Not to mention them, even Shih-hsuan himself was a little surprised.

Perhaps because she wanted to show it to the new disciples, she polished and refined every single material and every tiny detail, which resulted in the entire magical artifact being upgraded to a higher grade.

Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, Shi Xuan held the spirit sword in his hand and examined it from head to toe; its condition was indeed perfect.

Although this is only a second-tier spirit sword, its remarkable feature is that it was crafted from first-tier materials to create a second-tier magical artifact! This may be another innovative move, one that will leave its mark on the history of weapon crafting.

Sure enough, not long after receiving the news, Peak Master Lin Zhengfeng rushed over.

"Where is the second-tier spirit sword? Let me see it." The voice arrived before the person.

Shi Xuan stood up and handed the spirit sword in his hand to Peak Master Lin Zhengfeng, who had rushed over: "Peak Master Qi, it was just something I obtained by chance."

Qi Ran took the spirit sword and examined it repeatedly.

If this were just an ordinary second-tier magic weapon, Qi Ran would definitely not have given it a second glance. But this spirit sword was a second-tier magic weapon made from first-tier materials, which was extremely rare. Even the knowledgeable peak master of the Weapon Peak couldn't help but be very interested.

Looking at the spirit sword that was uniformly distributed to all disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect, he felt that there was not a single flaw in the sword. Every detail was handled perfectly. Even if he were to forge it himself, he would not be able to make such a perfect product.

After examining the materials carefully, Qi Ran looked at Shi Xuan and asked, "What was added to the ingredients?"

Almost everyone knows the recipe for this basic spirit sword, and the things that everyone forges are all pretty much the same. To be able to forge a basic spirit sword like this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime achievement.

Shi Xuan thought about her process of forging the spirit sword and replied, "The materials used are still the same, but the processing is more meticulous. Auxiliary materials were also used in the impurity removal process for a few items, but the auxiliary materials did not participate in the final product after the impurity removal. The final product is still the same as the original ones."

Qi Ran was greatly inspired. He slapped his forehead and said, "Great method! Using supplementary materials to participate in the process, but not in the result, is brilliant! I'll try it when I get back!"

He hurriedly put down the spirit sword and turned to leave.

After taking a couple of steps, he turned back and said to Shi Xuan, "Come to Lin Zhengfeng to refine weapons more often in the future, and I'll give you an extra monthly allowance!"

After saying that, without waiting for Shi Xuan's reaction, he turned and left again. Inspiration struck, and Qi Ran immediately returned to his place to forge weapons.

Mengluo is a newly accepted disciple this year. He heard that someone was publicly demonstrating weapon-refining techniques here, and since he happened to be practicing in the main hall, he decided to join in the fun.

But to his surprise, he witnessed such a spectacle. Shi Xuan's actions astonished him, completely overturning his understanding.

In all the knowledge he has learned so far, there is no record of using first-order materials to forge second-order magic weapons. If it is true, then by analogy, can sixth-order materials also be used to forge seventh-order magic weapons?

That would be terrible! The difficulty of obtaining seventh-tier materials is incomparable to that of sixth-tier materials. Once this possibility is realized, it will surely cause a new shock in the world of weapon crafting.

This one act alone is enough to leave a significant mark on the history of weapon crafting.

What's more, it's said that this senior sister won the championship in all categories of alchemy, talisman, weapon crafting, formation, and attack in the previous Six Sects Grand Competition. That's just too strong!

Looking at Shi Xuan, Meng Luo set a new cultivation goal for himself.

Meanwhile, Shi Xuan repeatedly examined the unexpected second-tier spirit sword, mentally reviewing every detail.

Then he took out another set of materials for a second-tier magic weapon, this time for a second-tier spirit sword called the Golden Light Sword.

Following the same method, she refined each ingredient one by one, down to the finest detail, before proceeding with the final refining process.

Two hours later, the furnace was about to be opened, and everyone held their breath, watching Shi Xuan's furnace with great concern.

Shi Xuan unleashed the weapon-making incantation. "Open!" As Shi Xuan's voice fell, a golden longsword rose from the furnace and then fell into Shi Xuan's hand.

Because this was done intentionally, Shi Xuan focused his divine sense on the newly formed spirit sword the moment the furnace was opened.

The moment the spirit sword appeared, the golden light emanating from it was much more dazzling than any golden light that anyone would normally see. It was indeed a third-tier golden light sword!

This time, with everyone intentionally witnessing, a third-tier golden sword was forged by Shi Xuan using second-tier materials!

Everyone was in an uproar.

First-tier materials were refined into second-tier magical artifacts, and second-tier materials were successfully refined into third-tier magical artifacts. This result is truly astonishing.

If this achievement can be promoted, the amount of materials that can be saved in refining a high-level magic weapon is simply unimaginable!

The higher the grade of the material, the more precious it is. The seventh grade and the eighth grade may seem to be only one grade apart, but the value of the materials is worlds apart and cannot be compared at all!

Therefore, everyone present clearly understood what this method of weapon forging meant.

Shi Xuan held the third-tier golden sword and thought it was really quite beautiful.

"After these two experiments, let me share my insights." Shi Xuan continued working, taking out more third-tier spirit sword materials to process, and said, "My feeling is that it all comes down to one word: meticulousness. Every detail matters. All materials must be polished to the finest degree. After entering the furnace, the fusion of divine sense and spiritual power between the materials must be thorough, leaving no room for error. The direction of the spiritual power's flow is also crucial. Depending on the material, it must follow its grain. Divine sense acts as an aid, controlling the intensity of the spiritual power—it cannot be too strong or too weak..."

This time, everyone present was even more stunned.

Shi Xuan not only discovered a new method of weapon forging here, but also imparted the entire process and method to her without reservation. This knowledge alone would be enough to start a new sect and take on disciples, but she didn't hesitate at all, repeating what she had just said.

The onlookers, including Lin Zhengfeng's disciples and those from the outer peaks, were all wondering if Xuan was being foolish. Or perhaps, she was simply too indifferent to these external things... In short, it was a behavior they couldn't understand.

Standing next to her, Meng Luo casually asked, "Senior Sister Shi Xuan, are you going to share this experience too?"

Shi Xuan paused for a moment before realizing what he meant. She continued what she was doing, casually saying, "Just a little experience. Besides, for a sect to become strong, it's not enough for just one or two people to be strong; everyone needs to be strong for it to be truly strong."

Therefore, she taught him everything very casually, from alchemy and weapon crafting to even healing the dantian.

"Well said!" With this loud voice, Sect Master Shi Mingxiu walked in from the entrance of the main hall.