Chapter 803: Mount Zhong Sword Hut
Upon hearing those words, Di Nufeng spat out a mouthful of Immortal Brew.
"Are you out of your mind?" she said sternly. "I have a bottom line that cannot be crossed, you know! How could I possibly do something so fucking terrible?"
Chu Liang was taken aback. He never expected to hear the words “bottom line” from his esteemed teacher. He quickly clarified, "Esteemed Teacher, I'm asking you to try smelting this Tribulation-Forged Divine Bronze."
Xu Ziyang took a step back and conjured the Tribulation-Forged Divine Bronze onto the ground outside the pavilion.
Di Nufeng blinked, then she let out an awkward laugh. "Aha... So, that's what you meant by smelting bronze. You should've said so earlier. I thought you meant... smelting the Tribulation-Forged Divine Bronze. Yes, aha."[1]
"I'm at fault for being too impatient and not explaining first, Esteemed Teacher," Chu Liang replied with a smile, playing along.
Di Nufeng stepped outside, stood with her legs apart and her hands on her hips, and examined the divine bronze.
A moment later, she said with bewilderment, "This divine bronze is perfectly covered in divine light. I can't find any weak points in the coverage."
Di Nufeng was an expert in destruction—the grandmaster of burning down mountains and houses. She had used her fire to destroy countless enchanted tools in her lifetime. When it came to assessing the quality of a material, even master artificers might not have her level of insight.
With just one glance, Di Nufeng noticed the peculiar nature of this Tribulation-Forged Divine Bronze.
Ordinary materials—be it gold, jade, or bronze—all had natural fissures or weak points, serving as entry and exit points for spiritual qi. When artificers refined materials, they always started with these weak points, probing the internal structure. They would smelt and reshape the material and then engrave enchanted formations onto it.