I Can Strengthen Infinitely

Chapter 416 - 273: Forging the Blade Personally (3)

The Great Immortal Master Pu Ren resides in Jiangnan without a fixed abode, his whereabouts elusive. If you wish to meet him, you must wait for him to come to you; sending people to search for him is futile.

The Yellow Turban experts that Qin Yuesheng killed were specifically sent by Great Immortal Master Pu Ren to protect Liu Xian, under his command.

It must be said that the foundation of the Yellow Turban Immortal Sect is indeed formidable. On the Jiangnan Hundred Soldiers List, there are only fifty to sixty Inner Strength experts listed. Yet, Great Immortal Master Pu Ren sent Liu Xian more than ten Inner Strength experts, along with two Yellow Turban Warriors who could contend with them.

If this foundation were exposed, how could the Sword and Saber Sect, Thunder Fist Sect, or the Qiushui Clan ever claim to be top-tier forces in Jiangnan?

Apart from this support, Liu Xian knows little about the Yellow Turban Immortal Sect.

After extracting all the extractable information from his mouth, only then did Qin Yuesheng spare him. Before Liu Xian and Cao Mengda clashed and were both wounded, Qin Yuesheng would not kill him. The role he could play alive was far greater than if he were dead.

To supervise Liu Xian’s work, Qin Yuesheng forcibly took up residence in the governor’s mansion and ordered Liu Xian to seek more people from the Yellow Turban to weaken the Immortal Sect’s power in Jiangnan.

Although Liu Xian was unwilling, living day and night in the same place as Qin Yuesheng left him constantly on edge. This formidable figure certainly did not seem like a good person.

Yet, no matter how unwilling, he could not refuse. He could only find a garden annex in the governor’s mansion to serve as Qin Yuesheng’s residence.

While idle in the governor’s mansion, Qin Yuesheng thought of his old trusty weapon, the Celestial Demon Evil Blade, which was broken. Without a treasured blade in hand, unleashing the Seven Great Limits of Heaven and Earth with other weapons would certainly be less powerful.

Thus, an idea sparked in Qin Yuesheng’s mind.

Forge a weapon!

In weapon forging, Qin Yuesheng was no novice. When he dismantled Jiang Taicang, he acquired a treasure like the "Record of Weapon Crafting."

The "Record of Weapon Crafting," though its author is unknown, contains many insights into weapon forging and many exquisite forging techniques. As long as the materials are precious enough and the forging techniques are skilled, one can create a Divine Weapon that surpasses all others.

Since acquiring the "Record of Weapon Crafting," Qin Yuesheng had not given it much importance. Now, without a sword in hand and with some rare free time, he decided to use the materials at hand to see if he could forge a Divine Sword-like long blade.

Without further ado, Qin Yuesheng released the Mountain Ghost Pearl in a spacious place in the garden and ordered Liu Xian to have a fully equipped smithy built within the Mountain Ghost Pearl’s courtyard to use for weapon forging.

Previously, while dismantling the iron chain used by the Yin Soldier to bind others’ souls, Qin Yuesheng obtained ten pieces of Yellow Spring Dark Iron. This was brought from the Underworld by the Ox Head demon, so its grade would not be low.

Qin Yuesheng used these ten pieces of Yellow Spring Dark Iron as the base, supplemented by exotic Western Regions iron, Sichuan Black Copper, and a hundred layers of northern desert steel from the Golden Dragon and Silver Phoenix Tower’s underground treasury, to forge the Divine Weapon’s true form.

During Qin Yuesheng’s weapon forging days, Liu Xian was certainly not idle. To save his life, he swiftly mobilized his troops, dispatching subordinates to lead forces to attack Cao Mengda’s territory in western Jiangnan.

Cao Mengda was already engaged in warfare with Wu Bao’s forces. Liu Xian’s sudden entry into the battlefield unexpectedly elevated the tension of the entire Jiangnan front to its peak.

The fires of war erupted fully.

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One day later.

"Report!"

A scout holding a letter ran into the tent from outside.

He shouted, "Reporting to the General, Liu Xian’s army took advantage of our forces being mainly deployed on the southeast front to seize five cities in the eastern Hengshan. His army did not choose to occupy and stabilize them but marched directly toward our battleground with the Wu Army."

Clad in armor, Cao Mengda sat at the head seat, slamming the table in anger: "That old dog Liu Xian can’t wait; I haven’t even reached into his domain, and he’s already made the first move."

Cao Mengda, born a military general, was highly knowledgeable about warfare and commanding troops. Since becoming the Governor of Jiangnan, he never let his subordinates address him as ’Lord,’ insisting on being called ’General,’ following traditional military custom.

An old general stepped out from the ranks below, clasped his fist, and said, "General, please allow this humble servant to take five thousand cavalry. I promise to defeat the Liu Army and force them to retreat within two days."

Cao Mengda nodded, "Approved, but you’re being too complacent with this request; take ten thousand cavalry."

The old general responded, "As you command!"

Another deputy general stepped out of the line and said, "General, although our forces are stronger than Liu Xian and Wu Bao’s, it’s ultimately unwise to take on two opponents. I suggest we first cease hostilities with Wu Bao, allowing a temporary respite.

Then we should turn to attack Liu Xian. Now that Liu Xian’s forces are weakened, once we conquer and assimilate Liu Xian’s territory, it won’t be too late to deal with Wu Bao."

Cao Mengda shook his head, "It’s not so simple. Those two aren’t fools; why would they let me swallow them one by one? They’ve surely already negotiated privately to ally against me."