Two Realms: From Glass Beads to Divine Skills, Invincible

Chapter 36: The Value of Spring Steel!

In the courtyard of the front hall.

Taoist Xuanqing was practicing a set of boxing techniques, sometimes relaxed and sometimes tense, yet containing a mysterious charm.

Suddenly, he stopped punching and looked toward the door.

"Uncle-Master Xuanqing!"

Bai Chen, carrying a bag, strode into the courtyard and bowed to Xuanqing Daoist.

"Ah Chen, you're back!" Xuanqing Daoist smiled and nodded, just about to say something, when suddenly his eyes widened and he exclaimed in surprise:

"Ah Chen, you...have reached the peak of the Body Refinement Realm?"

That's right.

After Bai Chen entered, Xuanqing Daoist subconsciously observed Bai Chen's martial arts cultivation.

With Xuanqing Daoist's martial arts prowess, he could naturally tell Bai Chen's condition at a glance.

The strength of those muscles was clearly a sign of reaching the pinnacle of physical training.

"Um!"

Bai Chen did not hide anything and explained, "I used some methods. Although I managed to complete the Body Refining Realm cultivation by chance, it also created considerable hidden dangers."

Xuanqing Daoist's eyebrows twitched slightly: "Please extend your hand, and allow me to examine your pulse."

Having said that,

He placed three fingers on Bai Chen's wrist, and a wisp of gentle internal energy flowed into his veins.

Upon investigation, the answer became clear:

Although the shin muscles are exceptionally strong and powerful, they lack a natural, robust quality, and there is an underlying sense of superficiality and agitation within the muscle structure.

This is not the result of natural cultivation, but rather seems to be the result of forcibly accelerating growth with potent drugs.

He looked up at Bai Chen, his lips parted slightly, intending to reprimand him, but then he considered the boy's situation—

If one does not attain the innate ability within three to five years, their life may be in danger.

The reprimand that was on the tip of his tongue ultimately turned into a barely audible sigh.

"That's enough."

Xuanqing Daoist released his grip, his expression turning solemn.

"I can understand your situation and resort to some extraordinary methods. However, you must know that excessive rigidity leads to breakage, so you must maintain a proper balance. Do not wait until your innate potential is not yet fully developed, lest you be harmed by medicine and damage your very foundation."

"What Uncle-Master says is true, I understand." Bai Chen nodded, knowing that the other party's words were for his own good.

After discussing the matter of cultivating in the Flesh Refining Realm.

Xuanqing Daoist's eyes then fell on the bag Bai Chen was carrying. With his keen eyesight, he could immediately tell that the contents of the bag were quite heavy.

Therefore, he asked with some curiosity:

"Ah Chen, what's wrong...?"

Upon hearing this...

Bai Chen smiled, lifted the bag in his hand, and explained:

"Uncle-Master Xuanqing, I brought back some forging materials this time. Could you please take a look at them?"

talking.

Bai Chen opened the bag and took out two pieces of tungsten steel and three pieces of spring steel.

"This material is tungsten steel, which is extremely hard and can easily cut through iron like mud."

"This is spring steel. Although it is not as hard as tungsten steel, it has extremely strong toughness."

Bang~

Five pieces of metal were thrown onto the stone table, making a crisp sound as they collided.

"oh?"

Xuanqing Daoist was quite curious and casually picked up a piece of tungsten steel.

A tentative squeeze.

Instantly.

Xuanqing Daoist frowned slightly and squeezed the piece of tungsten steel in his hand tightly.

Nothing has changed.

"So hard?"

Taoist Xuanqing refused to believe in superstitions, so he simply channeled his inner energy to strengthen his palm and squeezed the tungsten steel with all his might.

The tungsten steel remained completely still.

aside.

Bai Chen suppressed a laugh.

This thing is used as a cutting tool for machine tools; it can cut iron like mud, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it can cut steel like mud.

The technological development of modern society is inseparable from tungsten steel used in machine tools.

Its melting point is also extremely high, requiring a special ultra-high temperature furnace to melt and shape it.

Xuanqing Daoist tried various methods, his face turning red, but he couldn't leave the slightest mark on the tungsten steel block.

In the end, we had no choice but to give up.

"Amazing!" Daoist Xuanqing gave a thumbs up and exclaimed in amazement, "This material is truly divine! Could it be the legendary meteorite iron?"

Upon hearing this...

Bai Chen was rather curious. Could it be that there were things as hard as tungsten steel in this world?

So he asked, "Uncle-Master Xuanqing, what is meteoric iron? Is it about as hard as my tungsten steel?"

Xuanqing explained, "It is iron left behind by a meteorite that fell to earth. Its texture is denser than ordinary steel, and ordinary swords and knives cannot leave any marks on it."

"Legend has it that the Sword Forging Manor once obtained a tiny fragment of it, which they incorporated into a precious sword, forging an unparalleled divine weapon capable of cutting through hair and slicing iron like mud!"

After listening to what Master Xuanqing said.

Xuanqing suddenly realized.

Oh, so you were talking about meteorites.

Meteorites may originally be hundreds or even thousands of meters in diameter, but after being rubbed by the atmosphere, they are eventually purified and shrunk to the size of a millstone or even a fist.

In this case, it is quite reasonable that it possesses a texture comparable to that of an alloy like tungsten steel.

"Uncle-Master Xuanqing, why don't you try this spring steel again!" Bai Chen pointed to the spring steel.

"Um."

Xuanqing Daoist nodded, picked up the spring steel, and examined it closely.

This spring steel is about the width of a palm, roughly the length of a forearm, and about the thickness of a finger.

First, I tested the hardness.

Having gained experience with tungsten steel before, he directly used his internal energy this time.

really.

Just like the tungsten steel before, it left no trace.

"Uncle-Master Xuanqing, why don't you test the toughness of this spring steel?" Bai Chen reminded him from the side.

Upon hearing this...

Xuanqing Daoist raised his eyebrows, grabbed one end of the spring steel, and then slammed the other end into the ground.

He channeled his internal energy to suppress it.

The spring steel bends slightly, while simultaneously resisting a tremendous force.

When Xuanqing Daoist released it, the spring steel suddenly bounced back and returned to its original shape.

Upon picking up the spring steel again for inspection, he discovered that after being twisted, the spring steel had returned to its original straightness without any curvature.

Seeing this scene.

Xuanqing Daoist's eyes lit up immediately, and he murmured, "Good, very good."

If this material were used to forge a fine sword, it would possess both sharpness and resilience—truly an excellent material for weapon crafting!

He paused slightly at this point before continuing:

"This humble Taoist observes that this item is probably no less valuable than that meteorite iron," Xuanqing Taoist said with great amazement.

However, Bai Chen's next words shocked him even more.

Bai Chen said calmly, "Uncle-Master Xuanqing, I plan to sell these materials. What do you think their value is?"

Sell ​​it?

Xuanqing Daoist was stunned.

Such a good thing, instead of keeping it as a family heirloom, you actually want to sell it?

"This...this...Ah Chen, such a rare treasure, you actually say you want to sell it?" Xuanqing Daoist was utterly shocked.

"Yes, I'm short of money. If I can't break through to the Innate Realm in three to five years, keeping these things is useless!" Bai Chen said in a deep voice.

Xuanqing Daoist fell silent.

Indeed, given the condition of the other party's internal organs, if he cannot break through to the Innate Realm before his internal organs are completely destroyed, where would the talk of passing down a family tradition come from?

My thoughts are focused on this.

Xuanqing Daoist then stopped trying to persuade him and instead seriously considered the value of these two precious refining materials.