On the fifth day, the various materials in the steel cauldron had fused together. When Elder Ling lifted the giant lid, the swirling, intertwined colorful materials appeared before them, startling Su Chen!
"Why are there so many colors?"
"The materials are inherently different, so what’s strange about different colors?"
Elder Ling said calmly, and then he used tongs to extract the fused materials.
The materials, gathered in a mass, resembled a multicolored sphere, glistening with a strange and unusual luster.
Elder Ling’s gaze was deep as he raised the heavy hammer high and, with several blows, managed to compress the sphere by a third!
Su Chen was inwardly amazed by his strength, yet his expression remained calm as still waters.
Elder Ling’s arm rose again and again, the heavy hammer striking down repeatedly. It was unknown how many times he swung or struck, but a peculiar cyan wind seemed to emanate from his body, which propelled the hammer effortlessly, hammering the sphere. Su Chen’s eyes grew tired from watching, but Elder Ling continued tirelessly, sweat pouring as he hammered. The sphere gradually compressed into a flattened shape, its colors deepening, and Elder Ling continually used the tongs to rotate the sphere, ensuring the hammer strikes were even.
Finally, when the sphere formed into a strip-like block, Elder Ling shouted to Su Chen, "Use your hammer to refine the sword body!"
Su Chen, invigorated, swung the thirty-pound hammer down on the block materials, each strike sparking a burst of fire.
Elder Ling wiped the sweat from his brow and watched Su Chen with a steady gaze, nodding slightly. The rough shape of the sword body was guided by Elder Ling, but its final form was still up to Su Chen. During this period, the sword body was most susceptible to influence from external elemental energy, generating spiritual Qi. Su Chen’s comprehension of wind element Qi had indeed reached a considerable level.
Su Chen struck the sword body; the block gradually took the outline and appearance of a sword. Though still rough, the self-satisfaction of crafting something with his own hands filled him with intense excitement.
"Su Chen, channel all your Beast’s Qi Energy to protect the outer layer of the sword body with that scorching purple-gold liquid."
Elder Ling suddenly instructed! Su Chen was startled but immediately followed the command, channeling all his Beast’s Qi Energy, transforming it into a wind attribute aura that enveloped the sword body. Instantly, cyan, purple, and gold converged, emitting a strange light on the first floor of the Sword Casting Pavilion!
Su Chen’s eyes were dazzled, and he quickly shut them tight. At this moment, Elder Ling suddenly grabbed the sword body and swiftly placed it into the blazing furnace!
The light was gradually obscured by the flames, which seemed to sway wildly under the sudden gust of wind, making Su Chen’s face burn and sweat profusely.
Had his wind attribute aura been completely absorbed? Su Chen was shocked to find that the Beast’s Qi Energy within him could not condense?
"No need to worry too much. The characteristics of the materials and your wind attribute aura are all merging. Once they undergo this high-temperature forge, they will solidify completely, adhering to the sword body. When you take it out and further refine it, the sword body will take its final shape, and all the properties will be fully established."
Su Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief, his forehead now covered in hot sweat.
In the furnace, the sword body lay quietly as Elder Ling, eyes closed, naturally exuded an extremely powerful aura. That aura possessed two distinctly different colors!
Cyan wind attribute, red fire attribute, the cyan wind fanned the furnace’s fire more vigorously while the red fire, like a tide, poured into the furnace, adding an unusual burning power on the outskirts of the cyan wind, making the surrounding space of the entire furnace appear terrifyingly blurry and distorted!
"What kind of fire is this?"
Su Chen was shocked in his heart.
"When you reach the level of a Beast Sovereign, you’ll know that a fire attribute body can naturally gather the fire elements in the air. However, the purer the fire element, the more terrifying the burning it triggers."
Elder Ling said expressionlessly.
Su Chen took a deep breath, once again marveling at Elder Ling’s unfathomable abilities. Such a super master artisan with dual elemental bodies, no wonder so many sects vied to invite him...
The Sword of Blood Light
The forming sword body was being baked in the furnace, but Su Chen’s heart was hanging.
After learning the art of forging for so many days, he naturally knew how high the failure rate of sword forging was, especially for forging a supreme one. Even with all the conditions met, why had none of the three contemporary super master artisans succeeded in forging a supreme? Because the final step for a supreme is to awaken its spiritual sense, slowly nurturing a supreme spirit.
The so-called supreme spirit is, of course, the soul of the supreme. Just like spirit beasts have their self-awareness for aggression, when a weapon reaches the level of a supreme, its owner can even ignore sneak attacks from beast soul experts.
However, awakening the spiritual sense of a supreme is not so easy. Beast cultivators have different bloodlines and concentrations, which lead to different risks in the process of awakening spiritual sense. Naturally, being valued by Elder Ling meant that Su Chen’s spirit beast bloodline was quite outstanding.
The sword body gradually emitted a strange brilliance as the dual-attribute aura of Elder Ling faded, and the furnace was shrouded in a near-miraculous light, making it nearly impossible for Su Chen to open his eyes.
This continued for nearly half an hour until Su Chen suddenly heard a heart-poundingly low hum from the furnace, prompting him to slowly open his eyes and look at the furnace that had absorbed all the flames.