The divine manifestations began at the Gongwei Division.

"Ordinary weapons are not worth my time."

Gao Shaojun said coldly, "If you want weapons, turn right after you go out, there are plenty in the blacksmith shop."

"Young Master, you—"

Lord Liu couldn't help but want to tell him Zhou Heng's true identity.

But Zhou Heng stopped him.

With a smile on his face, Zhou Heng flipped his wrist, and a piece of ore appeared in his palm.

The moment the ore appeared, Gao Shaojun, who had just been looking down on it, immediately changed his expression.

He pounced on it like a cat smelling fish.

Zhou Heng simply raised his hand, and Gao Shaojun missed his target, staggering and almost falling to the ground.

"I'll fight! Whatever weapon you want, I'll fight it for you!"

Whether it's a knife or a sword, I can handle it!

Gao Shaojun shouted loudly.

This sudden turn of events left Lord Liu completely stunned.

Where did your aloof demeanor go?

Why did you suddenly change your attitude?

What has Lord Zhou done?

Lord Liu looked at Zhou Heng, then at Gao Shaojun, completely bewildered.

"I don't care about ordinary weapons. You have to prove that you are qualified to forge weapons for me."

Zhou Heng said calmly.

"I have!"

Gao Shaojun shouted, "I am the best weapon blacksmith in Da Yue. No one but me is qualified to forge weapons with six-element alloy!"

"Give it to me, and I guarantee I'll forge you the most powerful weapon in the Great Yue Dynasty!"

"Young Master, you mustn't speak nonsense in front of Lord Zhou!"

Lord Liu couldn't help but say.

The strongest weapon of the Dai Viet Dynasty—that's a bit of an exaggeration.

Although he believed in his friend's abilities, he did not believe that he could forge the strongest weapon in the Great Yue Dynasty.

Putting aside everything else, those powerful cultivators don't use ordinary weapons.

Coincidentally, the person in front of them was a powerful cultivator.

"I'm not bragging!"

Gao Shaojun had already stood up straight and said in a deep voice, "My ancestors were weapon refiners."

Although the family declined by Gao's generation, the skills never ceased to be passed down.

"In this world, besides me, Gao Shaojun, you will find no one else who can forge weapons using six-element alloy."

Lord Liu seemed to understand something, and his gaze fell on the stone in Zhou Heng's hand.

Is this pitch-black thing the legendary six-element alloy that can be forged into divine weapons?

Does Lord Zhou actually possess such a fine item?

No wonder Gao Shaojun was so arrogant at first and then so obsequious.

To be able to forge a weapon using six alloys is the dream of every weapon blacksmith in the world.

If one can forge a weapon using six alloys, one will surely go down in history.

"Prove your skills."

Zhou Heng said calmly, "Otherwise, I'll go find other weapon forgers."

"How do you want me to prove it?"

Gao Shaojun's face flushed red, and his chest heaved violently.

"Lord Liu said that you once suggested that he build a city wall between Shu Prefecture and the Ten Thousand Mountains to defend against the invasion of monsters."

Zhou Heng said calmly, "If you had enough manpower and resources, how long would it take you to repair this city wall?"

"If we don't consider human and material resources, then it depends on what effect you want to achieve."

Gao Shaojun stared intently at the six-element alloy in Zhou Heng's hand, speaking absentmindedly.

"Tell me more about it."

Zhou Heng said.

"Simply put, a city wall that can withstand a third-rank monster is different from a city wall that can withstand a mid-third-rank monster."

Gao Shaojun said.

"Can't even withstand a top-tier rank three?"

Zhou Heng asked.

"Are you dreaming?"

Gao Shaojun shifted his gaze from Liu Heying to Zhou Heng's face, his expression one of disdain.

"What kind of city wall do you think could stop a demon king of the highest rank?"

He rolled his eyes and said, "Only cultivators of the third rank can deal with a third-rank demon king. A city wall is just a defensive measure. Do you really think having a city wall means you can rest easy?"

"Indeed."

Zhou Heng nodded and said, "Then the city wall should be able to withstand a mid-level rank 3 demon, right? How long will it take you to build it?"

"If resources are not limited, ten years is enough."

Gao Shaojun said.

"ten years?"

Zhou Heng frowned; it was all too late now.

The Demon Court has already established its kingdom; they will never give Shuzhou ten years.

"If this is all you've got, then I'll leave this Six-Element Metal Elite to another weapon-forging master."

As Zhou Heng spoke, he turned and walked out, decisively and swiftly.

"Don't go!"

Gao Shaojun panicked and reached out to pull Zhou Heng's sleeve.

But how could he possibly run into Zhou Heng?

Zhou Heng moved his foot, and Zhou Heng had already grabbed at empty air.

"The time can be shortened even further!"

Gao Shaojun cried out in a panic, "Seven years! No, five years!"

I can apply my forging skills to the construction of city walls, reducing the time to five years!

Zhou Heng did not stop.

"Three years!"

Gao Shaojun's eyes turned red as he shouted, "The time really can't be any shorter!"

To protect Shu Prefecture, the city wall must be built for at least a hundred li.

You are an ethereal, otherworldly being, unaware of what building a hundred-mile-long city wall truly means.

What you said about unlimited manpower and resources is just an ideal situation. In reality, we need to conscript laborers and quarry stones, which all take time.

Unless you can invite a great cultivator who knows the magic of moving mountains and overturning seas to move mountains into walls, it won't take three years; it can be completed in an instant.

But can you invite such a powerful cultivator?

"Even if I can get you here, what does it have to do with you? You still haven't proven your abilities."

Zhou Heng glanced at him and said casually.

Gao Shaojun: "..."

Do you expect me to go and invite them?

Do I look like someone who knows a great cultivator?

I'm so poor I have to beg for food, how could I possibly have that ability?

Aren't we talking about soldier-forging ability right now?

Do these things have anything to do with whether I can forge divine weapons?

"I can't summon people, but I possess magical powers to move mountains and overturn seas!"

Gao Shaojun gritted his teeth and said, "I'll use this Heavenly Gang Immortal Technique to prove my ability, is that enough?"

"If you let me forge weapons for you, I will pass on my ancestral immortal arts to you!"

Lord Liu was dumbfounded.

Generally speaking, if you hire someone to forge weapons, shouldn't you pay the weapon forger?

How come it's reversed now?

Furthermore, Gao Shaojun's family actually possesses an ancestral Heavenly Gang Immortal Technique.

Even someone like him who isn't a cultivator has heard of the Heavenly Gang Immortal Technique; it turns out that Gao Shaojun's family actually possesses a Heavenly Gang Immortal Technique!

He had never known this before.

Could it be that all those boasts Gao Shaojun made when he was drunk were true?

Is the Gao family truly a family of cultivators?

The question is, how did a family of cultivators end up like Gao Shaojun?

Lord Liu looked around the drafty house and suspected that if it weren't for his occasional financial assistance, Gao Shaojun would probably have starved to death long ago.

"As long as one can master this Heavenly Gang Immortal Technique, a city wall can be built in an instant. It would take less than three days, let alone three years."

I've told you the method; whether you can do it or not is up to you.

This isn't because I'm incompetent.

Gao Shaojun said smugly, "I have proven my abilities. Now, can I forge weapons for you?"