Divine Weapon Mountain Square was completely silent.
Rating: 5.5 stars!
Such high praise has only appeared a few times in the history of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.
The one who set this record is actually just an Eternal True God whose evaluation is below Grade B.
B below?
This suggests that the person was merely a newly ascended Eternal True God with weak strength, but now it seems that this assessment is clearly problematic.
A newly ascended Eternal True God, capable of forging a five-and-a-half-star Eternal Divine Weapon? No one would believe it if you told them.
On the Yao Family's side, Yao Qi's face was pale.
The Eternal Divine Weapon, personally crafted by Yao Bing, the chief weapon refiner of the Yao Family, was only four and a half stars. He had just thought that the Yao Family would definitely win first place in this competition for the Eternal True God stage, but he never expected that reality would give him such a resounding slap in the face.
The Yao Family, along with other families, had passed down their skills for countless generations, constantly refining their weapon-forging techniques. Yet, they all unexpectedly lost to an outsider.
Is this still the same Divine Lord Fang Yuan only knew how to enjoy himself?
And does the other party have some knowledge of weapon crafting?
If forging a five-and-a-half-star eternal divine weapon is only a superficial understanding, then wouldn't he, a weapon refiner who can barely forge one or two-star eternal divine weapons, not even have entered the door?
Congratulations to the Xia Family!
The Divine Weapon Pavilion glanced at the evaluation on the inscription, his expression somewhat complicated. Even for him, it would require a great deal of luck to forge such a divine weapon.
He was recommended by the Six Meridians. Although he had the strongest weapon-refining skills, there wasn't a significant difference between him and the head of the Six Meridians.
This Divine Lord Fang Yuan is truly a hidden master; the Xia Family has really struck gold.
He continued, "The work of the Xia Family 'Divine Lord Fang Yuan is rated five and a half stars, a perfect score. It is undoubtedly the best at the Eternal True God Level, and the Xia Family is also number one in total score. The Xia Family is the first in the Six Lineages Grand Competition, and in the next hundred epochs, it will exclusively receive 30% of the resources allocated by the Divine Weapon Pavilion."
Upon hearing this, everyone from the six factions of the Divine Weapon Pavilion showed expressions of envy.
Getting 30% doesn't seem like much.
However, the Divine Weapon Pavilion has a total of six branches. The Xia Family branch took 30%, and the remaining five branches could only share 70%, with the share decreasing gradually based on performance. The resources that the last and second place could get were negligible.
Such a system is like raising a venomous insect, urging the six meridians to constantly improve, making the strong stronger and the weak weaker. If they cannot change this, they will be slowly eliminated.
On the Xia Family's side, Xia Yuanshan was trembling with excitement.
Xia Dong, who was standing next to him, was also dumbfounded. He just stared at Lu Qingshan's back, opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.
Xia Mingyue was the same; a proud smile played on her lips.
Although she had long known that her teacher was extraordinary and that his weapon-refining skills were undoubtedly high, his performance today still exceeded her expectations.
The teacher is amazing; he single-handedly suppressed all the Eternal True God weapon-refining masters of the six lineages of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.
If the teacher were willing to establish a sect, the Divine Weapon Pavilion would likely be greatly affected.
Over at the City Lord's Mansion.
The Nanyun City raised an eyebrow slightly.
I somewhat regret that I offered them too low a price when I recruited them.
If he had known that the other party possessed such formidable weapon-refining skills, he would have personally come to recruit him and offered Divine Lord Fang Yuan the best possible terms, so that the Xia Family wouldn't have been able to snag the opportunity.
If the City Lord's Mansion had such a powerful weapon-refining master, its position would be as solid as a mountain, unshakable by any force.
" Yanfeng Guild Hall has ruined me!"
The Nanyun City raised his wine cup and took a sip of the fine wine.
On the Shadow Alliance's side, although the Shadow Alliance is a dark force in Nanyun City, its Shadow Alliance holds a transcendent position and naturally came to observe the ceremony.
Seeing Lu Qingshan's performance, he couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"This Divine Lord Fang Yuan is truly remarkable; he's actually such a powerful weapon-refining master. No wonder he rejected my offer back then. Fortunately, he doesn't seem to harbor any hostility towards my Shadow Alliance."
The various factions from Nanyun City who came to observe the ceremony had different thoughts at the moment, but they all knew that after the Divine Weapon Pavilion's Six Lineages Grand Competition, there was another powerful figure in Nanyun City that they could not afford to offend.
It wasn't because of his strength, but because he was the most skilled weapon refiner in Nanyun City.
The connections of a weapon-refining master are far beyond what an ordinary Eternal True God can match. Countless people are willing to work for a weapon-refining master in order to obtain an Eternal Divine Weapon that suits them.
Moreover, the fact that Fang Yuan could forge such a powerful eternal divine weapon suggests that his strength cannot possibly exceed the assessment of the Yanfeng Guild Hall.
It's not that simple.
Even if one possesses a set of eternal divine weapons that suit them, their strength evaluation would never be as simple as just being at the lower tier.
Do weapon-refining masters lack resources? Of course not!
You can easily build up a snowball effect by crafting and selling a few eternal divine weapons.
This Divine Lord Fang Yuan is so adept at concealing his abilities that no one knows just how much of his true strength he is hiding.
Before testing the inscription.
Although the results were already out, the handsome young man still held his sword, a hint of fondness flashing in his eyes.
He sent a message to the Divine Weapon Pavilion.
"Sect Master, if I remember correctly, all the divine weapons from the Six Lineages Grand Competition of the Divine Weapon Pavilion will be auctioned off, right?"
"That's true."
The Divine Weapon Pavilion nodded, glanced at the sword in the other's hand, and asked knowingly, "Does the young master have a favorite piece?"
"This sword is nice; I'll buy it later."
The handsome young man spoke calmly.
It seems that buying a five-and-a-half-star rated Eternal Weapon is nothing to him.
He returned the sword and then said, "Bring me the one Xia Mingyue forged as well, so I can test it too."
Soon, the Eternal Divine Weapon that Xia Mingyue had previously forged was also delivered.
The young man took the weapon, infused it with divine power, and struck with it.
A new evaluation emerged on the stone tablet.
"Power: 2 stars, Hardness: 2 stars, Rating: 2 stars."
A two-star rating is only considered average among Eternal Divine Weapons. The worst of the other Eternal Divine Weapons in the Six Lineages Grand Competition are stronger than this. But the problem is that this Eternal Divine Weapon was forged by a Void True God.
"Two stars, not bad, not bad. Let's auction this weapon as well."
The young man revealed a satisfied smile.
The Divine Weapon Pavilion nodded.
Although in previous competitions, the divine weapons forged by the Eternal True God were usually auctioned off, that was because the Void True God could not forge Eternal Divine Weapons, and the Void True God's divine weapons had no value for auction.
But this time is different.
The Eternal Divine Weapon forged by Xia Mingyue broke this convention.
This was originally part of the Divine Weapon Pavilion's Six Lineages Grand Competition, and neither Lu Qingshan nor Xia Mingyue had any objections.
After all, the materials for forging these weapons were provided by the Divine Weapon Pavilion. They were auctioned off through the Divine Weapon Pavilion platform, and the Divine Weapon Pavilion would return all the proceeds without charging any fees. They certainly had to give them that much face.
Next comes the auction.
The seven eternal divine weapons were one by one put up for auction.
The major powers in Nanyun City vied for a price.
The first item to be auctioned was Xia Mingyue's.
Starting bid: 5,000 units of Cosmic Sand.
Prices continued to climb, from six thousand to seven thousand to eight thousand, and soon exceeded ten thousand.
The last 12,000 Cosmic Sand were taken into the possession of the Nanyun City.
Logically speaking, Xia Mingyue's Eternal Divine Weapon shouldn't be worth this price; it should be overpriced by at least three to four thousand Cosmic Sand. But there was no other way; the Nanyun City saw her future potential and chose to buy it at a premium.
Even at the Void True God stage, Xia Mingyue was able to forge eternal divine weapons. If she breaks through to the Eternal True God stage, even if she can't compare to Master Fang Yuan in the future, she will still be comparable to the head of the Six Meridians.
This divine weapon is of extraordinary significance; whoever acquires it can use it as a bridge to connect friendships in the future.
Subsequently, the works of other master weapon refiners were auctioned off one after another.
The lowest price was 13,000 Cosmic Sand, while the highest was Yao Bing's piece, which sold for 87,000 Cosmic Sand.
After all the other eternal divine weapons had been auctioned off, the Divine Weapon Pavilion stood up again.
He personally took out the precious sword forged by Lu Qingshan and slowly spoke.
"The last item to be auctioned is a work by the Xia Family's Divine Lord Fang Yuan. Everyone has seen Divine Lord Fang Yuan's work in the previous tests; it received a five-and-a-half-star rating. Such a divine weapon is extremely rare, and it's also Divine Lord Fang Yuan's first creation in Nanyun City, making it exceptionally significant. This sword has a starting bid of 50,000 Cosmic Sand, with each bid increasing by at least 1,000. Let's begin—"
Sixty thousand!
No sooner had the Divine Weapon Pavilion finished speaking than the Shadow Alliance Dark Forces spoke up, adding another ten thousand.
Seventy thousand.
This time, it wasn't the forces from Nanyun City who spoke up, but rather clients from other cities invited by the Divine Weapon Pavilion.
Seventy-five thousand.
"Eighty thousand!"
The auction price continued to climb, soon exceeding one hundred thousand.
Buying an Eternal Divine Weapon for 100,000 Cosmic Sand is already considered extremely extravagant, considering that even the worst Mechanical Flow Treasure only costs about that much.
However, this is far from over.
Thirteen.
120,000.
130,000.
One by one, various forces made offers, competing with each other.
However, at that moment, a voice rang out.
Two hundred thousand!
All bidding fell silent, not because the price had suddenly increased by 70,000 Cosmic Sand, but because of the person who had made the bid.
Even the city lord of Nanyun City would have to treat this person with utmost respect and caution.
This is because this is Li Chen, the only son of the Great Sage Litian, Litian Chaos Prefecture.
Of course, Li Chen didn't try to lower the price because of his status. The price of 200,000 Cosmic Sand was basically the highest it could go. Going any higher would be more worthwhile than buying Mechanical Flow Treasure.
Li Chen spoke, and the sword was naturally purchased without a doubt. After the auction, the Six Lineages Grand Competition officially came to an end.
Lu Qingshan and Xia Mingyue also received the proceeds from the auction of the Eternal Divine Weapon.
However, just as they were about to leave...
Li Chen walked straight over.
Although the Xia Family members were still immersed in joy, they stopped in their tracks when they saw the other party arrive.
A moment later, Li Chen approached, looked at Lu Qingshan, and bowed slightly. " Divine Lord Fang Yuan, I am Li Chen, my father Great Sage Litian."
Upon hearing this, Xia Yuanshan and Xia Mingyue took a deep breath and exchanged a glance.
The Great Sage Litian!
This is the true ruler of the Litian Chaos Prefecture.
I'd heard that the Great Sage Litian only had one son, but I never imagined it would be this one before me.
Everything became clear. No wonder the Divine Weapon Pavilion and the Nanyun City treated this young man with such courtesy.
" Li Chen "
Lu Qingshan returned the greeting, his expression calm.
He's just the only son of the Chaos Great Sage, which isn't enough to make him so apprehensive. After all, the Fire Saint, who is currently by the side of his Xue You Clone, is a disciple of the God King.
Within the Flame Ruins Sect, there are several Chaos Great Sage; it was all the Chaos Great Sage who guided him into the Flame Ruins Sect.
Li Chen took out a dark gold token from his sleeve and said, "This is my father's military procurement order. My army in Litian Chaos Prefecture needs to purchase a batch of standard equipment. I plan to entrust this order to the Xia Family. I wonder what Divine Lord Fang Yuan thinks?"
"Order?"
Lu Qingshan glanced at Xia Mingyue and Xia Mingyuan standing to the side.
Xia Yuanshan took a deep breath and carefully asked, "Young Master Li Chen, may I ask how many divine weapons this procurement order requires, and what the time limit is?"
"Ten thousand sets of standard armor and weapons for Void True God, and one hundred million sets of standard armor and weapons for True God. Time is not urgent; it should be completed within one hundred epochs. I wonder if the Xia Family can accept this task."
"So many!"
Xia Yuanshan let out a breath.
He carefully calculated the figures and found that it was still possible to complete the order, so he nodded and said, "Our Xia Family can accept this order."
"Yes, these orders are numerous but of low grade, making them relatively easy to refine. However, let me be clear from the outset: military orders cannot be delayed."
Xia Yuanshan immediately replied, "My Xia Family is aware of the seriousness of the matter."
Li Chen nodded, his smile returning.
"The military has a lot of orders. If your Xia Family performs well this time, you'll get even more orders in the future."
"Thank you for your care, Young Master Li Chen."
Xia Yuanshan nodded repeatedly.
Li Chen smiled faintly and looked at Lu Qingshan again, saying, " Divine Lord Fang Yuan, I really like your sword. You're welcome to visit Litian City sometime. I'd love to be your friend."
"I am also willing to be friends with Young Master Li Chen."
After exchanging communication methods, Li Chen left satisfied. The order was secondary to his purpose in coming here, since anyone could have completed it. His main goal was to get to know Fang Yuan, the most powerful weapon-refining master in the Southern Cloud Layer.
Li Chen vaguely guessed that Fang Yuan's weapon-refining skills might be more than this. Even at his current level, such a talent was something that his family could only dream of.
Watching Li Chen depart, Xia Yuanshan looked at Lu Qingshan gratefully and said, " Divine Lord Fang Yuan, thank you very much this time."
"What does it have to do with me if they ask you to refine weapons?" Lu Qingshan smiled slightly.
"Teacher, you flatter us. If it weren't for your remarkable talent, how could this order have come to our Xia Family? I think Li Chen is just trying to recruit you."
Xia Mingyue blinked.
"You think you're so smart!"
Lu Qingshan shook his head slightly.
"Recruit me? Forget it, I haven't had enough of Nanyun City yet, and I won't be leaving anytime soon."
He waved his hand as he spoke.
" The Six Lineages Grand Competition is over, and your Xia Family has won first place. The rest is up to you. If anything major happens, then let me know—"
After saying that, he turned and left, departing with an air of nonchalance.