After the impurities were removed, the next step was casting.
Casting was to mold the molten iron in the furnace into the shape of the weapon. For example, if Su Mo wanted to forge a sword, he had to mold the molten iron into the shape of a sword.
For an ordinary Lv 1 or Lv 2 weapon, the molten iron had to be poured into the sword mold to cool and solidify.
However, for a Lv 4 weapon or a powerful craftsman, the sword mold was not needed. They only needed to control it with willpower.
With willpower, the three steps of casting, forging, and sharpening could be completed.
Su Mo took out a Driftcloud Stone and put it into the furnace.
The Driftcloud Stone melted as soon as it entered the furnace.
The effect of the Driftcloud Stone was to neutralize the Dark Iron and Silver-essence Sand, stabilize it, and increase the toughness of the weapon.
Then, Su Mo's willpower poured into the furnace like a tide. His willpower completely enveloped the molten iron, forming a strong pressure that slowly changed the shape of the molten iron.
The molten iron gradually rose, and after a while, it took the shape of a sword.
The scorching heat kept melting Su Mo's willpower into nothingness, but Su Mo's willpower was so strong that it seemed endless.
Su Mo stopped pouring Vital Spirit into the furnace, and the fire gradually died out. He opened the furnace lid and let the base sword cool down naturally.
After a while, when the base sword had cooled down to a certain degree and was completely solid, Su Mo took out the quenching liquid and poured it on the base sword. Sizzle!
Sizzle!
When the base sword touched the quenching liquid, it made a sizzling sound and emitted a large amount of white smoke.
After a while, the smoke dissipated, and a long black sword appeared in the furnace.
However, this sword had not been completely refined. It needed to be repeatedly calcined and quenched before it could be fully sharpened.
After an hour, Su Mo repeatedly calcined and quenched it three times, and then he took out the long black sword.
Now, the sword had been completely forged.
"Crafting a weapon is so easy!" Su Mo looked at the long black sword in his hand and chuckled.
However, he also knew that the sword he had refined was too ordinary, and the technique was extremely simple. That was why he could succeed on the first try.
This sword was a Lower Lv 4 weapon, and because it was not made with any precious materials, it was one of the most common Lower Lv 4 weapons.
Although this sword was ordinary, he was quite happy that he had succeeded on his first try.
In fact, Su Mo's craftsmanship techniques and experience were still quite immature. The reason why he could easily craft this long sword was because of his strong willpower.
Next, Su Mo prepared to continue crafting weapons. He had bought more than 500 kilograms of Dark Iron and other materials, enough to craft dozens of long swords.
He first practiced the simple refining technique to the point of perfection. Then, he began to try to refine high quality artifacts.
Thump thump thump!
Right at this moment, a series of knocking sounds came from outside the loft.
Su Mo used his spiritual consciousness and found that Hong Qingxuan had come to his tower.
Then, Su Mo put away the crafting furnace, went downstairs, and opened the door of the tower.
"Qingxuan, has your cultivation completely stabilized?" Su Mo asked with a smile.
Hong Qingxuan stared at Su Mo with a complicated look in her eyes. She then nodded and said, "Yes! I came to look for you to cultivate together. "
"Alright, come in!"
Su Mo brought Hong Qingxuan into the tower and went to the practice room on the third floor.
In the practice room, Su Mo and Hong Qingxuan sat opposite each other. Su Mo said, "Qingxuan, let's start!"
Then, Su Mo was about to take out Spiritual Stones and devour them.
"Brother Su Mo, wait a minute!" Hong Qingxuan suddenly said and stopped Su Mo.
"What's wrong?" Su Mo looked puzzled.
Hong Qingxuan had a complicated look on her face. She bit her red lips and remained silent for a long time. Then, she raised her head and said, "Brother Su Mo, I want to ask you a question."
"What is it? Go ahead! "Su Mo nodded.
Hong Qingxuan thought for a while and asked, "Brother Su Mo, I want to ask you why you cultivate martial arts. Or, why do you cultivate? "
Su Mo was stunned. He did not understand why Hong Qingxuan would ask such a question!
Su Mo thought about it. This question was very simple, but also very complicated. It went straight to the heart of martial arts.
Su Mo thought about his father, the Sus, Xi 'er, and the people from Firmament Sect who were hiding in Skymoon Country. He immediately had an answer.
"I cultivate martial arts to protect those who love me and those I love from harm!" Su Mo said in a deep voice.
Hong Qingxuan's body trembled when she heard Su Mo's words. Then, a bright smile appeared on her face.
"Brother Su Mo, I understand now!"
Hong Qingxuan said with a smile, "Let's start cultivating!"
Su Mo was puzzled. Understood? Understood what?
After a while, Su Mo shook his head and did not ask any more questions. Then, he took out Spiritual Stones and the two of them started cultivating.
Hong Qingxuan's cultivation grew several times faster than Su Mo's as she devoured Spiritual Stones and cultivated under the incomparably dense Spiritual Qi.
After consuming 1,000,000 Medium Spiritual Stones, Hong Qingxuan broke through to Lv 5 Enlightenment Realm.
After spending 2,000,000 Medium Spiritual Stones, Hong Qingxuan's cultivation broke through again and reached Lv 6 Enlightenment Realm.
Su Mo was very envious. He was also absorbing Spiritual Qi, and he had absorbed 70% of it, which was much more than Hong Qingxuan. However, his cultivation was only at Late Lv 6 Enlightenment Realm.
After Hong Qingxuan reached Lv 6 Enlightenment Realm, the two of them stopped cultivating because Hong Qingxuan could no longer absorb Spiritual Qi.
Hong Qingxuan did not leave immediately. Instead, she stayed in Su Mo's tower for a day.
During the day, the two of them chatted casually about their cultivation experiences, anecdotes of the world, and life ideals.
Hong Qingxuan didn't leave Su Mo's tower until evening and left leisurely.
Su Mo did not continue cultivating. There were still two months before the Martial Arts Competition of the Nine Peaks, so it would be easy for him to increase his cultivation again.
Su Mo focused on craftsmanship again.
Weapons were formed one by one, including sabers, swords, and spears. All of them were Lower Lv 4 weapons.
Due to Su Mo's mistake, two weapons broke during quenching, so he had to reforge them.
In five days, Su Mo had used up 500 kilograms of superior Dark Iron and crafted 22 long swords, 18 long sabers, and 13 long spears.
After crafting more than 50 weapons, Su Mo's craftsmanship experience had greatly increased. Then, he left Towering Sky Peak and headed for Great Heaven Peak's Spiritual Treasure Palace.
First, he was going to Spiritual Treasure Palace to sell the 50 weapons he had crafted, the loot he had obtained from killing the tall young man and the fair-skinned young man in the Gravity Cultivation Room, and the loot he had obtained from killing Tao Wei.
Tao Wei had a lot of things, but none of them were very valuable.
Although he had cultivated a King-level fistplay, it was not in his storage ring.
Second, Su Mo wanted to buy some good craftsmanship materials and start crafting some good weapons.
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