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The second time refining a magical artifact still attracted a lot of attention.

The Confucian school was still refining in the square, without any concealment. After all, this was a moment to enhance the glory and heritage of the Confucian school, so how could they not publicize it widely?

Mystic Master said there should be orderly competition, as long as it wasn't like before, just engaging in infighting.

With such a large force and such complex human hearts, it's impossible to avoid disputes and infighting. It's just a matter of both engaging in infighting and fighting on the battlefield.

Therefore, a high-profile weapon refinement was very suitable.

When the Heaven and Earth Furnace was summoned, the people from the major forces were certain that the Heaven and Earth Furnace had indeed changed a lot.

They couldn't be sure if it was a second-order existence, but the directly felt power was unmistakable.

Since the Dream Gate appeared, cultivators no longer needed to line up to refine fierce beasts in the Merit Hall, and they hadn't seen the Heaven and Earth Furnace for a long time.

They only knew that Mystic Master had been very busy for a while. Mystic Master needed the Heaven and Earth Furnace, and then the Dream Gate appeared, eliminating the need to line up; they could directly project into reality from the dream.

In addition, cultivators who had fully comprehended the Heaven and Earth Furnace Visualization Chart also revealed the changes in the Heaven and Earth Furnace to the higher-ups.

But it was just speculation, and now they could be sure.

Even if the Heaven and Earth Furnace hadn't entered the second order, it wasn't far off.

This meant that Mystic Master was stronger, and Mystic Master being stronger meant Qingyun Mountain was stronger, and Qingyun Mountain being stronger meant they were stronger.

If even the supreme treasures are second-order, doesn't that mean Mystic Master has long been second-order?

Of course, they were wrong about this. Xuan Huang said, "Please excuse our shortcomings."

The Three Treasures have special conditions; the Spirit Suppressing Stele and the Small World's will bestow power, so accumulation can lead to improvement. I am a person, not a magical artifact.

However, Xuan Huang has also reached the peak of the Second Gate and Four Pillars, and in just a day or two, he will be able to achieve the fifth level of Xuanbian Refining Intent.

He will be able to condense the fifth Heavenly Pillar, and his Qi Sea can expand to 150 zhang, possessing 1500 tons of immense strength.

With such immense strength, if not for the control of the will being paramount, the mere aura of Qi and blood emanating from him would make people feel like they were facing a mountain.

On the square!

With the completion of a series of Confucian rituals.

Yan Lai began to refine the magical artifact Jade Box. Although it hadn't been refined yet, the Confucian school had already given it a name: Qiankun Box.

Mainly emphasizing an imposing atmosphere.

"Refine!"

Yan Lai also had more experience than Jiu Tong, who refined for the first time.

Not to mention his eighth level of Qi and God dual cultivation, the fully comprehended Visualization Chart, and the sixth inscription he was about to engrave.

He was well prepared, with no possibility of mistakes.

Inside the furnace, the Heavenly Will Hammer casually struck out, and in an instant, the jade box twisted strangely, and the Zhi directly shattered. The remaining true intent was instantly refined by the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

He had expected it to be very smooth, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth. Without the need for several people to take turns, the well-prepared Yan Lai completed the refinement alone.

Compared to before, the spirit and energy required by the controller were less, which was a change brought about by the second-order Heaven and Earth Furnace.

"Come!"

A jade box emitting a white halo flew out of the furnace.

Then it was taken into Yan Lai's hand. Yan Lai was overjoyed. This was the first magical artifact of the Confucian school, and he had refined it himself, so he was naturally very happy.

And the surrounding cultivators…

"Fellow Daoist, how did you refine it so easily this time? It is said that Mr. Yan Lai is currently the number one person below Mystic Master. It seems that it is indeed so."

"Mr. Yan Lai's Qi and God have both reached the eighth level, and he is about to engrave the sixth inscription of Rongfa Refining Intent. It's hard to say whether he is the number one expert, but he is definitely in the top three below Mystic Master."

"Don't compare him to Mystic Master. Just talk about us cultivators. Are you being arrogant or confused by comparing him to Mystic Master?… What kind of existence is Mystic Master? Ranking him with Mystic Master is too flattering to us and too belittling to Mystic Master."

"Nonsense, who is belittling Mystic Master? I didn't mean that. I meant… I meant that Mr. Yan Lai is the number one person below Mystic Master."

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Everyone, Mr. Yan Lai is indeed very strong, but that's not the key. I think the key is progress, the progress of all of us cultivators."

After this person spoke, everyone was stunned, but then they immediately understood.

This person meant that the cultivators had unknowingly become much stronger, even though Qingyun Mountain had only been established for over a month.

But the changes in this month were too great.

Especially those who stayed on the mountain, all of them were heroes who had worked hard, and those who were squeezed out had settled in Nanshi.

It was conceivable that experts and geniuses from all over the world gathered, and then worked hard. Winning meant strength, and it also meant great progress.

"Indeed, I was at the third level of body refinement before I came to Qingyun Mountain. In just over a month, I am already at the late stage of the fourth level of body refinement. Give me a week, and I will definitely be at the fifth level of body refinement,"

said a martial arts cultivator.

"Me too, I was at the second level of Qi refinement before I came to Qingyun Mountain, and now I am almost at the fifth level,"

said a Qi refinement cultivator.

After this Qi refinement cultivator spoke, it triggered everyone's complaints.

"You Qi refinement cultivators are too lucky. With the Tongtian Jianmu suppressing the will of heaven, the spiritual energy is as pure as a spiritual pill. It would be strange if you didn't improve,"

complained a martial arts cultivator.

Indeed, the fastest progress in Qingyun Mountain was made by Qi refinement cultivators.

This was because the spiritual energy was too abundant. Although other cultivators also needed to refine spiritual energy to grow.

But after all, it was not Qi refinement.

Qi refinement directly absorbs and refines it into Qi, while martial arts cultivators need to absorb spiritual energy and then refine it into blood Qi, and spirit refinement needs to absorb spiritual energy and refine it into divine soul.

Qi refinement cultivators are much happier.

"Everyone, everyone, don't be so serious, it's just a matter of sooner or later. Besides, spiritual energy is just a resource. Which big force lacks resources? Even rogue cultivators who dare to fight hard don't lack resources, right? What Qingyun Mountain lacks is not resources, but talent and perseverance."

The Qi refinement cultivator retorted.

Ultimately, spiritual energy is a kind of resource, and Qingyun Mountain does not lack resources at all. As long as you dare to fight and work hard, you will not lack resources.

Currently, the maps being developed by the four major forces are getting bigger and bigger, and rogue cultivators are also very satisfied with drinking soup.

It is very dangerous in the wild, but there is always a sense of accomplishment of opening up territory and drinking horses on the frontier. The current situation is that all major forces and rogue cultivators like this.

There is no need to mention sacrifices, there is no such thing as not sacrificing.

"Yes, yes, we should thank Mystic Master. It's just that we haven't seen Mystic Master for a long time?"

A cultivator said everyone's common expectation.

Mystic Master is good in every way, but he likes to stay at home, which is what the ladies of the Merit Hall occasionally revealed.

It is said to be Chief Steward Sun Tong's complaint.

"Master Xuan supports our Qingyun Mountain alone, so naturally he is very busy. Don't listen to those rumors saying Master Xuan is a ‘homebody’? Think about it, is that possible? Can a ‘homebody’ support this sky? Can he continuously bring new techniques to everyone? Can he withstand the pursuit of evil forces?"

"We didn't say…"

"Exactly, who said Master Xuan is a homebody?"

"You martial arts brute, what are you saying? Who said Master Xuan is a ‘homebody’?"

"…"

The martial artist realized he had misspoke. That wasn't his intention. His intention was for everyone not to believe the rumors. How did it become like this?

Although everyone was ‘questioning,’ they all had smiles on their faces. No one was really angry. They just felt that martial artists were interesting, speaking directly and bluntly… and saying the wrong things.

…

"The Confucian School wants to suppress the Ghost Fire and then offer it to Master Xuan?"

Sun Hui, who had also rushed back, asked Gao Jian at the Martial Alliance headquarters.

Gao Jian is currently the busiest person in the Martial Alliance. The other higher-ups have better cultivation talents and are either in seclusion or fighting in the wilderness. He handles all the big and small matters.

No mistake, one song, one hair, one inside, one appearance, one existence, one look!

"Yes, Chief Manager, the Confucian School isn't hiding it."

Sun Hui smiled: "They have a good idea. It's a pity Master Xuan isn't that kind of person. Do they think they can gain Master Xuan's favor by giving gifts? They're thinking too highly of themselves. Our Martial Alliance gives the most gifts, but Master Xuan treats everyone equally."

"This?" Gao Jian indicated he had an idea.

"Ahem, never mind, I was talking about before. Before, Master Xuan was still a member of our Martial Hall, so naturally he took care of us. Now that we're competing with the three major forces, Master Xuan hasn't taken special care of us, right?" Sun Hui stubbornly said.

"Chief Manager is right. Master Xuan is fair and impartial and naturally wouldn't take special care of any one side," Gao Jian said, smoothly changing the subject.

"Just do our job well. Is the Blood Moon World ready?" Sun Hui asked.

This time, the main reason for returning was to develop the Blood Moon World.

They should have entered the Blood Moon World long ago, but the battles in the wilderness delayed them. With the Blood Pool Secret Realm and the fierce beasts in the wilderness, the Martial Alliance currently has abundant resources.

"It's ready. We've already notified Master Xuan. Master Xuan will enter with us, along with the other three major forces and rogue cultivators."

"Huh?" Sun Hui was stunned: "Master Xuan is going too? I mean, together with us?"

"Yes!"

"It seems the Blood Moon World is indeed extraordinary. I didn't expect Master Xuan to come out of seclusion too," Sun Hui said meaningfully.

Master Xuan, well, he really likes to stay put.

Before, when he was asked to guard the mountain, he stayed put. If Wu Gang hadn't personally gone to find him, and if Master Xuan hadn't needed to preach the Dao to break through to the Transcendent Realm, he might not have come down the mountain.

Later, when he temporarily resided in the Martial Hall's courtyard in Nanshi, he acted the same way, not going out unless necessary. The only two times he went out were to kill the Ghost Shadow Qi Long and Jia Zhengyi, and once to subdue the strange Corpse Tree.

No, there was also one time when he went out for a stroll and encountered the Puppet Anomaly.

After arriving at Qingyun Mountain, Master Xuan was even more so. Apart from the Town of Evil Department asking for help and cleaning up for three days, he didn't care about anything else.

He's too good at staying put. He's indeed a ‘homebody’ as the rumors say.

But thinking about it carefully, what else would a Dao-founding Grandmaster do if he wasn't a homebody?

Which Dao-founding Ancestor likes to wander around aimlessly?

Eh? The image is established.

Sun Hui said: "Master Xuan is becoming more and more like a Dao-founding Ancestor. With such strong abilities, he can only cultivate in seclusion to create techniques for us, constantly expanding new paths for us. Even when he occasionally takes action, it's to explore the Blood Moon World, which is related to our future."

He added: "The atmosphere has been bad recently. I heard some people are spreading rumors that Master Xuan is a homebody? This is simply shameless and absurd. Master Xuan has worked tirelessly for the sake of all living beings. How could he be a homebody? They don't understand the demeanor of a Dao-founding Ancestor. These illiterate people call Master Xuan a homebody. We need to change this atmosphere."

Sun Hui spoke righteously, looking exceptionally serious.

In reality, it was caused by his niece, Sun Tong. He heard that Master Xuan was a bit of a homebody, which came from her mouth.

This niece is so worrying. You can't say things carelessly. You're joking, but it's not good if others follow suit.

Although everyone is just trying to get closer to Master Xuan and not really saying he's a homebody, it still has a bad influence.

As an uncle, he's very worried and needs to clean up the mess.

"Chief Manager, you're right. Our Martial Hall must stand up and tell everyone ‘the demeanor of a Dao-founding Ancestor, the hardships of a Dao Lord for all living beings.’ This subordinate understands what to do."

"Alright, go do it."

Gao Jian withdrew. Sun Hui pondered for a while, and when he felt there were no omissions, he relaxed.

It's been a long time since he's been back. He needs to see the current state of the Martial Hall. In addition, the Genius Plan has selected six more teenagers besides Lin Fan. He'll also go see how these teenagers are performing.

This time, when exploring the Blood Moon World, if the seven teenagers perform well, he will take them to the Blood Moon World together.

It's a good opportunity to let Master Xuan see the Martial Alliance's genius teenagers, just to give Master Xuan a little impression.

It's paving the way for the genius teenagers.

…

Nanshi Anomaly Club.

A skinny middle-aged man with golden hair, is Christopher, known as Scarecrow.

This person's dress is particularly conspicuous, wearing a straw hat, thin and yellow, standing there motionless, one would think it was a scarecrow.

It can be described as extremely bizarre.

"This is Master Xuan?" Christopher asked, holding detailed information about Xuan Huang.

The person being asked is Ms. Rose, who previously communicated with Qiao Liangyu.

No one knows the woman's name. They all call her Ms. Rose or Lady Rose.

"Ms. Rose, why do I find that Master Xuan is more… to use your Xia country's words, a homebody than my Scarecrow? He almost never leaves the mountain unless there's something important?" Christopher said.

The records of Xuan Huang in the information are very detailed, but they are almost all simple descriptions.

His personality and behavior are not detailed. It only says that Xuan Huang likes quietness and doesn't like to move unless necessary.

Coincidentally, Christopher is also like that, living alone in a valley, with his Scarecrow army everywhere in the valley.

Even more coincidentally, Ms. Rose's superior, Qiao Liangyu, is a true homebody who almost never goes out. Very few people have seen him.

"Isn't that normal? Experts and geniuses don't need to maintain interpersonal relationships, right? They don't need to, because countless people will flock to him. Mr. Christopher, aren't you one of them? So is our President."

Ms. Rose's taste is very special. She doesn't think so at all, but instead thinks it's the demeanor of an expert.

"Indeed, your Xia country has an ancient saying: Dragons don't associate with crabs," Christopher said.

Ms. Rose was stunned. Xia country has this saying?

Alright, never mind, what does a bumpkin foreigner know.

"How is it?" Rose asked: "Are you confident?"

For some reason, Rose always felt that the situation was a bit similar. She remembered that not long ago, she had asked the Three Rat Brothers in this way, and the three brothers' answer was to reassure her.

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