Chapter 66: Don't bother with the affairs of weapon repair

Before the fight officially begins, the referee seat needs to be selected first.

The person with the highest status present was naturally the Grand Elder of the Sword Sect, so the Grand Elder took his seat first, without a doubt.

The second elder declined several times, but could not resist the enthusiastic "recommendation" of the crowd and took a seat leisurely.

Elder Danzong was still seriously injured and had no energy to participate in the decision-making, so he sat in the spectator gallery. Elder Qizong of Zhenzong never liked internal fighting, so he left first with a wine bottle, as if he didn't care about the outcome of the fight at all.

Yan Huai refused the qualification to be a judge on the grounds that his "understanding of magic instruments is quite shallow" and sat next to Chu Songping instead.

To him, it is more important to ensure that his troublemaker does not cause trouble than to worry about the weapon.

Among the true disciples, Du Xueling is the core figure in this weapon competition. The elders of Lingzhi and Qizong are all forging the natal sword for her, so she will not participate in the judging, but only provide her thoughts on the use.

Among the remaining people, Chu Songping was being watched by Yan Huai and could not go on stage. Zhan Chenming kept pace with his master and sent the people away first, then returned the same way and sat in the audience seats. As for Nan Wang... he had nothing to do with it.

In the end, Zhu Tianque was the only true disciple invited to the table.

The elder of Qi Sect snorted coldly, obviously very dissatisfied with Zhu Tianque's attendance.

In his opinion, the true disciples would protect each other and make unfair judgments, so he was obviously very dissatisfied.

However, what happened next successfully shut him up.

Except for the three positions occupied by the elders and true disciples, the remaining seven seats were all given to disciples of the Weapon Sect, including even the elder's own son Yu Hui.

The person who created this miracle was actually Lingzhi.

She said that everyone has their own expertise, and ordinary people cannot tell the quality of a magical instrument. Only the senior brothers and sisters in the instrument sect can understand it.

Even though the elders of Qi Sect were dissatisfied with Lingzhi, they had to reach a consensus with him on this matter.

After the referees have made their decisions, the fight officially begins.

Except for the referee, most of the disciples were standing, and the spectator seats were pitifully small. Nanwang, who had just been promoted to the fourth level of true transmission, was lucky enough to get one of them.

Zhan Chenming sat on his left, Chu Songping and Yan Huai sat on his right, and he was sandwiched in the middle... I'm tired of saying he was out of place.

In the center of the square stood two smelting furnaces, one on the left and one on the right.

Since the weapon was being refined in public, all the disciples could move around and watch. However, most of the watching disciples gathered on the side of the Weapon Sect's elders.

Ordinary disciples would be fine, but those inner disciples of the Weapon Sect who served as referees were all staring at the furnace of the Weapon Sect elder. Not only would every move of the Weapon Sect elder trigger cheers, one disciple even took out a photo stone on the spot to record the entire process of refining the weapon, and his intention to curry favor was obvious.

Such a scene made Nanwang frown.

Although he could understand that refining weapons was similar to refining pills and was very particular about the inheritance of the master, even as an inner disciple, he did not have many opportunities to observe the complete process of refining weapons on a normal day. Now that he had such a rare opportunity, it was normal for him to be a little excited.

However, as a referee, you should at least treat both parties fairly, right?

Only paying attention to the elders of the Qi Sect and not the spiritual branches, what is this operation?

Nan Wang turned his head to Zhan Chenming and said, "Third Senior Brother, is this referee's seat..."

Zhan Chenming took a big sip of the wine he had just gotten from his master and said two words: "Don't worry about it."

Nan Wang was still a little worried: "But..."

Zhan Chenming added: "Fifth Junior Sister has her own considerations."

Nanwang: “…”

It's so strange, why is he the only one who is worried about the fifth junior sister?

Not only were the others calm, but their calmness was so consistent, as if they had agreed on it in advance...

etc.

Is there a possibility that they really agreed on this in advance?

Nan Wang lowered his voice to the lowest level and asked quietly, "Third Senior Brother, did Fifth Senior Sister tell you anything in advance?"

Zhan Chenming admitted it quickly and didn't deny it at all: "Yes."

Nanwang: “What did you say?”

Zhan Chenming laughed: "Don't worry about it."

Nanwang: “…”

so it is.

It seems that Fifth Sister is really confident this time.

If you think about it carefully, if Fifth Junior Sister had not given any instructions in advance, she would probably have been stopped by First Junior Sister and the others as soon as she opened her mouth.

Even if the true disciples did not say anything, there were still so many elders present. How could the elders from other branches just watch Fifth Junior Sister provoke the master in front of so many people and do nothing?

Thinking about it this way, what happened today was completely a trap set by Fifth Junior Sister.

From Nanwang's perspective, he should even be grateful to Fifth Junior Sister for making such a big fuss, attracting everyone's attention, so that he can sit here peacefully as a spectator...

"The furnace is on!"

As the disciples watching cheered in amazement, the two refining furnaces on the stage slowly opened.

Du Xueling took out the discarded glazed sword and placed it on the bronze sword stand that the disciples of the Weapon Sect had just moved to the stage for the two weapon cultivators to observe.

The refining of the natal sword is much more complicated than that of ordinary magical weapons.

Ordinary magic tools only need to meet the needs and purposes of the user, but the natal sword and the cultivator are interdependent, and the cultivator's own abilities, personality, and cultivation must be taken into consideration during casting.

Since the elder of the Weapon Sect and the fifth junior sister both know Du Xueling, they can skip the step of studying the user himself and only need to study the original natal sword.

This natal sword made of colored glaze was made by Du Xueling's younger sister, Du Shuangyan.

The conflict between Du Xueling and Du Shuangyan was no secret. Du Xueling once expelled Du Shuangyan from the sect in public.

At that time, the elders of the Weapon Sect were not in the sect and did not know the ins and outs of this matter. However, now that the elders have returned to the sect, the disciples of the Weapon Sect will naturally report Du Xueling's every word and action to the elders truthfully.

Nearly a month has passed since the elder returned. During this long period of time, the elder of the Qi Sect has never contacted Du Xueling about this matter. It can be seen that the elder of the Qi Sect does not care much about his disciple Du Shuangyan.

This is exactly the case.

The elder of the Weapon Sect just casually picked up the discarded glazed sword and took a look at it. In less than a moment, he put it down, turned around and walked towards the teleportation array, and entered the Weapon Sect's treasury to select materials for forging the sword.

In his eyes, Du Shuangyan was just an ordinary disciple who had gained a foothold in Qi Zong by relying on Du Xueling's connections. She had average talent, was dispensable, and insignificant.

And this glazed sword made by Du Shuangyan is even more ordinary, without any characteristics, and not worth mentioning.

Du Shuangyan is like this, Du Xueling... haha, no more than this.

Lingzhi came forward to observe the Glazed Sword after the Elder of the Weapon Sect, but her performance was completely different from that of the Elder of the Weapon Sect.

She carefully held up the spirit sword, looking at the slender, shiny blade, the sharp blade, and the edge that was almost transparent under the scorching sun. After a long time, her eyes fell on the beautifully patterned hilt and the hilt without a single scratch.

Even until the elder of the Weapon Sect came out of the teleportation array with a pile of materials, Lingzhi was still observing the Glazed Sword, as if it was some kind of peerless treasure.

The elder of Qi Zong snorted disdainfully and started to process the materials first.

The furnace is activated with an especially grand gesture, which is completely different from the process of refining the elixir.

Soon, the disciples who had been surrounding the furnace were forced to take several steps back by the huge heat wave, and each of them showed a look of panic.

A large amount of hot air overflowed from the surface of the furnace, steam rolled, and the sound made by the metal material rolling in the furnace was more shocking than thunder. Each sound was louder than the previous one, like mountains collapsing and seas collapsing, and the sky collapsing and the earth splitting.

Disciples with too low cultivation levels were forced to stay away, and soon only disciples who had reached the middle stage of Qi Refining were left in the front row.

The disciples discussed:

"The sword is so powerful right after the material was put into the furnace. It seems that this sword is not ordinary."

"It must be a top-grade spiritual sword!"

"Maybe I'll be lucky enough to see a fairy sword today..."

"The natal sword can be upgraded along with the master's cultivation level. It is rare for a sword to be born as an immortal sword. To be able to reach the top grade is already the pinnacle."

"The elder is so powerful, I really don't know what Fifth Junior Sister can use to fight for him."

"What a joke. What a joke."

"Can a true disciple do whatever he wants? The Qingyun Sect's rules should be changed!"

"Everyone says that Fifth Junior Sister is not worthy of the position of True Inheritance. Today, I see that it is indeed true."

"What a farce..."

The elder of Qi Sect quickly added all the materials and closed the furnace for quenching.

After the quenching began, the noise from the furnace became louder and louder, rumbling like thunder.

In sharp contrast, there is an empty stove next to it that has not had any materials added yet and is just being preheated.

"What on earth does Fifth Junior Sister want to do? Why haven't you taken any action yet?"

"Why not just admit defeat? Why go through all this trouble?"

"Does she know how to refine weapons? I heard she was about to leave the Weapon Sect and join the Sword Sect."

"It's just a broken sword that the senior sister doesn't like. What's the point of studying it so much?"

“I’m really impressed…”

It was no wonder that the disciples who were watching felt strange. Lingzhi had spent far too long observing the sword, so long that even a complete layman like Nanwang could tell that something was wrong.

Nan Wang couldn't help but ask Zhan Chenming: "Third Senior Brother, what on earth is Fifth Senior Sister looking at?"

"You have to ask her what she is looking at. Ask me. How would I know..."

Zhan Chenming was already drunk, shaking his head as he spoke:

"Well, Senior Brother, as someone who has been through this before, I want to give you a piece of advice: Don't get involved in the affairs of weapon cultivators! The water is too deep, and you can't control yourself!"

“…”

Nan Wang, who didn't get an answer, looked towards Chu Songping on his right with a glimmer of hope.

Chu Songping was covering his ears and looking up at the sky.

To his right, Yan Huai was giving earnest advice:

"Look at how Fifth Junior Sister Ren refines her weapon. She is so serious and immersed in it. Can you learn from her next time you refine an elixir? I'm not asking you to do this for others to see. It's just that many things have rules since ancient times. Following the rules is a kind of etiquette, and it's also a kind of..."

Nanwang: “…”

Well, none of them are reliable.