I Can Strengthen Infinitely

Chapter 449 - 283: Weapon Master, New Divine Soldier (2)

Bai Ningxuan was unfamiliar with Cyan Yang City and naturally followed wherever Qin Yuesheng went. Unlike other young girls who would run up to anything interesting for a closer look, Bai Ningxuan quietly trailed behind Qin Yuesheng, eyes fixed ahead, standing tall and exuding a chill elegance to the extreme.

The two arrived at the Qin family’s blacksmith shop. Just as Qin Yuesheng was about to enter, he suddenly heard from inside an extremely clear and resonant sound of metal striking, causing his energy and spirit to be subtly stirred, as if a mountain spring flowed over a sandy ground, and a gentle breeze brushed over green hills, making one feel exceedingly comfortable.

This sound contained countless mysteries, and Qin Yuesheng quickly ran inside, intending to find the source of the sound.

Inside the blacksmith shop, beside the largest forge, an old man in a blue robe was bare-chested, wielding an obviously extraordinary double-headed flat hammer, striking continuously.

His hammering posture was very graceful, like a master diligently crafting his work. Nearby, a group of blacksmiths from the Qin family’s shop were assisting him, their faces filled with admiration.

Curious, Qin Yuesheng pulled aside an apprentice from the shop and asked, "What’s going on, who is this person?"

The apprentice, full of excitement, forgot to greet Qin Yuesheng upon seeing him and directly replied, "Young master, it’s the ’Weapon Master’ Zhang Longquan."

"What? This person is Zhang Longquan?!"

Upon hearing the name Zhang Longquan, Qin Yuesheng looked calm, not knowing who this person was. However, Bai Ningxuan, who was following him, couldn’t help but be slightly shocked, as if the name had caused a great impact on her heart.

"You know?" Qin Yuesheng asked.

"Of course, one of the Four Wonders of the Central Plains, how could I not know?" Bai Ningxuan looked at the old man in blue robe and said, "Medicine, Weapons, Armor, Beasts - these four are known as the Four Wonders of the Central Plains. They each excel in refining medicine, crafting weapons, forging armor, and nurturing beasts, each enjoying top achievements in their fields, admired by countless people. Zhang Longquan is the ’Weapons’ among them. Any weapon crafted by him becomes a top-notch Divine Weapon. People seek his help to forge weapons, martial artists offer unique martial arts, wealthy merchants are willing to pay thousands in gold, emperors are willing to grant five cities, all to have a Divine Weapon personally crafted by Zhang Longquan.

Yet Zhang Longquan acts solely on his whim. If he’s in the mood, he might give you a weapon even if you pay nothing. If he’s unwilling, even if you threaten to kill him, he won’t lift a hammer. Furthermore, his extraordinary abilities mean even the imperial court can’t deal with him."

Qin Yuesheng finally understood and asked the apprentice, "When did this old gentleman arrive?"

"Young master, it’s been ten days. He was passing by and just came into our blacksmith shop for a look around. Who would have thought that seeing Master Wang using the two materials you sent to craft a weapon, he immediately called Master Wang a blind man squandering materials, injured Master Wang, and took matters into his own hands."

"He even dared to hurt someone? How is Master Wang, was he injured?" Qin Yuesheng asked again.

"Not much injured, just a broken bone. Later, seeing Master Zhang’s extraordinary weapon crafting techniques, Master Wang stayed by his side to help as an assistant."

Qin Yuesheng: "..."

No wonder he is one of the Four Wonders, truly peculiar.

Qin Yuesheng immediately walked closer to take a look and saw on the forge platform a spear laid out. This spear was unusually long, a full ten feet, and the materials were provided by Qin Yuesheng. He could tell at a glance that the spearhead was made from the horn of a Purple Flood Dragon, and the spear shaft from the refined wood of Elder Huai.

Though the design was ancient, it inherently revealed an aura of sharpness. Surely, when wielded, it would have the momentum of a dragon.

Bam!

Zhang Longquan struck with the hammer, and instantly the spear’s body compressed significantly. It’s certain that the initial horn of the dragon would have turned into its current form due to Zhang Longquan’s countless refinements.

Suddenly, this man’s nostrils flared, and two strands of grey flames surged out from Zhang Longquan’s nose, akin to two long serpents entwining the spear body.

Immediately the spear body burned in the flames, becoming more solid and weighty.

At the appearance of the grey flame, everyone present felt a jolt in their hearts. Qin Yuesheng and Bai Ningxuan were fine, but the blacksmiths turned pale, trembling as if facing a deadly foe.

Qin Yuesheng’s expression changed instantly because he had seen this flame before. In the scenes from the memory of the Infernal Soldier’s Ox-Head, it was using Samadhi True Flame to temper a Double-Bladed Fork, and that Samadhi True Flame was identical to the grey flame Zhang Longquan was using now, the same thing.

Samadhi True Flame!

This is a supreme technique attainable only when one’s essence, energy, and spirit reach the perfection of Primordial Essence, Primordial Qi, and Primordial Spirit, stepping into the Grandmaster Realm.

This seemingly ordinary Zhang Longquan was actually a Grandmaster!

A Grandmaster, in the entire world, is as elusive as a dragon, so hard to meet. Seeing a Grandmaster is more difficult than meeting an emperor.

To see an emperor, at least there are ways, you know where the emperor is. But Grandmasters are nomadic, making a home in the seas and oceans. Meeting one relies purely on fate.

What’s more mysterious is that except for a few elder Grandmasters, it has been many years since anyone knew if a new Grandmaster had been born in this world.