Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 341: Chapter 208: Weapon Forging

Lu Mingyang said, ”Void Stone is an extremely rare ore. It’s said that it can be used to forge a special kind of Profound Weapon.”

”What kind of special Profound Weapon?”

Xu Chongyuan asked curiously.

”A Profound Weapon with an Inner Space that allows you to carry items.”

Lu Mingyang said.

”A Space Ring?”

Su Mu said with some surprise.

He had asked around before. ’It seems this world doesn’t have the Storage Rings that were so common in the stories of my past life.’

But what Lu Mingyang was describing was clearly just that.

”Naturally, it can also be forged into the shape of a ring.”

Lu Mingyang said, ”However, Void Stone is extremely rare, and Weapon Masters who can use it to forge Profound Weapons are even rarer.

As far as I know, no Weapon Master has ever succeeded in forging a Profound Weapon with an Inner Space.”

”Then isn’t it no different from a piece of scrap metal?”

Xu Chongyuan said, disappointed.

’If no one can use it, what’s the point of it being rare?’

”That’s not entirely true.”

Lu Mingyang said, ”Although no Weapon Master can forge a Profound Weapon with an Inner Space, if you add some Void Stone during the forging process, the resulting Profound Weapon can, to a certain extent, change its size.”

”Lord Su, your pair of winged Profound Weapons were likely forged with Void Stone.”

Lu Mingyang said.

He had also seen Su Mu use the Wind and Thunder Wings.

Su Mu nodded. Normally, the Wind and Thunder Wings were only palm-sized, but when used, they could expand to a size of ten feet.

It was much more convenient than the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow.

The Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow was almost as tall as a person, so he had to carry it on his back even when not in use.

But the Wind and Thunder Wings could simply be tucked away in his robes, not hindering his movements at all.

”So you’re saying we came out ahead?”

Xu Chongyuan said.

”Of course we did.”

Lu Mingyang said, ”I suspect Lv Lake doesn’t know the true use of Void Stone either. Otherwise, he never would have given it to you so easily.”

”Goes to show he’s blind as a bat.”

Xu Chongyuan said smugly.

Su Mu felt helpless. ’We didn’t recognize the Void Stone just now either, you know. Are you insulting us too?’

”Lord Lu, if no Weapon Master has ever forged a Profound Weapon with an Inner Space, then why does this theory exist?”

Su Mu said thoughtfully.

’A normal Profound Weapon would be one thing, but a spatial Storage Ring... Su Mu was extremely tempted.’

’If he could get a spatial Storage Ring, carrying things would become so much more convenient.’

’For example, after slaying a demon, its enormous corpse wouldn’t have to go to waste.’

”It’s a theory proposed by a Weapon Master.”

Lu Mingyang said, ”I don’t know if it’s true or not. He had the idea, but he never had enough Void Stone to test it, so there’s no guarantee it would even work.”

”Who is that Weapon Master? If he’s willing, I can give him this piece of Void Stone to try!”

Su Mu said in a serious tone.

”Are you sure?”

Lu Mingyang was stunned for a moment. ”You have to understand, Void Stone is priceless. That piece of yours could be traded for at least two or three powerful Profound Weapons.

But if you use it for an experiment and it fails, you’ll be left with nothing.”

”I’m sure.”

Su Mu said.

”Well, what a coincidence.”

Lu Mingyang said with a smile, ”The Weapon Master I was talking about is none other than Lord Zhang Zhongmei.”

”Lord Zhang? Isn’t he a Civil Servant?”

A look of surprise appeared on Su Mu’s face.

Zhang Zhongmei was the Civil Servant he had saved from the Cyan Eagle Demon.

He was also the Civil Servant in the envoy with the second-highest rank after Zhu Jiuyuan. He held the fifth rank, the same as Su Mu.

’Su Mu never would have thought that the quiet and reserved Zhang Zhongmei was actually a Weapon Master.’

”Lord Zhang is indeed a Civil Servant, but he is also, without a doubt, a Weapon Master.”

Lu Mingyang explained, ”Lord Zhang’s mother was a disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, and his father was a Hanlin Scholar. Lord Zhang studied the Weapon Casting Technique from a young age, but because he has no aptitude for the Martial Dao, he couldn’t enter the Divine Weapon Pavilion.”

”Someone who doesn’t cultivate the Martial Dao can become a Weapon Master?”

Xu Chongyuan asked dubiously, ”But I’ve heard that forging Profound Weapons requires an extremely high level of Martial Arts Cultivation.

I say, Lord Lu, you aren’t trying to trick Junior Brother Su out of his Void Stone, are you?

You scholars are always full of schemes—”

Lu Mingyang: ”...”

”I am merely stating a fact. What to do with it is Lord Su’s own business, and I will not interfere.”

Lu Mingyang said seriously.

Xu Chongyuan wanted to say more, but Su Mu stopped him.

”I’ll go talk to Lord Zhang later.”

Su Mu cut the topic short, put the Void Stone away, and looked at Lu Mingyang. ”Lord Lu, was there something you needed me for?”

”Yes.”

Lu Mingyang glanced at Xu Chongyuan, hesitated for a moment, then continued, ”My teacher says that the Demonic Qi ahead is growing thicker. Lv Lake might be intentionally leading us down this path.

Once we are affected by the Demonic Qi, we could become extremely irrational.”

”What is Mr. Zhu’s meaning?”

Su Mu asked thoughtfully.

”My teacher says to let Lord Su decide. As long as we can reach the Demon Court, that is all that matters.”

Lu Mingyang said seriously.

Their mission was to negotiate with the Demon Court, while Su Mu’s mission was to escort them there safely.

”Understood.”

Su Mu nodded and said.

Lu Mingyang cupped his fists, turned, and went back to attend to Zhu Jiuyuan.

Su Mu, meanwhile, went to the front of the caravan.

”We’ll stop here for today. Make camp.”

Su Mu said coolly.

”Now?”

Lv Lake was taken aback. ”But we’ve only been traveling for half a day, Lord Su! At this rate, when will we ever reach the Demon Court?

We could clearly travel many more miles before nightfall.”

”I said, make camp and rest.”

Su Mu said calmly, looking at Lv Lake.

A chill ran through Lv Lake’s heart. It had a feeling that if it dared to say one more word, it would immediately become a dead donkey demon.

’This Su Mu is far too domineering.’

It wasn’t until Su Mu had walked away that Lv Lake came to its senses, realizing its body was soaked in a cold sweat.

... ...

While everyone was busy setting up camp, Su Mu went straight to find Zhang Zhongmei.

Hearing the reason for Su Mu’s visit, a bitter smile appeared on Zhang Zhongmei’s face.

”Lord Su, you saved my life. Logically, if there’s any way I can help you, I absolutely wouldn’t refuse.”

Zhang Zhongmei said, ”But when it comes to forging with Void Stone, I really can’t help you.

That stuff about weapon forging... that was just me bragging to Lord Lu over drinks.

I do know a lot about the theory of weapon forging, but I’ve never personally forged a Profound Weapon. I haven’t even succeeded in making an ordinary Divine Weapon.

I’m just an armchair theorist.”

Zhang Zhongmei’s expression was bitter.

’When it came to theory, he was confident he was no worse than any disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.’

’But alas, he had no aptitude for the Martial Dao. Even after expending vast resources, he couldn’t even cross the threshold of Quenching Body.’

’And weapon forging placed extreme demands on one’s physique. Even with his wealth of knowledge, the most he could do was simple blacksmithing; it could hardly be called true weapon forging.’

”Is it really impossible?”

Su Mu frowned.

”Well, not exactly.”

Zhang Zhongmei hesitated, then said in a low voice, ”Forging a Profound Weapon with an Inner Space using Void Stone... that is indeed something I told Lord Lu about.

My constitution can’t handle the normal weapon forging methods, so I’ve been thinking of other ways.

I did come up with one method, but I have no confidence that it will work.”

’Although he wasn’t short on money, he wasn’t wealthy enough to experiment with Void Stone.’

’And his family would absolutely never let him waste such a precious item.’

There was a hint of anticipation, yet also hesitation, in Zhang Zhongmei’s eyes.

”What are your chances of success?”

Su Mu asked thoughtfully.

”I’ve run through the process in my head thousands of times. The probability of success should be about thirty percent.”

Zhang Zhongmei said.

’He’d simulated it thousands of times, and the success rate was only thirty percent.’

’That was practically a guaranteed failure.’

”If it’s a ring like you mentioned, Lord Su, I think the probability of success might increase by another ten percent.”

Zhang Zhongmei said, a little uncertainly.

’A forty percent chance was still very low.’

’This was Void Stone they were talking about. If it failed, the Void Stone would be ruined.’

”Forty percent. That’s a gamble worth taking.”

After a moment of thought, Su Mu placed the Void Stone in front of Zhang Zhongmei. ”Lord Zhang, give it your best shot. I hope you can forge the Space Ring before we reach the Demon Court.

Of course, even if you fail, it just means it wasn’t meant to be mine.”

Zhang Zhongmei took the Void Stone, his hands trembling slightly. He took a deep breath, looked up with reddened eyes, and said earnestly, ”Rest assured, Lord Su. I, Zhang, will give it my all!”

’A scholar gives his life for one who truly knows him. No one had ever treated him as a real Weapon Master before.’

’Now, someone had. And Su Mu had even entrusted such a precious Void Stone to him.’

’He, Zhang Zhongmei, would not let him down! He would use this Void Stone to become a true Weapon Master!’