Looking at the two of them, they must be the grandfather and grandson who are having a conflict.
Their conflict is nothing more than the young man wanting to venture into the Jianghu, while the old man worries about him and wants him to inherit the family business.
They were in a fit of pique, and I just happened to walk in.
Then, to strike at the young man, the elder said what he said earlier, but who knew that young man was a hothead?
The young man stared, his face full of defiance and youthful arrogance.
Li Ping'an thought for a moment, then chuckled, “I won’t be customizing anything. Just pretend I was never here.”
With that, he turned to leave.
“You’re not allowed to leave!” The young man, perhaps still in a fit of pique, leaped out and blocked Li Ping'an. “I want that old man to know my strength. Don’t worry, I won’t beat you to death!”
As his voice fell, he suddenly struck.
“Buzz~”
This punch had no Spiritual Qi fluctuation; the massive fist contained overbearing force, bringing with it a sound of breaking air as it came straight forward.
“Hey, can you still be reasonable?”
Li Ping'an was a little displeased and chose to meet the blow head-on with a clenched right fist.
“Bang~”
The moment their fists collided, a dull sound was emitted.
“Thud, thud, thud~”
Li Ping'an’s body retreated three steps in a row, and a strong pain came from his fist, greatly astonishing him.
After all,
his defense and strength were both formidable; the power of his fingers alone could easily crush a Sharp Weapon!
In contrast, the young man retreated five or six steps, crashing into the forging platform before steadying himself, his entire arm spasming uncontrollably.
He was even more astonished than Li Ping'an.
As the saying goes, to forge iron, one must first be hard. He followed the Body Tempering path. Even a Peak Cultivator in the Spirit Law Realm, protecting himself with Spiritual Qi and clashing with him head-on, would suffer a great loss.
Although this punch didn't use full strength, the other person might not have used full strength either!
The old man was also a little surprised, “What great strength, what great strength.”
“Again!”
A layer of fluorescent light circulated on the young man’s arm, dispelling all discomfort.
Li Ping'an shook his head, “If you like proving your strength so much, there are so many masters in Ling City, why don’t you go fight them?”
“What kind of skill is it to pick on a farmer like me, who has no Spiritual Root, doesn’t know how to Cultivate, and only knows how to farm?”
“If you are truly a man, you already lost just now and should honor your promise, not pester me and refuse to admit defeat!”
His fist hurt too much.
Moreover, this guy seemed to have Spiritual Qi cultivation. Continuing to fight, regardless of victory or defeat, would be very uncomfortable.
What's more, there was still an old man over there.
The young man frowned, “I haven’t lost; the battle has just begun!”
The old man was a little pleased and spoke, “Ou Chunyang, if you lost, you lost. Where do you get so many excuses? Do you want to be a dishonest villain and ruin our reputation?”
“If you went out and had a life-and-death battle with someone, would they say the battle had just begun? Would they give you a second chance to strike?”
“You are still too young and lack strength. You are not suitable for venturing into the Jianghu. The people outside are super powerful. Your path is to honestly be a blacksmith.”
Ou Chunyang was very unconvinced.
But the old man's words made a lot of sense.
In a true life-and-death struggle, who would give you a second chance to strike?
Li Ping'an turned and was about to leave.
These two people were a bit abnormal; it might be a shady shop. In the future, it would be better to buy things in crowded places.
“Stop!” Ou Chunyang called out to Li Ping'an, “I, Ou Chunyang, can afford to lose. You can pick any Materials here, and I will forge them for you.”
Li Ping'an was a little surprised, “What if I don’t want it?”
“No,” Ou Chunyang shook his head, “In the entire Outer Gate Spirit City, who doesn’t know that my Nameless Blacksmith Shop keeps its word!”
The old man smiled, “Young man, just tell us what weapon you want. We can afford to lose the Materials, but we cannot afford to lose our reputation.”
Seeing how serious they were, Li Ping'an cupped his hands in a salute, “Your Excellencies’ promise is worth a thousand gold. I admire you.”
Afterward,
he selected Materials in this blacksmith shop.
However, Li Ping'an didn't know much about these things and couldn't distinguish good from bad, so he casually picked a pile of fine iron.
Ou Chunyang grew suspicious, “Picking so much fine iron, what kind of weapon do you want to forge?”
Li Ping'an said, “Not a weapon, but a farm tool, and it must have extreme hardness.”
Farm tool?
Ou Chunyang looked a bit angry and said in a deep voice, “This is for forging weapons. Is Your Excellency insulting me?!”
“Not at all,” Li Ping'an shook his head, his face serious. “I Cultivate spiritual fields. Even the most powerful divine Sharp Weapon is useless to me. I just need farm tools.”
“Strictly speaking, a farm tool is a farmer’s weapon, so this is also a weapon. No problem, right?”
Ou Chunyang frowned and nodded in agreement, “Hmm, your words make a lot of sense.”
Li Ping'an picked up a piece of charcoal and drew the outline of a plowing implement on the ground. “I need twenty such refined steel iron blocks in total, and they should be connected at the end.”
Ou Chunyang looked at the old man, “Old Ou, aren’t you going to light the fire?”
“Hmph~” The old man snorted, “You lost, don’t come looking for me.”
Ou Chunyang stopped talking nonsense, lit the fire, and pulled the bellows.
“Clang~ Clang~ Clang~”
Once the iron block was red hot, he began to hammer it repeatedly. His strength was immense, his muscles bulging.
The speed of each hammer blow was incredibly fast.
He completely disregarded the sparks flying onto his body.
Before long, the first piece was formed.
Li Ping'an took a look and said, “Yes, just like that. A hole also needs to be drilled here.”
Ou Chunyang said nothing and continued his previous actions.
More than an hour passed, and all twenty such triangular iron blocks were formed.
At Li Ping'an's request, a large iron pillar was used to pierce through all of them, and other small iron blocks, etc., were added.
By the time everything was completed, the sky was full of stars; it was deep into the night.
Li Ping'an admired the wide twenty-blade plow and felt very satisfied. “Brother Ou, your craftsmanship is absolutely first-class.”
Ou Chunyang pouted, “Don’t flatter me. I’m very unconvinced today. Where do you live? I’ll find you in a few days for another match.”
Li Ping'an pointed into the distance, “East of Jiang Family Village, a simple wooden shed. Jiang Ming is my friend. If you find him, you can find me.”
Ou Chunyang's eyes lit up, “You’re Jiang Ming’s friend?”
Li Ping'an said, “Yes, are you very familiar with him?”
Ou Chunyang pouted, “He’s beaten me many times. Next time, I’m going to beat both of you…”
Outer Gate Spirit City was already quiet.
Li Ping'an carried the large iron plow, full of vigor, and hurried on his way, eager to see what effect it would have.
Niu Niu followed behind, “Boss, what’s this thing for?”
Li Ping'an chuckled, “You’ll know soon…”
In the desolate mountains and wilderness, no one was in sight.
Li Ping'an arrived at a flat wasteland. After Niu Niu cleared all the weeds, he took out the large iron plow. “Niu Niu, stand still. This thing needs to be tied to you.”
Niu Niu stood still, but he was a little confused.
Soon, everything was ready.
Li Ping'an held the large iron plow and said, “Niu Niu, let’s start plowing. If you get tired or it’s too strenuous, tell me, understand?”
“Moo~” Niu Niu responded.
He stepped forward, pulling the twenty-blade large iron plow, without any pressure or sense of stagnation.
One pass covered two meters wide!
“Is it strenuous?” Li Ping'an asked.
“Very easy,” Niu Niu replied.
Li Ping'an swelled with pride, “Since that’s the case, then speed up and gallop for me!”
“Moo~” Niu Niu lowered his head slightly, his four hooves suddenly exerted force, and he burst forward.
“Oh no~ Wait for me.” Li Ping'an exclaimed.
He had been careless.
His two legs couldn't keep up, and he was dragged and fell headfirst into the ground.
And that Niu Niu had already reached ten zhang away.
The large iron plow was tied to his body and fixed with a frame, so there was no need to follow it.
Niu Niu stopped, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” Li Ping'an got up. “You continue. Pay attention to the plow behind you, don’t let it fall over, and you can go a little slower.”
“As long as you do a good job, we’ll have stir-fried Spirit Beast meat!”
This Niu Niu was very strong and fast.
His only concern was the large iron plow, fearing it wouldn’t withstand the abuse.
“Understood,” Niu Niu replied, excited, and ran diligently.
At the end of the field, he even made a beautiful drift turn, quickly returning with a “thump, thump, thump” sound.
(Ding: Cultivation Point +5)
Soon, one mu of land was completed.
From the perspective of Cultivation Point acquisition, this place was at least a First-Grade Spiritual Field.
Li Ping'an sighed, “As expected of the Immortal Sect’s land, Spiritual Fields are everywhere.”
(Ding: Cultivation Point +5)
“Perfect.”
Finding a stone, Li Ping'an sat down.
Niu Niu was very capable, not complaining about being tired or suffering.
After finishing these fields, he even breathed fire from his nostrils to burn the weeds in front and then used the large plow to turn the soil behind, completing it in one go!
About an hour passed.
The soil in this large area was all turned over, yielding 150 Cultivation Points, with a total of 2550 available.
At this rate, slowly reclaiming land, he could get over a thousand a day!
“Woof woof~”
Hei Hei and the others returned with their tails held high, their bodies stained with blood.
“Injured?” Li Ping'an quickly pulled the two little fellows over to examine them.
Hei Hei rolled his eyes, “Injured? You’re underestimating dogs again, aren’t you?”
Da Huang said, “Yao Beasts are too weak; none of them can fight. Only Spirit Beasts are worthy of our bites.”
Li Ping'an chuckled, reaching out to rub their heads, “Tell me, how many Yao Beasts did you take down?”
Hei Hei stood up on his hind legs, gesturing with his paws, “We swept through them, directly killing our way into the Yao Beast den, biting wildly. At least two or three hundred, I’d say…”