I Only Marry Widows

Lu Chengfeng, having cultivated to such a realm, naturally began to plan for the Celestial Human Realm, the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword, and forging his lifebound divine weapon, all of which required forward-looking planning.

The so-called Master of Casting is someone capable of forging famous artifacts, such people are very rare in the martial world, usually only cultivated by prestigious sects and aristocratic families.

In forging weapons and armor, although there are differences in quality, it predominantly requires the discernment and experience in evaluating weapons, without very detailed or comprehensive categorization.

Ordinary weapons and armor can generally be divided into inferior, good, upper, and top grades according to the craftsmanship of the blacksmith.

If a weapon is forged from materials containing the law of heaven and earth, it can possess characteristics beyond ordinary weapons, thus surpassing top grade, and such weapons are called famous artifacts.

The essence of famous artifacts lies in their characteristics, such as sharpness, toughness, armor-piercing, nurturing, breath regulation, calming spirit, and many more.

Famous artifacts do not have a more specific grading; each one is extremely precious, though the more characteristics it contains, the rarer it is. However, a lot depends on the characteristics and their combinations; the sheer number of characteristics does not determine quality.

Above famous artifacts are divine weapons, capable of embodying celestial intent of dharma, communicating with the power of heaven and earth, unleashing their full might, and wielding the power to influence celestial phenomena.

Inferior, good, upper, top, famous artifact, divine weapon.

And a Master of Casting is a master capable of forging famous artifacts.

As for divine artisans above that, they can forge divine weapons by their own strength; they need both forging skills and mastery in becoming celestial humans, such beings are few and far between throughout history.

Most often, they assist half-step celestial humans in forging divine weapon embryos in the capacity of a Master of Casting, and if that person eventually succeeds in their breakthrough and the divine weapon is born, the role of the caster rises accordingly, earning the title of Grandmaster.

Yet in reality, there is no essential difference in casting techniques between a Master of Casting and a Casting Grandmaster, except that the latter possesses the experience of assisting in the forging of divine weapons.

After setting his mind, Lu Chengfeng took out the roster for this trip to Jade Dragon Mountain. This time, the sect sent a total of 139 people, not including Zhu Yuxian.

Besides Elder Yun Mo from Yellow Dragon Peak, Casting Master Li Jiuchong, and Alchemy Master Elder Wen, there were thirty true inheritance disciples from various peaks, twenty-seven disciples and stewards from the Eighth Hall, and in addition, family members of sect disciples, some of whom were also disciples or elders from the Outer Peak.

After carefully reviewing the list, Lu Chengfeng's heart sank, as there was no name of Zhao Ling'Er on any of the lists.

He had specifically sent word to his sect and even asked Du Mengyan to help, hoping Zhao Ling'Er could come to Jade Dragon Mountain.

But after searching through all the rosters, he still couldn't find her.

"Did something go wrong, or... did she not want to come?!" Lu Chengfeng frowned. The impending battle on July 15 at Yun Cang Mountain was extremely dangerous for ordinary disciples.

"Could it be because of Zhou Tong?"

He sighed inside. There were countless reasons he could have killed Zhou Tong back then, but ultimately, he did not take action, mainly for his own sake.

Zhu Yuxian repeatedly pleaded for Zhou Tong,

Zhou Tong was still a true inheritance disciple of the sect and one of the Seven Heroes,

The two of them had some past interactions, and moreover, Zhou Tong discovered his act of killing and silencing people at Azure Dragon Peak, yet he still chose to cover for him.

Lu Chengfeng knew he couldn't bring himself to do it!

But in doing so, he felt he was letting down the deceased Zhao Changzhen, and his junior sister Zhao Ling'Er...

People often face difficult choices; gaining some things means losing others. He was not unaware but subconsciously chose to avoid certain possible outcomes.

Just like when he chose Luo Suyi back then, abandoning Zhao Ling'Er. When faced with another decision, he still chose his inner feelings and his own interests.

The reason he wanted Zhao Ling'Er to come to Jade Dragon Mountain was perhaps due to the unknown guilt and compensatory thoughts deep within his heart!

It was already midnight. After confirming once more, Lu Chengfeng let out a deep sigh. He knew his current guilt and desire for redemption meant nothing to Zhao Ling'Er.

The revenge of killing a father is irreconcilable!

"In any case, I must go back once." Lu Chengfeng felt that he had sighed more tonight than ever before.

He put away the roster and turned to leave.

Early the next morning, Lu Chengfeng went to see Zhu Yuxian again.

The two tacitly avoided mentioning previous matters.

"Master, for this time's challenge against Li Chun Gang, do you have anything to teach me?" Lu Chengfeng asked. A top martial arts master who cultivated martial arts to the Twenty-Seventh Layer of Perfection was exceedingly formidable; he had already honed a martial art skill to its peak and was in the stage of renewal and the path of celestial enlightenment.

Lu Chengfeng was confident he could compete with him, but without borrowing Du Mengyan's divine weapon, he had no absolute certainty of victory.

Li Chungang, this person, was able to manage the Li Family to such prosperity, his talent, disposition, and depth of character were unquestionable, surely one of the top prodigies of the time.

Zhu Yuxian remained on the mountain top and chose not to reside in those just constructed cabins. Rather than staying in those crude rooms, he preferred the open snowy peaks.

"When I traveled the world back then, I also had dealings with Li Chun Gang. He is profoundly strategic, socially adept, and his family's Wind and Thunder Thunderbolt Palm was cultivated to the pinnacle. Moreover, he began attempting to create his own martial arts a long time ago."