12dz Chapter 398 Knife embryo
Chapter 398 Knife embryo
"Extracting Qi from a living being? In that case, we can only capture a living one."
Obviously, in order to obtain this dragon energy, one must first completely control Chen Changfan and not give him any preparation.
"Shuiyue, how long will it take for your illusion to be activated?" Xing Yan suddenly asked.
"If everything goes well, with some preparation, it will be effective in a moment." Shuiyue said confidently.
"That's great. Let's set up an ambush in the restaurant opposite Cuiyun Tower." Xing Yan immediately organized everyone to set up an ambush.
"Leishan, your aura is too conspicuous to be ambushed. I will set up a breath-suppressing formation later so that we can hide. Deng Qixian will be staying in a room facing the street. You must observe the opposite side at all times. If you detect someone with dragon energy, notify us immediately."
Xing Yan made quick arrangements with the aim of capturing Chen Changfan alive.
As long as that person enters the range of Deng Qixian's Qi-sensing technique, he will be locked immediately and acted upon quickly, and he will never be allowed to escape.
"Once the signal is sent, Shuiyue must immediately activate the illusion and try to drag the opponent into the illusion. In this way, the opponent will immediately lose their combat effectiveness. Combined with the combination of Leishan and I, it will be effortless to subdue them."
Xing Yan said confidently.
"According to that guy's memory, Chen Changfan is just a fourth-rank warrior. Is it worth us making such a big fuss?" Shuiyue felt vaguely that Xing Yan had stolen the limelight, and immediately said with dissatisfaction.
"Even a lion uses all its strength to fight a rabbit, let alone a person with dragon energy. If you are careless and ruin the plan, I will definitely report it to His Royal Highness Prince Ning when I return." Xing Yan glanced at Shuiyue coldly, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
Shuiyue glared at Xingyan. Although she was dissatisfied, she knew the priorities. "Hmph, I will do my best."
Xing Yan saw this and said nothing more, turning back to continue setting up the formation. Lei Shan and Deng Qixian each took their positions.
As night falls, the lights in Cuiyun Tower gradually brighten. It seems quiet and peaceful, but murderous intentions have already been buried. Everyone holds their breath and waits for Chen Changfan to show up.
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Yongxin Street, blacksmith shop.
Deng Jiuxian lay lazily in the rocking chair, shaking the empty wine gourd, his eyes half-drowsy from drunkenness.
"Erguotou is good, but it's brewed from whole grains after all. It can't compare to the immortal brew I drank that year..."
At this point, Deng Jiuxian's eyes flashed with reminiscence, as if he was quite yearning for that past time. However, after thinking about it, a hint of bitterness climbed the corners of his mouth, and then he laughed at himself, "So what if I drank so much immortal wine? After all, I still became an ordinary person, and I can't escape the erosion of time."
"Master Deng, are you drinking alone again?" Chen Changfan laughed and handed a wine gourd to Deng Jiuxian. "Why don't you try a change of taste today and try my newly brewed medicinal wine."
Deng Jiuxian took the wine gourd, sniffed it, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. "This medicinal wine actually contains spiritual energy. It's not ordinary!" He tilted his head back and took a big gulp. His face immediately flushed and he exclaimed in admiration, "Good wine! You kid, you really have a talent for brewing."
Chen Changfan chuckled.
Medicinal wine, medicinal wine, isn’t it just whatever is added?
He had brought back a wealth of precious medicinal herbs from Difei Mountain, such as cordyceps and wild ginseng, and added a touch of dragon's blood, making this medicinal wine naturally extraordinary. "This wine is good. I'll take it. Now, tell me, you're being nice to me for no reason, but do you have something to ask me?" Deng Jiuxian put down his wine gourd and stared at Chen Changfan sharply, his tone tinged with a hint of teasing, "You're picking on my weak spot, how unkind of you."
Chen Changfan didn't beat around the bush and said bluntly, "I tried to forge a weapon, but it was always difficult to form. Now I can only barely forge a blade blank. I would like to ask Master Deng for guidance."
As he spoke, Chen Changfan took out something from the bag behind him. It was a gray knife blank.
The blade blank was about seven inches long, its surface looking like stone, iron, but with a hint of rust, giving it a rather ungainly, strange appearance. Yet, even this seemingly ordinary, strange, and somewhat ugly blade blank made Deng Jiuxian look more cautious than ever before. He stood up, took the blade blank, his brow furrowed slightly, and gently stroked the rust spots with his fingertips, a flicker of strangeness in his eyes.
"What material is this blade blank made of? Why do I sense a strange fluctuation, as if it contains..."
Chen Changfan chuckled, "I picked this off the stepping stone from Difei Mountain."
"What is the stepping stone?"
"It's actually a large meteorite. The stone seems to have a mysterious aura that helps with climbing stairs, so it's called a stepping stone. Speaking of which, the meteorite sand also came from this stone. I thought this stone was special, so I secretly broke off a piece, hehe."
Deng Jiuxian was stunned.
Isn't this just stealing? Deng Jiuxian shook his head helplessly, but he had to admire Chen Changfan's courage and vision.
If it is true as he said, that this stepping stone is truly extraordinary, then the potential of this knife blank is limitless.
"But I sense a mysterious aura within this blade blank. Did you add anything else when forging it?"
Chen Changfan nodded, a little embarrassed, and said, "At first, the stone wasn't melted at all, so I simply added some dragon bones. Honestly, these bones are really good firewood, burning very vigorously! Seeing that it was promising, I added some dragon scales and blood, oh, and even a piece of dragon horn. You know what, when I was forging it, the knife blank actually emitted a faint dragon roar, which is so dizzying."
Deng Jiuxian took a deep breath and stopped talking.
In his opinion, this guy was just messing around.
When forging a sword, adding random materials to it is a taboo, but Chen Changfan seemed to have stumbled upon something mysterious. This sword blank had already reached a certain threshold, and even before it took shape, it already contained spiritual essence, making it half a spiritual treasure.
Creating a magical treasure using sword-forging techniques was a rare event at the beginning of the entire Dawu Dynasty.
You know, at the beginning of the Dawu Dynasty, although spiritual treasures were rare, there were still some. However, after the changes over the years, most of those spiritual treasures lost their spiritual essence and became waste, or were accidentally lost.
Today, in the Dawu Dynasty, the only remaining spiritual treasures that can be used by people can be counted on one hand.
Deng Jiuxian hesitated for a while, and decided not to reveal the matter of the spiritual treasure for the time being. After all, it was a serious matter involving the spiritual treasure, and this knife blank could only be regarded as a semi-finished product, and there was still a considerable probability of failure.
If the subsequent sword forging fails, wouldn’t Chen Changfan feel regretful?
It would be better to wait until the spiritual treasure is born before telling him the news. It would also be a surprise.
"How about it? Master Deng, can you help me further forge this blade blank into shape?"