My name is Xie Anan. I'm a student of the Refining Department of Flying Star University and a staff member of the Skyhill Sword Seminar. I was the one who signed you up at the virtual registration point. Therefore, when the reception of the competition begins tomorrow, I will be your host, too. I didn't expect to run into you in advance today. Hahahaha. What a coincidence! "
Li Yao looked at the girl with double ponytails who looked like a rabbit suspiciously. She did look familiar.
Xie Anan's appearance was not much different from the one in the virtual world, either. She had been a bit solemn at the registration point, but right now, she was beaming with her lively nature.
"I was supposed to call you 'Master', but I didn't know that you were so young. So, I'll just call you Senior Brother Li Yao. You don't mind, do you, Senior Brother Li Yao?
"I know that it is rather presumptuous of me to jump out like this, but I'm too excited. I have a lot of questions about refining that I would like to discuss with an expert like you. I hope that you won't turn me down!"
Xie Anan said pitifully.
Li Yao scratched his messy hair. The name 'Refining Department of Flying Star University' made his eyes shine. Since he had nothing else to do, it didn't seem like a bad idea to communicate with such a formal academic.
However, before he opened his mouth, a cold wind blew over.
A tall, beautiful woman dragged Xie Anan behind her with a cold face, as if she were worried that he would eat the little girl.
"Long Yunxin of the Refining Department of Flying Star University, from the Long family of Spiritual Stream. Who is this fellow Cultivator?"
"Li Yao from Great Horn."
The woman seemed to have misunderstood something. Li Yao did not care. He scratched his nose and was ready to turn around and leave.
Long Yunxin had heard the name of the Great Horn Exo Society before. She was more or less relieved when she realized that the guy was not a rogue.
However, she had never heard of any distinguished expert in sword forging in the Great Horn Exo Society.
Long Yunxin took a step back and asked in a low voice, "Anan, you said that the guy is a mysterious expert? How did you know? "
"Well …"
Xie Anan was quite confused. As a staff member of the Skyhill Sword Seminar, of course, she could not reveal the details of the contestants. She hesitated for a long time but did not know what to say. In the end, she pouted and said, "Anyway, Senior Brother Li Yao is really an expert. A very awesome expert!"
"How awesome is he? More awesome than me? "
"Well …" Xie Anan was not sure.
Seeing her hesitant expression, it meant that in her opinion, this country bumpkin might really be more powerful than her.
Long Yunxin couldn't help but grow curious.
The Flying Star Sector was a large place, but the circle of top-tier refining experts was very small. There were only a few noble families that had been passed down for more than a thousand years, and some sects that were best known for their refining. Therefore, there were not many people in the younger generation. They had been communicating with each other since they were very young and were familiar with each other.
Even if they had never met him in the real world, as long as they were experts, they would have at least heard of him on the Spiritual Nexus.
Long Yunxin, on the other hand, had never met Li Yao. Li Li Yao yao Yao yao Li Li Li li li......
She was not one to judge a book by its cover. She also knew that many eccentric Cultivators did not care about appearances at all.
Although the guy in front of her did not look like an eccentric Cultivator, it would be the stupidest thing to do if she took Xie Anan away by force. It would only confirm Li Yao's mysterious image.
Thinking about that, Long Yunxin smiled and said courteously, "Brother Li. Since Anan said that you are a well-hidden expert, I believe that you do have astounding skills and are preparing to show your brilliance in the Skyhill Sword Seminar.
"The annual Skyhill Sword Seminar is not just for competition. More importantly, it is for communication to promote the development of sword forging technology in the world of Cultivators. Don't you think so?
"Today, we happen to have an opportunity. Some of our friends in the circle of young refiners are having a gathering in the cottage behind the museum. It is called 'Sword Tasting Gathering'. There are only a dozen of them, but they are all quite capable. They all made it to the top three hundred in the Skyhill Sword Seminar last year and are preparing to regroup and fight again this year.
"Since the competition hasn't started yet, let's get together and talk about the arts of refining and sword forging first. Won't it be great?
"The competition in the Skyhill Sword Seminar is unprecedentedly fierce. Those who have made it to the top three hundred are actually capable of making it to the top one hundred. If you have time, Fellow Cultivator Li, why don't we go there and make friends? What do you think?"
Li Yao's eyes were beaming with interest.
He did not know what Long Yunxin's purpose was, and he did not care.
For a maniac of refining such as himself, he would not frown even if he had to go through a mountain of daggers or a sea of flames if he could communicate with high-level refiners.
He was no longer hungry. He nodded his head quickly and said, "Alright. Lead the way!"
…
Behind the Museum of Sabers and Swords was another world. A golden bamboo forest was planted there, which looked like interconnected swords and spears. It was known as the 'Forest of Swords'.
A cottage had been set up in the middle of the bamboo forest for the purpose of receiving the honorable guests.
Inside one of the cottages, more than ten young men in glamorous clothes were either sitting or lying down. They were talking excitedly without restraint.
Most of them were descendants of noble refining families. Their family had a long history, and their talents were unparalleled. Also, they had been training hard since childhood and distinguished themselves among their peers. All of them had made it to the top three hundred in the Skyhill Sword Seminar last year.
Of course, what they talked about was not romance, but the mysteries and secrets in the circle of refiners, as well as various refining theories and academic problems.
In a red clay stove nearby, a pot of delicious wine was being boiled slowly with the smallest heat.
What was different about the wine was that a few scraps of ancient flying swords had been added to it.
The wine that was boiled in such a way contained a murderous aura and was most suitable for sword forgers. It was known as' tasting the sword while boiling the wine '. It was a very elegant thing.
It was said that the experienced sword forgers would be able to tell the age, origin, and species of the scraps of the ancient swords that they were boiling after drinking the wine. It was truly a marvelous and mysterious experience.
"Mo Tianshui and Huangpu Xiaoya, the most excellent heirs of the two noble families, have never participated in the Skyhill Sword Seminar before. I didn't expect that they would both take part in it this year. It will be like the collision of two supernovas!"
"Indeed. I'm afraid that this will be the best competition in recent years. I'm told that, other than the giants of the three Crystal Suit Centers, the big shots of Proud Sword Valley, Iron Blade Star, and Heavenly Horse Hall, as well as many seniors and experts in the circle of refiners, will be here for Mo Tianshui and Huangpu Xiaoya, too!"
"I'm told that the organizer of the competition, through the Grand Illusionary Group, even invited Master Fiend Star, who has been quite famous on the Spiritual Nexus recently, to observe and comment on the competition!"
"However, Fiend Star turned down the invitation with the excuse that he was busy with his business. What a shame!"
"Speaking of which, the elusive Fiend Star is indeed mysterious! Tell me, what kind of person is he in the real world? A professor in a university? An elder in a sect? Or an old man from a noble family of refining? Chances are that he is your father or mine. Hahahaha! "
"Fiend Star's theories are the trend right now. Why don't we set Fiend Star's theories as the theme of our meeting? Who wants to go first?"
While everybody was engaged in a heated discussion, the door was opened. Long Yunxin and Xie Anan walked in with Li Yao.
Long Yunxin was the most knowledgeable person in the small circle. Her arrival refreshed everybody.
However, Li Yao, who was standing behind her, was somewhat dumbfounding.
It was like a fighting rooster with disheveled feathers stained with blood, breaking into a group of white cranes with a transcendent air, completely out of place.
The disciples of the noble families were all well-mannered. Although they found it strange, they still nodded at the three of them and continued their heated discussion.
Long Yunxin led the two of them to sit down next to the crowd. After listening for a while, she chuckled and said, "Brother Li, there is always a theme in our wine party, and we will discuss it in turn. This time, the theme is about the theories of Master Fiend Star, a classical refining expert who has become popular recently. We will find the loopholes in his theories and propose a rebuttal. Let's see whose opinion is the most unique.
"Huh?"
Li Yao was more or less confused.
Long Yunxin smiled and said, "The speaker is Luo Dong, heir of the Luo family of East Brightness. He has completely refuted Fiend Star's conjecture about the fifteen aerodynamic models of ancient flying swords. Not bad. His opinions are sharp and straight to the point!"
Luo Dong was wearing a red robe. He was a plump young man with a red face. He was shaking his head and talking nonstop. Everybody applauded him when he finally finished his presentation.
"That's right. Fiend Star's theories on the aerodynamics of ancient flying swords are indeed scattered and unsystematic. Luo Dong, you have found all the loopholes in them!"
"Brother Luo, judging from your presentation, I can tell that your Cultivation has improved again over the past year. You must be aiming for something big in this Skyhill Sword Seminar!"
Luo Dong, on the other hand, smiled casually and looked at Long Yunxin and Li Yao.
Long Yunxin stood up and cleared her throat. "Everyone, allow me to introduce a new friend to you. This is Fellow Cultivator Li Yao from the Great Horn Exo Society. He is a well-hidden expert of refining. He will be taking part in the Skyhill Sword Seminar this year, too. Why don't you listen to his brilliant theory?"
"An expert of refining?"
Long Yunxin was the one with the highest expertise in the room. How could the guy she had brought be wrong?
In a moment, everybody's eyes were glittering like leopards that had found their prey.
They were all sword and saber fanatics. No matter who you were, as long as you were an expert, they would not refuse you.
"Nice to meet you, Brother Li. I am Tu Yongqing from the Tu family in Upper Forest. I am also the host of the sword tasting party. We are all refiners here. Please feel free to speak freely!"
A young man, who was tall and thin and whose eyes were green, stood up and said in a friendly tone, "Our theme this time is to find the loopholes in Fiend Star's classical refining theories that are very popular on the Spiritual Nexus recently. Or, we can expound new ideas."
"But I wonder, what loopholes do you find in Fiend Star's theories? Or do you want to reject them completely? "
Shua! Shua!
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