115: Chapter 115 Forging Divine Weapons!

Li Yuan's plan was to find a way to see if he could hire a craftsman to forge a divine weapon.

Divine Sharp Weapons were not necessarily more powerful the older they were.

The fundamental factor remained the Materials used to forge the divine weapon, as well as the craftsman's technique.

In today's world, top-tier craftsmen were as hard to find as top-tier Martial Artists.

Especially when pursuing a top-tier divine weapon, there were only a few craftsmen Li Yuan could even consider hiring.

But in reality, hiring a craftsman was not the most difficult step.

The hardest part was where to source these top-tier forging Materials.

The Ore Materials needed to forge Divine Sharp Weapons were never ordinary.

Forging techniques had developed for thousands of years, and the understanding of various types of Ore was already profound.

How many of those qualified to be used for forging divine weapons remained undiscovered?

Those searching for Ore were no fewer than those searching for rare medicinal herbs.

Medicinal herbs had the possibility of regrowing, but Ore could not be regenerated in ten or a hundred years.

All these circumstances illustrated the difficulty of this matter.

Li Yuan shared his thoughts with Dean Guo and the others.

The high-level members of the Martial Academy also nodded.

Given Li Yuan's strength, he should have been equipped with a divine weapon long ago.

Ordinary blades were even starting to hinder Li Yuan when he executed his sword Moves and saber techniques.

If not for the protection of his Qi, the blades might have snapped before even injuring an enemy when he unleashed those Moves.

Lacking sufficient hardness and toughness, such issues were extremely prone to occurring.

During their conversation, Dean Guo offered a suggestion.

"How about we also attend this year's Liulin Pass Grand Competition?

We can hire a top-tier craftsman; at worst, we can offer a generous reward.

If we happen to win and take first place, the Materials provided would be enough to forge a blade for a Ninth-Grade Supreme to use."

The Liulin Pass mentioned by Dean Guo was a neutral territory in this world.

It was the Holy Land for craftsmen, and a place recognized by all nations as free from disputes.

Liulin Pass was located to the southeast of Da Shun, a place with many mountains and dangers, and barren resources.

Since ancient times, this had been a place where military strategists did not fight.

As the saying goes, "Once you leave Liulin Pass, you won't see a single field."

It was precisely because of the barrenness of that region that this Holy Land was forged.

Craftsmen gathered here, devoted to the refinement and improvement of their techniques.

Nowadays, Liulin Pass held a Grand Competition every year.

What they competed in was not martial Dao, but craftsmanship.

The winner would receive the precious iron Ore obtained that year.

"Dean, you make it sound too easy. Who could we possibly hire to go to the Liulin Pass Grand Competition?

Those top-tier Great Masters of craftsmanship have either long been hired by others or have no interest in participating.

Even if we could hire one, Da Shun's top craftsmen would at best achieve a top-ten ranking.

The possibility of taking first place is just too low..."

Beside them, the Vice Principal poured a bucket of cold water on the idea.

The Liulin Pass Grand Competition was not an internal competition within Da Shun.

The craftsmen participating in this competition came from all over the world.

Craftsmen from some smaller nations possessed quite excellent skills.

Although their nations might be humble in martial Dao, their craftsmanship had some unique tricks.

"Don't think about winning first place just yet; we should first think about who we can hire to participate in this Liulin Pass Grand Competition.

The Liulin Pass Grand Competition is at the end of next month.

If we can't hire a suitable craftsman, we'll have to let the Martial Academy's own craftsmen participate.

If they go, they might not even make it into the top hundred.

We'd spend a large sum on the registration fee and end up bringing nothing back."

Another Instructor was also somewhat pessimistic and was not optimistic about participating in the Grand Competition to obtain resources.

The reason was simply that it was too difficult.

Seeing the pessimism of the others, Dean Guo smiled.

"It seems you all know too little about Da Shun's craftsmen.

Three years ago, a craftsman burst onto the scene.

His skills even surpassed many craftsmen who held the title of Grand Master Craftsman.

As long as we can invite him to come out of seclusion, then we truly have a chance at this year's Liulin Pass Grand Competition."

Speaking of this, the Vice Principal's eyes lit up: "Dean, are you talking about Meng Shanshi?"

When this name popped up, Dean Guo nodded along, his face wearing a smile.

But soon, the Vice Principal shook his head again.

"I have heard that Meng Shanshi is arrogant; saying he is conceited about his talent is an understatement.

When he first began to make a name for himself, people invited him to come out of seclusion to participate in the Liulin Pass Grand Competition.

But Meng Shanshi believed that no one else was qualified to critique his skills.

Participating in the Liulin Pass Grand Competition was even an insult to him..."

Listening to the Vice Principal talk so much, it seemed he was the one who understood Meng Shanshi better.

Dean Guo was clearly much more optimistic.

It was indeed difficult to invite Meng Shanshi to participate in the Liulin Pass Grand Competition.

But at least there was a chance, unlike before, where Da Shun couldn't find a single craftsman who had a possibility of winning the Liulin Pass Grand Competition.

Discussing up to this point, Li Yuan felt it was worth a try.

Go and ask; if it works, it works; if not, we'll see.

As long as Meng Shanshi showed even a little bit of hesitation, it meant he wanted to negotiate terms.

At that time, finding a way to meet his conditions would mean everything was possible.

Having figured this out, that same afternoon, Li Yuan and the Vice Principal set off to visit Meng Shanshi.

Often, craftsmen were even more arrogant than Martial Artists.

A craftsman's skills could forge many items.

Besides Divine Sharp Weapons, there were all kinds of Magical Artifacts.

For example, Meng Shanshi's residence surely had many defensive Magical Artifacts inside.

It was said that these Magical Artifacts could severely injure a Ninth-Grade Supreme Martial Artist.

Of course, these were just rumors and had never actually injured any Ninth-Grade Supreme.

A Ninth-Grade Supreme would usually not point their spearhead at a craftsman.

The respect from many sides was also why craftsmen generally had bad tempers.

After a two-day journey, Li Yuan and the Vice Principal's party arrived at Tianling City.

This was the city where Meng Shanshi lived, and this city had no other famous figures.

It relied solely on Meng Shanshi to force up quite a bit of fame.

After the exchange between Li Yuan and Yan Louchuan that day, Li Yuan already had quite a reputation in Da Shun.

The factions wanting to visit Li Yuan were countless.

But today, coming here to visit Meng Shanshi, they were directly turned away.

However, this rejection was not absolute.

Meng Shanshi's side told Li Yuan to stay at an inn and wait a moment; they would arrange for someone to come over to understand his requirements.

Wanting to see Meng Shanshi in person was basically impossible.

After waiting at the inn for a day, a young woman arrived carrying a record book.

Upon hearing that they wanted to hire Meng Shanshi to participate in the Liulin Pass Grand Competition, the young woman was somewhat surprised.

Surprise was surprise, but the woman did not ask much.

She only understood the situation and recorded it to report.

As for whether Meng Shanshi would agree or refuse, she did not venture to predict.

After recording, the woman immediately returned to the Meng residence.

Seeing this, the Vice Principal smiled helplessly: "This craftsman is even more arrogant than you.

Even that Ninth-Grade Supreme Yan Louchuan treats you politely.

Yet, there is absolutely no chance to even see him."

Li Yuan also smiled and did not comment much.

When asking for something from someone, one should just follow their rules.

He was not so arrogant as to think that everyone in the world should cater to him.