In the following two days, Junior Leopard almost stayed in the smelting room day and night.
Making Kunai was not a problem for Junior Leopard. With his current smelting level, it did not take two days to make two Kunai. He could finish it in half a day.
The reason why it took him two whole days was that he tried to use the fire-controlling method of Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique in the process of forging.
Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique was the most precious divine skill of the Wu Family. Junior Leopard naturally did not learn the complete one. Whether it was Old Xing in the past or Qin Xuanlong now, because they were very optimistic about Junior Leopard's future, they both taught him this cultivation method. However, their status in the Wu Family was not high, so what they knew was only the basic cultivation method of Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique.
However, craftsmen like Old Xing and Qin Xuanlong, although they learned the basic cultivation method, they also knew how to use Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique in the process of refining weapons.
In fact, the reason why the Wu Family was so famous in refining weapons and built a famous brand in the martial arts world in only 500 years was that the Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique had an additional effect on refining weapons.
What the Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique cultivated was the Internal Qi of fire property, and it absorbed the Spiritual Qi of fire property between heaven and earth. Naturally, the Spiritual Qi of fire property between heaven and earth could not be compared with the ordinary flame made by burning coal. Even the best fuel in the world could not produce a flame that was impure. How could it compare with the Spiritual Qi of fire property that was directly absorbed and transformed from the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth?
However, it was easy to cultivate the Internal Qi of Fire property, but to use the Internal Qi of Fire property to refine weapons was an amazing method. At the same time, it was also a useless method.
It was said to be amazing because using this method to refine artifacts, the artifacts obtained would have much fewer impurities than artifacts refined with ordinary flames. Whether it was in terms of strength or toughness, artifacts refined with ordinary flames could not be compared to artifacts refined with ordinary flames. It was said to be of little value because although this method was mysterious, those who really practiced the profound Internal Qi of Fire did not have time to study it. Because practicing the Internal Qi of martial arts itself required concentration, wholeheartedly seeking to break through one's own limit and reach a higher realm of cultivation. How could one have so much time to study the knowledge of refining weapons? As for those who practiced ordinary cultivation methods, although they had time to study the way of refining weapons, the Internal Qi they cultivated was impure and not much better than ordinary flames. Even if they comprehended this method, their own Internal Qi could not be used. Only the ancestor of the Wu Family 500 years ago, who was a genius, not only reached Level Nine, but also comprehended the method of using the Internal Qi of Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique to expel the impurities and improve the quality of the weapons. That was why the Wu Family in Yunzhou was established today.
However, this method was as complicated and abstruse as a high level martial arts skill, so it was not easy to understand. What Old Xing and Qin Xuanlong learned was just the surface. Just like the Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique that they taught Junior Leopard, they were all basic introductory methods. Therefore, several days ago, Junior Leopard broke several weapons, which was related to his attempts to use this method in the process of refining. Although he had experienced several failures, the cost was negligible compared to the experience he gained.
"Ding —!" A clear sound of an iron hammer sounded. Junior Leopard seemed to be drained of his last strength, and his whole body became dispirited. He took a breath, clamped the newly made Kunai with iron pliers, and put it on the hot stove fire. Seeing the red hot surface of the Kunai, Junior Leopard drew out the already red and shiny Kunai slowly with his empty left hand, feeling the heat emitted by the Kunai. At the same time, he moved the Internal Qi of Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire in his body to his left hand, trying to integrate with the surrounding heat according to the refining method he had learned. In contrast, the heat around the Kunai was much higher than that of Junior Leopard's Internal Qi of Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire, but it was not as pure as his Internal Qi of Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire. After the Internal Qi of Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire touched the surrounding heat flow, the heat flow trembled slightly, and then led the Internal Qi of Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire in Junior Leopard's body slowly into the red hot Kunai.
"Good!"
Feeling the loss and whereabouts of the Internal Qi of Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire in his body, Junior Leopard was delighted. It should be known that with his current cultivation, he could not release the Internal Qi no matter what. Even if he used all his strength, he could only release the hot spirit on his fists to make the strength and lethality of his fists stronger. Releasing the Internal Qi could only be done when one reached the realm of Level Four at least. This was also the reason why he had repeatedly failed before. Although he had some experience in this method, he had also prepared for failure. He did not expect that it would be so smooth this time.
Looking at the Kunai again, with the introduction of Internal Qi by Junior Leopard, the original red light gradually dimmed. At the same time, the boundless heat in the Kunai was also transmitted to Junior Leopard through the Internal Qi of Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire.
"Hiss —!" The sudden heat made Junior Leopard feel as if his left hand was torn by a piece of red hot iron, and he almost withdrew his hand.
"Good heavens! Fortunately, it is only a feeling, not a real heat. Otherwise, my left hand would be useless!" Junior Leopard thought to himself. When he was about to transfer the last trace of Internal Qi of Ignis Fire in his body into the Kunai, he found that no matter how hard he tried, he could not transfer the Internal Qi in.
"Is the capacity full?!" Junior Leopard's heart skipped a beat. He immediately understood and retracted his left hand. At this moment, the Kunai was no longer flashing with a bright red light. Instead, it appeared to be a bit dark red with a hint of demonic brightness.
Without hesitation, Junior Leopard directly inserted the forged Kunai into the cold water bucket.
"Hiss —!"
A large cloud of white mist gushed out from the mouth of the bucket and pervaded the smelting room.
Standing in the white mist, Junior Leopard's face finally flashed a trace of a satisfied smile.
Forging iron and refining weapons was a physical work, but also a technical work!
To use a saying from Junior Leopard's previous life, it was a combination of strength and wisdom, unlike refining elixirs, which only had technical content.
What was the foundation of forging a good set of weapons?
Junior Leopard did not know before, but now he could very confidently answer you. Four words: Thoroughly hammered and refined!
No matter what kind of sharp weapon or magic weapon, it could not be separated from these four words. If these four words were shortened, it would be "hammered and refined".
The so-called hammer was the big hammer in Junior Leopard's hand, which meant hammering. The so-called refining was to refine fire, which was to put the weapon in the furnace to calcine. The combination of the two formed the foundation of the way of refining weapons.
Just like a big tree, the word "hammered" formed the entire backbone of the way of refining weapons.
As for shaping, sharpening, blood sacrifice, psychic connection, inhibition, and countless other refining methods, they were just branches and leaves.
As for hammering and refining, as the backbone of the way of refining weapons, they were also particular about methods.
Hammering was not asking you to take a big iron hammer and hammer a piece of material randomly. The result of that was hammering a good piece of material into a waste. Of course, if you were born with great luck, you might really be able to hammer a magic weapon after a round of hammering. However, this kind of luck was generally only available to the legendary Hong Jun Ancestor. For ordinary people, it was better to forget about it.
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