Shattered Stones!

As the weapon-forging competition began, Yuan Gang, who had already decided on the Law Treasure he wanted to forge, took the initiative and quickly snatched away several extremely precious forging materials.

Li Haoran closed his eyes, racking his brains to figure out what kind of powerful weapon he should forge.

Meng Jingzhou picked out a few items from the pile of refining materials with an air of seriousness.

Lu Yang glanced at the flustered Yuan Gang, chuckled, and picked up a log from the pile of refining materials.

News of the four-person competition quickly reached the upper echelons of the Five Elements Sect. The five elders and Qiu Jin'an all appeared at the competition venue, but they concealed their presence, and no one noticed them.

"Old Song, you arranged Yuan Gang, didn't you? That's a bit much." Qiu Jin'an frowned and looked at Song Duantian, the Fire Vein Elder.

Song Duantian was overweight and wore a bright red Daoist robe, making him look somewhat comical. However, those who knew his temperament and achievements dared not laugh out loud.

"Sect Master, please don't speak nonsense. It was just that Yuan Gang was a filial child who acted on his own initiative. How did it become my arrangement?"

Qiu Jinan chuckled twice and said nothing more.

Did you really think Yuan Gang could win for sure?

The conflict between Zhou Xin and Song Duantian is not as simple as fighting over the True Fire. More than a thousand years ago, the two fell in love with the same female cultivator and pursued her passionately. Under the guidance of the Silent Daoist, Zhou Xin successfully won her heart and they had a daughter named Zhou Lulu.

The conflict between the two cannot be resolved with time.

Of course, Zhou Xin constantly flaunted his wife in front of Song Duantian, especially in recent decades after Zhou Lulu was born. He even brought the whole family over for the New Year, which was indeed a bit excessive.

Time passed slowly, and the scene was extremely quiet. All four of them were focused on making their own Law Treasure, with only the clanging and hammering sounds and the scorching of the real fire.

"It's done!" Yuan Gang breathed a sigh of relief. He was arrogant and domineering when he was provoking others, but he became focused and meticulous when refining Law Treasure.

Even with his full concentration on crafting the planned Law Treasure, he still wasn't absolutely certain he could succeed.

But since they've mastered it, victory is already assured.

What appeared in his hand was a cylindrical object made primarily of bronze, hollow in the middle, with inscriptions engraved on both the inner and outer walls.

"What kind of Law Treasure is this?"

"It looks so strange."

Who has seen it?

The disciples of the Five Elements Sect whispered among themselves, discussing this Law Treasure they had never seen before.

"I named it the Meteor Cannon." This was the first time he had publicly revealed a powerful weapon he had developed.

Li Haoran acted as if he hadn't heard Yuan Gang's voice, continuing to focus entirely on refining the Law Treasure.

The flames in his palm were like fiery serpents, melting and reshaping every inch of the Law Treasure under their scorching heat.

This is the Great Evolution True Fire that Li Haoran has mastered. It is not very powerful, but it is indeed the most suitable magic Law Treasure refining artifacts. Its flexible and versatile nature can maximize the refining of the Law Treasure in the plan.

Yuan Gang was somewhat disappointed that he hadn't distracted Li Haoran. He stood still, picked up the cannon barrel, and continuously poured spiritual energy into it. The runes engraved inside and outside the barrel flickered, collecting the spiritual energy and transmitting it to the bottom. The bottom of the barrel turned from blue to red, and a terrifying aura was brewing there.

Thirty breaths, forty breaths... ninety breaths, one hundred breaths!

Bai Ming stood to the side, his hair standing on end, feeling threatened.

If he were to take a direct hit, he would likely be seriously injured.

"Let me show you the power of the meteor cannon!"

Boom!

Yuan Gang's laughter was quickly drowned out by the thunderous roar of the meteor cannon.

The scorching spiritual energy projectile shot out, seemingly carrying the force of a thunderbolt, and slammed into the lava stone!

The boulder instantly developed spiderweb-like cracks!

Gasps of surprise erupted from the scene.

"My God, what power this is!"

"Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator can destroy a lava stone?!"

"What an amazing magic Law Treasure!"

"That kid Yuan Gang is really something." Song Duantian smiled smugly, the power of the meteor cannon making him proud.

Yuan Gang glanced triumphantly at Li Haoran had already successfully crafted the magic Law Treasure —an extremely fine needle, as thin as a cow's hair, almost invisible to the naked eye.

In addition, there was a disc the size of a millstone, engraved with intricate and complex inscriptions, which made Yuan Gang dizzy just looking at it.

Li Haoran placed the hair-needle on the edge of the disc and channeled spiritual energy into it to activate it.

Rings of inscriptions lit up, and the hair-like needles hovered above the edge of the disc, flying slowly.

"That's it..." Yuan Gang sneered, but before he could finish his sneer, he saw the hair-like needles flying above the disc, as if an invisible force was binding them.

The speed of the ox-hair needle increased rapidly. With each lap, its speed increased by a level. After sixty breaths, the ox-hair needle was almost invisible. After seventy breaths, Yuan Gang could no longer see the ox-hair needle at all.

Eighty breaths, ninety breaths, one hundred breaths!

At the hundredth breath, the disc lost its spiritual power, and the hair-like needles, no longer restrained, flew towards the lava stone at an imperceptible speed!

Sizzle

A soft sound rang out as the hair-like needle pierced through three pieces of lava stone and embedded itself in the fourth, without even the slightest tremor at the tip!

Three lava stones were connected, leaving a small opening the size of a cow's hair in the center!

"Senior Brother Yuan Gang, you flatter me." Li Haoran clasped his hands and smiled faintly.

Yuan Gang refused to admit defeat. "The competition is about who can inflict more damage on the spirit stone. I created such a huge spider web, while you only have such a small opening. You're not as good as me."

Just as Li Haoran was about to argue with Yuan Gang, he heard Meng Jingzhou's laughter from the side. "Comparing the damage caused by the boulder, huh? Then I'll do it. Don't try to cheat this time."

Yuan Gang frowned. What Meng Jingzhou held in his hand wasn't even Law Treasure; it was just a rope. What was he going to do?

Meng Jingzhou didn't explain. He simply tied the spirit stone with a rope, held the other end of the rope, and flew higher and higher until he disappeared from sight. Only faint sounds could be heard from the sky.

"I wonder how high it would have to fly to break the rock."

Yuan Gang roared, "You only have one hundred breaths!"

He never imagined that he could shatter the precious stone using only human strength!

Meng Jingzhou's calm voice came. "But I didn't use Law Treasure. One hundred breaths is the time it takes to use Law Treasure, not my time."

After an unknown amount of time, a meteorite fell from the sky, carrying light and heat, and crashed straight at Yuan Gang. Just looking at it was visually impactful.

Yuan Gang quickly dodged.

Boom!

The fine stone fell and shattered into pieces, stirring up boundless dust. It even created a huge crater in the fire vein, making Song Duantian feel a pang of heartache.

Meng Jingzhou landed, clicking his tongue and shaking his head. "Oh dear, I thought your Law Treasure, called the Meteor Cannon, could actually shatter stars. I overestimated you."

Yuan Gang's face turned ashen; this kid had deliberately thrown it at him!

Meng Jingzhou turned his head. "Lu Yang, are you done yet?"

"It's been ready for a while now. I've been waiting for the stone to fall." Lu Yang blew away the wood chips from the sword. He had forged a wooden sword that would break at the slightest touch.

Yuan Gang's face turned ashen as he frowned, unable to understand what Lu Yang was up to.

Lu Yang smiled and walked to another fine stone, raising his hand to wield his sword. His movements were slow and elegant, possessing a unique beauty.

"I heard he's a sword cultivator. What's he going to do? Shatter the essence stone with his sword?"

"Impossible! This stone is not something Golden Core cultivator could break, not even a sword cultivator!"

Not only the disciples of the Five Elements Sect, but even the Five Veins Elders and Qiu Jin'an couldn't figure it out; they just felt the movements looked familiar.

Lu Yang's sword dance was elegant and otherworldly, as if he had become a completely different person, with a smug smile on his lips.

Suddenly, a flash of sword light appeared, and Lu Yang transformed into a different person.

"Haha, you fools of the Five Elements Sect, didn't you even realize I was using the identity of a junior disciple?"

"You think you can catch me with eyesight like that? What's with all this training in 'Fiery Eyes'? You're practically blind!"

The Silent Daoist chuckled, brandishing his sword in mockery of the six people hidden in the shadows.

The Silent Daoist's Pictographic Boxing!

Boom! Boom!

A massive fireball appeared above the Silent Daoist's head, like a second sun, with the golden energy of Wu crisscrossing and swirling, like swords and horses galloping, ready to kill the enemy and break through the enemy lines!

The fiery-tempered Fire Vein Elder and Metal Vein Elder unleashed their power, bombarding the essence stone with fireballs and golden energy.

The refined stone didn't even have a chance to turn into dust; it vanished into nothingness.

They weren't unaware that the Silent Daoist was an imposter, but they just couldn't help themselves.

Especially the tone of voice, it's so similar.