Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 404 - 148: Strands of White Hair Birth the Demon Blade, The Youth’s Heroic Spirit Provokes Vexation
However, the forging location couldn’t be inside the Triple Gate, but outside the city, on the mountain where Master Zhu originally resided.
The first reason was to prevent the Ghost Hammer from attracting the red worms;
The second reason was for his retreat plan.
When others get used to you going further away, they will become complacent about you going to places that are not as far...
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Li Yuan’s request to forge weapons outside the city wasn’t obstructed.
But Old Cui still became his attendant, accompanying him with the Imperial Carriage to the foot of the mountain outside the city.
Li Yuan used the "Rebirth Flower Demon" to surround himself with a wall of blood-red flowers.
Old Cui found a place to sit down inside the flower wall.
While Li Yuan continued up the steps to the mountain peak.
Outside the flower wall, many blacksmiths and Martial Artists came attracted by his fame.
But Li Yuan didn’t let them in; he needed to focus on completing his first masterpiece and experiment.
The subject of this experiment, he chose Jing Banfeng.
Why?
He was worried that the Spiritual Artifact he forged would distort one’s nature; what if he gave it to Gu Xuejian, who was already combative, and she might become "battle-hungry"...
Gu Xuejian is his son’s teacher, and naturally, he didn’t wish for Gu Xuejian to become "battle-hungry".
And giving it to someone like Jing Banfeng, who has a "chill" style, should be fine.
Moreover, his reputation for forging Spiritual Artifacts wasn’t good among the higher-ups.
The Spiritual Artifacts he previously forged were quite mediocre, suitable for Fifth Grade who lacked Spiritual Artifacts, but still subpar for those seeking stronger ones at the Fifth Grade.
Although Jing Banfeng is the Patriarch of the Jing Family, he was still at the "lacking Spiritual Artifacts" stage.
As soon as Li Yuan mentioned it, he immediately agreed.
At this moment, he flew into the flower wall, handed the Source Blood in the Jade Bottle to Li Yuan, and then, smiling, said: "Master Li, I already have this blade, how about forging me a little Spiritual Artifact accessory instead?"
His blade was forged by Master Gong, and he wasn’t ready to replace it for now; moreover... he personally didn’t believe Li Yuan could forge a better blade than Master Gong.
But Li Yuan remained silent as if immersed in a certain Mental Realm.
Jing Banfeng didn’t wait for a reply, so he smiled and said, "Well... I’ll trouble Master Li then. I’ll wait at the bottom of the mountain."
With that, he flew away again as if on cue.
Oh well, two blades are just two blades...
At least it can still be used as a Flying Blade.
Atop the deep mountain, the May spring water trickled, and the pear blossoms in the northern wilderness have already fallen, reminding Li Yuan of his days as an apprentice here six years ago...
The surrounding mountains were like a green screen, like heaven-carved hibiscus, enclosing the area and isolating it from outsiders’ prying eyes.
Li Yuan glanced around and then refocused his gaze on the equipment before him, top-grade Blood Crystals, Wind Box, furnace, water tank, iron tongs, iron anvil, Ghost Hammer, various metals... all was ready, besides that there were many other metals.
Li Yuan wasted no words, removing his outer robe, tying up his long hair, starting a fire, heating the furnace, and then... forging soldiers.
He took out the Ghost Hammer.
This jet-black, eerie, ice-cold Ghost Hammer, holding it felt like holding cold ice.
A feeling as if his lifespan was about to leak out came, but it seemed to politely... wait for his consent.
Li Yuan temporarily didn’t agree; he was going to inject thirty years of lifespan when the crucial moment came to test the waters.
The previous set of processes he was already so familiar with that he no longer needed practice to refine his touch.
Soon, the moment of fetal movement arrived.
At this moment, his prior diligent practice paid off.
Wind and Thunder Flower Recognition, listening to thunder in silence...
His perception became sharper.
All the noise of the world disappeared, and the flow and subtle sounds of various metals echoed in his ears like thunder slowly resonating.
Li Yuan, lost in his world, forged the blood crystal spirit embryo with hammer strokes, and at the crucial moment, he felt his mind stir, silently chanting "willing to sacrifice thirty years of lifespan", instantly, a sensation of being sucked emerged from his palm holding the Ghost Hammer, a burst of intense life energy caused the Ghost Hammer to, in that fleeting instant, seem like a "corpse".
The hammer’s handle was a narrow and flat ghost head, the body was the hammer handle’s gaze, the elongated hands and feet wrapped around each other, transforming into the hammer.
From the outside, the Ghost Hammer still looked unremarkable.
But in Li Yuan’s eyes, this Ghost Hammer seemed to become a ghost, a ghost inexplicably turned into a "Evil Ghost Tool".
BANG!!
The hammer fell, a profound life force drilled into the spirit embryo.
At the same time, in Li Yuan’s view, "[Divine Techniques: Immortality]: Lifespan unlimited, maintaining current form, never die of old age" appeared with no ripple, and beneath it, a line of information never before seen appeared.
[Additional reduction of thirty years of lifespan, please choose:
Choice one: Temporarily maintain the lifespan reduction appearance, can choose two at any time (will not weaken one’s strength);
Choice two: Immediate processing, restore original appearance, remaining lifespan: ∞-30 (infinity minus thirty years)]
The surprise Li Yuan awaited arrived; such additional reduction of lifespan was simply a great gift, he immediately chose "choice one",
then, he quickly opened the Jade Bottle stopper again, accurately dropping Jing Banfeng’s Source Blood into the spirit embryo, then swung the hammer like a madman.
Ding ding ding!!
Ding ding ding!!
The flame coldly dispersed, the Mars shot out wildly in all directions.
When the quenching was complete, a deep red glow with a dark and lusterless green sheen swirled inside the Spiritual Artifact, while the surface of the blade showed a chaotic pattern with no discernible order, making one feel uncomfortable just looking at it...
Li Yuan proceeded to attach the handle, add the sheath until the set was complete, then seized the blade, quietly perceiving.
As a Weapon Forger, he could naturally vaguely perceive what kind of abilities the Spiritual Artifact he forged possessed.
