I planted the spiritual roots for my people, and they bestowed upon me a body inscribed with incense

After feeling that he had absorbed all the energy of the tiger's heart, Li Daqiang stopped his practice and slowly stood up.

Then Li Daqiang waved his fists in the air, and each punch he threw created a sonic boom.

Li Yuan, ignoring the stench in the courtyard, rushed forward as soon as his father stopped his boxing.

"Father, you've broken through to the third-rate level?"

Li Daqiang nodded, and then said:

"Hahaha, after years of accumulation, it has now reached the late stage of the third-rate level. This tiger truly lives up to its reputation as a pure yang beast; its tiger heart is of such great help to martial artists..."

After saying that, Li Daqiang looked at Li Yuan and said:

"Good son, if it weren't for your extraordinary encounter that made the machete so powerful, we might have been defeated by that white tiger..."

"Let's bring some incense another day and go to that temple to offer our prayers again..."

Li Yuan nodded... This time he didn't refuse, as he also wanted to find out whether the sharp metal energy in the Spirit Nourishing Pearl was obtained from the temple.

After Li Daqiang broke through his barrier, he washed himself clean and slowly fell asleep, while Li Yuan continued to practice the Vajra Fist technique that Li Daqiang had taught him in the courtyard...

Silent all night.

The next day, Li Daqiang got up early. Looking at Li Yuan still training, Li Daqiang shook his head.

"This kid..." After saying that, Li Daqiang ignored Li Yuan and went out with the silver, intending to pay back the money he owed to everyone in the village.

Li Yuan continued practicing his Vajra Fist in the courtyard, but his purpose was not there. Based on the various wonders of the three-colored bead and what his father, Li Daqiang, had said, there must be immortals in this world. Li Yuan's ultimate goal was to embark on the path to immortality.

However, to embark on this path, given that I am not even a Xiantian martial artist yet, I don't even have the opportunity to seek out this path.

Li Yuan's current goal is to become stronger so that he can acquire more information about this world, but he can't do it on his own.

With this in mind, Li Yuan decided that once his father, Li Daqiang, returned, he would have him go with him to Luoshan City to find a blacksmith to forge two suitable weapons. This would maximize his and his father's combat capabilities and make it easier for them to hunt in the mountains.

However, Li Yuan had not yet tested whether this mysterious gas could continuously enhance weapons. He then took the machete out of the house and, looking at the gleaming machete, summoned a wisp of the mysterious gas from his mind.

As soon as the mysterious gas approached the machete, it instantly merged into it. Upon seeing this, Li Yuan quickly picked up the machete and then aimed it at the stone block where he used to grind tofu at home.

With a single, silky cut, the machete sliced ​​the stone block in two, demonstrating its power to Li Yuan once again.

Li Yuan looked at the blade of the machete and found that it didn't feel dull at all, indicating that the stone block was not the limit of the machete's capabilities.

Then Li Yuan introspectively examined his own body and thought to himself:

"Since you can sharpen weapons, let's call you the Qi of Geng Metal."

However, before Li Yuan could continue his experiment, his mother came out of the house. Upon seeing this, Li Yuan quickly put away the machete and restored everything in the yard to its original state.

After saying goodbye to his mother, Li Yuan returned to the wooden house with his machete.

Although the cleaver was sharp, it was still not handy enough. Li Yuan planned to ask his father how much silver was left after he returned.

If he had enough money, Li Yuan planned to have his father take him to Luoshan City to have a weapon reforged. Of course, if Li Daqiang needed it, Li Yuan could also enhance it once more.

Soon it was noon, and Li Daqiang returned home. Before long, the family sat down at the table and began to eat lunch.

It wasn't until dinner that Li Yuan explained the matter to Li Daqiang.

"Father, I want to go to Luoshan City to forge a weapon for myself, so that I can help you next time I go into the mountains..."

Li Daqiang nodded, and then said:

"Alright, now that I've broken through to the third-rate level, I can head to Luoshan City to visit my senior brother." With that, Li Daqiang let out a hearty laugh.

Seeing that his father agreed, Li Yuan quickly finished his meal and then returned to the wooden house.

Sitting on the bed, Li Yuan took out a piece of cloth from his pocket. It was relatively clean. Fortunately, Li Daqiang had prepared pens for Li Tong and Li Yuan since they were young.

What Li Yuan needed to do was to draw the weapon he wanted to forge, since once the weapon was completed, it would accompany him for quite some time.

The weapon Li Yuan was going to forge this time was a Mo Dao, a type of Tang sword. Its blade was three feet long and its handle was four feet long, much longer than Li Yuan's body.

However, Li Yuan, a modern man, had long awaited the Mo Dao, and once it was forged, its destructive power was considerable, thanks to the enhancement of the sharp metal energy from the three-colored bead in Li Yuan's mind.

While Li Yuan was still drawing the Mo Dao (a type of Chinese sword) in the room, the door opened with a twang of a branch, and Li Daqiang walked in from outside. He then turned around, closed the door, and sat down next to Li Yuan.

"Yuan'er, what kind of weapon do you want to forge?"

Li Yuan pointed to the Mo Dao he had drawn and showed it to Li Daqiang. Li Daqiang immediately noticed that the knife had a unique design, was lightweight yet powerful enough to increase its lethality and range.

This made Li Daqiang's eyes light up... Then Li Daqiang spoke to Li Yuan:

"What kind of weapon is that? I've seen almost all the weapons in my Great Qing Kingdom, but I've never seen anything like it before?"

After hearing this, Li Yuan scratched his head and said:

"Father, this is called a Mo Dao (陌刀), I developed it myself..."

Li Daqiang nodded, then turned to Li Yuan and said:

"Your weapon is just like the standard military equipment; it's quite interesting."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan slowly spoke:

"If Father wants one, we can make another one; it will be more convenient for hunting."

Seeing Li Yuan's appearance, Li Daqiang immediately said:

"You'd be better off using the machete you have at home. Such a sharp weapon would definitely be a treasure of our sect in the Vajra Sect..."

Seeing this, Li Yuan immediately spoke up:

"Father, what if I could make this knife as sharp as a cleaver?"

Upon hearing this, Li Daqiang stood up and smacked Li Yuan on the head, then said:

"You finally spoke up... So, tell me, what's the deal with that machete?"

"I knew something was off when I heard you were going to build weapons, turns out you really were the one who tricked me."

Li Yuan's eyes flashed; he hadn't expected to be tricked into revealing information by his father. Li Yuan then spoke:

"Father, I'm afraid I can't go into details about this with you. The fewer people who know about it, the better."

Upon hearing this, Li Daqiang didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he nodded solemnly and then spoke.

"Yuan'er, I won't ask about your extraordinary encounter, but you must be careful. If the imperial court or anyone in the martial arts world were to find out about such heaven-defying abilities, our little fishing village would probably be wiped out..."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan hummed in agreement, and then spoke:

"Father, do you also want to forge a weapon, so I can turn it into a sharp cleaver?"

Upon hearing this, Li Daqiang glanced at Li Yuan and then said:

"Do you think there's no limit to the number of times you can use such methods?"

Li Yuan shook his head and said:

"No, it's not that difficult. Just adding another weapon for Father isn't a big deal..."

Upon hearing this, Li Daqiang said:

"Alright, I'm already a third-rate martial artist, and my most frequently used weapon is the horse-slaying sword. Since you're confident, let's forge it together..."

After the father and son finished speaking, Li Daqiang left Li Yuan's room.