In the Land of Lawlessness.
Within the Hundred Herbs Garden, a place overflowing with fragrant spirit plants, more beautiful than any Immortal Realm.
An Ran waved a delicate hand, unfolding a barrier that enveloped Luo Xiu. The Mysterious Yellow Qi contained within the Mysterious Yellow Iron was incredibly formidable. Consequently, before Luo Xiu decided to act, Master Ping had already summoned An Ran, a Heavenly Emperor-level "bodyguard," to assist. Of those present, only An Ran, a Heavenly Emperor, could suppress the Mysterious Yellow Qi.
Initially, An Ran couldn't be bothered with Master Ping, but the mont she heard Luo Xiu was the one stirring up trouble, she arrived faster than Master Ping himself.
"This Mysterious Yellow Qi is a supre dao energy born at the dawn of the universe. Even a Priestess such as myself would find it difficult to suppress," An Ran said, looking at Luo Xiu inside the barrier. She gave him a solemn warning, "Luo Xiu, you must be extrely careful. Do not force it."
She was truly worried about and cared for Luo Xiu. Once a mber of the Elf Race gives their heart to a man, their devotion is eternal. Perhaps it was a fact she herself had yet to realize.
Luo Xiu looked back and winked at her. "Don't worry, you're here, aren't you?"
Hearing this, An Ran huffed softly. Her cheeks flushed as she looked away, retorting coyly, "Such a smooth-talker!"
"Stop flirting, you two! It's not like you're trying to hide your affair. Hurry up and get started!" Master Ping was impatient to witness the birth of a Mysterious Yellow Instrunt and couldn't help but urge them on. Since he himself was a Mysterious Yellow Instrunt, he longed for another of his kind.
"AH!"
The words had barely left his mouth when he let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered. An Ran had punched him, sending him flying into a large tree in the distance, where he got stuck so firmly he couldn't even be pried off.
Luo Xiu glanced at Master Ping with pity. This guy really has guts, daring to joke with a Heavenly Emperor.
「After a long while.」
Inside the barrier, Luo Xiu watched the piece of Mysterious Yellow Iron turn red-hot under the Indestructible Divine Fla. A sense of astonishnt welled up in him. This stuff is no joke. Even the Indestructible Divine Fla can't lt it, only make it glow red-hot.
At that mont, the Mysterious Central Sword was hiding behind Luo Xiu, trembling uncontrollably. It was terrified of the Indestructible Divine Fla.
Outside the barrier, Master Ping frowned. "It seems I was being too simplistic. Looks like your only option is to hamr it."
Hearing this, Luo Xiu took a deep breath, his resolve hardening. He imdiately retrieved a set of forging tools from his Human Sanctuary. "It's the only way."
He grabbed a pair of tongs in his left hand and a hamr in his right, placed the glowing Mysterious Yellow Iron on an anvil, and began to pound it with a steady rhythm.
Outside the barrier, Master Ping tapped his foot, keeping ti with the hamring. "Yes, yes, that's it! Keep up that perfect forging rhythm! Just like how you handle won—don't stop the rhythm!"
BOOM!
A loud bang echoed the mont he finished speaking. His portly body was once again sent flying by a punch from An Ran, this ti slamming into a distant wall, stuck so firmly he couldn't be pried off.
Inside the barrier, Luo Xiu shot a furious glare at An Ran. "How dare you touch my brother!"
An Ran stared back, her gaze slightly cold. "What about it?"
Luo Xiu flinched, then imdiately forced a broad smile. "A job well done! The buffoon deserved it!"
"Don't get distracted," An Ran said, her expression blank. "Continue hamring."
Luo Xiu turned to the nearby Mysterious Central Sword. "You, jump into the fire and get yourself red-hot. Then I'll forge you and this piece of Mysterious Yellow Iron together."
Hearing this, the Mysterious Central Sword trembled violently, shaking its blade in refusal. It wanted to flee, but within An Ran's barrier, there was nowhere to run.
Luo Xiu grew impatient. "Hurry up, no dawdling! Do you want to get stronger or not?"
The Mysterious Central Sword felt deeply wronged, but faced with Luo Xiu's tyranny, it could only obey, flying reluctantly into the mass of Indestructible Divine Fla.
SWOOSH. Master Ping zipped back and called out to Luo Xiu, "Kid, rember to infuse a strand of your Fortune-Forming Power the mont the sword is complete!"
Luo Xiu was puzzled. "Why?"
A faint smile touched Master Ping's lips. "Fortune-Forming Power combined with Mysterious Yellow Qi will give rise to an unknown, miraculous power." He then teased, "Don't tell you still don't know the true purpose of your Fortune-Forming Power? That Luo Hao handles Fortune-Forming Power much more smoothly than you do."
Luo Xiu's face instantly darkened. "My original cultivation was destroyed. After my Dantian was repaired, I never recultivated the Qihuang Technique. Where would I get any Fortune-Forming Power?"
At this, An Ran spoke up. "You yourself are a product of Fortune-Forming Power. Therefore, your Essence Blood also contains a certain amount of it."
"..."
***
Over the next three days, Luo Xiu spent every waking mont hamring iron. He felt it was more exhausting than "plowing several fields in one night." After three days, his right arm was noticeably thicker than his left, its muscles far more solid.
With An Ran's powerful barrier in place, Luo Xiu encountered no danger or trouble. Several tis, the Mysterious Yellow Qi within the iron overflowed and was on the verge of erupting, but An Ran suppressed it each ti. He continuously repeated the process of heating, hamring, and quenching.
On the fifth day, Luo Xiu finally forged the Mysterious Yellow Iron and the Mysterious Central Sword into one.
A brand-new Mysterious Central Sword was born!
The mont the sword was completed, the very sky changed over the Land of Lawlessness and the Shanhai Territory above it. Even in the world outside, great phenona of the Dao appeared. When a Mysterious Yellow Instrunt is born, these phenona manifest across the Ten Thousand Realms. According to Master Ping, it signifies that another wisp of the universe's Mysterious Yellow Qi has been used up.
However, to keep a low profile and avoid attracting the attention of other Heavenly Emperors, An Ran used her boundless cultivation to forcefully erase the phenona.
***
"Wow, this sword is so cool! Brother Luo Xiu, let play with it!"
"I want to play too!"
" first, first!"
"I asked first!"
"..."
Watching the girls clamor and fight over the sword, Luo Xiu felt rather helpless. He wiped the sweat from his brow, turned around, and headed back to his room, deciding to get so well-deserved sleep. Before he left, he didn't forget to send a warning to the Mysterious Central Sword via Divine Sense Communication. "You may be a Mysterious Yellow Instrunt now, but don't get cocky. If they want to play, you let them play."
The Mysterious Central Sword felt intensely wronged, unable to comprehend how it had ended up with such a rotten master. What kind of Swordsman lends his precious, beloved blade to a group of won to play with? Am I not your treasured one anymore? This is too humiliating! I was finally reborn, and thanks to the combination of Luo Xiu's Fortune-Forming Power and the Mysterious Yellow Qi, I even gained the divine ability to 'vanish into the Void.' I wanted to go out for a stroll, but instead, I'm going to be pawed at by a bunch of won. This is the ultimate disgrace in the life of a sword!
***
Luo Xiu slept until he woke up naturally, which wasn't until the afternoon of the next day. After washing up, he went straight to find An Ran.
"High Priest, do you rember your promise... to be my sparring partner?"
An Ran stared at him, a hint of displeasure in her eyes. "High Priest, High Priest... After everything that's happened between us, you still call that?"
Luo Xiu scratched his head. "Then what should I call you?"
Master Ping suddenly zipped over, shouting indignantly, "You blockhead! Call her 'baby,' of course! She's already giving you hints!"
BOOM!
Before he could finish, his plump figure was sent flying by a delicate, pink fist.
Back in her original spot, An Ran's cheeks were blushing as she said in a low voice, "When I was little, back when Her Majesty the Queen was still with us... she called Little Ran."
Luo Xiu broke into a casual smile. "Alright then, Little Ran, let's begin."
An Ran huffed softly, murmuring, "Who are you calling Little Ran? Who said you could call that?"
Luo Xiu was completely baffled. Won are the strangest creatures in the world.
An Ran flexed her small fists. "Seeing as you're so eager for a beating, I suppose I can humor you for a while."
Luo Xiu's expression turned serious, his voice brimming with confidence. "I feel like I could take on a Heavenly Emperor now."
Disdain flickered in An Ran's eyes. "I'll bring you back to reality."
"..."
User Comments
0 comments from readers