In the layout of Fort Yue Yang, the workshops responsible for repairing and recasting Sword Maidens were all located on the same street. This was because it was more convenient.
However, right now, that street happened to be the most crowded place for Yuan Kou. If Guhan led these Sword Maidens there, he would be courting death.
Fortunately, Gui Yi said that he knew of a single workshop. It wasn't on that street, but in a small building near the trash area.
"I'll scout ahead. Senior Gui Yi, I'll have to trouble you to guard the path of retreat!"
Gu Han did a headcount. There were a total of forty-four sword bearers in the sanctuary. Among them, forty sword bearers' Sword Ladies were either damaged or unusable. Only Gui Yi and three other sword bearers' Sword Ladies were undamaged and could be used.
Thus, Guhan took on the task of scouting ahead, while Gui Yi and the other three were responsible for guarding the path of retreat and ensuring the safety of the group in the middle.
There was nothing much to say about the battles along the way. Gu Han encountered quite a number of Demonic Beast Origin Silhouettes. Most of them were Ghost and Soul Silhouettes. He even encountered two Flood Dragon Origin Silhouettes. They could either breathe fire or water. There was even one that could create illusions. However, in the face of Gu Han's Heaven-reliant Sword, all of them were instantly sucked back into the dimensional vortex.
After all, Guhan's Heavenly Sword had already reached the first grade. It also had the support of the Douyu Sword. In addition, Guhan's swordsmanship was extremely exquisite. Instantly killing a few insignificant Magical Beasts was a very normal thing.
This was very normal in Guhan's mind. However, in the eyes of the forty-four spectators, it was a shocking and inconceivable matter.
In their hearts, this battle towards the workshop would definitely be a bitter one. They might even be surrounded by Yuan Kou … Everyone here was prepared to be killed by Yuan Kou on the way to the workshop.
However, they had never thought that a Treasure Sword Tier sword wielder would be able to use this kind of crazy speed to slaughter an Yuan Shen of the same level, or even a small realm higher … The flood dragon Yuan Shen, which was equivalent to a Famed Sword Tier sword wielder, could only last a dozen or so seconds under Gu Han's sword. After a dazzling flash of sword light, the flood dragon Yuan Shen demon beast turned into a corpse and was sucked back into the dimensional vortex. Not a single drop of blood was left on Gu Han's body, causing everyone to gasp in amazement.
"Master Gui Yi!
If your Famed Sword Maiden was still here, would she be able to do this? "
One of the Sword Maidens who was guarding the retreat with Gui Yi asked curiously. Just now, they had worked together and spent a lot of effort to kill a Soul Tier Yuan Kou that charged out of the building … In the end, when they turned around to look at Guhan, good heavens, in the time it took them to kill this Soul Tier Yuan Kou Magical Beast, five Yuan Kou Magical Beasts had already fallen to Guhan's sword.
"I can't do it …" Gui Yi smiled bitterly. "That Flood Dragon Tier Yuan Kou Magical Beast just now, even if I was at my peak, I would need at least three minutes to kill it. A dozen or so seconds, I can't do it even if you beat me to death …"
"But that Guhan is only a Sword Maiden, right?"
This Sword Maiden asked dumbly. "He's only a Sword Maiden, how can he compare to you, a Famed Sword Maiden?"
"… There are always people with extraordinary talent in this world, just like Zhe Tian Jiandi, Longevity Jiandi, and Bi Jiandi. When they were Sword Maidens, they could completely crush Flood Dragon Tier and Dragon Tier Yuan Kou Magical Beasts!" Gui Yi sighed.
"But they're all Jiandi Magical Beasts!" This Sword Maiden continued to ask. "Isn't this a natural thing for them?"
"When they were Sword Maidens, how could they know that they would become Jiandi Magical Beasts in the future?
How can you be so sure that this Guhan Magical Beast won't become Jiandi Magical Beast in the future? "
Gui Yi sighed, his eyes shining with hope. "Perhaps, our human race is about to give birth to another great expert. I can almost see his future. It's so dazzling and unstoppable. Remember, it's very possible that we're in a period of history that will be praised by future generations … if this Guhan Magical Beast doesn't die."
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With Guhan Magical Beast leading the way with all his might, the entire team reached the single recasting workshop that Gui Yi mentioned at an astonishing speed.
However, what they didn't expect was that there were a few Shadow Wolves hiding in the workshop. Their attack power wasn't outstanding, but they could hide in the shadows, which was equivalent to being in a semi-invisible state.
One of the sword-bearers carelessly walked into the shadows of the Shadowy Wolves and was torn to shreds on the spot, becoming the first casualty of the group that broke away. The number of people in the group also decreased from forty-four to forty-three.
Very quickly, the Sword Maidens reacted and chopped these Shadow Wolves into minced meat, sending them back into the dimensional vortex. Unfortunately, this dead Sword Maidens could no longer save him.
After all, he was a friend who had lived together for almost a month. All the Sword Maidens' eyes were red as they collected this unlucky fellow's corpse and stored it in his medical pod. Then, they placed it in their own dimensional pockets, preparing to bring it back to Yuzhang City for burial … This was the only thing these Sword Maidens could do for him.
Regarding this, Guhan also deeply blamed himself. He thought that he had already calculated everything and everything was under control.
However, his actual combat experience was still too little. If he was a veteran Sword Maiden who had experienced all kinds of battles, he would definitely check the shadows to see if there were any abnormalities, and definitely wouldn't enter the shadows so easily …
Following that, Guhan checked the entire recasting workshop inside and out. After confirming that there wouldn't be a second batch of invisible Yuan Kou hiding here, he finally started busy repairing the Sword Maidens.
This recasting workshop was quite well preserved. Most of the tools were still in place, and it didn't seem like Yuan Kou had been here at all. It was precisely because of this that Guhan neglected to investigate the entire workshop.
However, since the tools were all good, he could quickly start repairing the Sword Maidens … Generally speaking, recasting or repairing Sword Maidens required a professional Sword Blacksmith.
However, the profession of Sword Blacksmith and Sword Wielder conflicted with each other. Once one became a Sword Wielder, they would lose the ability to be a Sword Blacksmith. Therefore, among the remaining 43 Sword Wielder, none of them could be called a Sword Blacksmith.
Fortunately, if it was just a simple repair of durability, then as long as there was someone who knew the repair process, it could be barely repaired … For example, the guy standing in front of the furnace was called Li Zipeng. It was said that he was born in a family of Sword Blacksmiths.
However, he didn't want to inherit his father's business. Instead, he was determined to be a Sword Wielder … In the end, he was lucky enough to really synchronize an artificial Sword Maiden and become a Sword Wielder.
After all, he had been influenced by the recasting workshop since he was young, so he deeply understood every step of a Sword Blacksmith's repair process.
Li Zipeng first took out an artifact sword that was the least damaged and threw it into the furnace. The extremely high temperature of the furnace dyed the artifact sword a reddish-orange color … This was actually a sign that the metal inside was already in a half-melted state.
When the orange-red color reached a critical point, Li Zipeng suddenly pulled the Sword Lady out of the furnace. He quickly took out a Dimensional Crystal and threw it onto the blade. The moment the Dimensional Crystal came into contact with the blade, it melted into the blade like ice. The entire blade quickly cooled down, and finally returned to its original silver-white appearance … However, compared to when it first entered the furnace, the man-made Sword Lady, which was originally covered in cracks, had already recovered to its original state. It was as perfect as new, as if it had never been injured.
The owner of this Sword Maiden immediately took her Sword Maiden back into his hands. Then, with a flash of light, a pretty little girl was released, and he hugged her and kissed her … Yes, this was the advantage of artificial Sword Maidens. They wouldn't resist anything the Sword Wielder asked them to do … Who knew what it meant to resist, but they didn't have their own souls.
"Your skills are amazing!
I've never seen anyone repair a Sword Maiden so quickly! "Guhan walked to Li Zipeng's side and praised him.
"Brother Guhan, you're overpraising me. This is just a small trick of mine, you're the amazing one!
You killed such a terrifying Flood Dragon Yuan Kou in a dozen or so seconds. I'm the one who really admires you! "
When Li Zipeng saw Guhan appear beside him, there was a hint of excitement in his eyes. He had a faint feeling that he was going to become Guhan's die-hard fan … After all, the battle where Guhan slaughtered Yuan Kou just now looked too perfect, so perfect that it was like a dance.
"No problem, we can learn from each other!"
Guhan smiled. "Actually, I've always had a question. Why are you Sword Blacksmiths and Sword Wielder incompatible like fire and water?
Why can't Sword Blacksmiths become Sword Wielder, and Sword Wielder can't become Sword Blacksmiths?
Why can't you repair these Sword Maidens now? "
Guhan asked a question he had never cared about before. He only knew that Sword Blacksmiths couldn't become Sword Wielder, but Guhan didn't really understand the reason behind it.
"How should I put it?"
Li Zipeng scratched his head, "Because the simple repair of the Sword Maiden only requires the Sword Maiden to melt and then put in a dimensional crystal.
But this isn't the real role of a Sword Blacksmith. The main job of a Sword Blacksmith isn't to repair Sword Maidens, but to forge artificial Sword Maidens.
"Forging artificial Sword Maidens is a very complicated process. The core step is to inject pure Sword Essence into the forged sword embryo to nurture the spirituality of the artificial Sword Maiden.
"To put it bluntly, pure Sword Essence is the Sword Essence in a Sword Blacksmith's body. It's a Sword Essence that hasn't been marked by any aura … Once a Sword Blacksmith has his own Sword Maiden, the Sword Essence in his body will have his own aura and will no longer be pure Sword Essence. Only the Sword Blacksmith can successfully synchronize and coordinate the Sword Maiden forged this way. Other Sword Wielder can't synchronize and coordinate it at all. That's why Sword Blacksmiths can't become Sword Wielder and can't have their own Sword Maiden. Otherwise, the Sword Blacksmith will lose the pure Sword Essence in his body!