The next morning, I started again in the various dwarven uncles ironwork shops to see what kind of ore they needed, so that I could go collect it for them.

  This time... Uncle Wakada wants 100 kg of hematite, and he promised that if I can find it and bring it to him, he will give me the golden snake stone that he has treasured for many years. However... this time he didnt set a deadline for me, because... hematite is a very rare mineral, which is difficult to find.

  I went to ask the patriarch, and indeed... he didnt know where the red iron ore was either, only that someone had found it before. The red iron ore is a rare fire-attribute mineral, and since the dwarves settled here, theyve only discovered it a few times.

  The clan elder grandfather also told me another piece of news, that is about the Golden Snake Stone, the Golden Snake Stone is not an ordinary ore, and its not even something that can be found around here.

  The price of Jin She Shi in the outside world is quite outrageous, and its impossible to measure its value with a specific price. In human history, only a few kilograms of Jin She Shi have been discovered. All weapons made from Jin She Shi are unparalleled masterpieces because Jin She Shi has an irreplaceable property that no other metal possesses - self-memory function!

  What is self-memory! The so-called self-memory refers to the function of a weapon remembering its own shape and characteristics. No matter how badly it is damaged, as long as there is Golden Snake Stone in the weapon, the weapon will slowly recover itself until it returns to its original state.

  Although Red Iron Ore is also precious, the weapons forged from it are born with fire attributes. Its said that... the weapons forged from Red Iron Ore have flames burning at all times, and when they hit the enemy, they will quickly set their body on fire. Moreover, the fire toxin attacks the heart, leaving no room for rescue. However, compared to Golden Snake Stone, it is still far inferior. After all, Red Iron Ore is rare, while Golden Snake Stone is almost non-existent.

  After packing up my luggage, I knew... this time going out wasnt something that could be returned from in just one or two days. If I didnt prepare some dry rations, I wouldnt have a way to survive for several days in the wilderness.

  The clan elder grandfather told me some survival tips and precautions in the wilderness, and I set out on my journey alone to find the legendary Red Iron Mine!

  Leaving the village, I still followed the old path and walked towards the pond in the middle of the grassland. Before going further to explore, I felt it was necessary to upgrade my strength first!

  All the way, I didnt let go of any more cornered horned beasts, using them as good sparring partners to hone my blade was indeed a great choice...

  When I arrived at the edge of the pond, the sky had already darkened. I didnt eat the dried mango I brought with me, but instead started a fire and began to roast and smoke some meat.

  Dried mango is a fragrant and sweet food, very dry... so it can be stored for a long time. Cured meat is different, in a hot and humid environment, it starts to smell bad after just one day, so you have to eat it quickly. Dried mango can be kept for a long time, when going out, who knows what will happen!

  Away from home, I have no way to continue tempering my precious sword, but never mind, I can practice the technique of wielding it instead. Moreover... with a ready-made opponent, Im getting more and more adept at it!

  At dusk, countless grassland monsters began to gather at the water pool, coming to drink water. This is also my purpose for coming here, I want to see what kind of monsters are nearby!

  I nimbly climbed up an ancient tree, silently gazing at group after group of magical beasts coming to drink water. From their appearance, most were herbivorous magical beasts, and all the magical beasts drank peacefully.

  Suddenly... in a flurry of panic, all the demons left the water pool in a hurry, scattering far and wide. All the demons looked in one direction with fearful eyes.

  Following their gaze, I saw a huge and ferocious demon slowly walking towards us with small steps.

  It was a magical beast that looked very similar to the lions on Earth, but its fur was surprisingly made entirely of light, especially the long hair on its head that represented majesty, which was completely composed of bright blue light, and an overwhelming pressure came forth.

  I didnt dare to breathe, carefully climbed up the tree, watching that guy walk step by step to the edge of the pond, leisurely drank two mouthfuls of water, and then turned around and walked in the direction he came from.

  Watching him slowly leave, I know... Dont even mention me, even the patriarchal grandfather is absolutely no match for it, what a shocking pressure!

  Just as I was eager for it to leave quickly, suddenly... The blue lion beast stopped its footsteps abruptly, its mouth opened wide, and a deep blue light ball the size of a basketball shot out from its mouth, flying towards a water buffalo beast.

  Pfft!

  In a dull thud, the water buffalo beast didnt even have time to escape before it was completely enveloped by that blue light. When the blue light dissipated, the water buffalo beast had turned into an ice-encased water buffalo, motionless and heavily wrapped in thick solid ice.

  The blue lion beast walked leisurely to the front of the water buffalo beast, suddenly opened its big mouth, and in an instant... the thick ice that wrapped around the water buffalo beast, as well as the water buffalo beast inside the ice, quickly turned into a blue gas stream, and flew into the blue lion beasts mouth like tired birds returning to their nests.

  When the Blue Lion Beast stopped absorbing, that lump of blue ice and that huge water buffalo had completely disappeared. I was stunned by this bizarre scene, my hair stood on end, oh my god... what is this thing, where did it come from? Such a terrifying thing, such a huge water buffalo beast, just like that, absorbed! What if I also get...

  Finally... the Blue Lion Beast drank its fill and left the pool, the other demons gathered again to drink water or rest.

  Next... I didnt see any other particularly powerful magical beasts, and after a while, I got bored. I sat cross-legged on the tree and started cultivating my Nine Suns Divine Art.

  The night passed quickly, and the next morning at dawn, I had finished nine weeks of heaven. When I opened my eyes, the sky was still not bright.

  The monsters by the pond have already left, only a few water buffalo beasts probably because they like water, stayed here and did not leave.

  I jumped down from the tree, did some radio gymnastics, and drew out my trusty Hundred-Battle Treasure Sword. Before eating, I should exercise a bit. My opponent has already been chosen, no mistake... its precisely Water Buffalo Beast.

  I slowly walked up to a water buffalo, which was lying on its side by the pond, sleeping soundly, completely unaware of my presence, or maybe it knew but was too lazy to care.

  I used my trusty sword to tap the Water Buffalo Beast, and its legs twitched slightly a few times, but it didnt pay attention to me and continued to snore loudly...

  Helpless to wrinkle brow, this water buffalo is too careless, really do not know how it came back so long, helpless... I increased my strength and slapped his big belly with force.

  The water buffalo finally woke up, slightly raised its head, and looked at me with puzzled eyes. When it saw me holding a weapon and standing lazily in front of it, it suddenly struggled violently and quickly got up. A pair of long horns quickly targeted me, it seems... this guy who disturbed its sleep is quite annoying to it.

  Take a few steps back, grasp the hilt of the long knife with both hands, hum! The greatest feature of the Bai Zhan Knife is that all of them can be grasped with both hands. Similarly, the characteristic of the Bai Zhan Knife Method is that every move can be performed single-handedly, and at the same time, it can also be performed with both hands!

  The power of one hand compared to two hands is not a matter of being different by a factor, when you use both hands with a knife, thats using the whole bodys strength in cutting, whereas single-handedly its hard to achieve this, and being able to wield half of the bodys strength would be good enough.

  Ive calculated that the force generated by chopping down with both hands holding an axe is 3-4 times greater than the force generated by chopping down with a single hand holding an axe, the difference is huge.

  Maybe some people dont understand it, but actually its easy to understand. Its mainly a coordination problem. When using one hand, the body is always unbalanced and to balance it, you need to spend a lot of strength to coordinate.

  But both hands are different, for example, when chopping firewood, when you hold an axe with both hands, the power of the whole body is used very naturally, and single-handedly it is extremely difficult to do, basically just a little arm strength.

  Let me put it this way, if you use one hand to hold a weapon to block the opponents attack, if both parties are using one hand, then thats fine. However, if the attacking party is using two hands and youre using one hand, the possibility of blocking it is infinitely close to zero, unless theres a huge difference in strength between the two!

  Yesterday, when I came here with the tribal elder, I was holding a knife in one hand and couldnt match up to the Water Buffalo Beast. But today is different, Im going to use my full strength to compete with it once, I want to see who wins between my strongest slash and its strongest charge!

  Come on, good brothers! Keep going!