150: No. 38 Zhenwu Street!

"The address of that Old senior is on this card. Once you're ready, you can head out directly!"

With that, Lin Xuan handed a card to Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng took the card and glanced at the address on it.

"Iron City, 38 Zhenwu Street!"

The information on the card was very scrawled, so much so that Lu Sheng looked up at Lin Xuan and asked with some surprise, "Is the Principal not coming with me?"

Lin Xuan smiled, "If I go with you, what kind of experience would that be?"

"For this kind of thing, you should go by yourself. When you arrive there, just say I sent you, and he will naturally see you. As for what happens after he sees you, that will depend on your own fortune."

"Oh, and a simple hint for you: if you can get that Old senior to keep you, it will be immensely beneficial to you!"

Listening to Lin Xuan's words, Lu Sheng's expression was slightly odd.

He didn't know why, but he always felt that Lin Xuan was doing this on purpose.

Was this really his exclusive training?

After a moment of contemplation, Lu Sheng drained the tea in front of him.

Then he stood up and bid farewell.

Since everything had been made clear, there was no need to stay here any longer. He might as well go and see what Iron City held.

Watching Lu Sheng's figure gradually disappear into the courtyard, Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

He picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"I wonder what kind of expression Martial Saint Old senior will have when he sees him."

"Qi and Blood Body Refining Dual Cultivation, tsk tsk tsk, no wonder the Peak path is so difficult."

Lin Xuan gently shook his head, then disappeared into the stone pavilion... Lu Sheng returned to his dorm and simply packed his belongings.

When he said packed, there wasn't much to pack, really.

Just weapons, resources, and such.

As for a change of clothes, he just grabbed a few pieces and stuffed them into his spatial ring, and that was it.

In any case, the spatial ring Old Man Nine Stars gave Lu Sheng was very large, capable of holding dozens of square meters of items.

After packing, Lu Sheng headed out of Star Academy.

According to the address on the card Lin Xuan gave Lu Sheng, Iron City was located in the southern part of Great Xia Territory, quite a distance from Tianxing City.

If he were to travel on foot, it would likely take nearly half a month to reach there.

So, Lu Sheng simply bought a high-speed rail ticket.

He would take the high-speed rail from a city near Tianxing City directly to Iron City.

Lu Sheng bought a luxury business class high-speed rail ticket. It wasn't that Lu Sheng wanted to enjoy himself; it was just that Lu Sheng remembered what Lin Xuan had said.

He should try to complete the Body Refining of the Sword Demon Clan's sword bone before meeting that Old senior.

That way, it would be beneficial to him.

That's why he bought a luxury business class seat, to avoid being disturbed during his Cultivation.

Moreover, from Lu Sheng's starting point, even by high-speed rail, it would take nearly twelve hours to reach Iron City.

These twelve hours would be enough time to Cultivate properly.

He should have a chance to completely refine it.

Soon, Lu Sheng arrived at a city near Tianxing City and, with his high-speed rail ticket, took his seat.

After telling the attendant not to disturb him, he closed the privacy screen around his seat.

It must be said that with the Spiritual Qi resurgence, technology was also constantly developing.

This ordinary seat screen could block a certain amount of Qi and blood fluctuations, and even sound, ensuring the privacy and safety of the luxury business class seat.

It was perfect for Lu Sheng to Cultivate on the high-speed rail.

Sitting cross-legged in his seat, Lu Sheng slowly circulated the Nine Stars Body Refining Art.

This Body Refining Martial Arts from beyond Blue Star seemed to have some kind of Seal, so much so that Lu Sheng could only see the Cultivation method for the Mortal Refining Stage.

Of course, Old Man Nine Stars had also provided an explanation for this in his memories.

Although the Nine Stars Body Refining Art was powerful, far surpassing most Body Refining Martial Arts in Great Xia Territory, to see the Cultivation method for the next stage, one needed to reach the Peak of the current stage before the next stage's Cultivation method would unlock.

Its purpose was also to prevent Cultivators from being overly ambitious.

This was why, despite the existence of the Nine Stars Body Refining Art, the Realm of the Entering Dao Stage was unknown.

It stemmed from this aspect.

Even because he hadn't reached the Peak of the Qi Refining Stage, Old Man Nine Stars didn't know if the Nine Stars Body Refining Art had Cultivation methods beyond Entering Dao.

However, even so, it was much stronger than the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art that Kong Xin had given him before.

The Nine Stars Body Refining Art slowly circulated. In an instant, in the heavens and earth, faint, profound energy seemed to be drawn by the Martial Arts, pouring into Lu Sheng's body little by little.

The Nine Stars Body Refining Art used the power of the stars to refine the Physical Body.

Although it was daytime now, don't forget... the sun... is also a star!

A constant star is also a star!

This was the domineering aspect of the Nine Stars Body Refining Art; it could be said to be concept-level.

Whether it was day or night, it could absorb the power of the stars between heaven and earth to refine the Physical Body.

Lu Sheng slowly circulated it, and with the influx of starlight, Lu Sheng could clearly feel his Physical Body constantly strengthening under the refinement of the starlight.

Although his cultivation did not improve at all, this strengthening was gradually and subtly enhancing him.

When his Physical Body completely met the requirements of the Bone Forging Fifth Layer of the Nine Stars Body Refining Art, he would be able to advance to the next Realm according to his current Realm.

However, Lu Sheng was not very eager for the improvement of Body Refining.

The most important thing now was to refine the sword bone!

A jade bone quietly floated in front of Lu Sheng. Under the pull of starlight and the pack of Physical Body power, wisps of sharp edge poured into Lu Sheng's body from within the jade bone.

Under these sharp edges, Lu Sheng could clearly feel his Physical Body strengthening little by little, and even... his bones were strengthening little by little.

"Hmm?"

"There seems to be residual Sword Intent within the sword bone?"

Lu Sheng's eyebrows twitched slightly. With his eyes closed, he sensed the residual Sword Intent within the sword bone.

Sword Dao Divinity completely erupted at this moment.

In an instant, an understanding surged into Lu Sheng's mind.

And behind Lu Sheng, a blurry sword shadow gradually emerged.

As time passed, it grew stronger and stronger!

...Time slowly passed.

In the blink of an eye, ten hours had already gone by.

The sword bone floating in front of Lu Sheng had already lost its luster. The next moment, it directly fell onto Lu Sheng's lap.

But the next moment, a powerful aura surged out from Lu Sheng's body.

Behind him, the blurry sword shadow became incredibly solid at this moment.

It was as if it were a real longsword.

On the longsword, there was even a lifelike flood Dragon completely carved out of Sword Qi!

The flood Dragon's head was held high, exuding a majestic power.

"Second-tier Hidden Dragon Sword Intent, achieved!"

Lu Sheng murmured softly.

"And I have also completely reached the Peak of the Hidden Dragon Realm!"

The Hidden Dragon Formless Sword had three parts to its Hidden Dragon Realm. Now, Lu Sheng had successfully completed the third part, Sword Qi transforming into a Dragon.

The Hidden Dragon Sword Intent had also been raised to the second tier.

Next, he only needed to slowly accumulate, creating a real abyss around the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi in his Dantian, and he would be able to enter the second stage of the Hidden Dragon Formless Sword.

Entering Abyss Realm!

If there were a swordsman by Lu Sheng's side, seeing that second-tier Hidden Dragon Sword Intent, he would likely be extremely shocked.

After all, even a swordsman in the Bone Forging Realm might not be able to comprehend second-tier Sword Intent.

Only swordsmen in the Shackles Realm were qualified to comprehend second-tier Sword Intent.

But Lu Sheng, merely in the Bone Forging Realm, had already achieved this step.

"Not just the Dao of the sword..."

"My Body Refining, under the refinement of the sword bone, has also completely met the requirements of the Nine Stars Body Refining Art. Next, I will be able to use ""Slaughter"" and Martial Arts to raise my Body Refining Realm."

"The current me..."

Lu Sheng clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within his body, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Below the Shackles Realm, I'm afraid there are few who would be my match!"

Although his cultivation Realm had not improved, the improvement in his other foundations had still elevated Lu Sheng's combat power by several levels.

After a simple consolidation, Lu Sheng glanced at the journey and time.

He found that Iron City was only an hour away.

Lu Sheng simply gave up Cultivating, his gaze leisurely falling outside the window, watching the scenery rushing by.

"Iron City... Old senior..."

"I wonder who this Old senior, mentioned by the principal, is, and what abilities he possesses!"

Lu Sheng murmured softly, then fell into anticipation.

An hour passed quickly.

The high-speed train, traveling at high speed, also reduced its speed, reminding Lu Sheng that the destination was about to be reached.

Soon, the high-speed train stopped, and Lu Sheng, without delay, pulled open the windbreak and stepped off the train.

As soon as he stepped out of the high-speed train, Lu Sheng felt a wave of heat wash over him.

It was as if he was in a sea of fire.

The scorching temperature even caused the space to slightly distort.

"Iron City, southern Great Xia, it's really hot!"

Lu Sheng frowned.

The location of Iron City was in the southern part of southern Great Xia, making it arguably the southernmost point within the Great Xia Territory.

Here, even in winter, the temperature could reach over twenty degrees Celsius.

Not to mention, it was now around May or June.

Stepping out of the high-speed train station, Lu Sheng looked around, a curious expression in his eyes, took out his phone, navigated to 38 Zhenwu Street, and slowly walked towards it following the navigation.

Iron City was quite special among all the cities in Great Xia.

The most famous thing in Iron City was forging. Although Spiritual Qi had revived and technology had developed rapidly, to forge some powerful weapons, such as the Dragon Slayer Sword in Lu Sheng's hand, which was a Low Grade treasure.

Within the category of treasure, it might still be possible to forge them through some technology and assembly lines.

However, for weapons above the treasure Rank, general technology could no longer forge them. They required powerful Martial Artist, special Materials, and special flames to be created.

Therefore... some people who were not very strong in combat but had great talent in forging created the profession of a Divine Smith.

Divine Smith were still very popular among all Martial Artist.

After all, a powerful weapon could greatly enhance one's combat power.

Moreover, as one's Cultivation Realm improved, the Rank of the required weapon also increased.

Just like Lu Sheng now, he was already a Bone Forging Realm Martial Artist, and a Low Grade treasure like the Dragon Slayer Sword was already somewhat redundant for Lu Sheng.

However, since the Dragon Slayer Sword had accompanied Lu Sheng for such a long time and was still handy, Lu Sheng did not waste points to exchange for a better weapon.

The reason why Divine Smith were mentioned was because Iron City gathered many famous Divine Smith from all over Great Xia.

It could be said that any blacksmith from any blacksmith shop in Iron City was a powerful Divine Smith.

This was also why Iron City held such a special position in Great Xia.

Forging was accompanied by flames, and the location of Iron City meant that the temperature here was extremely suitable for forging.

This was also why many Divine Smith were willing to stay here.

Lu Sheng walked along the navigation route, seeing many blacksmith shops. It could be said that there was basically a blacksmith shop every ten steps.

After a glance, Lu Sheng continued to walk towards Zhenwu Street.

However, when Lu Sheng arrived at Zhenwu Street, he was stunned.

Although this Zhenwu Street was called a street, in reality, there was only one building standing quietly there.

The building was not very large, no different from a typical blacksmith shop.

The only difference was that the back of this building was nestled against a small hillside.

It wasn't until Lu Sheng's gaze fell upon the plaque above the building's door that he understood why the address was written as 38 Zhenwu Street.

On the plaque, several large characters were inscribed in a flowing, vigorous style.

"38 Zhenwu Street!"

Good, good, so this damn house was called 38 Zhenwu Street.

Lu Sheng had previously thought it was a street, but it turned out to be just the damn shop name!

Lu Sheng couldn't help but feel a little worried about the identity of the person he was about to meet.

This place... was it legitimate?

Lu Sheng fell into silence.

He stood in front of 38 Zhenwu Street, silent for a long time. After finally steeling himself, he took a step and walked into 38 Zhenwu Street.

Pushing open the door, a wave of heat instantly rushed to Lu Sheng's head.

It was as if he was enveloped by endless flames.

Clang, clang, clang!!!

In the back of the shop, there was also a series of crisp, metallic hammering sounds.

But it was also piercing.

The front hall was empty, with only a young man sitting lazily behind the counter.

On either side of the counter, couplets hung down.

The upper couplet read: "All the true gold in the world, everything is available!"

The lower couplet: "Many Divine Artifact in the world, all can be forged!"

The horizontal inscription: "number one divine smith!"

Looking at this couplet, Lu Sheng's expression suddenly became a little strange.

number one divine smith?

Was this title so arrogant?

But why, as the number one divine smith, were there no customers?

In Lu Sheng's mind, if he truly was the number one divine smith, there should logically be a bustling crowd. Why, upon entering this shop, were there no customers?

Or rather... only he was here.

And he wasn't even considered a customer.

So, in summary... no one was seeking the number one divine smith to forge weapons?

If Lin Xuan hadn't told him to come here, and he had simply stumbled upon this place by chance, he might really have considered this shop an oddity.

But even so, looking at this couplet, Lu Sheng still felt something was amiss.

"If you want a weapon, write it down yourself, then provide three sets of Materials. If it's successful, you'll be notified. If you don't receive a notification, it means it wasn't successful, so prepare three new sets of Materials!"

At this moment, the young man lying behind the counter, perhaps noticing Lu Sheng, spoke lazily.

Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng's expression became even more peculiar.

He now understood why this so-called number one divine smith had no customers.

Most Divine Smith would forge weapons and then sell them.

Some famous ones might offer custom orders like this.

But they would always forge the custom weapon first, then price it based on the consumption of Materials.

Here, it was different. Without saying anything, he immediately asked for three sets of Materials and didn't even guarantee success.

This was a bit Heaven-Defying!

Was this how one did business?

However, he wasn't here to forge a weapon. He had to meet this Old senior, whom the principal had mentioned, after all.

Lu Sheng coughed lightly and said softly, "Lu Sheng, a forty-fifth-generation student of Star Academy, has been entrusted by Principal Lin Xuan to meet Old senior!"

The young man, who had been lounging lazlazily, suddenly sat upright after hearing Lu Sheng's words. His eyes swept over Lu Sheng, scrutinizing him carefully.

He said suspiciously, "You are Lu Sheng?"

Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly. This guy knew him?

But then he remembered Lin Xuan saying that he would be able to meet that Senior just by stating his name, and he understood. Perhaps the principal had already informed him.

So, Lu Sheng took out his identity card to prove his identity.

After a glance, the young man returned the identity card to Lu Sheng.

"It really is you!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, how interesting!"

The young man looked at Lu Sheng, suddenly revealing a playful smile.

For some reason, as Lu Sheng was gazed at by the young man with such eyes, a sense of unease suddenly welled up in his heart.

He just felt that something seemed off.

"Since that's the case, then follow me to meet the teacher. However, whether things will work out depends on your own performance!"