Aptitude test
"Sir, you might not know, but the 'Sword Crafting Valley' of the Origin Continent has recently become very unstable. The difficulty of obtaining 'True Fire' has far surpassed the past, so the price of 'True Fire' has also increased by a lot." Seeing this, the young lady in the white dress explained with a smile.
"Sword Crafting Valley?"
Tang Huan was slightly startled, and then frowned.
He was naturally clear about the Sword Crafting Valley of the Origin Continent. That place was once the holy land of refining during the peak of the Human Clan, a place that countless Weapon Refiner yearned for.
However, this world did not only consist of the Human Clan. Other than the Human Clan, there were also the Demon Clan and the Tian Clan.
The Tranquil Continent that the Demon Clan lived in was located in the east of the Origin Continent, while the Holy Spirit Continent of the Tian Clan was located in the north of the Origin Continent.
The Origin Continent was located in the middle of the three continents, Glory, Holy Spirit and Tranquil Destruction. More than a hundred years ago, the leader of the Human Clan unified the Origin Continent, expelling the Demon Clan and the Tian Clan. However, with the death of the mountains and rivers, the Human Clan fell into internal strife.
The Demon Clan of the Tranquil Continent took the opportunity to invade the Origin Continent, and the Sword Crafting Valley was slaughtered.
That place was currently occupied by countless vengeful spirits. It would be extremely dangerous for Human Martial Warriors to enter. However, the True Fire could only be found there. In addition, a miraculous item like the True Fire was not something that everyone could obtain. This also caused the price of the True Fire to remain high.
Back then, when the Sword Crafting Valley was flourishing, a ball of True Fire only cost fifty gold coins.
After the upheaval in the Sword Crafting Valley, the price of the True Fire had risen to thousands of gold coins before slowly falling back down to around five hundred gold coins.
Now that the Sword Crafting Valley was not peaceful, it had risen back to a thousand gold coins.
Tang Huan did not doubt the white dressed lady's words at all. The Star Ocean Weapon Shop had an outstanding reputation, and would definitely not deceive others in this aspect, nor would they casually raise the price.
Could it be that he had to go back and forge three more weapons to sell?
Tang Huan was a little depressed, this seemed to be the only feasible way, if he was only short of ten or twenty gold coins, he might be able to buy it, but now that he was short of nearly five hundred gold coins, there was no need to bargain at all, he had to gather enough to come back.
But who knew if the price of the True Fire would continue to rise tomorrow?
"Customer, if the 'True Fire' you bought is for your own use, perhaps you can try our shop's' Fire Shadow Totem 'first. As long as the flames reach two meters, you can return half of the gold coins. If it reaches three meters, you can return all of the gold coins. If it reaches four meters, not only can you return two hundred gold coins, you can also receive a' True Fire '."
Seeing Tang Huan's frowning face, the white dressed lady's eyes moved, and suddenly suggested with a smile.
"Fire Shadow Totem?"
Tang Huan was startled, but his eyes subconsciously looked towards the tall red pillar in the center of the shop. He did not know the five elements of his physique, nor did he know the specific situation of his aptitude. It was just that the obsession in his heart made him desperately want to become a refiner.
From the young girl's words, it could be judged that a two-meter flame would probably have the qualifications to become a refiner. A three-meter flame should be good, and a four-meter flame should be very good.
Tang Huan's mind raced, and his heart palpitated.
As long as the flames reached three meters, he would not lose out. If he could reach four meters, not only would he not lose a single gold coin, he would also be able to obtain a "True Fire" worth a thousand gold coins.
"Damn, I'll bet on this!" After a while, Tang Huan finally made up his mind. He took out two hundred gold coins from the bag and placed it on the counter.
"Customer, please follow me."
The girl in the white dress put away the gold coins, took the key with a smile, and walked out from behind the counter. She brought Tang Huan to the side of the "Fire Shadow Totem", opened the iron lock, and pulled open the iron chain.
Seeing the young girl's actions, not only did the eyes of the dozen or so Martial Warriors s who were watching the "Fire Shadow Totem" slightly lit up, even more people from the side also looked over.
"Oh, is there someone who wants to test if he has the aptitude to become a refiner?"
"It's that young man? He looks to be only sixteen or seventeen years old. I wonder how many spirit veins he has opened? Last time, I also saw a person testing in this shop. The flames he ignited didn't even reach two meters, and he wasted two hundred gold coins. "
"Hehe, it's not that easy for a refiner to appear. Out of a thousand Martial Warriors s, there might not even be one who has the aptitude to become a refiner."
"Not bad, not bad. Even with this kind of talent, he might not be able to successfully fuse with the 'True Fire'."
"What a pity. With so many gold coins to waste, it would be better to pick a low-grade weapon. Although two hundred gold coins can't buy a good one, it's still passable."
"..."
Everyone was in high spirits, and soft murmurs could be heard from time to time.
"Sir, please!" The girl in the white dress turned her body slightly and made an inviting gesture towards Tang Huan. She then pointed at the two palm-shaped depressions at the bottom of the "Fire Shadow Totem" and smiled, "Sir, you only need to place your palms there, send in your Genuine Qi, and then continuously circulate your cultivation technique."
"Alright!"
Tang Huan nodded his head, and excitedly passed through the two iron pillars, and quickly entered the iron chain. In the direction that the girl in the white dress was pointing, there was a praying mat. Tang Huan crossed his legs and sat down cross-legged, then placed both of his palms into the depression.
Taking a deep breath, Tang Huan calmed himself down and slowly closed his eyes.
"Begin!"
With a thought from Tang Huan, the Genuine Qi in the three spirit veins started to pour into the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace", and then whizzed out at an astonishing speed.
In just a split-second, the Genuine Qi had already seeped out of his palms.
The surrounding people stared at the transparent flame at the bottom of the pillar with burning eyes. Once the Genuine Qi fused into it, they would be able to determine the five elements physique of a Martial Warriors.
"Look, it's lit up!" "It's lit up!"
After a while, a few low cries sounded out from the surroundings, but soon after, a wave of disappointed sighs could be heard. Inside the pillar, the transparent flame had actually turned into a dazzling white color.
"White, that's the metal attribute of the five elements. He doesn't even have a fire attribute physique, how can he become a refiner?"
"Look, your father was right. This kid's two hundred gold coins were wasted."
"That's right, other than the fire attribute physique, the other five elements and four attributes physiques, if you want to become a refiner, your chances are too slim."
"..."
Many Martial Warriors s who were attracted by the commotion subconsciously shook their heads. From ancient times until now, out of the ten thousand refiners, there were almost nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine refiners. All of them had the physique of the fire attribute, and only one of them could belong to the other four attributes.
The white clothed young lady who brought Tang Huan over also let out an imperceptible sigh when she saw this.
It seemed that this guest would not be able to take back his two hundred gold coins. However, these two hundred gold coins were equivalent to saving his life. If he were to fuse with the True Fire with the physique of the five elements, he would definitely fail.
Amongst the five elements, fire subdued metal. When a Martial Warriors with the metal attribute fused with the True Fire, the damage that the Spiritual Meridian endured would far surpass that of Martial Warriors with the other attributes.
Hearing the voices around him, Tang Huan's body trembled slightly. His heart turned cold, but he resisted the urge to retract his hand and immediately activated the "Invigorated Meridian Spirit Art".
Inside the Dantian, the cauldron quickly rotated.
In a blink of an eye, Tang Huan felt an abnormally dense warm aura being attracted out of the pillar and into his palms. In an instant, it flowed into the cauldron along the Spiritual Meridian. In the blink of an eye, the warm aura fused with the Genuine Qi and once again flowed along the Spiritual Meridian towards his arms.
"Buzz!"
The "Fire Shadow Totem" suddenly began to tremble slightly, releasing a low, trembling sound.
At the same time, the ball of flame within the pillar gradually turned from white to red, releasing an increasingly resplendent fiery red luster.
"Huh?"
In an instant, low cries of surprise rose and fell one after another.
Almost all of the Martial Warriors s in front of the counter were alarmed by this sudden commotion. One by one, their gazes quickly swept towards the center of the area.
"Is he using the 'Flame Totem' to test the Weapon Refiner's aptitude?"
"The flames were originally white. Could it be that he has the physique of the five elements?"
"Tsk tsk, the flames have actually turned red. It seems like he has the potential to become a refiner."
"What's the use of that? It's already not bad for a metal attribute physique to be able to ignite a flame of half a meter. To become a refiner, one would need at least two meters of flame. "
"That young man looks so familiar. I really feel like I've seen him somewhere before."
"..."
Everyone was discussing amongst themselves. Although they were surprised, they didn't take it to heart.
In this Star Ocean Weapon Shop, almost every few days, there would be a young man who would spend two hundred gold coins to test if he had the aptitude to become a refiner. A portion of the Martial Warriors who frequented this place would often see such a scene. Unfortunately, there were very few who could exceed two meters in flames.
Even Martial Warriors of the fire attribute of the five elements did not necessarily have the aptitude to become a refiner, not to mention that the guy beside the "Flame Totem" was of the metal attribute.
He already knew that his physique wasn't good enough, but if he continued to persevere like this, it would only be a joke.
Many Martial Warriors s looked at Tang Huan who was sitting cross-legged in front of the pillar like a statue, and even revealed a mocking and ridiculing smile on their faces. But not long after, the smiles on their faces gradually disappeared, and their eyes were replaced with deep surprise.
Inside the "Fire Shadow Totem", after the flames turned completely red, they actually began to quickly rise upwards.
In just a few short breaths of time, the dark red flames had passed through the first circular pattern on the red pillar.
Those circular patterns were actually the same as the scale on the pillar. The first circular pattern meant a height of one meter, the second circle meant two meters, and so on.
"One meter so quickly?"
Everyone looked at each other, their brows filled with unconcealable surprise.
However, before they could recover from their shock, an even more shocking scene appeared. The flames actually continued to rise without any signs of stopping.
Not long after, the second circle of lines was clearly revealed under the illumination of the fiery red light.
"Two …" Two meters? "
"Doesn't this mean that he already has the aptitude to become a refiner?"
"Hiss, a refiner with a metal five elements physique …"
"..."
Everyone found it hard to believe their eyes. Even the second and third floors were alarmed. They all leaned on the railings and looked down in surprise.
"It's only two meters, it's just reached the minimum standard to become a refiner. There's nothing strange about it." A Martial Warriors who was certain that the flames Tang Huan had ignited would not exceed half a meter, when he regained his senses, he felt a burning sensation on his face. However, he could not help but curl his lips and laugh out loud.
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