Honghuang Taihuang

Chapter 4 Seven Star Dragon Abyss, Discussing the Dao Through Treasures

Taiwei looked at the divine sword he had forged in his hand, flipped the blade in his right hand, and pierced into the turbulent waves beneath him. Silently, the heavy tidal waves on the Luoxuan River seemed to be flattened by an invisible sword light.

The once turbulent river surface instantly became as smooth as a mirror. A sharp sword light, centered on Taiwei, sliced ​​the heavy dark clouds in the sky in two. Looking at the power of his sword, Taiwei showed a satisfied expression.

"The blade is deep, like looking down from a high mountain into a deep abyss. It is ethereal and profound, as if a giant dragon is coiled there. From now on, you shall be called Longyuan (Dragon Abyss)."

A white jade belt appeared around Taiwei's waist, and the Longyuan Sword was hung on his left side. A wisp of his divine sense merged into the Longyuan Sword, and Taiwei began to refine the Longyuan Sword with his own divine sense, striving to make the power of this divine sword even greater after the refinement was completed.

On Mount Xiyang, just as Taiwei was forging the Longyuan Sword, a thin Taoist priest wearing a crown and a crimson robe was watching Taiwei's various methods of forging the Longyuan Sword.

The Taoist's eyes shone brightly: "Originally, I only wanted to take that piece of Taiyi Refined Gold, but I didn't expect to encounter such a person. His skill is so simple yet profound, in accordance with the will of Heaven. This fellow Taoist's methods are quite remarkable."

The Taoist named Long Qiao looked at the Longyuan Sword, which Taiwei had easily forged, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

"Although it's only the lowest-grade magic weapon, it's only one step away from becoming a true treasure. Moreover, this method, which doesn't involve applying any restrictive array patterns, can actually fully bring out the essence of the spiritual material and divine metal itself. What kind of weapon-refining technique is this? I didn't even know it!"

Sensing that Taiwei had finished refining the weapon, Long Qiao's aura flared up, deliberately exposing himself to Taiwei's divine sense. Then, with a smile on his face and surrounded by five-colored mist, he slowly landed in front of Taiwei.

"The Xuanmen Longqiao, a creature from the Western Regions, greets fellow Daoist."

"Taiwei greets Fellow Daoist Longqiao." Taiwei looked at the smiling Longqiao in front of him without any surprise. He had already sensed Longqiao's aura when Longqiao first arrived at Xiyang Mountain.

However, upon realizing that the other party had no intention of seizing the Taiyi Refined Gold, Taiwei ignored him. After all, this Long Qiao was a Golden Immortal-level cultivator, two major realms higher than Taiwei, who was currently at the Heavenly Immortal realm.

If he really angered the other party and a fight broke out, Taiwei estimated that his chances of winning, or rather, his chances of surviving, would not be very high, perhaps only one in a million.

"When I arrived here just now, I observed that Fellow Daoist Taiwei's weapon-refining techniques were quite skillful. Without using any Daoist restrictions, he was able to fully unleash the fierce and powerful force of Taiyi Refined Gold."

"To be honest, fellow Daoist, I am quite confident in my skills in weapon crafting, but I have never witnessed this particular method of weapon crafting."

At this point, Long Qiao's thin face showed an embarrassed smile: "I specialize in the Great Dao of Weapon Refining and hope to reach the Taiyi Realm through it. I am currently visiting famous mountains and blessed lands to accumulate my own foundation. Today, I have witnessed your weapon refining skills and admired them greatly. I wonder if you would be willing to have a discussion with me?"

Taiwei looked at Long Qiao, who was full of expectation, and after only a moment's thought, he decided to agree.

His own way of refining weapons is indeed very wonderful, but it is only a minor path and does not involve Taiwei's own foundational Dao. It doesn't matter if it is passed on to outsiders. Long Qiao is a Golden Immortal. If he were to discuss the Dao with Long Qiao, Taiwei, who is only at the Heavenly Immortal level at this time, would definitely have a great advantage.

"Fellow Daoist Long Qiao's desire to seek the Dao is so firm, how could I refuse? Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist."

Suddenly, a dark light rose from Taiwei's waist, and the Longyuan Sword transformed into a stunningly sharp blade that aimed directly at Long Qiao's brow. Seeing the sword light coming, Long Qiao was not surprised but delighted. Five-colored smoke bloomed from his brow, and his natal magic weapon, the Five Smoke Copper Furnace, floated out at this moment.

The ancient, openwork furnace glowed with fire, and five-colored smoke rose continuously, revealing layers of clouds that held the fallen Longyuan Sword high in the air.

Thousands of golden lights fell like starlight, and the five-colored flames on the Five Smoke Furnace wore down the sword lights that were slashing down. At the same time, Taiwei's Dragon Abyss Sword also burst out with ten thousand rays of light, completely wiping out the crisscrossing five-colored smoke and mist.

Long Qiao looked at the clashing Longyuan Sword and the Five Smoke Furnace and was somewhat surprised by Taiwei's courage. Taiwei used the Longyuan Sword to kill him, which was to show his intentions.

Taiwei was unwilling to take advantage of Longqiao, so he did not discuss the Dao with his mind and spirit, but only exchanged ideas with his own magic weapons. How much he could gain depended entirely on his mastery and refinement of his own magic weapons.

Long Qiao knew that Taiwei's Longyuan Sword had just been successfully forged, and since the Longyuan Sword was only a magic weapon, it was naturally no match for the Five Smoke Bronze Furnace in his hand, which was already a spiritual treasure.

Thus, Long Qiao also saw Tai Wei's character. Long Qiao was quite satisfied with Tai Wei's magnanimity. With a thought, thousands of brilliant lights rose from the Five Smoke Bronze Furnace, which was clashing with the Dragon Abyss Sword, and countless red jade characters swayed and rose.

Long Qiao's own understanding of the art of weapon crafting transformed into countless starlight and merged into the Dragon Abyss Sword. Feeling the continuous surge of insights in his heart, Taiwei glanced at Long Qiao and also conveyed his own understanding of the art of weapon crafting to Long Qiao through the Dragon Abyss Sword.

Taiwei's own weapon-refining techniques are actually about using external forces to stimulate the inherent characteristics and essence of the divine metals and precious materials of heaven and earth.

Taiwei is skilled in the principles of Yin and Yang. With the Yin-Yang foundation he has already established, Taiwei can use the Yin and Yang energies to carry the power of heaven and earth to stimulate the essence of Taiyi Essence Gold and Azure Dragon Scales, allowing these two precious materials to spontaneously unleash their hidden origins and potential.

Furthermore, with the integration of Yin and Yang energies, which are the source of all things, Taiwei was able to easily forge the Dragon Abyss Sword with boundless potential. This is Taiwei's own philosophy of weapon forging.

In Taiwei's view, natural treasures are evolved from the great power of the Heavenly Dao, which is far superior to the power of cultivators themselves. In other words, all natural treasures are already in a perfect state.

When cultivators refine artifacts, they must follow the inherent characteristics of precious materials and divine metals, guiding these characteristics to forge a magical treasure that harmonizes with the natural world.

Instead of distorting the essence of natural treasures according to one's own beliefs, or forcibly polluting the power of heaven and earth with one's own strength, Taiwei believes that such behavior is not worth the loss.

"Following the will of Heaven and responding to the needs of the people, in accordance with the natural order of Heaven, this person is also deeply versed in the true meaning of the profound Dao of the Mysterious School."

As Long Qiao felt the many insights that arose in his heart, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. Although Taiwei's cultivation level was not high, his views on the various natural phenomena of heaven and earth had given him many insights, and his own cultivation level was about to take a step forward.

(End of this chapter)