Dragon's Origin

The hammers and chisels used for carving on a regular day would, at most, not exceed ten pounds. In fact, whether they even reached five pounds was another matter.

When carving, you can't lack strength, nor can you use too much force. Insufficient strength might require an extra strike, but too much force could ruin the material. Therefore, the hammer and chisel must be just right.

Not to mention grandmasters and great grandmasters, even ordinary artisans have their own handy tools. Wang Sheng, this amateur who just started learning the basics, hasn't reached the point of having his own exclusive tools. At most, he's just used to whatever he used while learning.

"Your own strength is too great, you can't train with ordinary hammers and chisels. You're just wasting your carving efforts." The old Taoist saw Wang Sheng weighing the hammer and chisel: "This set of hammer and chisel is just right, remember to use it in conjunction with your spiritual Qi."

Wang Sheng nodded. These were golden words, and this thing was definitely not cheap; it looked like a treasure at first glance. Just this set of tools was worth a lot, and this was just the tools, not even counting the cultivation method.

"Once you get used to that hammer, use this one." The old Taoist gave Wang Sheng the second hammer.

This hammer was even heavier, almost twice as heavy as the previous one, two thousand pounds! That's a ton in his hands! Back on Earth, Wang Sheng never thought he could lift a ton hammer. Fortunately, with his current strength and spiritual Qi, using a ton hammer wasn't a big problem.

However, carving with it would take skill. The hammer and chisel alone weighed one and a half tons, and with the speed of swinging the hammer, even the hardest stone would probably not withstand this strike. This required Wang Sheng to be extremely careful when using it, with precise control of his strength, otherwise he would fail.

The old Taoist handed over the third hammer. Wang Sheng thought this one would definitely be heavier than the second one, but he realized he was wrong as soon as he picked it up. It was light and飘飘, and he almost threw the hammer up because he used too much force.

One hundred pounds, the third hammer, only weighed one hundred pounds at most, which was far less than the previous two hammers. However, Wang Sheng had almost figured out the old Taoist's practice method. Heavy hammer and heavy chisel, then heavier hammer and heavier chisel. After getting used to it, he switched to a light hammer and heavy chisel. This power conversion really required Wang Sheng to practice for a long time, and also required more precise control.

"When using the hammer, remember the techniques we used these two days." The old Taoist took the fourth hammer and handed it to Wang Sheng: "With such a good force generation method as Tai Chi, you must practice it to perfection."

Wang Sheng nodded and took the fourth hammer. This time he was prepared, it must be lighter. As Wang Sheng expected, this hammer was just an ordinary hammer, probably at most a five-pound ordinary hammer. Using a five-pound hammer with a thousand-pound heavy chisel was indeed not an ordinary difficulty.

But if he could really use it freely, then Wang Sheng felt that whether it was making light work of heavy loads or making heavy work of light loads, it might not be too difficult. The old Taoist was indeed a master, and he was able to come up with such an appropriate method for Wang Sheng's current cultivation realm and strength, etc. A master is a master.

"This is the last hammer you will use." In Wang Sheng's expectant eyes, the old Taoist handed the last hammer to Wang Sheng.

Light as a feather, this was Wang Sheng's only feeling when holding this hammer. Although the texture was still metal, and it looked exactly the same as the Earth Fiend Gold, the weight was many times different. This hammer weighed at most one or two taels, and it was impossible to exceed that.

A one-tael hammer probably couldn't even move the chisel when it hit it. In this situation, he still had to carve. It depended on Wang Sheng's control of his strength and the free use of his spiritual Qi. Even if Wang Sheng now had the foundation of Tai Chi, it was definitely not an ordinary level of difficulty.

The old Taoist really had some skill. He was able to come up with such an appropriate method for Wang Sheng's current cultivation realm and strength, etc. A master is a master.

"When I can use this hammer and this chisel to carve exquisite statues, will I be able to achieve making light work of heavy loads?" Wang Sheng had completely understood the old Taoist Lingxu's method, and took the initiative to bring up the achievable goal.

"You can only do half of it." Old Taoist Lingxu unceremoniously dispelled Wang Sheng's expectations.

"Half?" Wang Sheng's eyes widened directly. If this could only achieve half, then how could he achieve perfection?

"You can't just practice stone carving every day." Old Taoist Lingxu smiled, then pulled out a foot-long small package from his lower back and opened it in front of Wang Sheng.

Inside were three medium-sized brushes, the same as the ones Wang Sheng usually used for practice. However, they were obviously custom-made brushes. Wang Sheng could tell at a glance that they were made of the same material as the hammers and chisels, Earth Fiend Gold. It was estimated that this metal was easy to engrave formations on, so the old Taoist used it.

Seeing that they were brushes, Wang Sheng understood what the old Taoist meant by half. In addition to stone carving, Wang Sheng also had to practice calligraphy. This was exactly what Wang Sheng had been learning from the old Taoist these days. Now, the old Taoist had included everything that Wang Sheng needed to learn.

"Three brushes, this one weighs a thousand pounds, this one weighs a hundred pounds, and this one weighs the same as an ordinary brush." This time, the old Taoist didn't let Wang Sheng write in any order: "Every day, write one hundred characters with each brush, you can figure out what to write by yourself."

"You must practice writing every day, you can't stop. When you can carve with the lightest hammer, you can practice to the realm of making light work of heavy loads," Old Taoist Lingxu said.

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Wang Sheng held the three brushes, but fell into deep thought. What the old Taoist said was simple, it sounded like just letting Wang Sheng write three hundred characters a day while carving, but Wang Sheng was very clear that it was not easy at all.

You must know that when Wang Sheng was familiarizing himself with the thousand-pound heavy hammer, he must also be able to control the thousand-pound, hundred-pound, and ordinary brushes. This required Wang Sheng to switch between light and heavy every day, and he couldn't get used to a certain weight. This was the most difficult thing. Who was used to a ton of heavy hammer, and immediately had to switch to a brush that was less than one or two taels, it would be strange if he could write well.

But that's what the old Taoist required, and Wang Sheng also knew the reason, and understood the benefits it would bring him. However, the difficulty was too high, wasn't it?

"Whatever!" Old Taoist looked down on Wang Sheng's expression of wanting to cultivate but being afraid of the high difficulty: "I have taught you the method, it's up to you whether you practice it or not."

"Practice! Why not practice?" Wang Sheng secretly gave Old Taoist Lingxu the middle finger in his heart. The old Taoist still wanted to play the trick of using motivational tactics on a warrior like himself. This was too underestimating Wang Sheng, wasn't it?