# Chapter 2366: Forging the Sword
Every time Tian Ruo Jian addressed the Weapon Forger, he would call him "senior," showing great respect. Lin Feng understood that this old man strolling over was actually an ancient monster who had lived for countless years. He had forged Jiaye countless ages ago, and many of those present were juniors before him.
Moreover, although the Weapon Forger appeared ordinary, when he walked out, it was as if an aura surrounded him, drawing everyone's gaze. Amidst the plainness and ordinariness, there seemed to be an intent of merging with the Heavenly Dao, as if wherever he stood, he was the only one.
No one doubted that besides his unparalleled achievements in artifact forging, the Weapon Forger's strength was undoubtedly terrifying. Although he rarely fought with others, this was almost self-evident. To put it another way, even if his strength were lacking, using the Sacred King Weapons he himself had forged would be enough to annihilate a Great Accomplishment Saint King.
The Weapon Forger walked to the front of the crowd and stopped far away from them. Lifting his head, he glanced at the crowd, then his gaze fell on the Array Forger's side.
"Senior Brother!" the Array Forger nodded slightly at the Weapon Forger.
"Senior." Tian Ruo Jian called out, his tone quite respectful.
"Is your master well?" The Weapon Forger's gaze lingered on Tian Ruo Jian for a moment as he asked.
"My master is doing well. He couldn't come this time and asked me to convey his regards to you, Senior." Tian Ruo Jian replied. The Weapon Forger nodded and said, "Reaching a certain realm is not the end; it returns to the starting point."
Tian Ruo Jian's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled and said, "My master says that unless one reaches the pinnacle of martial arts, one is always at the starting point."
"Enough, he is a martial arts fanatic." The Weapon Forger spoke, then his gaze turned to the crowd. He said, "Some years ago, a friend sent me a piece of forging material. Over these years, I have been collecting auxiliary materials. Now they are finally complete, and I am preparing to forge a sword. I am very pleased that all of you could come."
"You flatter us, Master. Being able to witness the Weapon Forger forging a sword is our honor." Someone spoke, and the crowd nodded in agreement. They all believed that witnessing the Weapon Forger's artifact forging was a rare opportunity—to see how a powerful Sacred King Weapon came into being.
"If any mishap occurs during my forging process, I hope you all will lend a hand to help me suppress it." The Weapon Forger spoke again, causing the crowd's pupils to contract. The Weapon Forger said he might encounter mishaps while forging?
The Weapon Forger, disciple of the Divine Forger, the number one artifact forger in the Nine Heavens, had forged countless terrifying Sacred King Weapons. How formidable was his forging ability? Why would he say such words today?
"The Weapon Forger is likely trying to forge a Sacred King Weapon he has never attempted before. Worried he might not be able to suppress it, he is forging publicly." Someone thought to themselves.
"Even the Weapon Forger fears mishaps during forging. What terrifying material did that friend send him? And what kind of sword is he trying to forge?"
"Perhaps this time, the Sacred King Weapon the Weapon Forger creates will surpass his limits."
The crowd was filled with anticipation, eager to see what kind of weapon the Weapon Forger would ultimately forge.
"Everyone, please step back. I am about to begin." The Weapon Forger spoke, and immediately the crowd rose and retreated far away. Soon, a vast empty space was left for the Weapon Forger.
The Array Forger and the others stood together. He said, "My senior brother's energy is abundant, and his blood vitality is extremely vigorous (wang sheng). This is the first time I have seen him with such vigorous energy. He must have prepared for a long time for this forging, resting and recuperating."
"Is Senior trying to challenge his own limits?" Tian Ruo Jian asked.
The Array Forger nodded slightly and said, "It should be related to that forging material."
At that moment, the Weapon Forger's foot trembled, and in front of him, terrifying flame patterns appeared, spreading wildly in all directions. These flame patterns seemed to lock down the entire ground. In the void, a terrifying Heavenly Dao might descended, and that oppressive aura instantly enveloped the entire area, continuously spreading out toward the city.
"Boom, crack!" It was as if a terrifying flame lightning bolt struck down from the sky. On the ground, a terrifying pit hundreds of meters deep appeared, and within it, heavenly fire blazed.
The sky above the pit darkened, scorched black by the flames, as if it had turned into ruins. A rolling mass of flame-black clouds churned there.
"A formidable independent artifact forger must be a terrifying array grandmaster. A forger of the Weapon Forger's level is undoubtedly also an array master—a thought becomes an array." Lin Feng murmured. At this moment, the Weapon Forger was inscribing a terrifying array, preparing for the forging.
"So powerful. Father, the Weapon Forger Senior's strength is terrifying." Zhetian saw the sky darken, and above the heavens, that supreme pressure made people tremble.
"A famous artifact forging master of the Nine Heavens is naturally very strong." Lin Feng nodded slightly. There, it seemed as if the flames of the Heavenly Dao were burning. The Weapon Forger stood before the flames, his expression calm, just standing there without any other movement.
When the Weapon Forger forged artifacts, he had to achieve perfection. To forge fire, he had to push his flames to the extreme before he could freely melt the forging materials. Fire and arrays were the foundation of artifact forging.
Those who came to watch were all powerful figures from various regions, none of them impatient. They watched quietly. This process of forging fire lasted a full three days. The entire city had darkened, and the crowd looked up at the sky, their hearts filled with shock. The heavens seemed to be burning.
Finally, at this moment, the Weapon Forger's body moved. He stepped forward, extended his hand, and flicked his finger. Instantly, above the pit, within the endless burning flames, sections of terrifying bones appeared, shocking to behold.
"This... saint bones!" The crowd's pupils contracted. So many bones, and they seemed to be roaring, as if they still possessed will.
"The forging material the Weapon Forger referred to is these bones. Who sent them to him?" The crowd's hearts trembled. The Weapon Forger moved his mind again, and beneath the pit, countless flame chains shot up, suddenly locking all those bones. In an instant, thousands of bones roared in the sky, causing people's heads to ache, the sound piercing, as if their will might collapse.
"Using saint bones to forge a sword, and all of them are terrifying sacred bodies with will. How difficult it is to suppress them and fuse them into a single sword. No wonder Senior Brother is so cautious." The Array Forger was quite shocked in his heart, clearly not having expected this either.
The Weapon Forger stepped forward again. In his hand, a transparent object appeared, and he threw it forward. Instantly, the flames enveloped it, crazily smelting it.
"Whoosh!" The Weapon Forger's body rushed into the flames, holding a sky-shattering hammer, and fiercely struck the transparent object. In the void, a terrifying crisp sound rang out.
"So hard!" The crowd's expressions trembled. The sky-shattering hammer struck down continuously. After forty-nine days, the crowd finally saw the rough shape of a sword, ethereal like an illusion, appearing and disappearing.
"Sword embryo, perhaps!" Lin Feng watched quietly. The Weapon Forger's forging method was vastly different from that of the Flame Golden Tower's people. It seemed free and unrestrained, yet every movement was executed to perfection. At this moment, he was using his finger to carve patterns on the sword embryo, causing a groove to appear in the middle of the sword.
"Come in!" The Weapon Forger looked up, and the chains brought the bones to float above the sword embryo. Then, the saint bones seemed to melt, and drops of liquid fell onto the groove, sinking into the sword embryo, as if to completely merge with it.
"All the saint bones are melting. Is the will also going to merge in?" As the endless liquid drops fell into the sword, the sword embryo began to tremble continuously. But at this moment, the Weapon Forger stood there, his soul leaving his body, directly charging into the sword embryo to suppress the will within. His physical body stood motionless, his soul completely leaving his body.
"What a crazy fellow. If someone attacked his physical body at this moment, he would be in trouble." This Weapon Forger's forging method was truly insane.
Thousands of bones all melted and merged into the sword embryo, disappearing within the flames. The sword embryo trembled more and more violently. Then, a phantom figure emerged—the Weapon Forger's soul. The moment his soul came out, endless chains locked toward the sword, and the sword shot straight into the sky, as if trying to escape.
"Where do you think you're going!" The Weapon Forger shouted coldly. The void seemed to freeze. His body trembled, and his finger traced across the sword's tip. Blood dripped into the sword, and using his bleeding finger, he continued carving marks on the sword. At the same time, endless chains locked the sword.
"Stop for me!" The Weapon Forger shouted again. It seemed as if blood-word seals fell onto the sword. Then, in the void, countless specks of light drifted. The Weapon Forger formed ancient seals with both hands, and the countless specks of light all rushed onto the sword embryo. The flames continued to crazily refine them, fusing everything together.
The Weapon Forger looked up, inhaled toward the sky, and then spat out Heavenly Dao force into the sword, merging it within.
This continued for a long time. The sword, which had calmed down, began to tremble wildly again, as if on the verge of chaos. But at that moment, above the heavens, terrifying tribulation light rolled, causing the crowd to look up, their expressions shaken. The artifact tribulation had appeared. How powerful would the heavenly tribulation of such a Sacred King Weapon be?