Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality-Chapter 529: Compete in forging skills

Compared to Lu Yang, Li Haoran always felt fortunate to have a relatively reliable master. Although he had been thrown into magma, it was all to better understand the mysteries of his fire spiritual root.

He never imagined that his good master had enemies within the Five Elements Sect.

And it was an entire Fire Vein.

Bai Ming patted Li Haoran's shoulder. "Relax, this is just an exception. I heard that Elder Zhou Xin has a good reputation in the forging community and has many connections."

This was true. Elder Zhou Xin's forging skills were unparalleled in the world of cultivation, and his reputation was excellent.

Forge masters often judged each other by the number of patents they registered, and Elder Zhou Xin had the most patents.

These patents brought him immense wealth, even more than the spirit stones of the Seventh Elder, a master alchemist.

Of course, Elder Zhou Xin's wealth was still not as much as Bu Yu Taoist's.

Not that Bu Yu Taoist was currently very rich, but his bounty in the black market was quite valuable.

"What are those people doing?"

Lu Yang saw several nearly naked senior brothers lying on the scorching ground, eyes closed in concentration, seemingly covered in a reflective liquid under the sun.

There was even a tree branch stuck beside them.

The last time he saw such a scene was in his previous life's sunbathing.

"You mean them? It's hard to understand? They are comprehending the meaning of the sun. According to the research of the Fire Vein elders, the larger the contact area with sunlight, the greater the chance of gaining insight."

"That branch was brought back by our master from the Wild State. It's said to be a trophy from defeating an ancient cultivator, a branch of the Fusang tree, which greatly aids in comprehending the meaning of the sun."

"They are covered in a special ointment."

"Is it an ointment that enhances comprehension of the sun's meaning?"

"It's sunscreen."

Lu Yang silently withdrew his gaze. The Five Elements Sect's cultivation methods were indeed unique.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see the Water Vein's cultivation ground."

Before they could move, several cultivators with flames on their foreheads approached, striding confidently towards the six of them.

"Which one of you is Li Haoran?"

"What do you want?" Meng Jingzhou frowned slightly, stepping to the front.

"Are you Li Haoran?" The flame-foreheaded cultivators looked at Meng Jingzhou.

Bai Ming stepped between them, his tone somewhat displeased. "Senior Brother Yuan Gang, and other senior brothers, what do you want?"

These people were senior brothers from the Fire Vein.

"Nothing much, just heard that Elder Zhou Xin's prized disciple is here, wanted to see what he looks like."

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"They are guests."

Yuan Gang lazily said, "I know, I don't intend to fight."

"I am Li Haoran." Seeing the situation escalate, Li Haoran stepped forward, not letting others take the heat for him.

"So you are the fire spiritual root Li Haoran. Appearances can be deceiving. I heard you received Elder Zhou Xin's true teachings and are an excellent forge master. Is that true?"

"So what if it is, and so what if it isn't?"

A gleam flashed in Yuan Gang's eyes. "It doesn't matter. My cultivation level is a small realm higher than yours, beating you wouldn't mean much. How about we compete in forging skills instead? What do you think?"

"Senior Brother Yuan Gang, Li Haoran is a guest." Bai Ming reminded Yuan Gang again.

Yuan Gang chuckled. "Exchanging forging skills, letting him learn our Five Elements Sect's methods, why not?"

"Compete in forging? Fine." When it came to forging skills, Li Haoran feared no one.

"See, even Li Haoran agrees."

"When do we compete?"

"No time like the present. How about now? Let everyone witness."

As the confrontation drew more attention, more disciples of the Five Elements Sect gathered, even those sunbathing came over.

"What's happening?"

"Looks like Yuan Gang is stepping up to reclaim honor for the Fire Vein elders, competing in forging skills."

"Did the other side agree?"

"They did."

"Then this will be interesting. Senior Brother Yuan Gang's forging skills are highly praised by the elders, saying he's a future forge master."

"Indeed."

Yuan Gang glanced around, his gaze landing on Li Haoran. "So, do you want to compete now, or do you need some preparation time?"

"No need to prepare, let's compete now. What are we competing in?"

Yuan Gang thought for a moment and said seriously, "Forging is ultimately for cultivators, and power is what they value most. Let's see whose artifact has the greatest power, how about that?"

"And how do we measure power?"

Yuan Gang pointed to several red boulders in the distance. "Those are lava essence stones, formed by a great divine ability during a volcanic eruption. They are extremely tough. We'll see who can cause the most damage to the lava essence stones. The charging time for the artifact cannot exceed one hundred breaths."

The longer an artifact charges, the more powerful it becomes. Without a time limit, it would just be a contest of whose artifact charges the longest.

"Deal."

"Hey, can we join too?"

A light laugh sounded. Yuan Gang saw Lu Yang smiling and raising his hand, with Meng Jingzhou standing beside him.

"You two know forging?" Yuan Gang looked at them suspiciously. He knew Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, but he hadn't heard they were good at forging.

"Not bad, beating you shouldn't be a problem." Meng Jingzhou said with a grin.

Yuan Gang laughed in anger. "Bold! It's the first time someone claimed they could beat me in forging! Fine, join and let me see what you're made of!"

Bai Ming was puzzled and secretly transmitted to Man Gu and Tao Yaoye. "Do they really know forging?"

Man Gu shook his head blankly, while Tao Yaoye remained silent, recalling the sect entrance test two years ago.

Their reactions made Bai Ming even more confused.

Yuan Gang signaled to his followers, who took out a large amount of forging materials from their identity jade tokens: refined steel, ironwood, agate, pure yin water...

"These are forging materials, feel free to use them during the competition. Common materials are unlimited, but rare materials are limited, so during the competition, it's first come, first served."

Lu Yang teased, "I've never seen such a fair competition. You proposed the competition, set the rules, and now say we need to scramble for materials. Mind if I use a little magic?"

Yuan Gang acted as if he didn't hear Lu Yang's sarcasm, calmly asking, "Go ahead, are you competing or not?"

Lu Yang's smile didn't fade. "Of course, we are. How else can we show you our forging skills? Since it's a competition, what's the prize? It can't just be about face, right?"

"If I lose, you can freely choose a true fire from the Fire Vein's cultivation ground."

"And if you lose, you can't cultivate in the Fire Vein's territory during your stay in the Five Elements Sect!"