Chapter 1109: A Fine Sword

“Earth Mother,” the Heavenly Duke asked, “are you going to do this or not?”

Earth Mother gritted her teeth. “If I do it, there will be no place for me in Xuandu. The Ancestral God King will surely hunt me down, leaving me nowhere to run! Your purpose in saving me is merely to use me to eliminate the Heavenly Court’s influence in Xuandu!”

The Heavenly Duke looked at her and said, “Once you’ve done it, I will lend you the Restful Soil of the Western Emperor.”

Earth Mother Primordial Lord, brimming with murderous intent, declared sharply, “I will do it!”

Qin Mu parted ways with Ling Yuxiu and returned to the manufacturing plant. At the plant, the Village Chief, Apothecary, Granny Si, Cripple, Old Ma, and Deafy had already arrived. The Butcher had contacted them, and they came here through the teleportation gates built in various cities.

Currently, Yankang is incredibly wealthy and powerful. Materials are continuously transported from various heavens to be forged into divine weapons and refined into spirit elixirs in Yankang. This is more than enough to support the teleportation gates in all cities.

The elders of Disabled Elderly Village gathered, creating a lively atmosphere once more. Mute had already categorized and prepared all the materials properly, proportioning the divine weapon materials according to each person’s cultivation arts and divine arts.

The divine weapons Yankang forged for the Heavenly Court were all standardized. Manufactured in plants like an assembly line, each plant was responsible for one or two sets of processes.

However, as Yankang’s most powerful celestial artificer and formation master, Mute and Blindy forging personally was, naturally, extraordinary.

The Village Chief requested a sword with a scabbard, not a sword pellet. The Butcher wanted two divine blades. Granny Si’s divine weapon was a Dao wheel capable of carrying her Grand Dao divine arts. Old Ma only needed a monastic staff. Cripple wanted a pair of gloves and a pair of boots.

Deafy wanted a brush and an inkstone. The Apothecary wanted a pill furnace. Blindy intended to refine his Dragon Expanses Divine Spear. As for Mute himself, he was forging a new great furnace and hammer.

Qin Mu observed from the side. When forging the Village Chief’s sword, the Village Chief sat nearby, unleashing his sword path divine art. Sword path runes fluttered about. Blindy solidified the sword path divine art with a formation, transforming it into microscopic runes. These were then heavily struck by Mute’s great hammer, embedding them into the sword embryo!

Qin Mu looked closely. Within the divine metal of the Ancestral Court, the tiniest sword path runes were imprinted onto each microscopic divine metal particle. It was truly breathtaking.

This method of forging involved microscopic numerology, microscopic carving, microscopic formations, microscopic runes, and microscopic casting. It could only be accomplished by celestial artificers and formation masters whose Dao cultivation had reached its peak!

Even an existence like the Village Chief, to forge such a divine weapon, needed to expend a vast amount of vital qi, energy, and divine consciousness. His essence, qi, and spirit had to be integrated into his divine weapon.

Only by merging the divine weapon with one's spirit could its power be unleashed to its fullest extent!

During the forging process, the Village Chief's vital qi was depleted, his energy exhausted, and his divine consciousness drained. He had to rest several times before he could continue.

Blindy said, "If it's done intermittently like this, I'm afraid the divine sword won't be completed in one go, which would affect its power."

Qin Mu immediately had the Dragon Qilin retrieve the Bottle of the Heavens, and took out some Primordial Grandmist Liquid to distribute among everyone. Only then was the Village Chief able to recover quickly.

Mute glanced at the Primordial Grandmist Liquid and decisively said, "Mu'er, bring more of that water for quenching!"

Qin Mu was startled and felt a headache coming on. Yet, he gritted his teeth and had the Dragon Qilin take out more Primordial Grandmist Liquid for Mute to use in quenching the divine sword.

The Village Chief's sword was the most exquisite art. It could not tolerate any mistakes. The power of the refined divine sword would even far exceed the Village Chief's own strength!

Qin Mu observed for a long time, gaining a great deal.

Microscopic numerology was something he had pioneered. However, microscopic formations, microscopic carving, microscopic imprinting, microscopic casting, and microscopic runes were all created and developed by Yankang.

Back then, the leaders of Yankang's reforms all recognized the potential of microscopic numerology. They vied to research it. Today, it had finally led to many achievements!

The Village Chief's divine sword took over ten days to forge. It consumed a vast amount of Primordial Grandmist Liquid. Finally, the divine sword was successfully refined!

When the divine sword was completed, tens of thousands of divine weapons in the manufacturing plants along both banks of the Tu River resonated simultaneously, vibrating endlessly!

When the Village Chief picked up the sword, the resonance of all the weapons became even more intense.

He steadied his mind and was about to draw the divine sword from its scabbard. Blindy quickly stopped him, saying, "The King of All Weapons, its power is even greater than yours. The first time it's unsheathed, it will certainly assert its might! Go outside to draw the sword, and be far from here. The divine weapons in the manufacturing plants on both banks cannot withstand the sword's aura."

The Village Chief walked out of the manufacturing plant. Everyone else also surged out, filled with inexplicable excitement.

The Village Chief drawing his sword was not only to verify that their hard work during this period had not been in vain, but also to prove the results of Yankang's reforms over the past decade!

Just as the Village Chief was about to draw his sword, Blindy frowned and said, "Farther away."

The Village Chief ascended into the air, moving away from the plants on both banks. He asked, "How about here?"

Mute, in a booming voice, said, "A bit farther."

The Village Chief, feeling helpless, could only continue to ascend, calling out loudly, "How about here?"

Mute checked the vibrations of the divine weapons in the manufacturing plant, and shouted, "A bit farther!"

The Village Chief ascended higher and higher, his figure becoming invisible to the naked eye. His voice drifted from afar, "What about now?"

"Dragon Expanses, how is it?" Blindy asked his Dragon Expanses Divine Spear.

The black dragon spear at his waist slowly stirred and said, "The sword hasn't even been unsheathed, yet I feel its aura piercing my body, causing immense pressure. If it is unsheathed, the divine sword will assert its dominance, suppressing all sharp objects around it. I will surely be cut in half by its aura!"

Blindy shouted loudly, "A bit farther!"

The Village Chief flew into the sky, even higher than the Primordial Wood in Yankang's capital. Looking down, he could only see the capital city and the Primordial Wood. The surrounding dragon veins also appeared very small.

He looked up. If he flew any higher, he would soon reach the vicinity of the star map. He quickly activated his divine consciousness and asked downwards, "How is it now?"

After a moment, Qin Mu's divine consciousness responded, "Village Chief, Grandpa Blind's meaning is for you to go even higher."

The Village Chief was furious. "Any higher, and I'll be outside the heavens! The sword's aura cannot be this powerful, to still be able to sever the divine weapons in the plants from such a distance!"

He defiantly drew his sword, and the divine sword left its scabbard.

Qin Mu's divine consciousness, which had reached his side, instantly melted like ice and snow. Before his divine consciousness shattered, he could only glimpse an overwhelmingly dazzling sword light!

At the same time, in the manufacturing plants along both banks of the Tu River, divine weapons vibrated and hummed. Countless runes within tens of thousands of divine weapons instantly lit up on their own. The divine weapons, sensing a threat, had their inherent power triggered. Blinding divine lights surged forth from every divine weapon and artifact!

The next moment, those outside the manufacturing plants heard continuous cracking sounds emanating from the various workshops. Their expressions drastically changed, and they hastily rushed into the plants.

Even before they entered the plants, a newly refined sword pellet, fresh from the furnace, suddenly shattered with a crash. That sword pellet contained 360 divine swords, all of which broke apart one by one, utterly destroyed!

Inside the plants, the lights emanating from tens of thousands of divine weapons dimmed one after another. Then, the sound of shattering began, making the faces of those who rushed into the workshops instantly turn incredibly grim.

"That old Village Chief, he's still as restless as a child!"

The Butcher gritted his teeth in anger. Suddenly, his two divine blades emitted cracking sounds. He quickly said, "Be careful. That divine sword is asserting its might, and it's affecting our divine weapons!"

Blindy quickly surged his vital qi, activating the Dragon Expanses Divine Spear. The Dragon Expanses Divine Spear let out a wail. Its dragon head and body suddenly bore numerous sword marks.

Inside the plants, more and more divine weapons shattered, the strange noises unending. The light emanating from the divine weapons extinguished one after another. Everywhere lay suddenly broken divine weapons and artifacts.

The celestial artificers in the plants stood there, dumbfounded and at a loss. The broken divine weapons and artifacts were all blades, spears, swords, halberds, and similar armaments. However, other divine weapons, such as shields, hammers, towers, and pagodas, were completely unaffected and had not been severed by the divine sword.

After a moment, everything quieted down. The manufacturing plants along both banks of the Tu River were a mess!

Suddenly, the Village Chief's voice came from outside, chuckling, "What a truly magnificent sword! Holding this divine sword makes me feel years younger."

Inside the manufacturing plant, everyone's eyes glowed with fierce intent.