"How is it?" Tang Hua hurriedly asked when she saw Ning Cheng answer.
Ning Cheng hesitated for a moment before replying, "I'm not sure. I've never seen this kind of thing before. But even if I can't answer all the questions correctly, I should be able to answer some of them correctly."
"Ah …." Tang Hua exclaimed, feeling a little puzzled.
At this time, all the jade talismans were sent in. After a few breaths, the results of the second round of identification appeared.
Almost the moment the list came out, Ning Cheng saw his and Tang Hua's names, which were ranked fifth.
"We're still fifth …." Tang Hua was not as calm as Ning Cheng and called out in surprise. Fifth meant that they would definitely enter the top ten. In fact, there were only six groups of names on the list, which meant that Ning Cheng and Tang Hua directly entered the top six.
After the rankings came out, a white jade passage appeared in front of them, and at the end of the passage was another door.
Ning Cheng took the lead without hesitation. Thirteen Artefact Refiners participated in the second round of selection, and in the end, only six people could enter the third door. As for the seventh to tenth place, Ning Cheng did not care about it at all.
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Although the people in the Radiant Treasury's hall couldn't sweep through the void door with their spiritual consciousness, they clearly saw that Ning Cheng had obtained fifth place. Fifth place in both rounds, which meant that Tang Shi would definitely enter the top six.
"Brother Shi, I didn't expect you to have such a card up your sleeve. Where did you find this person?" A square-faced man walked up to Tang Shi and asked with some envy.
Not only this square-faced man, but the other people next to him also looked at Tang Shi with envy. Tang Shi didn't seem to care much about the materials in the Radiant Treasury and casually gave this opportunity to her granddaughter, Tang Hua. He didn't expect that Tang Shi had planned this from the start and easily obtained the top six.
If Tang Shi didn't know Ning Cheng before, and Ning Cheng was accidentally found by her granddaughter, then no one in this hall would believe it.
How could there be such a coincidence in the world? Tang Shi must have already known about Ning Cheng's level of Artefact Dao, which was why she was willing to give this opportunity to Tang Hua.
You Xi's face was a little gloomy. Although You Clan also entered the top six, he felt resentment towards Tang Shi in his heart.
He and others thought that Tang Shi must have known Ning Cheng for a long time. Otherwise, there was no way that a random Dao Integration Stage Holy Emperor would be so proficient in the Tool Dao.
Previously, Tang Shi had shown that he was not familiar with Ning Cheng, and was completely playing hard to get. Since Tang Shi already knew Ning Cheng, then the matter of Ning Cheng killing his granddaughter, You Duodai, was something that Tang Shi should have known about.
Tang Shi opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to explain himself. If he was in someone else's shoes, he would also be suspicious.
Ju Jin looked at Tang Shi with a meaningful gaze and spoke with a smile, "Brother Tang has a good eye. You actually managed to pick such a powerful Crafting Dao Expert like Ning Cheng. Congratulations to Brother Tang for obtaining a top grade treasure."
Tang Shi's heart thumped. He didn't think that Ju Jin was congratulating him out of goodwill. Even if Tang Hua and Ning Cheng entered the top six, whether or not they would be able to obtain the top treasures, was another matter altogether.
How could he not understand Ju Jin's meaning? He was implying that Nong Xiruo's disappearance might have something to do with him. Because Ning Cheng's origin was unknown, and his relationship with the Tang Clan was not shallow. If Nong Xiruo's disappearance was the work of the Tang Clan and Ning Cheng, then the Darkness Origin Bead must be in the Tang Clan's possession. The top grade treasure that Ju Jin spoke of was the Darkness Origin Bead.
Moreover, Ning Cheng teamed up with Tang Shi to kidnap Nong Xiruo and obtain the Darkness Origin Bead. Ning Cheng's Nine Reliance Rest Stop was right next to Nong Xiruo's immortal cave. Since Ning Cheng was a Crafting Dao Grandmaster invited by the Tang Clan, why didn't he stay with the Tang Clan, but at the Nine Reliance Rest Stop?
More importantly, why did Nong Ximu's immortal cave get destroyed, Nong Xiruo taken away, and Ning Cheng disappear? And why was Ning Cheng's pet beast in the rest stop?
Apart from this, Ju Jin's words had another meaning, and that was to attract hatred. If Ning Cheng dared to destroy Leifu Dao Gate, then without the Tang Clan's backing, no one would believe it.
Even if Ju Jin didn't attract hatred, You Xi already had a knot in his heart towards Tang Shi. Coupled with Ju Jin's words, You Xi's face turned even more gloomy. He originally believed that Ning Cheng dared to act against his granddaughter You Duodai because of Tang Shi's support.
Tang Shi could only cup his fists helplessly and politely, but in his heart, he didn't know how to explain. To sever the relationship between the Tang Clan and Ning Cheng, there was no other way besides taking the initiative to deal with Ning Cheng.
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"Dao Friend Ning, if I didn't guess wrong, then Dao Friend Ning shouldn't have recognised the Soul Crystal, but rather judged it based on your own experience, right?" A black-bearded old man deliberately took a few steps forward and asked Ning Cheng with cupped fists as he walked side by side with Ning Cheng.
"Tang Hua greets Grandmaster Zhong Jing." Seeing this black-bearded old man, Tang Hua quickly cupped his fists and saluted.
So this was Grandmaster Zhong Jing. Ning Cheng also admired this black-bearded old man. In the consecutive Tree Ring Identification Competition, Grandmaster Zhong Jing ranked first.
"What Dao Friend Zhong Jing said is correct. I really haven't seen this thing before. I just felt that it was a Soul Crystal with my spiritual consciousness. I didn't expect to guess correctly." Ning Cheng said modestly.
"Yes, please allow Zhong Jing to speak a few more words of nonsense. In fact, Craftsmanship Dao is also a kind of Grand Dao. If there is a scar in your heart, I'm afraid it would be difficult for you to go far. "After saying that, Zhong Jing quickened his pace and was the first to step into the third door.
Ning Cheng sneered in his heart. He had a good impression of Zhong Jing before. He didn't expect that this fellow would really use any means to get first place.
What Zhong Jing meant was that he killed Nong Xiruo to snatch the Darkness Origin Bead, which meant that he was not worthy of being a Craftsmanship Master.
Ning Cheng didn't believe that Zhong Jing was such a noble person. This fellow was trying to mess up his mind. This fellow should be trying to get first place. Ning Cheng really didn't know why Zhong Jing would consider him as his first opponent. It stood to reason that he was ranked fifth in both rounds. Zhong Jing should not have put him in his eyes.
In fact, Ning Cheng's guess was right. The person that Zhong Jing was most worried about was Ning Cheng.
If Ning Cheng had recognised the Soul Crystal in the second round, then he would have been able to obtain fifth place. The key point was that Ning Cheng did not recognise the Soul Crystal. Yet he could still obtain fifth place based on his own judgment. What did this mean? It meant that Ning Cheng was a strong competitor for the first place.
He, Zhong Jing, had sacrificed too much for this first place. Because he wanted a treasure from the Radiant Treasure Vault. Only the first would have the chance to go in and choose.
If he was not the first to go in, then the thing that he fancied would most likely be picked by someone else. After all, none of the people who could come here were weak in Craftsmanship Dao.
At this moment, the twelve people had already walked through the third door. In front of everyone, there was also a rectangular jade table. A jade box was placed in the centre of the jade table. However, this jade box was bigger than the previous two jade boxes.
After the six jade talismans were taken away, the jade box slowly opened.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on this jade box. As long as they could recognise the thing in this jade box, they would most likely advance to the top three.
The jade box opened, and a drop of black water suspended in the middle of the jade box.
A drop of black water?
Apart from Ning Cheng, the other five people stared at it with wide eyes. Even Grandmaster Zhong Jing frowned. He had never seen this drop of black water before.
Although Ning Cheng recognised it, he was puzzled in his heart. He couldn't believe it.
Because this thing was too precious. When his Mysterious Yellow Bead had gathered all five elements, it had once produced this thing. That's right, this was the first of the ten Innate Waters, the Five Elements Spirit Water.
However, Ning Cheng's Five Elements Spirit Water was completely different from this Five Elements Spirit Water. How could there be a black Five Elements Spirit Water? When he perfected the Mysterious Yellow Bead, he obtained the Five Elements Spirit Water, which was colourful and crystal clear.
Ning Cheng's gaze and Spiritual Consciousness fell on this black water droplet. He had a feeling that this was definitely the Five Elements Spirit Water.
Tang Hua did not even ask Ning Cheng this time. She guessed that Ning Cheng did not know what it was. Because this time, Grandmaster Zhong Jing frowned and did not speak. He did not engrave anything on the jade talisman. She was sure that Grandmaster Zhong Jing had never seen this thing before.
After Ning Cheng thought about it for a moment, he engraved the information about the Five Elements Spirit Water on the jade talisman. He guessed that this Five Elements Spirit Water should have undergone some changes. In the absence of certainty, it was better to answer honestly.
Originally, Ning Cheng answered the questions very slowly. But this time, Ning Cheng was the first to answer and put the jade talisman into the hole above the jade box.
"Brother Ning, did you answer it?" Tang Hua looked at Ning Cheng in surprise and asked. She believed that if Ning Cheng could not answer it, he would not have engraved the jade talisman so quickly.
Ning Cheng nodded, "I just casually guessed it. As for whether it was correct or not, I don't know."
After saying this, Ning Cheng's heart moved. He knew that his speed just now should not have been so fast. He should have thought about it for a long time and then engraved the jade talisman. But since he had already done it, he was not afraid. Even if someone recognized the Five Elements Spirit Water and guessed that he probably had a Five Elements Good Fortune Treasure on him, it would not be a threat to him.
Ning Cheng's words made the rest of the Artefact-crafting Masters participating in the selection even more anxious. Grandmaster Zhong Jing's face was as gloomy as a drop of black water. Seeing that the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn was almost up, everyone hurried to engrave the jade talisman. As for what was engraved on the jade talisman, perhaps only the person who engraved it would know.
Looking at the round hole closing, Ning Cheng sighed in his heart. If only the first place was selected to go to the fourth door, it was likely that he would be the only one.
Ning Cheng knew that he would not be the only one to go to the fourth door. The growth rings in front of him had already explained the situation.
Sure enough, after everyone sent the jade talisman into the round hole, the results of the third round of identification came out.
Ning Cheng and Tang Hua impressively ranked first. The second place was not Grandmaster Zhong Jing but Grandmaster Lothar. Zhong Jing ranked third.
There were only three rankings on the list, which meant that only Ning Cheng, Grandmaster Zhong Jing, and Grandmaster Lothar would enter the fourth door of the Light Treasury.
Ning Cheng glanced at Grandmaster Lothar. Grandmaster Lothar had blond hair. When he ranked fifth in the first round, Lothar had already looked at him.
"Brother Ning, Grandmaster Lothar is helping the Holy Master of the Radiant Sanctuary participate in the Light Treasury's qualification selection." Tang Hua saw Ning Cheng looking at Grandmaster Lothar. She suppressed the excitement in her heart and whispered to Ning Cheng.
Before participating in the selection, she never thought that she and Ning Cheng could rush into the top three.
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