Seven years later, in the inner hall of the Zheng family's blacksmith shop, Yi Tian was respectfully sitting below. The ones sitting at the top were the Zheng family's Jin Dan Elder, Zheng Rutong, and the head shopkeeper, Zheng Yong.
In truth, Yi Tian had only interacted with the two of them when he first entered the city. In the past few years, aside from when he left the shop for an adventure, he had spent most of his time in the shop.
This time, he didn't know what was going on, but the two of them came to talk face to face. Yi Tian also had a lot of questions in his heart, but he still revealed a helpless expression. No matter who it was, it was not a good thing to be interrupted in seclusion. Fortunately, he had reached the first layer of the Golden Sun Unbreakable Body and had thoroughly comprehended the puppet technique. All that was left was refining it. Recently, he had begun to comprehend the Heart Condensing Curse.
If it wasn't for Zheng Fu coming to disturb him three or four times a month, Yi Tian was prepared to stay in the secret room and not come out.
Now that he had come out, he had met these two. Zheng Yong didn't place them in his eyes. From what he could see, Zheng Yong's blacksmith skill was still a bit inferior to his own. On the other hand, the Jin Dan Elder, Zheng Rutong's appearance was thought-provoking. When Yi Tian had first arrived at Heaven Sword City, he had also received favors from others. Moreover, in front of a high grade cultivator, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous.
After Zheng Fu finished serving tea and closed the door, Zheng Rutong waved his hand and opened a barrier to envelop the three of them. Seeing this, Yi Tian was startled. They definitely had something to ask of him, and from the looks of it, they seemed to have encountered some trouble.
Zheng Rutong smiled and said to Yi Tian, "Brother Yi, it looks like you're about to reach Core Formation. I estimate that you'll be like this for 20 or 30 years."
Yi Tian couldn't deny this. Spirit force surged through his body. If he hadn't bitterly suppressed his cultivation, his Core Formation Divine Tribulation would have arrived in less than five years.
But at this time, Zheng Rutong brought this up. Could it be that he wanted to plan his future, or did he have other plans? Yi Tian returned the courtesy with a smile, "Elder Zheng's vision is like a torch. I'm also troubled by this matter. So far, I haven't found a cave residence with abundant spiritual Qi."
"That's easy to do. Although I am stationed in the Heaven Sword City, I still have some connections in the Immortal Sword Sect. Finding a cave with abundant spirit energy is not a problem."
With Zheng Rutong's assurance, Yi Tian's heart was at ease. This time, it was clear that the other party was here to ask for help. Since the remuneration had already been settled, he still didn't know what it was about. After thinking about it, Yi Tian also stood up and cupped his hands: "I wonder if Elder Zheng has any orders for me. If I can do it, I will definitely not be perfunctory."
Zheng Rutong's eyes lit up, he then gestured for Yi Tian to sit down, and said: "Originally, the Heaven Sword City's Refining Shop would hold a grand meeting every twenty years, and I estimate that there is still a month's time. At that time, every shop will send out a few people to participate in the competition."
This time, Yi Tian was a little puzzled. Could it be that Zheng Rutong thought that his level was higher than the Head Shopkeeper's and was preparing to change him?
Zheng Rutong continued: "Every shop will send out two Refiner s to compete, and each of them will have three assistants. Our shop will be led by Brother Yi and nephew Yong, and the refined spirit tools will be judged by the Immortal Sword Sect's Refining Master on the spot. As long as one of them reaches the fifth level of spirit tool, it will be fine."
Zheng Yong's face was serious, he thought for a moment, then said: "I don't know who is the main and who is the vice, but when the time comes, there will be someone to command."
Zheng Rutong's face also congealed when he was asked, and then pretended that nothing had happened and said: "Of course you are the main, Brother Yi is the vice, and you will be in charge of all the supplies."
At this moment, Zheng Yong's face revealed a satisfied smile. It seemed that his ancestor still knew the depth of this place, and would not completely entrust these matters to outsiders.
On the other hand, Yi Tian's face did not change, but he was muttering in his heart, it seemed that the person in front of him already knew about the matter of him refining at the Western Peak Mountain. It was no wonder, the Western Peak Mountain could be considered the Immortal Sword Sect's territory, there was no reason for the Jin Dan cultivators to not investigate clearly when they made such a huge commotion there.
Turning his head to look at Zheng Yong who was leisurely at the side, Yi Tian only showed a slight disappointment. If he did not obtain a good result in this competition, it would be difficult to explain to Zheng Rutong. Having an immortal cave with abundant Spirit Qi was definitely a good thing for him to form his core. If it was not possible, he could go deep into the Wasteland alone, and find another way to find a Spirit Vein to carve out an immortal cave.
At this moment, Zheng Rutong transmitted a message to his ear: "Brother Yi, this competition is of great importance, it relates to the amount that my Zheng Family will pay for the next twenty years, and the ratio of the high grade raw materials, I hope that you can do your best, I only request that you maintain the fifth place from last time."
Yi Tian turned his head to look at Zheng Yong, it seemed that he did not care about this matter, and then said to Zheng Rutong: "Senior, please do not worry, I will definitely do my best to assist fellow Zheng in completing this task."
With such a reply, Zheng Rutong's face revealed a happy expression, and then he instructed the two of them to pay attention to every time they competed, and then stood up to leave with Zheng Yong.
After sending the two of them off, Yi Tian also sat down and carefully recalled the conversation from before. Zheng Rutong's meaning could not be more obvious, this time, he wanted to maintain the fifth place. Zheng Yong did not say much on the surface, afraid that he would hurt the hearts of his own people. In fact, Zheng Rutong already knew that his refining level was far higher than Zheng Yong's, so he was afraid that he would have to be the main force in this competition.
Thinking of this, Yi Tian also felt a wave of helplessness, in the end, for the sake of that Core Formation cave, it was better to go all out, at least it would not be a big loss to him.
In the following twenty days, Yi Tian still locked himself in the secret room. Excluding the matter of his own cultivation, Yi Tian was preparing to refine the Minor Five Elements Sword Formation recorded in the Mysterious Yang Cave's Weapon Manual. Although he only needed to refine five flying swords, the inscriptions on them were all the same, so they could be used to attack alone or set up a formation.
The key was that these five flying swords needed to be formed at the same time, and they were all low level five spirit artifacts. It would probably be a good show when he crossed the spirit artifact tribulation.
Time passed in the blink of an eye, and the Heaven Sword City's celebration that happened once every twenty years began on time under the watchful eyes of everyone. On the day of the celebration, Yi Tian also received a message from Zheng Rutong, inviting him to the Zheng Family's Weapon Refining Store for a chat.
He did not dare to be negligent. After coming out of seclusion, he instructed Zheng Fu to guard the store well, and then Yi Tian hurriedly rushed to the main store.
An hour later, when Yi Tian entered the main store, he saw that the shop assistants were all listless, and there were no customers in the store. After taking a closer look, Yi Tian felt that something was wrong. He had no choice but to show his nameplate and be led to the main hall at the back by the shop assistant.
Before he even entered the hall, he heard several people arguing about something in the hall. It seemed that they had objections to the refining competition. When Yi Tian stepped into the main hall, he saw Zheng Rutong sitting on the main seat, looking at Yi Tian with anticipation. Below him were Zheng Yong and a group of refiners, but their expressions were not good. There were even a few craftsmen who were looking at Yi Tian with provocative eyes.
At first glance, it was obvious that this was a 'Feast at Hongmen'. Even Zheng Yong's expression became unfriendly.
After greeting Zheng Rutong, Yi Tian also greeted everyone present. At this time, it was not wrong to pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger.
Zheng Rutong pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Brother Yi, please take a seat."
Yi Tian found that everyone's eyes were focused on him, especially Zheng Yong's eyes. That look of jealousy seemed to be able to see through him.
With a smile on his face, Yi Tian did not decline and casually walked forward and sat down next to the patriarch. Then, he heard Zheng Rutong clear his throat and say, "Due to the change in the rules of this competition, I have decided that Brother Yi will represent my Zheng family in the competition. The assistants you need can be directly selected in the hall. No one else is allowed to object."
As soon as the words came out, all the voices of objection were suppressed. Even Zheng Yong looked dejected. It seemed that Zheng Rutong's words carried weight in the family. No matter how many objections there were, they did not dare to openly contradict him.
This was out of Yi Tian's expectations. At this time, he had to ask, "Senior, may I know what the change is this time?"
Zheng Rutong sighed and replied, "In the past, each family would send out two refiners. Who knew that this year, the City Lord's Mansion suddenly changed the rules and stipulated that each family can only send out one refiner. However, I heard that this time, there is a foreign refiner who wants to learn from each other in the same hall, so the higher-ups made this decision."
At this moment, Yi Tian finally understood. Zheng Rutong didn't think highly of Zheng Yong, and with the change in the rules of the competition, each family was forced to send out their strongest refiner to compete. In this way, the originally prepared plan could not be used. After thinking about it, Yi Tian asked, "Have the other rules changed? Are there any specific restrictions on the time, place, and assistants?"
"The specific time of the competition is three days later. The location is in the refiner's hall in the city. The competition time is limited to twelve hours. The materials are prepared by each family. The assistants are relaxed. Each refiner can bring five refiner apprentices to help him. The refining process is semi-public. Each family is assigned to a semi-open refining workshop. "
Looking at Zheng Rutong's determined eyes, Yi Tian knew that there was no room for discussion now. He could only bite the bullet. He turned to look at everyone present. They also doubted his strength, which was why there was an argument just now.
Quickly going through the spiritual weapons that he could refine, Yi Tian found that if he wanted to successfully maintain his rank, he had to refine at least a level five low-rank spiritual weapon to have a chance of winning. However, ordinary spiritual weapons might not be able to stand out. The 'Five Elements Minor Sword Formation' that he had thought about before was originally enough to be a competition item. However, the situation had changed this time. He did not know if it would be successful.
After lowering his head and thinking about it, Yi Tian did not avoid it and directly sent a voice transmission to Zheng Rutong, directly raising all his concerns and requirements. After hearing it, Zheng Rutong also fell into deep thought. Everyone in the hall could see that the two were making a deal. They did not know how their Old Ancestor found such a person to help.
After a long time, Zheng Rutong's lips moved a few times, while Yi Tian nodded slightly in agreement.
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