Chu Li cupped his fists and saluted, watching them quietly.
After a while, the four young men finished their meals and looked up at him.
They looked up and down, as if Chu Li was some kind of strange thing, with pity in their eyes and shook their heads.
Chu Li cupped his fists and smiled: "I am Wu Yuansi, the new registered disciple."
"Wu Yuansi." A thin young man nodded and said friendly: "Are you also a registered disciple of the Sword Building Hall?"
"Exactly." Chu Li nodded and said, "I just met Hall Master Hu."
"Alas..." the skinny young man sighed: "You have entered the wrong hall. Although the Sword Making Hall is the easiest to enter, it is also the easiest to eliminate. I'm afraid there are not many of us who can really stay."
Chu Li showed a puzzled look: "I haven't asked any of you senior brothers for their surnames yet."
The skinny young man sighed: "My name is Liang Xingbang, this is Yu Zangcai, this is Zou Dehou, and this is Guan Tongqing."
He pointed at the other three people one by one and introduced: "Why do you want to enter the Sword Forging Hall?"
Chu Li said: "Uncle Shi recommended him, so he is in the Sword Building Hall."
"Who?" Liang Xingbang asked.
Chu Li smiled and said: "I wish Lengying."
"It turns out to be Senior Brother Zhu." All four of them suddenly realized.
They also don't pay much attention to Chu Li, because Zhu Lengying is really not a big shot and has a miserable life. Although he has a high seniority, they can quickly surpass him as long as they become true disciples.
Chu Li said: "I think everyone seems very tired."
The four of them were as embarrassed as dogs and wolfed down their meals as if they had not eaten for several days. It was obvious that Wanjiancheng was not short of food, it could only be that they were too tired and consumed too much.
"Alas..." Liang Xingbang shook his head and said with emotion: "Our registered disciples are like donkeys, being driven so hard that it's almost impossible to live."
"The four of us are doing pretty well." Guan Tongqing, another thin man, shook his head and said, "Some of us are so tired that we vomit blood."
Chu Li was speechless.
Liang Xingbang smiled and said: "You will know what it's like tomorrow. The new ones are not immune. I won't give you time to adapt and just work hard. I advise you to go to bed early today."
Chu Li hugged his fists and said, "Thank you so much, Senior Brother Liang."
"Forget it, we don't know if any of our brothers will die." Liang Xingbang waved his hand and said, "I've been holding on for two years. It's like every day is like a year. If this goes on, I really can't hold on."
"Senior Brother Liang, hold on tighter." Guan Tongqing encouraged.
The other two people said very little, and they seemed a little sleepy after eating. They were in a daze, seeming to be listening to what they were saying, but they seemed not to be listening.
"Okay, hurry up and go back to bed." Liang Xingbang sighed: "I have to get up early tomorrow."
Everyone got up and walked back to their own courtyards, threw themselves on the couch in the bedroom, and soon fell asleep.
Chu Li sat in his courtyard and observed the situation of these four people.
They all have a certain level of cultivation. Although they are not profound, they are not incompetent. They can be considered masters, but they still look so tired. Obviously, it is not easy to be a registered disciple of the Sword Building Hall.
However, he is fully aware of the tyranny of his body, so he is not too worried. He is just a little doubtful that he can really get the Nine Swords if this continues?
It seems that he is thousands of miles away from the Nine Swords and out of reach.
But now that the matter has come to this, it’s better to wait and see, you need to be patient, maybe the opportunity will come suddenly.
The next morning, not long after he woke up, there was a knock on the door outside.
Chu Li hurriedly stepped forward and opened the door. Standing outside was a middle-aged man with a handsome face and a gentle clasping fist: "But the registered disciple Wu Yuansi?"
Chu Li cupped his fists and saluted: "Exactly."
"Okay, you go with Liang Xingbang and the others today." The middle-aged man said warmly: "Be careful, don't hurt yourself."
Chu Li said: "I haven't asked my senior yet, what should I do today?"
"My surname is Gu." The middle-aged man said gently: "Gu Jiu."
Chu Li hurriedly clasped his fists: "Senior Brother Gu."
Gu Jiu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Today you are going to move iron rocks."
"Yes." Chu Li clasped his fists and nodded.
"Let's go." Gu Jiu said.
Chu Li followed him out of the small courtyard. There were four people from Liang Xingbang standing outside. They all looked like they were awake and yawning. When they saw Gu Jiu coming out, they hurriedly stopped their mouths and looked at Chu Li with pity.
Chu Li smiled and hugged them.
Liang Xingbang said: "There is no need to be polite, Junior Brother Wu, there is no need for this between us."
Chu Li nodded.
They followed Gu Jiu outside, then left the outer city and walked south. Finally, they came to a majestic peak, then walked around a mountain peak and entered the depths of the valley next to it.
He knew from a distance that the valley was covered by the formation, and it was difficult for others to see the valley and avoid entering. They followed Gu Jiu on a strange path and finally entered the valley.
As soon as I stepped into the valley, there was a "ding-ding" sound in my ears, one after another, continuous.
There is a tall stove set deep in the valley, about ten meters high and five meters in diameter.
I could feel the scorching heat from a long distance away, and the steam seemed to heat up the entire valley, turning it into a furnace.
Next to the tall stove were strong men wielding huge hammers, hammering the flaming red iron.
Chu Li used the big round mirror to look at it. There were nine high furnaces in total, eighteen big men swinging hammers, and next to each man there was a man holding a piece of red iron. Then there was a cave deep in the valley, and there were basketballs all the time.
Large and small iron stones were brought out and piled one by one next to the blast furnace.
Chu Li looked at the people who were moving the iron rocks. They were all working extremely hard, but the spherical iron rocks they were moving didn't look heavy.
The big round mirror looked inside sharply and saw that the stones were extremely dense, much denser than ordinary iron.
Gu Jiu turned to look at the five people and said gently: "Everyone knows what to do. Xingbang, please take care of Junior Brother Wu. He is new here and doesn't know what to do or what to do."
Gu Jiu waved his hand for them to come over, and he went to the side to find a middle-aged man who was hammering iron, and talked to him.
Chu Li followed Liang Xingbang and the others and walked inside to the cave.
The cave is wide enough for three carriages to run side by side. The cold inside and the scorching heat of the valley are like two worlds, one is summer and the other is winter, but the cold air comes from the iron blocks held by people passing by.
"This is cold iron." Liang Xingbang whispered: "It is a level higher than meteorite iron and can be made into a sword."
Chu Li was surprised: "Isn't the cold iron coming from the bottom of the sea?"
"Yes, this place used to be the bottom of the sea, but now it has become a mountain peak." Liang Xingbang said: "You should know the changes in the sea, right?"
Chu Li suddenly nodded.
"Let's go, don't be lazy, otherwise you will get a demerit, and you will have no hope of becoming a true disciple in the future." Liang Xingbang whispered: "It doesn't matter if you have little strength, just do your best. Being lazy is a big taboo, you can only go all out and tire yourself to the limit.
, can you improve your body and lay the foundation for becoming a true disciple in the future."
Chu Li said: "Thank you, Senior Brother Liang."
Liang Xingbang nodded, and the five of them walked deeper and deeper into the cave. The cold became more severe, and white air was already coming out of their mouths.