"...As long as you can complete the four steps of shaping, forging bones, sharpening the edge, and nourishing the spirit, and refine the Blood and Gall Sword, you will be considered to have passed the test." Nie Fangsheng thought for a while and said.
According to previous rules, new disciples who had just begun learning swordsmithing would pass the assessment as long as they could complete the shaping step. After all, the assessment took place every two weeks, leaving little time for new disciples to meditate and practice, so the requirements couldn't be too high. Otherwise, no one would receive the trial token, and who would be willing to learn swordsmithing from him? They hadn't come to Longyan Academy to be tortured.
But when it comes to Mu Hanyan, he had to raise the standards exponentially. Otherwise, he might as well just give him the trial token.
"Is it enough to forge the Blood and Gall Sword? Then I want to take the test now, is that okay?" Mu Hanyan asked.
"What? He's actually going to take the test now!" Everyone around was stunned again.
Everyone looked at Mu Hanyan in surprise. Well, she only listened to Nie Fangsheng's teachings on the sword-making technique once, and then studied it on her own for a night, and then she successfully forged the blood-gall sword shape and forged the dragon-gall sword bone. This could be said to be her amazing talent, but at least she also had Nie Fangsheng's words and deeds to teach her the twelve methods of shaping and forging bones.
Nie Fangsheng had not yet taught Mu Hanyan the subsequent twenty-four methods of sharpening the edge and nourishing the spirit. Mu Hanyan only looked at the Nie family's ancestral weapon refining secrets for a while, which took less than half a quarter of an hour. Even if it contained various experiences recorded by the ancestors of the Nie family, it was impossible for Mu Hanyan to learn them all.
"Mu Hanyan, don't take advantage of your own talent and look down on the sword-making skills passed down from our Nie family!" Not to mention others, even Nie Fangsheng himself couldn't believe that Mu Hanyan had such ability.
It took him seven years to master the Twenty-Four Methods of Sharpening the Sword and Nourishing the Spirit. Mu Hanyan only took a few glances at the sword-making manual. How could she have learned it so quickly?
Humiliation! In his opinion, Mu Hanyan was just talking nonsense and deliberately humiliating him.
"Lord Nie, you're joking. The sword-making technique passed down from our ancestors is profound and extensive. How dare I underestimate it? It's just that with the personal guidance of a sword-making master like Lord Nie, my sword-making skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and even my comprehension has improved a lot. So I can learn it at a glance, and there's nothing I can do about it." Mu Hanyan looked at Nie Fangsheng's exasperated look, feeling secretly happy in her heart, and said with a helpless look.
After hearing Mu Hanyan's words, some people around couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The Nie family's sword-making skills have long been famous. Back then, Nie Fangsheng inherited his grandfather's skills and mastered the twelve methods of shaping and forging bones in just three years. He then spent another seven years learning the twenty-four methods of sharpening the blade and nourishing the spirit. The Nie clan members were amazed by him and regarded him as a rare sword-making genius in the Nie family. They publicized his name widely, so many children from aristocratic families had heard of the name of Nie Fangsheng, a sword-making genius of his generation.
All told, Nie Fangsheng had spent a full ten years learning the art of swordsmithing, while Mu Hanyan, if she wasn't lying, had only spent a day. No, actually, less than a day. Even the twenty-four methods of sharpening the sword and nourishing the spirit were learned entirely from books. It was obvious who was superior and who was inferior, who was stronger and who was weaker.
It would have been fine if Mu Hanyan had honestly admitted that she had an incredible talent for sword-making, but she insisted on saying that his sword-making skills had improved by leaps and bounds under Nie Fangsheng's guidance, and even his comprehension had improved a lot. Isn't this clearly a mockery of Nie Fangsheng?
"Okay, okay, okay! If you want to take the test in advance, then it's up to you. I want to see how you forge the Blood and Gall Sword." The anger that Nie Fangsheng had suppressed with great difficulty broke out again. The rage in his blood almost broke his forehead. He said three "OK" words in a row and spoke to Mu Hanyan while panting.
The assessment time of Longyan College is the first and fifteenth of every month. If you are confident, you can do it in advance. However, there are only two assessment opportunities per month. For the sake of safety, few disciples are willing to do it in advance. However, Mu Hanyan wants to do it in advance, so it is not against the rules.
"How about we continue forging with this sword?" Mu Hanyan asked.
With the help of the Chaos Sky Fire, it was no longer difficult for her to shape and strengthen her bones, and she was too lazy to waste any more time.
"Whatever you say," Nie Fangsheng said in a humming voice. After a moment's thought, he felt that he had been repeatedly humiliated by a junior like Mu Hanyan. He was really unwilling to accept this. He snorted coldly and said, "Don't think that you can forge the Blood Gall Blade just by reading the sword-making secrets of my Nie family. The twenty-four methods of sharpening the sword and nourishing the spirit are not as simple as you think."
"Thank you, Lord Nie, for your reminder. I will be careful and cautious. Once I have forged the Blood and Gallbladder Sword, I will come back to thank you for your kindness." Mu Hanyan pretended to be grateful and said to Nie Fangsheng.
Did you understand? I was mocking you, mocking you! Nie Fangsheng was choked by her and couldn't say anything. He just felt like something was stuck in his heart, and he felt so uncomfortable.
The academy disciples around couldn't help laughing again, and they were full of gratitude. Looking at Mu Hanyan's attitude, it was probably because she would be so angry that Nie Fang would die.
"Place your bets, place your bets. This time, Mu Hanyan is going to forge a complete Blood and Gallbladder Sword. You all know that he hasn't even learned the twenty-four methods of sharpening the sword and nourishing the spirit. He just took a few glances at it. There is no way he can succeed. If you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever. Everyone, place your bets quickly." Ling Baobao shouted loudly. Anyway, even Nie Fangsheng himself had placed his bet, so he became even more unscrupulous.
"That means you lost your bet on Mu Hanyan?" The academy disciple whose money was accidentally "picked up" by Ling Baobao said unhappily.
"Of course not. Mu Hanyan and I are as close as brothers. How could I bet on him to lose?" Ling Baobao realized then that the other person had only been fooled once, so how could he be so stupid as to be fooled a second time? He could only say it with a stiff upper lip.
"Tsk..." Everyone disagreed with Ling Baobao's explanation.
Although they didn't quite believe that Mu Hanyan could forge a complete Blood Gall Blade after only glancing at the sword-forging manual, hadn't they previously believed that Mu Hanyan couldn't forge the sword's shape or forge the sword's bones? Unfortunately, the final result was a huge surprise to everyone, and a resounding slap in the face to Nie Fangsheng.
They finally realized that Mu Hanyan's number one position in the admissions election was not in vain, and it was no coincidence that she was chosen by both Gong Hongru and Wenren Qingqiu. Who would dare to take the risk of such a huge sum of money?
"How about two to one?" Ling Baobao didn't want to watch the good opportunity to make money slip through his fingers, so he increased the odds.
Everyone turned their heads away, not bothering to pay any attention to him.
"Three to one?" Ling Baobao still didn't give up and continued.
Unfortunately, no one fell for it.
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