Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor-Chapter 1027 - 1037: Ma Xiazi’s Story

Regarding this matter, Chu Feng had heard of it long ago.

It is said that the third-generation Sect Master of the Alchemy Sword Sect, Ma Xiazi, was a naturally blind handicapped person. If an ordinary person were born blind, they would surely be discouraged. However, this Sect Master of the Alchemy Sword Sect was strong-willed despite his physical limitations.

Since the age of three, he followed his grandfather to forge iron.

Not only did he train his body to become extremely strong, but he also developed unique skills in sound positioning and shape recognition. Though he had no ears, like a bat, he could discern the surroundings and scenery through sounds.

Additionally, from a young age, Ma Xiazi exhibited an extraordinary talent for Fire Control.

He controlled the furnace fire to near perfection. Knowing when a big flame is needed and when a small one suffices. Or while smelting high melting-point ores and metals, requiring extremely high-temperature flames.

He could achieve them all.

It is said that at the age of eight, he helped his grandfather improve the iron-smelting furnace, with surprisingly good results.

Later on, an event changed Ma Xiazi's life forever.

One day, two guests arrived—a middle-aged man with a girl about Ma Xiazi's age. They were father and daughter, bringing a peculiar stone, exceedingly heavy and hard.

They asked Ma Xiazi's grandfather to forge a sword from it.

The reward offered was quite generous.

Ma Xiazi's grandfather hesitated slightly but accepted the offer, seeing the extraordinary reward as tempting. At the time, the Ma Family's forging technique was famous far and wide, known as a century-old brand, a gold-lettered sign.

They agreed that the sword would be ready for collection in half a month.

After the guests left, Ma Xiazi and his grandfather excitedly began smelting the peculiar stone. But no matter how they smelted it, it would not dissolve.

This left the grandfather and grandson completely dumbfounded.

In the following days, the grandfather and grandson, along with the whole Ma Family, tried numerous ways but could not melt the peculiar stone.

Finally, half a month passed, and the guests arrived as agreed.

The Ma Family had no choice but to truthfully inform them.

The guest was extremely serious and got very angry, accusing the Ma Family of being dishonest and deceitful.

Ma Xiazi's grandfather was profoundly ashamed, feeling as though he had nowhere to hide, unable to bear such ridicule, intending to commit suicide on the spot to maintain the Ma Family's reputation.

Lest the Ma Family's golden sign be ruined.

At this time, an enraged Ma Xiazi stepped forward. He asked the guest for a bit more time, promising he could refine the peculiar stone.

However, the guest did not believe he had the ability.

That little girl also ridiculed him as a blind man without self-awareness.

Finally, they agreed, for three years, if the Ma Family could melt and forge the peculiar stone into a sword, the guest would no longer pursue the issue. If they failed, they would destroy the Ma Family's sign and never forge weapons again.

After the guests left, the next day Ma Xiazi ran away from home.

He only asked a family servant to relay a message to his grandfather and others that he was going out to find a stronger flame. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

This departure lasted three years.

Truly, he vanished without a trace.

The Ma Family, in these three years, tried everything under the sun. They even sought help from numerous peers but were never able to melt the peculiar stone.

As the promised day with the guest approached, the Ma Family was as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

As for Ma Xiazi, the family assumed he had long died outside.

Being blind, at such a young age, the chances of surviving out there for three years were extremely low.

When the last day of the agreed time arrived, the father and daughter returned as promised.

The little girl had grown into a very beautiful and delicate young lady.

The middle-aged man's appearance hadn't changed much.

Upon learning that the Ma Family still hadn't melted the peculiar stone, the father and daughter were furious and intended to destroy the Ma Family's sign then and there.

At that moment, Ma Xiazi returned.

He looked like a beggar, unkempt and filthy, but his expression was particularly confident.

Ma Xiazi told the father and daughter, "There are still five more hours until the agreed time; please sit and watch." After speaking, Ma Xiazi, surprising everyone, picked up the peculiar stone and did not use the furnace fire.

Instead, he directly emitted deep blue flames from his fingertips.

This spectacular sight shocked the Ma Family. Only then did they realize Ma Xiazi had survived three years outside and had learned 'Immortal Technique.'

As for the father and daughter, they immediately recognized that Ma Xiazi was using Abnormal Fire.

In the guests' presence, Ma Xiazi fulfilled the promise made years ago, refining the peculiar stone into a Divine Weapon.

It turned out the peculiar stone was a meteorite.

They were curious how Ma Xiazi, a mere youth, acquired Abnormal Fire. Upon inquiry, they discovered Ma Xiazi went through countless hardships to reach the famous Flame Mountain.

Driven by a promise made to the guests, he risked being burned alive to enter Flame Mountain.

Finally, after surviving by the skin of your teeth, he obtained the Abnormal Fire within.

The Ma Family was deeply moved and sighed. Determined people achieve their goals. Who says handicapped people cannot accomplish great things?

The father and daughter were completely moved by this determined young man's story.

The middle-aged man asked Ma Xiazi if he was willing to learn Swordsmanship with him. After three years of roaming outside, Ma Xiazi's knowledge had broadened, having long heard of powerful Sword Cultivators.

He immediately acknowledged the middle-aged man as his master.

Since then, Ma Xiazi followed the middle-aged man to study Sword Dao. Over time, Ma Xiazi showed a strong talent in Sword Dao. The student surpasses the master.

He eventually excelled, even surpassing his master.

The girl grew into a beautiful young woman, ethereal like a fairy. She practiced swordplay with Ma Xiazi frequently, and over time, she fell in love with Ma Xiazi despite his disabilities.

The two swore everlasting vows, privately pledging their lives to each other.

Facts proved the girl had a good eye. Ma Xiazi later rose to prominence, directly becoming the third Sect Master of the Alchemy Sword Sect, achieving great success in the Alchemy Dao as well.

Later, Ma Xiazi's cultivation grew increasingly strong, even aspiring to reach the Earth Immortal Realm.

Yet the girl he loved could not progress beyond the Sword Saint Realm due to her talent.

Over the centuries, despite Ma Xiazi's countless efforts, she ultimately could not escape the natural laws of life and death. She fell into reincarnation, her fragrance vanishing.

Ma Xiazi was deeply affectionate, in unbearable pain.

After arranging her affairs, he opened a cave at her favorite cliff and committed suicide inside, staying with her even in death.

Whether reincarnation truly exists in this world is unknown.

Later, no one could enter that cave, for deep blue flames burned year-round within.