of Jiang Lin's strange feeling. His eyes were fixed on the severed finger, sensing it carefully.

The mighty power continued to surge, causing his body to tremble.

A physical body that has just reached the Daowu realm, even if it is more than ten times stronger than the same realm, will find it difficult to sustain it for long.

The gold and fire essences in the body seemed to sense the difficulty their master was experiencing and wanted to protect him.

But Jiang Lin suppressed them with his mind. He came here not to fight, but to find the truth.

(End of this chapter)