"You silly girl! Why can't you understand? What's so great about weapon crafting? If you ask me, only formations are the right path." Old Qin was quite disappointed in her.
It should be noted that the art of array formations is what Elder Qin has sought in his life.
Although he was not as talented or had as many fortuitous encounters as Qingjian, he still managed to become a level seven array master through his lifelong passion and comprehension.
What does a level seven array master mean? They are top-tier array masters throughout the entire Cloud Cauldron Continent.
Countless people wanted to become his disciples, but unfortunately, Old Master Qin didn't choose any of them.
They're all scions of powerful families, and not a single one of them is promising.
His appreciation for Lin Jingge was an accident; it was purely because she wasn't limited to simple formations, but could integrate and innovate.
Qin Lao felt as if he were seeing another Aomi.
When Lin Jingge heard the other party say that refining weapons was not as good as forming formations, the apologetic smile on her face instantly disappeared, and she looked rather unpleasant.
Refining weapons was something she had always pursued, and she was naturally unhappy when someone belittled her dream in front of her.
["Damn, this old geezer really dares to say that!"] Before Lin Jingge could say anything, Xiao Shi was already indignant.
It had been by Lin Jingge's side since childhood, so it naturally knew what weapon crafting meant to Lin Jingge.
[GeGe, don't listen to his nonsense. Refining artifacts is clearly very useful. With good magical artifacts, what formation can't be broken? If you had enough materials, you could build a mech and scare them to death!]
Xiao Shi spoke while observing Lin Jingge's expression.
Hearing Xiao Shi say that, Lin Jingge's displeasure suddenly dissipated.
Xiao Shi is right.
The reason why weapon crafting ranks at the bottom in the Cloud Cauldron Continent is mainly due to the break in the lineage. There are almost no inheritances of magic weapons above level seven, let alone immortal or divine weapons.
Old Qin has a fiery temper. He just spoke without thinking, and only realized his mistake after he said it.
Seeing that Lin Jingge's expression was not good and she no longer had the smile she had before, he felt uncomfortable and guilty for what he had said.
But he kept all these emotions to himself and didn't say them out loud. His face still had the same expression as before.
Old Qin, who was too proud to admit his mistake, gave a soft snort.
"Think it over carefully and give me your answer after this competition is over."
"No need." Lin Jingge slowly raised her head and looked at Elder Qin.
"I enjoy weapon crafting, so there's no need to consider this."
"Why can't you be reasoned with, you little brat!" Old Qin was exasperated by Lin Jingge, pointing his finger at her and saying, "I asked you to learn formations from me, not to give up weapon crafting!"
"I'm sorry," Lin Jingge said indifferently, turning her head to the side, clearly not wanting to say anything more to Old Master Qin.
Old Qin, feeling humiliated, snorted coldly, "You're always so stubborn. You'll regret this someday!"
After saying this, Old Qin flicked his gray sleeves and turned to leave.
The people around clearly hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
Lin Fu and Zhou Xuan were still a bit confused.
You have to understand, that's Elder Qin!
Many people brought gifts to him, begging him to take them as disciples, but he always refused with a cold face. Now that he took the initiative, he was rejected instead.
This whole thing seems incredibly fantastical no matter how you look at it.
“You…” Qingjian didn’t follow Qin Lao’s absurdity, but looked at Lin Jingge with some hesitation.
"Dean Qing, there's no need for further words; my mind is made up."
“No, that’s not what I meant.” Qingjian slowly shook his head.
Although Qingjian was several hundred years old, he looked like a young adult. Standing among them, he didn't look out of place at all; instead, he seemed like a newborn.
"In your eyes, is the formation really that bad?" Qingjian looked up at Lin Jingge and asked.
His tone was so calm that no one could discern his emotions.
Lin Jingge was slightly taken aback after hearing the question.
Lin Fu and Zhou Xuan, who were standing beside her, felt that alarm bells were ringing.
You must understand, formations are the specialty of Dean Qing. To him, formations are something even closer than his own family. If someone were to belittle formations in front of him, I'm afraid...
Both of them looked at Lin Jingge with some nervousness.
Lin Jingge slowly raised her head and looked at Qingjian.
She slowly shook her head:
No, that's not true.
"Alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, and talismans are four different disciplines, each with its own function. It's not that I look down on the others, but that I'm only interested in weapon crafting."
Upon receiving this answer, Qingjian nodded, clearly agreeing with Lin Jingge's point of view.
The four elements are inseparable and can be used together, just like the large array he created to test newcomers, which involved not only array formations but also magical artifacts.
It involves a very wide range of issues, and it's not something that can be achieved simply by relying on formations.
Seeing Qingjian's reaction, Lin Jingge, Lin Fu, and the others breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had survived a disaster.
"By the way, Dean Qing, I have a question for you." Lin Jingge stared at Qing Jian, then suddenly remembered something and spoke up just as the other was about to leave.
"Go ahead and ask." Qingjian spoke in a very gentle and calm manner, without any arrogant air of superiority, which made people feel very comfortable.
Lin Jingge took out her own spirit card: "I heard that the array on this spirit card was set up by you?"
“Exactly.” Qingjian nodded. “But is there something wrong with the spirit card?”
"No." Lin Jingge shook her head, then held the spirit card in her hand, looked up and met Qingjian's gaze: "May I ask, Dean, did you figure out this spirit card on your own or did you learn it from somewhere else?"
After she asked that question, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.
Even Lin Fu and Zhou Xuan held their breath.
The two stared wide-eyed, seemingly unable to believe what they were hearing.
This is a closely guarded secret; who would dare ask their elders such a thing! It's unclear whether Lin Jingge truly doesn't understand, or if she's just a fearless young girl.
Qingjian didn't think anything of it, and it certainly wasn't the prelude to anger that the people around him thought.
At this moment, all he felt was curiosity.
Why did you even think of asking that?
"Because the student felt that Lingka looked somewhat familiar when he first saw it, he asked a question out of curiosity," Lin Jingge replied.
She lowered her eyes, feeling a little disappointed.
She had been staring at Qingjian for a long time, and when she asked the question, the other person's reaction was clearly different from what she had expected.
Aside from curiosity, there seemed to be no other emotions.
Could it be that she's mistaken?
[Xiao Shi, what do you think?]
[Xiao Shi didn't know either. Qing Jian's expression hadn't changed much, and I couldn't figure out what was going on. Either you're wrong, Gege, or Qing Jian is just too good at pretending.] Xiao Shi quickly came to two conclusions.
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