Grandmasters represented the pinnacle of the world. The difference between a grandmaster and a grandmaster was immeasurable.
Though the man in gold was one of the best among the grandmasters, his knowledge and experience were all within the realm of a grandmaster.
Therefore, he couldn't see any flaws in the red sword, but Ling Xian could see all 10 of them.
This was under the condition that Ling Xian was not serious.
At this moment, he was serious. In less than a moment, he saw the remaining seven flaws of the crimson godly sword.
The man in gold had a mocking look on his face, thinking Ling Xian was pretending to be calm.
Most people thought so as well.
After all, it was a second realm sword made by a grandmaster. To see 10 flaws was already unbelievable. How could there be more?
They didn't know that Ling Xian saw the 10 flaws with one glance. If he was serious, how could he only see 10?
"Prepare seven heavenly materials. Remember, don't try to fool me with defective materials," Ling Xian said softly and retracted his Qi.
"What?"
The man in gold was stunned. Preparing seven materials meant that Ling Xian had seen seven flaws. To him, this was impossible.
Therefore, he wondered if he heard wrong.
Everyone else thought the same.
"I said, prepare seven heavenly materials. Don't tell me you can't produce them." Ling Xian glared at the man.
"What a joke."
The man in gold hissed. Raising his hand, the seven heavenly materials appeared. They shone brightly and were out of the ordinary.
"That's right." Ling Xian grinned. These seven heavenly materials were all rare treasures. In the outside world, they were even rarer.
"I have plenty of heavenly materials. I just don't know if you have the ability to get them." The man in gold snickered.
"Listen up," Ling Xian said softly and simply stated the seven flaws.
Everyone froze at this and stared at Ling Xian with uncertainty.
The man in gold was startled as well. His first thought was that it was impossible.
He checked the sword three times to make sure there were no flaws. Even if there were, there couldn't be as many as seven.
The man in gold snickered, "I sure want to see if there are really seven flaws or if you are just making things up!"
"You will know after you try. If you can fix these seven flaws, then this sword will be of the first realm." Ling Xian's expression was calm and collected.
"If you can't reach the first grade, you will disappear from my sight immediately."
The man in gold glared at Ling Xian and threw the sword back into the cauldron.
Flames rose and a hand seal appeared. He followed Ling Xian's instructions and fixed the seven flaws.
An hour later, the cauldron shook violently. The divine sword had yet to appear, but it had already released a world-shaking aura.
"This is … the might of a first-grade magic treasure!"
"To think that it really became a grade one Divine Sword. This is too unbelievable."
"It must be an illusion. How could a second-grade divine sword forged by a grandmaster have seventeen flaws?"
Everyone's hearts trembled. They were all people of the Tools Method. Although their attainments were not high, they had all seen first tier treasures before.
Therefore, they were sure that the blood-red sword in the cauldron had been upgraded to first-grade!
As expected, when the blood-red sword broke out of the cauldron, it was even sharper than before. It was obvious that it had reached the first grade!
This caused the golden-robed man to feel as if he was struck by lightning, and he was completely stunned.
Originally, he thought he was lucky. But now, he had nothing else to say.
The blood-red sword was originally of the second realm, but now, it had become a real sword of the first realm. This proved that the 17 flaws Ling Xian found were all correct.
Therefore, what else could the man in gold say?
"I told you, you are asking to be humiliated." Ling Xian glared at the man in gold.
"You!"
The man in gold was furious, but he had nothing to say.
He truly was asking to be humiliated. He had done it twice. Without a doubt, he had lost all his face and become a laughingstock.
"Unbelievable. He found 17 flaws. Remember that this is a second-realm sword forged by a grandmaster!"
"Too powerful. Just what level is this person's craftsman?"
"He should also be a grandmaster. It's just that his eyesight is extraordinary."
Everyone discussed among themselves. All of their gazes were on Ling Xian. Nobody looked at the man in gold.
Nobody paid attention to a loser, let alone a clown who was trying to show off but ended up humiliating himself.
"Dammit!"
The man in gold's lungs were about to explode from anger. At the same time, he was filled with regret.
If he didn't show off, then he wouldn't have lost face. If he didn't let Ling Xian continue to find flaws, then he could've saved himself some face.
Now, he had become a complete joke!
"Give me the heavenly materials."
Ling Xian spoke. The man in gold tightened his fists and gritted his teeth so hard they almost broke.
When he said he had all the heavenly materials, he was bluffing. The reality was that these 17 heavenly materials were equivalent to half of his entire fortune.
Therefore, the man in gold felt his heart ache. But under everyone's gaze, how could he go back on his words?
If he really did that, then not only would he lose face, but his Master would also be humiliated!
"Take it." The man in gold gritted his teeth. His heart was bleeding.
"Next time, if something like this happens again, remember to find me."
"However, you have to learn to be more humble and generous. Or else you will end up humiliating yourself."
Ling Xian glared at the man in gold and warned him sincerely.
If he was in Ling Xian's shoes today, he wouldn't be angry and lose all face. It wasn't that nobody could see the flaws in the treasures he made, it was that he had a problem with his mentality.
If he had the mentality of asking for advice, then even if someone saw through his flaws, he would only feel happy and not angry.
If he had the mentality of showing off, then he would be asking for humiliation. After all, there were far too many capable people in this world.
Even if it was a treasure Ling Xian made, there were people who could find flaws.
"I don't need you to teach me."
The man in gold's eyes were full of hatred. To him, Ling Xian was just showing off and not warning him sincerely.
"It's up to you whether you want to listen or not." Ling Xian was too lazy to argue. Waving his hand, he took the 17 heavenly materials into his pouch.
Seeing this, the man in gold's heart was dripping blood. He wanted nothing more than to shred Ling Xian into pieces.
Therefore, he threw the blood sword into the cauldron and used his Qi and technique to turn it into dust.
Everyone felt sorry for him but also understood.
The blood sword represented humiliation. Every time he sees it, the man in gold will remember the humiliation he suffered today. Naturally, he wanted to destroy it.
However, if he destroys the sword, will the humiliation wash away?
It cannot be washed away. Unless the man in gold can surpass Ling Xian, the humiliation he suffered today will forever be imprinted in his heart and he will never be able to erase it.
"They say that when you know humiliation, you will grow stronger. I hope you can walk out of the shadow."
Ling Xian was too lazy to say more. He turned around and walked forward.
"I will remember the humiliation I suffered today. One day, I will return it to you 10 times, 100 times!" The man in gold howled.
"I will be waiting."
Speaking softly, Ling Xian walked out of the crowd and disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was at the door of an antique shop.
Out of the 17 heavenly materials, 10 of them were rare to see in the outside world. The remaining seven, in comparison, were not that rare.
Therefore, Ling Xian came to this shop in order to exchange these seven heavenly materials for materials that were rare to see in the outside world.
Therefore, he marched into the shop, glanced behind the counter, and decided on the seven heavenly materials.
"These will do."
Ling Xian softly grinned and was about to buy them. However, he was stopped by one sentence.
"Wait."
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