After the Mongolian destroyed the Jin Dynasty, the iron cavalry entered the Song Dynasty. Xiangyang was already the northern border of the Song Dynasty. Most of the nearby towns were occupied by Mongolian soldiers and were destroyed everywhere. However, Xiangyang, as the largest city in the two lakes, has not only had a very important strategic position since ancient times, but also a key transportation linking the north-south trade. There are a wide range of commodities in the city, and all walks of life are flourishing. Therefore, compared with other places, the county Jishang City near Xiangyang still has a certain scale.

Xiao Yao and Hong Lingbo rode their horses towards Xiangyang City. When they passed by a mountainous area, they saw a simple iron shop next to the road. Xiao Yao was eager to learn swords and said, "Or why don't we just kill one here. Anyway, it's just a practice, and we don't need it to kill the enemy. When I have learned almost all the sword skills, I will go to Qiankang to kill one."

Seeing that Xiao Yao's eyes were full of longing and eagerness, Hong Lingbo knew that he was eager to practice martial arts and did not want to wait for a moment, he said, "That's fine, it's just a long sword that can be used to fight any iron shop." As he said that, the two stopped and walked into the iron shop.

The iron shop is very simple. There is a large anvil in the middle of the entrance. The house is covered with coal crumbs and iron, and there are a few plows and sickles hanging on the wall. There are no one in the house.

Xiao Yao saw that the iron shop was so simple and thought, what kind of weapons can be used in this place? Although I am a beginner in swordsmanship, if the weapons are too bad, I might as well pick up a branch on the ground. But then he thought again, although the branches are light and easy to use, there is no problem for me to use sword moves, but if I was so lazy at the beginning, my basic skills were not solid, and I was used to using branches with no weight, when I use real swords in the future, it is difficult to prevent me from getting used to the weight of the things I hold in my hands, and then it will be more than worth the loss. Thinking of this, Xiao Yao opened his mouth and shouted loudly: "Master is at home?"

After a while, an old man slowly walked out of the side room with gray hair and beards, about fifty years old, with a hunched spine. He thought it was because he bent over and made a blacksmith for many years. His eyes were red and thin by fireworks, and his eyes were covered with eye boreholes, and his left foot was disabled, so he supported a crutch under his shoulder. The master left the side room and asked, "What are the instructions for the guest officer?"

Hong Lingbo said, "I want to hit a long sword."

After hearing this, the hunchbacked master looked at Hong Lingbo and Xiao Yao for a few seconds, and said, "Is this young master going to use it? Seeing that the young master's palm is delicate, I think he is just a first-time sword. Those who have just practiced swords are not suitable for using too sharp and heavy swords. The villain then beats a light long sword for the young master. After the young master's sword skills are small, he will change another one." As he said that, he walked straight to the stove, pulled the bellows, started the stove, and put a piece of iron into the stove to calcinate it.

Xiao Yao asked, "Master, I wonder how long it will take to fight this sword?"

The blacksmith looked up at the sky outside the window and said, "It can be done before dark. Please don't be impatient. The villain will do the work as soon as possible." As he said that, he pulled the bellows violently and burned the coal in the furnace to a blood-red color.

After more than an hour, the old blacksmith saw that the calcined iron had finished, and clamped the burnt iron bar with iron pliers in his left hand and raised a large iron hammer with his right hand to hit him. Although he was over fifty years old, his elbow was strong, and the hammer was steady and powerful, as if he didn't take any effort. After a long time of hitting this, the prototype of a long sword could be seen vaguely.

Xiao Yao saw that he was about to possess the first sword in his life. Although the quality was not high-quality or a magic weapon, he was still excited whenever he thought that he would be like the knights and righteous men in the movies in the future, holding a long sword in his hand and surround the world every day. At this moment, Xiao Yao suddenly heard Hong Lingbo muttering in his ear: "This old blacksmith knows martial arts."

After hearing this, Xiao Yao was stunned and continued: "How do you know?"

Hong Lingbo said: "Look at the time he made a blacksmith, the hammer drew a semicircle in the air, and when it fell on the anvil, it was one side and one dragged. This was obviously a move in the palm technique. Where can ordinary blacksmiths do it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderous lightning flashed in Xiao Yao's mind, and some things buried deep in his mind instantly surged out like a rush. Xiao Yao didn't hear a word from what Hong Lingbo said later, but stared at the old blacksmith in front of him who was wearing thick clothes and linen, with mediocre appearance and disabled legs.

After a while, Hong Lingbo suddenly heard Xiao Yao say loudly: "You said, among the martial arts heroes today, who is the most powerful martial arts skill?"

After hearing this, Hong Lingbo thought that Xiao Yao was asking him about some common sense in the martial arts world, and said, "Of course, it must be the five seniors of East Evil, West Poison, South Emperor, North Beggar, and Central Divine Power."

Xiao Yao said, "I heard that although the leader of the Quanzhen Sect, Chongyang, was a Chinese supernatural power, he surpassed the other four people during the first time in the Huashan Sword Competition. He was the best in martial arts in the world. But he had already passed away and was no longer in the world?"

Hong Lingbo nodded.

Xiao Yao said again: "White Poison Ouyang Feng is very powerful in martial arts, but he acts ruthlessly and is sinister and ruthless. It would be better not to mention him. The Southern Emperor is a hero of a generation. Unfortunately, he has lived in Dali for a long time. I am afraid that we will never see his style in our lifetime. We will not mention it. The northern beggar Hong Qigong, who ruled the Beggar Sect for chivalrous purposes, is naturally a great chivalrous hero, which is admirable. But... I don't know what skills does the Dongxie have to compare with these four?"

Hong Lingbo said: "The Dongxie Huang Yaoshi is the owner of Taohua Island. Not only is his internal skills superb, but his finger-snap magical power, Luoying Divine Sword Palm and Jade Flute Sword Technique are rare in the world. There is no need to say about this martial arts. Not only that, Huang Yaoshi also knows astronomy, geography, literature and martial arts, and everything; poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and eight trigrams. They are all accomplished; medical fortune, fortune, yin and yang, five elements, Qimen Dunjia are all in their hearts, farmland, water conservancy, business and military tactics, firewood, rice, oil and salt, and they are all omnipotent. Do you think he can compare with the other four?"

Xiao Yao smiled and said, "Since this Dongxie is so powerful and can be as famous as the leader of Wang Chongyang, then his disciples must be very powerful. The Quanzhen Sect is powerful in the martial arts world and is the largest sect in the world. His martial arts are even more recognized as the orthodox of the world. I wonder who among the disciples of Dongxie Huang Yaoshi, who is currently as famous as the disciples of Quanzhen Sect?"

Hong Lingbo sighed softly and said, "Although Huang Yaoshi himself is famous all over the world and is one of the 'five masters' in the world, no one among his disciples can compare with the Quanzhen Sect disciples."

Xiao Yao asked: "Since he is very skilled in martial arts, his disciples should not be ordinary people, why isn't anyone comparable to those of Quanzhen Sect?"

Hong Lingbo said, "At that time, Huang Yaoshi sat down and accepted six major disciples, but two of them, Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng, had a desire to form a golden marriage. However, they were worried that Huang Yaoshi's character was a perverse and refused to agree, so they decided to steal Huang Yaoshi's "Nine Yin True Sutra". Unexpectedly, when he was stealing the first volume, Huang Yaoshi discovered it and fled from Peach Blossom Island in a hurry. Huang Yaoshi was angry and took off their hamstrings, and all expelled them from the master's sect. If this had not happened back then, Huang Yaoshi's disciples would be able to compete with the Quanzhen Sect disciples, but luck made people. Today, the disciples of Quanzhen Sect are only heroes in the martial arts world, but they don't know where Huang Yaoshi's disciples are."
Chapter completed!