I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 152 Choice is more important than effort

The Mausoleum of Emperor Yan is a furnace between heaven and earth.

After obtaining the Flame Emperor Sword and the Ochre Whip from Qin Haoyu, Ye Qingzhou immediately returned here. He then sat cross-legged and began to study the cultivation technique recorded on the Flame Emperor Sword—the "Flaming Sun Treasure Seal".

This technique was created by Emperor Yan. Once you master the basics, you can absorb and refine the Six Ding Divine Fire from the Shennong Cauldron.

The Six Ding Divine Fire, one of the nine great divine fires in the world, is known as the fire of Qimen Dunjia. Although it is not suitable for combat, it can burn slowly and persistently and change the properties of materials, thus having remarkable effects in refining weapons and medicines.

The "Blazing Sun Treasure Seal" that Ye Qingzhou obtained is a top-tier cultivation technique on par with the "Tai Xuan Jade Scroll". Its martial arts rank is above the super-rank, it contains the principles of the Great Dao, and it possesses the authority of heaven and earth. Therefore, it is also known as the "Divinely Bestowed Martial Classic".

fire!

Ye Qingzhou circulated his martial arts true energy, and then it seemed as if he saw the first flame in the world at the beginning of time. In his vision, boundless light and boundless heat filled his spiritual world.

The essence of a flame is the phenomenon where air molecules around the reaction zone are heated and move at high speed during an exothermic reaction, thus emitting light.

Knowledge of physics flashed through Ye Qingzhou's mind, and combined with the descriptions of human essence fire, qi fire, and divine fire in the "Yan Yang Bao Zhuan", he continued to deepen his understanding of flames.

At the same time, he also used the Thousand Autumns One Thought Secret Technique from the Heart Sword. In the outside world, only a few seconds passed, but in his spiritual world, he had spent three whole days, a difference of nearly 80,000 times the flow of time!

In this way, Ye Qingzhou would have ample time to decipher the contents of the cultivation technique.

While only a short time had passed outside, Ye Qingzhou had spent half a month cultivating in the spiritual world, finally mastering the technique from the beginner level to proficiency.

The sign of entering the "Yan Yang Bao Zhuan" is the ability to absorb the Six Ding Divine Fire.

The sign of proficiency is the ability to transform the nature of the Six Ding Divine Fire through cultivation techniques!

"That's wonderful! The Yan Yang Bao Zhuan actually records how to transform Ding fire into Bing fire. Among the ten Heavenly Stems, both Bing and Ding represent fire. Bing is martial fire and Ding is civil fire. The two are yin and yang, and when they are combined, they form the complete innate fire energy."

"It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly!"

Ye Qingzhou's Five Emperors Dragon Sword Technique has now acquired the innate fire element after the elements of metal, wood, and water. This means that he is now missing earth from the five elements, and is only missing the innate earth element.

After another three days, Ye Qingzhou finally absorbed all six Ding fires from the Shennong Cauldron into his body. At the same time, half of the Ding fire was transformed into the extremely strong and yang Bing fire, maintaining the dynamic balance of the innate fire in his body through the fusion of yin and yang, allowing him to perfectly control this power.

Holding the Emperor Yan Sword, Ye Qingzhou had a thought, and the Bing Fire instantly attached itself to the blade of the Emperor Yan Sword.

With a light flick of his wrist, the sword energy he unleashed flattened a nearby mountain peak.

Rumble~

The collapse of numerous rocks and soil caused a violent earthquake, startling countless birds into flight.

"What happened?"

"Could it be that mythical beings have appeared?!"

Xu Yuebing and Zhu Jinfeng reacted the fastest, appearing together beside Ye Qingzhou. They then saw that the original mountain peak had been reduced to a bare, flat stone platform in the distance.

"This...you made this?"

When Xu Yuebing looked at Ye Qingzhou, her eyes were filled with disbelief: "You flattened a mountain like that? How did you do that?"

Ye Qingzhou sheathed the Flame Emperor Sword and said with a faint smile, "The power of Bing Fire is indeed extraordinary, but unfortunately, it is not my own power."

That sword strike just now was the power of the Bing Fire that enabled the Flame Emperor Sword to unleash its full power, allowing it to flatten the entire mountain in one strike.

Clearly, the "Blazing Sun Treasure Seal" is a power that complements the Flame Emperor Sword. Using the method recorded in the "Blazing Sun Treasure Seal," the Bing Fire transformed by Ye Qingzhou will be amplified hundreds of times after being injected into the Flame Emperor Sword, and then unleash incredible destructive power.

It's like an ordinary person who is unarmed and easily defeated by a tiger, but if they are armed with a loaded rocket launcher, then the tiger will have to kneel down and kowtow.

The Flame Emperor Sword is now Ye Qingzhou's rocket launcher, and the Bing Fire is his ammunition. The combination of the two has directly increased Ye Qingzhou's combat power to the point that he may be able to kill a master!

This is why everyone wants to obtain divine weapons.

Upon learning of the power of the Yan Emperor Sword, Xu Yuebing and Zhu Jinfeng were initially surprised, but then they both exclaimed, "When this sword fell into Qin Haoyu's hands, it was nothing special. This shows that whether a treasure is powerful or not ultimately depends on the person wielding it."

Ye Qingzhou nodded upon hearing this: "Qin Haoyu is indeed too weak. He's been wielding the Flame Emperor Sword for almost a month now, yet he's only barely grasped the basics of the 'Flame Sun Treasure Seal.' It's truly disappointing. Otherwise, if he could transform the Six Ding Divine Fire into the innate Bing Fire Qi, perhaps he could still put up a fight with me."

Stroking the blade of the Yan Emperor Sword, Ye Qingzhou felt a pang of regret.

Because of his rapid growth, his peers simply couldn't keep up with him, so much so that Ye Qingzhou wasn't as happy at this year's Hunan Province Phoenix Cup City League as he was at the last Qinglan Sword Fighting Tournament.

Xu Yuebing chuckled and said gloatingly, "If Qin Haoyu heard what you said, he'd probably be so angry he'd vomit blood."

Subsequently, Leon and Miao Yi also arrived and witnessed Ye Qingzhou directly putting the huge Shennong Cauldron into the gourd he carried with him. The two men's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Holy crap, a hidden space hidden in a sleeve?"

"A storage magic item?"

The two looked at the gilded jade gourd in Ye Qingzhou's hand with envy, their mouths watering.

Especially Leon, even a martial arts family like the Lei family of Jiujiang doesn't have such a treasure!

"Master Ye, isn't that gourd for holding wine?"

"No, didn't I tell you this is a storage magic item?"

"No!"

At this moment, not only Leon, but also the other teammates were shocked that Ye Qingzhou actually had a storage magic item.

Xu Yuebing immediately reminded Ye Qingzhou, "You need to be careful. Storage magic treasures are extremely rare. Even martial arts masters can't resist coveting them. If others find out, they might not hesitate to come and snatch them."

Although the social order in Dongji Kingdom is quite stable, even master-level martial artists have to keep a low profile and obediently abide by the law on the surface, not daring to cause too much trouble.

But wealth can be tempting, especially for grandmaster-level martial artists.

At this level, the binding force of the law is actually very small.

Just as everyone is equal before the law, the powerful and wealthy are always more equal, let alone martial artists who wield great power.

Many things, unless weighed on a scale, are probably not even four ounces to a master-level martial artist.

Even if those above find out, unless something serious happens, they will generally choose to turn a blind eye and are unlikely to take it seriously.

After putting away the Shennong Cauldron, Ye Qingzhou looked around again, surveying the valley where the earth's energy had been exhausted and the spiritual essence was gone, feeling a little regretful.

"It seems the technique of forging weapons together with the heavens consumes a great deal of energy. This furnace of heaven and earth is now ruined. We need to find a new location to set up the furnace before we can forge the next divine weapon."

Ye Qingzhou currently possesses four swords: Longyuan, Tianxing, and Yandi Sword. All three are divine weapons. Only the Feishuang Sword, which he obtained from Xu Yuebing, is ordinary and lacks prestige as a vessel for carrying the Dao.

"You're so engrossed, what are you thinking about?"

Xu Yuebing looked at Ye Qingzhou suspiciously, then immediately guessed his thoughts: "You wouldn't be thinking of taking this entire valley with you, would you?"

Ye Qingzhou sighed, "That was indeed my plan, but unfortunately this place is no longer useful."

Xu Yuebing said irritably, "You rascal, why don't you change your name to 'Three Feet Higher Than the Sky'? Everyone else digs up treasures, but you're going to dig up the treasure land too, huh?"

A few days later, the contestants who went out to do missions returned to the camp one after another.

Now, only three teams remain in Yanling Cave: Linjiang Team, Yincheng Team, and Xingcheng Team, which has been reduced to only two members.

It has to be said that Huang Jinlong and Liu Dingjian were quite lucky; they actually found a mineral vein and even dug up twelve pieces of Golden Flame Stone.

Golden Flame Stone is a top-grade and rare casting material. It is crystal clear on the outside and contains flame-like golden light inside. It can be used to forge weapons or armor.

Huang Jinlong reluctantly took out six Golden Flame Stones and handed them to Ye Qingzhou: "As agreed, I'll give you half."

The thought of the great risks and hardships he and Liu Dingjian had faced in collecting these Golden Flame Stones made his heart bleed.

Around the Golden Flame Stone mine, a group of powerful fire-attribute beasts called Huodou are stationed.

The Huodou, a creature that is entirely black and resembles a dog, feeds on fire and is often accompanied by fire and misfortune wherever it goes. It is an extremely powerful mythical beast.

If it weren't for Huang Jinlong's excellent agility and speed, which allowed him to lure away the Huodou guarding the mine and then let Liu Dingjian sneak in to collect the minerals, the two of them would have been more like easy prey for the Huodou.

"Is this a Golden Flame Stone?"

Ye Qingzhou recognized the casting material, since it was described in the "Heavenly Casting Scripture".

Just as he was about to forge a suit of armor, Ye Qingzhou's gaze fell upon the other six Golden Flame Stones in the Golden Dragon's hand: "Why don't you just give them all to me?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Jinlong immediately became anxious.

"Ye Qingzhou, don't go too far!"

"Ahem, don't misunderstand, I'm not trying to rob you, I just want to make a fair deal with you."

Huang Jinlong would never believe it. Ye Qingzhou had just "stolen" six of his Golden Flame Stones, and now he wanted to steal the remaining six as well. It was utterly shameless!

Therefore, he quickly covered the six Golden Flame Stones in the bag tightly, and when he looked at Ye Qingzhou, his eyes were full of vigilance and distrust.

"Brother Long, your aloofness has truly broken my heart."

Ye Qingzhou looked pained and pounded her chest: "Do you really think I'm the kind of bad guy who would steal a primary school student's lollipop?"

"Who are you."

Golden Dragon nodded seriously.

"..."

Ye Qingzhou raised his fist, which was as big as a clay pot: "Brother Long, if you keep this up, I'm going to lose my temper."

Although they were in a camp and Ye Qingzhou was theoretically not supposed to physically assault anyone, the imposing aura and oppressive presence emanating from him still terrified Huang Jinlong: "Ye Qingzhou, you...you mustn't do anything rash!"

"Let's discuss it. I'll buy the Golden Flame Stone you have. Just name your price."

Ye Qingzhou really didn't intend to rob this time. After all, he wasn't some kind of devil. He had already extorted money from someone once before. Even thieves have their code of honor.

"I don't want money."

Huang Jinlong shook his head, then said, "I intend to commission the Famous Sword Group to forge a famous sword using these Golden Flame Stones."

A renowned sword crafted from the finest and rarest materials is bound to be of extremely high quality.

As the saying goes, "A skilled craftsman must first have the right tools." A good weapon is extremely important for a martial artist.

Especially for lone "individual" martial artists like Huang Jinlong, there is a strong desire for a high-quality weapon.

Hi~

Ye Qingzhou let out a long sigh, then approached Huang Jinlong with a beaming smile: "For such a small request, why bother with Mingjian Group? You could have just asked me."

"you?"

Huang Jinlong expressed his doubts. After all, although Ye Qingzhou was very good at fighting, iron-making was a matter of specialization, and he did not believe that Ye Qingzhou's forging skills could compare with those of the Famous Sword Group.

It should be noted that the Liu family of Xingcheng is one of the two most renowned sword-making families in Hunan Province.

Furthermore, the Mingjian Group has several master craftsmen in charge, which makes them much more reliable than Ye Qingzhou.

"No, thank you."

Golden Dragon shook his head like a rattle drum.

Having just obtained the "Heavenly Forging Scripture," Ye Qingzhou urgently needs to improve his forging level. How can he not take advantage of this opportunity presented to him?

He quickly stepped forward and urged again, "Brother Long, giving me a chance is also giving yourself a chance. Besides, Mingjian Group's fees aren't cheap, are they?"

Golden Dragon nodded: "It is indeed quite expensive. They want to charge me for two of my three Golden Flame Stones as a processing fee, but I don't need to buy the other materials."

Of the remaining six Golden Flame Stones, three belonged to Liu Dingjian.

Of the three Golden Flame Stones from the Golden Dragon, only one was used to forge weapons; the remaining two were used as subcontracting fees.

black!

That's fucking shady!

How could a prestigious company like Mingjian Group be so ruthless in its business dealings?

How much are the other materials worth?

Two-thirds of the three top-grade rare Golden Flame Stones went directly to the processing fee, which was even more ruthless than robbery. According to the profit margin, Ye Qingzhou would only dare to rob 50%!

Mingjian Group charges 66% directly!

That's really...something to be envious of!

Ye Qingzhou had already made up his mind that he would do whatever it took to pull Huang Jinlong out of the fire pit of Mingjian Group and save him from his misery.

"Brother Long, my price is cheap. I only need one Golden Flame Stone. And you don't need to provide the forging materials either. You should know that I have quite a lot of divine metals, right? Think about it, would the Famous Sword Group provide you with top-grade rare divine metals to forge a sword?"

Golden Dragon was instantly tempted, after all, he knew that Ye Qingzhou had taken Kang Jinlong's remains, and he would never lack divine gold!

In any case, Divine Gold is a forging material of the same level as Golden Flame Stone, so when you think about it, I'm definitely not losing out.

But he still had some concerns: "You really know how to forge swords?"

"Don't worry, I have inherited the Flame Emperor's legacy and have already mastered the most advanced sword-forging techniques. You have to trust me."

After saying that, Ye Qingzhou even took out his Heavenly Punishment Sword and showed it to Huang Jinlong: "Look, this is the best proof of my mastery of sword-forging."

Ye Qingzhou's words were purely self-aggrandizement. After all, the forging of the Heavenly Punishment Sword was a scheme devised by Emperor Yan and Xing Tian, ​​and Ye Qingzhou was merely the one who threw materials into the furnace at the very end.

He had only just begun to understand the "Heavenly Casting Scripture," and was still a long way from mastering it, let alone the "Heaven and Man Casting Together" technique, which required at least a high level of mastery.

But Huang Jinlong didn't know that when he saw the transformed Tianxing Sword, he could vaguely recognize it as the Xuanjian Sword, the champion prize from Ye Qingzhou's sword fighting competition.

"Your Suspended Sword has been reforged?"

"That's right, it now has a new name, Tianxing."

"Great name!"

Huang Jinlong only glanced at the Heavenly Punishment Sword a few times before feeling a stinging pain in his eyes and a tingling sensation on his scalp, as if he were being executed with a guillotine, his whole body trembling.

The Heavenly Punishment Sword, acting on behalf of Heaven to carry out punishments, truly lives up to its name!

Huang Jinlong immediately chose to believe Ye Qingzhou's words, after all, the successful case was right in front of him, and he had no choice but to believe it.

After learning that Ye Qingzhou could also forge swords, Liu Dingjian was also very curious: "I heard that you inherited the forging techniques of the Yan Emperor?"

"That's right."

Ye Qingzhou did not hide it, but openly admitted it. After all, Qin Haoyu also knew about the existence of the inheritance, so there was no point in hiding it.

Moreover, Ye Qingzhou was waiting for someone to deliver materials to his door so he could practice and level up his skills, so he actually hoped that this matter would spread.

After a moment's thought, Liu Dingjian decided to test Ye Qingzhou's abilities and made a request: "Could you use these three Golden Flame Stones to forge a famous sword for me?"

Famous swords can only be forged by master craftsmen. Such weapons require the dedication and effort of the craftsmen and cannot be mass-produced.

Clearly, Liu Dingjian was testing Ye Qingzhou's potential to see if he was qualified to become a master craftsman.

Ye Qingzhou smiled calmly: "Okay."

…………

After ten days, all the remaining contestants were teleported out of the camp.

The Linjiang team solved the problem of Baikuling, creating another secret realm to explore inside Yanling Cave. Naturally, they had the highest score and won the championship without any controversy.

Huang Jinlong and Liu Dingjian discovered a new rare gold vein and cleverly brought back the Golden Flame Stone, a top-grade rare material, ranking second in points.

As for the Silver City team, the group of girls were indeed a bit weak. They explored for ten days and suffered a lot, but in the end, they couldn't complete any of the tasks and their score was zero.

Fortunately, because all the other teams were eliminated, the Silver City team still managed to rank third despite having zero points.

Choice is more important than effort. Although they were not capable enough, they won the third place in the end because they refused to participate in the attack on Ye Qingzhou and Linjiang team.

(End of this chapter)