"My senior sister hasn't been researching spirit food for a while now, so she took the time to go to a secret realm and made some progress."
Her expression was calm and collected, but Shi Xuan immediately saw a smug look in her eyes, as if she were saying, "See? As long as I focus on cultivation, my speed is also very fast."
So Shi Xuan said, "Third Senior Sister is really amazing! If I had worked as hard as she did after I joined the sect, I'm afraid I would have already reached the Nascent Soul stage by now."
"Haha," Tang Nong laughed, "It's just ordinary."
“So, we can’t let such a good talent as Third Senior Sister go to waste,” Shi Xuan said with a mischievous smile. “I will report to the sect leader and master later. We must treat you as a key talent to be cultivated. We can’t let Third Senior Sister waste her potential.”
"I think you're being too tough!" Tang Nong couldn't hold back this time, putting her hands on her hips and glaring at Shi Xuan.
If you don't let her make spiritual food, and she spends all day cultivating, what's the point of having a high level of cultivation?
However, in order not to fall too far behind her fellow disciples, she tried to dedicate as much time as possible to cultivation.
The next day, upon learning that Shi Xuan had returned to the sect, the disciples of Baicao Peak and Linzheng Peak all rushed to Fuyu Peak to find Shi Xuan.
Lu Shan and the others, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, immediately tried to pull Shi Xuan away.
"Senior Sister Shi Xuan hasn't come to Hundred Herbs Peak to refine pills for a long time, and the disciples' progress has slowed down!"
On the other side, Lin Zhengfeng mocked them: "Tsk tsk tsk, as soon as they come back, they want to be dragged to Baicao Peak to work. Where is the brotherhood? We Lin Zhengfeng are different. We invited Senior Sister Shixuan over for tea and a chat!"
Lu Shan immediately became displeased: "Hypocrites! You talk a good game, but don't think I don't know what you're up to!"
The Lianfeng Sword Sect is a sword sect, and its requirements for weapon crafting are actually higher than those for alchemy. However, Lin Zhengfeng's disciples have always been only barely passable in weapon crafting, and their ability to repair and forge swords for their fellow disciples is only at a usable level.
Lin Zhengfeng watched as Baicao Peak under Shi Xuan's leadership underwent a remarkable transformation, now subtly becoming the leader of the alchemy world in the western region of Qian Yuan. They were filled with envy.
After witnessing Shi Xuan's weapon-forging skills during the Six Sects Grand Competition, Lin Zhengfeng's new disciples had the idea of asking Shi Xuan for guidance. They had to give it a try, no matter how difficult it was.
This led to the fierce competition between Baicaofeng and Linzhengfeng to recruit him.
The people from Baicao Peak were all familiar faces. Lin Zhengfeng was relatively less familiar with Shi Xuan, and the junior disciples who came to see Shi Xuan all looked a bit reserved, with some of them even having red ears.
The assembly would take another four days. Shi Xuan figured he had nothing else to do anyway, and since he needed to prepare some supplies for attacking Yunzhong City, he might as well work with the sect disciples to refine pills and weapons.
So he readily agreed, "Let's go to Linzheng Peak today, and then go to Baicao Peak tomorrow."
Lin Zhengfeng's disciples were overjoyed.
I originally thought that since we had never had any contact, we would definitely lose to Baicaofeng, but I didn't expect Shixuan to actually agree.
Lin Zhengfeng's junior disciples were overjoyed, and two of them immediately went back to report the news.
When Shi Xuan arrived at Lin Zhengfeng, he found the entire peak filled with people.
Shi Xuan...
Even if the sect leader came, there probably wouldn't be this many people coming out to watch the spectacle.
Like Baicaofeng, Shixuan also chose to place the furnace in the largest hall of Linzhengfeng.
In no time, the entire hall was filled.
Besides Lin Zhengfeng's disciples, other disciples who had heard the news rushed over to see what was going on, making the scene quite lively.
For Jianfeng, Lin Zhengfeng's weapon-refining skills were also closely related to them. After all, the new disciples were short of money and could only ask Lin Zhengfeng's disciples within the sect to repair their weapons. Some junior disciples would only charge for the materials and then repair them for them.
If the junior disciples improve their skills, the sword cultivators of Sword Peak will definitely benefit directly.
Since the purpose was to exchange experiences with the junior disciples, Shi Xuan chose the most basic first-tier spirit sword as the first magical artifact.
She took out each material, and just like she had done at Baicaofeng, she handled each material with extreme care.
“It’s not true that the higher the grade of the materials used, the better when forging a spirit sword,” Shi Xuan explained while processing the materials. “The compatibility between materials varies, and choosing the right ones is far more important than choosing the best ones. It’s hard to say whether the spirit sword forged from two good materials with poor compatibility will be better than one made from ordinary materials with good compatibility.”
As she spoke, she added different auxiliary materials and conducted experiments to show Lin Zhengfeng's new disciples the effects.
Only then did they begin the formal forging of the spirit sword.
At this point, the notes and materials seen in the illusion played a very important role. Starting from the very basics, they explained how to correctly use spiritual power and divine sense in every minute process. Shi Xuan explained while refining, and any weapon cultivator could understand it very clearly.
A first-tier spirit sword doesn't take long to forge; given Shi Xuan's skill level, it can be completed in less than half an hour.
However, in order to accommodate the young disciples who were meeting her for the first time, she deliberately extended the weapon-forging process to nearly an hour.
When all the procedures were completed and the spirit sword was forged, everyone in the entire hall watched with anticipation as Shi Xuan held his hands.
Finally, the spirit sword took shape. As Shi Xuan performed the weapon-making incantation, a long sword faintly glowing with light appeared in Shi Xuan's hand.
The sword was pure white, and its appearance was exactly the same as the spirit swords issued to the newly initiated disciples, but upon closer inspection, there seemed to be something different about it.
The closest disciple of the peak master suddenly spoke up: "This... doesn't seem to be a first-tier spirit sword!"
Only then did everyone focus their attention on the longsword. A thin layer of spiritual energy was evenly distributed on the surface of the sword. At first glance, it looked simple, but upon closer inspection, it revealed a subtle splendor.
"It's a second-tier spirit sword!" Several disciples nearby realized what was happening and began to discuss it amongst themselves.
"But she clearly used materials for a first-tier spirit sword. Could I be mistaken? Could she be using first-tier materials?"
"You read that right, it's made of Tier 1 materials. I'm most familiar with these materials; many of the spirit swords issued by the sect were made by me!"
"It is indeed a Tier 1 material, but how did it become Tier 2 after being refined? What procedures in between are I unaware of?"
"There's nothing we don't know. Every single detail has been explained. Senior Sister Shi Xuan usually doesn't take this long to refine a first-tier magic weapon. Isn't it all so that we can see it clearly?"
...
But it is true, right under their noses, Shi Xuan upgraded a first-tier spirit sword!
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