"What a good sword!" Li Ye placed Tang Qiuyu's Qiushui sword across the table, stretched out his hand and stroked it gently.
Ouyang Dongli glanced at him and said with disdain: "What kind of good sword is this? It's not as good as your kitchen knife!"
Li Ye was startled and looked at him blankly.
Ouyang Dongli smiled faintly and said: "As for the materials, this sword is made of high-quality cold iron and mixed with some mica and black iron ore. It is considered a good sword among the five realms."
"It's just that the sword-making technology is not deep enough, there are too many impurities, and the heat is not enough, so it is difficult to make it into a great weapon. The blade broke after just cutting it with your master wife a few times."
Ouyang Dongli shook his head, looked at him and said.
"Can't it be repaired?" Li Ye asked softly.
"Is such a sword worth repairing?" Ouyang Dongli asked him.
Li Ye was stunned and then started to giggle.
Li Ye looked at Ouyang Dongli lying on the bamboo chair and suddenly asked: "Master, when will this sword be recast?"
Since Xindao wants to rekindle his skills, he might as well start now. It just so happens that his master has agreed to teach him how to make swords.
"You can do it anytime you want." Ouyang Dongli said with half-closed eyes.
"Then now?!" Li Ye suddenly felt excited.
"Are you sure?" Ouyang Dongli looked at him and couldn't help but want to laugh.
"I'm sure!" Li Ye nodded seriously.
"Okay, you go back to the cave first. There is a wooden box next to the stone platform where you sleep. Take it out."
Ouyang Dongli did not stand up, but said lightly.
"Wooden box?" Li Ye was startled, then stood up and walked towards the cave.
He knew that there was a wooden box next to the stone platform where he slept, but Ouyang Dongli didn't give instructions, and he never opened it to take a closer look.
When I entered the cave and looked at the wooden box that was about the same size as me, I wondered if there was a treasure inside for making swords.
Dragging the wooden box, he came to the wooden shed, looked at Ouyang Dongli and said, "Master, I have moved the things out. Do you want to open them now?"
Ouyang Dongli glanced at him and said with a smile: "How long have you lived in the cave? Have you never thought about opening it to see what is inside?"
Li Ye shook his head.
Ouyang Dongli also shook his head and said softly: "Open it and take a look."
Hearing this, Li Ye bent down and opened the lid of the wooden box with force. Suddenly, a sinister smell hit his nostrils.
Looking at the contents inside the wooden box, he couldn't help but take a breath of air.
"Are you scared?" Ouyang Dongli rolled his eyes at him and smiled narrowly.
Li Ye nodded and shook his head.
"Light the stove first!" Ouyang Dongli said lightly.
Hearing this, Li Ye picked up a pile of pine wood blocks from outside the wooden shed, took out the fire breakers and started a fire.
While opening the bellows, a flame burst out on the iron stove.
At this time, Ouyang Dongli sat up from the bamboo chair, took out Tang Qiuyu's Qiushui Sword from its scabbard, dragged the wooden box to the stove, and was ready to take action.
"This Autumn Water Sword is mixed with cold iron, mica and black iron. Ordinary fire cannot melt it. It requires the legendary heavenly fire or strange fire. Fangcun Mountain only has the crater on the top of the mountain. Even so, it is only the earth." Fire cannot be compared with the fire from heaven.”
Ouyang Dongli gently untied the silk thread wrapped around the hilt of the sword and continued: "I have been making swords for many years, and I have found a method, which is to use high-level animal bones mixed with ore and burned to increase the temperature of the flame. And the intensity of tempering..."
Having said this, he pointed to the wooden box at his feet and said calmly: "If it weren't for your husband's sake, I would never forge this Autumn Water Sword for her. You know, I have this box of bones." There are many more treasures than this sword.”
After saying that, he picked up a bone from the box and stroked it gently, like touching his lover's arm.
Li Ye looked at the blue-grey bone in his hand and opened his mouth wide.
I couldn't help but ask: "Master, what kind of monster's bones are these?"
Ouyang Dongli did not raise his head, but lowered his head and pondered for a long time.
Then he said softly: "These are the bones of a Nascent Soul Realm Wind Chaser Wolf, and there are also bones of a Nascent Soul Realm black bear for me to use. When I came to Fangcun Mountain to practice, these two guys were fighting in the mountains. , in the end both were injured and both died, so I took their bones back..."
Glancing at Li Ye who was in a daze, Ouyang stuffed the bones in his hands into the fire, and saw a coquettish light instantly rising from the fire.
The temperature of the fire suddenly rose sharply, and the entire wooden shed was filled with hot fire.
Ouyang Dongli did not continue speaking. The moment he threw the bone, he conveniently placed the Qiu Shui Sword in his hand into the molten iron sword trough.
Then two more bones were thrown into the stove. The temperature in the shed was getting higher and higher, and even Li Ye's back was dripping with sweat.
"Stronger, don't stop what you're doing!"
Ouyang Dongli glared at Li Ye, who was distracted, and pointed at the bellows in his hand.
Li Ye was startled and quickly pulled up the bellows. The temperature in the shed instantly rose again.
The master and apprentice worked closely together, one kept pulling the bellows in his hand, and the other added ore and the bones of the storm wolf to the fire.
After a while, Tang Qiuyu's Qiushui Sword turned into a stream of red molten iron, swaying gently in the sword slot.
Only then did Li Ye have time to look into the furnace and saw burning ore and bones mixed together.
There are several faint blue flames in the stove like ferocious wolf heads...
"I originally planned to leave this box of bones to you to make swords, but then I thought about your black iron and my dead iron. It is impossible to complete the integration and integration of the bones of this Nascent Soul Stage wolf. Tempered.”
"Is this something the master left for me? But my sword can't be made now?" Li Ye murmured.
"I have discussed it with your husband, and I estimate that at least the bones of a divine beast must be used to forge the heavy sword you want..."
Ouyang Dongli ignored him and continued to speak.
Li Ye was stunned and blurted out: "So, doesn't it mean that there is no hope of casting my natal sword?"
Li Ye pulled the bellows hard, with a disappointed look on his face.
Ouyang Dongli held the iron tongs and gently stirred the red molten iron in the sword trough.
Looking back at the disappointed Li Ye, he couldn't help but laugh: "I'm here, why are you in a hurry? Your current task is to cast this sword, and then think about your own affairs."
Li Ye was startled, came to his senses, looked at Ouyang Dongli and nodded.
He smiled and said: "Master, don't worry, my disciple will make this sword with the same care as he made that kitchen knife."
Ouyang Dongli nodded and said with profound meaning: "Everything is determined. Just use this Autumn Water Sword to cultivate your state of mind."
After saying that, he closed the lid of the wooden box with his hand, grabbed the towel hanging on the shelf, and wiped the sweat from his body.
Li Ye remembered that this was the first time that the master had sweated. He had not shed a drop of sweat in the previous times.
It seems that after adding the bones of the storm wolf, the temperature of the stove has indeed changed qualitatively.
"Turn off the fire. Let's go back and make tea. Let the sword embryo cool here. From tomorrow onwards, hammer it a thousand times a day and see the changes after two months."
After saying that, he walked out of the wooden shed first and walked towards the wooden house under the cave.
Li Ye put out the fire and got a bucket of water to wash away the sweat stains on his body. When he saw the flames in the stove gradually extinguishing, he closed the furnace.
After putting away the wooden box containing the bones of the chasing wolf, he went to look for Ouyang Dongli.
...
"Master, after this Autumn Water Sword is recast, the impurities in it will become less and less. Will the sword body become lighter and lighter, unable to reach its original weight and length?"
Li Ye returned to Ouyang Dongli's wooden house. He had already lit a small stove and set up a kettle for boiling water.
Ouyang Dongli said: "Of course not. I just added a small piece of dark iron to the molten iron. When you finish forging it, it will be heavier than before, and the flexibility of the sword body will be better. Unless it encounters a spirit, Sword, otherwise it will never collapse again."
Li Ye was stunned, looked at him and replied: "I didn't expect the master to add treasures to the sword."
While washing the tea, Ouyang Dongli said: "Before you come back next time, ask for leave from the temple and say that you will go back before it snows. You can make this sword well, and you can go to the mountains with Mr. Mo for the rest of the time." Collect herbs.”
In fact, he really wanted to tell him that he would be able to start casting the epee in a few days.
Li Ye thought about what his husband had said to him before.
I thought that if I went into the mountains to collect herbs this time, I might be able to find the elixir I needed for my practice, I couldn't help but feel a little hot in my heart.
Looking at Ouyang Dongli, who was carrying a pot and pouring tea, he smiled and said: "My husband told me before that he wanted me to stay here for a while, learn the casting skills from the master, and go to collect herbs with him. I will wait for the disciples to collect more." Take the medicinal herbs to the Buddhist capital and sell them, and you can buy more wine for the master."
"I only drink once in a while, I'm not an alcoholic!" Ouyang Dongli glared at him.
Then he said: "You have to remember, if you want to be an excellent swordsmith in the future, you can't be an alcoholic!"
"Why do you say this?" Li Ye was startled, and he suddenly thought of Nalan Yu in the Central Region.
Thinking back to the days when he was drunk with him, Nalan Yu could be regarded as a standard drunkard in Li Ye's eyes.
Glancing at Li Ye, Ouyang Donglai sat upright and said seriously: "An excellent caster pays attention to his eyes, hands and heart."
Li Ye nodded and replied: "I know this. Don't let your hands shake. You have to be serious and focused!"
"If you are an alcoholic, your hands will inevitably shake when lowering the hammer, and the falling hammer will be skewed. How can you be considered a qualified casting master if you hammer with deviations?"
Ouyang Dongli sighed and said quietly.
"I just fell in love with the taste of drunkenness for a period of time, and I can't quit even if I want to, so I haven't made swords for others for a long time, and your path has just begun. You must not go back to my old path. ."
Looking at the young boy in front of him, Ouyang Dongli let out a long sigh.
Thinking of those prosperous times, a smile appeared on his lips.
He said to Li Ye who was holding the teacup: "I hope you can do what I didn't do back then. Even if you don't become a master swordsmith, you must restrain yourself and surpass yourself."
His original intention is that you should practice well like Mr. Mo, and never destroy your future because of drinking like me.
Li Ye looked at Ouyang Dongli, who was looking at him solemnly. He felt a little moved, but more uneasy, and nodded heavily.
She looked at him and said softly: "Master, don't worry, I can do it!"
He meditated in his heart that even though he could not surpass Mr. Ouyang Donglihe in front of him, he must work hard to surpass himself and fly to a broader starry sky.
At least he must cultivate the formless body to perfection. Only when he reaches this state can he go home.
Only when you reach this state can you remove the constraints placed on you by your husband and the old monk in the Buddhist temple, and you can continue to practice.
Only at that point will we no longer be afraid of the wind and rain blowing in the Five Regions Imperial City.
I can! It's not just the ability to make swords, it contains too much meaning.
But at this time, Li Ye didn't know how to talk to Ouyang Dongli.
The long march of thousands of miles begins with the Qiushui Sword in front of you.
Li Ye murmured softly in his heart!
