Before Zhang Qianfeng could agree or refuse, the Martial Man had already tied him up like a rice dumpling and hauled him away again.
The Martial Examination proceeded as scheduled. As the host, Mu Liuxi did not appear in her true form, adding a veil of mystery to herself.
In just two short days, Shiyang Town had drawn tens of thousands of outsiders.
This even included personnel from the nearby Dynasty city offices.
This matter nearly infuriated Li Ming and the others to death. None of them had expected Lin Heng to use the Six Great Families' money as rewards for the Martial Examination.
Now, sacrificing the Dong Family and the Bian Family was unavoidable!
Ordinarily, people only did guilty deeds with a clear conscience at night. That very night, Li Ming pulled some strings and brought people from the Lincheng Justice Bureau to the neighboring town, directly raiding the Dong Family residence.
Bang bang bang—
A burst of clattering hammer blows rang out, and tremors periodically shook the courtyard.
For a time, sparks flew in all directions. The clash between the red-hot hammer and heavy iron sounded especially loud in the dead of night.
Lin Heng was attempting to forge a magical artifact. The divine ability Zhang Qianfeng had used had inspired him: controlling the Five Elements in tangible form essentially drew upon a cultivator's True Yuan.
Over these days of scouring everywhere for treasures, he had indeed gathered quite a bit of mystic iron capable of gathering metal force. If he could forge it into an artifact—
Then inscribe it with artifact patterns, it would become a Golden Seal that could be activated at will.
After all, not everyone could manipulate the Five Elements Force as freely as he could.
Making a few Golden Seals to give his