Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 444: Sword Contest (Extra 1200)

Chapter 444: Chapter 444: Sword Contest (Extra 1200)

"The most outstanding novice in our realm has to be Fu Yunzi,"

Sect Leader of the Xuanji Hundred Refining Sect stroked his beard and smiled, but his mind was preoccupied with the manufacturing in the underground "Wanxiang Palace."

However, at that moment, he could only pretend to act as if nothing was bothering him and began to comment, "Master Ouyang Zi crafted the ’Green Rainbow Sword,’ a sword renowned for its balance and harmony, grand and majestic, able to match any sword technique... Whereas Ghost Hand Master ingeniously crafted the ’Shadowless Sword,’ a sword whose light seems both there and not there, comes without a shadow and leaves without a trace, and when paired with unique sword techniques such as the Invisible Sword Technique and the Heavenly Escape Sword Technique, it indeed becomes incredibly sharp..."

"Ah, this fellow Daoist Fu Yunzi, huh? The main material he chose was merely a piece of Ten Thousand Year Cold Iron, I fear he has really pushed this material to its limit, the Flying Sword he refined is the ’Xuanpo Cold Light Sword’..."

Being an Artifact Refining Master himself, how could he not know that Ouyang Zi and Ghost Hand both had brought extremely precious materials.

This ’Fu Yunzi’ truly used only the ordinary materials provided by the Sect, and just a slightly prized piece of Ten Thousand Year Cold Iron, yet he managed to refine such a high-quality Flying Sword—a masterful execution of the Artifact Refining Skill that truly shakes the heavens and moves spirits.

Under equal conditions, Ouyang Zi and Ghost Hand might just have to kneel!

"Impossible!"

Inside one of the Earth Fire Rooms, a disheveled little imp stared at the rankings and cried out in astonishment, "I don’t believe it, this Fu Yunzi is even more genius than me!"

The Flying Swords he refined were a set of Qi Men Yin Yang Dual Hooks, and he quietly stimulated them using the remaining resonance.

The two Dual Hooks, one Yin and one Yang, transformed into sword light and swooped down towards Bright Cold Moon.

Such a secret competition was actually permitted by the Xuanji Hundred Refining Sect.

After all, besides directly assessing the quality of the sword light, a more direct way to see the superiority of Flying Swords was through a battle!

One remains intact, the other suffers a folded edge—superiority and inferiority are instantly apparent.

The Yin Yang Dual Hooks turned into streams of light, catching up with the sword light transformed by the Xuanpo Cold Light Sword. These Flying Hook swordsmanship techniques, unlike common swordsmanship, are most adept at grappling.

At that moment, the two Dual Hooks clamped like pincers and tightly grasped the Bright Sword Light, forcefully twisting.

Crack!

The sword light shattered, revealing a crystalline, transparent long sword.

The two flying hooks, seizing the opportunity, wound around it again and with a few crisp snapping sounds, that piece of Xuanpo Cold Light Sword broke into bits...

"What?"

The sect leader of the Xuanji Hundred Refining Sect was slightly startled, almost standing up, "Such high-quality Flying Swords, even if damaged, shouldn’t just break like that, could it be... they’re mixed with fakes?... No... that’s not right, there’s still a twist!"

There was a great commotion among the Loose Cultivators.

Only a few, like Xuan Du Daoist and Mo Xiaochou, had their eyes brilliantly shining.

Suddenly, the Xuanpo Cold Light Sword split into seven, turning into seven smaller swords, each stretching out several meters of cold moonlight, clashing with the Yin Yang Dual Hooks.

The flying swords pecked at each other mid-air, emitting ’ding ding dang dang’ sounds of clear resonance.

Like rain hitting banana leaves, or like pearls falling on a jade plate.

In the blink of an eye, these nine Flying Swords had fought each other over a hundred times.

Ultimately, the Yin Yang Dual Hooks cried out sadly, being the first to admit defeat, with two rice grain-sized notches appearing on their edges.

The two flying hooks emitted sobbing sounds, akin to a beaten pitiful little puppy, shrinking back.

Not only that, but the sword light quality suddenly dropped a whole zhang, evidently, its body had been damaged in the preceding sword fight.

Contrarily, the seven Xuanpo Cold Light Swords were dancing all over the arena, lively and unmatched.

"Actually... crafted seven in one go..."

Master Ouyang Zi sighed, and his sword light also dispersed, revealing three Green Rainbow Flying Swords within.

"Damn, I only managed to get one!"

Ghost Hand Master cursed under his breath, and was too embarrassed to disperse his sword light.

Seeing Ouyang Zi successfully crafting three Flying Swords at once, he had already felt inferior to him.

And upon seeing that batch of seven Flying Swords, he felt even more embarrassed to hold the second place.

But the sect leader of the Xuanji Hundred Refining Sect collected his shock, and with a calm demeanor, declared, "Let’s invite all Refining Masters to take their seats and distribute the Flying Swords!"

This Refining Sword Conference had finally reached its most thrilling phase.

Gifts of flying swords to those destined!

In this respect, some Artifact Refining Masters designate specific individuals to inherit, which seems somewhat stingy.

Others announce a contest and award the treasure to the champion.

Still others act most casually, letting the flying sword treasures choose their owners by flying directly into the arms of the destined.

It can be said that this is the most splendid scene of the entire conference.

From Hundred Refinement Mountain, various lights soared into the sky as Artifact Refiners of distinct grace took their seats among the participants.

However, not many people paid attention to them.

Almost everyone was only focused on the few seats at the very front.

One could imagine that from this day forth, the name of Master Fu Yunzi would surely spread throughout the Cultivation World and become a renowned Artifact Refining Great Grandmaster.

This is also the lifelong pursuit of all Artifact Refining Masters.

"It’s not me, it’s not me!"

Fu Yunzi was almost in tears, "This master, why choose a Daoist name that conflicts with mine... Alas, I shall have to change mine after I return, otherwise it will bring trouble."

Two lights descended, revealing Ouyang Zi and Ghost Hand Master.

They exchanged a look and smiled bitterly, "In this conference, we dare not precede Master Fu Yunzi. Please, have him take the seat of honor!"

At once, all eyes converged on that Earth Fire Room.

"I’ve seen enough too..."

Zhong Shenxiu yawned, stretched languidly, and walked out of the Earth Fire Room.

"It’s him!"

Fu Yunzi covered his mouth, "Fellow Daoist, you’ve played quite the joke on me! Almost scared me to death!"

"It’s you!"

Li Qionghua’s eyes widened in anger, "Elder Brother, this person is none other than Zhong Shenxiu... I’d rather die than ask him for a sword!"

"It’s actually him!"

Mo Xiaochou was moved, and the Dragon Slayer Sword on his back emitted an excited roar.

"This person... why does he look so familiar?"

A Loose Cultivator watching Zhong Shenxiu suddenly muttered to himself.

"Ah... Isn’t this the Creation Ancestor?"

Ultimately, a cultivator dedicated to the Outer Elixir Method came to a realization and exclaimed.

"So it’s the Creation Ancestor in person!"

"Who would have thought that aside from his profound elixir skills, the Creation Ancestor’s artifact refining skill is also of Grandmaster level..."

Several Loose Cultivators, even went so far as to excitedly bow deeply, calling him "Master."

"I knew it..."

Zhong Shenxiu held his forehead, "Traveling incognito usually works, but if I create such a spectacle without disguise, getting recognized is a matter of minutes!"

"So it is the Creation Daoist, please take the seat of honor!"

The Sect Leader of the Xuanji Hundred Refining Sect had no grievances with Zhong Shenxiu and still invited him with a smiling face.

Just then, a sword cry like tearing silk filled the sky.

It was Mo Xiaochou rising to his full height and shouting, "I, Mo Xiaochou of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect, specifically request that Ancestor Shenxiu bestow swordsmanship lessons!"

He had been searching for Zhong Shenxiu for a long time.

And such is the way of Sword Cultivators, direct to the point; even at such a grand event, they brandish their swords without any hesitation!