Chapter Twenty: Mu Feng

  Man Tian and Gu Tu found a vacant spot in the rear and sat down cross-legged. After sitting down, Man Tian calmed his mind and the Thunder Hammer appeared in his mind's eye. The dense and intricate patterns had already been imprinted on Man Tian's mind, and he began to carefully ponder the bloodlines he saw, trying to excavate even stronger bloodlines.

  Gu Tu looked up at the sky, saw that he had closed his eyes, and swallowed back the words that had reached his lips. He didn't say much more, but instead looked around at his disciples, who also closed their eyes!

  Man Tian didn't know how powerful the mysterious blood pattern that Man Gong had passed down to him was, but one of the blood patterns could be seen on the Thunderbolt Hammer, which was extraordinary! Man Tian called the common blood pattern between the two the Thunderbolt Blood Pattern. As for the power of the Thunderbolt Blood Pattern, Man Tian planned to study it carefully later! However, before that, Man Tian needed to use this month's materials to forge a weapon to exchange for forging materials.

  In Xiaoguzong, every month there will be a certain amount of forging materials for disciples to forge. If you want more, you need to exchange the forged weapons!

  At the time of intense study, the surroundings suddenly became quiet and still. Mo Tian felt something was off and opened his eyes to find Gu Tu also opening his eyes, looking ahead in surprise.

  Only saw a man in white clothes slowly walking up the steps in front of the square, and this man was Li Fan who had previously assessed Man Tian and others!

  Li Fan sat cross-legged with his eyes looking down, staring at his own face. His expression was calm and he said slowly: "Today, I want to talk about 'Forging'!"

  "Refine?" The disciples below heard this and were all stunned, some of them scratching their heads in confusion.

  "What is forging? With the heart as the embryo, it is forged! The heart is tempered and the vessel is created! My lecture is over! If you have any questions, raise your hand!" Li Fan said calmly.

  The disciples below had not yet recovered from Li Fan's previous mention of "forging", but they heard Li Fan finish speaking, and one by one they looked at each other in confusion, unsure of what to do. Normally, when teaching a lesson, the teacher would elaborate on their own insights and key points, so how could Li Fan be so brief, only saying one sentence?

  Soon, the disciples reacted and hastily raised their hands to signal.

  "This junior brother of mine, you speak!" Li Fan pointed at one of them and said.

  "Li, I don't know the difference between forging and refining equipment. I've heard that the spiritual equipment refined by cultivators in the Eastern Domain is also incredibly powerful. Can our forging be considered refining equipment as well?" The disciple's face turned red as he asked his question.

  "Is there a difference between forging and tempering? Next!" Li Fan looked at this disciple and said.

  The disciple who asked the question was thoroughly stunned on the spot, is that it? Seeing Li Fan's gaze shift away, this disciple sat down with an awkward expression! The entire square was silent, and everyone was stunned. Some disciples were still sorting out their thoughts in their minds, asking about the difference between alchemy and forging, why did Li Ze answer ironing and forging? What kind of answer is that? There were also people who seemed to have grasped something, sitting silently on the spot, deep in thought.

  His eyes flickered, and his gaze at Li Fan was also different. On the surface, it seemed that Li Fan's answer was unrelated to the question, but in reality, it was extremely precise! This was something that could only be achieved by someone with a certain level of mastery in forging! However, based on Li Fan's understanding of forging, he shouldn't just be an elite disciple.

  At this time, Gu Tu also raised his hand. Li Fan's gaze swept across Man Tian and Gu Tu, finally pointing at Gu Tu, saying: "You speak!"

  "Disciple has heard that forging is tempering, and tempering is forging! Is it incorrect?" Gu Tu stood up and asked respectfully.

  Li Fan's gaze condensed, staring at the ancient map and falling into deep thought. The disciples below looked at the ancient map with a mocking expression in their eyes. Was this trying to deceive the crowd? Hadn't they just said that forging iron and refining were different? How could they still ask such questions now? Moreover, how could forging be refining?

  "That's right! Forging and tempering are just like humans and barbarians! Those with the bloodline power are barbarians, those without it are ordinary people! Whether they have the bloodline or not, they're all human!" Li Fan said calmly.

  "Although they are all human, there is still a difference between the two! So, this sentence should be wrong. Forging iron is not necessarily forging, and forging is not necessarily hammering iron!" Gu Tu's eyes flashed, and he said again.

  The disciples below him inhaled a breath of cold air, one by one they were stunned, what did this person mean? Did he want to humiliate Li in public? Some people even looked at Gu Tu with eyes full of pity, if nothing unexpected happened, it was likely that this disciple would not be able to stand firm on the peak.

  Li Fan's expression gradually became more serious, his eyes fixed on the ancient map but filled with a thoughtful gaze.

  The whole scene was silent, with only heavy breathing sounds, while Gu Tu stood still, his eyes fixed on Li Fan, his expression calm and composed!

  After a long time, Li Fan's face revealed a hint of a smile and he said: "As I said before, what is being tempered is the heart, what is being forged is the vessel. If the heart is not present, how can tempering be called iron-forging? If iron-forging has heart, why can't it be called tempering?"

  Gu Tu sank into thought for a moment, clasped his hands together in respect and said: "Thank you, Director Li, for clearing up my confusion!" After finishing speaking, he sat down cross-legged.

  Li Fan glanced at the ancient map and then looked at his remaining stunned disciples, saying: "Next one."

  Man Tian's eyelids drooped slightly, and he fell into deep thought. From the conversation between the two, Man Tian had a sudden realization! What was being forged was the heart! If one forged without heart, then it could only be called ironwork! As for forging, Man Tian didn't have much doubt, as Man Gong's teachings were already very comprehensive.

  The subsequent questions from the disciples were all difficulties encountered during the forging process, and although Mo Tian knew them, he quietly listened to Li Fan's explanation. Gu Tu occasionally looked at Mo Tian, as if wanting to hear his questions! The depth of forging skills can be seen from the questions, but what disappointed Gu Tu was that Mo Tian had no intention of raising his hand.

  Half a time later, no one asked any more questions, and this lecture also came to an end. Man Tian stood up, preparing to go to War Peak to take a look at Man Zhu, but as soon as he turned around, he saw a beautiful figure! She was wearing a white dress that fit her body perfectly, with black hair cascading down like a waterfall, and delicate facial features that seemed to be carved by the gods. With her extraordinary temperament, she looked like an immortal fairy who didn't eat human food. Who else could this woman be but Bai Xian Er?

  After attending the second assessment, Man Tian was busy with Man Zhu's affairs and didn't go to check if Bai Xian'er had passed the assessment. It seems that she also passed.

  "Brother Mo Tian!" Bai Xian'er exclaimed with joy, her lotus steps lightly moving as she hurried over.

  Man Tian smiled slightly, nodded in agreement, but his eyes were fixed on a black-clad young man who was following Bai Xian'er from behind. This made Man Tian's heart skip a beat. In Xiaoguzong, clothing represented status. Ordinary disciples usually wore gray robes, elite disciples wore white robes, core disciples wore black robes, and inner door disciples wore red robes! And now, the young man in front of him was wearing black robes!!! Which means, this person is a core disciple of Xiaoguzong!!!

  The disciples who got up around also saw the young man in black, and they curiously watched and discussed him. After all, it was rare to see a core disciple!

  For some reason, Man Tian felt that the black-clad youth's gaze towards him was somewhat hostile. He glanced at Bai Xian'er, whose face was full of joy, and his eyes narrowed slightly as he guessed what was going on. Just as Man Tian was about to say something to Bai Xian'er, the black-clad youth spoke up: "Xian'er, is this the Man Tian you've been thinking of?" As he spoke, he sized Man Tian up with his gaze, but after a few glances, he withdrew his eyes, as if Man Tian didn't have anything special about him.

  "Yes, Mu Feng Shixiong, Man Tian Gege is really formidable." Bai Xian'er's bright and clear eyes looked at Man Tian, her face filled with joy.

  "Hello, I'm Mu Feng, Bai Xian'er's senior! Thank you for taking care of her during the assessment!" The young man named Mu Feng walked up and said with a smile.

  Man Tian's eyebrows slightly furrowed, Mu Feng's tone made Man Tian somewhat displeased, but the person in front of him was a core disciple, so Man Tian didn't dare to offend him. He smiled and said: "I'm Man Tian! From now on, I'll trouble Mu Feng Shixiong to take care of Bai Xian'er."

  Mu Feng's smile on his face stiffened slightly, but quickly disappeared. He said: "Why bother Master Brother to take care of Master Sister? Oh right, Xian'er Master Sister will give the elixir to you, Ba Tian Gege, let's go back."

  "Mu Feng Shixiong, why don't you go back first? I want to go see Man Zhu Gege." Bai Xian'er turned her head and said to Mu Feng.

  Mu Feng's eyes flickered, a hint of displeasure flashed across his face, but it quickly disappeared. He feigned helplessness and said: "Junior sister, if we're late, when Master returns, he'll probably blame me for secretly bringing you down the mountain again."

  "Master?" Mo Tian was taken aback!

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