Chapter 0053: Learning to Forge

Chapter 0053: Learning to Forge

When Qin Yun left the bamboo cottage, he left a note for Yang Shiyue, telling her that he had gone to Runes Hall and not to worry.

After two days of struggling with forging in Runes Hall, he saw the beautiful and charming teacher arrive.

Yang Shiyue wore a blue dress, which Qin Yun found particularly appealing.

Upon entering the secret room where Qin Yun was forging, she felt the heat and saw the furnace over a meter tall.

"You've started forging?" Yang Shiyue said, pleasantly surprised.

If Qin Yun could forge spirit weapons, his talent would ensure no other forces would dare to trouble him.

"Yes, but I'm still not proficient," Qin Yun nodded, having just carved alchemical runes onto the furnace and hammer.

Yang Shiyue picked up the hammer and saw the neat and beautiful patterns on it, secretly admiring how much Qin Yun had improved in carving spirit runes.

Looking at Qin Yun with encouragement, she smiled and said, "No rush. Forging spirit weapons requires a learning process."

"Teacher, what did the Dean want from you?" Qin Yun was worried that Yang Shiyue might be reassigned.

Yang Shiyue put down the hammer and picked up a lightning talisman, softly saying, "He asked me to return to Heavenly Profound Martial Academy for a personal matter. I'll be gone for about a month. Stay here during this time. Although the Yan family hasn't made any moves, they might still try something underhanded. You're safe in Runes Hall."

Qin Yun tossed some iron into the furnace, a hint of concern on his face, "Teacher, you must see me through this semester!"

Yang Shiyue smiled, "I know! No one can stop me from continuing to teach you now. By the way, since your cultivation has advanced so quickly, it's best to spend some time consolidating and stabilizing it. Focus on forging for now, and start practicing the Heart Sutra when I return!"

The Heart Sutra is difficult to master; many get stuck for years, ranging from one or two to even ten or more.

After giving Qin Yun some instructions, Yang Shiyue hurriedly left Runes Hall.

Qin Yun could only work hard to learn forging and enhance his strength to help this beautiful yet slightly melancholic teacher in the future.

He channeled fire inner energy into his hands, making them red-hot, and then took out several red-hot iron pieces from the furnace with his bare hands, stacking them together and pressing them into one piece with great force.

He started with the basics, using ordinary iron to forge it into spirit iron, and then into a ghost-head knife.

The process went very smoothly, mainly due to his Oscillating Martial Soul, which used the burst of impact from oscillation to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Additionally, the alchemical runes carved on the hammer were high-grade spirit runes. When infused with inner energy, these runes released a strange and scorching power, transforming ordinary iron into spirit iron.

Several thousand pounds of iron were reduced to the size of a single knife. This was just a rough prototype, heavy and sturdy, requiring further refinement.

After a full day of work, he finally forged a ghost-head knife.

"It's much better than my previous one. The alchemical runes seem to have enhanced the material significantly during the forging process."

"What kind of spirit runes should I carve? Although this knife is forged from spirit iron, its strength is still insufficient, making it only a semi-spirit weapon!"

He tested it and found that his inner energy flowed smoothly through the blade, meaning there was no need for a Source-Gathering Rune to enhance the flow of inner energy.

"In that case, I can carve a Solidifying Rune!"

Solidifying Runes strengthen the overall structure of an object and are commonly used spirit runes. He mastered high-grade Solidifying Runes, which were quite good.

It was challenging for him to carve high-grade spirit runes on a weapon for the first time.

Previously, he had carved Source-Gathering Runes, which were basic and easy.

He initially planned to practice for half a day before starting to carve the spirit runes. But thinking about pushing his inner energy and spirit to their limits to consolidate his cultivation, he decided not to rest and began carving despite his fatigue.

From the start, he carved the Solidifying Rune effortlessly, as if writing smoothly on paper with a pen.

Using the carving knife as a pen and blood soul energy as ink, he carved the rune fluidly!

By late night, Qin Yun completed one side of the blade.

"It went smoothly!" Looking at the seamless pattern on the blade, he couldn't help but smile with a sense of accomplishment.

After a brief rest, he continued carving...

At dawn, Qin Yun picked up the carving knife, sighed deeply, and laughed, "Done!"

He was at his limit, barely able to walk, and eventually fell asleep beside the bed.

"Knock knock knock!"

At noon, someone knocked on the door, waking Qin Yun up.

He got up and hurried to open the door.

"Grand Steward!" Seeing Duan Qian in a white robe, Qin Yun was somewhat surprised.

"You seemed to be busy late last night. What were you doing?" Duan Qian glanced inside and saw the furnace and hammer, slightly shocked. "You've started forging!"

"I'm forging a semi-spirit weapon," Qin Yun admitted with a grin.

After entering the room, Duan Qian looked at the alchemical runes on the furnace and hammer, even more astonished!

High-grade spirit runes were extremely precious!

"Show me your work!" Duan Qian said, excited.

Qin Yun, who had received Duan Qian's help twice before, trusted him greatly. He immediately brought out two knives, one with a Source-Gathering Rune and the other with a Solidifying Rune.

Duan Qian scrutinized both knives carefully and, after a moment, said, "The Solidifying Rune is well-carved! For your age, that's quite impressive!"

"But there is still a slight flaw. This Solidification Rune feels weak and somewhat awkward, which is likely due to your state not being at its best when you were engraving it."

"The one with the Source Gathering Rune, however, is excellent. It’s full of vitality and skillfully done!"

The knife with the Source Gathering Rune was indeed the second time Qin Yun had engraved it, and he had maintained a good state.

As for the one with the Solidification Rune, it was his first attempt, and he had pushed himself to the limit despite being exhausted.

Duan Qian saw through all of this, leaving Qin Yun in awe!

"Of course, your skill is on par with many true Runes Masters!" After a few hearty laughs, Duan Qian’s expression turned serious. "You’d better not reveal too many high-quality spirit runes to avoid attracting the covetous eyes of certain people."