Chapter 2112 - 104: The New Lord of Melting Iron (Part 3)

The candidate has already been chosen.

"Don’t let fertile water flow to an outsider’s field."

Gu Shen blinked and smiled, "A few years ago, I picked up a cheap disciple, just the perfect time to bring Senior Sister along to take a look."

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Snow Forbidden City, Second Judge’s Dojo.

The Second Judge, Xie Zheng, seldom undertook external tasks since joining the Judgement Institute... The reason was simple, his teacher was the East Province Grand Judge, Gu Shen. With the protection of such a lofty figure, hardly anyone would trouble Xie Zheng, and naturally, the Gu Family also took great care of him.

Of course, the attention towards Xie Zheng wasn’t solely because of Gu Shen.

This guy was actually a rare "forging talent" seen once in a century.

Although Xie Zheng seldom ventured out, he wasn’t a fool and understood social dynamics. Every year, he would send some gifts to the Gu Family Ancestral Hall and other prominent families, labeling it as a "modest gift," but these were highly high-quality sealed artifacts with exceptional effects. In an era of Transcendent internal wars, these were extremely precious "gifts."

With this back-and-forth, this dojo became a particularly special entity within the Judgement Institute.

Xie Zheng’s rank as a Judge consistently held the second position.

Who holds the first is not important.

What matters is that no one dares challenge Xie Zheng, and this Second Judge’s Dojo has become a sanctum of the Judgement Institute.

This dojo accepts only one disciple a year, and Xie Zheng does not personally teach but has his disciple Liu Quan recruit and teach forging inheritance skills on his behalf... Despite this, everyone competed fiercely, striving to get their descendants into this dojo.

Needless to say, if one could cultivate a "Forging Master," the shortage of sealed artifacts within the family would be resolved.

Today, this dojo welcomed two "strange" guests.

Gu Shen did not use his origin or array patterns.

He and his Senior Sister left their courtyard, simply walking there.

To avoid attention and not cause a sensation, they both used spiritual power to alter their appearances.

Fortunately, the dojo was empty and desolate.

"Is this... the ’Iron Melting Inheritor’ you’ve chosen?"

The Second Judge’s Dojo was equipped with several barrier-sealed artifacts, and these artifacts were of high quality and excellent grade.

But to experts of Luo Er and Gu Shen’s caliber, they were merely pieces of paper.

The two silently entered the dojo without making a single sound, only to see in the deepest part of the dojo’s quiet room, crackling noises, countless bursts of golden light, and a figure sitting cross-legged in darkness. Behind him loomed a powerful soul as tall as a small mountain, wielding a heavy hammer, repeatedly striking an iron sword embryo.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With each hammer strike, sparks flew everywhere.

The room was aglow.

Luo Er was surprised, not expecting such a low-profile yet powerful Spiritual Transcendent to reside in Snow Forbidden City.

Behind that thin man, a colossal soul shadow had formed, surprisingly with three heads and six arms.

In that quiet room, apart from the iron sword embryo, there were several other sealed artifacts being hammered and chiselled.

"Six layers of Heart Flow Power."

Gu Shen chuckled softly, saying, "Even though his Extraordinary Power is not remarkable... the heights of his mental state cultivation are unparalleled, possibly only surpassed by the Silver Fox General at his peak in all Five Continents."

Indeed, the new Iron Melting Fire Spark Inheritor chosen by Gu Shen...

Was Xie Zheng.

The child picked up from the Tundra by Mr. Turing and personally nurtured.

Gu Shen looked at the man silently cultivating and tempering sealed artifacts in the quiet room, his gaze gentle.

"Mr. Turing’s forging inheritance and the Lord of Melting Iron are of the same lineage."

"In some ways... Xie Zheng’s forging skills originate from the Lord of Melting Iron, the previous owner of this spark."