Chapter Thirty-two: Qingfan's Blackmail

  Qing Fan Zhan Lao walked up to the second miscellaneous servant and took away the silver-white short sword he was holding in his hand.

  Down the mountain, miscellaneous chores and entry disciples' eyes all fell on the silver-white short sword, their eyes full of envy. The inner disciples on the mountain also looked at the silver-white short sword in Qingfan's hand, with a flash of surprise in their eyes, daring not to believe that someone could refine such a good weapon.

  Even the usually calm elderly men were somewhat disturbed at this time, carefully observing the silver-white short sword, nodding slightly, with a satisfied smile on their faces.

  "This silver-white short sword can be said to be the best among the second-rate weapons, it's forged extremely well." Elder Qing Fan started praising directly as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Zhao Yong and the other twenty-seven people feel somewhat unaccustomed for a moment. When Elder Qing Fan introduced their weapons before, he was either calmly narrating or directly criticizing, but had never praised any of them.

  "This silver-white short sword is made of Wulang iron, Qishui Rongshi and Shefu Bing. Among these three materials, Shefu Bing is also a relatively precious material. However, Shefu Bing is a cold and gloomy substance, if not handled properly, it will have a great impact on the quality of the weapon. But Su Yun, who refined this short sword, handled it very well. Not only did she almost perfectly integrate Shefu Bing into the sword, but also forged a layer of Shefu Bing armor on the surface of the sword, greatly enhancing its strength and toughness. The most remarkable thing is that the blade of this sword was opened on the Shefu Bing armor, extremely sharp."

  Listening to Qing Fan's introduction, many people couldn't help but take a cold breath. Snake Covering Ice is a yin-cold object, and its difficulty in refining is well-known. But Su Yun not only perfectly merged the Snake Covering Ice into the short sword, but also refined a layer of Snake Covering Ice armor on the surface of the short sword, this kind of refining ability is terrifying. But that's not all, what's even more shocking is that Su Yun actually opened a blade for the Snake Covering Ice armor.

  Coating a snake with ice and opening its blade is extremely difficult, even more so than infusing the snake's ice into a weapon.

  "Su Yun." Qing Fan's voice shook the sky as he shouted out her name, and a rare smile appeared on his face.

  Zhao Yong and the others looked at the silver-white short sword, their faces revealing an expression of incredulity. Although some of them had also refined second-rate weapons, compared to Su Yun's silver-white short sword, the weapons they had refined were nothing.

  "The materials used are not the most precious, but they are extremely difficult to refine. No wonder he became the second place in this assessment, a well-deserved reputation indeed." Someone among the twenty-eight people standing in a row exclaimed.

  However, others who heard this were taken aback and suddenly looked at the dark short sword held in Changsheng's hand.

  The second place was already so terrifying, how frightening would the first place be? Could it be that the black short sword's quality had reached a terrifying level of one product? The twenty-eight people who were about to become inner disciples simultaneously thought this way, and afterwards they all felt a sense of defeat.

  Although the inner disciples can refine quasi-spiritual treasures, it's not every time they succeed. Generally, the weapons and armor refined by the inner disciples are only first-rate. If the first-place winner of this assessment really refines a weapon that reaches the first-rate level, doesn't that mean that before even advancing to the inner sect, he already possesses the refining ability of an inner sect disciple?

  The huge contrast made Zhao Yong and the other twenty-eight people feel suffocated, one by one they stopped talking in low voices, suddenly becoming somewhat silent.

  The several elders sitting in the chair also had a hint of curiosity in their hearts, and they couldn't help but carefully observe the short sword in Changsheng's hand. After observing for a while, the eyebrows of the several elders slightly furrowed, and there was a hint of puzzlement in their eyes.

  Qingfan Elder didn't introduce the dark short sword as before, but instead swept a glance at several elders present. When he saw their puzzled expressions, Qingfan Elder couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart.

  "Let you old guys pretend now, can't even see the special features of this dark short sword anymore." Qingfan Elder was very pleased in his heart.

  At first, in the grand hall of discussion, if he hadn't taken this dark short sword into his hand to examine it, he would have mistakenly thought that this short sword was only at most a third-rate product. After all, the materials used for this short sword were all very ordinary, and it was also forged by an entry-level disciple with average equipment-refining skills, so Elder Qingfan actually found it somewhat unexpected that it could reach the level of a third-rate product.

  After taking the short sword in hand, Elder Qingfan discovered that he had also misjudged it. The grade of this short sword was not third-grade at all, but a higher second-grade. Using ordinary materials to actually forge a second-grade weapon, Elder Qingfan became somewhat interested in the person who forged it.

  However, before meeting the newcomer named Kong Fang, Elder Qing Fan apparently did not want to eat alone, so he deliberately did not introduce Zuo Qiu and instead stood aside to watch the wonderful expressions of several other elders.

  Qing Fan Zong Lao obviously holds the attitude of "it's better for everyone to suffer together than for one person to suffer alone".

  Soon, the other elders discovered that Qingfan's smile was somewhat 'lewd', and they cleared their throats one after another. Their faces instantly returned to being as calm as an ancient well, and their speed in changing their expressions could absolutely outrun Li Sen by several streets.

  "Keep pretending. You all continue to pretend." Qing Fan's elder sneered in his heart. He walked up to Chang Sheng and took the dark short sword that Chang Sheng was holding.

  Watching the short sword leave his hand, Changsheng felt a hint of reluctance in his heart. He was able to stand here today, all because this sword had reached the second rank. It could be said that this sword changed his fate, so Changsheng had special feelings for this sword.

  But in Chang Sheng's heart, even if he was reluctant and had feelings, he didn't dare to snatch the short sword back from Lao Long's hands.

  Qing Fan's elder held a dark short sword in his hand, casually drew a sword flower, and looked at the few elders who were still there.

  Several elders suddenly had a bad premonition in their hearts.

  "Spring Sun, you can explain this last sword to everyone, I'm giving you this precious opportunity, shouldn't you thank me? I don't want any precious gifts from you, just bring out the thousand-year-old wine you've been privately storing." These words were spoken by Qingfan Elder using the Transmission Method, and no one else could hear them.

  Qing Fan's elder was blackmailing none other than Xu Chunyang, the Tianchu Hall elder who had initially pointed out that Kong Fang only had one type of innate talent.

  Xu Chunyang's face changed slightly, and he was asked to explain the dark short sword, which wasn't difficult. As long as he held the short sword in his hand, he could analyze it clearly. But since Qing Fan Lao had dared to blackmail him about that matter, things were definitely not so simple. Qing Fan Lao would definitely think of a way to prevent him from touching the short sword.

  "This short sword doesn't seem to have anything special about it, but being ranked first definitely isn't just because of its appearance. I'd better not speak carelessly about such a strange sword, or else I'll lose face."

  Finally, Xu Chunyang could only pinch his nose and admit defeat, agreeing to Qingfan's extortion.

  However, Qingfan's appetite was clearly not something that Xun Chunyang alone could satisfy, and he took the opportunity to extort the other elders as well.

  "It's a pity that there are fewer elders this time, otherwise we could have gotten more benefits." Qingfan Elder said with a tone of regret.

  "Hurry up, we still have things to attend to." The several elders who were being blackmailed all transmitted their voices impatiently.

  Qing Fan's elder smiled with satisfaction and then began introducing himself without further delay.

  "This black short sword is also a second-rate weapon."

  As soon as the old man of Qingfan spoke, there was a sudden "hush" sound from the mountain below, and everyone let out a bewildered cry. The inner disciples who had gathered to watch the commotion on the mountain, as well as Su Yun, Zhao Yong and the other twenty-nine people, all looked at each other with puzzled faces.

  Previously, Qing Fan's elder had praised Su Yun's silver-white short sword as the best among second-rate weapons. This made the inner disciples who were trying to curry favor with him, including Zhao Yong, think that the black short sword was even more exceptional and had reached the level of a first-rate weapon. In their minds, only someone who could forge a first-rate weapon could surpass Su Yun and become number one. But little did they know, this short sword wasn't a first-rate weapon at all, it still belonged to the category of second-rate weapons.

  If it's just a second-rate weapon, how can it surpass Su Yun's refined weapons? Everyone was puzzled.

  The several elders who were blackmailed had an expression as if it was true, secretly thinking that this sword was indeed strange.

  "Down the mountain, Fang's head was scratched, somewhat puzzled and asked Kong Fang: "Both are second-grade weapons, Su Yun's short sword is already the most powerful, how can this black short sword surpass Su Yun's weapon?"

  Kong Fang was speechless, what's this "black" thing?!