Xu Qingtong arrived at the Earthfire Chamber, sat cross-legged before the refining furnace, and took out the materials for the competition.
To ensure fairness, the academy had prepared identical materials and refining furnaces for every disciple taking part. As for what they refined, there were no restrictions; each could exercise their own abilities.
Xu Qingtong examined the refining materials in his hands: a piece of metal-attribute geng copper stone, a piece of fire-earth dual-attribute ge li stone, and a length of hundred-year moist wood.
If he wanted great power, he could not include all five elements. He would have to make a choice. After pondering for a long while, Xu Qingtong formed a plan.
He picked out the geng copper stone and ge li stone from the three materials and put away the hundred-year moist wood. He was going to refine a metal-fire dual-attribute flying sword!
He activated the earthfire and slowly warmed the furnace. Once he felt that the temperature inside was about right, Xu Qingtong tossed in the ge li stone and began slowly refining it.
When all the earth-attribute impurities in the ge li stone had been refined away, Xu Qingtong added the geng copper stone to the furnace.
Xu Qingtong's approach could be called staking everything on a single throw. If his refining attempt failed, it would be almost impossible to refine another powerful spirit artifact with only the hundred-year moist wood left in his hands!
Fortunately, Xu Qingtong had a good mindset. He had regarded this competition as something he could take or leave from the outset, so he felt no pressure at all.
He spent nearly twelve hours before finally completing the artifact refining event.
Holding his newly refined flying sword, Xu Qingtong walked out of the Earthfire Chamber.
He approached the three officials