The small house, where few people came, seemed even quieter without the old man sitting there.

But if someone pays attention, they may hear such a sound from time to time.

"The blade of the sword is a little yellow. It's too thick. Add water! There's spiritual spring water on the side!"

"Stop! Don't rush here!"

"Another Qingyang Stone has been integrated. Don't waste your spiritual energy. Hit harder and harder!"

In the cave under the hut, the old man yelled at Zhou Shu loudly.

Most of the problems he pointed out stemmed from centuries of experience in making swords. These were things that Zhou Shu's deduction was unlikely to obtain, and Zhou Shu benefited a lot from them.

Tens of days later.

Zhou Shu looked a lot more haggard. These days, he was almost reaching his full potential. Except for a little recovery time every day, he spent the rest on forging swords without a moment's rest. He was exhausted every day.

Forging a sword is not as simple as practicing swordsmanship and cultivation. It is even more labor-intensive because the process of sword-making changes rapidly and can easily undergo unpredictable changes. This is different from practicing swordsmanship and cultivation.

His eyes fell on the heavy gold sword on the anvil, with a lot of relief in his eyes.

Although the heavy gold sword at this time looks restrained in its golden light and no longer has the potential to capture people, its internal strength and hardness, as well as its adaptability to spiritual power, are much stronger than before, and it is already an out-and-out fourth-level sword.

A magic weapon.

He looked at the old man and bowed slightly, "Old man, you have worked hard these days. I am grateful to you."

These days, the old man works equally hard, just like the most demanding and rigorous supervisor. The old man observes every change of the sword. Any flaw will be pointed out by the old man mercilessly, and then he tells Zhou Shu to correct it.

With the guidance and help of the old man, Zhou Shu could achieve this step.

The old man shook his head slightly, without any trace of satisfaction on his face, and said sternly, "There are still two final steps to go, don't relax!"

"Junior understands."

Zhou Shu nodded seriously. Most of the steps to improve the Flying Sword have been completed. For example, the spirit accumulation, toughness, fusion, etc., but there are still two final steps left. The first is to modify the runes. No matter how cautious the swordsmith is, this improvement

The level of the flying sword will also have a certain impact on the runes, which must be recovered, and based on this, some new runes must be added to enhance the power of the flying sword. The second is to temper the spirit, and all weapon refining

The final step that is necessary for all is to refine the complete magic weapon and condense the material to make it more suitable for the spiritual power of the cultivator. At the same time, it can store more spiritual power and exert greater power.

These two steps are also extremely critical and have a considerable impact on the final grade of the flying sword.

The old man looked at Zhou Shu, "The runes of this heavy gold sword are not special, nor does it have its own magic formula. It is only made to stabilize the material. Now that you want to upgrade it, you can make new choices.

For example, adding new runes, etc., but I would like to remind you that if new runes are added, your Sword Intent and Sword Technique may not adapt to it. What should you choose?"

Zhou Shu stared at the heavy gold sword and thought slightly.

The old man waited for a while and said slowly. "I have some suggestions for you. Firstly, you can leave the runes unchanged and simply restore and strengthen the runes so that they won't feel obscure when used. Secondly, if you want to add runes

If so, you can also add a spell rune such as 'Fire Lotus' or 'Broken Mountain'. Because of the presence of red rosy sand and blue sun stone, these spells may be able to maximize the ability of this sword.

.As for these talisman patterns, I have already taught you, so it shouldn’t be difficult.”

Zhou Shu nodded. What the old man said was very pertinent. But he hesitated.

Now this heavy gold sword does have a lot of fire attributes due to the presence of red cloud sand. If it is added with its own magic formula, the sword can be more powerful and the grade may be higher, even reaching the top grade, fourth-grade top grade magic weapon.

, that is something that everyone in the Golden Core Realm will fight for. With such a magic weapon, he may be able to run rampant in the Pulse Condensation Realm, but in this way, it will conflict with his Broken Jade Sword Intent. In the long run, it may not be beneficial.

Make your own sword.

"It's better not to use the magic formula anymore, just strengthen it on the original basis."

After thinking about it, Zhou Shu said seriously.

A smile appeared on the old man's face, "It's a good choice. There are magic spells on the sword, which can indeed increase your strength, but it doesn't do much good for the swordsman himself. It's better to just use a sword."

Zhou Shu nodded, "Then the junior will take action."

The old man waved his hand, "Well, engraving is one of the most critical steps. I won't disturb you and won't make any noise. But you have to know that once the rune pattern is wrong, all the energy spent in the previous step will be basically in vain.

You have to start over, and this sword will never be able to reach the fourth level. You have done a good job in the past, I hope you will not fail at this step."

He retreated to a corner and looked at Zhou Shu from a distance.

These days, although he has been very calm on the surface, he is a lot surprised at Zhou Shu in his heart, but he just doesn't show it. Zhou Shu's performance, familiarity with the materials, near-perfect spiritual power control, and spiritual power reserves are much beyond the ordinary people's.

, these were completely beyond his expectations. He was a veteran in refining weapons, but it seemed that Zhou Shu was indeed refining weapons for the first time.

"This little guy is really weird. He seems to have been refining weapons in his mother's womb. But in fact, this is his first time... I am somewhat looking forward to what he can achieve, but I am sure that if he is refining weapons,

If you keep going, you will definitely be better than me in the future."

The old man shook his head and sat down. There was surprise in his eyes, but he also had more expectations.

Zhou Shu couldn't feel the old man's thoughts, nor would he think about them. He was extremely focused now, with only the heavy golden sword in his eyes, to the point of completely forgetting himself.

Engraving is an important step in refining a weapon, and it is also a step that determines the life or death of most magic weapons.

No magic weapon does not require runes. Even a flying sword that does not require magic spells must have runes that stabilize the material and spiritual power. There are many types of runes, and the one Zhou Shu wants to carve is one of the most difficult ones.

kind.

It might be better to simply engrave patterns, but to upgrade the flying sword, you need to improve and strengthen the original runes and generate new runes, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty.

Zhou Shu looked calm, picked up a carving knife and started carving slowly.

He is confident.

Carving patterns, like drawing talismans on talisman paper, is guided by spiritual power, but the pen becomes a knife. This process has been deduced many times in the sea of ​​​​consciousness. Although it is difficult, he has enough

confidence.

With each stroke, there is no ambiguity, and the lines on the sword appear clearly, as if they exist naturally. They fit with the previous runes without any overlap or error, and are extremely accurate.

The old man in the distance made no sound, but had a look of astonishment on his face.

He had never seen Zhou Shu's carvings like this before. Every movement was unrestrained and free, as if it carried a special sense of beauty, which made him feel at ease unconsciously.

"Such a talent is a bit scary."
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