Chapter 20 The Way of Forging Swords
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If anyone thinks that this is over, then he is very wrong. There is another key link in the forging process: ventilation!
"Inject the sword energy in the body into the cloud steel hammer, while checking the force of the sword material during the forging process, the qi veins in the sword body are cleared."
"Qizhi?" Ou Chuyang
"This is why we must open the sword gate. Only those who can absorb sword energy can become sword-casting masters." Mei Qixin took the cloud steel hammer from Ou Chuyang's hand and continued to forge it while explaining:
"On the one hand, the sword energy in the sword holder's body is transmitted to the sword eye on the hilt through the sword gate in the palm of the palm, and then introduced into the sword body through the sword eye, so that it can finally be shot out and become a sword aura."
"On the other hand, the essence of the heaven and earth sword energy contained in the sword crystal stone is introduced into the sword body through the valve at the top of the sword mark at the bottom of the sword sheath. While warming the sword, it is transmitted into the sword main body through the sword eye and the sword gate, and accumulated."
"So, although the sword body is forged with steel hardware and is extremely hard, it is densely covered with many qi veins left by the sword-casting master. A sword without qi veins is an ordinary item or a dead object, and it is simply unusable."
"So that's it, so that's it!" Ou Chuyang finally fully understood what kind of routine the sword, sword gate, sword energy, sword crystal stone, and sword casting master in this world are.
On the first day he arrived in this world, he saw the three Mu family inserting sword crystal stones at the top of the scabbard to practice. It turned out that they were absorbing the essence of the sword energy contained in the sword crystal stones, and while warming the sword, they sucked it into their bodies.
Later I learned that to practice swords, I had to open the sword gate first, and to forge a sword gate first. It turned out that the sword gate was the only channel for communication between sword energy between people and swords. If the sword gate was not opened, this road was not open.
Later, he accidentally discovered that there was a heat flow into the gem inlaid on the sword hilt and then started his way to learn swords and make swords. Could it be that his sword gate is above his fingers? Then his ten fingers could sense the heat flow of sword energy. How many sword gates are there?
"Chu Yang, please continue to forge." Mei Qixin handed the cloud steel hammer to Ou Chuyang, "I have already laid a qi vein. You can use sword energy to detect it, but follow the map to find the horse and learn to lay a qi vein."
"Yes." Ou Chuyang did as he said, and indeed through the sword energy, he found an extremely subtle vein in the sword material. It must be what Mei Qixin mentioned.
Following the appearance of this Qi vein, Ou Chuyang kept urging the sword energy and laid a Qi vein as he drew it. But when Ou Chuyang wanted to lay out another one, he found that the sword energy in his body was dry and it was unsustainable.
Mei Qixin Bian took over Ou Chuyang's class again and continued to forge. "The higher the sword energy, the more helpful it is for sword making. When you have time, you should also practice sword energy. It is best to break through to the sword servant realm as soon as possible. In this way, you will not be afraid of insufficient sword energy and the energy and veins cannot be fully deployed at once."
"Yes, Master." Ou Chuyang responded and asked again: "How many qi meridians need to be laid out?"
"Generally speaking, a top-quality treasure must have at least 32 qi meridians." Mei Qixin continued: "The more qi meridians, the better, the thinner the better, and the more condensed the better. In this way, it can not only increase the speed of the absorption of sword energy, but also increase the power of the sword aura. Therefore, the higher the grade, the more qi meridians, the more qi meridians, it is not uncommon."
"..." This was too exaggerated, Ou Chuyang was speechless. He had almost died after laying a qi vein, thousands... It was unimaginable...
"You have learned a lot today. Let's go back and think about it first. This skill of hard work will take at least ten days and half a month to complete. When you reach the next step, you can continue learning."
Mei Qixin gave Ou Chuyang a vacation, and Ou Chuyang left. Today was his first time to come into contact with the real way of making a sword. It was absolutely impossible to cast a sword immediately, and there were still many things to learn.
Ou Chuyang came out of the sword-making hall and turned right, walked to his residence, took out a sword crystal stone, placed it in the valve at the top of the scabbard, and then extended his index finger to point it on the sword eye in the hilt of the sword.
A stream of heat flowed into the fingers, and then passed through the palm of the palm and the wrist meridian. Ou Chuyang didn't know where these sword energy existed in the body, whether it was in the blood vessels or the so-called meridians?
At that time, after he killed Chen Shihua and two followers at the foot of Yundu Mountain, he fled while practicing swords. The sword crystal on the scabbard was quickly consumed, and he never obtained the sword crystal again.
It was not until he became a disciple of Mei Qixin that he received the sword crystal stone distributed by the sect.
The rules for Qianyuan Sect to issue sword crystal stones are very detailed: first, it is calculated based on everyone's talent, whether it is the sect leader or ordinary disciples, they are treated equally. Based on the ten sword crystal stones per month, the additional sword sect will double; then according to the level of the realm, the sword servant will double, and the sword master will double again; finally, the subsidy will be given based on the sect's position.
A sword disciple like Ou Chuyang who only has one sword sect can only obtain the most basic ten sword crystals in one month. If he is a sword master of the triple sword sect, he can get fifty. If he gets involved in a hall master and elder, it may exceed one hundred per month.
In any case, everyone's sword crystal stones are not enough. Sword crystal stones are even more popular than gold. If you buy a pound of gold and hang it around your neck, you will die, and the gold is still there. If you use one sword crystal, you will have one less. The sword masters all over the world must use it. The consumption is so great that it feels terrifying to think about it.
Ou Chuyang had only received the sword crystal stone once. Half of a month passed, there was only one left. He hadn't practiced much yet... Thinking about the three Mu family members who consumed ten in a day. Ou Chuyang had to increase his income ten times to keep up with their cultivation speed.
Ou Chuyang was thinking about how to expand his income source. Mei Aoxue pushed the door and came in, "Why are you out? I thought you had to stay in Zhujian Pavilion with my father for ten days and half a month."
Ou Chuyang smiled bitterly, "I have too little sword energy in my body, so I can't help much."
"That's right." Mei Aoxue said happily: "Today's fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the market at the foot of the mountain is very lively. You can accompany me to go for a walk."
"But I'm practicing..."
"What are you practicing!" Mei Aoxue grabbed Ou Chuyang's arm and walked out, "You are just a heavy sword vein and you can't beat me even if you practice until you die. If you have a senior sister covering you, no one dares to bully you. Let's go down the mountain to have fun first."
"Okay, okay, just leave, don't hold me... It's so kind to pull me in broad daylight...Oh!"
"Believe it or not, I will strip you naked and hang it outside the mountain gate."
"You dare! Do you want to sing "Conquest" on your knees?"
"Ou Chuyang, force me again, my aunt will fight with you! I will kneel down and sing "Conquest" to you, and then strip you naked for a month!"
"Sister, the weather is so good today. It's a good time to go down the mountain to have fun..."
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Ou Chuyang became more and more sure that the world he lived in must have a very close connection with the Chinese civilization, and the cultural traditions were almost exactly the same.
The Lantern Festival is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the customs of this world are so familiar that Ou Chuyang is no longer familiar. The town at the foot of Longfeng Mountain is larger and more lively than the market at the foot of Yundu Mountain. Lion dancers, stilts, row dry boats, dance yangko, beat gongs and gongs, cheering and cheering... I am afraid that tens of thousands of people have gathered to join in the fun.
In the crowd, Ou Chuyang and Mei Aoxue seemed to have taken away water droplets. Wherever they went, the crowd naturally divided the way.
"Is this the power of Lord Sword Master..." Ou Chuyang smiled secretly, and he couldn't help but sigh when he remembered his short career as a "smack slave".
However, although the people here respect the Sword Master very much, they are not very afraid of it. This is very different from the scene Ou Chuyang saw in Songbai City and Mujia. It seems that Qianyuan Sect really cares for the people, and is not as cruel as the Sword Masters in other places who exploit the slaves.
Chapter completed!