Chapter Eighty Forging Sword Equipment

  Qin Yong was stunned upon hearing this, and then couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of it all. It turned out that Niu Dali's comical appearance was actually due to his being too diligent during the forging process, resulting in him getting burned by the fire.

  As a result, Niu Dali was not seriously injured due to his solid foundation in martial arts, but his hair and eyebrows were all burned off. If an ordinary person had encountered this, they would likely have developed a fear of forging, but Niu Dali remained as enthusiastic as ever, which goes to show that he truly loved forging more than the average person.

  "Brother Dali is indeed a true master of forging, so I'll trouble you this time." Qin Yong said with a smile, taking out the refined ore from the stone and handing it to Niu Dali.

  When Niu Dali saw the stone, his eyes lit up and he hastily took it over, slowly stroking the stone as if it were a beautiful woman's skin, entrancing him. After carefully examining the stone for a long time, Niu Dali finally came back to his senses and excitedly said to Qin Yong: "Qin Yong, this is a Stone of Refining, a Xuan-level forging material! Even inner sect disciples can hardly find any, I didn't expect you, Qin Yong, to actually obtain one."

  "It's just luck." Qin Yong shook his head and smiled, this was indeed a lucky encounter, he had only changed his route in the Red Leaf Forest, and as a result, he ran into the sleepy bear, who would have thought that inside the stone where the sleepy bear slept, there would be a precious material for forging called Stone Core Ore.

  "Sorry, I got too excited." Niu Dali looked a bit embarrassed, realizing his previous words were somewhat abrupt.

  "It's nothing, I was able to obtain the fine ore from this stone, and it's indeed good luck. To get back on topic, I hope that Master Daluo can help me forge a sword." Qin Yong said.

  "Longsword?" Niu Dali slightly raised an eyebrow, and after seeing Qin Yong nod, Niu Dali fell silent for a moment before offering his suggestion: "Qin Yong, shidi, the Stone Core Ore is a Xuan-grade forging material. Unless it's mixed with other Xuan-grade materials, it can only be forged into a top-grade ordinary sword at best, and even that's not guaranteed. This piece of Stone Core Ore isn't enough to forge a longsword. If we were to forge a short dagger instead, I'm confident I could turn it into a top-grade ordinary sword. Later, Qin Yong shidi can find a Master Engraver to engrave the inscription, and there's a good chance it'll become a Xuan-grade sword."

  "Dahui Shixiong's idea, I've thought of it too. But the thing is, a good sword is just something to rely on. When I practice my sword skills, what suits me best is still a longsword. A short dagger may be strong, but it can't bring out the best effect, far inferior to a slightly inferior quality longsword." Qin Yong shook his head in refusal.

  This idea, Qin Yong had thought about it and considered it for a while. It's best if he chooses to forge it into a sword. Qin Yong had already purchased the Wind Cloud Sword Technique LV1 emblem and can be said to have started cultivating the Wind Cloud Sword Technique. He has already grasped the intent of the sword and his true energy has all been converted into innate sword energy. Qin Yong has completely embarked on the path of sword cultivation, only with a sword in hand can he fully exert his strength. Moreover, top-grade ordinary swords also have the possibility of becoming mystical swords, so there's no need to pursue extreme-grade ordinary swords excessively.

  "Alright, I'll try to get some better common forging materials and do my best to forge a high-quality common sword." Niu Dali said after a moment of silence.

  It's not that Niu Dali didn't want to refine the mysterious-level forging materials, it's just that the mysterious-level forging materials were extremely rare. The disciples who obtained them would also use them to forge their own weapons, and even if they contributed them to the sect, they would be quickly snatched up by those geniuses. In the forging workshop, only ordinary-level forging materials could be found, which is why Niu Dali was so excited when he saw the fine ore in the stone earlier.

  According to Niu Dali's original intention, he wanted to persuade Qin Yong to forge a short dagger, because only then could they create the best quality weapon. But now that Qin Yong has said so, Niu Dali can only give up, although short daggers are not uncommon weapons and many people will customize them for self-defense, truly powerful weapons rarely use short daggers. Especially since Qin Yong said he is a sword cultivator, having obtained this piece of fine ore from the stone, he naturally wants to forge a sword.

  "Many thanks, Big Brother Dali." Qin Yong cupped his hands in gratitude and said.

  "No need to thank me, being able to craft a weapon with Xuan-grade forging materials is also a great pleasure for me. This time I'll try my best to find some good quality ordinary forging materials for you, and the labor cost will be lower too, but the final price won't be less than 2,000 contribution points or 20 pieces of low-grade spirit stones." said Niu Dali.

  Qin Yong nodded, knowing that this was the maximum extent to which Niu Dali could help. This brief contact allowed Qin Yong to roughly understand Niu Dali's nature. Apart from being somewhat arrogant, his fondness for forging was his most notable characteristic. If Qin Yong didn't have the Stone Core Ore, a mystical-grade forging material, Niu Dali wouldn't be able to help him even if he wanted to.

  "I don't have twenty pieces of low-grade spirit stone, but the contribution points I got as a reward for becoming an outer disciple are still two thousand seven hundred, which is enough." Qin Yong thought to himself.

  Although the trading town also uses silver, it's not very good either. Only spiritual stones are hard currency. In the Cloud Sea Sect's industries, contribution points can be used for consumption, which is much cheaper than using spiritual stones. For example, 150 contribution points can only exchange for one low-grade spiritual stone, so the price of twenty low-grade spiritual stones would actually require 3,000 contribution points. However, the sect's industries will give disciples a discount, making it much cheaper to use contribution points for consumption.

  Ling stones are also a major resource for cultivation. If the disciples need them, they can be exchanged with contribution points. Qin Yong currently doesn't urgently need ling stones because to absorb and cultivate with ling stones, it's best to start after reaching the Xuanwu Realm. Although the Qi Wu Realm can also absorb and cultivate, a lot of spiritual energy will be wasted in between.

  "But this way, I'm left with only 700 contribution points. The external task will have to wait until the sword is forged, and for now, I'll stay in the sect to cultivate. There are still two Qi Ling Dan pills, no need to exchange them, so it's not a big deal. No rush to think about what to exchange, let's go to the Treasure Pavilion later and decide then." Qin Yong thought.

  "You can now tell me about the requirements for forging the sword, and I will forge it according to your words, so that it won't be unsuitable after it's finished." Niu Dal asked.

  Qin Yong nodded, put forward some of his own requirements, Niu Dali listened without objection, Qin Yong knew that his requirements were no problem. After finishing speaking, Qin Yong asked another sentence, "Dali Shixiong, about how many days will it take to forge?"

  "I can put down what I'm doing for now, three days, um, two days, and you come pick it up after two days." Niu Dalì thought for a moment before responding.

  "Alright, I'll come back to the forge in two days. Thanks a lot, Big Brother Dalu." Qin Yong thanked him again before leaving the forge with Niu Dalu's sendoff.

  After leaving, Qin Yong didn't stay in the trading town for long and left directly to head to the Treasure Pavilion. After arriving at the Treasure Pavilion, Qin Yong could finally focus on his cultivation and after two days, he would be able to obtain the sword and start his mission. The Three-Colored Spirit Orchid was now all set and didn't require Qin Yong's excessive care, and he could even synthesize a Level 2 Birthmark to make it mature faster without wasting too much time on this spiritual herb.

  Soon, Qin Yong arrived at the Treasure Pavilion, just like the Scripture Pavilion. Outside the Treasure Pavilion, an inner gate elder was also on guard. However, this inner gate elder did not doze off like the Scripture Pavilion elder, but instead stared with wide eyes, exuding a natural air of authority as he watched every disciple who entered and exited.