"Ah, has the assessment deadline already passed? My fault. Whenever I encounter something that interests me, I become immersed in it and forget the passage of time."
Qin Fengming drifted over to the two women and spoke with an apologetic expression.
This sealed place contained countless fragments of shattered ancient treasures, carpeting an area hundreds of miles wide. The broken Artifact-Refining Spirit Patterns were connected to those shattered ancient treasure fragments. The fragments were already unusable, as most of their energy had dissipated.
However, Qin Fengming could determine that those broken fragments should have come from the same type of ancient treasure.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, you remained in the assessment grounds for a hundred days and have already exceeded the assessment deadline. Therefore, you have not passed Duan Yu Hall's assessment." Dao Lord Gu Chen looked calmly at Qin Fengming.
"Did not pass? Heh, this Qin did not pass such an assessment? How laughable. In truth, less than half an hour after this Qin entered, I had already comprehended the first Artifact-Refining Spirit Pattern. The reason I did not come out was because I discovered that those broken Artifact-Refining Spirit Patterns were actually patterns for refining a Composite Ancient Treasure. Thus, I calmed my mind and studied them for a while."
Qin Fengming smiled faintly. His words left the dozen or so Duan Yu Hall cultivators present utterly dumbfounded.
"Master Qin comprehended one spirit pattern in half an hour? Ah, Master said Composite Ancient Treasure patterns? Master Qin, did you truly discover that those broken Artifact-Refining Spirit Patterns could refine a Composite Ancient Treasure?" Dao Lord Gu Chen's expression changed drastically. His eyes flew wide open as he fixed them upon Qin Fengming, and his aura surged forth like roaring waves.
Qin Fengming suddenly felt a terrifying force strike his