The Final Three Days: Forging Iron? Playing to the Crowd

Unfortunately, compared to the others present, the magical Law Artifacts they crafted were somewhat lacking.

"It seems there's no hope."

Xuanyuan Xiaoyu muttered to herself, feeling unwilling but helpless.

Chen Ye also looked disappointed and did not continue refining.

He knew very well that three days was simply not enough time for him to upgrade the Law Artifact he had crafted.

"This Heavenly Monarch Inheritance is not for me!"

Chen Ye sighed softly.

At this moment, Xue Kai, the weapon-refining genius from the Divine Fire Sect, saw this and slowly stood up, speaking to the air:

"Senior."

"Everyone has stopped refining weapons, can we announce the results now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure appeared in the blink of an eye; it was the Humanoid Puppet.

After appearing, the Humanoid Puppet scanned the crowd and found that everyone had stopped and was no longer refining weapons.

However, he did not announce the end of the Second Trial round of the competition, but instead said:

"There are three days left until the Second Trial the competition."

"The results will be announced in three days!"

The Humanoid Puppet said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Xue Kai frowned, his eyes twitching slightly, clearly displeased.

After all, no one is forging weapons anymore. Isn't announcing the results now the same as announcing them three days later?

In their view, Humanoid Puppets like this was simply a waste of their time.

Of course, Xue Kai only dared to think this in his heart, but dared not say it out loud.

This Humanoid Puppet is the examiner.

If we anger them and they get kicked out of the selection process, then it would be a huge loss.

After hearing what the Humanoid Puppet said, everyone looked bitter and helpless, but no one dared to refute it.

They had all completed their respective weapon forging processes; they just needed to wait three more days.

Just as everyone fell silent, outside the palace, Chen Changqing, who was lying on a chair, suddenly heard a system notification in his mind:

[Bite!]

[The Artifact Refining Chapter " skill has been Great Accomplishment Idle Cultivation!]

[Should I retrieve the AFK rewards now?]

"Oh?"

Upon hearing the system's notification, Chen Changqing slowly opened his eyes.

"It's finally Great Accomplishment!"

He sighed to himself.

Originally, Chen Changqing had planned that if he didn't Great Accomplishment in the "Artifact Refining Chapter" through Idle Cultivation, he would also extract the results of his Idle Cultivation.

After all, there are only three days left before the time limit for the Second Trial of the competition.

"Extract!"

After a moment's hesitation, Chen Changqing quickly sent out his thoughts.

Then, deep within his mind, Dao Gold streams of energy rose from the small Little Golden Man cultivating the "Artifact Refining Chapter" and entered Chen Changqing's Sea of Consciousness.

Soon, Chen Changqing had grasped all the essentials of weapon crafting.

Under those principles, his skill in weapon crafting suddenly rose to a terrifying level.

Knowing that everything can be used as material, and every method can be used to forge weapons.

The so-called alchemical fire refining, the shaping of the Divine Sense, and the imbuing of the array with spirit are merely superficial phenomena.

True weapon crafting is the bestowal of the Dao, the manifestation of reason, and even more so, the process of communicating with the Heaven and Earth Laws, transforming disorder into order, and turning the ordinary into the miraculous.

After digesting his food, Chen Changqing suddenly stood up from his chair, stretched lazily, and his bones cracked with a series of crisp popping sounds.

"Um?"

Upon seeing this, everyone in the hall turned to look at Chen Changqing.

"That good-for-nothing has finally woken up!"

"Aren't you going to sunbathe anymore?"

"From the moment we entered this Second Trial, this person has been sleeping and sunbathing non-stop. What's wrong with them?"

"It seems he has no confidence in his weapon-forging skills and has given up on himself?"

"..."

The crowd burst into mockery.

Upon hearing this, both Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and Chen Ye frowned, their expressions turning quite grim.

On the contrary, Chen Changqing looked completely unconcerned, seemingly unconcerned about the ridicule from the crowd.

Then, he slowly took a step and actually walked towards a furnace inside the palace.

Upon seeing this, everyone was astonished, their faces filled with bewilderment.

"This?"

What's going on?

"That kid walked towards the stove?"

"He... he's not going to start forging weapons at this time, is he?"

"Ridiculous!"

"There are still three days until the end of the Second Trial of the competition. Even if he knows how to forge weapons, what kind of Law Artifacts can he possibly forge?"

"I think this kid is just trying to get attention!"

The crowd buzzed with discussion, scoffing at Chen Changqing's behavior.

Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and Chen Ye were also completely bewildered after witnessing this scene.

"Miss Xiaoyu, what is Brother Changqing trying to do?"

Chen Ye muttered in surprise, completely bewildered.

Xuanyuan Xiaoyu was taken aback, unsure of what Chen Changqing was about to do.

Just then, Chen Changqing walked up to the furnace and, with a wave of his hand, directly opened the Ground-Fire Spirit Vein connecting to the furnace.

"Boom..."

The next moment, the stove burst into flames.

Next, Chen Changqing walked to the shelf where the materials were placed, randomly selected some materials, and then threw them into the stove.

"Oh!"

Seeing this, Xue Kai of the Divine Fire Sect chuckled coldly and said mockingly:

"Kid, what are you doing?"

"Could it be that he's planning to learn blacksmithing from ordinary people?"

"If you can't forge weapons, don't embarrass yourself here! You're wasting everyone's time!"

As Xue Kai spoke, everyone else present shook their heads and sighed.

In their eyes, Chen Changqing, who had been basking in the sun for almost a year, suddenly started moving with only three days left before the weapon refining was finished. This behavior was nothing short of attention-seeking!

"Um?"

Hearing Xue Kai's mockery, Chen Changqing turned his gaze coldly towards him and said in a low voice:

"A weapon-refining genius from the Divine Fire Sect, right?"

"Today, I'll show you what true weapon forging is all about!"

All methods lead to the same goal; the Tao resides within them.

Upon hearing Chen Changqing's words, Xue Kai was slightly taken aback.

But then, he couldn't help but burst into laughter:

"Ha ha!!"

"True weapon crafting?"

"Very well! Then I'll be waiting to see what kind of Law Artifacts you, a clown, can concoct!"

Chen Changqing stopped arguing with Xue Kai, turned around, and waited until a piece of ordinary iron in the furnace was heated to a certain degree before taking it out.

Then, Chen Changqing picked up the large iron hammer and swung it down at the piece of ordinary iron.

"Clang!"

The hammer fell, producing a crisp, clear sound.

Xue Kai and the others present were all dumbfounded when they saw it.

"This?"

"Is he really learning to forge blacksmith's work like an ordinary person?"

What's going on?

"Is this kid trying to be funny?"

"..."

Everyone gasped in surprise, their faces filled with bewilderment and confusion.

Upon seeing this, Xue Kai burst into laughter and mocked:

"Ha ha!"

"Kid, you'd better stop right now!"

"Forging weapons is probably still too difficult for you."

Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and Chen Ye were completely baffled, having no idea what Chen Changqing was planning to do.