Chapter 28: The Counterattack of the Disciple Who Entered the Sect

  In the grand hall, all the servants looked at Sun Hao in surprise. Just now, they had clearly heard that Lin Sen said the short sword was forged from Wulang iron and Qishui Rongshi stone. But in an instant, Sun Hao actually said that the short sword was not forged from two materials, but from three materials.

  Although only one material is different, the meaning contained in it cannot be spoken of on the same day. It's not easy to distinguish the materials used for a successful refining weapon, let alone the other three inner disciples also acknowledged that there were two materials, but Sun Hao surprisingly said that he used three materials.

  If Sun Hao is right, this vision would be much higher than Li Sen's.

  At this time, even Qu Han and Yin Wanshui, the two inner disciples of the sect, looked at Sun Hao with some incredulity. The two had also carefully observed the short sword and thought that it was made of two materials, but as for the third material that Sun Hao mentioned, they didn't see a shadow of it.

  It can be seen that Sun Hao's confident appearance doesn't seem like he's telling a lie at all, and the two of them were instantly stunned. Could it be that their gap with Sun Hao is really this big? The two suddenly turned their heads to look at Li Sen beside them, with a hint of hope in their eyes.

  Li Sen was the first of the four to enter Huoyun Hall, although he still hasn't successfully refined a single low-grade acquired spiritual treasure. However, he has refined quite a few quasi-spiritual treasures. Moreover, Li Sen has spent the most time in Huoyun Hall, so his eyesight has long been trained, which is why Yin Wanshui and Qu Han both sought his help.

  After Sun Hao refined the lower-grade Tianling Treasure, the blow to them was already great enough. If their eyesight were also so far apart, their confidence would collapse directly. The two men desperately hoped that Li Sen could veto Sun Hao's judgment.

  Li Sen's face was somewhat gloomy, and he suddenly appeared beside Sun Hao, his eyes fixed intently on the short sword on the ground, examining it inch by inch, hoping to find the third material that Sun Hao had mentioned.

  Chang Sheng stood behind the six weapons, his face somewhat uneasy. He had been surprised when Sun Hao refocused on the short sword, but now that surprise was gone, replaced by extreme unease.

  Changsheng was very clear in his mind that this short sword had reached an extremely high level of second-grade, but he couldn't understand why these inner disciples were so fixated on it. These inner disciples were all capable of refining quasi-spiritual treasures, and in their presence, not to mention a second-grade weapon, even a first-grade weapon wouldn't be too impressive. Was the emphasis on this short sword simply because it had an additional material?

  Li Sen's face looked worse and worse as he realized he hadn't found anything at all.

  "Where on earth is the third material, where is it?" Li Sen's heart was anxious, but soon turned into shame and anger. "Which bastard refined this, how could they hide the third material so deeply that even I, an inner disciple, can't find it."

  Li Sen, unable to find the third material, shifted his resentment towards Kong Fang, who was in charge of forging short swords. Kong Fang was indeed caught off guard and had no idea that the weapon he had forged simply to pass the assessment would end up causing trouble for a fellow inner disciple.

  Li Sen became more and more anxious, with sweat gradually appearing on his forehead. Li Sen knew in his heart that if he couldn't find the third material, it wouldn't be Sun Hao who would lose face, but himself.

  "Damn it, which beginner disciple refined this? How could he possibly process the materials to this extent?" Li Sen couldn't help but mutter under his breath. The more he observed, the more shocked he became, and the greater his anger grew. He was actually being held back by a weapon refined by a beginner disciple - this was simply unforgivable.

  Li Sen, who was anxious in his heart, suddenly remembered Sun Hao's strange movements before, so he also slowly turned his head back and forth, trying to find the third material that Sun Hao mentioned with the same movement. However, he had no idea it was a problem with the sword blade, so he just stared at the sword body, plus the sword blade was only that small, if not careful observation, it would be very difficult to discover abnormalities, let alone he just glanced over the sword blade.

  This almost twisted Li Sen's neck off, but he still couldn't find where the problem was.

  Li Sen felt like a clown, with the people around him as his audience. Each and every gaze was like a thorn, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. However, the more he felt uneasy, the more resentful he became towards the person who forged the short sword.

  "Don't let me know who forged this broken sword, or I won't forgive him." Li Sen's face turned red with rage, and he cursed in his heart because of this broken sword that made him lose all his face.

  Li Sen slightly lowered his head and when he lifted it again, his face had returned to normal.

  "Junior Brother Sun Hao, I also discovered the third material, but I'm not sure if what I found is correct. Why don't you tell me and we can verify it together?" Li Sen smiled slightly, his entire being exuding strong confidence.

  Li Sen's expression was calm, but his heart was racing wildly. At this moment, if Sun Hao said he hadn't found the third material, Li Sen would no longer be able to hold it in. By then, he would have lost even more face. But losing face once is losing face, and losing face twice is also losing face. Li Sen clearly had decided to go all out.

  "Sorry, senior brother." Sun Hao slightly shook his head.

  Upon hearing this, Li Sen's face suddenly changed greatly. The situation he least wanted to see was about to happen? Li Sen suddenly felt some regret over his earlier decision. If he hadn't intentionally mentioned discovering the third material, none of this would have happened.

  It's just that regretting now seems a bit too late.

  "No, it won't do." Li Sen took a step back, his face turning somewhat pale. At this moment, Li Sen's selfish and self-serving side burst forth, he no longer blamed himself for doing wrong, but instead shifted all the blame onto Kong Fang who had forged the short sword.

  "It's all because of that damned apprentice, if he hadn't forged this short sword, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation." Li Sen's hatred towards the person who forged the short sword grew even stronger, and if he knew at this moment that the one who forged the short sword was Kong Fang, he would definitely kill him with his own hands.

  "Senior brother, I haven't finished speaking yet." Noticing Li Sen's expression was slightly ferocious, Sun Hao's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily, but he continued to say: "Although I discovered the third material, I don't know what the third material is. Since senior brother has already figured it out, please enlighten junior brother." Sun Hao honestly explained his situation.

  But Sun Hao's honesty had an even greater stimulating effect on Li Sen.

  "Pffft", Li Sen's face suddenly turned a sickly shade of red, and then a mouthful of blood spurted out, followed by Li Sen collapsing straight to the ground.

  Qing Fan's elder waved his hand, and Li Sen instantly floated in mid-air, without falling to the ground.

  "Take him down." The face of Elder Qingfan was extremely unsightly.

  Yin Wanshui hastily led Li Sen out of the grand hall.

  After Yin Wan and Li Sen left, Qing Fan's elder waved his hand, and the short sword on the ground flew into his hand.

  Qingfan elder pointed at the sword, and suddenly, all sorts of information about Kong Fang that Longsheng had sealed inside the short sword with his fingerprint appeared, forming texts floating in mid-air.

  "Newly admitted disciple Kong Fang?" Looking at the words in the air, Qing Fan's elder softly murmured to himself, then suddenly let out a surprised cry, "Huh? This short sword has actually reached second-rate."

  Throughout the grand hall, except for Changsheng who already knew the grade of the short sword, everyone else's expression instantly froze on their faces. Can a 2nd-grade weapon be forged with ordinary materials? Is this something an entry-level disciple can forge? The same question arose in everyone's mind.