Chapter Thirty-Three First Name

  After everyone's emotions had calmed down a bit, Qing Fan Zhen Lao continued to introduce: "The materials used for this short sword are three kinds, namely Wulang iron, Qi Shui Rou Shi and..." At this point, Qing Fan Zhen Lao's voice suddenly paused, without immediately revealing the third material.

  Everyone's curiosity grew even more, each guessing in their hearts just how precious the third material was. Countless miscellaneous servants and novice disciples, even inner sect disciples thought that the third material must be extremely precious, after all the first two materials were very ordinary, if the third wasn't a precious material then how could it possibly refine a second-grade weapon.

  Everyone thought that the third material must be very precious, but they couldn't guess how precious it was. As a result, one by one, they widened their eyes and perked up their ears, ready to hear Qingfan Elder announce the extremely precious third material.

  Several elders who had been blackmailed saw Qingfan Elder like this, and they all curled their lips in disdain.

  Su Yun, wearing a bright yellow shirt, also curiously looked at the dark short sword in Qing Fan's hand, wondering where this short sword was so powerful that it could surpass her own weapon refined with Snake Covering Ice.

  The old man Qingfan who had been satisfying everyone's curiosity smiled slightly and said the last kind of material, "The third material is... Fengjin."

  As soon as the old man of Qingfan spoke, a burst of "impossible" voices erupted around him. Su Yun, Zhao Yong, He Hongyu and twenty-nine others were shocked one by one, their faces suddenly turning pale.

  "It's impossible, how can ordinary materials be used to forge a second-grade weapon?" Zhao Yong's voice had become somewhat hoarse from the blow, which was simply too great. He had only managed to forge a second-grade weapon with the extremely precious Qingming Stone, and yet this mysterious first-place winner had achieved it using ordinary materials, the gap between them was something Zhao Yong couldn't accept.

  If the other party was an inner disciple and had been in the inner sect for many years, Zhao Yong could still accept such a result. But the other party was just like him, only an outer disciple, and his reputation had not been visible at all in the past two years. Now he suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and the impact was so great that it directly made Zhao Yong lose his mind.

  Su Yun, He Hongyu and the other twenty-six people also lost their complexion one by one, staring blankly at the dark short sword in Qing Fan's hand. At this moment, the dark short sword seemed to be coated with a layer of golden light, emitting a king-like aura, which was also a king-like aura that suppressed them from lifting their heads.

  Elder Qingfan slightly shook his head, he wasn't just trying to whet everyone's appetite earlier, he also wanted to give everyone some time to mentally prepare themselves for this seemingly impossible thing.

  On the mountain, apart from the four inner disciples of Huoyun Hall, the disciples of other halls also looked at each other in shock.

  "An entry-level disciple has actually refined a second-grade weapon using ordinary materials, this refining ability is even stronger than some disciples who have been promoted to the inner hall for one or two years. I really didn't expect that among the entry-level disciples, there would be such a person, it's truly 'if you don't make a sound, then it's fine, but if you do, you'll shock a group of people'." An inner hall disciple said with some astonishment.

  The other disciples in the inner hall heard this and nodded their heads with a tinge of sadness.

  Down the mountain, a piece of silence, a falling needle can be heard. Everyone was shocked by this news, and for a moment, no one came back to their senses.

  After a moment, someone in the crowd let out a long sigh. Suddenly, as if they had been put under a spell, everyone came back to their senses, each stretching their necks and gasping for air, as if this was the only way they could accept this shocking news.

  "My duck egg, that Kong Fang Shixiong is incredibly formidable, no wonder he can win first place with just a single black short sword." Fang Tou's face showed an expression of 'I see' surprise.

  Kong Fang's face was covered in black lines, how could it be dark again?

  "But what does your 'duck egg' mean?" Kong Fang was quite curious about this saying.

  A foolish-looking man with a big head pointed to the surrounding crowd in surprise and said, "Look at them when they're surprised, don't they all open their mouths wide enough to swallow a duck egg? That's why I use duck eggs to express my surprise."

  Kong Fang was knocked off balance and fell to the ground by this explanation.

  "If there's a chance, I'll definitely get an ostrich egg for you to stuff into your mouth, and then you can use the ostrich egg to express your surprise." Kong Fang said with some malice.

  He slightly tilted his head and looked at Kong Fang, who was trying to think about how big the ostrich egg was, whether it was bigger than his duck egg.

  "Silence." The voice of Elder Qingfan instantly suppressed the thousands of people, and everyone immediately fell silent.

  "Although this dark short sword only used three ordinary materials, the person who refined it has done an almost perfect job in removing impurities, making the mold, quenching and awakening. The refiner can be said to have a bit of the ability to transform the rotten into the magical.

  The green wood elder's voice was sonorous and powerful as he introduced: "The most valuable thing about this short sword is the removal of impurities and awakening. The useless impurities were almost completely removed by the refiner, and the awakening... even I am a bit surprised."

  An entry-level disciple did the Linglian Huoyun Hall's elder was somewhat surprised, this news once again heavily hit in everyone's heart, making each person feel breathing suddenly became a bit difficult.

  "I'm surprised not because the formation he used was extraordinary, but on the contrary, it's extremely ordinary. It's so ordinary that every beginner disciple knows it. That is the basic formation your sect gave you when you joined, the one used to train your equipment refinement skills."

  Although everyone felt a bit unbelievable, this time no one made a sound, and they all listened attentively to the introduction of Qingfan Elder.

  "Of course, if the refiner only used that ordinary array to awaken the spirit, this short sword would at most only reach third-rate. But what surprised me is that the refiner actually made a slight change to the array, and it's precisely this subtle change that makes the entire array quite extraordinary, and even directly raises the grade of this short sword by one level, reaching second-rate." Elder Qingfan's face also revealed a hint of excitement.

  It's easy to find a skilled refiner, and even a refining genius with extremely high talent can be found. However, a genius who has an innovative spirit and is also very capable is hard to come by, even if one were to search with a lantern. Suddenly encountering such a refining genius, how could Qingfan Elder not be excited?

  Xu Chunyang and several other elders looked at each other, their eyes also filled with surprise. Although the array method obtained by the entry disciples was simple, it was not something that anyone could modify successfully, and to modify the array method, one must have the courage to do so. It's worth noting that the array method can evoke the power of heaven and earth, and if something goes wrong, it can directly lead to loss of life.

  Kong Fang, who was at the foot of the mountain, heard Qing Fan's words and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. As for how he had managed to awaken his spiritual energy, he himself didn't know; all he knew was that during that period of time, he had felt a little dizzy, and then his spiritual energy had been awakened. As for how it had been done, he was completely in the dark and didn't know.

  "I'm really curious now." Fang's head shone with both eyes gleaming.

  "What's so curious?" Kong Fang couldn't help but ask.

  "You said that Master Kong Fang is not born with three heads and six arms, otherwise how can he be so powerful. That formation we apprentices all know, but who dares to modify it at will, let alone succeed in the end." Fang Tou clicked his tongue in wonder, his voice full of admiration.

  "He looks just like you." Kong Fang said with a smile.

  "Are you as honest as I am?" Fang's eyes widened in surprise, his duck-egg-shaped mouth agape.

  Kong Fang almost burst into tears.

  "Finally, I declare." Suddenly, the voice of Qingfan Elder echoed in the sky, "The first place in this assessment is the entry disciple Kong Fang. Now, please invite our refining genius to come up the mountain." Qingfan Elder's face was radiating a red glow, which matched perfectly with his fiery red armor.

  Kong Fang strides forward...

  The square-headed man beside him grabbed Kong Fang and held him back, "Brother Kong is about to go up the mountain, we'll be able to see him soon, how can you run around at this time?"