Special War God

Chapter 193 Artifact Gamble

Even though the Qingfeng Sword blocked it in advance, the extremely heavy sword energy did not deviate from its path and still hit the Qingfeng Sword hard.

After many collisions, the Qingfeng Sword was already badly damaged. This time it suffered a heavy blow and the sword body broke into two pieces with a "bang".

Mo Ri obviously did not expect that the Qingfeng Sword would suddenly break, and the "Meteor Sword" continued to stab forward after a momentary obstruction.

Senior Brother Guan seemed to have anticipated the condition of the sword. He took advantage of the moment when the "Meteor Sword" stopped to dodge sideways, and at the same time rushed forward two steps, holding the broken sword against Mo Ri's throat.

There was silence on the field. The sudden turn caught everyone off guard and shocked them. Even Mo Ri was stunned, staring blankly at the broken sword in front of him.

Xia Zhongnan secretly praised in his heart that Senior Brother Guan's strategy of winning in adversity was indeed in line with his style.

Senior Brother Guan took two steps back, clasped his fists and said, "Junior Brother Mo, thank you for letting me do that!" He then picked up the broken sword on the ground, sheathed it together with the other half in his hand, and put them into the storage ring.

At this time, the disciples of Lingxiao Pavilion burst into cheers to celebrate the victory of Senior Brother Guan. The disciples of Tianbing Pavilion were disappointed. They didn't expect that even Mo Ri was defeated. Including the previous three games, they had lost four games in a row in the challenge they had provoked, and they lost all their face.

Several figures in their thirties approached, and the disciples of Tianbing Pavilion hurriedly shouted, "Second senior brother, third senior sister, fourth senior sister, fifth senior brother, sixth senior brother!" and greeted them one after another.

Xia Zhongnan had long been aware of their presence. They had already arrived when Mo Ri and Senior Brother Guan were fighting. Perhaps the continuous sounds of fighting attracted them, and they listened for a while outside.

The five people looked unhappy and looked at Mo Ri and asked, "What happened?"

Mo Ri replied: "I had a sparring match with Senior Brother Guan from Lingxiao Pavilion, and I lost!"

They all turned to Senior Brother Guan, who said again: "It was just luck!"

They looked at Xia Zhongnan and Tu Shan Fang'er again. The two of them standing there stood out from the two groups of people and were very conspicuous.

Mo Ri explained: "These two people came from the foot of the mountain to seek artifacts. As usual, I brought them to see the junior brothers and sisters. It's just right for them to provide materials so that the junior brothers and sisters can practice in actual combat."

Hearing this, Xia Zhongnan immediately understood that it seemed that the artifacts forged by the Tianbing Pavilion that were circulated in the outside world were mostly made by people from the outside world who prepared the materials and went up the mountain to request them, and the Tianbing Pavilion then arranged for its disciples to forge them. This had become a routine...

The strength of these low-level apprentices seemed insignificant, making people wonder whether they could carry rare casting materials. This place was filled with extraordinary pressure, and I was afraid that even if the artifact materials were destroyed, no mortal dared to come to the foot of the mountain to claim compensation.

The woman called the Fourth Senior Sister frowned and said, "What a coincidence! It's fine that you lost, but you actually made a fool of yourself by the country folks at the foot of the mountain. Will they say that the Heavenly Soldiers Pavilion is not as good as the High Heavens Pavilion in the future?" Xia Zhongnan was helpless. The people of the Heavenly Soldiers Pavilion actually regarded him and Tu Shan Fang'er as "ignorant country folks". If Xu Qian was present, she would probably have argued with them. However, Xia Zhongnan had already warned Tu Shan Fang'er that she could only watch and listen more and not speak casually, otherwise he would no longer take her with him, so she remained well-behaved and silent.

The others were also looking at Xia Zhongnan and Tu Shan Fang'er. The people from Lingxiao Pavilion looked curious, while the people from Tianbing Pavilion looked doubtful.

Xia Zhongnan secretly thought that this was not good. He came to Tianbing Pavilion in order to obtain a divine artifact. If the people here were dissatisfied with them, this trip would be fruitless, not to mention where to find someone to refine a divine artifact in the future.

He quickly saved the situation and bowed to everyone, "The Heavenly Soldiers and High Heavens are both hermits of noble sages. We are just country folk with limited knowledge. How dare we casually comment on the right and wrong of a hermit sect?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he aroused everyone's interest and they all came closer to them.

The second brother said, "Seeing that you are calm in the crisis and can talk calmly in front of us, you must be a person of status in the lower world. Tell me, what kind of artifact do you hope to forge, and what materials did you bring?"

Xia Zhongnan responded: "This is my first visit to the Heavenly Weapon Pavilion, and I am not sure what requirements you have for forging a divine weapon."

The second brother blinked and replied, "First, you need to prepare the materials for casting the artifact yourself. Second, you need to provide 10,000 top-grade spirit stones or other resources of equal value as a reward for casting."

Although this reward was within Xia Zhongnan's ability, it was by no means an easy task. After all, the top-grade spirit stones were too precious. He had looted the treasuries of several prefectures and Beiming Pass, and had never seen even a shadow of a top-grade spirit stone. According to his estimation, such a reward would be enough to invite a Hedao-stage cultivator to take action in the outside world. However, the Tianbing Pavilion only had a few low-level cultivators in the Huashen realm to forge the artifacts. How could the price be so high?

Xia Zhongnan was not a fool. Even if he could afford it, he would not be taken advantage of. He pretended to be surprised and asked, "Ten thousand top-grade spirit stones? Are you trying to rob me?"

Senior Brother Guan, who had been listening, couldn't help but interrupt, "Senior Brother Zhu, I heard that the rule of the Heavenly Weapon Pavilion is that as long as there are materials for forging divine weapons, you can ask the junior brothers to do it, why is there such a high reward requirement?

Materials are hard to come by, and my fellow apprentices usually lack enough materials to hone their skills, so this rule is in place."

It turned out that the second senior brother's surname was Zhu, and Senior Brother Guan did not call him wrong. He did not expect that Senior Brother Guan would reveal his statement at this time, and said coldly: "The rules are naturally different for you, Senior Brother Guan. This rule only applies to him."

Senior Brother Guan sighed, "The price is too high. Ten thousand Supreme Yuan Crystals are enough to buy a low-end magic weapon. Even if the junior brothers and sisters try their best to refine it, they may waste materials due to lack of skills and fail."

Senior Brother Zhu's expression became increasingly serious. Senior Brother Guan's fellow disciples tried to silence him several times, but he still insisted on finishing his words.

Everyone around could see the clues. Xia Zhongnan and Tu Shan Fang'er had inadvertently revealed the secret of Tianbing Pavilion. Senior Brother Zhu was obviously trying to make things difficult for them, and this Senior Brother Guan was either true to his nature or just upright, as he stood up for two strangers he had never met before.

Xia Zhongnan's affection for Senior Brother Guan doubled, and he could not help but clasp his fists and say to him, "I am Xia Zhongnan from Wu State. May I know your name?"

Senior Brother Guan responded, "So it's Fellow Daoist Xia, I'm Guan Dai from Lingxiao Pavilion."

Xia Zhongnan responded: "Although this is our first meeting, I admire you very much, and I hope to have the honor of becoming your close friend!"

Before Guan Dai could respond, Senior Brother Zhu said in a cold voice: "Boy, I will give you one more chance. You and I will fight to the death. If you can beat me, the reward of 10,000 Supreme Yuan Crystals will be waived, and my junior brothers and sisters will forge a magic weapon for you."

Perhaps Senior Brother Zhu had long intended to teach Xia Zhongnan a lesson, and his previous words were just paving the way for this proposal, but he was interrupted by Guan Dai's straightforwardness.

But even though he was only at the Spirit Transformation Realm and came from a reclusive sect like the Tianbing Pavilion, Xia Zhongnan was not afraid of him.

Xia Zhongnan replied calmly, "Of course there is nothing wrong with a competition, but if you lose, you will just be forging a magic weapon for others, and there will be no loss for you. If I lose, I will have to spend an extra 10,000 Supreme Yuan Crystals, which seems unfair."

Senior Brother Zhu sneered: "How can there be so much fairness in this world? Giving you the opportunity to challenge me is the greatest fairness!"

Xia Zhongnan nodded and said, "That makes sense! But since it's a contest, why not add some fun to it?"

Senior Brother Zhu said, "You are confident enough. Do you really think you have a chance to defeat me?"

Xia Zhongnan said: "Why not give it a try!"

Senior Brother Zhu said, "Okay, what do you want to bet on?"

Xia Zhongnan said, "How about we add another 10,000 Supreme Yuan Crystals? If I lose, I'll give you 10,000 Supreme Yuan Crystals, and pay another 10,000 to ask your junior brothers and sisters to forge weapons for me. If you lose, not only will you not be able to take my 10,000 Supreme Yuan Crystals, you will also have to pay me 10,000 Supreme Yuan Crystals as compensation."

Hearing this, the disciples of Tianbing Pavilion and Lingxiao Pavilion all gasped.

The stakes are really high. Who among the disciples in the Spirit Transformation Realm can come up with a huge sum of 10,000 Supreme Yuan Crystals?

At first, Senior Brother Zhu only insisted on 10,000 Supreme Yuan Crystals, not expecting that Xia Zhongnan really had the financial resources. He originally just wanted to intimidate the other party. If he lost, he could at most help him build troops according to the rules without harming himself. If he won, he could humiliate the other party. However, Xia Zhongnan reversed the situation and put him in a difficult situation...

Xia Zhongnan said in a deep voice: "Of course, if you think you can't beat me, you don't have to compete. Follow the ancient teachings of Tianbing Pavilion, I will provide the materials, no extra compensation is required, please ask your junior brothers and sisters to forge a magic weapon for me, how about that?"

Senior Brother Zhu's breathing suddenly became heavy.

He was born in Tianbing Pavilion, an outstanding disciple of a secret sect, and originally disdained Xia Zhongnan who lived down the mountain. After being frustrated in front of the disciples of Lingxiao Pavilion, it was inconvenient for him to provoke directly, so he planned to use Xia Zhongnan to establish his authority. Now, he felt that Xia Zhongnan was a hidden person, and he was definitely not someone he could easily control. The situation began to deviate from his control, and no one dared to ask for compensation.

Seeing Senior Brother Zhu hesitate, Mo Ri suddenly said: "Second Senior Brother, be careful, he still has a magic weapon in his hand!"

As soon as this was said, all the other disciples of the Heavenly Weapon Pavilion and the High Heaven Pavilion were shocked. Most of them had never owned a divine weapon, and even if they had one, it was given to them by their elders. How could they have the ability to collect the rare materials to forge a divine weapon? If precious materials were so easy to obtain, the disciples could practice as much as they wanted. Why would the Heavenly Weapon Pavilion be so stingy?

Who would have thought that Xia Zhongnan, who came down from the mountain, not only wanted to forge a magical weapon, but also held other magical weapons in his hands. How could this not shock everyone?

Xia Zhongnan firmly believes that while fighting is important, how to fight is more critical.

Before he even took any action, with just a few calm words, he had turned the situation around, suppressed Brother Zhu, and made him reap what he sowed.

The eyes of the two sects' junior brothers and sisters were focused on him. Senior Brother Zhu's face turned pale and blue. How could he, who had never experienced the world, deal with Xia Zhongnan, who was so knowledgeable?

He considered himself a superior person from the hidden sect, and regarded the people from the mountain as country bumpkins. How could Xia Zhongnan value these flowers in the greenhouse? How could he give up the competition? He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's bet. Am I afraid of a country bumpkin like you?"

Xia Zhongnan was full of enthusiasm: "Great! Senior Brother Zhu is indeed extraordinary! Let's get started now!"

He took a big step forward and stepped into the center of the courtyard, the open space where the two had competed before. He tightly grasped the "Heaven-shattering Halberd" in his hand, and a surge of might gushed out.