Chapter Eighty Isn't Even a Semi-Spiritual Treasure and Yet I Won't Lose

  As they watched the stone gate slowly open, Pang Tiānshēng and those inner disciples who had made a bet with Kǒng Fāng were one by one shining with excitement in their eyes.

  Lu Qing and Su Yun both had a smile on their faces, already convinced that they had won. Especially Lu Qing, who occasionally glanced at Sun Hao with a provocative look.

  Sun Hao and Fang Tou both looked at the slowly opening stone gate with worried faces. The two of them were quite familiar with Kong Fang's equipment refining speed, knowing that he was much faster than others when it came to refining weapons of the same grade. Now, Kong Fang had come out even later than Su Yun, which made it highly likely that he had indeed failed in his refinement.

  "I hope Shifu can withstand the blow." Sun Hao said silently in his heart: "If Luo Qing and Su Yun dare to insult Shidi, I will ask them to compare their skills on the spot. Shidi cannot suffer from their blows again, otherwise the consequences will be severe."

  Those who can stand in front of the two refining rooms are all inner disciples. Outside these people, there are apprentices and miscellaneous servants crowded together. The corridor in the middle of the refining room is only a few meters wide and cannot accommodate too many people at the same time. Therefore, many people standing behind can only jump forward to see what the result is.

  The stone gate was fully open, and Kong Fang slowly walked out of the refining room.

  Everyone's first reaction was to look at Kong Fang's hands, and when they saw that Kong Fang was holding a curved knife in his hand, many people who had made bets with Kong Fang changed their expressions. Kong Fang had actually forged a weapon, which was completely different from what they had guessed earlier.

  "Junior Brother Kong spent so much time in the Refining Room, I thought Junior Brother Kong's refining had completely failed. Who would have thought that Junior Brother Kong actually refined a weapon? The only thing is, I don't know what grade this curved knife of Junior Brother Kong's is, is it an Accurate Spirit Treasure?" Pang Tian Sheng observed the curved knife for a bit before directly asking.

  The people around perked up their ears and listened carefully. Among them, those who had made a bet with Kong Fang still had a few points of anxiety and tension on their faces.

  Lu Qing had a faint, mocking smile at the corner of his mouth. Although Kong Fang also successfully refined a weapon, Lu Qing didn't think that Kong Fang's refined curved knife could surpass Su Yun's refined top-grade Quasi-Spirit Treasure.

  Sun Hao and Fang Tou were also somewhat nervous, but the two were afraid that Kong Fang's refined weapon grade was not as high as Su Yun's, worried that Kong Fang could not withstand the blow.

  Kong Fang's gaze swept around in a circle, taking in the expressions of the people around him, and a hint of coldness flashed at the bottom of his eyes.

  Kong Fang shook his head and said expressionlessly: "The curved knife I forged is not a precise spirit treasure."

  As soon as Kong Fang's voice fell, a burst of excited and agitated laughter erupted in the corridor.

  "I've made a fortune, haha, usually I'd have to work myself to death to get a few hundred points of contribution, but today it came so easily."

  "Haha, if this kind of good thing comes more often, I might be able to exchange for the Five-Star Soul Refining Method in less than two months."

  Those who had made a bet with Kong Fang, one by one, were overjoyed and excited. Pang Tian Sheng also stopped paying attention to Kong Fang, turned around and came to Su Yun's side, smiling and said: "Congratulations to Su Yun for winning, and from now on, Su Yun will be the one with the highest level of alchemy among all of you inner disciples."

  "Too kind of you, senior brother." Su Yun said with a humble tone, but the smile in her eyes revealed her true feelings.

  The inner disciples who won a large number of contribution points from Kong Fang also congratulated Su Yun again, if it weren't for Su Yun, they wouldn't have been able to obtain several hundred contribution points so easily.

  As for Kong Fang, apart from Sun Hao and Fang Tou, none of his other inner disciples would pay attention to a failed person.

  "I didn't expect Brother Kongfang to lose, his equipment refining skills are so strong, even as a beginner disciple he could refine 2nd-grade weapons with ordinary materials, how is it possible for him to lose?" Some of the beginner disciples and miscellaneous workers couldn't accept this result, they came to watch the equipment refining competition just for Kongfang, but unexpectedly Kongfang lost.

  Sun Hao and Fang Tou came before Kong Fang, both looking at him with concern.

  "Junior brother, failing once doesn't mean anything. With your talent, you will eventually surpass those who rely on tricks and shortcuts. Don't be discouraged by this one failure." Sun Hao's words of comfort were not particularly brilliant.

  "Senior brother, no matter what, we won't be able to cultivate the instrument anyway. Let's just focus on our cultivation and improve our strength. After all, having strong power is the foundation of everything." Fang Tou thought that this was not a big deal after witnessing Kong Fang's strength. In half a year, Kong Fang would have the power to completely defeat Li Sen. In Fang Tou's opinion, it would be better for Kong Fang to focus on his cultivation and improve his strength from now on.

  No matter if it was others or Sun Hao and Fang Tou, who were close to Kong Fang, everyone naturally regarded the curved knife as a first-rate or even second-rate weapon after hearing that Kong Fang's refined weapon was not the Accurate Spirit Treasure. As for the lower-grade Post-Heavenly Spirit Treasure, no one even thought about it, because this was simply impossible.

  Sun Hao is already considered one of the fastest to refine a lower-grade Post-Heaven Spirit Treasure among the inner disciples, and is recognized as a genius. However, even Sun Hao took two years to achieve this, while Kong Fang has only been an inner disciple for just over half a year.

  A few days ago, Sun Hao had seen the inferior Heaven-grade boxing gloves refined by Kong Fang at the Blue Central Gate, but that was only an accidental encounter and couldn't represent Kong Fang's ability to stably refine inferior Heaven-grade artifacts in the future. To thoroughly overcome this hurdle, the effort and time spent would not be small, so when Sun Hao heard that this short knife wasn't a quasi-Heaven grade artifact, he didn't think about it being an inferior Heaven-grade artifact either.

  Looking at the comforting Sun Hao and Fang Tou, as well as those triumphant inner disciples, Kong Fang's face revealed a hint of a smile, and he said loudly: "Are you guys rejoicing too early?"

  "Huh?"

  "Huh?"

  "What?"

  In an instant, everyone suddenly turned their heads to look at Kong Fang, with uncomprehending and astonished gazes.

  "Is it that he can't accept the blow of failure and has gone crazy?" someone said with a sneer.

  Kong Fang's eyes gazed at the speaker, "I remember you made a bet with me using an item worth 500 contribution points. Don't forget to pay me later."

  The inner disciple who said that Kong Fang's spirit had gone wrong changed his face, and the other inner disciples who had made a bet also felt a "thud" in their hearts, suddenly feeling a strong sense of unease.

  "I only said that this dagger is not the Accurate Spirit Treasure, but I didn't say I lost, did I? You're celebrating so quickly, isn't that a bit too hasty?" Kong Fang swept his cold eyes over the crowd of inner disciples who had just celebrated, and finally fixed his gaze on Luo Qing's face, letting out a cold laugh.

  "Isn't it a Quasi-Spiritual Treasure? Could it be an inferior Post-Heaven Spiritual Treasure instead?" A cold voice questioned from among the inner sect disciples.

  "You answered correctly, but there's no reward." Kong Fang handed the curved knife in his hand to Sun Hao, indicating for him to check its quality.

  Sun Haogang held the curved knife in his hand, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face. The curved knife gave him a very familiar feeling, which was the same as the inferior Later Heaven Spiritual Treasure he usually refined.

  Seeing Sun Hao's change in expression, the unease in the hearts of the crowd of inner disciples who had made a bet grew even stronger.

  "It's a low-grade Postnatal Spiritual Treasure." After carefully examining it, Sun Hao suddenly announced with a face full of excitement.

  "This is impossible." Luo Qing's face changed greatly, and he quickly rushed over, snatching the curved knife from Sun Hao's hand. His voice was icy and chilling, "He has only been a disciple of the inner hall for half a year, how could he possibly refine a low-grade postnatal spiritual treasure?"

  Lu Qing couldn't believe the result, she had been a disciple of the inner sect for more than two years and still hadn't refined a low-grade postnatal spiritual treasure, how could a newcomer who had just promoted to the inner sect surpass her.

  Lu Qing was stunned and stood in place, unable to say a word. Because this curved knife had indeed reached the lower grade of the Post-Heaven Spirit Treasure level.

  Su Yun's face suddenly turned pale, and her body swayed involuntarily. She, who had refined the top-grade Quasi-Spirit Treasure, had actually lost, and without any resistance, she was thoroughly defeated. She thought that after half a year of hard work, she could surpass Kong Fang, but unexpectedly, the gap between them had grown even wider.

  And in just over half a year, he can refine the lower-grade Postnatal Spiritual Treasure, spending far less time than Sun Hao. This talent is simply terrifying.

  "It's actually a low-grade Heaven Spirit Treasure!" The disciples and servants immediately began to discuss it, some of whom had been disappointed earlier but were now excited. "I knew Brother Kong wouldn't let us down, haha, look at that! Brother Kong is indeed someone who doesn't reveal his hand unless he has something amazing to show."

  The inner disciples who had made a bet with Kong Fang all looked disheartened, their hearts aching at the loss of contribution points. On the other hand, those who had previously regretted not making a bet with Kong Fang were now relieved, grateful that they had hesitated earlier, or else they would have been heartbroken. These people completely forgot how regretful they felt when they heard that Su Yun's crafted weapon had reached the quasi-spirit treasure level.

  The person who regretted the most was not someone else, but a gloomy-looking Pong Tian Sheng, who had lost 1,500 contribution points in an instant. His Seven Star Soul Refining Method had not only failed, but he also couldn't get his Five Elements Soul Refining Method to work.