He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 326 Don’t Kill Yourself

No matter how Jianglin thought about it, he never expected that the Duan family also had a share of the same alchemy inheritance.

No wonder Duan Zhijing kept swearing all the way that Lord Jiang would definitely like this treasure.

Forcefully moving his eyes away from the box, Jiang Lin asked with a hint of doubt, "Master Xia, don't you know that the Duan family has this thing?"

"Of course I don't know." Duan Zhijing smiled and said, "My Duan family has already obtained this thing, but I still don't know what it is used for. Otherwise, do you think Xia Shanliu's copy would have been kept until now?"

This sounds extremely arrogant, but it is in line with the style of the powerful clans.

Jiang Lin didn't find it strange. When Duan Zhijing asked him about the function of this thing, he said he didn't know. He just felt that this thing was destined to be with him. It was for this reason.

How could I tell the truth when I knew that the powerful clans liked to mess around?

Now that I think about it, it was indeed a foresight.

If I tell the truth, it will really become a Hongmen Banquet.

The more this happened, the more cautious Jiang Lin became. He asked, "Brother Duan, do you really want to give this to me? I wonder what price I have to pay?"

"Price?" Duan Zhijing laughed and said, "Master Jiang, what you said is too distant. The price is something that only a small person who is not worth mentioning should pay. Between you and me, it is an alliance."

"I don't understand, please explain it to me, Brother Duan."

Duan Zhijing then said seriously: "Master Jiang cracked the secret formula of the treasure weapon, but was not recruited by my powerful clan. I believe you must have heard some things, right?"

"Brother Duan, are you talking about the blacksmith's secrets? I have heard of them, but not in detail. I wonder if you can tell me something?"

"Master Jiang, please don't ask about things you shouldn't know, lest you bring yourself into trouble. The only thing I can tell you is that Master Jiang has a promising future in the court, but it will inevitably lead to your own death. The higher your iron forging skills, the faster you will die."

Duan Zhijing looked concerned and said, "I and you have known each other for a long time. I can't bear to see you die like this, so I'm reminding you. When you are an official in the court, you should be more careful and make plans early."

Jiang Lin frowned slightly. What Duan Zhijing said was very similar to some of the things he had guessed.

The court valued me because of my blacksmithing skills, but as for what I wanted to do, it was not clear at the moment.

What is certain is that the powerful clans definitely do not want to see what the imperial court wants to do.

Therefore, all the talented blacksmiths in the world were won over by powerful clans, and even the secret recipes of precious weapons were blocked for hundreds of years.

The imperial court knew the truth very well, so it turned a blind eye to the matter until recent years, when things started to change.

Duan Zhijing continued, "The current emperor is very wary of my powerful clan. He has been making moves in recent years and seems to be planning to attack. I do not wish to see you in the future, so you don't need to pay any price. This item is a token of my Duan family's appreciation. Please accept it."

As he said that, Duan Zhijing closed the lid and handed the box over.

Jiang Lin was a little surprised. He could get this alchemy inheritance without paying any price?

Although the Duan family did not know the value of this item, this behavior was not in line with the style of a powerful clan.

There must be a reason for this!
Staring at the box, Jiang Lin hesitated for only a few seconds before reaching out to take it.

Apart from anything else, Duan Zhijing was right about one thing at least.

The court's demands on him would become the fuse for his death in the future, and the ones who would do it would definitely be these powerful clans.

They may not hate themselves, but they will never allow themselves to help the court overturn the system structure that has been deeply rooted in the powerful clans for hundreds of years!
From this point of view, neither the Daqian Dynasty nor the powerful clans can be considered Jiang Lin’s friends.

Sooner or later, we will have to confront each other, and it is very likely that we will confront both sides.

In this case, it would be better to take whatever benefits you can and improve your strength as quickly as possible.

Seeing Jiang Lin accept the box, Duan Zhijing said, "It's not that I don't understand the ways of the world, it's just that you have a special status and it's not appropriate for you to stay here for long."

Jiang Lin understood what he meant and nodded, saying, "Thank you for your advice, Brother Duan. I will remember your kindness and will repay you in the future."

"Hahahaha, don't say any more strange words. Come on, I'll give you a ride."

Jiang Lin was holding two boxes, one containing the Purple Nether Fire and the other containing the second inheritance of alchemy.

Accompanied by Duan Zhijing, they walked out of the Duan family residence smoothly.

Duan Zhijing stopped at the door and said, "It is inconvenient for me to see you off. Sir Jiang, have a safe journey. When you come to Xunzhou again in the future, I will definitely treat you with good wine and delicious food!"

"Brother Duan, if you come to the Blacksmith Camp someday, I will do the same." Jiang Lin said.

Regardless of whether the powerful clan is good or bad, and regardless of Duan Zhijing's purpose, at least he is giving a gift now, and Jiang Lin can only return the favor.

Holding the two boxes, Jiang Lin walked away slowly instead of flying away quickly, which was considered to give enough face to the Duan family.

When his figure disappeared, Duan Zhijing flashed and disappeared on the spot.

Then, he came to the door at the deepest part of the inner house.

After stopping, Duan Zhijing bowed and said, "I have sent the person away."

"Why do you think this person is useful?" an old male voice came from inside the room.

Duan Zhijing still lowered his head and said respectfully: "This man not only has extraordinary blacksmithing skills, but also has the cultivation level of the Divine Martial Realm, and his alchemy skills are far superior to Xia Shanliu. The Border Army Marshal is on good terms with him, and the Minister of Works endorses him. He can do all this in just two years. He is the only one in the world." "Then it would be better to just kill him." Another old voice came from the room.

"I can see the potential of this man, and the court can see it too. Killing him would give them leverage. The border troops have been testing our bottom line in recent years, so we must be on guard."

"Border troops... humph!" A third old voice came out: "It's just a battle formation left over from ancient times. The clan has existed for a long time, hundreds of years earlier than Daqian. If the Qin family hadn't been so incompetent, why would they be afraid of the thing that was snatched away by the Emperor Taizu of Daqian!"

The voice stopped here and did not continue.

Duan Zhijing waited for a moment, and then said, "But this person is very smart, I'm afraid he has already seen the clues."

The first old voice let out a harsh laugh like the friction of dead wood: "The smarter a person is, the more he thinks. Deliberately befriending him is to make him think more. If he thinks too much, no matter it is true or false, he will always have some lumps in his heart. With lumps, he may not be a helper of the court, and may even be a hard thorn embedded in the court!"

"Go ahead, don't worry about it anymore, just let it develop."

"Yes."

In the mountain where this happened, Jiang Lin had already reached the foot of the mountain and did not move forward.

Holding two boxes, his eyes kept wandering over them.

The Purple Nether Fire was the purpose of this trip, so it was not surprising to obtain it, but this second inheritance of alchemy was unexpected.

"The powerful clans would never be so kind. Even if they think something is useless, since they collect it, they naturally know that it is good insight."

"You said it was inconvenient for me to stay for a long time, but if you really wanted to avoid suspicion, why did you bring me into the inner house?"

"There must be a secret agent of the imperial court in the home of a powerful clan. This matter has probably been reported to the emperor. Is this a case of using a knife to kill someone?"

Jiang Lin stared at the box containing the alchemy inheritance with his eyes flickering, wondering whether the imperial court might take action against him because of this matter.

After much thought, the possibility is still small.

"Duan Zhijing said that the court needs my blacksmithing skills to do something, and this thing must be more important than preventing me from making friends with the powerful clans! Therefore, they will not take action, and may even give me more rewards afterwards as a balance."

"Rather than saying that it was to make the court suspicious of me, it would be better to say that it made me overthink and actively doubt the court, or even rebel against it!"

Jiang Lin's expression was gloomy and his eyes were cold. If this was true, then the powerful clans had really mastered the art of killing someone with a borrowed knife and secretly attacking Chencang.

It seemed to be directed at the imperial court, but in fact it was a psychological warfare against himself.

If Jiang Lin is really a native "local", this method will indeed work, and the effect may far exceed the imagination of the powerful clans.

But no one knows that the person living in this body is a quick-witted "outsider" from an extremely developed information society.

Jiang Lin does not have the natural awe that the lower class have for those in power. He has been dissatisfied with this world for a long time.

Even if the powerful clans do nothing, he will probably overturn the table sooner or later.

Knowing what the other party wants him to do and then taking advantage of the situation to do it is completely different from being used by others and passively developing hatred.

Jiang Lin suddenly slapped the box containing the second copy of the alchemy inheritance with his palm and said in a low voice: "You want to use me as a gun, but I'm afraid the bullets you give me are too powerful and I will be killed!"

The box was not made of very good material and was shattered by a slap.

The torn paper came into contact with Jiang Lin's palm and instantly turned into streams of light that flowed into his body.

A powerful force emerged out of nowhere, attracting a huge amount of energy from heaven and earth to rush in and pour into Jiang Lin's body.

His aura continued to rise at an astonishing speed, and in the blink of an eye it reached the pinnacle of the fourth level of the Divine Martial Realm.

Rumbling--

Amid the loud noise, the entire mountain was shaking slightly, the ground beneath one's feet was cracked, and the surrounding trees were broken and shattered, and were blown thousands of meters away.

A large open space was instantly cleared around them, and only a violent hurricane formed by the vital energy of heaven and earth fell from the sky, wrapping Jiang Lin tightly in it.

In the Duan family's residence, Duan Zhijing seemed to have sensed something. He suddenly stepped forward and leaped high into the air. He looked at the terrifying vitality storm at the foot of the mountain from afar with a strange expression on his face.

"He actually broke through right here?" Duan Zhijing showed doubt. Logically speaking, in order to avoid suspicion, Jiang Lin should leave here and find a farther place to make a breakthrough, so that no one would say that he took advantage of the Duan family.

Now, is this behavior too bold or intentional?
Looking at the vitality storm that was even more astonishing than his own breakthrough, Duan Zhijing had a vague feeling that this Left Secretary of the Ministry of Works was not as easy to control as he had imagined.

On the other mountainside, Xia Shanliu looked at the foot of the mountain from afar, feeling the breath that was still frightening even though it was thousands of meters away.

It felt familiar, and he looked doubtful: "Why does this aura resemble that of Master Jiang? Has he made another breakthrough?"

He was originally at the fourth level of the Divine Martial Realm. If he breaks through again, he will probably have to be at least at the fifth level.

Xia Shanliu had never seen an alchemist with the fifth-level cultivation in the Divine Martial Realm before. Even among the powerful clans, there might not be such a person.

The hesitation in his eyes faded again. Between the choice of face and alchemy, the weight had already tilted heavily towards the latter.

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