The Prodigies War-Chapter 2274 Thousand Fire Spirit Emperor

When a treasure far exceeded those of the same grade in quality, it almost became a misfit and gained the word ‘supreme’ in its title!

‘Supreme-grade’ often meant that it was uncommon, rarely seen, and only attainable when the stars aligned.

Just now, Lin Xun had only used three hours to forge an armor that carried sixty-nine Emperor dao runes, which could be called a supreme-grade treasure among upper mythic-grade Emperor artifacts!

It took a long time for Lian Hongxiu, Lian Yuntian, and Lian Feijia to recover from their shocked disorientation.

With a look of shame, Lian Feijia bowed deeply. “Your smithing skills are nothing short of ingenious, Fellow Daoist Lin. We are ashamed of our inferiority!”

Lian Hongxiu and Lian Yuntian also voiced their thoughts one after another with heartfelt admiration and respect.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, you have convinced me, completely.”

“There are actually godly experts like you outside of the Divine Forge Imperial Clan. To think that I’ve only learned this today!”

None of them had expected that Lin Xun could solve Lian Feijia’s problem so easily.

Even wilder than their wildest dream was the fact that he had only used three hours to successfully craft an Emperor armor that Lian Feijia needed a month to make, with only eighty percent certainty at that.

Moreover, it was still a supreme-grade treasure in its ranks!

The more they carefully recalled and analyzed the techniques that Lin Xun had employed during the process, the more impressed they became. This new knowledge was enough for them to savor and study for a long time to come.

Strictly speaking, Lin Xun wasn't a blacksmith, but rather a rune master. However, this was precisely why rune masters were so terrifying.

In this world, anyone who could become a rune master was already an impeccable blacksmith, but not every blacksmith was a qualified rune master.

The reason was that blacksmiths didn't need to understand the principle of rune diagrams to refine tools accordingly.

Meanwhile, rune masters had to grasp the essence of each and every rune diagram. As a result, when it came to forging, they fathomed better than blacksmiths how to perfectly implement the rune diagrams on the artifact.

Simply put, there was an essential difference between the two.

“Can you tell me about this furnace cauldron?” Lin Xun pointed at the bronze cauldron.

Since this was not classified information, Lian Feijia immediately informed in a respectful voice.

“This is one of the nine blacksmith furnace cauldrons forged by our founding ancestor, Blacksmith Emperor. The rumor is that during a trip in the Kunlun Dominion, Blacksmith Emperor chanced upon the legendary Treasure Refining Origin Furnace and was deeply inspired by it. Thus, after returning from the Kunlun Dominion, he crafted the nine blacksmith furnace cauldrons based on it.”

Lin Xun’s eyes flashed with realization as the information confirmed his suspicion!

The first moment he had seen the bronze furnace cauldron, he had almost thought that he was seeing the Treasure Refining Origin Furnace. However, he had realized that it was a different one after deeper inspection.

So it turned out to be a replica from the hands of the Divine Forge Imperial Clan's founding ancestor.

Lian Yuntian said, “Speaking of which, I actually know some behind-the-scenes story.

“Our founding ancestor attempted to seize the Treasure Refining Origin Furnace, only to find that the real thing had long crumbled and what was left was only a force of its spirit. Still, he didn’t come back without harvest.”

Lin Xun asked, “And what was the harvest?”

Lian Yuntian, Lian Feijia, and Lian Hongxiu broke into smiles of joy and pride, and said in unison, “An Alpha Dao Fire that the Treasure Refining Origin Furnace had left behind!”

Then, they suddenly realized something and asked in surprise, “Have you never heard about this before, Fellow Daoist Lin?”

Lin Xun explained, “I'm not from this world.”

The three blacksmiths understood. No wonder they had never heard of Lin Daoyuan before. Just as they had suspected, he wasn’t a native of Celestial Phoenix Nest!

Next, Lin Xun learned that the infinite sea of fire under Thousand Flame Imperial City was transformed by the Alpha Dao Fire left by the Treasure Refining Origin Furnace!

Almost everyone in the Celestial Phoenix World knew about this.

Embarrassingly, Lin Xun had only just come to Thousand Flame Imperial City for less than a day. How could he have found out about all this in such a short time?

He couldn’t suppress his curiosity. “Such an Alpha Dao Fire should be incredibly precious. Aren't you worried that it’ll invite thieves?”

The Lian blacksmiths explained some more, and Lin Xun finally learned that the Alpha Dao Fire from the Treasure Refining Origin Furnace possessed life and intelligence! As such, the Divine Forge Imperial Clan worshiped it as ‘Thousand Fire Spirit Emperor’!

Lin Xun's heart tumbled as an uncontrollable idea sprouted in his mind. He asked, “Everyone, I wonder if I could meet this Thousand Fire Spirit Emperor?”

The three blacksmiths exchanged glances among themselves, all looking hesitant.

Lian Hongxiu explained, “Fellow Daoist Lin, you probably don't know this. The honorable Thousand Fire Spirit Emperor retreated into seclusion a very long time ago. Over these countless years, not even the old relics of our clan have been able to see the lordship even once.

“However, we can take you to sightsee the lordship’s seclusion place.”

Lin Xun said, “I would really appreciate that.”

Lian Hongxiu laughed, “In fact, it’s located in the secret realm of Divine Forge Workshop A1, which is also the deepest part of the fire ocean beneath Thousand Flame Imperial City. Even without us, you probably would still visit Workshop A1 anyway.”

This reminded Lin Xun of his original plan. He thought for a moment and said, “In that case, there's no rush. Let’s head to Workshop A7, then A6, A5... In that order.”

The journey to the A-labeled workshops so far had provided him many inspirations. The concept for his life-bound Emperor weapon had become a little clearer in his mind.

He wanted to look some more and finalize a perfect blueprint.

Lian Hongxiu, Lian Yuntian, and Lian Feijia readily agreed to his plan.

They had only spent less than half a day with Lin Xun, but it had left them emotional and repeatedly shocked. Now that they had seen his clever forging techniques, they simply viewed him as a god and looked up to him like he was a tall mountain.

When mortals looked up at the sky, they would be overwhelmed by the endlessness of the stars and realize how insignificant they were.

This was the mentality they had when facing Lin Xun right now.

Divine Forge Workshop A7 was presided over by an old relic of highly lofty status in the Divine Forge Imperial Clan.

After hearing about Lin Xun's various deeds and seeing how convinced Lian Hongxiu, Lian Yuntian, and Lian Feijia were about his skills, this old relic seemed impressed and regarded Lin Xun as an honored guest, personally accompanying the latter and explaining to him about all the Emperor-grade tools displayed in Workshop A7.

Lin Xun of course understood the old relic’s intention. In their conversation, he ‘casually’ pointed out some of the latter’s small shortcomings in smithing, shocking the latter nonstop. At this point, the old relic finally started to believe that Lin Xun was an extraordinary expert in the profession.

When Lin Xun set out for Divine Forge Workshop A6, his company had gained another old blacksmith...

In this way, the group visited Divine Forge Workshop A6, A5, A4...one after another. With every arrival, they startled the Divine Forge Imperial Clan’s big shot in charge of the place without fail.

All of them, after learning of Lin Xun's previous deeds, were astonished and skeptical.

However, Lin Xun didn’t need to prove himself because Lian Hongxiu, Lian Yuntian, Lian Feijia, and a host of old relics would jump to advertise him in a ‘brainwashing’ fashion, using their own experiences for convincing proof.

Their fanaticism and reverence for him caused the big shots along the way to gasp and gawk in speechlessness. No matter how doubtful they were inside, they could only conceal it.

Lin Xun just stood and watched as this was exactly what he wanted.

He had intentionally pushed things in this development, all to prepare for his own life-bound Emperor weapon.

If he hadn’t shown his skills and won the recognition of these Divine Forge veterans, how would he have the chance to meet the Thousand Fire Spirit Emperor?

Furthermore, he might need the help of the Divine Forge Imperial Clan themselves with the making of his life-bound Emperor weapon.

Lin Xun's strategy was straightforward: prove his ability by giving them guidance, so they couldn’t bear to refuse him when he asked them for help.

Of course, this was a mutually beneficial plan and not one-sided exploitation. In fact, people like Lian Hongxiu and Lian Yuntian were immensely grateful for this!

If someone appeared to point out and guide you through a great obstacle in your cultivation, then this favor would be no different from the grace of rebirth!

By the time Lin Xun walked out from Divine Forge Workshop A2, he had been surrounded by a big group of old blacksmiths. All of them were pillars of the Divine Forge Imperial Clan, each having greater expertise in smithing than the last. Any one of them was a world-shaking grandmaster in Celestial Phoenix Nest, with countless dazzling halos on their heads.

Despite that, they were now following Lin Xun left and right, giving rise to uproars of shock when the group walked on the streets.

In truth, from the moment Lin Xun had entered Divine Forge Workshop A10 until this point, his journey had caused a big commotion in Thousand Flame Imperial City and gathered a great deal of attention.

After all, while he might look unfamiliar to the public, the old monsters of the Divine Forge Workshop that followed him around were more than famous enough to make up for it.

They had always been proud to the point of arrogance. It was difficult for even Emperor experts to seek their audience.

Currently, however, they were following a young man like his entourage, their expressions full of humility, admiration, and zeal. It was hard for such a bizarre team not to attract eyes.

Thousand Flame Imperial City was the number one city in the Celestial Phoenix World. Welcoming countless beings from various races from all corners every day, it was extremely prosperous.

The commotion raised by Lin Xun’s group had spread almost immediately and piqued the interest of innumerable cultivators.

Even many of the major powers entrenched in the city were alarmed and had to conduct investigations.

Who was that young man?

What did he rely on to make those conceited grandmasters of the Divine Forge Imperial Clan flock around him like the stars surrounding the moon?

The news spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred... Before anyone knew it, it had already raised a storm in Thousand Flame Imperial City!

Therefore, when Lin Xun walked out of Divine Forge Workshop A2, he instantly noticed the crowd packing the streets in the vicinity. Every single spectator was wearing a look of curiosity, scrutiny, and dubiety.