si-mexico Chapter 670: Not skilled enough?
Chapter 670: Not skilled enough?
Chapter 670: Not skilled enough?
"Hehe, Brother Zhuge, you are mistaken."
"Everyone knows the great name of Immortal Venerable Fang Chen. For such a remote and impoverished place, where the path to immortality is cut off, to produce a Brother Zhuge is already an immense blessing."
Mu Qing didn't care about Zhuge Qian's words, taking it as mere modesty. Whether Zhuge Qian was arrogant or modest, he had his reasons. But what he was saying was that there was no forging master in the Xuan Tian Realm more powerful than Immortal Venerable Fang Chen...
Ha ha.
Anyone who takes that seriously is a fool.
That kind of godforsaken place?
Where there are no immortals or pseudo-immortals, how could there possibly be a blacksmith of the Immortal Venerable level? "Don't believe me... fine."
"I have benefited greatly from this opportunity to learn from you. I apologize for disturbing you."
Zhuge Qian clasped his hands in a fist salute, and without saying much after winning, he stepped off the stage.
He never intended for others to believe him, and it took him some time to gradually accept this seemingly absurd and impossible conclusion.
Since arriving in the Lesser Mystic Heaven Realm, he, who was originally at the Mahayana stage, quickly had the opportunity to ascend to immortality. His cultivation speed increased dramatically, and his horizons also broadened dramatically!
After entering this immortal realm that no one had stepped into for a long time, Zhuge Qian had a lot more free time, which allowed him to pay more attention to his appearance. For example, he could make his face look like it did when he was young, and he could continue to improve his forging techniques.
He became a disciple of Immortal Venerable Fang Chen.
At the beginning.
Zhuge Qian had no idea that he had encountered such a wonderful stroke of luck.
But once he realized it, he immediately seized the opportunity!
So he followed Immortal Venerable Fang Chen to the Lesser Mystic Heaven Realm. In just a few months of cultivation, he gained far more than he had in the nearly thousand years of hard work before. Now that he thinks about it, he realizes that he had lived like a dog in the past.
But there were also some decent memories, and I encountered some people who were both rivals and friends, and that I cared about.
Nostalgia for the past naturally led him to think of Gu Heng from Qingmu City. Though he said he thought of him, that person had actually left a deep impression on him.
He devoted his life to the study of forging, never being inferior to anyone, and was extremely proud and arrogant.
Because he has never lost.
But when he encountered Gu Heng, Zhuge Qian lost twice in a row. Although they didn't have a forging competition the second time, he knew without even trying that he couldn't catch up with Gu Heng's level. It wasn't until he became an immortal and took the Immortal Venerable as his master that he achieved this.
Zhuge Qian had also returned, but Qingmu City was already in ruins. The invasion of the demon race had destroyed most of the eastern frontier, but he knew that with Gu Heng's strength, it was impossible for him to be defeated by the mere demon race.
But the place is deserted. Finding such a low-profile person in the Xuan Tian Realm is now as difficult as climbing to heaven.
and so.
This became a hurdle in Zhuge Qian's heart.
His only defeat so far is against Gu Heng.
He wanted to win back, but he couldn't find the person. He couldn't just declare that he had won out of thin air, could he?
until a certain day.
Zhuge Qian found a detailed description of a top-tier forging material in an ancient book—the strongest and unparalleled celestial meteorite iron!
This material is described in great detail in ancient books. For example, it looks like the crudest low-grade iron ore, but in fact, it has a world of wonders inside. As long as it is successfully forged, the finished product will definitely be at least at the level of an Immortal Emperor!
Zhuge Qian had heard of this material back in the Xuan Tian Realm, but not in such detail.
For example, meteorite iron is also graded, with the worst and the best and strongest.
In the Xuan Tian Realm, there is only the worst kind, and even so, the lowest grade meteorite iron is an extremely precious treasure. He was fortunate enough to obtain a piece back then and regarded it as a treasure.
But he couldn't forge that thing.
To forge this material, one must not only have the skill, but also a thorough understanding of the forging process. Otherwise, even if one can forge meteorite iron, the stellar power within it will be wasted in vain.
but.
He still remembered the second time he visited Gu Heng in Qingmu City.
In Gu Heng's back room, Zhuge Qian saw many pieces of celestial meteorite iron!
Moreover, after reading this ancient book, he realized that it was actually the highest grade of celestial meteorite iron, exactly as described in the book!
Zhuge Qian was shocked at that time.
The highest grade of celestial meteorite iron is a top-tier material that even Immortal Venerable Fang Chen finds extremely difficult to obtain.
But Gu Heng casually placed more than a dozen pieces on the table.
But the most outrageous thing is yet to come.
To resolve his doubts, he deliberately disturbed Immortal Venerable Fang Chen, who was in seclusion. The answer he received was that even Fang Chen himself couldn't forge the highest grade Heavenly Star Meteorite Iron; it was simply too hard!
To forge this material, the most basic requirement is that one must have at least the cultivation level of an Immortal Emperor!
In the end, Immortal Venerable Fang Chen even reprimanded Zhuge Qian, telling him to focus on his cultivation and not to think about things that were unrealistic for him. He said that the highest-grade Heavenly Star Meteorite Iron could only be found in the Immortal Realm, so he shouldn't even dream of seeing such a treasure...
Is it really "impractical"?
Zhuge Qian absolutely refused to believe that he had misread the image.
This is a gut feeling.
In the end, he could only come up with a crazy and absurd guess.
That means Gu Heng possesses the highest grade of Heavenly Star Meteorite Iron and can even forge it, indicating that Gu Heng has at least the cultivation level of an Immortal Emperor!
This is the only explanation!
But Qingmu City was deserted, and he didn't know what to do. Helpless, Zhuge Qian began to travel in the Xiaoxuan Heaven Realm, challenging other geniuses. With each victory, his obsession grew stronger.
"Well……"
Mu Qingyu's gaze fell on Gu Heng beside her.
For some reason, she always felt that the blacksmith that Zhuge Qian mentioned and that he couldn't forget was Gu Heng.
"Is this the end?"
Gu Heng scratched his head.
"if not?"
"I thought this competition would be more... interesting." He shrugged, then Mu Qingyu slapped his hand with her tail.
"I feel like what you're saying is either that Zhuge Qian is too amazing, or that my cousin Mu Qing is too weak."
Mu Qingyu narrowed her eyes and stared at Gu Heng.
"I didn't say that, it's just that I didn't get enough of watching it."
His thoughts were simple: the competition looked too short and not exciting enough!
Moreover, does this really look like a battle of magic between immortals?
How does it feel...
Not much different from a mortal-level blacksmith, Gu Heng didn't feel that he had learned anything from observing. If he had to say, it was probably because his realm was not high enough to understand the true charm of the battle between immortals.
So strictly speaking, he didn't learn anything during his trip to Twilight City.
Fortunately.
Having a rich and powerful fox spirit by your side isn't too bad.
After the competition ended, everyone dispersed. Only Gu Heng had some reservations about the competition, but he heard everyone else praising it highly, as if they had witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime duel.
Now, he felt even more strongly that his forging skills were starting to fall short...