Chapter Thirty-Fifth: Who Is Unsuited for Refining Equipment?

  As soon as Kong Fang arrived in front of Huo Yun Hall, everyone's eyes fell on him.

  "With ordinary materials, you can refine a second-grade weapon. How could your life be so miserable?" The green-haired elder in the fiery red armor couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

  "I was so focused on cultivating my skills that I didn't pay much attention to my appearance, and it seems I've become a laughingstock for the elders." Kong Fang scratched his temples and gave an embarrassed smile.

  Several elderly people smiled slightly and nodded in satisfaction when they heard this. When a person is infatuated with one thing, he will not care about other things. The several elderly people still found Kong Fang's explanation quite acceptable.

  However, the real reason is only clear to Kong Fang and Zhao Yong. Kong Fang's current miserable state is all thanks to Zhao Yong. However, in front of others, Kong Fang naturally wouldn't mention the grudges between them, otherwise it would be difficult for him to deal with Zhao Yong later on. Moreover, once Zhao Yong gets into trouble, everyone will suspect him first.

  "Huh? You're the disciple with only Earthly talent that I pointed out in Tianchudang a few days ago." Elder Xu Chunyang looked at Kong Fang and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

  Xu Chunyang had felt that Kong Fang looked somewhat familiar from the start, but he saw many ordinary disciples every day, so it was normal for some of them to look familiar. Therefore, he didn't think much about it. However, Kong Fang's attire was really too distinctive, and coupled with his voice from earlier, Xu Chunyang also felt a faint sense of familiarity. After careful consideration, he suddenly remembered.

  "Only having Earth attribute talent?" The other elders were shocked at once, and they immediately examined Kong Fang carefully.

  Kong Fang's heart skipped a beat, feeling as if he had been stripped naked in front of the elders, with no secrets left on his body.

  "The master of the secret mansion was also only when he was teaching me the soul refining method that he discovered I had opened up the purple mansion, while the elders were generally just spiritual realm cultivators and should not have been able to see that I had opened up the purple mansion." Although he thought this in his heart, Kong Fang still felt a slight sense of unease.

  Kong Fang was previously afraid that the elders would notice something unusual, so he used all his hard-earned spiritual power to temper his body and didn't dare leave any in his dantian. However, Kong Fang wasn't too worried about opening up his Zifu. The Zifu is a person's most important place, extremely secretive, and others find it very difficult to discover.

  However, after witnessing the means of Hu Die's boundary, Kong Fang was no longer so confident in Zifu. At this time, he couldn't help but worry that several elders would see that he had already opened up Zifu. If it really came to this point, he would have to think of an excuse to fool them, otherwise, the identity of the inner sect disciple would definitely be lost.

  Kong Fang had no idea that the endless stars in the Purple Mansion were stimulated by the Thousand Star True Shadow transmitted by the Secret Mansion Master, releasing starlight to completely hide his Purple Mansion. Even the Secret Mansion Master might not be able to find his Purple Mansion again, let alone several Nascent Soul stage elders.

  "What? He actually only has the Earth Element talent! How can this be!" Qing Fan's face suddenly changed, and he exclaimed in a loud voice.

  He originally had high hopes for Kong Fang's talent, thinking that Kong Fang would definitely become the second Sun Hao, and even surpassing Sun Hao was possible. After all, two years ago, Sun Hao couldn't even refine a second-rate weapon with ordinary materials. But when he discovered that Kong Fang only had an earth attribute talent, Qing Fan elder was thoroughly disappointed.

  Only those with the innate talent of Fire can better suit Refining Equipment, while those with Earth innate talent can also refine equipment, but their development potential is fundamentally incomparable to those with Fire innate talent.

  In the early stages, no matter what kind of talent one has, they can use the Heaven and Earth Fire to refine equipment, which uses external fire. However, once their strength is sufficient, those with the Fire Attribute talent can use the internal fire condensed within their body to refine equipment. Internal fire is produced within one's own body, making it easier to control, and naturally, refining equipment abilities can also be more easily improved.

  Even if we put aside the later problems, after all, that is still very far away. Just in the early stage of using external fire to refine equipment, people with fire attribute talent have a great advantage. With the body having fire attribute, it can better communicate with the fire attribute power between heaven and earth, and naturally it is also easier for people with other talents to control the fire attribute power.

  Lacking innate talent can be said to have limited a person's achievement from the very beginning.

  The other elders also slightly shook their heads in disappointment, apparently they all saw that Kong Fang only had the Earth attribute talent, and as for the Fire attribute talent, there was not a single bit.

  Next to him, He Hongyu and more than 20 others who were suppressed by Kong Fang suddenly felt a little schadenfreude when they heard several elders say that Kong Fang didn't have the fire attribute talent at all.

  Using ordinary materials to refine a second-rate weapon, what can be done? Without the Fire Attribute talent, achievements will ultimately be limited. In the end, they can all surpass this first place that is currently pressing down on their heads and trample him underfoot. Thinking about having the opportunity to surpass this first place in the future, more than 20 people's eyes lit up, and they were excited beyond measure.

  Zhao Yong quickly regained his composure after the initial shock, and upon hearing the words of several elders, a hint of cold smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  Among the twenty-nine people, only Su Yun was not affected by the disaster, but she no longer paid attention to Kong Fang as she did at the beginning. Now, Su Yun's gaze towards Kong Fang had become extremely calm, and even a bit indifferent, just like her gaze towards He Hongyu and others.

  Changsheng's face was filled with astonishment and incredulity, "How can this be? How could Big Brother not have the Fire Attribute talent? Could it be that the Elder made a mistake?" Changsheng couldn't accept this result in his heart, as in his eyes, his extremely talented Big Brother didn't possess the Fire Attribute talent at all.

  Sun Hao was also shocked, he really didn't expect that the person who got first place in this assessment would be someone who doesn't even have the innate talent for fire manipulation.

  "Not having the Fire Attribute talent, yet still managing to get first place in the assessment, also indirectly shows that his talent is even stronger. It's just that heaven is playing a joke on him, actually letting him only have the Earth Attribute talent." Sun Hao also felt regret for Kong Fang.

  "Haha, this is definitely retribution." Li Sen was laughing crazily in his heart, if it weren't for the elder being here, he would have burst out laughing directly. This disciple who had lost face for him turned out to be a person with no future at all. At this moment, Li Sen felt an unprecedented sense of relief in his heart.

  "Today when I go back, I must have a good drink, haha." Li Sen's eyes were filled with excitement and complacency.

  The people present had different reactions, some were sad for Kong Fang, some were happy, some were gloating, and some were indifferent, but Kong Fang's expression remained extremely calm from start to finish.

  "These elders' abilities are indeed no match for the master of the Butterfly Boundary's secret mansion. In their eyes, I only possess the Earth Conductor talent, but in the master's eyes, I possess the Pure Conductor talent." Kong Fang thought to himself: "Moreover, who says that having an Earth Conductor talent means one can't refine equipment? If I hadn't suddenly discovered that I could borrow the power of the earth to remove impurities from the refining materials and use the powerful containment properties of the earth's power to shape the equipment mold, I wouldn't have been able to refine a third-grade weapon."

  Kong Fang didn't include the last awakening in his calculations, and the previous awakening was purely accidental, so it's unlikely to happen again.

  However, even without the step of awakening the spirit, Kong Fang could still refine a third-grade weapon. A third-grade weapon refined from ordinary materials was more than enough to become an inner disciple, and it would be stronger than most of the twenty-nine people around him.

  Others refine their weapons or armor, whether it's removing impurities or forging blanks, all of which require the use of earth fire from start to finish. But Kong Fang doesn't need to, he only needs to slightly refine his weapon with earth fire before quenching. In fact, if the quenching liquid can directly affect the weapon, Kong Fang wouldn't even need to use earth fire when refining a single piece of equipment.

  Of course, earth fire is actually just an external manifestation of the power of fire.

  He had already bypassed the difficult problem of not being able to control the power of fire in an imperceptible way, so the restrictions that others knew were useless to him. With his innate talent for earth-based alchemy, he was destined to take a different path of equipment refinement than others.

  After discovering that he could summon the power of the earth, Kong Fang no longer thought that he was unsuitable for alchemy. On the contrary, he felt that he was more suitable than many people here. Moreover, with the Array Dao Qian Fa, Kong Fang was even more confident that he could surpass any inner disciple, and even the direct disciples.

  Elder Qingfan shook his head, and though he tried to hide it, a hint of regret still lingered in his voice. "Now, the thirty of you have officially become inner disciples. Alright, next, you will choose which hall to join."

  Kong Fang is naturally the first choice as the number one name.

  Kong Fang thought carefully, he must learn to refine equipment. With extremely high refining ability, he can better establish himself in this strange world. Didn't the master of Lian Hua Die Jing's secret mansion need to ask someone to refine Silver Guard and Black Guard? Therefore, Kong Fang directly stated his choice, "I choose Huo Yun Hall."

  Elder Qingfan's eyes lit up slightly, but then he shook his head regretfully.

  Kong Fang chose a good one and then stood aside watching others.

  Among the remaining twenty-nine people, many chose 'Dao Zhen Tang' and 'Ling Bao Tang'. The former is a place where cultivation methods, Taoist rituals and array techniques are stored, while the latter contains various grades of weapons, armor and some heavenly treasures.

  Of course, the two halls can't get these things directly, they have to be exchanged for sect contributions. However, as disciples of the two halls, they must have some advantages over other hall disciples. It's like when Kong Fang joined Huoyun Hall and could use the Xuan-level refining room directly, while disciples from other halls couldn't use it that easily.

  Kong Fang had been secretly paying attention to Zhao Yong all along. Kong Fang originally thought that Zhao Yong would also choose either "Dao Zhen Tang" or "Ling Bao Tang" like others, but what surprised him was that Zhao Yong finally chose "Zhi Fa Tang".

  "So soon you're already making arrangements to deal with me." Soon after, Kong Fang thought of Zhao Yong's purpose.

  After experiencing the matter of Kong Fang, several elders were obviously not in a good mood, so this evaluation conference ended hastily. Even the last two hundred names of the newly admitted disciples who were directly expelled from the list were not read out by Qingfan Elder, but instead handed over to Quhan, an inner disciple.

  Then, Qingfan Zhenren and the other elders bid farewell. After all the other elders left, Qingfan Zhenren took Sun Hao, Li Sen, Yin Wanshui, Kong Fang, and another newly promoted inner sect disciple directly into Huoyun Hall.