Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 180 Sword Forging
"Ok?"

Ji Fuyou's gaze fell on the girl.

Lu Xingchen quickly introduced, "This is my fourth uncle's daughter, Lu Yao."

Looking at her ancient-style attire, Ji Fuyou quickly realized something: "The Heroine of Longquan?"

"it's me."

The young girl, Lu Yao, said with some delight, "I didn't expect Chairman Ji to know my account number."

Ji Fuyou only remembered that Ji Qingqing and Lu Yao had collaborated on several combat videos.

Because Lu Yao herself had a good foundation in martial arts, the fight between the two was very exciting, resulting in a high number of likes and favorites for those videos, which is why he had some impression of them.

Now it seems……

They have that ability too.

Born into a family of martial arts practitioners.

Even a fallen martial arts family once had a prosperous past.

"So your account is registered with Flash Entertainment."

Lu Xingchen was also somewhat surprised. He glanced at Ji Fuyou and said with a smile, "It can be said that we are destined to meet."

"That's right. I'd heard from Xiaoxi that you were working for a big shot. Turns out you were helping Chairman Ji."

Lu Yao greeted him with a smile, and their relationship became much closer.

"Alright, let's get down to business first. Is Fourth Uncle inside?"

"Yes, Mr. Ji. Are you here to see my dad? Brother, please have Mr. Ji come inside and sit down. I'll go get him right away."

As Lu Yao spoke, she quickly headed towards the inner courtyard.

Lu Xingchen seemed quite familiar with this place, and led Ji Fuyou into the living room.

When they arrived, a rather wiry and robust-looking man had already followed Lu Yao out.

Having spent years surrounded by fireworks, Lu Chang'an had dark skin and a robust physique, suggesting he might have practiced martial arts, giving him a somewhat barbaric air.

It's hard to imagine that he could have such a fair-skinned and clean-cut daughter as Lu Yao.

"Chairman Ji, hello, hello. My daughter works at your company, and we are very grateful for your care."

Lu Chang'an greeted him.

"Mr. Lu, you're too kind. Lu Yao's achievements today are all due to her own hard work."

Ji Fu responded politely.

Lu Yao skillfully prepared tea and snacks, behaving with great grace and without the usual demureness or coyness of a woman.

Knowing that Ji Fuyou's time was precious, Lu Xingchen got straight to the point after a few pleasantries: "Mr. Ji would like to see what the best weapon you have created over the years is."

Lu Chang'an guessed that Ji Fuyou had come to see him for this matter. Considering that Lu Xingchen and Lu Yao were essentially working under Ji Fuyou, he slowly said, "May I ask Mr. Ji to move into the inner courtyard storage room?"

"of course."

Ji Fuyou responded and followed Lu Chang'an's figure, heading straight for the inner courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, you can see some weapons being forged.

To Ji Fuyou's surprise, these weapons were not forged by human hands, but by various machines.

Among them are some medium and large-sized instruments.

He was surprised, but also felt it made sense.

Science and technology are primary productive forces.

Weapon forging must also keep pace with the times.

Soon, Ji Fuyou followed Lu Chang'an to a collection room.

This place contains dozens of weapons of various types.

Swords, spears, halberds, and all sorts of weapons are available.

Among these, swords and knives were the most numerous.

"Chairman Ji, please take a look..."

Lu Chang'an approached a long sword, intending to introduce it.

Ji Fuyou picked it up and flicked it with his finger.

"Buzz!"

Within the sword's cry, powerful spiritual energy also permeated the sword, allowing for careful perception.

In just a moment, he had reached a conclusion.

This sword, which Lu Chang'an treasured and even specially collected, was not even as good as a cold steel sword in terms of overall quality.

It's even a stretch to even be rated as a B-grade weapon.

He put down the sword and picked up another knife...

Take a closer look...

Good heavens, it's not even as good as that sword from before.

How dare they call this casting technique top-notch in the Federation?
"and many more."

After a moment, Ji Fuyou seemed to have thought of something.

He said to Lu Chang'an, "Please wait a moment."

Immediately afterwards, he quickly turned around and went out, taking out a cold steel sword, a Zhenhai spear, an S-grade longsword, a battle knife, and a frost iron sword from the trunk of the car.

He first handed the cold steel sword to Lu Chang'an: "Please take a look, Boss Lu."

Lu Chang'an took the sword, glanced at it a few times, and immediately smiled bitterly: "Single-molecular-layer blade, single-crystal diamond coating... the materials used in this weapon are extremely rare, not conventional materials at all. The cost must be in the millions, right? In terms of quality, all the swords in my room are probably not enough to cut through this one sword."

Ji Fuyou then handed him an S-grade battle sword.

"This material involves a much more advanced technology that cannot be produced by conventional material processing plants. Even if it were produced, the final cost would be astronomical, which is beyond my reach."

Lu Chang'an looked at it for a moment and sighed, "It's not a problem of skill, but a problem of cost investment."

"And what about this round?"

Ji Fuyou once again presented a quasi-divine weapon forged from frost iron.

As soon as he got his hands on the sword, Lu Chang'an quickly noticed something was amiss.

"This sword!?"

He held the sword in astonishment, disbelief in his eyes: "Something's not right! How can it be so light?!"

"Leaving aside the materials, what about the craftsmanship of this sword?"

Ji Fuyou inquired.

“Casting technique? How can you calculate casting technique alone? The material itself is…” Lu Chang’an instinctively wanted to refute, but then he thought of something, and his pupils shrank: “Materials in the Misty World?”

"good."

Ji Fuyou nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, not only Lu Chang'an, but also Lu Xingchen, Lu Yao and the others turned their gazes to the sharp sword forged from frost iron.

"In recent days, rumors have been circulating online that our Red Star has made contact with another world, and the way this contact occurs is by the emergence of mist. What's frightening is that there's no indication of any attempt to suppress this information; on the contrary, they're heavily promoting a grand martial arts event..."

Lu Yao asked in surprise, "So, the rumors are true? These materials... came from another world?"

Ji Fuyou glanced at Lu Yao.

Even an ordinary person like her...

People who spend a lot of time online have already heard this news, so it seems the publicity campaign is going quite well.

"If I give you materials like these and ask Boss Lu to help you forge them, are you confident you can create such a weapon?"

Ji Fuyou asked.

"It can't be done."

Lu Chang'an held the sword and examined it carefully, finally letting out a slow breath: "This swordsmith's skill is many times superior to mine!"

"Can't do it?"

Ji Fuyou couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

It seems that Lu Xingchen's claim of being "first-class in the world" was just him boasting.

At this moment, Lu Chang'an continued, "This swordsmith's skill has reached its pinnacle; every step is flawless, and every detail is precise..."

He carefully stroked the longsword, feeling every pattern on its blade: "Perhaps, at a moment when the time, place, and people are all in perfect harmony, I might be able to replicate such a divine sword as if by divine intervention, but such a state... is rare and hard to come by. It might not happen even once in a decade, a few decades, or even my entire life."

After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh, "Such skills would have been considered divine craftsmanship in ancient times. Ordinary people could not compare to it even in their entire lives."

His tone suggested that he not only didn't aspire to be comparable to such a swordsmith, but also felt a sense of fulfillment at the mere thought of learning the Dao in the morning and being able to die content in the evening.

But when Ji Fuyou heard these words, he vaguely realized something.

"A state of divine assistance..."

He looked at Lu Chang'an and said, "If you can really maintain that divinely inspired state, can your skills replicate this longsword using frost iron?"

"Maintain this state?"

Lu Chang'an paused for a moment: "Theoretically, there is no such possibility, but if I can really maintain that state, I am quite confident that I can do it."

"I understand."

Ji Fuyou thought of Xu Lian, whom he had met.

This chief blacksmith of the Mist War Research Institute is someone who has cultivated divine sense.

Their stable consciousness and control over the smallest details truly enabled them to avoid making any mistakes.

Lu Chang'an was able to forge longswords that only swordsmiths of his caliber could create under such divine assistance...

From this perspective, Lu Xingchen was not wrong.

Lu Chang'an does indeed possess top-tier forging skills within the Federation.

The question now is whether or not he should mentor Lu Chang'an.

Train him to the point where he can develop divine consciousness...

This involves an investment of at least several hundred billion.

It wouldn't be surprising if it reached hundreds of billions.

After a moment's thought, Ji Fuyou glanced at Lu Xingchen and said, "I'd like to have a private chat with Mr. Lu."

Lu Xingchen quickly took Lu Yao and left the collection room, closing the door behind them.

Ji Fuyou pointed at the longsword and said, "Without reforging this longsword, can you at least change its design?"

"Change the style?"

Lu Chang'an quickly realized what was going on.

This is counterfeit goods; it can't be sold in the open.

However, considering the relationship between Lu Xingchen, his own daughter, and Ji Fuyou...

“Mr. Ji, I don’t want to know where these weapons came from. I just want to know if they will cause trouble for Yao Yao and A Chen.”

Lu Chang'an said in a deep voice.

Are you aware of the latest professional titles in martial arts and spirituality?

Ji Fuyou asked.

"I know, from beginner to master level."

Lu Chang'an nodded.

"Then, I need to reintroduce my other identity to you."

Ji Fuyou calmly said, "Besides being a director of Flash Culture Media, I am also a master-level martial artist and a high-level spiritual energy user. If I were to participate in the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament, maintaining a top-three position wouldn't be difficult."

"A master-level martial artist!?"

Lu Chang'an suddenly opened his eyes wide.

The highest achievement in martial arts!?

A master-level martial artist!?

Even in the extraordinary era, there were only a handful of martial arts masters in the entire Chu State!
"Mr. Ji, you..."

"So now, tell me, can you do it?"

Ji Fuyou interrupted him.

Lu Chang'an took a deep breath.

He knew very well that helping Ji Fuyou might involve considerable risks, but if he could do it well, the future benefits would be immeasurable.

If he is truly content to be an ordinary person, then he should refuse.

But if he still harbors even a sliver of hope, unwilling to miss out on the great era that this country is actively promoting and that is rapidly approaching...

"If we don't change the core structure of the longsword, we can just change its design..."

Lu Chang'an nodded emphatically: "I can do it!"

"Alright, the sword is yours!"

Ji Fuyou agreed: "After it's done, I will pay you a reward that will satisfy you!"

(End of this chapter)