Li Yan hastily cupped his hands, "I request the master’s guidance."
Master Lu said in a heavy voice, "I have two thods, one is the Treasure Light Suanni, which can hide in the smoke and clouds, wielding agility. The second is the Blood Suanni, which requires your blood to forge. It’s fierce and dominant, its blade must see blood, or it will devour its master."
Li Yan replied with a smile, "No matter how good the magic artifact is, it’s still used by humans. What use is sothing that devours its master?"
"Although it has a strong killing nature, if killing were effective, there wouldn’t be so many troubleso things in the world. Let’s use the Treasure Light Suanni thod."
"Well said!"
Master Lu stroked his beard and chuckled, "At such a young age, you have such insight. You will certainly achieve sothing great in the future, and it won’t be considered burying my skills."
After saying this, he suddenly turned around, his expression becoming serious.
"Bring Blade Clash Spring Water for quenching!"
Upon receiving his command, a disciple imdiately brought the icy spring water.
Master Lu held the "Daguan Iron Refinery", stepping on the Gang cloth, making hand seals, using a superior craftsman spell "Bronze Order", with Gang Qi swirling around him, his muscles and bones beca engorged.
This thod, like the Snow Mountain Skill, was not afraid of scorching molten iron. Moreover, it made the whole body hard as iron, with imnse power.
He clamped six flying knife embryos, placed them into the furnace fire for forging, wielding an iron hamr, sparks flew everywhere as he continuously quenched them in the water.
Sha Lifei’s eyes were full of excitent, whispering, "Blade Clash Spring is Yang, used to sharpen the blade, King Ba’s Cold Spring Water is Yin, used for white copper rune."
"Listen for the sound later. As long as the dragon Hong sound of weapons rings within nine strikes, it ans today’s fortune is borrowed."
Indeed, on the third strike, when the hamr fell, the weapon trembled, and a clanging sound akin to a dragon’s roar echoed all around.
"Hahaha... A good on!"
Master Lu laughed heartily and placed the forged flying knife embryos aside, taking another one for forging.
Each ti the dragon roar sounded at different tis, so on the second, so even on the last strike.
Although Li Yan did not understand the principle, he could sll a sharp, fierce aura from the flying knife.
"Cold Spring Water!"
Master Lu gave another low shout, and the disciple imdiately changed the water.
The Earth Dragon Bone was tough, but after all, it was bone and could not be forged in fire, but he had another thod, switching to a small hamr and grinding knife, adjusting continuously in the sharpener rain, making hand seals.
Finally, all the Earth Dragon Bone cores were embedded in the flying knives, fitting seamlessly, as if they grew naturally together.
After completing these, Master Lu mixed the two spring waters, grinding the knife on the whetstone, every now and then making seals to enter the taboo, chanting,
"By the decree of the treasure sword, illuminate Yin Yang, transform into Divine Weapons, slay Chi i Wang Liang with one strike, slay evil spirits and spirits with two... I am commanded by Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad, Divine Soldiers hasten like the law!"
This was the Enlightennt ritual.
As soon as it ended, the flying knife seed to gain spirituality, buzzing and trembling.
"Good knife!"
Master Lu held up the flying knife for a glance, "This magic thod is also wonderful, seems to have the craftsn’s thod from Taishan."
Saying so, he waved casually, "Catch the knife!"
Whoosh!
The flying knife whistled through the rain curtain.
This Master Lu was also a martial arts expert, using skillful force, seemingly swift, but Li Yan just flipped his wrist and caught it in his palm for inspection.
The blade was exquisite and full of Evil Qi, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, uncontrollably making hand seals with the flying knife in hand.
Whoosh!
The Soul Hook all drilled into the flying knife.
Among the people present, so possessed ear divine power, seemingly hearing sothing, looking suspiciously at Li Yan.
Li Yan didn’t care to respond, flicking his hand, the flying knife imdiately whistled out, circling around him, but due to the Soul Hook’s binding, it always stayed within three ters, dancing nimbly.
"Flying sword?"
Sha Lifei’s eyes widened imdiately.
"Hahaha... Just a small spell, not yet a flying sword!"
Li Yan laughed heartily, with a light wave of his hand, the flying knife swiftly returned, embedding into the pre-prepared sheath on his waist.
Though he spoke modestly, he felt a bit proud inside.
This Soul-breaking Blade maneuvering within three ters was trivial; because of the injection of the Soul Hook’s power, it could directly pin down the enemy’s Divine Soul.
Though it couldn’t compare with the rumored flying sword, it shouldn’t be underestimated.
Master Lu paid no attention, continuing to concentrate on artifact refining; it took a full hour to complete all the flying knives.
And the flying knife was still the easiest magic artifact.
He took a simple sip of water, wearing a serious expression, taking out a fire gun; the fire gun was a flintlock pistol, also crafted for Li Yan.
Like the flying knife, it only needed the final assembly and Enlightennt.
Of course, this magic artifact was already ford, and the butt of the gun used the Earth Dragon Bone and Black Rosewood; it also couldn’t enter the furnace, so he changed thods, taking out the Eight Trigrams Treasure Mirror to illuminate the fire gun.
This thod was sothing Li Yan had never heard of, and it appeared to be strenuous; even Master Lu’s forehead was breaking out in sweat...
...
While they were busy, all of Ezhou was in high spirits.
In Wuchang City, in the Hall of Protection King Ming at Baotong Zen Temple, many monks chanted Buddhist scriptures, the sound of wooden fish echoed, and incense smoke lingered.
In Buddhism, Lord Guan is Protection King Ming, but in Taoist temples and so temples, he is Emperor Guan.
Almost all of Ezhou’s Emperor Guan temples were holding sacrifices, even so gangs invited people for rituals, offering incense to Lord Guan one by one.
Such was the presence of a top-tier Mortal God.
Not only in Ezhou, but at this mont, the entire Divine State’s Emperor Guan temples were carrying out sacrificial ceremonies.
Outside Guan Ling in Dangyang, it was even more vibrant with gongs and drums.
In the Three Cities of Wuchang, it was "Sharpener Rain," but here, it was called "Single Sword eting."
From the mountainside to the foot of the mountain outside Guan Ling, tents of all sizes were erected, so performing opera, so showcasing acts, all sorts of pugilistic world perforrs gathered, along with nurous vendors.
The people near Dangyang, and even from Jingzhou and Xiangyang, traveled from thousands of miles just to attend this grand event.
Guan Peide, with a smile on his face, presided over with several local gentry.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he recited the sacrificial text, with the magistrates and local scholars, all gathered below the platform.
After he finished reciting, firecrackers bood loudly.
The entire Guan family entered Guan Ling to offer incense and pay respects. At this mont, they were the protagonists, and even the officials had to follow behind.
Seeing the temple fair proceed smoothly, Guan Peide couldn’t help feeling emotional, and while in front of Emperor Guan, he prayed for blessings for Li Yan.
Perhaps it was this prayer that took effect, as outside Yuquan Temple, the process of refining magic artifacts was extrely smooth.
Soon, Li Yan obtained his fire gun, playing with it with excitent in his hands.
This flintlock pistol was about one foot long, not as exquisite as firearms from his past life, yet it bore more splendor.
The Black Rosewood handle, inlaid with white jade-like Earth Dragon Bone grip, a yellow brass gun lock engraved with Evil Suppression Talisman from the Eight Trigrams, forming a dragon-shaped decoration at the gun’s front end.
It looked like a work of art.
"Brother Yan, here you go."
Sha Lifei took out a belt adorned with twelve yellow clips, about the size of a child’s fist, also with a leather gun holster.
"I’ve filled all with gunpowder, the bullets are made of Iron Balls, coated with oil paper seal, not afraid of rain or dampness, just tear off the oil paper when in use, insert from the back..."
With Sha Lifei’s explanation, Li Yan quickly understood how to operate it.
In essence, it followed the sa principle as the Fla Cannon.
With the bullet holster slung, one side inserted with a flintlock pistol, the other with six Soul-breaking Flying Blades, coupled with the Duan Chen Blade at the waist and two fire thorns given by Sha Lifei, Li Yan was ard to the teeth.
With this arsenal, his combat power surged.
He was grinning from ear to ear, waiting for more refinents.
At this ti, the ritual for Emperor Guan at Baotong Zen Temple’s Hall of Protection King Ming also concluded.
Master Tong Xuan slowly opened his eyes, "Cheng Jue, begin."
Upon the command, Cheng Jue imdiately led monks from the Law Enforcent Hall to the offering table, covered the twelve small Divine Statues of Lord Guan with red cloth, then carefully carried them out in a line.
By this ti, many people had gathered outside.
Even Wuchang garrison dispatched three hundred people to escort, among whom a hundred carried firearms.
Led by everyone, they galloped to the dock of Wuchang City.
At this mont, it was already crowded with people, nurous commoners eagerly looked forward, so with umbrellas, others ignoring the weather entirely.
On the Yangtze River outside the dock, twelve dragon boats awaited.
"Lord Guan is coming!"
With a cheer from soone, many folks lit three sticks of incense, so bowed respectfully, others knelt in the mud to kowtow.
Bang! Crackle!
Firecrackers combined with drums sounded.
The whole dock suddenly beca lively...
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