Chi Lian didn't even blink, "Get out of the way! Don't block my swing of the hammer."

Jiang Deng's desire to win was completely aroused.

She just couldn't believe that there was someone in this world that couldn't be subdued by spiritual stones!

So, Jiang Deng took out another ninety high-grade spirit stones, making a total of one hundred high-grade spirit stones, and waved them in front of Chi Lian, "What now?"

Chi Lian was finally moved. He snatched the spirit stone from Jiang Deng's hand and said firmly, "Deal!"

Jiang Deng: “…”

Oh, you're not going to raise the price anymore?

Chi Lian winked mischievously, "As the saying goes, if you lose the chicken, you won't get the rice again."

Jiang Deng's mouth twitched as he corrected himself, "This opportunity is once lost, it won't come back again, right?"

"That's not important," Chi Lian waved his hand, "but... I have one condition."

Jiang Deng asked in confusion: "What?"

"You sign up for the competition, and I'll be your assistant."

Jiang Deng: “…”

She doesn't even know how to refine weapons, how dare she do that!

But thinking that the money had already been handed over, Jiang Deng sighed and agreed.

After waiting for Chi Lian to find the old abbot and quit his job, Jiang Deng took Chi Lian to find an inn to stay in.

This inn is responsible for receiving monks from all walks of life. As the weapon refining competition is approaching, the rooms are fully equipped with weapon refining rooms. However, since participants have to bring their own refining furnaces, they cannot move the inn's furnaces away.

Jiang Deng asked Chi Lian, "Do you have a refining furnace?"

"No."

"...As a weapon refiner, you don't even have a furnace?"

Chi Lian scratched his head and smiled, "Haha, I'm not a weapon refiner, I'm a weapon refiner apprentice."

Jiang Deng: “…”

Jiang Deng glanced at Chi Lian suspiciously a few times. He always felt that this man was not as simple as he looked, and seemed to be hiding some secrets.

However, this was someone else's private matter, and Jiang Deng didn't dare to ask any further. She had no choice but to take out the big black cauldron located in the spiritual medicine garden in the Eight Gates World.

As the big black cauldron fell to the ground, Chi Lian's eyes lit up instantly.

"Wow, this refining furnace is so unique, it looks a lot like an alchemy furnace!"

Jiang Deng touched his nose and said, "...Yes, it was originally used to make pills. Why can't it be used to make weapons?"

Chi Lian waved his hand, "It's all the same, all the same! It all depends on who's using it."

Jiang Deng asked sincerely, "Who is using it?"

Chi Lian also looked at Jiang Deng seriously, "Of course it's you! Otherwise, how could it be me?"

Jiang Deng: “…”

What should I do if I feel that winning the weapon refining competition is even more mysterious?

Ten days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day for the weapon refining competition to begin.

During this period, Jiang Deng and Chi Lian stayed in the room to learn how to refine weapons. It is not known whether they learned it or not, but the level of tacit understanding between the two of them improved a lot.

Early in the morning, Jiang Deng and Chi Lian got up early and went to Nangong's house.

The gate of Nangong Mansion was finally opened, but the defense at the gate was very tight. Even the guards were at least in the late Nascent Soul stage, which was very powerful!

There is also a table at the door, and weapon refiners can enter the Nangong family after registering.

Jiang Deng and the others had clearly arrived not too late, but the registration point was already lined up with a group of weapon refiners with high cultivation levels. Someone like Jiang Deng, who was in the early Nascent Soul stage, was still at a disadvantage...

Not to mention that she also brought Chi Lian, who had no cultivation.

The two of them were at the end of the line and could be said to be very inconspicuous.

"Get out of the way!"

A loud scolding voice suddenly rang out from behind him. Jiang Deng subconsciously turned around and saw a group of people dressed as guards, surrounding a young man in purple robes, heading towards Nangong Mansion.

"It's the young master of the Nangong family, Nangong Yanming!"

Realizing this, no one dared to express any dissatisfaction and respectfully let Nangong Yanming cut in line.

Nangong Yanming was quite cute, but a bit arrogant and conceited. He went straight to the registration point and turned sideways to reveal an ordinary-looking boy behind him.

"This is the weapon refining master I invited. Register him quickly!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on the young man next to Nangong Yanming. The young man had an ordinary appearance and was dressed very ordinary, but his eyes were black and bright, as if he could see through people's hearts, making people dare not look directly at him.

The person in charge of registration asked, "May I ask your name, Master?"

The young man smiled faintly and said, "Chen Xiao."

Jiang Deng frowned slightly, feeling that this person was somewhat familiar, but she had never seen this person before, and his aura was also somewhat unfamiliar to her...

Just when Jiang Deng was feeling puzzled, Chen Xiao turned his head to look at her and smiled.

Jiang Deng suppressed the discomfort in her heart and gave him a forced smile.

"Master Chen, please, please..."

After completing the registration, Nangong Yanming quickly and respectfully invited Chen Xiao into his house.

Chen Xiao withdrew his gaze from Jiang Deng, and a strange light flashed in his eyes when he lowered his eyes. Perhaps because he was too excited, his pupils twitched slightly, and he almost couldn't suppress it and turned into double pupils.

Master, I couldn’t wait any longer and came to see you specially. You would be very happy if you knew?

Chen Xiao... no, it's Xiao Chen.

He could clearly hear his own heartbeat, how intense it was. He couldn't wait to give Jiang Deng a surprise...

Original place.

Everyone was disgusted by Xiao Chen's brazen backdoor dealings, and they all started to ask, "Who is this guy? Why is he so arrogant?"

"I heard that the young master specially went to other spiritual realms to invite a master who can refine a heavenly spiritual weapon!"

"Really? Why have I never heard of a Heavenly Rank Refiner named Chen?"

"Who knows? Maybe this person is a newly-minted Heavenly Rank Weapon Master."

"Then we are doomed to lose this game, right?"

…

Realizing this, everyone immediately became dejected.

Jiang Deng was also a little disappointed.

If I could win first place, I could legitimately ask the Nangong family to borrow the Soul Summoning Pearl...

Seeing this, Chi Lian on the side consoled him, "Don't worry. Have you forgotten that we can now work together to refine a Xuan-grade spiritual weapon? If you work hard during the competition, you might be able to refine a Tian-grade spiritual weapon!"

After hearing Chi Lian's comfort, Jiang Deng became even sadder.

After all, the gap between the Xuan level and the Tian level is really too big. If you want to refine a Tian level spiritual weapon, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The people around laughed at what they heard. "Are you two crazy? A Xuan-level weapon refiner still expects to refine a Heaven-level spiritual weapon?"

Jiang Deng was discouraged, but she didn't like others questioning her. She immediately said confidently, "It's always good to have dreams. What if they come true?"

"Do you know that among us, the weakest are all low-grade earth-level weapon refiners?"

"That's right. Why don't you think there are any Xuan-level weapon refiners coming here? Of course, it's because they know they can't refine a Heaven-level spiritual weapon, so they simply don't come."

Everyone looked at Jiang Deng and Chi Lian with contempt and attacked them mercilessly.