To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Dozens of magical artifacts of various shapes and sizes radiated spiritual light, dazzling the disciples watching the competition.

"Twenty-four mid-grade magic artifacts and nine high-grade magic artifacts; this year's disciples' weapon-refining skills are quite exquisite."

Xiong Pojun inspected all the magical artifacts, commenting on them in his mind. When he saw the thirty-six spiral needles in front of Gu Fan, he suddenly paused.

"Interesting, it's a complete set of magical artifacts. Maybe we'll really see the Hundred Refinements Sect make a fool of themselves today."

Xiong Pojun chuckled inwardly.

After inspecting everyone, Xiong Pojun announced loudly, "The quality of all the magical artifacts is up to standard. Next, we will test their power."

The weapon-crafting competition only has one round, so it cannot be ranked according to the results of the first round as in the previous two rounds.

"You, the first one."

Xiong Pojun pointed to a short, stout young man wearing a white animal skin and said.

"Huh? Oh!" The short, stout young man was momentarily stunned, but immediately came to his senses, bowed respectfully, and then approached the coiled dragon stone pillar.

What he forged was a conventional flying sword, pale in color and only three inches long, its main material resembling the fangs of some kind of demonic beast.

"go!"

With a low shout, the flying sword floated up from his palm, first turning into a white light and circling around a few times, before shooting rapidly toward the coiled dragon stone pillar.

The first layer of light curtain collapsed upon contact.

The second layer of light curtain shattered after a brief stalemate.

The third layer of light barrier trembled violently, and then the flying sword seemed unable to advance any further. Despite the short, fat youth's bulging veins, he still could not break through the thin layer of light barrier.

"That's enough, you can go now," Xiong Pojun said, announcing the end of the assessment.

The short, stout young man looked dejected and retreated helplessly.

"Next, you!" Xiong Pojun pointed to another person.

And so, all the participating disciples took turns stepping forward to display their magical artifacts. In addition to flying swords, there were also various other styles such as knives, bone spikes, and wheel blades, which dazzled the audience.

Most mid-grade magical artifacts can pierce through two layers of light barrier, and a few can penetrate three layers.

The superior-grade magic artifacts are much more powerful; even the worst one pierced through four layers of light barrier.

Xiong Pojun seemed to have deliberately left Jin Kui and Gu Fan until the very end, only pointing at Jin Kui when there were only two left.

Jin Kui stepped forward with a confident smile, revealing a two-foot-long vajra.

The vajra is bronze in color, with a head resembling a three-edged arrowhead. The body is divided into nine sections, intricately carved with patterns, and occasionally emanates a spiritual light. At the base is a lion's head roaring towards the sky.

It's clear that Jin Kui had plenty of time during the forging process. He not only refined the artifact but also put a lot of effort into its appearance. In addition, the artifact itself is of superior quality, so even before it has demonstrated its power, its preciousness is evident.

Upon arriving at the Coiled Dragon Stone Pillar, Jin Kui raised the Vajra Pestle high. As he continuously poured in his magic power, the lion's head on the Vajra Pestle seemed to come alive and let out a roar.

Golden light gathered on the vajra and gradually stretched into a spear.

When the power was fully charged, Jin Kui let out a low shout and threw out the Vajra Pestle, as if throwing out a golden lightning bolt.

The Vajra Pestle collided with the light barrier, and with a series of explosions, the first three layers of the light barrier shattered, followed by the fourth, fifth, and so on, until the eighth layer of the light barrier shattered, at which point the Vajra Pestle's momentum finally came to an end.

Jin Kui looked at the crumbling ninth-layer light screen and shook his head in apparent dissatisfaction.

But the exclamations of the spectators undoubtedly proved the power of the Vajra Pestle, and its outstanding achievement of breaking through eight layers of light barriers made the eyes of the other contestants lose their luster.

Even the red-faced old man on the cloud platform smiled and nodded slightly.

"Not bad, you didn't embarrass me."

Jin Kui, having retrieved his Vajra Pestle, walked back slowly, basking in the cheers of the crowd, his chin held high as he looked at Gu Fan provocatively.

Gu Fan met his gaze defiantly, a slight smile playing on his lips.

For some reason, Jin Kui's heart suddenly trembled when he saw Gu Fan's smile.

"Does he perhaps have some hidden trump card?"

Thinking this, Jin Kui looked at the thirty-six spiral needles and frowned as he pondered.

"The advantage of a complete set of magical artifacts lies in their flexibility; in terms of power, they might not increase much. Where does his confidence come from?"

"Regardless, the Vajra Pestle has nine layers of restrictions, and with the added effect of its refining properties, it already represents the pinnacle of what a high-grade magic weapon can achieve. He simply cannot surpass it."

Before Jin Kui could figure it out, Gu Fan had already arrived in front of the coiled dragon stone pillar and threw out the spiral needle.

Driven by magical power, a chain of spiritual light strung together thirty-six spiral needles, forming a mysterious array, which was then fixed onto the light screen under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Surprisingly, when the spiral needles touched the first layer of light, they did not collapse immediately. Instead, they remained still for a moment. As Gu Fan slowly pressed forward with his fingers, all the spiral needles began to spin rapidly. Then, with a "snap," the first layer of light shattered.

Under the strange gazes of the crowd, the spiral needle landed on the second layer of light screen at a steady pace.

Then the scene was repeated.

With each shattering of the light barrier, a crisp sound rang out, and Jin Kui felt his heart leap, while the expressions of the onlookers grew increasingly numb.

When the ninth layer of light curtain shattered into a sky full of brilliance, and the spiral needle was nailed to the coiled dragon stone pillar, the entire place fell silent.

"good!"

A few breaths later, a cheer came from the Lingxiao Sect disciples, instantly dispelling the silence, and everyone began to discuss it.

Xiong Pojun immediately laughed: "Good lad! Instead of choosing to enhance the power of the magic weapon, you focused on breaking the restriction. That's truly a brilliant idea."

"You flatter me, senior," Gu Fan said with a smile.

As Xiong Pojun said, after seeing Jin Kui use the Heavy Essence Secret Technique, Gu Fan made up his mind not to compete with him in terms of the power of his magic weapon, but to choose a route to break the restriction based on the characteristics of the Panlong Stone Pillar.

Although each spiral needle only has seven layers of restrictions, barely qualifying as a high-grade magic weapon, each restriction is designed to break through the barrier. For this purpose, Gu Fan even sacrificed the space to carve more restrictions.

The effect of this choice was also very obvious. The thirty-six spiral needles exerted their force simultaneously, completely tearing apart the light barrier of the Panlong Stone Pillar.

For every person who is happy, there is someone who is unhappy.

"Cheating! This is cheating!" Jin Kui shouted angrily, pointing at Gu Fan.

This was not only about winning or losing, but also about whether he would have to enter the Black Wind Cave to endure the torment of being cleansed by the yin wind, so he was naturally extremely excited.

Gu Fan chuckled dismissively and spread his hands, saying, "The goal of the competition was to see how many layers of the Panlong Pillar barrier were broken. I broke all the barriers, so where's the cheating?"

"Your magical weapon is nowhere near as powerful as my Vajra!"

"Huh? The rules clearly state that the number of layers of the barrier determines the outcome, don't you know that?"

Gu Fan feigned a puzzled expression, then suddenly slapped his forehead: "Sorry, I forgot you're from the Hundred Refinements Sect, it's normal that you can't figure it out."

Jin Kui was immediately enraged, his face turning bright red.

For the disciples of the Hundred Refinements Sect, the most infuriating thing is being called a brainless brute.

Not only him, but the other disciples of the Hundred Refinements Sect also looked at Gu Fan with indignation.

"That's enough!"

Just then, the red-faced old man shouted sharply, "So what if we lost? My Hundred Refinements Sect is not so bad as to be unable to accept defeat."

After saying that, the red-faced old man looked at Gu Fan with an unfriendly expression: "As expected of Xuanji's disciple, you are indeed cunning."

"The relationship also involves grudges from the previous generation."

Gu Fan keenly sensed something was amiss from the red-faced old man's tone.

"In that case, we must not let our momentum falter."

Gu Fan then smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you for your praise, senior. I imagine my master will be very pleased to hear of my victory."

The red-faced old man was immediately filled with rage, but before he could speak, he was stopped by Liu Shentong.

"Fellow Daoist, mind your manners." Liu Shentong said with a smile, "So what if you were beaten by Xuanji? Anyway, you're not the only one who's been beaten by him. Why pick on a junior?"

Upon hearing Liu Shentong's words, even the Golden Core elder of the Hualing Sect changed his expression, clearly recalling unpleasant memories.

But as Liu Shentong said, the Golden Core cultivator couldn't bring himself to target the younger generation, so he snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Xiong Pojun watched this scene, smacked his lips with lingering satisfaction, turned around, and said loudly:

"The victor in the weapon-crafting contest is Gu Fan of the Lingxiao Sect!"

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