Taoist Tiangang looked at Yang Zhen and thought for a moment before saying,"Young man, there are many types of spears. I wonder which one you want?”
"Daoist Priest, you're a master of smelting. I'm good at using spears, but I don't know much about the types of spears." I just want a gun that can be used and retracted freely. No matter what kind of gun it is, as long as it's trained by the Taoist priest, I want it.”
"It's really rare for someone like you to not pursue a weapon that's as precious as a treasure." Taoist Tiangang smiled. However, now that I have the Outer Heaven Cold Iron, which is very hard, it would be a pity if I don't use it. How about this, I'll forge a Wandering Dragon Spear for you today.”
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Daoist Priest." Yang Zhen said.”
Tiangang Daoist laughed and said," You guys use your strength while I use my skills. It's considered a combination. It's not too tiring. Instead, you guys will have to work hard these few days." Qingfeng, Mingyue."
As soon as Daoist Priest Tiangang finished speaking, Qing Feng and Ming Yue began to forge the other two pieces of cold iron with him. This time, Taoist Tiangang changed his original forging technique. He first used a big hammer to smash the red-hot cold iron into long strips. Then, he threw away the big hammer and took another small hammer from Ming Yue. He began to beat the long cold iron into a cylindrical shape. Taoist Master Tian Gang took out a hard paintbrush from somewhere and started to draw on the cylindrical cold iron. It was obvious that Taoist Master Tian Gang had put in a lot of effort.
Yang Zhen and the others were engrossed in watching when they suddenly heard Taoist Tiangang say,"Hurry up and blow the bellows! Increase the fire." As soon as he finished speaking, he had already clamped the longsword that had been forged with steel pliers and placed it on the forging table. Together with the long spear shaft, it was pushed into the furnace. Yang Zhen, He Ping, and Niu San returned to their positions and pulled the bellows hard.
Although the forging table had been pushed into the furnace, Taoist Tiangang did not stay idle. He used a small hammer to knock on a forging table in the shed. The crisp sound affected everyone's heart and wanted to go over and see what he was hitting. Curiosity also piqued Guan Feng's interest. She walked into the work shed and took a closer look. On the forging table in front of Taoist Tiangang, there was something with edges and corners. That thing was actually a piece of red-hot cold iron. Taoist Tiangang was using his superb smelting skills to continuously hammer it. In a short while, it took shape. A spear head about four inches long was displayed on the forging table. Taoist Tiangang clamped the spearhead with a pair of steel pliers and placed it into the pool. White smoke immediately rose from the pool and the spearhead quickly cooled down in the water, revealing its cold appearance.
The spearhead was sharp, and below it were three sharp barbs. It emitted a faint green light in the pool. In a short while, the green light disappeared, and what appeared in the pool was an extremely bright silver spearhead. Taoist Master Tiangang pulled out the forging table from the furnace. He began to knock the spear shaft with the small hammer. After a few knocks, he stopped and fished out the spearhead from the pool. He put it on the forging table and pushed the forging table into the furnace.
After a while, Taoist Tiangang pulled out the forging table from the furnace again. The three items on the forging table were all red. He clamped the spearhead on the top of the spear shaft with a pair of steel pliers and swung the sledgehammer down. The sonorous and powerful sound of metal being struck continuously came from the forging table. Not long after, the spearhead and the spear shaft, which were completely unconnected, were perfectly combined in Taoist Master Tiangang's hands.
Taoist Tiangang exhaled a long breath. The sweat on his forehead dripped onto the fiery red forging table. As soon as the sweat dripped onto the forging table, a sizzling sound was heard. It instantly disappeared and a small cloud of white smoke rose. Daoist Priest Tiangang pushed the forging table into the furnace, took off the cotton gloves he was wearing, and said to Qingfeng and Mingyue,""Go to the kitchen and cook. I'm hungry.”
Qing Feng and Ming Yue responded and left. Guan Feng looked at the sky and saw that it was getting dark. It was already evening. When she heard that Taoist Tiangang was hungry, her stomach started to rumble. Yang Zhen and the others were still pulling the bellows hard. The fire in the furnace was still as fierce as before.
Taoist Master Tiangang stretched and walked to Yang Zhen.""The three of you, leave behind a windbreaker and change to another person every two hours. Take turns. If this continues until noon on the seventh day, as long as the furnace fire is not extinguished, the treasured sword and spear will be forged. Remember, don't burn too hard. Now, use a slow fire to bake.”
" Daoist Priest," Yang Zhen said suspiciously," if the fire continues for seven days, won't the long spear and sword in the furnace be refined?"”
Daoist Priest Tiangang patted Yang Zhen's shoulder and said,""Don't worry, this metal is cold metal from the outside world. If it isn't burned by fire, it definitely won't melt. It is because this iron has a cold nature that ordinary people are afraid of being forced by the cold air, so I let him refine it in the furnace for seven days. If it was ordinary high-grade iron, it would be out of the furnace in four hours. How could it take so little time? Besides, when I put them into the furnace, I added some special powder to maintain the stability of the weapons. You don't have to worry.”
As soon as Taoist Tiangang finished speaking, he walked away with light steps. Niu San looked at Yang Zhen and He Ping and said,""General, you and He Ping go and rest for a while. I'll guard this place. It won't be a hindrance.”
" Niu San," Yang Zhen said." You've almost exhausted your stamina. You and He Ping should go rest first. I'll stay here and guard."”
Niu San chuckled." General, I, Niu San, have nothing but strength. I'll hold on for another four hours. You guys go and rest. After you're done, come and take my place."”
Yang Zhen and He Ping couldn't persuade Niu San, so they stopped and sat at the side to rest for a while. Guan Feng walked up to Yang Zhen and wiped his sweat with a handkerchief. Yang Zhen held Guan Feng's hand and said softly,"Feng 'er, you've worked hard."
Guan Feng smiled and muttered," What kind of hard work is this? No matter how hard it is, it can't be compared to the hard work you guys have to do. Look at how tired you are. My heart aches to death."”
He Ping, who was by the side, could not help but laugh out loud when he heard their conversation. "He Ping, what are you laughing at?" Guan Feng asked.”
He Ping didn't answer. He just shook his head, then stood up and walked towards the courtyard of the monastery. Seeing He Ping leave, Niu San said to Yang Zhen,""General, go and rest. Just bring me the food when it's time to eat.”
Yang Zhen nodded and stood up. He held Guan Feng's hand and left the furnace. Taoist Tiangang had already arranged rooms for them. After everyone finished dinner, they went back to their rooms to rest. He Ping went to replace Niu San to blow the bellows. After two hours, Yang Zhen went to replace He Ping, and so on and so forth, the three of them replaced each other.
Yang Zhen, He Ping, and Niu San were exhausted from doing the same thing every day. Ever since they joined the army, they had never been so tired. Sometimes, Guan Feng would come to replace him. Qing Feng and Ming Yue would add fuel to the furnace every once in a while, afraid that the fire in the furnace would go out. Taoist Tiangang was relatively free. Every day, he would sit alone in the hall from morning till night, silently reciting some scriptures.
Strangely enough, there was no one else in the Shangqing Monastery other than the few of them. It seemed particularly desolate.
Finally, it was the seventh day. When it was close to noon, Taoist Tiangang came to the backyard from the front of the hall. He looked at the fire and nodded in satisfaction. Then, Taoist Tiangang walked to the shed and frowned as he stared at the furnace. Suddenly, Taoist Tiangang shouted,"Stop blowing the bellows!" Qingfeng, Mingyue, extinguish the fire!"
At this moment, Yang Zhen was pulling the bellows. When he heard Daoist Priest Tiangang's cry, he immediately dodged to the side. Qingfeng and Mingyue, the two little Daoists, each carried a basin of cold water and poured it into the furnace. Half of the fire in the furnace had been extinguished, but the other half was still burning. The two of them picked up a basin of water and splashed it into the stove again. This time, the fire in the stove was completely extinguished. The fire was extinguished, and thick black smoke rose from the furnace. It followed the tall chimney and was discharged into the sky.
At the same time, Taoist Tiangang took out a small bottle from his pocket. He opened the lid and poured some liquid into the pool beside him. The liquid completely fused with the water in the pool. Daoist Priest Tiangang then pulled out the forging table from the furnace. He picked up a small hammer and hit the spear and the sword a few times. Then, he used a pair of steel pliers to clamp the two weapons and placed them in the pool of liquid that he had prepared earlier.
White smoke kept rising from the pool mixed with liquid. Taoist Master Tiangang laughed three times and said,"Success!"
Yang Zhen, Guan Feng, He Ping, and Niu San hurriedly walked to the side of the pool and looked into it. Other than the misty white smoke, they could see nothing. "Taoist priest, is that it?" Yang Zhen asked.”
" It's done," Daoist Priest Tiangang said." You can't see it clearly now. You'll be able to see it clearly after the weapons have cooled down completely."”
After a while, the white smoke gradually dispersed, and the two weapons in the pool were clearly displayed in front of everyone. A long sword that shone with a cold light and a spear that was about five feet long. Everyone sighed after seeing it. Soon, everyone's eyes were attracted by the spear. Through the water in the pool, everyone could see the long spear lying at the bottom of the pool. The cylindrical spear shaft was glowing with a green light, and it seemed to have a spiral shape. The spiral shape wrapped around the entire spear body, like a flying dragon hovering above it. The spearhead was in the shape of a three-pointed cone, and at the end of the spearhead was a row of barbs that fused with the spear body. It looked like a dragon's beard.
Yang Zhen couldn't help but reach his hand into the pool, wanting to take the gun. Unexpectedly, just as his hands touched the water in the pool, he immediately felt a burning heat, forcing him to retract his hand. When Taoist Tiangang saw this, he quickly said,"You're so anxious. Aren't you afraid of the heat?" It wouldn't be too late to take it after the water in the pool had completely cooled down.”
Yang Zhen looked at the spear and was overjoyed. He immediately asked,"Taoist priest, what kind of gun is this? When I saw it, I couldn't put it down.”
"This spear is called Wandering Dragon," Taoist Tiangang said.”
"Wandering dragon?" Yang Zhen muttered. The name was good. The body and the spearhead were a perfect match. The spiral pattern and the barbs on the spearhead were like a hovering dragon. It was indeed appropriate.”
Yang Zhen turned to look at the long sword in the pool. The long sword had a cold and threatening light, and it was shining with a green light. Although it did not look as beautiful as the Wandering Dragon Spear, it made everyone who saw it feel a murderous aura. "Taoist priest, does this sword have a name?" Yang Zhen asked again.”
"The sword is called Green Kill!”
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