In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

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"In addition, the suspended walkways between the mountain walls should also be reinforced."

Especially some important passageways will be made into glass walkways to prevent experts from sneaking under them.

There was also the presence of hidden sentries. The greatest credit for the breach of the Mo Family's Mechanized City was the Quicksand Ink Qilin, which used its ever-changing abilities to infiltrate the city and undermine its defenses from within.

In this regard, I suggest you all consider preventative measures in your spare time, and there are also some related considerations!

"Yes, son!"

As the core members of the Zhang family, everyone naturally understood that this was not just about the safety of the base, but also about their own safety.

After all, if someone like the Ink Kirin were to infiltrate, they would be the first to be dealt with.

Who could blame them for their low martial arts skills, yet high-ranking status and possession of the important secrets of the Mechanized City?

Upon entering the Sword Pool, the famous swords forged by Master Xu were naturally acquired by the Empire.

Besides the forging fire, even the tools were cleared out. For the empire, even the smallest piece of meat is still meat.

However, what Zhang Xiaoshan valued most was not these things, but the underground fire here.

"After the main part was completed, the smelting workshop and steelmaking workshop were built here the following year to achieve self-sufficiency in steel."

"Young master, isn't it too early? It won't be safe to keep it a secret later."

The lead engineer couldn't help but show a solemn expression.

The biggest secret of the Zhang family is not glass or soap, but steel!

With an annual shipment volume of at least tens of thousands of tons, comparable to the empire's pig iron production, it is an absolute strategic resource.

At that time, it is very likely that a large number of imperial spies will be infiltrated among the recruited craftsmen.

"Don't worry, I will arrange for Tie Zhan, who is guarding the capital, to be stationed in the mechanical city."

With the addition of Sheng'er, Jin Bu'er, and the River Stream Duo, there are five Grandmaster-level experts stationed there, so safety is not a problem.

As for spies? It's even less likely they could have infiltrated them.

With Tie Zhan as a Grandmaster and the four peerless Grandmasters joining him, Zhang Sheng and the River Fiends were full of confidence.

Even if the empire were to attack the Mechanical City again, it would only suffer a crushing defeat.

Therefore, the ten engineers didn't say anything. They were novices in the field of martial arts, and they didn't think they understood the general situation of Kyushu better than Zhang Xiaoshan.

"Moreover, there's no need to hide the steelmaking technology. We can recruit the strongest craftsmen to speed up the process."

As long as we have the core technology in our hands, they can only produce ordinary steel at most!

In this era of great upheaval, the Zhang family could be destroyed at any moment. Some technologies cannot be kept secret, otherwise they might disappear with the Zhang family's demise or be plundered by others. Making public what we can public is also a contribution to the Nine Provinces!

(bjca)

"My lord, be merciful!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was amazed by Zhang Xiaoshan's magnanimity.

Special steel is the true core of the Zhang family's business. It is a material comparable to black iron and meteoric iron, and each has a different use.

"but···"

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the sword pool. The temperature of the earth fire was extremely high. Apart from a few experts, the engineers had to stay at least three zhang away.

Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the sword pool, a faint sense of connection emanating from him, and couldn't help but smile.

"The Mo Family Mechanical City truly lives up to its thousand-year heritage; I never expected it to leave me with such a pleasant surprise!"

"surprise?"

Everyone looked at Zhang Xiaoshan with surprise and confusion.

However, with a wave of Zhang Xiaoshan's hand, the engineers suddenly felt their bodies being blown away by a strong gust of wind, and unconsciously retreated to the edge of the sword pool.

Several engineers tried to step forward, but were quickly pulled back by their companions who had practiced Taoist health cultivation techniques.

They knew that Zhang Xiaoshan must have other plans for pushing them here.

"come out!"

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan placed one hand above the sword pool, and the ground fire surged instantly, raising the temperature of the entire sword pool to fifty or sixty degrees Celsius, even at the very edge.

Meanwhile, the magma below was boiling, roaring and churning, emitting bursts of dragon-like rumbles.

Zhang Sheng and the others immediately realized that there might still be divine weapons forged by Mo family metallurgical masters remaining in the sword pool.

As the temperature of the subterranean fire rose higher and higher, even the magma below continued to surge, rising from three zhang underground to two zhang, one zhang... Even Zhang Sheng and the others, who had retreated to a distance of three zhang, could clearly see the churning magma.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, a black substance that looked like an impurity appeared in their field of vision.

And as it slowly stretched, it turned out to resemble a fire poker.

It is about four inches long. Once the reddish-brown color on the surface is removed, it looks like a pitch-black fire poker.

At the same time, the turmoil that had just subsided in Kyushu was immediately sensed by many top swordsmen, who looked in the direction of the Mo Family's Mechanized City.

Especially the Sword Saint Gai Nie, Yi Shuihan Gao Jianli, Mr. Zhang San, Xiaoyaozi, and the sword-making master Xu Fuzi, all looked in the direction of the Mo Family's mechanical city and exchanged a shocked glance.

Is it a coincidence? Or is there truly an unparalleled divine weapon hidden within the Mechanized City?

Especially the master swordsmith Xu Fuzi, whose obsession with swords made him unable to believe that there were divine weapons unknown to him within the Mechanized City.

"You all sensed it?"

"The feeling is exactly the same as when the divine weapon appeared last time, but this time it is definitely the appearance of a divine sword."

Gai Nie's eyes gleamed with a sharp light, unlike the Divine Spear Blood Sacrifice that most masters sensed upon its emergence.

Only top-tier swordsmen or top-tier swordsmiths can sense the appearance of this divine sword.

"Is there a supreme divine weapon hidden within the Mo Family's Mechanical City?"

"What do you say?"

Gao Jianli's question made Gai Nie and the others realize that if the Mo family also knew, they would not let the Zhang family benefit from it.

Perhaps it was a divine weapon forged by the Zhang family themselves, which was then opened through a blood sacrifice in the Mechanized City.

···

"Young master, is this what's hidden within the earth fire? It's not finished being forged yet?"

Jin Bu'er looked at the fire stick suspended above the earth fire. He knew that a treasure that could be forged in the earth fire in this way must not be made of simple material. It should be more than enough to forge a peerless divine weapon.

As for the divine sword inside the sensing fire stick, none of those present were swordsmen.

"It's not finished yet; it's just one last step away!"

Zhang Xiaoshan took out the Pure Yang Dragon Pearl and placed it on the material that looked like a fire poker.

The spiritual connection I just experienced was a divine weapon choosing its master.

If it were just a fire poker made of wood, how could Zhang Xiaoshan have sensed it?

The fact that a divine weapon chooses its master proves that this fire stick has developed sentience. As long as Zhang Xiaoshan activates it with his touch, it will reveal its true form as a divine weapon.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan still decided to strengthen it first, so that the power of the divine weapon could be maximized.

"Eighty thousand merits, strengthen!"

That's right, this upgrade requires a full 80,000 merits.

Although they are on the same level as the God of Slaughter Sword, one suppresses the killing intent on the sword, while the other strengthens the divine weapon itself, making them qualitatively different.

They are like the gods and immortals in legends, one attains enlightenment through incense offerings, and the other through cultivation.

Zhang Sheng, Jin Bu'er, and the others were thrilled to see the miracle manifested by the Dragon Ball.

They all knew that Zhang Xiaoshan possessed the Dragon Ball, but this was the first time they had actually witnessed the Dragon Ball manifesting a miracle.

After all, none of them were the true core of the Zhang family; even the River Fiends were just slightly more advanced henchmen.

As merit was infused and strengthened, the sword's original appearance, like a fire poker, began to peel away, revealing the true form of the divine weapon.

It was a three-foot-long green sword that looked only an inch and a half wide, with a blade that had no sharpness and looked more like an extremely flat iron ruler.

"Congratulations, young master, on acquiring this divine weapon!"

Although none of them were swordsmen, they knew that such a powerful weapon was no ordinary weapon; it was at least a peerless one.

"go with!"

Suddenly, a drop of blood from Zhang Xiaoshan's tongue spilled out and landed on the sword blade.

What appeared to be less than a milliliter of blood instantly stained the entire blade red, then gathered in the middle of the sword, forming a blood groove.

What was originally a seemingly flat blade has transformed into a divine weapon with a chilling gleam that captivates the soul.

This scene broadened the horizons of Zhang Sheng and the others.

They never expected this sword to be so fantastical. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed that a fire poker could be transformed into an iron sword, and after being sharpened by a drop of Zhang Xiaoshan's blood, it could become such a terrifying divine weapon.

"Return to its sheath!"

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xiaoshan saw the rust that had fallen off reattach to the divine sword.

However, this time the package was not a fire poker, but a sword sheath made of what looked like black iron, gleaming with a captivating dark light, clearly made of the finest materials.

Then the longsword slowly fell into Zhang Xiaoshan's hand.

The divine sword chooses its master, and Zhang Xiaoshan already possesses two supreme divine weapons.

Moreover, this divine weapon gave him a strange feeling of being connected to his bloodline; only his bloodline could use it.

The same is true!

The blood sacrifice just now was similar to a blood oath.

Its mysterious and profound nature made this divine weapon the exclusive weapon of the Zhang family.

Chapter 684 The Divine Weapon Chooses Its Master: The Bloodstained Divine Sword

hum!

The moment Zhang Xiaoshan grasped the sword hilt, a majestic and boundless sword aura, as powerful as a purgatory, pierced through the sky.

In an instant, the true qi within Zhang Xiaoshan's body surged wildly, constantly being devoured by the divine sword in his hand.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan did not refuse. Instead, he activated the Pure Yang Divine Skill within his body, enveloping the divine sword with his vast and mighty Pure Yang True Qi.

Even a significant portion of the primordial spirit power within his body flowed towards the divine sword!

Zhang Xiaoshan knew that the more true qi the sword qi absorbed during its first burst of power, the stronger the divine sword would become in the future.

As for why the Black Stone Spear is different?

Zhang Xiaoshan's abilities are simply different due to the different materials or weapons he uses.

Even the River Fiends, Zhang Sheng, and Jin Bu'er, who were beside Zhang Xiaoshan, felt extremely suppressed by this terrifying, divine sword energy. It was as if a mere wisp of sword energy, as thin as smoke, could directly annihilate them.

And it's becoming increasingly terrifying and chilling!

Meanwhile, within the Nine Provinces, it is no longer just top swordsmen wielding famous swords who can sense the birth of an unparalleled divine sword.

At this moment, all the divine-grade swords trembled and rang out, demonstrating that they were no less powerful than the 'sword'.

Even divine weapons, protecting their master, were drawn in a flash!

The series of strange phenomena that shook the land of China also sparked much speculation among the people.

But everyone involuntarily looked in the same direction—the Mo Family's Mechanical City.

"What a peerless divine sword!"

"Sir, are you okay?"

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan's face was three-tenths pale, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

Zhang Sheng, Jin Bu'er, and the River Fiends were all somewhat worried. Even if they were ruthless, if they had ever truly submitted to someone, it would be Zhang Xiaoshan.

"It's alright, most of my true qi was just absorbed by the divine sword. I just need to rest for a bit!"

Was most of the true qi devoured by the divine sword?

Recalling the terrifying sword energy that had just been so fierce and powerful, everyone's gaze once again turned to the divine weapon in Zhang Xiaoshan's hand.

No wonder the sword energy was so terrifying just now?