The years of reselling the haunted house

I have never made swords before, and I don't know what kind of heat to use. I just follow my own experience in refining medicine.Unexpectedly, this might be a bit fierce, the flame inside suddenly increased several times, and the fire even rushed out from the small door, window and air hole.

Old man Tong and I were caught off guard, especially when he was standing closer to the door, and was covered by the ball of flames.

"Oh……"

The old man screamed, trying to avoid the flames, and fell backwards.This knocked me to the ground as well, and as I withdrew my internal energy, the flame immediately fell down again.

But I vaguely heard a sigh coming from the kiln, full of regret, pain, and helplessness.

I was taken aback, why are there still people sighing in the kiln?

I was startled, and I looked into the kiln again, and found that the sword that was being refined had disappeared.

Oops, did I do something bad with good intentions?I wanted to help the old man stir up the fire, but could it be that the fire was so strong that it refined the sword?

Not only the sword was melted, but the old man was also burned, which is considered a stab in the ass.

I was just about to check on the old man's injuries, when I saw the old man jump up from the ground in one stride, and climb up the ladder to the top of the kiln three times and two times.He took a special probing hook, reached into the furnace, and soon picked up something, and threw it into the cold water pool next to it.

There was a sizzling sound, and a puff of blue smoke rose.

When the old man hooked the thing out of the pool again, he threw it on the ground with a bang.When I saw it, it wasn't a sword at all, but a mass of black rotten iron.Shape is not shape, shape is not shape.The color is black and yellow, and it is disgusting, like a pile of dung.

However, the old man seemed to be fine, but his eyebrows and beard were scorched by the fire, and his face was covered in black and gray, which looked very funny.

But at this moment, he was staring at the pile dumbstruck, as if he had forgotten that he had just been burned.

I grinned, and hurriedly apologized: "Old man, this... I want to help you, I didn't expect... I'm sorry..."

The burnt pile of things is not as good as that pile of scrap copper and rotten iron. My good intentions are not helping, and the old man may hate it so much.

The old man raised his head suddenly, rushed over and grabbed my collar.

I knew I was wrong, and didn't dare to resist: "Old man, calm down, I really didn't mean it, you..."

Old man Tong put his face close to mine, and sprayed all the gas from his mouth and nose on my face. Looking at his expression, he really looked like he was going to eat me.At that moment, I regretted that I went to this muddy water hastily.

Chapter 2123 Refining Tong Family

"You... the yin and yang fire just now, did you trigger it?" the old man asked grinning.The old man's face was blackened, it seemed that his face was severely burned, and the painful skin jumped.

"Yes... it's me."

"Good boy. How can you send out such balanced two internal forces?" The old man let me go and asked anxiously.

I heard that the old man didn't mean to blame me, and I didn't know what to say for a while.

The old man kicked the scrap iron on the ground, and said: "This thing is going to be scrapped. As for whether it is made into a sword and then scrapped, or it is scrapped in a kiln, it doesn't matter anymore. Tell me quickly, how will your internal strength return?" thing?"

Only then did I breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that the old man was also an expert, so I didn't dare to hide it, so I told him that I am a pharmacist, and I need two internal forces of yin and yang to make alchemy.

As if he had found a treasure, the old man grabbed me again, his face couldn't hide his excitement: "You boy, it's really timely. You saved my life."

"I, I, I..." I was confused by the old man, how could I save his life.

"Come with me." The old man refused to say anything, directly pulled me, pushed open another door in the room, and walked to the back room.

I turned on the lights in the room, and I saw a stone standing in the middle of the room.The whole body of the stone was black and shiny, and at first glance it looked like a stone pillar as thick as an arm, with a smooth surface.

Next to this stone, there are many copper and iron materials. It seems that this room is the place where the raw materials for refining are stored.

"Look at this." Old Man Tong said, pointing to the stone in the middle.

I went forward and touched it, and found that it was very cold and icy, but I didn't feel anything special other than that.

"Old man, why is there a stone here?" I asked.

The old man looked at me bitterly: "This is not a stone, it is Jiutian black iron."

"Nine Heavens Black Iron? What kind of iron is Black Iron?"

"It is a relatively precious material, and it is most suitable for making swords. It is said that this piece of nine-day black iron is different from ordinary black iron. It fell from the sky and landed on Tianshu Island." The old man explained.

"It fell from the sky, isn't it a meteorite?" I questioned.

"What kind of meteorite? It's obviously black iron. I've already seen it. It's a rare material for making swords."

I dare not argue with old man Tong, you can do whatever you say.

I shook my head: "Then why haven't you started practicing yet? Why show me this?"

"Nonsense, I have been able to refine it for a long time. Haven't I been trying? This black iron is no different from ordinary copper and iron. It must have two internal forces of yin and yang to fuel the fire. I have tried so many times with other materials, but they all failed. gone."

Old man Tong had a dejected look on his face, and only then did I know that the broken sword was the victim of his failure in refining.

Old man Tong patted me on the shoulder, found two stools, and pulled me to sit down.

I think the old man wants to have a long talk with me, and he is happy to know what happened here.Although I'm in a hurry, I don't dare to leave here now. I will definitely be discovered by those guards after I go out. Why don't I listen to what he wants to say first.

We were sitting next to that piece of black iron. Although there was more than half a meter apart, we could still feel the cold air coming from it.

Judging by experience, this cold air is definitely not coming from the surface of the black iron, but from the inside of the black iron.

Ever since I revealed the technique of using two internal forces to ignite a fire, the old man's attitude towards me has changed a lot.After we all sat down, he said calmly: "Since you don't know about the refining master and the Tong family, I'll tell you. Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, the court and the people have each had a foundry family to refine all kinds of Weapons and utensils are the main ones. The court’s surname is Jiang, how it developed later is unknown. The folk one is our Tong family. Later it gradually evolved into a weapon refiner. In other respects, our Tong family may Not well-known, but in the art of refining weapons, Jiangnan Tong's family is second to none in Taoism today."

When talking about his family history, Old Man Tong couldn't hide his pride.

My time in Xuanmen is still too short, so I don't know such a famous family.No wonder old man Tong showed that strange look when I said I didn't know.

Because I'm here to participate in the martial arts competition, so I can be regarded as a person of some level in Taoism, but I didn't expect that there are still people who don't know the name of the Tong family, which may make him very angry.

But this time, after his own introduction, I finally know what the Tong family does.

The old man Tong continued: "My name is Tong Fengwu. I am a descendant of our Tong family, and he knew the way of refining weapons since he was a child. Thanks to the modern society, there is still room for survival in the rivers and lakes, and my craftsmanship is not empty. Our family refining Artifacts are not only for refining swords, but also forging various magic weapons. These weapons and magic weapons are collectively referred to as weapons, weapons for refining weapons. Artifact refiners are different from ordinary foundry masters. The weapons we forge through ancestral methods, weapons are Those who can kill people and suppress evil spirits, magic tools can subdue demons and eliminate demons. Therefore, our Tong family can be regarded as a small name in the Jianghu..."

I nodded, indeed walking in the Xuanmen rivers and lakes, mainly relying on Xuanzong and martial arts, Xuanzong relied on magical weapons, and martial arts relied on weapons.And I also learned recently that martial arts can still be used to support the front at the grandmaster level, but at the patriarch level, martial arts can basically be ignored, because Xuanzong will be very popular at that time.If you have a powerful magic weapon, or have an excellent Xuanzong spell, you can hurt the enemy invisible.I am still far away from the patriarch now, but this saying has a long history.Therefore, weapons and magic weapons should indeed be very marketable, and it is not surprising that the Tong family became famous because of this.

"People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong." Tong Fengwu said, and then changed the subject: "Sometimes being too famous is not a good thing. If our Tong family didn't have such a high reputation, I wouldn't be locked up here gone."

I was taken aback: "What? Mr. Tong, are you locked up here?"

Tong Fengwu nodded: "Although I have a certain degree of freedom in this inner city, I am not allowed to leave the inner city, let alone Tianshu Island, before completing the mission. Isn't this a barrier?"

I looked at the piece of black iron and said, "I see. It must be the chief island owner of Tianshu Island who got this piece of black iron. He also heard about your Tong family's crafting methods, so he invited you here, let If you refine the weapon for him, if you fail to refine it, or if you damage the black iron, you will not be allowed to leave Tianshu Island."

Tong Fengwu glanced at me: "You boy, you are not stupid."

I couldn't laugh or cry: "I'm so stupid, I just don't understand some things. This is the first time I've heard of your refining tool, and it's the first time I've seen it. I don't understand many things."

Chapter 2124 Sword Has Soul

Tong Fengwu nodded: "You are right. But I was not invited by him. If you invite me, you must first listen to whether I agree or not. He couldn't help but send someone to arrest me directly. I was Shu Aobai is under house arrest in the inner city of Tianshu Island in a disguised form. But he treats me very politely, doesn't worry about eating and drinking, and doesn't allow anyone to disturb me, so you can see that the people outside are still very afraid of me Yes, I dare not come in and search, so you are still safe here for the time being."

"Old Tong, the Nine Heavens Black Iron is still there, are you in trouble for refining?"

"That's right. I originally thought that with my means, it would be easy to forge some weapons and magic weapons, but I was wrong. This black iron is not unusual. I tried to forge a small piece, but because I couldn't do it at all In the end, the black iron was also scrapped, which was even worse than the one you got just now. So I didn't dare to try it lightly. I kept trying to find a way, and finally figured it out. This black iron came from the sky. It landed on an island again, separated by heaven and earth, and separated by mountains and rivers. It has two attributes of yin and yang at the same time. Therefore, it is necessary to use the two internal forces of yin and yang to stimulate the fire at the same time. That's why I kept trying other materials and kept trying not successful."

Speaking of this, I couldn't help thinking of those waste swords, and also thought of the vague sigh I heard in the kiln just now.

I asked, "Old Tong. I want to ask you, why do I cry when I look at those damaged swords? I have never had this situation before."

Tong Fengwu smiled slightly: "You can have this kind of reaction, which means that you are born to be a seedling of refining equipment. You said that you are a pharmacist, maybe the two have something in common. But medicine has no soul, and equipment is With a soul. That's the difference again. Do you know what I mean?"

I thought for a while and said, "You mean, all the utensils you refine have souls? Just because they have souls, they also have life, so when I see them damaged, it means the loss of life." , that’s why there is compassion and grief?”

Tong Fengwu nodded: "That's right. As I said, the weapons we refine can kill people, and the magical weapons we refine can subdue demons. Take the sword as an example, a sword can kill people , but the sword I refined can kill people with sword energy. To achieve this, let it have a soul, which is the most basic. I didn’t tell you these things before. And this kind of emotion shows that you have a spiritual connection with these utensils, and you should be a craftsman by nature. It is a pity that the craftsmanship of our Tong family has always been passed down from our ancestors. We Never accept apprentices, otherwise I will definitely accept you as an apprentice."

I waved my hand and said with a wry smile: "Thank you, Mr. Tong, for looking at me. I really don't have the idea of ​​learning how to forge weapons. Mr. Tong can refine this lifeless copper and iron tool into a soul, which shows the Tong family's forging skills The level is simply unimaginable, rare in the world."

Speaking of the refining skills of the Tong family, it should be very exquisite.It's just that I just heard Tong Fengwu talk about it just now, and I haven't really seen his methods yet.Because what I saw was just a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron. These things obviously did not prove how high the level of their Tong family was. On the contrary, these were ironclad proofs of his failure.

And I have to continue to curry favor with this old man, after all, my life is still in his hands.As long as he opens the door and shouts, I, an uninvited guest who broke into the inner city, will be arrested immediately.Although I feel that this possibility is getting smaller and smaller, because the old man's attitude towards me has eased a lot now, and he even has the intention of pulling me into a long talk all night.

But it's always right to say a few words of compliment. As the saying goes, flattering is not flattering.

Unexpectedly, after hearing my words, Tong Fengwu sneered, and said, "I'm not a god, how could it be possible to forge a soul out of a lifeless iron tool? Not to mention me, it's Ou Yezi, the ancient master swordsmith. , Zhang Yajiu can't do it either."

I was stunned: "Since you can't make this iron object have a soul, why do you say that there is a soul in the sword? Where does this soul come from?"

Tong Fengwu didn't answer right away, with a complicated expression on his face.

My mind turned, and I suddenly understood, and I opened my mouth and said: "Could it be... that the sword is a human soul? You, you, you... killed someone?"

Tong Fengwu still didn't answer directly, but just asked lightly: "Do you know Ganjiang Moxie?"

I nodded, even though I don't know much about the swordsmithing business, I know these two famous people.It should be two master swordsmiths in the Warring States period, also a husband and wife, they made the two swords of Ganjiang Moxie, one female and one male.But that's all I know.

Tong Fengwu continued: "Back then, General Mo Xie was ordered to cast swords for the King of Wu. In order to refine a sword that could satisfy the King of Wu, the general specially selected some rare treasures. The magic weapon refined must be very extraordinary, but he didn't expect that the fire could not melt it. He has smelted these treasures for a long time but there is still no change, let alone casting a sword, which makes him very Be impatient, because if you can't make a sword, the couple will definitely die."

"Is it because they can't fuel the fire with internal force?" I asked.

Tong Fengwu shook his head: "This is inevitable. They are just ordinary swordsmiths. Of course, they have no internal force, and they cannot use internal force to fuel the fire. However, his wife Mo Xie told the general at the time, "All magical materials must be prepared with Human offerings can only be melted away. This is what Master taught us back then. Have you forgotten? "When the words fell, she got up and cut off her hair, nails and other things, and threw them into the stove, and then asked her disciples to burn the coals with all their strength. At this moment, she jumped, threw herself into the stove, and died by burning herself Ganjiang endured his grief and forged swords with tears in his eyes, and finally forged the world-famous Ganjiang Moye's two magical weapons. It is said that Moye's soul was contained in the two swords at that time."

After listening to Tong Fengwu finish telling the story of the sword casting, my heart grew colder and colder as I listened to it, which shows that my speculation is reasonable.It's just that Mo Xie took the initiative to cast the stove, but it's different here.Maybe it was Tong Fengwu who pushed the living people into the furnace to refine the sword.

Seeing the change in my expression, Tong Fengwu waved his hand: "Don't guess, I'm not that perverted yet, and I won't let living people throw swords into furnaces."

Only then did I breathe a sigh of relief, and said, "Then the soul in this sword is..."

Chapter 2125 Three Elements of a Master

Tong Fengwu replied: "Shu Aobai gave me the soul. They are all dead people. I just need to put the soul into the furnace."

"The soul that Shu Aobai gave you?" I thought for a while, then nodded: "I see, so those souls are used in this way."

No wonder all Seven Kill Islands including Kaiyang Island are collecting this kind of soul.Some of these souls were provided to Shu Aobai, and he integrated the souls into the body of the clover ape, making him the second master by his side.Then he gave the remaining soul to Tong Fengwu and asked him to forge a sword for himself.If my guess is correct, the domesticated soul will become the second master, while the unruly and hostile soul will be put into the kiln and become the soul in the sword.

Even though they are already dead, all things have spirits, and the method of using living souls in this way shocked me.Recalling that when the sword failed to be tempered just now, I once heard a vague sigh from inside the kiln, and I thought it might be the soul that was driven into the kiln.The destruction of a sword means that the soul is scattered, and when a sword is destroyed, a soul will disappear, which is no different from killing a person.

But I can't reverse this situation with my strength, I can only sigh in vain.

"Old Tong, if that's the case, why did your swords fail?" I asked again.

Tong Fengwu shook his head and said: "Those materials are ordinary iron and stone. I didn't intend to temper them into magical weapons. I just used them to try the method of yin and yang internal force to stimulate fire. Of course, the purpose is to refine this mysterious piece of iron. Tie. To tell you the truth, although I, Tong Fengwu, dare not compare myself with Mo Xie, the go-getter back then, we are in the same situation. Back then, the King of Wu imposed restrictions on them. If I can’t make a good sword within the stipulated time, not only will I not be able to get out of Tianshu Island, I’m afraid I’ll die.”

"Then when is your deadline?"

Tong Fengwu smiled wryly, and said: "I have been here for half a year. Tomorrow is the day of the martial arts competition, and my deadline is tomorrow. That is to say, if I can't make this good black iron sword tonight, I will make it tomorrow." Maybe also..."

Tong Fengwu had a gloomy face and didn't continue talking, but the meaning was obvious.Tomorrow is the deadline set by Chief Island Master Shu Aobai for him, whether he can make a sword or not will determine Tong Fengwu's life and death.

No wonder, as the leader of a gang of killers, he must be ruthless to a certain extent.Killing a swordsmith is almost like crushing an ant to him.

Tong Fengwu looked at me, and said again: "This time, you know why I said, did you save my life by coming here?"

"Me?" I was taken aback: "You want me to help you forge swords? I don't know anything? I don't know how to forge swords either."

Tong Fengwu waved his hand: "It's okay, you just need to listen to me, control your internal strength, and help me ignite the fire. I'll do the sword casting. I won't let you help in vain. This black iron casts a sword There is more than enough, and the remaining material, I can cast a single sword for you. Aren't you from the Taoist sect? If you can hold the sword I forged for you, I will guarantee you that you will be even more powerful, and your skill will be greatly increased."

I was taken aback: "You mean, you will forge a sword for me, give it to me?"

Tong Feng nodded five times: "Getting a sword from our Tong family is something worth showing off in the Xuanmen rivers and lakes. Generally speaking, a sword made of very ordinary materials is worth tens of thousands of dollars if it is made by our Tong family. One hundred thousand. What's more, this is black iron, a rare and good material in the world. If you own such a sword, let alone the value, holding it can at least increase your combat effectiveness by [-]%."

"Fifty percent combat power? This... is too exaggerated, isn't it possible? A sword, even a good sword, is nothing more than sharper."

"Ignorance. Since you can use the two internal forces of yin and yang, and they are so balanced, you must be at the level of a master. I didn't expect that your level is not low, but your knowledge is so shallow. In the Xuanmen arena, a person's ability is high or low , mainly look at three things, which can be regarded as the three elements to become a master. One is the level, the other is martial arts and profound arts, and the third is the magic weapon, which is the weapon. A famous Taoist master lacks one of these three things No. It’s not that my old king sells melons and sells melons to boast. I think this magical weapon should be higher than those two. Because the two can’t be met, the level needs to be cultivated, and the martial arts and profound skills need to be learned. There is no certain chance , it is very difficult to learn advanced martial arts and profound arts. It is not the case with divine weapons, as long as you have money and buy them, they will be effective immediately."

I nodded, feeling that what the old man said really made sense.All along, I have ignored this point, and I have always used my Dragon Subduing Wooden Sword.One leaf can't see Mount Tai, so I haven't found any good effect with other weapons.

But Tong Fengwu said that I hold a good sword, which can increase my combat effectiveness by [-]%, which attracted me.After all, I am going to participate in the martial arts competition, although I have no extravagant expectations for this martial arts competition, and it is purely accidental to come here.But now I don't know the rules of the competition. If you meet a strong opponent, if you don't manage it well and your life is in danger, it won't be worth it.If my combat power improves, I have a great chance to protect myself in the arena.

"Old Tong, if that's the case, if I help you, what should I do?" At this point, it seems that I have no other choice.What's more, my behavior may also involve Tong Fengwu's life.After all, they saved me just now, so I have to help if I feel reasonable.So I have to help with this.

Tong Fengwuxi said with a smile on his face: "You agree. Then it will be easy. You wait for me outside first. I will clean up this black iron first."

I nodded and turned to the outside room.I know that this is Tong Fengwu deliberately dismissing me, the Tong family must have a lot of things that can't be explained to outsiders about the art of refining.

I waited outside and went to the gate to listen. It seemed that the outside was calm.I don't know if those people outside have caught anyone.Before me, there was another person who climbed over the city wall. Who could this person be?

I was lucky, I met Tong Fengwu here, and he helped me out.Would the other person have such good luck?

I thought about it for a while, and then I heard various voices coming from the room, it seemed that Tong Fengwu was attacking that black iron.

About half an hour later, Tong Fengwu called me in. I don't know what method he used. I saw that the black iron had been broken into two pieces by him.One big and one small.

Didn't it mean that the black iron material is good, it should be very hard, and I don't know what Tong Fengwu used to cut it.But if you want to come to someone who is an expert, there will definitely be a way.

Chapter 2126 Melting Black Iron

Tong Fengwu pointed to the two pieces of black iron and said: "The big one will be forged for the chief island owner, and the small one will be given to you. To ensure nothing goes wrong, we will start with yours first."