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Chapter 67: The Pressure of the Ghost Slave
In the Twelve Cities, the three major industries—weaponry, tailoring, and formation scrolls—are primarily controlled by Yin Yang City. This is because outsiders generally need to engage in combat, and with combat comes consumption.
The storefronts of these three industries are among the few that occupy the most prosperous locations, and they boast large shop areas as local enterprises. For instance, the so-called Blacksmith Shop is known as the Treasure Shop in Chang'an City, and its storefront resembles a massive five-story palace.
The first floor is divided into two halves: one half sells ordinary equipment while the other half serves as a display area for apprentices learning forging. The second and third floors sell refined equipment and weapons, respectively. The fourth floor features top-tier equipment, while the fifth floor showcases Supreme equipment.
On the third floor, there are several special portals that lead to an independent space resembling a Dungeon. This space is filled with hundreds of furnaces and crafting tables. This is the forging factory of Mo Blacksmith.
Those who come here to forge equipment include both natives of Yin Yang City and apprentices eager to learn Forging Technique. Due to the lack of interaction, it is often difficult for outsiders to distinguish whether the blacksmiths are locals or newcomers.
Lian Yun felt that Mo Blacksmith's requirements were somewhat exploitative, as anyone could come here to learn Forging Technique by simply paying a certain amount of currency. The referral letter provided by Iron Hammer merely allowed one to skip the queue.
Many sought to learn Forging Technique, yet there are only about five thousand forging spots available across the five forging factories at Treasure Shop, with locals occupying at least half of those spots to ensure sufficient daily sales for Treasure Shop.
Considering some spots are reserved or temporarily unused, there are less than two thousand positions available for outsiders. Among these, many are taken up by wealthy individuals or high-level experts who have reserved their own forging tables at exorbitant prices, making it impossible for ordinary people to use them. Thus, only around one thousand spots remain available for those wishing to learn Forging Technique.
This number barely meets the demand in Chang'an City; however, most factions would likely build their own forging rooms at their respective bases.
Lian Yun's position was located in a central area of one factory that had been reserved for him. He was quite affluent and rented it for three years all at once.
The cost for three years was thirty million White Spirit Coins, and he also needed to provide his own materials for learning Forging Technique. Additionally, he had to submit one hundred pieces of Supreme Weapons or equipment. The value of one hundred Supreme Weapons alone could exceed ten thousand Diamond Spirit Coins; if they were pieces of equipment, their value might double.
Thus, just for learning purposes, he would need to spend at least twenty thousand Diamond Spirit Coins—an amount that most people could not afford. However, this was merely for learning Forging Technique; whether he could actually acquire the skills to forge Soul Gear remained uncertain.
Nevertheless, Lian Yun did not concern himself with these matters. Firstly, he genuinely did not care about money; secondly, he considered this an opportunity to undertake a task. As long as he forged one hundred pieces of Supreme equipment, he would have a chance to learn how to forge Soul Gear.
In the past, when he followed Iron Hammer, Lian Yun forged only weapons. However, within Mo Blacksmith's forge, many people crafted armor, striving to create the best equipment for their Ghost Slaves. Lian Yun was determined to learn every forging technique he could, regardless of the cost.
Yet, Lian Yun did not indulge in practicing with fine or Supreme ores; instead, he used a large quantity of ordinary minerals for his training.
Chestplates, skirted pants, trousers, shoes, gloves, belts, helmets—whatever equipment anyone crafted, Lian Yun absorbed the techniques involved, regardless of whether he would use them.
Moreover, he was not arrogant enough to believe that his weapon forging skills were beyond improvement. Thus, he also absorbed knowledge related to weapon crafting.
His intense focus on learning from others meant that he did not notice that while he was stealing techniques, others were also learning from him. After all, before arriving here, he already possessed advanced Forging Techniques. Furthermore, his rate of progress was astonishing.
Describing it as rapid would be an understatement.
During his study of Forging Techniques, Lian Yun underwent the third level of Ultimate Ascension to Emperor.
Since he was no longer in a hurry, Lian Yun did not forcefully disperse his realm. Instead, during the forging process, he consumed spiritual energy while gradually lowering his realm. After losing all his levels, Lian Yun did not rush to restore them.
Firstly, he was active only within Chang'an City and faced no life-threatening dangers.
Secondly, he had unexpectedly developed a fondness for this state without spiritual energy—exhaustively practicing Forging Techniques until drenched in sweat gave him a sense of genuine labor and fulfillment.
Thirdly, without spiritual energy, his perception of Vibrational Force became exceptionally clear. This allowed him to deepen his understanding of Vibrational Force in an intangible way.
The final and most crucial point was that although he had lost all levels of power, within his Yin-Yang Stage remained plenty of spiritual liquid. Due to the lack of levels, the amount of spiritual energy he could draw upon at once was quite limited. However, recovering his realm would be much faster than before and would not affect the cultivation of his Ghost Slaves.
Despite feeling little concern about this state without levels, Lian Yun maintained it for only seven days; after that, he began to restore his realm.
Lian Yun did not feel that he had experienced enough, nor was he worried about any unexpected events that might prevent him from participating in time; he simply wanted to improve for the sake of improvement.
Before preparing to elevate his realm, Lian Yun instructed his clone, named Cheng, to wear a mask and continue practicing the Forging Technique alone.
After two hours, Lian Yun restored his realm to the Peak of Kings. He then visited the Challenge Tower once, leaving behind Ghost Slaves like Clone Swallow and Big Head before departing with his main body.
Firstly, the rewards obtained from the Ranking List were too plentiful; failing to contribute would go against the purpose of Yin Yang City. Secondly, the Ghost Slaves needed intense battles. Only the cheerful clone, Yang Zai Xing, and Hei remained by his side.
As Lian Yun's Ghost Slaves, they felt immense pressure. No matter how diligently they worked or how hard they trained, their growth, even if rapid, could not compare to Lian Yun's monstrous progress.
When Hei first encountered Lian Yun, it insisted on staying on his shoulder. However, ever since they left Fengdu, even when Lian Yun wanted Hei to perch there, it refused to come out. It seemed to adopt an attitude of only wanting to play if its strength matched Lian Yun's.
Now within Lian Yun's Yin-Yang Stage, only Clone Fun was practicing sword techniques. Therefore, Hei engaged in battles with Yang Zai Xing. Sometimes it charged into the Spiritual Liquid Pool to fight Yang Zai Xing with its physical body; other times it battled Yang Zai Xing and Yan Lie in its three-meter tall Soul Body.
The intensity of their fights often left them severely injured.
Lian Yun allowed this completely because within the Yin-Yang Stage, no matter how badly injured the Ghost Slaves were, they would not suffer any hidden ailments or fundamental injuries.
(End of Chapter)
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