Furnaces, bellows, large iron piers, forging hammers, coal, firewood, a tank full of water, and various tools for making swords are all available in the entire sword-making cave. Even the quenching water is divided into three parts. Waiting, rainwater, sweet spring, well water, salt water, ice spring water are listed on the side one by one, and the sword is cast together. For Li Zong, who is a sword-making sect, the sword-making method and process are almost perfect in every step.
A few scattered disciples of the sword-making elder who were doing odd jobs were all busy on their own, while the three sword-making elders were busy in full swing at this time, in order to reconnect the dark and simple broken sword in the sword-making slot in front of them. sword.
The broken sword has no name. It is the sword of the founder of Li Sect. It is still a broken sword. None of them can make it move. It is made of strange material, dark and thick, and difficult to refine in fire. Several people in the sect can't make it. The powerful sword-making elder has always wanted to connect it into a complete sword and make it the first treasure of the Shou Zongzhen sect.
It's a pity that after so many years, they have never succeeded. No matter where they get it, the solid iron and liquid gold can be melted by their internal strength and the torment of the fire. Only this broken sword, which is more than two feet tall, they have spent so much time on it. After spending countless energy, I could only manage to boil the broken edge of the sword red every time. It could not be melted at all. I could only find a good meteorite iron splice to continue it. However, it was never possible to splice the broken sword. Never succeeded.
Any meteorite found by Li Zong can be melted into a red stream with the superb melting skills of the three elders, but this sword cannot. All they can do is to cook the broken part in front of them with internal force and intense fire until it becomes fiery red. , try to continue.
No, it's obvious that now it's time to refining the best iron to continue the sword, which is the critical moment for the renewal.
The three elders did not notice the arrival of Li Kun. The third elder Mei Jun pulled the bellows hard, the second elder Li Yi poured molten iron and slowly controlled it, and the eldest elder Li Gang stood in the middle of the mold groove and exerted a lot of internal energy. Help Huo melt the fracture of the black sword without a name.
Li Kun didn't dare to disturb, so he could only stand on one side, watching the three elders' careful operations with peace of mind, hoping in his heart that this time it would be successful.
The melted molten iron slowly poured into the sword's mold groove in the steel trough, and slowly connected with the broken sword. The bright red molten iron flowed into it along the sword trough, and gradually connected with the great elder's movement. The broken parts of the broken sword slowly merged into one.
"The third brother is pulling the bellows hard. The younger ones next to you, please add coal quickly. The second brother, after pouring, come over and do the work. You are on the opposite side and I am on this side. Try to melt the fracture of the black sword."
When the others heard the words, they did not answer, but obeyed the instructions and hurriedly took their positions and acted as ordered.
The sword slot in the middle is almost a mold slot made to perfectly fit this black sword. The first elder Li Gang and the second elder Li Yi kept waving their palms, forcing the internal force into the red molten iron and the black broken sword interface. , in order to avoid burns, he kept switching palms to perform the luck. Li Kun stood far away and watched, very respectfully.
The elders and several inner disciples who were working around were already sweating profusely, like rain, and the heat was evident.
In order to forge swords, several sword-making elders used internal energy as the source of heat. It has long been a habit to use energy to assist the fire.
Although two elders with extremely high internal cultivation used their skills to help the fire, the fracture of the black sword showed no sign of melting. It was only heated very red by the fire, and the molten iron on one side was already boiling.
Li Kun frowned secretly. The material of the dark ancient sword was obviously much higher than ordinary meteorite iron and gold stone. As for the piece of red meteorite that my father and Qinbo retrieved from Yongchang in the southwest, they have not been used yet. After all, the material of that piece of meteorite is unknown.
what? Moreover, it is very toxic. For the sake of safety, the training time seems to be too hasty and too late. Several elders have not planned to touch it.
The dark ancient sword didn't have any toxicity, and it might not blend well with the meteorite, so I didn't deal with the meteorite immediately.
Another half an hour passed, and the internal and physical strength of the two elders, as well as the energy accumulated in their bodies, had been exhausted, and the broken position of the black sword still showed no sign of melting.
After another half-quarter of an hour, the two elders collapsed on the ground. Mei Jun, the third elder who was pulling the bellows on one side, was also exhausted from pulling the bellows. While the molten iron was boiling, the black sword remained unchanged.
The three of them couldn't stand it any longer and fell to one side. They closed their eyes peacefully and did their exercises to adjust their breathing.
Li Kun didn't know much about the sword-making process, so he had no room to say anything and could only wait for the result.
Another half-quarter of an hour passed before several elders regained half of their strength and hurriedly opened their eyes. The three of them stared nervously and intently as if they were watching their wives give birth to a child.
Wait for the molten iron to cool down slightly and take shape, then prepare to hammer with your sword.
The black sword is much heavier than an ordinary long sword, and the iron pliers prepared by the three elders to hold the sword hilt are more than three times larger than ordinary fire tongs.
After some time, the three of them saw the melted iron and the broken sword slowly forming one body. The elder hurriedly said to Li Kun: "Senior nephew Li Kun, go and ask your second junior uncle Li Jun to help. The three of us are already fine." I’m exhausted and can’t continue.”
Hearing this, Li Kun hurriedly turned around and ran out of the Sword Making Cave, and went to the outer courtyard to call Li Jun.
Although Li Jun is one of the sword-guarding elders of Li Zong, Li Zong is always one. They are not good at making swords, but they know the process of making swords well. In times of emergency, they can still help several sword-making elders. Being busy, Li Jun stayed outside because he knew that today was the day for the broken sword to be recast to avoid other accidents.
Li Kun came to invite him and explained his intention. One-eyed Li Jun followed him in without hesitation and arrived at the Sword Forging Cave.
"Old man Li Jun, the three of us are no longer able to do it. You still have to forge the iron and forge the sword." Li Gang, the sword-making elder, said to Li Jun, the second sword-guarding elder.
Hearing this, Li Jun took off his shirt, bare arms, picked up the large iron pliers on one side, held the handle of the iron pliers with both hands, and pulled it out of the sword melting tank.
Couldn't pick it up! ! The second elder guarding the sword was very talented, but he couldn't even lift the broken sword with both hands, which showed its heavy weight.
All we could do was drag it out of the sword-making trough and drag it to the prepared tempering iron platform. The black sword had already restored its original color by this time, and the molten iron in the continuation section had condensed into the shape of the sword, waiting to be tempered.
Li Jun called several close disciples of the sword-making elder to clamp the big iron pliers hard. He picked up the iron hammer on one side and began to pound the spliced iron sword at the end of the bright red broken sword.
The purpose of tempering is to temper other impurities in the red iron sword, in order to make the forged sword stronger and purer.
This is the so-called hard work.
Not long after, Li Jun had already swung the hammer hundreds of times. The sword was almost cold and needed to be heated again.
