"Our Shushan Sword Sects Swordmaking House contains eighteen Sword Forging Caves."
"Each one has its own unique function."
"Right now, Im taking you to the cave specifically used for refining ores."
Following Gavin Zhao along the path, the air grew increasingly hot, but for Jason, it had no effect.
Though he couldn't see, his other senses were exceptionally sharp, and after cultivating the Great Luo Sword Canon, his perception had far surpassed that of ordinary people.
"The fire from the earth in the Sword Forging Cave is extremely intense. Take this with you so you don't get hurt."
Gavin Zhao's voice came through, and he handed Jason a token that emitted a faint silver glow.
"Thank you."
As Jason accepted the token, a cool aura wrapped around it, seemingly shielding him from the intense heat.
He quickly understood that this was a protective artifact. Although his current cultivation level made such protection unnecessary, Jason accepted it politely.
No one could know about the system.
As a blind man without allies, he couldn't afford to become complacent just because he had gained a bit of strength. Acting normal was his best option for now.
"Just call me Master Gavin," the older man said casually, watching Jason take the token.
"This here is the core of the Sword Forging Cave."
"The Sword Forging Pool."
Master Gavin led Jason deeper into the cave, where a pool of molten red liquid lay before them.
The liquid flowed slowly, brimming with fiery magma. The scorching heat radiating from it could easily incinerate a person without protective artifacts.
He gestured to a massive chunk of black-gold ore lying nearby, and with a thud, it landed in the Sword Forging Pool.
"Your task is simple: throw a hundred pieces of black-gold ore into the pool each day."
"Once they're smelted, I'll teach you a technique. You can use the token I just gave you to gather the essence."
Master Gavin didn't elaborate much; he simply issued Jason his task.
They stayed in the cave for two hours as Master Gavin pointed out various rules and practices of the Swordmaking House.
By then, the water in the Sword Forging Pool had begun to boil.
Master Gavin cast a glance at it.
Thick fingers flashed briefly in the air, and a token flew from within him.
"This is your primary task."
"Understand?"
A golden thread appeared in the pool and was absorbed into the token—this was evidently the essence of the smelted black-gold ore that Master Gavin had mentioned.
"I understand."
Jason nodded. Everyone said that forging swords in the Swordmaking House was tough work, but this task seemed easier than he had imagined.
"Work hard."
"A poor kid, indeed."
"The Sword Forging Token contains a technique that we Swordsmiths can cultivate."
"Although it only allows you to reach the Xiantian (Innate) realm, it's still something; you can gain insights through focused sensing."
"When you reach the Ninth Layer of the Houtian (Acquired) stage, I'll teach you how to forge swords."
Master Gavin gave him a few more instructions. Perhaps because Jason was blind, he seemed to show a bit of extra sympathy, repeating his instructions a few more times.
"Thank you, Master Gavin."
Jason sensed the man's genuine concern and thanked him sincerely.
"I'm off to forge swords. I've managed to gather some quality materials this time, and I'll be busy for a while."
"Focus on your cultivation and aim to be of help to me soon."
With that, Master Gavin left.
After his departure, Jason chuckled softly.
With a casual lift of his hand, a piece of black-gold ore flew into his grasp.
Feeling the weight of the ore, Jason thought that, if it had been the old him, moving a hundred pieces of black-gold ore daily into the pool would have required significant effort.
But now, this task was almost effortless.
"Go."
At his command, a mysterious force, like an invisible hand, swept up the remaining ninety-nine pieces of black-gold ore.
Thud.
Thud.
…
Dozens of pieces of black-gold ore floated in mid-air and, in no time, Jason tossed them all into the Sword Forging Pool.
"All done."
"All that's left is to wait two hours, then collect the melted black-gold essence."
Jason smiled and sat cross-legged in the cave to resume his cultivation.
With the Swordmaking House being so secluded, he didn't worry about anyone intruding.
Besides, with his cultivation level now at the Ninth Layer of the Xiantian (Innate) stage, combined with his extraordinarily keen perception, he would be able to detect anyone approaching instantly.
Thus, time passed day by day, and soon a year had slipped by.
Ding!
"Congratulations to the Host for successfully signing in at the Sword Forging Cave. Reward obtained: Heavy Profound Sword Technique."
Ding!
"…"
Jason also successfully reached the Ninth Layer of the Grandmaster stage, acquiring numerous valuable items through his daily sign-ins.
As for Master Gavin, who had initially brought him here, he only occasionally offered guidance, spending most of his time secluded in his own forging cave, constantly refining something.
Life passed in a steady, peaceful rhythm.
Boom.
One day, as Jason was cultivating in the Sword Forging Cave, his brow furrowed slightly. Sensing something, he turned his attention southeast.
He sensed a violent, pulsating energy nearby, as though something was on the verge of breaking free from the adjacent forging cave.
"Is something about to emerge?"
Jason's brow arched, feeling a deep aversion to the energy emanating nearby.
Whatever was about to appear from the adjacent forging cave was unlikely to be anything good.
Boom!
As Jason examined the disturbance, a sudden loud explosion shook the heavens and the earth!
"Hahaha!"
"I never expected to find a rift here!"
"What luck!"
A massive shadow appeared, shrouding the sky.
In an instant, it tore through one of the Sword Forging Caves, and a fiendish aura filled the air, blotting out the sky.
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