Chapter 658 - 420: Emergence
Chapter 658: Chapter 420: Emergence
Xu Yang wasn’t sure exactly how long nurturing a blade would take, but the better the final quality of the blade, the longer it would take.
"He has started using the Soldier Nurturing Skill to nurture the thing he forged," Lu Ren sneered. He was also a Weapon Forger. As soon as Xu Yang went into Closed-door Cultivation, he knew exactly what he was doing.
"Did he really forge a Spiritual Soldier?" Du Ziming was somewhat surprised.
"He has been practicing the Weapon Forging Skill for a long time, so he should have already reached the Realm of forging a Spiritual Soldier. However, forging a Basic-tier Spiritual Weapon with a top-tier material like Celestial Star Tungsten Steel will only make people laugh their heads off." Lu Ren shook his head. "With a material like Celestial Star Tungsten Steel, even forging a Middle-tier Spiritual Weapon would be considered a complete waste."
"Are you sure he can only forge a Basic-tier Spiritual Weapon?"
Lu Ren nodded. "At the absolute most, a Middle-tier Spiritual Weapon, but that is basically impossible. Even if I were to step in, I might not necessarily be able to forge a High-tier Spiritual Weapon."
"I’ll go keep an eye on him. Once he finishes his Closed-door Cultivation, I will make him lose all face," Du Ziming said with great enthusiasm. Xu Yang had made him lose face once before, and now he finally had a chance to get his revenge.
Under the Ancient Pine, Xu Yang sat quietly, holding the ink-black long blade in his hands. A trace of fatigue appeared on his face as he kept his eyes closed.
The Quiet Chamber was isolated from the outside world. Something as mysterious and profound as Nurturing Soldiers naturally could not be performed in an isolated place; it required being close to nature and the world. He had been nurturing the blade here for nearly half a month. Wisps of the Power of Heaven and Earth were drawn over and sank into the blade.
The process of nurturing a blade was extremely complex. Not only did it require one’s own Essence, Qi, and Spirit to nurture it, but it also needed to be tempered by Sword Intent, supplemented by the nourishment of the Power of Heaven and Earth. What was truly magical was the Soldier Nurturing Skill. To this day, Xu Yang still had not figured out the essence of this Secret Technique. He merely circulated it mechanically according to the Heart Method, yet in the unseen spiritual realm, he felt as though the blade in his hands had connected with something.
The blade emitted a faint glow. An extremely restrained Sword Intent slowly spread from the hilt, just a fraction away from piercing through the entire body of the blade.
Another cycle of the moon setting and the sun rising passed, and the sun slowly climbed to the peak of the sky.
"Why isn’t it over yet?"
"The final step of the Soldier Nurturing Skill usually finishes in about ten days. How has it been half a month without ending?"
"Could he have actually forged a High-tier Spiritual Weapon?"
"Absolutely impossible."
Outside Xu Yang’s courtyard, many people who understood the Weapon Forging Skill had begun to wait, wanting to know what tier of Spiritual Weapon Xu Yang had forged using Celestial Star Tungsten Steel.
Spiritual Soldiers were very important to Martial Artists, as they could provide a strong boost to Combat Power. Many people did not train with Weapons not because Weapons were dispensable, but because they simply couldn’t afford Spiritual Soldiers. Because the students of the Celestial Strategy Academy were all geniuses, their strength grew rapidly. Frequently replacing Spiritual Soldiers required immense financial power, so some people did not equip them simply because their wealth couldn’t keep up.
These people had started waiting here three days ago, but Xu Yang still had not shown his face. Some began to wonder if he had indeed forged a High-tier Spiritual Weapon. Although Lu Ren, Wan He, Shen Lian, and the others kept slandering him, anyone who actually believed their words would be a complete fool. With a material like Celestial Star Tungsten Steel, how could Xu Yang rashly work on it himself if he didn’t have a certain degree of confidence? Being able to rank in the eighties on the Celestial Strategy Wind and Cloud List proved that Xu Yang wasn’t a brainless person who couldn’t weigh the gravity of a situation.
"It’s absolutely impossible. Xu Yang and Lu Ren practiced the Weapon Forging Skill together in the Purple Sun Sect, and even Lu Ren—who is known as the number one weapon forging genius in the Celestial Strategy Academy—hasn’t reached the Realm of crafting a High-tier Spiritual Weapon. How could Xu Yang possibly forge one?" Du Ziming shook his head.
"If Xu Yang can forge a High-tier Spiritual Weapon, I, Lu Ren, will write my name backward," Lu Ren vowed solemnly.
"His foolish actions ruined a top-tier material. He’s hiding in his courtyard because he doesn’t have the face to come out and see anyone. If he can forge a High-tier Spiritual Weapon, then what does that make a master like me? Trash?" Shen Lian’s tone was full of mockery.
"When he was in the Purple Sun Sect, he often engaged in grandstanding to attract attention." Ye Qiuling’s eyes were full of disgust. "You all don’t know, but back then, he couldn’t even fully identify medicinal ingredients, yet he spent a fortune at an auction to buy a Pill Formula. He thought he could learn Alchemy just by relying on a single Pill Formula, which caused quite a few jokes.
"Moreover, he did this sort of thing more than once. It was only after buying Pill Formulas twice that he finally learned his lesson and stopped doing such stupid things.
"For a person like him, it wouldn’t be unbelievable for him to try forging even if he had never studied the Weapon Forging Skill, let alone the fact that he actually has."
Buying a Pill Formula for Alchemy without having ever studied Alchemy? The crowd never expected that Xu Yang had actually done something so foolish. Those who had previously thought Xu Yang possessed real skill suddenly felt he might not be as reliable as they imagined. If he was capable of buying a Pill Formula for Alchemy without any prior study, what else would he not try to do himself? They had assumed he wouldn’t casually waste a top-tier material like Celestial Star Tungsten Steel, but in Xu Yang’s own eyes, he probably thought he was absolutely capable of forging a High-tier Spiritual Weapon.
"These people are truly idle. What does Brother Xu’s business have to do with them? Waiting here every day just to see Brother Xu become a laughingstock."
Not far away, Zuo Mu, Sun Tao, and a few others stood together. They weren’t here to see Xu Yang make a joke of himself, but with so many people flocking to his place every day, they felt compelled to come take a look as well.
"Xu Yang stepped all over them before, so they naturally want to win back some face," Gu Qingfeng chuckled. With that, he changed the subject. "Brother Sun, is Xu Yang really not just messing around?"
In truth, let alone the people who were at odds with Xu Yang, even he was currently wondering if Xu Yang was just grandstanding.
"He shouldn’t be!" Sun Tao shook his head.
Wenshan asked, "Did Xu Yang really do the things Ye Qiuling just mentioned?"
Sun Tao nodded powerlessly. "He did."