"Cut the nonsense, I'll demonstrate it for you first. Before that, test this short blade."
Lin Ruoshui took out the uninscribed short blade from the iron box and handed it over.
Su Mu felt a sinking weight as soon as he received it. This seemingly xiaoqiao short blade had a fine, heavy texture—it weighed over twenty catties despite its xiaoqiao size.
Immediately, Su Mu fetched a piece of hard ironwood from the room; this sort of ironwood is often used to make knife handles or sheaths.
The short blade was suspended one foot in the air, then released. He naturally understood that Master Lin Ruoshui did not ask him to examine the forging technique, but rather to test the blade's power for later comparison.
Suspended one foot, the short blade with its tip pointing downward descended.
Hiss!
The blade tip pierced the ironwood smoothly, which made Su Mu's eyes light up. As expected of iron essence used for forging grade-entering treasure artifacts.
"About an inch deep."
