Chapter 135 - Closed Door Forging (2/2)
Tang Wulin ran out of the academy grounds and headed straight for the Blacksmith's a.s.sociation. He bought a few things from there, then entered a forging workshop and began a three-day period of closed-door forging.
Hammering sounds rang out without pause from within the workshop. For the next three days, Tang Wulin would come here during the day to forge. At night he would return to the dorms, beaten and exhausted, to dual cultivate with w.a.n.g Jinxi via a strand of Bluesilver Gra.s.s.
“Tang Wulin, come over here for a moment.” After he finished forging for the day, he received a call from Mu Chen, summoning him.
“Yes teacher. I'll head over now.”
When he arrived at the a.s.sociation, he directly walked toward Mu Chen's office. By now, the a.s.sociation employees already recognized him as Mu Chen's disciple, but they still didn't know that this nine year-old kid was actually a third rank blacksmith.
Under Mu Chen's special orders, all of the tasks that Tang Wulin accepted went through Cen Yue first to hide the fact that he was a third rank blacksmith.
A nine-years-old third rank blacksmith was simply too shocking. Mu Chen instructed Tang Wulin that before he reached the Spirit Forging level, he wasn't allowed to cause a ruckus in the outside world. This was the reason why Tang Wulin never wore his blacksmith's badge, as it would give away his rank.
“Teacher!” The moment Tang Wulin walked in, he saw Mu Chen perusing something.
“Ah, you're here. Come and take a seat.” Mu Chen was a mild-mannered person outside of the times he taught Tang Wulin forging.
After Tang Wulin seated himself opposite Mu Chen, he was handed a metal card.
Tang Wulin took the metal card and inspected it. It had unusual complex and fine lines on it. Although Tang Wulin hadn't reached a high enough level yet, he could tell that it likely held a profound soul circuit.
Flipping it over, he saw three familiar words inscribed into it: spirit ascension platform.
“Spirit ascension platform?” Tang Wulin asked in surprise.
Mu Chen nodded. “The spirit ascension platform is about to enter a period of rebellion, and that will be a great opportunity for you to gain experience. This is an invitation card that will let you enter it. But be careful; a rebellion spirit ascension platform is far more dangerous than normal, and you will be under even greater pressure. Of course, the opportunities are just as great. Go partic.i.p.ate in it and temper yourself. Temper yourself well.”
Tang Wulin was well aware of how few slots a rebellion spirit ascension platform had, so when he saw how carefree his teacher was being, he couldn't help but feel warm within his heart. Ever since he'd joined the Blacksmith's a.s.sociation, this was the very first time he had received aid from his teacher.
“Thank you teacher, but this is too precious. You should just give it to big sister Mu Xi instead.” As he spoke, Tang Wulin returned the card.
Mu Chen revealed a warm smile. “She already has one. You two should look after each other inside there.”
Tang Wulin, somewhat awkwardly, said, “The academy has already arranged for us to take part in a rebellion spirit ascension platform as our final exam, so I already have a slot.”
Mu Chen was surprised. “Your cla.s.s zero is actually treated this well? It seems Eastsea Academy really does value you guys!” Although Mu Chen knew that Tang Wulin had joined a cla.s.s of geniuses, he also understood that Tang Wulin's cultivation was only just barely above average. With his young age taken into consideration, however, his cultivation speed certainly couldn't be considered slow.
For a blacksmith, however, the martial soul wasn't nearly as important. As long as a blacksmith had sufficient soul power, they would be fine. He hadn't expected that this cla.s.s of geniuses that Tang Wulin joined would actually be treated so well.
Despite this, Mu Chen didn't accept the card back. He simply smiled and said, “You can just keep it then. I obtained two cards anyway. With an extra card, you can go in one more time. After all, a rebellion spirit ascension platform lasts for seven days. Entering it another time will still be a great experience for you.”
Entering another time? Tang Wulin's heart stirred at the thought.
“Tomorrow marks the beginning of the rebellion period, So you should hurry back and prepare soon. I don't have any other warnings to give you since you're already far more level-headed than your peers, but if you happen to run into Mu Xi, I hope you two will take care of each other.”
“Yes teacher.”
The relations.h.i.+p between Tang Wulin and Mu Xi had never been particularly good because in Mu Xi's heart, she still harbored some rejection toward Tang Wulin. Mu Xi would often say that Mu Chen treated Tang Wulin even better than her, rousing her compet.i.tive spirit.
While she went through the hard labor of forging, she was able to control, to some degree, the temperature with her martial soul, which was a skill she had inherited from Mu Chen. She was gifted in forging and had a firm foundation, and was now preparing for the Thousand Refinements. Mu Xi still needed some time, however, before she could reach the third rank.
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