Time flew by like a white steed, day after day, and Thousand Blades Valley gradually lived up to its name. Looking around, the entire valley was covered in a dense forest of broken swords and sharp blades, like a steel forest. Though these blades were ordinary weapons, the chilling gleam they emitted was enough to send shivers down one's spine.
The lethality of these blades was not to be underestimated; they could even rival Second Rank Gu, and some were powerful enough to contend with Third Rank Gu. All of this was thanks to the mortal Gu House, the Sword Furnace, crafted by Liu Chen.
Liu Chen, using the Sword Forging Gu as its core, meticulously built this Sword Furnace, thereby producing these astonishing blades. However, despite his already exquisite craftsmanship, not a single divine weapon capable of rivaling a Four-Turn Gu had yet appeared among these blades.
In the Legacy, Ou Ye, by chance, successfully forged a precious sword comparable to a Four-Turn Gu. However, for Liu Chen to replicate this feat now, or even to innovate and refine a Rank Five level precious sword, it was no easy task.
Due to the extinction of some Gu and gu materials, even if Liu Chen knew the secret formula, he couldn't fully replicate it as it was. Moreover, even if substitutes could be found, the cost would be too high and unsuitable for the current era.
Facing such a predicament, Liu Chen did not lose heart. He continuously experimented with other gu materials, hoping to find a suitable substitute.
Liu Chen stood in an open space, surrounded by various gu materials. He took a deep breath, composed himself, and then began to feed these gu materials into a specially designed melting pot one by one.
As the gu materials were continuously fed in, the melting pot emitted a faint hum, as if something was awakening within it. Seeing this, Liu Chen immediately activated the Sword Forging Gu within his body, and a golden light flew from his hand, directly plunging into the melting pot.
Instantly, the gu materials inside the container seemed to ignite, beginning to churn violently. The golden light weaved among the gu materials, gradually fusing them together.
After a while, the gu materials in the melting pot finally stopped churning, replaced by a gradually forming sword embryo. This sword embryo was entirely a faint golden color, shimmering with a weak light, as if streaks of Sword Qi were flashing across it.
Seeing this, Liu Chen's heart filled with joy. He quickly continued to activate the Sword Forging Gu, letting it transform into a small hammer, and began to continuously hammer the sword embryo. With each strike, the sword embryo would emit a clear ringing sound, and at the same time, it would become tougher and sharper.
As time passed, the shape of the sword embryo became clearer, and the sword body grew smoother. The gu materials also continuously fused with the sword embryo, forming brilliant patterns, just like the Damascus patterns he had seen in forging competitions, gradually enhancing the power of this precious sword.
Finally, with the last hammer strike, the precious sword was completely formed. Liu Chen could feel the astonishing sharpness emanating from this precious sword, like an enraged beast ready to pounce and harm someone at any moment.
He carefully reached out and grasped the hilt of the precious sword.
Liu Chen composed himself, then casually swung it. A sharp Sword Qi shot out like lightning, directly striking a massive rock in front of him.
With a loud'swish', the giant rock was actually split in half by the Sword Qi! It even flew a certain distance further before continuing its flight, finally carving a deep gash above the valley.
Liu Chen's eyes widened as he watched the scene before him, his heart filled with disbelief. This simply defied the common sense of the world; such a powerful precious sword could unleash such astonishing power without the infusion of true Qi!
"It's done!"
Liu Chen murmured to himself, a smile spreading across his face.
This precious sword, possessing nearly Four-Turn power, was not only the crystallization of his efforts but also represented that the Sword Dao faction might rise in another way.
To test the limits of this precious sword, Liu Chen continuously swung it in one direction. With each swing, a sharp Sword Qi would shoot out, leaving deep gashes across the valley.
Just as Liu Chen swung out the tenth Sword Qi, a faint 'click' sound suddenly reached his ears. Although the sound was subtle, it was exceptionally clear, as if something had broken.
Liu Chen's gaze quickly fell upon the precious sword in his hand. He saw that the originally smooth, mirror-like sword body now had a subtle crack! This crack was located in the middle of the precious sword, like a fine thread, appearing particularly glaring under the sunlight.
Liu Chen's smile instantly froze on his face. He widened his eyes, looking at the precious sword in his hand in disbelief. This was a precious sword he had meticulously crafted; how could such a problem occur at such a crucial moment?
He quickly swung the precious sword again, wanting to see if this crack would affect the precious sword's performance.
However, to his astonishment, as he swung it, the crack not only did not disappear but gradually expanded, as if being torn apart by an invisible force.
In the blink of an eye, this crack had spread rapidly like a spiderweb, covering the entire sword body. Before Liu Chen could even react, with a crisp'snap', the entire precious sword completely shattered in his hand, turning into a pile of fragments on the ground.
"This is a type of consumable Gu, fortunately, the cost isn't high, and with this experience, I should be able to craft the next precious sword even better."
Liu Chen held the remaining hilt in his hand, his mind a blank. He didn't know how to describe this scene; was it a success or a failure? But he didn't lose heart. This precious sword was a very good start, meaning he already had the ability to craft Four-Turn level precious swords, even if they were only consumable Gu for ten uses, it was a pretty good beginning.
"Swish, swish, swish," accompanied by a faint sound of air being torn, Paper Kite Gu drifted down from the sky like snowflakes. These Paper Kite Gu were small and exquisite, each capable of independently collecting intelligence and gathering it on its body, forming clear and visible characters.
Liu Chen stood still, quietly watching these Paper Kite Gu descend before him. His gaze swept over each Paper Kite Gu, carefully observing the intelligence recorded on them.
There were a great many of these Paper Kite Gu, densely covering the ground. To quickly organize this intelligence, Liu Chen unhesitatingly activated both the Thought Like Lightning Gu and the Multitasking Gu.
The Thought Like Lightning Gu could make his thoughts exceptionally agile, as swift as lightning; while the Multitasking Gu allowed him to handle multiple tasks simultaneously without interference.