Hammering skills emphasized on frequency, strength, and speed. In this aspect, Junior Leopard had some experience. He himself had an epiphany on hammering skills, so he had a strong grasp on hammering skills. As for the Nine Styles Wild Hammering Skill that he had learned, even though it was a martial arts skill, it was also a martial arts skill that he had comprehended from forging iron. Adding on what he had gained after the epiphany, he could now fold and forge nine times after each passing fire. Every time he hammered nine times, the strength of each hammering was the same. After passing fire nine times, he hammered a total of 721 times. The weapon that was hammered in this way had a compact structure, uniform composition, minimal impurities, and extremely sharp.
Of course, the 729 times of hammering was the limit of what he could do in a day. It should be known that although the time for hammering 729 times was not long, only 81 breaths, it was enough to squeeze out all the strength in his body. In addition, the process of passing fire every time, which was the process of forging, required the use of fire control methods. The energy consumed was no less than that of hammering. Therefore, although it only took a total of four to six hours, after four to six hours, his spirit was dispirited for the whole day, and he could not even pick up the hammer.
This was also why he put so much effort into forging weapons for himself. He did not have such good luck when forging other people's weapons, namely the weapons that were displayed in the Wu's ironware shop. Those weapons that were extremely sharp and of high quality in others' eyes were just the result of his casual hammering.
Of course, this could not be blamed on him. No one had ever heard of a real hammering grandmaster having so many masterpieces. At most, it would be good if there were only a dozen of them in the world. It was because forging weapons wholeheartedly consumed a lot of energy and physical strength. Junior Leopard's two Kunais were only nine times of forging, and he was already exhausted to death. As for those magic weapons that were dozens or even hundreds of times of forging, it was impossible for the forger to recover without a long period of rest after forging.
Therefore, in general, Junior Leopard was very satisfied with the two Kunais that he had created, especially after he successfully used the Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique to guide the Spirit. Even though he didn't know what kind of effect the Spirit Guiding Technique would have on the two Kunais, he was still very happy.
In the afternoon of the second day, Junior Leopard put away the second Kunai that he had forged, and left the smelting room with a face full of desire.
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"You're going back?"
Qin Xuanlong looked at Junior Leopard with some surprise. However, he quickly felt relieved. He was only a nine year old child. He had been in the Wu Family for almost a year and had not returned home even once. If it was someone else, it would be fine. Generally, when one came out to be an apprentice, it was normal to not return home for four to five years.
However, Junior Leopard was different. He was no longer an apprentice. He was a blacksmith in the shop who was paid. Moreover, he was a blacksmith who could earn money. Other blacksmiths who lived nearby could have one or two days off every month. Compared to others, this kid could stay in the shop for a year. His patience was pretty good.
Thinking of this, he did not hesitate. "Alright, anyway, it's New Year in two months. You should go back and come back after the New Year. Don't let your skills fall behind!"
Junior Leopard thanked him profusely. Two months' leave to go home for the New Year was not bad.
However, he did not leave immediately. Anyway, it would be the first day of the New Year in a few days. It was also the day of the market in Qingyang Market. When the time came, he could go back with the hunters in the village, which could save him a lot of trouble.
The reason why he proposed to go home was mainly because he had always kept one thing in his mind.
That was the scene in his memory left by Li Haoran.
In fact, Li Haoran did not leave him many memories. In addition to the cultivation method of the Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword, it was the fear of the youth in cyan who had killed him. The other thing was the reason why his soul had left his body.
The reason why his soul could leave his body was that he had practiced the Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword. His spirit had been refined by the Sword Qi of the Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword. Secondly, it was because of the chilly wind that suddenly blew from the West Mountain Pass.
It was the chilly Qi in the cold wind that condensed his soul. Otherwise, with the strength of his soul, it would have been blown away by the mountain wind at the West Mountain Pass.
Junior Leopard had always suspected that the sudden chilly wind should be a kind of Evil Qi.
There were countless kinds of Evil Qi between heaven and earth, but it did not mean that you could easily find one. It was like there were countless beautiful women in the world, but you might not be able to sleep with one in your life.
Discovering the Evil Qi also required moral quality.
With the cultivation method of the Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword, Junior Leopard had been coveting this special technique for a long time. However, it was easier said than done to practice the Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword.
It was difficult for ordinary people to find one kind of Evil Qi in their whole life, not to mention that the Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword needed two kinds of Evil Qi of opposite nature.
In fact, even if the chilly Evil Qi really existed in the West Mountain Pass, with Junior Leopard's current cultivation, he could not collect it, let alone practice it. He just wanted to make sure in advance and prepare for the future practice!
After staying in the Wu Family for so long, he had learned a lot about the practice in the martial arts world. Naturally, he had a further understanding of the special technique like the Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword.
He was extremely yearning for this kind of method that condensed the Evil Qi of heaven and earth that his body could not absorb. Therefore, in any case, he wanted to see what the Evil Qi at the West Mountain Pass was like.
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The sky gradually darkened, and it drizzled. The chilly and moist wind blew on his face, making Junior Leopard feel gloomy.
It was the first day of the New Year, and it was raining.
There were fewer people coming to the market, and there was no one in his village. When he walked to the place where the villagers had set up their stalls, it was empty.
"Do I have to go back alone?" The muscles on Junior Leopard's face twitched. To be honest, the small mountain village he lived in was not far from Qingyang Market. It was 25 miles, or 25 kilometers. If it were in his previous life, it would only take him 20 or 30 minutes to get there by car. But it was different in this world. There were no cars, and it was all mountain roads, raining and muddy all the way. Junior Leopard could even imagine what it would be like when he returned home.
After hesitating for a long time, Junior Leopard decided to go back. After all, he had already asked for leave. Going back to the remote mountain village was safer than staying in Qingyang Market.
Therefore, he put on a straw raincoat, rented a small donkey from the Ding Family's carriage and horse shop, and set off. In this kind of weather, it was better to have something to walk on. He did not know how to ride a horse, nor could he control such a big thing, so he rented a small donkey that looked healthy.
Riding on the small donkey, wearing a straw raincoat, he walked all the way to the small mountain village. In this drizzling sky, he was quite leisurely.
"I didn't expect that in this kind of weather, the surrounding scenery could be so beautiful!"
Outside of Qingyang Market, there were continuous mountain tops. Although they were not high, but in this misty rain, there were bursts of fog rising from the mountains. Sitting on the donkey and looking at the surrounding mountain scenery, there was a different kind of flavor. Along the way, his heart gave birth to an indescribable feeling of carefreeness.
While he was enjoying himself, suddenly there was a flash of lightning and thunder, and a strong wind blew. The raindrops, which were originally the size of soybeans, came down fiercely with the help of the wind, blowing away the straw hat on Junior Leopard's head.
Without the straw hat, Junior Leopard's head and face were completely exposed in the heavy downpour. The rain was so fast and dense that he could not even open his eyes.
"Go, go!" Junior Leopard did not dare to stay any longer. There was no good place to hide from the rain all around, so he just fiercely whipped the donkey's butt. The little donkey felt pain, and it did not know which direction to go. It ran in the rain for a quarter of an hour, and the rain gradually stopped. The little donkey also stopped by a mountain stream.
Originally, this mountain stream was only a thin stream, and it was also the only way for Junior Leopard to go home. In the past, not to mention a donkey, even a human could cross it with a jump. But after this rain, the small mountain torrent rushed down, and the mountain water overflowed. It unexpectedly became like a big river, about three or four feet wide. The river water rushed down from the high mountain, rushing violently. Sometimes there were tree trunks and animals flowing down, unexpectedly blocking his way.
"When it rains, it pours!" Looking at the rushing mountain stream, Junior Leopard sighed. When he was thinking about how to cross the river, he suddenly felt a light whistle coming from above his head. Looking up, he saw a faint blood shadow shooting from the southwest. This blood shadow flew extremely fast. When Junior Leopard first looked up, it was only a faint blood shadow. After two blinks, it had already reached the sky above his head. Junior Leopard then saw clearly that it was a mournful blood light. When Junior Leopard's thoughts just turned, a strong Blood Evil Qi hit his nose.
Junior Leopard only felt the back of his neck tighten, and then he was lifted up by a strong force. In an instant, he was lifted up hundreds of feet into the air. And his little donkey was hit by a strong force, and fell into the mountain stream in front of him. After struggling for a few times, it completely sank into the water and disappeared.
"Ah —!" Junior Leopard's mouth just let out a short scream, and then he suddenly stopped. A hot force penetrated through his neck and directly sealed all the acupoints in his body. He could only stare blankly at the drizzle in the air with his eyes wide open. He only felt that his body no longer belonged to him, and he had become an unconscious ghost.
"Eh?!" Although at this time, Junior Leopard could not say a word, his vision and hearing were still normal. When the hot force penetrated through his body, Junior Leopard clearly heard a sound of surprise.
The sound was very short, but very clear. But then there was no more sound. Junior Leopard only felt that he was carried by a strong force by the back of his neck, flying straight into the depths of Misty Mountain. Even during the flying process, he even saw his family's small mountain village flash by and quickly disappear from his sight.
"Am I flying?!" At this time, Junior Leopard's mind finally became clear, but he could not move his body. Even if he wanted to gently twist his neck to see who was carrying him into the sky, he could not do it.
"Damn, isn't this the world of martial arts? How can this person fly?! Could it be that the legends about Stellar Energy are true? Can Stellar Energy really allow people to fly? " Junior Leopard's heart was full of doubts, but unexpectedly, he did not feel the slightest sense of crisis. In his heart, there was a hidden sense of excitement.
After flying for a while, Junior Leopard's eyes gradually widened. Junior Leopard knew that this flight had brought him to the depths of Misty Mountain.
Misty Mountain stretched for tens of thousands of miles. At this time, he was being carried in the air, but he saw that everywhere he passed, there were lofty mountains and great rivers. Some of the mountains were connected to ridges, like the undulating waves, directly retreating behind him. Sometimes when he penetrated through the clouds, the dense clouds outside his body were broken by the strong Gang Qi. Slowly, the soul was enshrouded, rolling and flying, and then it was easily caught.
"This is much more intuitive than taking a plane before!" The surrounding clouds were like cotton. "It's a pity that I can't move now. Otherwise, I can stretch myself!"
While he was secretly feeling pity, Junior Leopard suddenly felt his body sink and suddenly fell down. The inhibition all over his body was released in an instant. He only saw that he was getting closer and closer to the strange cliff in the mountain. The clusters of sharp stones like sword tips were rushing towards his body. If he really fell down, he would definitely die. He suddenly panicked and screamed.
"Hahahahaha!"
Just when he was screaming, the strong Blood Evil Qi came again. Then, the falling speed slowed down, and he was picked up by the big hand, slowly falling down.
"I thought you were really fearless. I didn't expect that you are also a guy who is afraid of death!"
A coarse voice rang in her ears, carrying with it a thick sense of ridicule.
It turned out that when this person carried Junior Leopard and flew all the way, he strangely found that Junior Leopard was not nervous at all. He could not help but feel strange. It should be known that no matter who encountered such a thing, he would be frightened. This guy seemed to be a little abnormal, so he suddenly let go of his hand to see his reaction.
"Only a fool is not afraid of death!" Junior Leopard found that this time, he could speak, so he shouted, "Even the Heavenly King is afraid of death!"
"That's right, that's right, even the Heavenly King is afraid of death!" That person laughed out loud, carrying Junior Leopard's body, fiercely falling into the depths of the forest.
When he was about to hit the ground, Junior Leopard felt the force on his neck loosen, and his whole body's strength came back. When he saw that he was only seven or eight feet from the ground, Junior Leopard took a deep breath, and suddenly did a big somersault in the air. It was the forward roll that he learned in his previous life in physical education class. After a few somersaults, he unloaded the falling force. His toes touched the ground, and his body stood firm. He found that he did not suffer any injuries, and couldn't help but be overjoyed. When he looked up again, he saw that the place where his feet landed was a valley path. Beside the two cliffs, there were towering ancient trees and old vines that were as thick as a foot. The valley was covered in a fine drizzle, and the mist was rising, making it seem like a fairyland.
Seeing that Junior Leopard seemed to be completely immersed in the scenery of the valley, the person behind him did not know whether to be angry or to laugh. This kid, seemed to have no sense of crisis at all.
"Kid, have you seen enough!!"
"Uh —!" Junior Leopard then remembered that he was still in danger, and quickly turned his head back.
"Damn, I can't be so unlucky, right?!"
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