I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 1640 - 1644: Hold On to Your Jaws

"Master, what do you mean by this?" Both Lan Xin and Qing Kong showed slight changes in their expressions.

Now the master says he wants to start refining right away, and he wants to return before nightfall. Isn't he just making fun of them?

"It's nothing significant. Refining a weapon doesn't take much time, we'll finish quickly."

The two exchanged glances and immediately saw a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes.

Is this really a master refiner?

The weapon fragment that Qing Kong received is not ordinary iron. As far as he knows, its melting point is several times higher than that of the metal sphere just now, and it's forged with special techniques.

Many have tried so far, but no one has been able to melt that piece of metal scrap.

Moreover, weapon refining is a long and meticulous process. Even the best artifact refiner of the Yanlan Empire would take months to forge a slightly better weapon!

Some top-tier weapons even take years to complete, which is not unusual.

Take, for instance, the weapon used by Gu Xiao's father, which took the first master refiner of the Yanlan Empire over three years of painstaking forging to complete. Its power surely ranks among the top three in the entire Yanlan Empire!

To say someone can complete weapon refining in a day? It's possible, but would the quality hold up?

"Master, why not hear my request first." Many people haven't even started, yet they were scared away upon hearing his requirements.

"Hmm, go ahead."

"To be honest, Master, my body is somewhat special." Qing Kong extended both his hands, and on them surged two different forces—one fierce as fire, the other cold as ice.

Zhang Menglong roughly understood that in this world, when people achieve life levels of perfect beings, or Divine Breath First-grade, they awaken a power called Divine Vein. These Veins have various attributes, and quality varies among the same attribute, similar to the magic gift of a magician.

The quality of Divine Veins is graded from First-grade to Ninth-grade, above Ninth-grade lies the Saint Grade and Divine Grade. The higher the grade, the faster the cultivation speed, and they are stronger at the same life level.

Most people possess only one Divine Vein, but a few have two or even more. To date, the most seen is someone possessing three Divine Veins simultaneously, with one being Saint Grade.

Qing Kong is a favored child of heaven, possessing two Divine Veins, one of Eighth Grade, one of Seventh Grade, virtually the most outstanding talent in the history of the Yanlan Empire.

"Uncle Qing Kong, your skill keeps growing. The position of the top expert in our Yanlan Empire is undoubtedly yours now!" Lan Xin looked at Qing Kong with envy. If she had such power, why worry about not being able to control her own future?

"Hahaha, girl Lan Xin, now I'm just one proper weapon short. If the master can forge it for me, I truly deserve that title."

"This kid's little wife really knows how to make people happy." Zhang Menglong looked at Lan Xin, wondering how she'd react if she found out her future husband was right before her.

Of course, Zhang Menglong didn't know the Third Princess's attitude toward this unlucky Gu Xiao.

"Master, I have a request. As you see, I possess two Divine Veins, one fire attribute, one ice attribute. Only a weapon with both attributes can fully unlock my body's potential."

"That's quite tricky." Zhang Menglong rubbed his chin, "Forging a weapon with dual attributes is indeed challenging."

Qing Kong's eyes briefly showed disappointment. Indeed, internally, he understood this was very difficult, and he hadn't heard of any weapon having dual attributes.

Previous masters of artifact refining, upon hearing such needs, also shook their heads repeatedly.

Some said it's not impossible, but extremely difficult; it requires a diverse set of fire attributes to refine simultaneously, thus enabling the same material to possess different attributes.

However, there's a problem—no one possesses multiple types of fire, as fire is inherently volatile and unable to coexist. If someone had two different energy attributes of fire within, they'd likely have exploded long ago.

Of course, this was but one of Qing Kong's fanciful ideas.

"Is it still impossible?" Qing Kong sighed, "Well, if the master can refine this piece into a fire attribute or ice attribute weapon, I'm willing to offer those rewards with both hands."

This was Qing Kong's lowest expectation since none of the artifact refiners so far could melt that metal scrap, let alone refine it into any weapon.

"No, no, no, I don't mean that it's impossible to forge a weapon with dual attributes."

Instantly, Qing Kong and Lan Xin's eyes lit up at this statement.

A weapon significantly enhances one's power. If this weapon could have dual attributes, Qing Kong was confident he could, relying on it and his dual Divine Veins, challenge two or even three guardians of the same level!

As for Lan Xin, if Qing Kong's power grew stronger, this favor he owes her would hold even greater sway. If she proposed to annul the marriage, besides Qing Kong, two guardians supporting her, even facing objections from her father and the Gu Family, she'd have confidence.

"Then you mean..."

"I mean, while this is challenging, it's not impossible to make, it just requires additional payment!"

"If the master can forge this weapon, I'm willing to raise the reward to 8 billion Divine Crystals!" Qing Kong immediately volunteered.

This colossal pledge by Qing Kong left Zhang Menglong somewhat astonished; this was virtually taking out half the family's assets to forge this weapon. Even for a large family like the Qing Family, it would likely require selling everything to gather this sum.

It's certain that during this process, Lan Xin's Qing Yun Pavilion plays a crucial role.

"Deal!" Zhang Menglong readily agreed, "Tell me, what weapon are you most skilled with?"

"This is the weapon I currently use."

Qing Kong pulled out a lengthy weapon, more than half the height of himself, with long blades on either side at the tip, resembling a Square Sky Halberd.

"Alright, give me a room, pick it up before nightfall," Zhang Menglong said, "I also need some other materials, you probably have them all, right?"

Zhang Menglong provided a list, sourced by Gou Dan.

"Yes," Lan Xin glanced over. Though these materials are costly, they certainly wouldn't surpass Zhang Menglong's appearance fee, and with Qing Yun Pavilion's resources, they could be obtained quickly.

The claim of being ready before nightfall was indeed somewhat incredible.

"Master, we have a humble request," Qing Kong said, "May we watch from the sidelines? We guarantee not to disturb the master."

Qing Kong also had his concerns. Zhang Menglong's near boastful promise left him uneasy; if there were mishaps resulting in the loss of precious materials, he wouldn't let Zhang Menglong leave lightly.

"Watch if you want," Zhang Menglong didn't mind, "just remember to hold your jaw tight."