Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 322 - 131: Observing Fire, Melted Gold, Listening to Iron, Fetal Movement, Spirit Communication, Heavenly Smell

Chapter 322: Chapter 131: Observing Fire, Melted Gold, Listening to Iron, Fetal Movement, Spirit Communication, Heavenly Smell

But as soon as there was noise, Master Zhu coughed, and the noise immediately subsided.

"Father-in-law, may I look?" Li Yuan gazed at the stern-faced middle-aged man in front of him.

Master Zhu did not answer, but directly said: "Observing fire must penetrate to the marrow, a little more or a little less, and it all fails.

The step you are missing lies in observing the fire;

Because for the knife you forged, the fire has not yet penetrated the iron’s marrow."

"Penetrate the iron’s marrow?"

"Heat it to every millimeter, every inch, so not even the core of the iron is missed, only then is the hammering effective."

Saying this, Master Zhu took a knife from the weapon rack beside him and said, "This is also a Ninth Grade Blade, try clashing them."

Li Yuan complied, took the knife, and the two clashed.

After some strikes, just as expected, his forged knife broke first, while the other knife, although chipped in many places, remained solid inside.

Afterward, Master Zhu stood up, demonstrated the forging process to him, meticulously instructing, then had Li Yuan, like the others, forge on the mountain, waiting for a breakthrough before descending.

However...

That night,

Li Yuan achieved a breakthrough.

He finally saw a hint of subtle surprise on the face of his future father-in-law.

But the father-in-law held back, saying nothing, only calmly said, "Since you’ve understood, you may descend the mountain."

...

...

Li Yuan returned to the blacksmith shop.

Cui Santong, seeing him return so soon, did not dare ask "Was the trip smooth?"

It wasn’t until the blacksmiths who returned later recounted Li Yuan’s performance atop the mountain that Cui Santong and the shop’s other blacksmiths looked at Li Yuan with a "demonic talent" gaze.

The Sixth Grade can offer some advantage, but not so overwhelmingly; the only explanation is talent.

This man named Li Yuan is a... natural-born blacksmith.

Gradually, whenever Li Yuan forged, many blacksmiths in the shop would quietly watch from the side.

In fact, not every blacksmith can reach the "Expert Level (80/80)" standard; most of them, after reaching an advanced level, start learning new knowledge, quickly managing to forge various weapons.

However, the weapons they forge are of a standard that’s just so-so.

Although Li Yuan was only practicing the Ninth Grade skill, it was still worth their observation.

Several days later, Cui Santong handed Li Yuan a book on Eighth Grade Weapon Casting Skills, a skill not available on the market and unique to the Cui Family, compiled by Master Zhu.

This represented recognition.

But Li Yuan did not immediately look at the Eighth Grade Weapon Casting Skills, instead continuing to hone his Ninth Grade Skills.

Sometimes, as if mad, he would stare at the flames and molten steel for more than half an hour;

Sometimes, like a fool, he would sit in a corner, gaze at the sky for half an hour or more;

Sometimes, while walking or eating, he would murmuringly utter phrases like "Observing fire must penetrate to the marrow, not a bit more, not a bit less, lest it fails"

The blacksmiths who initially thought to learn some techniques from Li Yuan directly gave up, because this was no longer about techniques, but... obsession and madness.

...

In midsummer,

late July...

The hottest days of summer were not far away.

At noon, even the most hardworking blacksmiths in the shop chose to rest at this time to avoid the heat.

On the street, people occasionally splashed water outside, but as soon as the water touched the ground, it rapidly evaporated, visible to the naked eye, and after a while, the ground was dry again.

Yet in the shop, the young man was still forging.

The flames tinged his skin a reddish hue, and scorching sweat dripped down from him...

It was more than half a month since he last saw Master Zhu.

Li Yuan glanced at himself, his data had changed to [Weapon Casting Skill (Ninth Grade)] (99/160)...

In less than half a month, his Ninth Grade Weapon Casting Skill would reach Great Perfection.

He would exercise patience and not hastily increase his cultivation speed out of impatience. Having said, expending "1" point to gain "11" points, he would never change this.

Only a steady pace could ensure stability...

Only obsession could signify talent.

Only sincerity could reach the ultimate limit.

...

On this day,

at dusk.

A long-legged girl in a green gown arrived in front of the blacksmith shop.

She jumped off the carriage, played with her braid a bit, stood on tiptoe to look towards the blacksmith shop for a long time, and only when she saw the "clang, clang" of forging cease, did she shout "let, let," and squeeze through the crowd, stumbling until she reached the front. Seeing the strong youth with smooth muscles and skin like fire copper, she inexplicably blushed, then shouted, "Mr. Li, Mr. Li~"

Li Yuan seemed to be lost in thought; her calls received no response.

The long-legged girl was Yaojue.

She stood on tiptoe and waved, "Mr. Li!"

Only then did Li Yuan’s pensive eyes seem to have a glimmer, turning his head to look at Yaojue.

Yaojue waved, "Mr. Li, I’m here to take you somewhere."

Li Yuan shook his head, saying, "No."

Yaojue: ???

Li Yuan said, "I still need to forge."

Yaojue hurriedly ran up, softly said, "It’s the young lady who requested your presence."

Li Yuan then had no choice, just feeling a bit of a headache, as he expected another "interview" evening, but it’s not an option to refuse.

Truly, a woman with the title "concubine" is never short of trivial matters.

"Let me change my clothes." he replied calmly.

Moments later, he got on the carriage, following Yaojue to Cui Family, but instead of going to the inner courtyard, they went by a lotus pond in the Cui Family estate.

The news of his arrival quickly reached the Patriarch Cui’s ears.

However, Cui Heng didn’t plan to meet Li Yuan, as the timing wasn’t right.