Chapter 133: Ranked, Great Destroyer!

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

In the imperial palace of Great Xia, Emperor Yuan Feng rubbed his glabella in frustration.

His daughter had already disappeared into the distance, but his heart was still twitching.

Thinking of how she sided with Zhou Shu, Emperor Yuan Feng wanted to smash his desk.

Where did my sweet little girl go?

Does she not know that the palace is her home? She’s giving things in her home to someone else!

Zhou Shu, Zhou Shu, stop talking about Zhou Shu.

Originally, he had been overjoyed that Great Xia had produced a genius. Zhou Shu had clearly brought so many benefits to Great Xia, but every time Emperor Yuan Feng thought of him, he felt a headache coming on.

Or perhaps we’re born enemies?

Emperor Yuan Feng shook his head and turned his attention to the government affairs.

…

Yin Wuyou excitedly left the palace and went directly to the baron’s mansion.

She didn’t get to see Zhou Shu. Instead, she was stopped by Steward Mi.

“Your Highness, Second Master has said that he is going into seclusion to forge a ranked weapon. Before he comes out, no one can disturb him,” Steward Mi said politely.

“Forge a ranked weapon? Is he serious?” Yin Wuyou asked with a frown. Is he messing around?

Without a Forging Master legacy, how is it possible for him to forge a ranked weapon?

“No, I want to see him!” Yin Wuyou wanted to walk in.

Steward Mi hurriedly stopped her and said loudly, “Your Highness, please reconsider! Second Master said that forging is a very dangerous thing. If anyone disturbs him, he might be seriously injured!”

Yin Wuyou stopped in her tracks. She didn’t know whether these words were true or not, but she would rather believe them than not. What if he really got seriously injured?

At this thought, she said disappointedly, “Alright then. When he comes out, you must inform me immediately!”

…

In the backyard of the baron’s mansion, in a modified room, a furnace as tall as a person stood there.

Forging furnaces used by Forging Masters and forging furnaces used by Forging Apprentices were two completely different concepts.

Forging furnaces used by Forging Apprentices were similar to furnaces used by ordinary people forging iron.

As for the forging furnaces used by Forging Masters, they looked like the alchemy furnaces that Zhou Shu had seen on television in his previous life, the kind that had refined Sun Wukong.

The furnace in front of Zhou Shu cost him a thousand taels of gold!

It was considered one of the best forging furnaces that the Mi family had produced. The Mi family wouldn’t give it away for free.

As for the other forging materials, the Mi family gave them to Zhou Shu.

Zhou Shu looked at the furnace. The flames within the furnace exuded a scorching aura.

These flames were not ordinary flames either. Instead, they were flames that Forging Masters called True Fire.

Zhou Shu didn’t know the origin of this True Fire. He only knew that all True Fires in the world came from the first True Fire.

The characteristics of this True Fire were extremely interesting. If it didn’t burn anything, it would continue to burn within the furnace, never extinguishing.

But when it was burning something, it would require the support of a martial artist’s spiritual essence. Otherwise, it would gradually be consumed until it was extinguished.

True Fire was extremely valuable. The value of the fire seed in Zhou Shu’s furnace was equal to that of the furnace itself.

Once it was used poorly and extinguished, he would have to buy one again.

Zhou Shu tentatively inserted some spiritual essence into the forging furnace. After the True Fire was replenished with spiritual essence, the flame suddenly expanded.

Zhou Shu recalled how to operate the furnace and familiarized himself with how to control the True Fire through the furnace.

The more he tried, the more he found it interesting.

This was more like forging, full of immortal energy.

But even if it was forging a ranked weapon, there would still be the process of swinging the hammer.

The truly immortal-like process was just the final step to fix the stars. This was the real fantasy method.

After familiarizing himself with the furnace, Zhou Shu recollected himself.

With a thought, the Legendary Armament Canon appeared in front of him.

The pages quickly flipped and stopped at a page.

The content of this page was basically the same as before.

At the top was the name of the weapon.

Below was a vivid picture of a weapon.

It was different from the standard weapons from before.

This time, there was no number after the name of the weapon. Instead, there was a line of words beneath the painting.

[Upgrade (0/100)]

Zhou Shu’s gaze shifted upward and landed on the name of the weapon. His eyes brightened.

[Great Destroyer Sword (Yellow Grade)]

“Can pierce through a brass kettle, is absolutely iron, sharp as rice, hence the name Great Destroyer,” Zhou Shu muttered to himself. He had heard of the famous name of the Great Destroyer Sword in his previous life.

In the past, the weapons that appeared in the Legendary Armament Canon were all sabers. But the first ranked weapon was actually a sword. Zhou Shu was somewhat surprised.

The Great Destroyer Sword is extremely blunt and heavy. One cannot wield it unless one possesses innate divine and boundless strength. Once it is brandished, its might is boundless and can easily split mountains and crack rocks. It is known as the supreme being of the world!

I don’t know if Sun Gongping will be able to use it or not. If he can’t use it, it’s quite suitable for me to use it myself.

Although this Great Destroyer Sword is only yellow grade, it seems like it can be upgraded in the future.

Zhou Shu looked at the number on the Legendary Armament Canon. This number was different from the ones for standard weapons. He didn’t know if it also meant that he needed to forge a hundred Great Destroyer Swords to meet the requirements for upgrading.

Weapon upgrades were only a legend in this world. In theory, it was possible, but no one had ever been able to do it.

The grade of a weapon was determined by the star paths within it. The star paths were similar to the meridians of a human body. Once a weapon was forged, the star paths would be determined.

This was similar to how a person’s meridians would be determined the moment they were born. How could it be so easy to change meridians?

I’m not in a rush to upgrade it. Even if it’s a yellow-grade weapon, the Great Destroyer Sword must be one of the strongest among them!

Zhou Shu firmly believed in this point. The supreme existences of the world mentioned in the Legendary Armament Canon were definitely not fooling around.

However, forging a ranked weapon is much more difficult than forging a standard weapon.

Zhou Shu sighed as he recalled the forging process of the Great Destroyer Sword.

It turned out that he was still a little curious as to why those Forging Masters would spend months or even years forging a ranked weapon.

Only now did he realize that it wasn’t because the Forging Masters were lacking in skill but because forging ranked weapons was truly difficult.

From the shape of the forging tool to fixing the stars, every step was very difficult. No mistakes could be made. Any mistake would lead to the failure of the forging.

This was especially true for the final fixing of stars. Every star position required a huge amount of energy from the Forging Masters. Sometimes, they might not even be able to complete fixing a single star in a day.

And even just yellow-grade weapons usually contained dozens or even hundreds of actions. From this, it was apparent just how difficult it was to forge ranked weapons.

Furthermore, the so-called star position was not something that could be achieved by simply using the Heavenly Refining Rock to tap on the inside of the weapon.

Star positions had to be formed according to certain rules. This was also the basis of the power of ranked weapons.

Good star paths would allow a martial artist’s spiritual essence to flow freely within the weapon and unleash its special power.

On the other hand, if the star paths were not smooth, the might of the weapon would be greatly reduced.

The design of the star paths and how close they were to the meridians of the human body was an extremely important challenge for Forging Masters.

Even though Zhou Shu had obtained the complete forging formula from the Legendary Armament Canon, it was still a challenge for his weapon forging technique.

Many times, even if a Forging Master had a forging formula, they might not be able to truly forge the weapon.

I’ll first forge the weapon’s core. I can do it step by step, Zhou Shu thought.

Ranked weapons didn’t need to be forged in one go. Otherwise, wouldn’t it mean that no one would be able to successfully forge those weapons that required several years to forge? The Forging Masters would starve to death halfway through…

The forging process of ranked weapons could be carried out in stages. For example, the body of the weapon could be forged first, and then the star paths could be slowly outlined.

It was like painting. First, draw the framework, then slowly perfect it.

Zhou Shu got to work immediately. He rolled up his sleeves and threw the materials he had brought from the Mi family into the furnace according to the ratio.

Then he activated his spiritual essence to refine the materials.

For most Forging Masters, they would usually hire martial artists to help them activate the True Fire. First, it was to pay full attention to the process of forging. Second, it was also because most Forging Masters didn’t have enough spiritual essence.

Zhou Shu was facing the same problem. His spiritual essence cultivation was only at the eighth rank.

The Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique and Golden Bell Shield Technique were ineffective for activating the True Fire.

Therefore, activating the True Fire while forging was somewhat difficult for him.

Fortunately, he cultivated the Visualization of the Five Mountains’ True Form, so his divine sense was strong, and he was able to multitask with some difficulty.

The sun rose, and the day passed quickly.

Zhou Shu was in seclusion, unaware of day and night. But a few major events had occurred outside.

First, Great Wei handed over the letter of state and gave the two prefectures to Great Xia.

Second, there was the great victory on the southern border of Great Xia. Meng Bai’s army would soon return to the capital.

On this day, Emperor Yuan Feng led a group of ministers to escort the newly established You Prefecture Army and the Bing Prefecture Army.

Emperor Yuan Feng was in high spirits.

Recapturing lost land was a joyous event for any emperor.

Over the past few days, Emperor Yuan Feng had been in a good mood, especially since his daughter had not come looking for him to ask for this and that.

“My dear ministers, you are going to the You and Bing prefectures to completely control the two prefectures. If there is any trouble, I will allow you to act first and report later!” Emperor Yuan Feng declared while looking at the You Prefecture Army and Bing Prefecture Army.

The armies lined up neatly without making a single sound.

When Emperor Yuan Feng saw the Autumn Anatidae Plume Sabers worn by the soldiers, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

“Army, when you march north so bravely, the Autumn Anatidae Plume Sabers hang on your waists. As the wind blew, the lizard-skinned drums stirred the mountains and rivers, lightning flashed over your banners held as high as the sun and moon. In the heavens indeed there is a kirin, but in the world of men, how could even an ant escape? On the day when the imperial edict comes, I’ll take off my battle garb with you.”

Emperor Yuan Feng stirred his spiritual essence, and his voice echoed from afar, clearly entering the ears of every soldier.

“Hooray! Victory! Hooray! Victory!” The armies cheered in unison, their shouts shaking the heavens.

Emperor Yuan Feng smiled and nodded.

Yin Wuyou, who was following behind Emperor Yuan Feng, rolled her eyes. Father is truly shameless!

You even used his poem. This time, you can’t turn me down anymore. How can the emperor kick someone to the curb once they’ve outlived their uselessness? 

Emperor Yuan Feng didn’t know why, but he felt a chill run down his back, as if he had been targeted by some monster.

Is there an assassin?

He looked around in confusion. When he saw Yin Changhao standing lazily nearby, he was relieved.

With a first-rank martial artist present, what kind of assassin could there be?

What he didn’t know was that Yin Changhao was also having strange thoughts. Why do I feel uneasy? But it’s not dangerous. Is someone plotting against me?

When the You Prefecture Army and the Bing Prefecture Army had been dispatched, Zhou Shu’s forging had already reached a certain level.

He was holding a broadsword in his hand, carefully examining it.

The body of the Great Destroyer Sword was three to four times as wide as an ordinary sword, and its edge was a bit blunt. The entire sword weighed almost 50 kilograms, and an ordinary person might not be able to wield it.

But to Zhou Shu, this wasn’t a problem. The Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique was at the twelfth level, and he was only a step away from mastering it completely. His divine strength far exceeded 500 kilograms.

The Great Destroyer Sword was too light for him.

It’s time for the most crucial star fixing process.

Zhou Shu rubbed the blade of the sword. The Heaven Refining Stone that Sun Gongping had given him appeared in his palm.

Fixing stars required Heaven Refining Stones, and Heaven Refining Stones could only be melted with True Fire.

Zhou Shu flicked his finger and threw the Heaven Refining Stone into the furnace’s True Fire.

His spiritual essence churned as he controlled the Heaven Refining Stone.

During the process of forging the weapon, the weakness of his weak spiritual essence cultivation was exposed. Often, not long after activating the True Fire, he had to stop and recover his spiritual essence before he could continue.

This was also why most Forging Masters needed assistants. Zhou Shu didn’t want others to see him forging, so he had no choice but to work hard.

The Heaven Refining Stone gradually melted into a water droplet-like liquid within the True Fire.

Zhou Shu threw the Great Destroyer Sword into the forging furnace and used his spiritual essence to separate a drop of the Heaven Refining Stone’s liquid, which he then dripped onto the Great Destroyer Sword.

Just as the liquid from the Heaven Refining Stone was about to touch the sword, Zhou Shu’s heart suddenly shook.

He activated the Visualization of the Five Mountains’ True Form, and his divine sense instantly covered it.

Buzz—

Zhou Shu felt his vision change. The Great Destroyer Sword appeared clearly in his mind, as if it had become the size of heaven and earth. The structure of its veins and arteries was clearly displayed in his mind.

Star fixing was to fuse the Heaven Refining Stone into the weapon, forming star positions. How to accurately place the Heaven Refining Stone in the correct position was a test of the Forging Master’s experience and level.

It was the same for Zhou Shu. He had the secret forging formula of the Great Destroyer Sword, and he also knew where the positions of the stars should be. But how to pinpoint the correct positions was extremely challenging.

After all, the positions of the stars were within the sword body, and Forging Masters were unable to see the interior of the sword body. They could only rely on their senses and skills to control the Heaven Refining Stone to penetrate it.

But now, Zhou Shu’s good fortune came. He directly used his divine sense to examine the sword body, and the internal structure of the sword appeared within his consciousness.

He had eliminated the most difficult point for Forging Masters!

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