Chapter 8: The Refinement of the Blood Saber. (1/2)

Chapter 8: The Refinement of the Blood Saber.

Qin Yu’s body and soul were completely devoted to forging, treating the onlookers as if they didn’t exist. Every time he pounded the saber using a hammer, he would place it into the dense, sticky, blood colored substance in the furnace to let it be absorbed. Then he would take it out, letting it cool off for a bit before continuing the cycle. Only when all the sticky and dense mysterious substance had been absorbed would the process be completed.

He placed the saber in ice water after he was done forging it, creating a hissing sound as a green-blue colored smoke emitted from the water. Qin Yu let it stay in the ice water until the water wasn’t cold enough anymore before taking out the saber and placing it in another bucket of ice water.

“Whew, I’m so exhausted.” After Qin Yu pulled the saber out from the ice water for the last time, he heavily sighed. After being tormented for half the day, everyone’s foreheads were covered in sweat. Fortunately, the saber was finally finished. It was worth the stress they endured.

Now the saber looked completely different. The saber’s body was like blood, a shiny and bewitching red. The blade was sharp and straight, gleaming with a cold scarlet light. It shined as a bloody aura washed over everybody, bringing with it a burst of chilliness.

“Young Master Qin, would it be possible for you to let this useless old man take a look?” Tie Shou stepped forward, his attitude and tone were filled with respect. It was completely different from his previous attitude.

Qin Yu glanced at Tie Shou and saw his fervent stare at the saber in his hands. The light in his eyes was like a starving pervert staring at a beautiful, naked woman.

“Eh, you really want it that much?” Qin Yu looked at the old codger with disdain before casually tossing him it. “Take a look then.”

“Yes, thank you!” Tie Shou excitedly took the saber and for the first time, he actually even thanked someone. Tie Shou’s apprentices were stunned by his courteous manners. Was this really their arrogant and haughty Master Tie Shou?

“What a good saber ah!” Tie Shou’s eyes gleamed. He was engrossed in inspecting the saber, paying no attention to the strange stares from everybody else.

“I never thought of using Fire Mica and Water Crow Powder to substitute Tungsten Steel Powder. The quality is actually even better than Tungsten Steel Powder alone. Before, I didn’t think of this no matter how much I pondered.” Tie Shou continued to excitedly admire the saber as he talked to himself.

“Fire Mica and Water Crow Powder are indeed incompatible, but by using Black Star Stone to purify it into the mysterious substance, it neutralized the effects and fuses them perfectly. By fusing them together, it even makes the saber even more durable and sharp than using Tungsten Steel Powder alone. Furthermore, because Black Star Stones are spirit stones and contain spiritual energy (qi), the saber is also imbued with it,” explained Qin Yu.

“So you’re saying it’s a spirit tool?” Tie Shou was giddy with excitement. Only Spirit Tool Masters could refine such godly weapons. Even great Tool Master Scholars—who were one level higher than Tool Refiner Masters—didn’t have the qualifications but now, Tie Shou—a Tool Refiner Master—knew the ingenious uses of Black Star Stones and how it could be used to refine spirit tools. In other words, he had directly skipped the Tool Master Scholar stage and advanced to the Spirit Tool Master stage.

His imagination was great but reality was cruel. Qin Yu splashed him with a bucket of cold water. “Spirit tool? This can’t even be regarded as a semi-spirit tool. Besides, you don’t even have the materials to forge a spirit tool and even if you did, you don’t even have the prerequisites to forge one.” Qin Yu’s voice held a trace of disdain as he said, “It’s only a bit stronger than an average weapon. If you really want to forge a spirit tool, you’d better work hard.”

“Right, right, right, Young Master Qin’s words are right. This useless old man will definitely work harder.” Tie Shou no longer looked anything like an arrogant great master and was completely obedient in front of Qin Yu like a good student.

In Ancient Wu Continent, strength was equivalent to respect. It didn’t matter if it was cultivation or tool refinement. If you wanted respect and reverence, then you needed to show strength and talent.

Now that Qin Yu had revealed his strength here, Tie Shou had no choice but to acknowledge him. On top of that, even though Tie Shou was extremely proud, he had an open-minded and ambitious heart for knowledge and self-improvement. He was far more infatuated and zealous towards tool refining than the average person. He treated his ambitiousness and his current position as Luosang City’s sole third-grade Tool Refiner Master as two separate things.

Now that he knew Qin Yu was better than him, he wanted to ask Qin Yu to accept him as an apprentice. In fact, he would even prostrate himself under Qin Yu’s feet and happily call him Master!

Just a moment ago, he had thought that apologizing to Qin Yu was losing face as a grand and stately Tool Refiner Master. Now, that feeling had long vanished like smoke. If becoming his apprentice wouldn’t be losing face, then an apology was nothing.

“Hehe. I didn’t think that at Qin Gongzi’s young age, you would not only have outstanding cultivation but also great knowledge in tool refinement. I 1 really admire you.” Wang Murong’s smiling face was like flowers as she gracefully stepped forward. As she looked at Qin Yu, her eyes were filled with the rippling stirrings of the love of a young girl.

Qin Yu smiled slightly as he modestly said, “You’re flattering me. I just have some knowledge. Alright, the saber’s already been forged so I should also go. Goodbye!”

“Hold on!” Wang Murong hastily shouted to stop him. “Qin Gongzi, if I guessed correctly, the reason you specifically came here to pick up your saber is because you’re going to train at Ten Thousand Beast Mountain right?”

Her guess wasn’t strange. These days, everybody who got accepted into the Martial Examination preselections chose Ten Thousand Beast Mountain for practical training in the hopes that it would boost their strength in a short period of time along with giving them some battle experience.

“It just so happens that I 2 also plan on going to Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, so wouldn’t it be better if we went together? However, it’s already about to get dark. You can rest here tonight. Tomorrow, Master Tie Shou will give us a pair of fast horses and we can set off early in the dawn. How about it?” Wang Murong’s beautiful eyes stared at Qin Yu expectantly.

Qin Yu raised his head and looked at the sky. Only now did he realize that he had actually wasted half the day here. If he left now, he definitely wouldn’t be able to arrive at Ten Thousand Beast Mountain by foot. Tomorrow he could leave at dawn with a fast horse and most importantly, accompanied by a beautiful woman. No man would reject such a good deal ah. So, Qin Yu agreed straightforwardly.