Chapter 16: Enlighten the Sword by Casting the Sword
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In the foundry room, the furnace fire is blazing, as if it can burn everything to ashes, the red fire shines with blazing heat.
"The four key points of blacksmithing are the foundation. You have mastered them all. I have nothing more to teach you in this regard."
"But if you want to make a sword, the four key points of blacksmithing alone are not enough. Now, I will teach you a better casting technique - the four-change and five-hammer technique."
After explaining the steps of sword making to Chen Zong, Elder Lie began to teach the Four Transformations and Five Hammers technique.
The so-called Four Changes and Five Hammers technique is a more advanced forging technique that evolved from the Four Keys of Blacksmithing. The Four Changes are exactly the in-depth application of the Four Keys of Blacksmithing. The Five Hammers are the five types of swinging iron.
Hammer tips.
Light, heavy, urgent and slow are the four changes.
Upright, empty, pressing, pressing and grinding are the five hammers.
Combining the Four Transformations and Five Hammers, it becomes the Four Transformations and Five Hammers technique.
As soon as Elder Lie taught him, Chen Zong learned very quickly. In fact, in the previous two or three months, Elder Lie not only taught Chen Zong the four key points of blacksmithing, but also unknowingly taught Chen Zong the five hammers in bits and pieces.
Chen Zong.
"Okay, now that I have mastered the Four Transformations and Five Hammers technique, I will forge a sword immediately and show it to me." Elder Lie said unceremoniously.
Chen Zong had long been accustomed to Elder Lie's way of speaking and didn't care at all.
Casting swords is different from forging iron blocks. Forging iron blocks is to burn the crude iron with a strong fire until it becomes red and soft, and then beat it repeatedly. To make a sword, the iron block is calcined with a strong fire and melted into molten iron, which is poured into a mold to solidify into a primary embryo, and then passed through the process.
After repeated beating, it gradually took shape, and finally it was quenched and sharpened, and a sword became a sword.
The iron block had already been melted into molten iron, and under Chen Zong's operation, it was poured into the long sword model. The molten iron was red and shiny, like magma, emitting terrible high temperatures, making Chen Zong sweat and wet all over.
He stared at the molten iron in the sword mold, watching it cool down bit by bit and solidify bit by bit. At about the same time, Chen Zong took it out and placed it on the anvil. He grabbed the hundred-jin hammer in his right hand and raised it high.
Then hammer it down hard.
The upright position of the five hammers is to hold the hammer upright, which is the most commonly used way to hold the hammer.
To be empty, you hold it slightly, without exerting too much force, and then lift the hammer and drop it. It looks fierce, but is actually slight, and it will vibrate slightly.
Pressing means that after the hammer falls, the hammer will not bounce up, but the force will be exerted a second time to press the hammer on the sword embryo.
Pressing, this is the strengthening of pressing.
Grinding means pressing the hammer on the sword base and rubbing it up and down in a short distance.
Elder Lie looked on and nodded secretly. This was Chen Zong's first time making a sword. Although he was a little unfamiliar, his overall performance was quite good, especially his basic skills were very solid, and his mastery and application of power was unique.
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After repeated beating, the sword embryo was formed and completely solidified. Further beating was useless and it was quenched.
The water used for quenching is cold spring water, and the timing and angle must be grasped, which requires superb eyesight, keen sense, and rich experience.
In terms of eyesight, Chen Zong is not bad, and in terms of sense, Chen Zong is not bad either. What he lacks is experience. Therefore, in Elder Lie's view, this time's tempering is very average.
"Is this the sword I forged with my own hands?" Chen Zong picked up the sword from the cold spring water and looked at it carefully. The sword was somewhat uneven and not straight enough. It looked crooked, just like a fire stick.
"It's too far behind. We still need to keep working hard." Elder Lie took one look and scolded directly. Did he dare to say that the sword he forged for the first time was not even as good as a fire stick?
After that, Chen Zong no longer forged refined iron blocks, but instead forged swords.
The task given to him by Elder Lie is to forge at least ten mortal iron swords this month, and then he can get 200 contribution points.
After leaving the foundry, Chen Zong recalled every detail of the sword-making process.
"How to realize the sword by forging a sword?"
Obviously, making swords and practicing swords are two different things, so what is the connection between the two?
Chen Zong doesn't know yet, but he will look for the answer.
In the blink of an eye, ten days passed. Chen Zong forged a mortal iron sword every day, but every time it was unsatisfactory.
Molten iron is poured into the sword mold, taken out, beaten, the sword embryo is formed, and quenched.
A chi chi sound sounded, and the water vapor turned into white mist. When the quenching was completed, Chen Zong took out the sword and looked at it carefully.
The blade of the sword was straight, even, and smooth, and it was even better than the first mortal iron sword he used.
"It finally worked." Chen Zong wiped the sweat from his face and smiled sincerely.
After successfully forging the sword, Chen Zong suddenly had a deeper understanding of the sword, because every step of the sword's shaping was under his control.
"The next step is to open the front."
To sharpen the edge is to polish the blade and make it sharp. Then it is a real sword, not an ornament.
Kaifeng also pays attention to skills, and polishing it carelessly will only destroy a sword.
After finishing the attack, Chen Zong gently touched the sword's edge with his fingers, feeling the sharpness and smiled again. Suddenly, he swung the sword with a clear understanding of his heart, and the power of his blood surged and exploded in a unique way.
The sword light struck out, the four sword lights were extremely clear, and next to them, four very blurry sword lights appeared.
"Okay." Chen Zong quickly put down the ordinary iron sword, without having time to tidy it up, picked up the precious iron sword and quickly left the foundry.
The success of making the sword gave him a more intuitive understanding of swords. Through this, his understanding of swordsmanship was also improved invisibly. Although he was still a little confused, it did not prevent Spectral Lian Ying from making a breakthrough.
The foundry is not a place for practicing swordsmanship. With that feeling, Chen Zong galloped like a horse, extremely fast, and rushed to the corner of the training ground, drew his sword, grabbed that feeling, and started practicing immediately.
Over and over again, the four blurry sword lights slowly became clear.
After fifteen times, his energy and blood were exhausted, and Chen Zong had to recover. After recovering, he continued to practice swordsmanship.
Over and over again, as if not tired, until the sun sets, night falls, and the bright moon quietly rises into the sky.
"Spectral glimpse!"
The sword slashed out again, and eight clear sword lights shot forward. Carefully distinguish them, four of them were extremely clear and bright, while the other four were relatively dim.
"In a glance, I have finally reached the level of great success." Chen Zong exhaled, covered in sweat, and his stomach growled with hunger. He quickly took out an energy pill and drank it before heading to the dining hall.
"A single use of the spectroscopic image of the realm of Dacheng actually consumes one-fifth of my energy and blood. If I reach the peak of Dacheng, I'm afraid it will be even more."
Although the consumption of energy and blood power increases, the power of the light and shadow of the Dacheng realm is indeed much better than that of the Xiaocheng peak.
Practice swords, forge swords, and practice martial arts.
Chen Zong can feel his progress every day.
However, there is still no clue about the realm of true secrets, and the Eight Forms of True Sword are still at the peak of perfection and have never been broken through.
December 28, 395 in the Zhenwu Calendar.
It's the end of the year again, Fengwucheng is located in the eastern part of the Eastern Continent, and the changes in the seasons are not so drastic, but it is still cold in such a cold winter, with the cold wind blowing.
In the corner of the martial arts training ground, Chen Zong drew his sword. The sharp sword light pierced the eyes, tore through the cold wind, split into eight parts, and rushed away.
With another sword strike, eight rays of sword light were arranged back and forth, striking at the same place one after another, as if the space was cut open, leaving a clear sword mark that took several breaths to disappear.
After exhausting all his energy and blood, Chen Zong practiced the Fierce Tiger Kung Fu.
The qi and blood are like tigers, and they violently impact during operation. A powerful and fearless momentum gathers in the body, and the power of qi and blood also accelerates to recover.
When the power of qi and blood was completely restored, Chen Zong also felt the vibration inside his body, as if a tiger's roar resounded through the mountains and forests. The roar shocked the world, and the power of qi and blood began to vibrate violently.
"This is..." After the power of qi and blood calmed down, Chen Zong felt it carefully and suddenly showed a face full of joy: "Have you mastered the first level of Fierce Tiger Kung Fu?"
The Fierce Tiger Kung Fu is a mid-level human-level skill. It is divided into three levels. Once you have mastered the first level, you can practice all the way to the seventh level of Qi and Blood Realm. If you have mastered the second level, you can practice all the way to the eighth level of Qi and Blood Realm.
At the third level, you can practice all the way to the ninth level of Qi and Blood Realm.
However, the difficulty of practicing Kung Fu is often higher than that of martial arts at the same level. Many disciples in the clan hall have not yet mastered the first level, let alone the second level. As for the entire Chen family, there is no one who can master the Fierce Tiger Kung Fu.
Those who have mastered all three levels are only a minority.
The higher the cultivation level of a skill, not only does it mean the higher the upper limit of cultivation that can be achieved, but it also means the increase in the speed of cultivation and the recovery speed of energy and blood.
"The exchange for the second level of Fierce Tiger Technique requires five hundred contribution points, and now I have exceeded it."
With a secret whisper, Chen Zong immediately set off and headed for the Zangwu Tower.
"The skills and martial arts on the second and third floors of the Cangwu Building only have names and introductions, but no detailed content. If you have made a good choice, please tell me." The administrator of the Cangwu Building said to Chen Zong.
This approach is to prevent someone from using some means to record more martial arts after entering the second and third floors of the Cangwu Building.
"I choose the second level of Fierce Tiger Kung Fu." Chen Zong said.
Since this is stipulated, there is no need to enter the second level at this time.
"Chen Zong, five hundred contribution points will be deducted." Then, the administrator took out a silk book and handed it to Chen Zong: "This is the second level of the Fierce Tiger Technique. It must be returned within ten days."
The second level of Fierce Tiger Technique is much more profound than the first level, but it is based on the first level, with some additions and changes in the movement of Qi and blood to make it more efficient.
But if you practice the second level directly, it will be more difficult because you lack the first level as a foundation.
Chen Zong quickly replaced the first level with the second level of operation. He immediately felt that the recovery speed of Qi and blood after consumption was faster, almost 50%. In other words, as he continued to practice, he also grasped the relationship between Qi and blood.
Compared with the first level, the training speed of the second level has also increased by 50%.
In other words, the second level of the human-level middle-grade Fierce Tiger Kung Fu is comparable to the first level of the human-level high-grade Kung Fu in terms of cultivation speed and recovery speed.
Furthermore, Chen Zong could also feel that the second level of the Fierce Tiger Technique stimulated the power of Qi and blood. The Qi and blood were as strong as a tiger, and its momentum was slightly stronger than the first level.
"My cultivation level is not far from the fifth level of Qi and Blood Realm. With the second level, my cultivation speed will be accelerated. Perhaps, I can reach the fifth level within two months." Chen Zong secretly thought, feeling even more motivated.