I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 326: The Divine Weapon Has a Spirit

In the Martial World, only a Weapon Casting Master capable of forging Mystical Weapons is considered a true Weapon Casting Master—others are merely blacksmiths at best.

A Weapon Casting Master who can forge Earth Soldiers is entitled to be called a Weapon Casting Grandmaster, but only those who forge a Heavenly Soldier can be honored as a Weapon Casting Sect Master.

However, becoming a Weapon Casting Sect Master doesn't mean one can easily forge Heavenly Soldiers; in fact, most Weapon Casting Sect Masters might only produce one weapon in their lifetime that reaches the level of a Heavenly Soldier.

What makes Cen Xingzi, the Great Grandmaster of Weapon Casting, so formidable is that, given adequate materials, he can casually forge Heavenly Soldiers.

To date, the number of Heavenly Soldiers forged by Cen Xingzi has exceeded ten—a truly terrifying figure.

As for Weapon Casting Masters who can forge Divine Weapons, they must be respectfully referred to as Divine Craftsmen.

Craftsmen of this caliber exist only in history; at least in the past several hundred years, no Divine Craftsman capable of forging Divine Weapons has emerged in the world.

Thus, figures like Cen Xingzi, the Great Grandmaster of Weapon Casting, are among the few strongest individuals in today's world in the realm of weapon forging.

Refining Blade places extreme importance on the Weapon Casting Conference.

Ever since the start of the Weapon Casting Conference, from initially only being able to forge Earth Soldiers to the increasing probability of forging Heavenly Soldiers later on, half of Refining Blade's Sect Masters in weapon forging were promoted due to the Weapon Casting Conference.

However, no Heavenly Soldier has been forged in the last three sessions of the Weapon Casting Conference over the past thirty years, which has made Cen Xingzi somewhat anxious.

The materials invested by the various sects in each Weapon Casting Conference are not lacking.

All sects care about their reputation and would not be stingy.

The young talents who come to participate in the Weapon Casting Conference are equally exceptional.

After all, for the various sects, the Weapon Casting Conference has become a stage to showcase their strength and heritage; even if they don't win first place, they all want to achieve as high a ranking as possible.

If your disciples rank low in the Weapon Casting Conference, it would prove that your sect's future strength is weak.

Some Independent Practitioners also see the Weapon Casting Conference as a stage to make a name for themselves and will give their all to showcase their skills.

Therefore, the accrued Weapons Sharpness during the Weapon Casting Conference competitions is also more than enough, becoming even stronger with each session.

With all external conditions being satisfactory, but no Heavenly Soldier being forged for three consecutive Weapon Casting Conferences, it can only mean that the Weapon Casting Masters of Refining Blade are not skilled enough; thus, Cen Xingzi's urgency.

He fears that if no Heavenly Soldier is forged again, the influence of the Weapon Casting Conference will decrease, the various sects will no longer value it, and the reputation of the Weapon Casting Conference will be utterly ruined.

After all, even though Earth Soldiers are precious, they are just that.

With the heritage of the Five Families and Seven Sects, almost every Elder or head of the sect has an Earth Soldier in hand.

For the various disciples and young talents to fight for an Earth Soldier and end up with just that seem somewhat undervalued.

Only a Heavenly Soldier is worth their fierce competition.

If the reputation accumulated over hundreds of years by the forefathers is utterly tarnished in his generation, Cen Xingzi would probably not even have the face to meet the ancestors after death.

Seeing Wan Zhongshan and the others arrive, Cen Xingzi immediately strode over and laughed while clasping his hands in greeting, "Old Master Wan has come from afar; my apologies for not greeting you sooner. Please don't take offense.

Please come in quickly; I've already had my disciples arrange seats for the Demon Cleansing Bureau."

The Demon Cleansing Bureau has a somewhat strained relationship with the sect powers of the Martial World, but it holds no grudges with Refining Blade.

Refining Blade consists entirely of Weapon Casting Masters and does not engage in the strife of the Martial World—simply forging and selling weapons in an honest manner, naturally, they have no conflicts with the Demon Cleansing Bureau.

In fact, the Demon Cleansing Bureau also purchases some weapons from Refining Blade every year.

"Cen Sect Master, you are too kind. As the head of a sect greeting us personally, I am truly flattered," said Wan Zhongshan, exchanging polite words with Cen Xingzi before being led by a disciple of Refining Blade into their quarters.

On the way, Han Zheng whispered to Wan Zhongshan, "Old Master Wan, is Cen Sect Master the strongest in Refining Blade?"

"Yes, what about it?"

"He only seems to be in the True Pill Realm, right? With just one Grandmaster level Martial Artist, how did Refining Blade become one of the Five Families and Seven Sects? Could it really be just because their weapon forging is that good?"

Grandmasters who reached Grandmaster Level indeed possessed strong power, but they weren't quite up to the standards of the Five Families and Seven Sects.

At the minimum, they would need a Great Grandmaster from the Yang God Realm to be stationed there.

Wan Zhongshan transmitted his voice, "Of course, it's not just because their weapons are well forged. Although Refining Blade is made up of a group of Weapon Casting Masters, they also have some self-protective power.

Inside Refining Blade, there is the Divine Weapon Thousand Mechanism Transformation. Cen Xingzi, a True Pill Realm Grandmaster, and not a particularly strong one at that, can hard resist the presence of the Yang God Realm with the Thousand Mechanism Transformation in hand."

"Then Refining Blade isn't afraid of others stealing the Divine Weapon?"

"Remember this phrase, 'Divine Weapons have spirits.'

The biggest difference between Divine Weapons and other weapons is that they have already developed a spirit within, they cannot be used by just anyone who takes them.

If forcefully taken, one will not be able to wield the Divine Weapon and may even suffer its backlash.

The Thousand Mechanism Transformation was the only Divine Weapon forged by the sixth generation ancestor of Refining Blade on the day the Sunfire Melt Furnace was completed.

On the day the Thousand Mechanism Transformation was forged, that ancestor also passed away due to the exhaustion of his vitality.

Would others so easily be able to seize a Divine Weapon that contains the blood, sweat, and tears of that ancestor?"

Han Zheng and Wan Zhongshan chatted idly as they observed the scenery of Fire Cloud Valley.

Refining Blade, truly a Weapon Casting Sect, had all of Fire Cloud Valley's buildings made almost entirely without wood, instead, they were constructed with metal frameworks and clad in golden-iron surfaces.

This made the whole of Refining Blade exude an aura of cold, sharp weaponry.

The venue for the Weapon Casting Conference was on a plaza in front of Refining Blade's mountain gate.

There was a huge arena constructed from gold and iron, five hundred zhang in both length and width, completely sufficient for martial artists of the Xuan Gang Realm to freely exert their power.

Moreover, the arena was reinforced with arrays, so sturdy that not even martial artists from the Dan Sea Realm could damage it.

Chairs and nameplates had already been arranged around the arena, with each power having its own designated spot. The Demon Cleansing Bureau naturally had one too, and their position was in the center towards the north, which was quite good.

After Han Zheng took his seat, he surveyed the surroundings. People from the Five Families and Seven Sects were almost all present, except for the Great Compassion Temple which was conspicuously empty.

Lian Sheng was sitting together with Han Zheng's group.

Besides the people from the Five Families and Seven Sects, there were also many martial world independent practitioners and some forces weaker than the Five Families and Seven Sects in attendance, bringing the total number to three or four hundred.

However, among these people, aside from some revered senior figures or renowned fighters in the martial world, the rest had to stand.

Those independent practitioners who were able to enter Fire Cloud Valley were all distinguished figures under the age of thirty-five, hoping to make a name for themselves at the Weapon Casting Conference.

And as for those whose strength and age weren't enough, they lacked even the qualification to enter Fire Cloud Valley and could only wait outside for news.

After each match of the Weapon Casting Conference concluded, someone from Refining Blade would announce the results.

So, for those martial artists who didn't qualify to enter Fire Cloud Valley, it was less about spectating and more about listening to reports of the excitement.

After about two hours passed, everyone who was supposed to come had arrived, and Cen Xingzi also returned from the mouth of the valley, striding into the arena.

Standing atop the arena, Cen Xingzi cupped his hands to all around and said in a deep voice, "Thank you all for participating in this year's Weapon Casting Conference.

You are all aware of the rules, so I won't dwell on them and waste everyone's time.

Our Martial World of Southern Mountain grows stronger day by day, and today there is no shortage of talented individuals. I believe that at this Weapon Casting Conference, Refining Blade will surely forge a Heavenly Soldier.

Now, please ignite the Sunfire Melt Furnace!"

As Cen Xingzi's words ended, a thunderous roaring sound suddenly echoed throughout Fire Cloud Valley, shaking the ground as if a dragon were turning beneath it.

The very center of Fire Cloud Valley was a metallic-like hill a hundred zhang tall.

But at that moment, the hill suddenly split open, and surging flames burst forth like a volcanic eruption.

This was no mere hill, but an enormous Weapon Casting Furnace!

This was Refining Blade's core, the Sunfire Melt Furnace, the world's number one Weapon Casting Furnace that had once forged the Divine Weapon Thousand Mechanism Transformation!