Chapter 1129
Chen Dong was shocked in his heart.
The look in Elder Zhang and Zhang Wudao’s eyes was incomparably awe-inspiring.
The same truth had been verified in the seventy-two Heavenly Wolf Martial Dao bodies of the Huns!
Just as the Huns had collected all the martial heritage of the Great Snowy Plains and refined the martial heritage of the seventy-two Heavenly Wolf Martial Dao bodies.
The stonemasons of the Eight Generals of the Thief’s Gate, however, are different!
It is not only the art of building that has been pa*sed down for 5,000 years, but also the inherited art that has been formed under the refinement of generations of the Eight Generals of the Thief Gate’s stonemasons.
Nothing but quintessence!
At Master Zhang’s age, such a craftsman would have already asked for the top of the heap and could be called a great master.
This is like old wine, the older it gets, the more mellow and rich it becomes.
The same is true for craftsmen.
As time goes by, skills, experience and so on, are enhanced step by step.
Compared to Old Master Zhang, there is a difference between the world’s builders and the clouds!
Even if the most talented builder, even if he is involved in a wide range of subjects, but …… the hard work of a generation, what makes him better than the precipitation and refinement of generations of the Thief Sect for thousands of years?
“If Elder Zhang can’t even build a martial body, no one in the world is expected to be able to do so.”
Huo Zhenxiao slowly spat out the words with a faint smile, “These two great craftsmen I’ve found are superb enough, right?”
“Enough!”
Chen Dong nodded, not hesitating.
The old man Zhang laughed lightly, “Master Huo, don’t boast, there is no end to your learning, there is a heaven outside of heaven, this old man wouldn’t dare to claim the first place, the Thief Sect has existed for a long time, one of the eight generals, the stone smiths have also been refining their heritage for generations, but in comparison, the Gongluo family and the Mo family have a much longer history than the Thief Sect, they are glorious superstars of an era! They were the stars of an era!
“In this world, there are still the Mo family and the Gong Lu family?”
Huo Zhenxiao asked rhetorically.
Elder Zhang was stunned for a moment and said, “I don’t know about the Mo family, but the Gong Huo family …… might have one.”
The hesitant words were invariably forging Elder Zhang’s position as the number one in the world at the time.
Chen Dong was slightly stunned, to be qualified to be compared to the Gongluo family and the Mo family, this was not a qualification that ordinary people dared to have.
Soon.
Zhang Wudao was the one who had everything ready.
He turned back and said, “Dad, it’s ready, you can invite the stone body.”
“Good.”
There was a solemn atmosphere as incense was burned and worship was offered.
Chen Dong and Huo Zhenxiao stood by and did not interrupt.
Every line of work had its own rules.
Outsiders could be ignorant, but they had absolutely no right to interfere.
There are times when what is pa*sed down is not just a legacy.
Such worship is more about reverence.
When all the rituals were over.
Elder Zhang said to Zhang Wudao, “Wudao, please stone your body!”
At this moment, as Elder Zhang’s tongue burst into thunder, his entire aura became different.
His hunched body was slightly uplifted, his weathered face was also full of intent, and his cloudy eyes were as bright as electricity and light.
Under the watchful eyes of Chen Dong and Huo Zhenxiao.
Zhang Wu Dao walked out of the practice room at once.
A few seconds later.
With an explosive cry.
Bang Teen!
Outside the training room, there was a loud and steep sound.
With that.
Boom, boom, boom ……
A heavy sound of footsteps slowly and regularly came into the practice room.
“This ……”
Chen Dong smacked his lips at once.
Huo Zhenxiao, however, raised his hand and landed on Chen Dong’s shoulder, “You are just in time to see the strength of one of the eight generals of the Thief Gate!”
With a single word, he interrupted Chen Dong’s shocked words.
Soon.
The sound of footsteps, heavy as beating drums, became clearer and clearer.
The entrance to the practice room, however, left Chen Dong dumbfounded and his heart beating wildly.
Zhang Wudao was bowed, his muscles bulging out in all their explosive power.
And his rugged, simple face was sweating like rain, full of stubbornness and determination.
Every step was as heavy as a drum.
The walk was also extremely slow.
What really shocked Chen Dong was that on Zhang Wudao’s back was a rectangular boulder on his back!
The boulder was very flat and at a glance, it was at least a thousand pounds!
But at this moment, it was being carried on Zhang Wudaobao’s back into the practice room!
The boulder was a world away from Zhang Wudo’s size.
This scene was as if Zhang Wudaodao was walking with a mountain on his back!
Even Chen Dong, who was watching, instantly raised his hand to cover his mouth and almost screamed out.
Even if the boulder was guaranteed to be a thousand pounds, it was definitely not something that could be lifted by human hands!
In the long history of the world, there were only a handful of people who could have such divine strength.
Zhang Wudao’s back to the mountain was no less than Chu Ba Wang lifting a tripod!
Chen Dong had practised his heavy sword, the Bladeless, all night, and using the hundred pounds weight of the Bladeless Heavy Sword as a comparison, he knew very well just how terrifying it was for Zhang Wu Dao to carry a thousand pounds of boulders on his back at this moment!
“This is the necessary strength of the eight generals of the Thief Gate stonemasons, those without strength do not join the stonemasons, those without the face to invite the stone body, those whose strength does not carry a thousand pounds, how can they dare to be generals? The old man was also like Wu Dao back then, inviting the stone body step by step.”
Elder Zhang stroked his beard and said, his voice suppressed very softly, as if he was afraid of disturbing Zhang Wu Dao who was walking with the stone on his back.
Chen Dong covered his mouth and shot a glance at Elder Zhang.
To be honest, Old Master Zhang’s figure was a little worse than Zhang Wudo’s, but considering the reason for his old age, perhaps …… back then Old Master was as majestic as Zhang Wudo was?
Boom!
With a loud sound.
Zhang Wudao smashed the boulder down on the very centre of the practice room with a loud bang.
The huge force smashed down, causing the ground to tremble a few times.
As the boulder landed on the ground, Zhang Wudao also straightened his back again, his face flushed red, covered in sweat and panting for breath.
But in Chen Dong’s eyes, it was even creepier.
Carrying a thousand pounds of boulders on his back, just like that?
“Elder brother Chen Dong, please also draw a drawing, so that the old man and Wu Dao can chisel the person according to the drawing.”
Elder Zhang handed the paper and pencil to Chen Dong.
Chen Dong picked up the paper and pencil, but hesitated.
In his memory, the first Skywolf Martial Dao body leapt to the surface.
However,…… Chen Dong put down the pen and paper again.
“Please also ask Elder and Brother Wu Dao to carve it first, the body does not matter, let Elder and Brother Wu Dao carve it, as for the vein patterns on it, we can only wait for the body to take shape, Elder and Brother Wu Dao follow my guidance and chisel it step by step, little by little.”
When he said these words, even Chen Dong himself did not understand why he had made such a decision.
When picking up the pen and paper, he inexplicably had a very uncomfortable feeling, a feeling that gave rise to the thought that this martial heritage’s human-shaped pattern could not fall on paper and gra*s!
A very absurd, incomprehensible thought.
It just appeared by preference!
“Good!”
Elder Zhang nodded, and then it was time for him and Zhang Wudao to pick up the hammer and chisel, and they were chiseling away.
Clang!
As Elder Zhang chiselled out a burin of sparks, father and son then quickly chiselled.
Sparks burst forth.
The sound of metal clashing and chisels striking the stone echoed clearly and loudly in the practice room.
With each fall of the hammer, broken stones would tumble.
“Sovereign Huo, can you use your body to chisel a human statue?”
Elder Zhang asked.
“Yes.”
Huo Zhenxiao nodded, then moved to Chen Dong’s side: “Wouldn’t it be less work for you boy to draw it out directly, in one step?”
“I don’t know, but when I was memorising the Heavenly Wolf Martial Dao Body, that one Martial Dao Body gave a strange feeling, it was as if there was some kind of power on them that was forcibly stopping one from remembering.”
Chen Dong shook his head blankly, put the pen and paper in his hand aside, and said solemnly, “It was because of this feeling that I gave up drawing, and ……”
“What?”
Chen Dong’s brows knitted together as that palpitating feeling in his heart grew stronger, “I feel that the power of the Heavenly Wolf Martial Dao Body will make something happen to this chiseling!”
Chapter 1130
Something happened?”
Huo Zhenxiao’s brows knitted slightly as he looked solemnly at Elder Zhang and Zhang Wudao.
A stone body that really had this kind of power?
Clang clang ……
Elder Zhang and Zhang Wudao quickly wielded hammers and burins, as well as some other tools that Chen Dong did not recognize.
The crisp sound of chisel strikes echoed in the practice room.
Sparks erupted and debris flew about.
The two men’s speed flew, and soon, the originally rectangular-shaped boulder had been chiselled into a human-shaped outline.
Immediately afterwards.
Elder Zhang and Zhang Wudao then divided their work.
While Zhang Wudao continued to trim the human body, Elder Zhang was the one doing the facial carving.
Every now and then, Master Zhang would turn back to look at Huo Zhenxiao, then turn his head and continue with the carving.
Using Huo Zhenxiao’s face as the stone statue of his person, neither Chen Dong nor Huo Zhenxiao had any objections.
It was indeed logical for Elder Zhang to do so.
Huo Zhenxiao was the master of the 300,000-strong Great Snow Dragon Riding Army and held supreme prestige in Zhenjiang City and the Great Snow Dragon Riding Army.
The statue of Huo Zhenxiao would be the most undisputed in the Great Snow Dragon Rider Army and would not be subject to private criticism by the soldiers.
Otherwise, if the statue was really successful, if it was someone else, it would be difficult to convince the public without the knowledge of the 300,000 Great Snow Dragon Riders.
Inside the practice room, time slowly pa*sed.
Chen Dong and Huo Zhenxiao waited by the side, always keeping quiet.
As for Elder Zhang and Zhang Wudao, they seemed to have entered a state of forgetfulness, chiselling intently.
Clang clang clang ……
The crisp sound of chiselling became the only sound in the practice room.
Chen Dong always watched the personal statue and could not help but be secretly surprised.
Elder Zhang and Zhang Wu Dao were worthy of being one of the Eight Generals of the Thief Sect!
Flying fast, yet managing to keep every burin precise and accurate, it was like a master painting, flowing with the clouds and hanging from a gazelle.
The only difference is that the master paints on paper, while the father and son use stone as the carrier.
In comparison, father and son have a much more difficult task!
After all, while using brute force to chisel, they had to ensure that every line was precise and accurate.
With the rapid chiselling of Master Zhang, the face of the human statue soon came to the fore.
The facial contours of the statue were the same as Huo Zhenxiao’s, even down to the details, which had been made perfect by Master Zhang’s meticulous observation.
Even the wrinkles at the corners of Huo Zhenxiao’s eyes appear on the stone statue under Master Zhang’s meticulous carving.
It was exactly the same, as if it was a replica of a reverse mould!
Chen Dong was shocked by this skill.
Even Huo Zhenxiao revealed a look of astonishment.
It took two hours.
The crisp chiselling sounds that echoed in the practice room came to an abrupt end.
Elder Zhang and Zhang Wudao stopped at the same time, and the two fathers and sons were in very different states.
Zhang Wudao’s forehead was only beaded with sweat and his breath was a little heavier.
Old Master Zhang, on the other hand, was heavier with fatigue due to his old age.
What was originally just a rectangular boulder was now transformed into a stone statue of Huo Zhenxiao, standing majestically in the centre of the practice room.
The demeanour, the majesty, was on display.
“Elder and Brother Wu Dao’s memories of the peak are not enough to describe it.”
Chen Dong sighed with heartfelt emotion as his gaze burned into the stone statue of Huo Zhenxiao.
“Fallacious praise.”
Elder Zhang waved his hand and smiled, “Now that the human statue is complete, it is ready for engraving.”
At those words.
Chen Dong looked solemn, his eyes somewhat grave.
The feeling of heart palpitations had faded just now as he paid attention to Elder Zhang’s father and son chiselling the stone statue.
However, with these words from Elder Zhang, it resurfaced.
At this moment.
A large hand fell on Chen Dong’s shoulder.
Huo Zhenxiao said in a deep voice, “Let’s begin.”
Chen Dong took a deep breath and settled his mind.
It was then that he stepped forward and walked in front of the stone statue.
On the side, Zhang Wudao held the burin in preparation, but at that moment, Elder Zhang stepped forward and took the burin in Zhang Wudao’s hand.
“Wu Dao’s son, this fine work of carving, you still need Dad to do it.”
Zhang Wudao hesitated, “Dad, you’re old, the exertion just now ……”
“It’s fine, working for Master Huo will harden my bones.”
Elder Zhang interrupted Zhang Wudao’s words with a smile.
Zhang Wu Dao had no choice but to retreat to Huo Zhenxiao’s side.
“Little old brother, let’s get started.”
Elder Zhang said to Chen Dong with a smile.
Chen Dong’s brows knitted together and he was instantly caught up in his memories, with all the details of the first Heavenly Wolf Martial Dao Body coming to mind.
“Let’s start with the head ……”
While murmuring softly, Chen Dong lifted his right hand, his index finger landing on the head of Huo Zhenxiao’s stone statue, slowly, little by little, outlining the outline.
While Elder Zhang followed closely behind, the burin landed on top of the stone statue, following the outline of Chen Dong’s finger and quickly excavating.
One after the other.
The speed was not slow at all, as Chen Dong’s finger crossed the stone on the first foot, followed by Master Zhang’s burin on the second.
Fine stone powder was chiselled down, leaving clear lines on the stone statue.
Inside the practice room.
The sound of subtle chiselling strokes echoed.
Chen Dong was immersed in his memories, outlining little by little and not caring in the slightest to take care of Elder Zhang’s chiselling speed.
He was afraid that if he was distracted, his memory of the martial heritage of the Heavenly Wolf Martial Dao Body would go awry.
This was something that needed to be chiselled down and handed down as a martial heritage for people to understand.
The slightest mistake would have unthinkable consequences.
And Elder Zhang was also looking focused, his burin moving quickly and outlining quickly.
Under the watchful eyes of Huo Zhenxiao and Zhang Wudao.
The two men were just like flowing water, working together seamlessly.
And the tangled look on Zhang Wudao’s face disappeared. It was true that he could not do this kind of chiselling, at least not as closely and as well as his father.
And yet.
When the first humanoid outline appeared.
Elder Zhang’s burin came to an abrupt halt, and did not continue to move with Chen Dong’s finger.
“Hm?!”
A startled eek issued from Elder Zhang’s mouth.
At the same time, Elder Zhang’s eyebrows tightened up, and there was fear in his eyes.
“Eh?!”
Almost simultaneously, a startled eek also emitted from Huo Zhenxiao’s mouth.
A pained look flickered above his cold and majestic face.
The two startled eclipses instantly dragged Chen Dong, who was immersed in his memories, back to reality.
Zhang Wu Dao, on the other hand, was also filled with dismay, wondering what had happened.
“What’s wrong?”
Chen Dong looked at Elder Zhang intensely, the look on Elder Zhang’s face at this moment caused his feeling of heart palpitations to intensify.
Master Zhang, however, did not respond to Chen Dong.
Instead, he turned his head and looked at Huo Zhenxiao with a deep gaze, “Sovereign Huo, is this act a merit that will bless all the people?”
“With this inheritance, blessing the 300,000 Great Snow Dragon Cavalry troops, consolidating the defence of the Northern Region’s frontier, in exchange for the peace and prosperity of the ten thousand people behind us, is considered a merit.”
Huo Zhenxiao’s face was sunken, and his gaze became deep to the core.
The two men had changed.
Zhang Wu Dao was at a loss for words.
On the other hand, Chen Dong’s lips were mumbling, “Is there something wrong?”
Compared to Zhang Wu Dao’s bewilderment, Chen Dong, who had personally experienced the Memory Wolf Martial Body, had already realised something at this moment.
Elder Zhang’s tightly knitted brow stretched out, but when he dropped his gaze to Chen Dong, he smiled spontaneously.
“This job, it’s very energy-saving!”
Save your strength?
Chen Dong’s heart instantly sank, and it was obvious that Elder Zhang had sensed something.
In an instant, Chen Dong’s heart set off a huge wave.
What secrets were hidden in the Heavenly Wolf Martial Dao Body ……?
This Heavenly Wolf Martial Dao Body has the power to forcefully stop a person from remembering.
Now that I have forcibly memorized it, just by replicating the first Heavenly Wolf Martial Dao Body, it has actually shocked even the person who chiseled it?!
For a moment, Chen Dong’s scalp exploded and his body was even more creeped out.
An unspeakably great fear, as if it was a gloom, poured down and enveloped his entire body.
“Continue!”
Elder Zhang’s smile disappeared and his gaze suddenly became decidedly rigid ……
