Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law-Chapter 752 - 751: Heavy Pupil User Ji Zhong

Soon, the topic for the second round of the assessment was announced.

This time, they were all required to forge an Intermediate Grade Immortal Armament Battle Saber, and they were given a specific blueprint to follow.

There was no doubt that this increased the difficulty.

Of course, for Xu Ping’an, this was not a difficult task at all.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these are the Refining Materials for this round, Red Blood Fine Iron. You must use this material to forge an Intermediate Grade Immortal Armament Battle Saber within a time limit of ten days," the Supreme Elder said.

"Ten days? Isn’t that a bit too short?" a wave of discussion arose from below.

How easy could it be to forge an Intermediate Grade Immortal Artifact within ten days?

Even some Artifact Refiners who had been Immortal Instrument Masters for quite some time appeared a bit somber at this moment.

To forge an Intermediate Grade Immortal Artifact within ten days was something not even they were assured of accomplishing.

However, even if they had objections, it was futile; they could only obediently start Artifact Refining.

Xu Ping’an, on the other hand, did not exhibit any major emotional fluctuations.

Forget about ten days, for him, forging a Superior Grade Immortal Artifact would not even take a single day.

"Red Blood Fine Iron, that’s quite interesting. It seems like this round of assessment is not easy. The Red Blood Fine Iron is one of the most difficult to refine amongst the Intermediate Grade materials for Immortal Artifacts," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

He then began melting the fine iron with Immortal Fire, although using the Chaotic Flame would melt the iron faster.

But for Xu Ping’an, that was completely unnecessary.

An Intermediate Grade material for an Immortal Artifact, even if it was difficult to melt, was still manageable with his Immortal Fire.

Xu Ping’an still did not use a Refining Furnace, instead melting the fine iron with his own power, then repeatedly removing impurities.

This process posed no difficulty for Xu Ping’an; his actions were seamless, carried out in one breath.

Of course, many people failed to control the flames properly, resulting in failure to melt the fine iron or even explosions in the furnace.

Time slipped away minute by minute, and people continued to be eliminated due to failed refinements.

Xu Ping’an was calm and composed, refining at an unhurried pace.

Soon, he had completely removed the impurities from the Red Blood Fine Iron.

While refining, Xu Ping’an was also observing the Artifact Refining of others.

He noticed that Zhang Zhantian had a solid foundation in Artifact Refining, but the man was purposely going slow, concealing his abilities.

Gongsun Yao’s level in Artifact Refining was also not bad, yet there were many areas where she fell short.

She even encountered some minor errors that, while not greatly affecting the success of the forging, did limit the quality of the Immortal Artifact.

If she could rectify these incorrect habits, she would likely break through to the level of a Superior Grade Artifact Refiner.

But when Xu Ping’an saw Dongfang Qingxue’s refining process, he found that she possessed a tremendous talent in the art of Artifact Refining.

Her fundamentals were exceptionally solid, and she wasn’t the kind of person to simply follow procedures rigidly; she infused her own understanding into the refining process, endlessly experimenting and making improvements.

This couldn’t help but earn Xu Ping’an’s appreciation; with time, she would surely become a Divine Artifact Refiner.

Seemingly noticing Xu Ping’an’s observation, Dongfang Qingxue also turned her gaze towards him.

When she saw Xu Ping’an’s proficient forging technique, her face showed an extremely surprised expression.

How was it possible for this man to master Artifact Refining so skillfully and still be able to watch others at the same time?

Even her father might not be able to achieve such a level of proficiency, she thought.

It must be known that her father is the number one Artifact Refiner in the Heavenly Spirit Realm, just one step away from becoming a Divine Artifact Refiner.

Even so, she felt that Xu Ping’an’s technique was even more perfect than that of her father when refining artifacts.

"Could it be that he is also a Superior Grade Immortal Instrument Master, or perhaps a Semi-Divine Artifact Refiner?" Dongfang Qingxue murmured to herself.

However, she quickly dismissed her own thoughts; Xu Ping’an’s perfect artificing technique didn’t necessarily mean he could forge stronger immortal artifacts.

To refine higher quality immortal artifacts, many more conditions were necessary.

Xu Ping’an was merely a Tenth Rank First Layer Realm cultivator, such cultivation simply couldn’t support the refinement of Superior Grade immortal artifacts.

Therefore, at most, Xu Ping’an could only be a High Grade Artifact Refiner.

Xu Ping’an smiled, aware of what Dongfang Qingxue was thinking, and he had no intention of explaining anything.

He observed all the participants and eventually identified three particularly outstanding Artifact Refiners.

These three would likely be his greatest competitors, possibly reaching the level of Semi-Divine Artifact Refiners.

One was a young man wearing a white robe, who had a pair of ice-blue pupils.

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"Ice-blue Heavy Pupil?" Xu Ping’an was somewhat surprised.

This fellow actually had a Heavy Pupil constitution.

It was known that such a constitution was extremely powerful, naturally endowed with strong soul power.

Those with this constitution could almost be considered natural-born Artifact Refiners.

Not only that, his refining technique was also extremely skilled, not at all inferior to his own.

Furthermore, he had mastered a supremely potent Forging Technique known as the Nine Leaves Forging, created by a powerful Divine Artifact Refiner, extremely exquisite in its complexity.

The Forging Inscriptions produced by this technique resembled nine leaves and were exceptionally brilliant.

Xu Ping’an had tried this forging technique in his previous life, but found it difficult to grasp its essence and was forced to give up in the end.

"He must be Ji Zhong, the brightest genius of this Refining Alliance competition; Zhang Zhantian mentioned that he is a strong contender for the champion of the artifact refining contest. It is even believed by a Supreme Elder of the Refining Alliance that this competition was held for him. Indeed, he is quite capable," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

Seemingly sensing Xu Ping’an’s gaze, Ji Zhong also looked towards him, his Heavy Pupil appearing as if it could see through Xu Ping’an.

Xu Ping’an frowned slightly, indeed the Heavy Pupil was powerful, and he feared that his own appearance had been seen through.

Even the Grand Circulation formed by his three types of power had been spotted by Ji Zhong.

Luckily, Xu Ping’an managed to cover his Dao Laws just in time, otherwise, even they would have been scrutinized by him.

The power of Dao Laws was his greatest secret, absolutely not to be easily scrutinized by others.

If outsiders were to learn of it, it would definitely cause great trouble.

Of course, having the Grand Circulation noticed by this person was also a significant problem.

"Interesting, there’s actually someone who can simultaneously open the three gates of Heaven, Earth, and Man, forming the law of the Grand Circulation. I almost spied the specific location of the three gates, a pity he concealed it. Furthermore, his vessel is not simple, actually preventing my Heavy Pupil from spying, it must be of Divine Artifact level," Ji Zhong murmured to himself.

His gaze toward Xu Ping’an carried a greedy murderous intent.

Xu Ping’an has many secrets, and he had a hunch that by obtaining the secrets of the other party, he would definitely reap a huge harvest.

"Hmph, with so many secrets, you’re not worthy of them. Sooner or later, I will unearth all the secrets on you," Ji Zhong said with a cold snort.

Xu Ping’an sensed Ji Zhong’s murderous intent and his eyes became fierce.

Ji Zhong actually wanted to kill him, showing he was also someone with a ruthless nature.

But killing him, would that be so easy?