Ryan Bennett's eyes widened in astonishment. In this city of Liang, even a seventh-grade weapon was hailed as a divine weapon, and even the family heirloom battle-axe Yaoyang was only third-grade. Yet this Shenlong Cauldron had produced countless second- and third-grade weapons, and had even forged the legendary Earth Divine Weapons and Heavenly Divine Weapons?

Hearing this, Ryan Bennett couldn't help but act impulsively: “Grandpa Frank Foster, can you teach me the art of weapon forging?”

Frank Foster gently stroked his beard and laughed heartily: “Child, even if you hadn't asked, I wanted to pass on to you the mysterious art of weapon forging. So many years have passed, and I don't want my unique skills to be lost. Besides, you are a descendant of the Fire God clan, my own descendant, so of course I will teach you everything I know!”

Ryan Bennett was overjoyed.

Frank Foster then said, “First, you must hide the Shenlong Cauldron. The Shenlong Cauldron is my host; if it is lost, I would have no idea where my soul would go.”

Looking at the massive Shenlong Cauldron, Ryan Bennett felt a headache coming on. “It's so big, at least two tons. How am I supposed to hide it?”

Frank Foster couldn't help but laugh: “Just reach your hand into the cauldron and search around. Right before I died, I seem to have lost a pouch inside.”

“Oh?”

Ryan Bennett reached into the cauldron and fumbled around. A few seconds later, he pulled out a small blue pouch. It looked quite ordinary, but he could faintly sense energy fluctuations within it.

“This is...”

“This is a storage pouch. Many years ago, people called it a Qiankun Bag. Its actual use is to send objects to another spatial plane, so you can retrieve them at any time.”

“A spatial pouch?”

Ryan Bennett's heart skipped a beat. This was a real treasure! He'd seen one auctioned at Wufeng Workshop before, and even the cheapest spatial pouch cost at least ten thousand taels of silver. It seemed he'd struck gold today.

Frank Foster smiled and said, “Ryan Bennett, use your mind to control your Fire God power. Infuse the Fire God power into the pouch, and you can store the Shenlong Cauldron inside!”

“Alright!”

Ryan Bennett tried it, and sure enough, after infusing his power, the spatial pouch kept expanding, and he poured the Shenlong Cauldron into it. When Ryan Bennett withdrew his Fire God true energy, the pouch returned to its original size, hanging at his waist, and the Shenlong Cauldron inside was now no bigger than a soybean. This really was a great treasure!

Frank Foster stroked his beard and laughed heartily: “This way, I can always be by your side to guide you in weapon forging! By the way, Ryan Bennett, have you previously practiced the Fire God clan's refining techniques?”

“Yes!”

Ryan Bennett looked a bit dejected. “But the weapons I painstakingly forged were all completely subpar, not even reaching ninth grade. After I infused them with Fire God power, they just turned into scrap iron.”

Frank Foster nodded. “That's only natural. You've practiced the incomplete Fire God manual, so your Fire God power is already extraordinary. That scrap metal simply can't withstand such immense power.”

Ryan Bennett said, “Then, shall we begin?”

“Yes!”

They went to Ryan Bennett's room, closed the doors and windows tightly, took out the Shenlong Cauldron, and Ryan Bennett casually tossed the old scrap iron into the cauldron, beginning to infuse it with Fire God power.

Frank Foster floated in midair, watching Ryan Bennett's focused expression with approval.

“Ryan Bennett, do you know what is most important in weapon forging and refining?” Frank Foster asked.

Ryan Bennett thought for a moment and said, “Fire!”

“Exactly!”

Frank Foster said, “The higher the quality of the forging fire, the higher the grade of the weapon produced. Back in my day, I used True Dragon Flame, and any weapon I forged was at least a fifth-grade weapon.”

“Huh? True Dragon Flame?”

“Yes!” Frank Foster mused, “There are fifteen types of flames in the world. The most mysterious is the number one-ranked Nine Heavens Profound Nether Flame, and the lowest is the charcoal fire from burning wood. The True Dragon Flame I used is ranked fourth. Intense flames are the most important prerequisite for weapon forging.”

“Then what rank is my Fire God power?”

Frank Foster couldn't help but smile and explained, “The fifteen types of intense flames, in order, are: Profound Nether Flame, Star Flame, Ten Directions Heavenly Fire, True Dragon Flame, Ice Separation Fire, Floating Thunder Flame, Gluttonous Wrath Flame, Meteor Flame, Jade Fire, Big Dipper Wrath Flame, Purgatory Fire, Qiankun Flame, Fire God Power, Refined Fire, and Charcoal Fire.”

Ryan Bennett asked, “My flame...?”

“Ranked thirteenth, which is the third from the bottom—Fire God Power.”

With that one sentence, Ryan Bennett's heart sank halfway.

Seeing the young man's disappointed look, Frank Foster couldn't help but laugh: “Child, don't be discouraged. Since you've practiced the incomplete Fire God manual, when your Fire God bloodline awakens, your Fire God power will naturally transform into True Dragon Flame—the same flame I once used!”

Just when things seemed hopeless, Ryan Bennett was excited once again and asked, “Grandpa Frank Foster, then can I still forge weapons now?”

“Of course!”

Frank Foster laughed and said, “Weapon forging is itself a process of cultivation. Your mastery of Fire God power will mature and deepen during the forging process. Also, I will teach you a unique refining technique called Hundred Refinements!”

“Hundred Refinements?”

“Yes. Once you immerse yourself in the Hundred Refinements state, your cultivation speed will be several times that of ordinary people, which will greatly help you improve your own strength. However, before entering the Hundred Refinements state, you will experience all kinds of pain. But as long as you can endure it, there will be no more problems.”