Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

"It’s so special primarily because only Seventh-Grade Martial Artists can begin forging this metal, and even then, they can only forge a little bit at a time; otherwise, it could lead to a decline in their Qi-Blood."

"However, for Wang Sheng, it wasn’t really an issue. His Qi Blood Power was extremely powerful; he just needed to learn a few different methods of utilizing it."

"This is a unique method of Mechanical City, taught only to core personnel. ’Mechanical Technique: Azure Dragon Chapter’ records such knowledge."

"The difficulty of this method was not low, but Wang Sheng’s Qi Blood Power included a blend of ’divine,’ making control extremely easy. It didn’t take long for him to master the techniques of manipulating Qi-Blood and to apply it to smelting Blood-forged Steel."

"The first step was the smelting of the iron ore, which required the use of Qi Blood Power to fundamentally alter it to make special steel."

"Qi-Blood as iron..."

"Wang Sheng followed the steps in the Mechanical Technique step by step and after much time, he successfully produced a piece of Blood-forged Steel."

"When the water cooled, the full appearance of the Blood-forged Steel was revealed."

"The steel was incomparably smooth, polished to a dark gloss. Beneath that dark luster, a hint of red seemed to emerge, like a speck of blood in the darkness—beautiful and enchanting!"

"Is this the Blood-forged Steel? It seems my craftsmanship is quite good!"

"Having succeeded in his first attempt at smelting Blood-forged Steel, Wang Sheng felt he was quite impressive, of course, with a little bit of help from the progress bar, just a little bit."

"With the creation of Blood-forged Steel, it could be used in many applications, which was precisely what Wang Sheng needed now."

"For example, making blades, spears, swords, and halberds almost always required steel, and then there were the heating devices and thermostatic devices that Wang Sheng had long coveted."

"There were actually two types of heating devices: one utilized special ores for heating, and the other used Qi Blood Power for heating."

"The ore heating device required a rare mineral from deep within volcanoes called Fire Storage Stone, which looked similar to obsidian but had completely different properties."

"The Fire Storage Stone felt warm to the touch, but its interior contained very high temperatures, which the Mechanical Technique could harness for heating."

"However, this mineral was too rare, so it was difficult to popularize, and Wang Sheng didn’t have access to it yet."

"Wang Sheng could only use the second method, using Qi Blood Power for heating."

"The first method was resource-intensive, and the second was physically demanding."

"If used to create an artificial hot spring, Ninth Grade Martial Artists could barely withstand it."

"Moreover, the hot spring also needed a thermostatic device, requiring continuous input of Qi Blood Power. Although the output was not much, over time even Ninth Grade Martial Artists could not endure it."

"Moreover, both devices needed to be used together."

"But―"

"Regardless, let’s get out there and discuss."

"With everything ready except the heating and thermostatic devices, Wang Sheng was not willing to give up easily."

"After all, he rarely needed to use his Qi Blood Power elsewhere, so it was a good opportunity to expend some here."

"So, Wang Sheng continued his cultivation while smelting Blood-forged Steel and also used the steel to construct the two major devices."

"It took half a month for Wang Sheng to create both devices."

"Of course, he was still not very skilled in it, and his focus was on cultivation."

"If it weren’t for the cultivation, he could have created them much sooner."

"Having created the devices, the installation became much easier, with some positions already planned in advance. All he needed to do was to put the devices in place."

"Wang Sheng didn’t seek help for this step; he quickly got everything set up."

"The artificial hot springs were complete."

"Wang Sheng didn’t hesitate; he immediately connected water to the hot springs, having already prepared the drainage system."

"A waterwheel drew water from the river uphill, then directed it into his house through bamboo pipes. Normally, if unused, it would flow back into the river through a specially dug channel."

"If used, one just needed to simply alter the direction of the bamboo pipes."

"While filling it with water, Wang Sheng also began to use the heating device to heat the river water. Initially, he thought he would use a lot of river water, but in reality, it wasn’t particularly much. After heating an entire pool of the hot springs, he hadn’t even used up tenth of his Qi Blood Power."

"His Qi Blood Power was immensely powerful, beyond imagination."

"Comfortable!"

"When the temperature was adjusted and he sat in the hot springs, he realized it truly was comfortable!"

"Then came the thermostatic device."

"This device was the real core of the hot springs."

"Even if there was no heating device, boiling water was still useful; the thermostatic device was different, as it could maintain the water temperature consistently."

"Without this device, what kind of hot springs would it be? It would just be a large bath tub."

"While soaking, Bai Bai and Yun Xiao were watching."

"Yun Xiao, you can come down for a soak, but Bai Bai will have to wait until I leave."

"The hot springs were initially dug for single-person use. Although not small, Bai Bai’s six-meter-long body wouldn’t fit; he would have no space to stretch."

"But at least Bai Bai dug the pit, so it couldn’t condescend not to let him soak."

"Chirp chirp~"

"Yun Xiao, without any hesitation, flew directly to one side of the pool where the water was shallow."

"As a bird, it really shouldn’t be touching water like this, but Yun Xiao was different!"

"Bai Bai could only lie on the side and watch."