The split flames refused to rejoin, forming a strange vacuum between them.
"Take it."
Xu Yunfan looked at his master's rigid back. "A gift from your disciple, for my Foundation Establishment Ceremony."
Zhan Yan's single eye suddenly turned red.
He recognized this forging method. It was clearly his own creation, the Sevenfold Forging Technique, but it had been forcefully elevated to an unimaginable level by the True Martial Evil Qi.
It was a technique recorded in the Celestial Craft Forging Technique, one that was both time-consuming and laborious. He never expected Xu Yunfan to master its form after just a few strikes of the hammer.
Xu Yunfan smiled slightly. "Back then, to forge the Thunderfire Qilin Hammer for me, you barely left the Earth Fire Furnace, not even to eat or drink. I'll never forget it."
Zhan Yan's calloused fingers traced the star-like patterns on the sword's spine, his eye reflecting the pulsating green light.
