"Jing 'er, what are you talking about? This is our new partner, Ling Tian.”Boss Zhao scolded. At this moment, a young man around 23 or 24 years old stood out and said,""Boss Zhao, what can he do at such a young age?”
What was worth mentioning was that this young man had always had a crush on Zhao Jingjing. Seeing Zhao Jingjing being scolded because of Lingtian, he was probably unhappy and had a bitter expression on his face.
Before Boss Zhao could reply, an old blacksmith in his fifties stepped forward and said,""That's right. Old Zhao is so young. What can he do? Even if he sends food, he's still a little young. Besides, we already have Little Jing 'er!”
"But this is what Uncle Ling entrusted to me. Not to mention the help Uncle Ling had given my family back then, just based on the fact that his father and I have been good friends for so many years, shouldn't I help his descendants after he died?”Boss Zhao said. "So you're Grandfather Ling's grandson! But we can't delay our work because of him.”the old blacksmith said.
"Yeah! Yes!" Hearing the old blacksmith's words, everyone agreed. Even though everyone knew Grandpa Ling, it didn't mean that they would accept Ling Tian because of his reputation as an old scholar in the small city or even the nearby regions.
" But this, I..." Boss Zhao was anxious and wanted to say something but was interrupted by Ling Tian,""Then how can I prove that I can stay?”"Well, if you can swing that hammer, I will allow you to stay. If you can't even do this basic thing, hehe, then I don't need to say anything more.”The old blacksmith fiddled with his short head and pointed at the big hammer not far away.
Ling Tian did not reply and instead walked closer to take a closer look at the iron hammer. Unlike ordinary iron hammers, this iron hammer was completely shiny and the handle was not made of wood. Instead, it was made of metal like the hammer head. There was no connection between the handle and the hammer head, and the entire hammer was a single piece. Moreover, from the metallic feel of the hammer, it could be seen that it was not made of ordinary steel.
Ling Tian estimated the size of the hammer. If it was a normal hammer, it would weigh around 20 pounds, and with the metal handle, it would weigh around 25 pounds. Ling Tian used both his hands to hold the handle of the hammer and tested it out. He discovered that the hammer made from this metal was more than twice as heavy as an ordinary hammer, weighing around 60 Jin.
"What? You can't do it, right? Give up. This is a high-quality hammer made from Mothersteel, not something a child like you can wield.”Seeing that Ling Tian didn't mention it, the old blacksmith smiled and said, not caring at all. Ling Tian didn't reply, instead using his battle qi and physical strength on his legs and hands. With two clangs, the metal hammer flew out and crashed into a distant rock before falling to the ground.
" This, this!" The group of burly men opened their mouths wide in shock. "Hee hee, how is it? You have nothing to say now. I forgot to tell you that Xiao Tian is also a Dou Zhe and has already reached the third layer of Dou Qi. However, in my opinion, Little Tian's health is still better. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so strong.”Boss Zhao was pleased with himself. After saying that, he looked at Ling Tian and said," In that case, Little Tian, you can stay. However, you don't know anything yet, so you need to find someone to guide you. Hmm, it's you, Old Brother Liu."”He pointed at the old blacksmith.
"Me?" The old blacksmith pointed at himself, clearly not expecting this. "You? Brother Liu, you're an old blacksmith. You're better than me in some basic aspects.”"This, Brother Zhao, you flatter me.”Ling Tian thought to himself, If I hadn't taken the risk to consume the Jade Skin Pill, I wouldn't have such a physique! It seemed that the medicinal pill was really a good thing.
After hearing the old blacksmith's words, Ling Tian calmed himself down and said respectfully,""Thank you, Uncle Liu."
"It's nothing. Little Tian, right? Come with me. I'll tell you what to pay attention to when forging.”The old blacksmith waved his hand and went behind the furnace. Seeing this, Ling Tian quickly followed behind him.
"Alright, everyone, let's go. Go do what you need to do.”Boss Zhao clapped his hands when he saw this. Without waiting for him to finish, he walked to his special furnace and began to work. " Little Tian, let me introduce you." The old blacksmith went to his furnace, picked up the hammer with his right hand, and pulled the bellows with his left hand."Xiao Tian, there are two main things to forging. The first was fire, which was burning, and the second was hammering. After the flexible iron ore is mined and refined into crude iron, it will be up to us blacksmiths to make iron tools and weapons. When forging iron, one had to start exerting force from the calf, and after the waist rotated, it would be applied to the hand. Only then could the striking force be greater and save more physical strength. "After that, he gave Lingtian a few more examples.”Was that so? "I see that Ling Tian has learned it quite well.”"Yes, that's right, but you don't have enough strength. You have to be more flexible with your waist.”The old blacksmith nodded…
When they got home, at dinner, they said," How is it, Xiaotian? Is Xuehe alright?"”Grandpa Ling asked after placing a large portion of food into Ling Tian's bowl. "Yes, alright." Ling Tian said casually as he continued eating. "Why? Are you hungry? Then eat more.”Seeing Ling Tian's expression, Grandpa Ling gave Ling Tian another piece of food.
After the meal, Grandfather Ling went to rest while Ling Tian went to the study room to look at the ancient books," Just look, I can accumulate some knowledge anyway.”Two hours later, Ling Tian returned to his room and started cultivating on his bed. He only fell asleep around four o'clock in the morning. The next day, he went to the mountain outside the city in the morning, the blacksmith shop in the afternoon, the study room in the evening, and finally, his cultivation...
In the blink of an eye, two years had passed. On the mountain outside the city, Ling Tian was brandishing the Thousand Wrought Steel Sword that he had forged from the scrap metal of the Blacksmith Shop. Although he was only using ordinary sword techniques like stabbing, sweeping, chopping, and slashing without any other sword techniques or fighting techniques, one could still tell from the basic sword techniques that his sword was extraordinary. Most importantly, the sharpness and coldness in Ling Tian's sword techniques were completely different from that of a 12-year-old child.
After a long while, Ling Tian finally got tired of his work. Putting away his sword, he laid down on the grass and recalled the experiences of the past two years. A rare smile appeared on Ling Tian's face. Ling Tian had only used two years to reach the peak of Dou Qi Level 10. He could have become a fighter two months ago, but he didn't. Instead, he used Dou Qi to nourish his body and carefully used his Dou Qi to attack the small meridians that people weren't familiar with. He continued to attack and then nourish his body to store more Dou Qi. This allowed his body, which had already reached its peak, to start absorbing Dou Qi again. This was a method that no one had ever used before, at least not in Ling Tian's knowledge. It was also an extremely dangerous method.
Thinking back to his experiences in the past two years, Ling Tian was very satisfied. Every day on the mountain, at the blacksmith shop, at home, he had to train hard, without a break. Every day, he would be exhausted and his body would be covered in injuries. However, he had never rested or played.
Every night, he would add some ordinary herbs to his bath. It wasn't that Ling Tian didn't want to use them, but that he couldn't afford them. Furthermore, Ling Tian had to work hard in the blacksmith shop every day to earn more gold coins for these normal herbs. He even had to find time to use the scrap metal from Boss Zhao to forge suitable items for himself.
For example, the Thousand-Wrought Steel sword in his hand and the heavy iron block on his body were all tailor-made for him. As for the weights, Ling Tian had felt that his cultivation was not strong enough from the start. In order to make himself feel more tired, Ling Tian had created these weights. From the initial 30 pounds, to a month later 50 pounds, to three months later 80 pounds, to half a year later 120 pounds, and now 340 pounds. The iron blocks were pieced together piece by piece.
The thickness was mostly about one centimeter. There were six pieces on the side of the calf, 20 pieces on the body, and then six pieces on the forearm and arm, totaling more than 340 pounds. Ever since he started carrying weights, other than when he was sleeping, he had never taken it off. This was also a form of cultivation. It could be said that the reason why Ling Tian was able to reach the peak of Dou Qi from the 3rd level of Dou Qi in just two years was not because of his talent. There were three reasons. The first was that he had accidentally obtained the ability to circulate his Dou Qi automatically. The second was that Ling Tian had been training hard without stopping. The third was that Ling Tian had planned out the most logical cultivation method.
Just as Ling Tian picked up his sword and was about to practice again, he suddenly heard a series of squeaking sounds. "What's that sound? It sounds like a large herbivore eating.”Ling Tian muttered to himself as he drew his sword and looked around. At this moment, a wild boar suddenly appeared from the forest. No, it was not a wild boar. It was an animal that looked like a wild boar. It was about two meters tall and nearly four meters long. The fangs in its mouth were thick and sharp. Its skin was black and its hair was short.
Seeing this, Ling Tian muttered to himself," How is this possible? A low rank 2 demonic beast, a Black Ferocious Boar. This was equivalent to the strength of a Dou Zhe!”As he spoke, Ling Tian held the sword hilt in his right hand and prepared to fight. It wasn't that Ling Tian thought that he could win, but that the Black Ferocious Boar's tiny eyes had already locked onto him. Seeing that Ling Tian wasn't afraid of it, the Black Ferocious Boar let out two grunts and dug its front legs on the ground before charging towards Ling Tian.
Seeing this, Ling Tian moved to the side. However, with a loud bang, the Black Ferocious Boar's speed was too fast and Ling Tian was sent flying. Ling Tian immediately stood up and spat out a mouthful of blood. The clothes on his left waist were torn, revealing the metal piece that was carrying the weight. There was a deep cut in the middle of one of the pieces of metal. If it was not for the metal blocking it, it would have sliced through Ling Tian's waist, causing him to lose his ability to fight.
" So fast!" Ling Tian muttered to himself as he looked at the Black Ferocious Boar that was preparing to charge forward. As he spoke, his left hand quickly tapped on his arms, chest, and thighs. With a few 'pa pa' sounds, all of Ling Tian's weights fell to the ground. At this moment, the Black Ferocity Boar charged over.
The Black Ferocious Boar thought that it would be able to hit Ling Tian again, but Ling Tian immediately dodged it, and at the same time, he brandished the sword in his right hand, leaving a shallow wound on the Black Ferocious Boar's waist. However, it was only a shallow wound because the Black Ferocious Boar's fur was too tough and thick. Seeing that it had missed, the Black Ferocious Boar turned around and charged towards Ling Tian. Seeing this, Ling Tian didn't fight the Black Ferocity Boar head-on, instead relying on his speed to continue fighting with the Black Ferocity Boar, leaving behind bloody marks on its body.
After a short while, the Black Boar was left with a lot of blood. It stopped and continued to dig the ground with its front limbs while snorting continuously, as though Ling Tian's actions had angered it. Ling Tian stared at the Black Ferocious Boar without blinking and thought to himself,""Not good." The Black Fierce Boar charged over again, but its speed was much faster. Seeing this, Ling Tian quickly retreated to the side, only to see another deep cut on the Black Ferocious Boar's face. A deep wound that could even see the bone appeared on Ling Tian's left leg, and with a " Drip, Drip " sound, fresh blood soaked through his pants and dripped onto the ground.
At this moment, Ling Tian's body was filled with Dou Qi, indicating that he was about to advance. At this moment, the Black Ferocious Boar seemed to have noticed something amiss with Ling Tian. Disregarding the injuries on its body, it turned around and charged towards Ling Tian, wanting to give him a final blow. Seeing this, Ling Tian did not give up at all, instead using his right leg to hit the ground, jumping up 3 metres into the air as the Black Ferocious Boar charged towards him. After jumping three meters high, Ling Tian stabbed the sword in his right hand towards the Black Ferocious Boar's eye, while at the same time, he poured all of his battle qi into his right hand. The steel sword sliced through his flesh.
The Black Ferocious Boar did not die immediately after receiving a fatal blow. Instead, it swung its head and threw Ling Tian away. Then, he fell to the ground and struggled a few more times before dying. After Ling Tian fell to the ground, he spat out another mouthful of blood. After resting for a while, he got up to tend to the wound on his leg. After applying the medicine that he had brought with him, he tore off his clothes and tied them up before standing up. Walking to the front of the Black Ferocious Boar and pulling out his sword, Ling Tian felt an indescribable feeling. It was not a lingering fear or disgust after killing, but a sudden understanding of life and death, and the fragility of life.
After letting out a long sigh, Ling Tian started to deal with the Black Ferocious Boar's corpse. The corpses of demon beasts were treasures to humans and could be sold for money. However, Ling Tian had no intention of bringing such a huge Black Ferocious Boar back. Instead, he took off the fangs of the Black Ferocious Boar, peeled off its fur, and stabbed his sword through the Black Ferocious Boar's head. " Eh? Is there a crystal core?" Ling Tian muttered to himself in shock as he withdrew his hand. In his hand was a crystal that was the size of a little finger and covered in blood. Ling Tian let out a rare smile.
Ling Tian couldn't be blamed for this, because the chances of a rank 2 demonic beast forming a crystal core were too low. The probability of a Level One Monster Beast condensing a Crystal Core was only about one in ten, while the probability of a Level Two Monster Beast condensing a Crystal Core was only three percent. Only a Level Three Monster Beast would have a probability of condensing a Crystal Core of eight percent. This probability was referring to mid-level demon beasts. If it was a low-level demon beast, the probability would be lower. Of course, if it was a high-level demon beast, the probability would also increase.
For example, it was common for someone to kill a peak Lv 3 demonic beast with great effort but find no crystal core. It was also common for someone to kill a low Lv 1 demonic beast and find a crystal core. As for Level 4 demon beasts, they definitely had crystal cores, because crystal cores were one of the necessary conditions to become a Level 4 demon beast.
Moreover, it was easy to identify the level of the demonic beast crystal core. The higher the level of the demonic crystal, the larger it was. Although this was the case in most cases, the more accurate it was to say that the higher the level of the demonic crystal, the darker the color, and the rounder the shape of the crystal, which would eventually form a demonic core. Of course, the most accurate way was to look at the energy contained in a demon crystal. The stronger and purer the energy, the higher the level of the demon crystal.
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