Qiu Jichen was also teleported away.

When Qiu Ji Chen looked around again, he found himself in the weapon refining room.

Not only him, there are many people around him.

He had a very strange feeling. Although Qiu Ji Chen knew very clearly who he was, he also knew that the people around him were his fellow disciples.

Obviously... this was the first time he had seen their appearance. But he still had this feeling in his heart, knowing that he was now also a disciple of the Lingxiao Sect who practiced weapon refining.

They gathered here at this time because they wanted to help the sect's weapon-refining elders to refine weapons together.

The fact that so many people are needed is enough to show how unique this weapon refining is and how difficult the task is.

Suddenly someone shouted, "Oh no! There's something wrong with the furnace! The elder wants us to go over there quickly!"

Qiu Ji Chen found that his steps were moving forward out of his control.

They came to the empty small square behind the weapon refining room.

There's a massive furnace here, practically the size of a large hall! Controlling such a massive furnace is no easy feat, no wonder it requires the combined efforts of multiple people!

At this time, an elder of Lingxiao Sect was floating in the air, controlling the furnace.

But judging from his serious expression, it was obvious that the current situation was not good.

"Quick! Increase the firepower! Ten disciples control the fire, and ten disciples control the wind!" the elder shouted.

Qiu Jichen happened to be among the disciples who controlled the wind.

Although the disciples had tried their best to cooperate under the orders of the elders, the situation was still not good.

Qiu Ji Chen also noticed the condition of the furnace. At this moment, the furnace cover was moving very unsteadily, and it looked like it was about to fly up.

This was a sign of unstable airflow within the furnace, indicating that something was wrong with the objects within. If it couldn't stabilize, the objects within would be ruined at best, or even worse, the furnace would explode, destroying everything within it!

However, there are many reasons why things can go wrong in refining equipment. Although Qiu Jichen is quite talented in refining equipment, he is unable to judge what exactly went wrong at this time.

But for some unknown reason, he felt anxious.

Qiu Jichen felt that his current state was as if he was possessed by someone else, with two souls in one body. He knew that he was Qiu Jichen and a weapon-refining disciple of Lingxiao Sect.

He knew what they were worried about.

The Ling Xiao Sect was refining a sword, and this time, it wasn't just any ordinary sword. The Ling Xiao Sect had accidentally acquired a meteorite from outer space, and from it, they had refined a piece of fine iron.

It would be a waste if this fine iron was left unused, so Lingxiao Sect decided to refine it into two flying swords, which would become the sect's treasure.

However, unexpectedly, this meteorite iron from outer space was not so easy to refine. Not only was the flying sword not refined, but more and more problems arose during the refining process.

The turbulence in the furnace has become more and more violent. Now not only the furnace cover, but the entire furnace is shaking!

It looks like the furnace will explode at any time!

"Elder, why don't we just give up!" a disciple shouted hurriedly, "If the furnace explodes, our entire sect will suffer!"

"It's not a question of whether the furnace will explode or not, but we must succeed in forging the sword this time!" said the elder.

"Elder, why is this happening? Why do you have to refine it?" another disciple asked.

"Do you know how many disciples our Lingxiao Sect lost fighting for this meteorite? They risked their lives to retrieve the meteorite for our sect. Should we let their sacrifice be in vain?

"Although the meteorite fell into our sect, the other sects are still eyeing it covetously! Therefore, we have no choice but to refine this meteorite into a tool as quickly as possible.

"The other sects are watching us as we refine the weapon this time! If we fail, our sect will be humiliated!

"People will think that our Lingxiao Sect is nothing special and can't even handle a meteorite from outer space!

"From now on, the status of our Lingxiao Sect will decline. Everyone can laugh at us and step on us!

"For the sake of our sect's dignity, we can only succeed this time, not fail!

"It's not just the dignity of the sect, but also the dignity of our disciples of the Lingxiao Sect's weapon refining department! Do you want outsiders to think that our Lingxiao Sect's weapon refining department is just so-so and look down on us from now on?"

The elder's words calmed the initially anxious disciples. Even Qiu Jichen felt a sense of purpose: no matter how great the cost, he would definitely succeed in refining the sword!

"But Elder, now that the weapon refining has reached this stage, how can we continue?" asked a disciple.

The elder was silent for a moment.

Everyone was waiting for the elder to speak. For a moment, the air was quiet, with only the huge refining furnace still humming.

Although the silence lasted only a few seconds, everyone felt that the moment was extremely long.

Finally, the elder spoke again.

"I once saw a method of refining artifacts in an ancient book. When you encounter some strange objects that cannot be refined using common methods, you can transform yourself into a human being and throw yourself into the refining furnace. Using the human body as a guide, you can refine everything."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings became even quieter than before.

Want to throw yourself into the furnace?

If this is the method, it really makes people hesitate.

Suddenly, a disciple raised his hand and tremblingly asked the elder, "Elder, but... using a living person as a sword sacrifice, this method sounds... very evil, like something only evil cultivators or demonic cultivators would use!"

The elder gave an answer immediately.

"If the person offering the sword is unwilling, and the resulting sword is filled with resentment and anger, then it is a demonic sword. Forcing others to sacrifice their lives is naturally the work of a demonic cultivator.

"But if the person who sacrificed it was willing, and the sword had no resentment or hostility, but only an indomitable courage and a willingness to sacrifice, then this sword would naturally be an immortal sword."

"Judging from the situation inside this furnace, twelve disciples are needed to perform the sword sacrifice," the elder said. "In order to control the furnace, I will be the last one to enter, so eleven more disciples are needed."

There was silence again.

Are you really willing to sacrifice yourself to create a sword?

But the elders have decided to sacrifice themselves, so are they going to back down? ...

At this moment, a disciple's voice suddenly shouted from somewhere: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The other sects are attacking together and are outside the city right now! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The sound came from far away and then from near to far away.

It was obvious that the disciples were running around the city delivering the message.

The elder suddenly focused his attention, as if he was listening to something. It seemed that someone was conveying a message to him.

After a moment, the elder came to his senses and seemed to have heard everything, but his expression became even more serious.