Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Mechanical Melting Iron, obtained along with the Mechanical Technique: Azure Dragon Chapter, could be integrated into many things to enhance the properties of materials. It was so valuable that even the horn of an Evil Flood Dragon could be melted into it.

Therefore, after that one instance where he added an Evil Flood Dragon Horn, Wang Sheng sealed up the Mechanical Melting Iron and barely used it, touching neither forging nor Mechanical Techniques much, only occasionally crafting small items.

His skills in forging and Mechanical Techniques had not improved for a long time.

Partially this was due to the tightness of his cultivation schedule, but most importantly, it was due to a lack of sufficient materials.

Ordinary iron ore simply wasn’t adequate for crafting much.

However, Wang Sheng didn’t feel awkward when he fired up the furnace again, quickly becoming familiar with the process, and then began to melt the Mechanical Melting Iron.

The Melting Furnace, after Wang Sheng’s special modifications, could utilize Qi Blood Power to increase the temperature of the flames.

It was another utilization of the heating device.

Under the extreme heat, the Mechanical Melting Iron soon melted, and following the method of use, he attempted to integrate the Mechanical Melting Iron into Black Wood, which was the most crucial step.

Of course, Wang Sheng didn’t use all of the Mechanical Melting Iron and Black Wood, only taking a little from each for experimentation.

The key to Black Wood was its compatibility with Qi Blood Power and Divine Thought. If these characteristics were lost after blending with Mechanical Melting Iron, it would be a loss, so an experiment was necessary.

A few minutes later, watching the Mechanical Melting Iron gradually integrate into a small block of Black Wood, he knew he had succeeded.

Though Black Wood was wooden, it did not resist the Mechanical Melting Iron.

He then conducted a simple test, and the most important characteristics of the Black Wood remained unchanged by the integration of the Mechanical Melting Iron.

Knowing this, he confidently melted the rest of the Mechanical Melting Iron into the Black Wood, which was also successful.

After the success, he did not hesitate and began to "forge" the entire piece of Black Wood, aiming to make it into a suitable flying sword.

"Forging" was essentially a combination of striking and carving since the Mechanical Melting Iron couldn’t completely change the nature of the object.

But soon, Wang Sheng realized his mistake.

The Black Wood... had changed!

"How does it have metallic properties?"

Previously, the Black Wood was definitely wooden, and Wang Sheng was certain of this without any mistake.

But during the "forging," he saw the Black Wood gradually transform from wooden material to exhibiting metallic characteristics.

"The effect of Mechanical Melting Iron?"

He wasn’t sure.

Indeed, Mechanical Melting Iron could temporarily bestow metal-like properties for forging onto an object but not directly transform it into metal.

The Mechanical Technique: Azure Dragon Chapter clearly stated that Mechanical Melting Iron wasn’t omnipotent, it could not integrate with everything. Its primary function was for use with metals, while for other materials, it depended on luck and did not alter their basic nature.

That he could merge it with Black Wood was already lucky.

But why had the Black Wood changed its nature, turning from wood to metal, even its originally pitch-black color now turning towards silver?

He tested the "Black Wood" again for its characteristics, which remained unchanged, still retaining its utmost value.

However, with the use of Divine Thought, he grew more certain.

The properties of "Black Wood" had completely changed, and it was gradually no longer wooden.

"It’s not Black Wood anymore, is it... Silver Iron?"

Wang Sheng joked to himself.

Yet, his expression turned more solemn.

"Black Wood" was definitely more astonishing than he had thought.

Being able to transform from wood to metal raised even more questions.

"Is it because of the Mechanical Melting Iron, or could it be any metal?"

Mechanical Melting Iron definitely didn’t have such an effect, which inevitably led Wang Sheng to speculate further. He hesitated no longer and immediately fetched a piece of Blood-forged Steel to start melting, eventually placing it alongside the Black Wood.

Then, a miraculous scene unfolded.

The Blood-forged Steel, once melted, also slowly disappeared and began to merge into the Black Wood, changing its color once again.

Wang Sheng’s Divine Thought never left the Black Wood.

Under the observation of Divine Thought, as the melted Blood-forged Steel was absorbed, the Black Wood increasingly took on metallic qualities.

He directly melded all the remaining Blood-forged Steel into the Black Wood.

About half an hour later, the Black Wood had absorbed all the Blood-forged Steel.

At this point, the Black Wood could no longer be called Black Wood.

The original Black Wood was pitch-black, cylindrical, and wooden.

Now, the "Black Wood" was silver-white, and within the light it reflected, there were faint hints of red—it remained cylindrical but had completely turned into metal.

This no longer matched the original term Wang Sheng had used.

"It really is amazing!"

When the "Black Wood" absorbed the Blood-forged Steel, Wang Sheng’s Divine Thought had never left, but still, he observed nothing.

However, this led him to reaffirm that the "Black Wood" was not something from the Blood Locust King.

Originally it was wooden, and it seemed like it changed to a wooden structure because it had been carried by the Blood Locust King for so long.

"Test it again…"

The "Black Wood" had changed, and naturally, Wang Sheng wanted to test it again.

Soon, the test results were out.

The hardness of "Black Wood" did indeed increase, but not by much.

Wang Sheng concluded it must be due to the inclusion of Blood-forged Steel and Mechanical Melting Iron that it had become stronger.

"It looks like that Iron Ore can be mined now, and it’s time for another trip to Dongfeng County!"

Because he had enough supply, Wang Sheng hadn’t touched the Iron Mine Wang Shuwen had discovered.

Now that he had obtained such magical stuff, it was impossible not to use it.

Of course, before that, he first needed to forge "Black Wood" into a flying sword.

Because it had turned into metal, forging it now was even more suitable.

It took him nearly half a day to forge a flying sword.

The blade was over three feet long, about three fingers wide, and sharp on both sides. Under the sunlight, its cold gleam was striking.

It could split metal and sever stone with ease, and even a layman could tell at a glance that this was an extraordinary sword.

Wang Sheng simply made a scabbard, then used Divine Thought to control the flying sword.

He directly jumped onto the flying sword.

His "Sword Flight" skill had reached level five, and he could just manage to fly.

He found that using the new flying sword, he could even fly more easily, with a very smooth operation of the Divine Thought.

Since he needed to maintain balance, Wang Sheng didn’t fly too fast, but he quickly found a mountain peak without any hesitation.

"Go!"

After reaching Blood Qi like Dragon, his Divine Thought had been enhanced.

He ventured out this time to test the flying sword, as well as his own Divine Thought.

Without carrying Wang Sheng, the flying sword’s speed suddenly increased.

In the blink of an eye, it exceeded his previous limit of Divine Thought, two kilometers, which is roughly four li.

After landing, Wang Sheng steadied himself at the top of a mountain and then controlled the flying sword to fly even farther.

Blood Qi like Dragon had improved him more than he had imagined, and the flying sword reached about ten li before he sensed he was nearing his limit.

He randomly picked a mountain peak.

"Slash!"

The sword light flashed, and the peak fell off directly.

Even from ten li away, the power of the flying sword was still incredibly strong.

Not only that, even at the limit of his reach, his control of the flying sword remained as smooth as ever.

The newly forged flying sword had been of great assistance, its adaptability to his power even stronger than expected.

His Divine Thought felt no resistance on its blade and even amplified the flying sword’s power to some extent.

It was as if it was made for the flying sword.

Wang Sheng knew this was just because the material was rather too superior, causing such a sensation.

Indeed, any weapon forged with this material could greatly enhance the weapon, and the wielder could improve their own strength.

With a thought of his Divine Thought.

The flying sword flew back again and smoothly returned to its scabbard.

"Truly a fine item."

It could not only accommodate all of Wang Sheng’s power but also absorb the inherent enhancement from the metal itself.

To be honest, Wang Sheng had taken a liking to this kind of thing.

"I wonder if the Blood Locust King still has such material?"

He knew if the Blood Locust King he had killed was just a clone, then the real body of the Blood Locust King was definitely targeting him.

Having found one, there was likely to be another.

He wouldn’t go out of his way to look for the Blood Locust King, but giving up the flying sword was not an option.

If there’s a chance, he must forge several more flying swords with this material.

Not to create an All Swords Return to One, but forming a few dozen and setting up a Sword Array would do.

What Wang Sheng didn’t know was, as he incorporated a large amount of Blood-forged Steel into "Black Wood," in a certain valley, the real body of the Blood Locust King and the Joy Blood Locust King once again fell into a rage.

Because they could no longer sense the core of the Angry Blood Locust King.

Originally, even if the Angry Blood Locust King died, as long as the core was within their sensing range, finding it would be an anytime, anywhere affair.

But now things were uncertain.

"Who is it that has altered that thing so quickly?"

"Black Wood" was originally owned by the Blood Locust King, so the Blood Locust King knew a lot about it and was very clear about the nature of "Black Wood".

Yet before long, the sense of "Black Wood" had completely disappeared.

There was only one possibility.

The one who killed the Angry Blood Locust King had completely utilized the core.

"Don’t let me find you..."