Chapter 251: The Battle of the Refiners (Part 1) (Month)
Huangfu Tian knew this was true, but he was a little unwilling to do so.
It is obvious that his talent in alchemy is not inferior to that of others, but this Bone Renewal Pill is not what he is good at.
The results came out quickly, and the top three were all taken by the Miaodan Sect.
Huangfutian refined eight elixirs, two of which were medium-grade elixirs, and only got fifth place.
Miaodan Sect's score suddenly increased by ten points, reaching a full forty points, far ahead of other sects.
Seeing that things were developing in the direction he expected, Master Miaodan felt quite good.
"As usual, the weapon refining competition will start in two days. Disciples from the five sects who come to compare can participate, and the top three will be determined based on the quality of the finished products."
People from the other four sects were not in such a good mood, and they all cursed the Miaodan sect in their hearts for being cunning and shameless.
But in fact, when it's their turn to play at home, they may not look better than the Miaodan Sect.
Elder Zuo of Hanshan Sect looked ugly. Hanshan Sect's score was only twenty-six points, ranking at the bottom together with Xiaoyao Sect.
The next weapon refining is their strength, they must focus on this to catch up the score.
Wanjian Sect also has this idea. Most of the disciples of Wanjian Sect are sword cultivators, who are good at using swords and refining swords.
As for the Buddhist practitioners of Wuliang Sect, they are good at making talismans.
Even if they don't get points in the weapon refining aspect, they still have a place in the next talisman making process.
Only the Xiaoyao Sect is a little embarrassed, let’s say they have no strengths, but Xiaoyao Nine Peaks, each peak has its own strengths.
Whether it is alchemy, weapon refining, talisman making, beast control, etc., they are all involved.
But the balanced development of the disciples of Xiaoyao Sect is both an advantage and a disadvantage.
Yue Lingzheng sighed softly, it seems that Xiaoyao Sect is destined to be the runner-up in this competition among the five sects.
Elder Wu felt equally heavy as he analyzed the next three competitions.
"Except for the disciple from Qifeng, Lanzhi is the only one who knows how to refine weapons. As for making talismans, only one disciple is proficient in it. But when it comes to controlling beasts, several other sects are not good at it. We may be able to compete."
Yue Lingzheng smiled bitterly, "We can win a few points in the field of beast control, but we are too far behind. In the arena competition..."
Elder Wu was silent for a while.
Xiaoyao Sect disciples each have their own strengths, but in terms of absolute strength, such as alchemy cultivation, weapon cultivation, formation cultivation, and talisman cultivation, they are actually not as good as pure sword cultivation.
Although swordsmanship also has its limitations. After learning swordsmanship to a certain level, the requirements for monks' understanding are extremely high. However, it is undeniable that swordsmanship with outstanding talent has the ability to surpass monks of the same period and fight at higher levels.
"The next time the five sects compete, it will be Xiaoyao Sect's turn."
Yue Lingzheng sighed leisurely and changed the topic, "When the time comes, maybe the reshuffle can happen again."
Just like the Miaodan Sect, it was last among the five sects in the last competition, but this time it relied on its home field advantage to temporarily lead the other sects.
Even the most powerful Wan Jian Sect was suppressed.
Elder Wu is not so optimistic. Among the five major sects, Xiaoyao Sect is already weak. If its ranking continues to decline this time, the sect's resources will be further compressed in the next thirty years.
One is ebbing and the other is ebbing, and the gap between it and other sects will only become wider and wider.
But right now, she doesn't have any good options.
I hope that in the next competition, the performance of the disciples will be better.
The weapon refining competition in two days' time will be held as scheduled.
Wanjian Sect and Hanshan Sect each sent eight disciples to participate in the competition. Including two people from Xiaoyao Sect and two people from Wuliang Sect, a total of twenty people participated in this weapon refining battle.
After receiving the weapons-refining materials, the disciples of Wanjian Sect began to forge flying swords without exception.
As for the disciples of the Hanshan Sect, the spiritual weapons they forged were of all kinds.
The twenty disciples on the field were all seen dissolving the spiritual minerals in their hands in an orderly manner.
After polishing the spiritual ore into a ball of fluid and shiny liquid, they are then forged into various shapes with spiritual power.
In this way, the prototype of a spiritual weapon is formed.
Just forming the original embryo is just the first step. There is still a long way to go before they grow into a real spiritual weapon.
In the competition arena, the disciples were sweating profusely and using special tools to continuously beat the prototypes of the spiritual weapons in their hands.
The Xiaoyao Sect disciples were always paying attention to what was going on in the field, with anxious eyes in their eyes.
"What is Lanzhi doing? Everyone else is already refining the original embryo, but she has just refined the original embryo right now. Her movements are too slow, and she is far behind others."
"The prototype of the spiritual weapon in her hand is too small. What can she refine with a little bit of it? A dagger?"
"Compared with spiritual weapons such as flying swords, daggers are smaller in size and much less powerful. Even if they are successfully refined, they will not be able to compare with Wanjian Sect and Hanshan Sect."
Lanzhi was unaware of the concerns of her classmates.
When she was refining weapons, she was always focused on nothing else.
When she got the materials, she originally wanted to refine a flying shuttle, but as she watched the spiritual ore gradually melting, she had a new idea.
Lanzhi kept polishing the original embryo in her hands, tempering it to become more rounded, and moving closer to the vision in her heart.
Zhou She looked at it for a long time and finally determined that what Lanzhi made was not a dagger.
He said with some uncertainty, "The thing in her hand seems to be...a hairpin?"
"Hairpin? Are you kidding!"
When the other people heard this, they suddenly felt ridiculous.
Hairpin-type spiritual weapons are very delicate and extremely difficult to forge. If you are not careful, the refining will fail.
Even if the spirit hairpin is successfully created, it is very easy to fail when drawing and carving the formation.
Zhou She has a different view on this.
"Although it is difficult to refine a spiritual hairpin, if you succeed, it is very likely to stand out from one kind of spiritual weapon. Anyway, you may not be able to win when refining other spiritual weapons."
When everyone thought that this seemed to be the case, they stopped talking and continued to check the situation at the start.
The weapon-refining competition lasted for seven days in total. In the first few days, everyone on the field was refining the original embryo. It was not until the fourth day that people began to complete the refining of the original embryo and draw and carve formations on it.
The spiritual hairpin in Lanzhi's hand has also been tempered to the last step and is beginning to take shape.
People from other sects were also very surprised when they saw that the spiritual weapon she was going to make was a hairpin.
"The hairpin is so dexterous and delicate that it is not that easy to draw a formation on it. Even a long-established weapon cultivator may fail. This female cultivator from the Xiaoyao Sect will most likely fail.
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"Xiao Qi from Wanjian Sect has already begun to carve out the fourth-level formation. He is not only a powerful sword cultivator, but also a talented weapon refiner."
"Ye Yu'er of the Hanshan Sect makes something very strange. It looks like scissors but not scissors, and looks like a dart but not a dart. But judging from its color and sharpness, it must not be weak."
While everyone was watching, they were whispering about the popular candidates.
Suddenly, a "click" sound attracted their attention.
It turned out that a Hanshan Sect disciple accidentally made a mistake when drawing the formation, causing the original embryo of the spiritual weapon to be damaged and the refining to fail.