"No wonder that mysterious senior asked me to rely on my own cultivation next, probably because I was afraid of being guided by outsiders, but it made it easy for me to enter the misunderstanding, and this misunderstanding is still not visible to others, just like me now, and once I fall into this misunderstanding too deeply, I am afraid it will be difficult to turn back for the rest of my life. Fortunately, I went to examine my refining method in time and found a similar problem on this "Sword Casting Secret Codex", otherwise it would have been really dangerous, but no matter what, I finally came out of this misunderstanding!"

Finding out where this problem is, Aotian was very excited in his heart, and it also made him feel a sense of relief, and the big stone that had been pressing on his heart in recent days had finally disappeared.

"Whew-" Lying on the bed, Aotian stretched his waist, his mood relaxed, and fatigue soon swept over his body, making him fall asleep unconsciously.

The next day, after Aotian finished his daily routine morning exercises, he found Ouyang Yunxiao again, and then under his leadership, he came to the room where he practiced the art of sword forging every day.

Aotian didn't tell Ouyang Yunxiao about last night's incident, after all, he hadn't been proven in practice, so he didn't want to say it too early, and it was not too late to wait until it was actually tested.

"Aotian, the teacher will refine the Xuan-level sword for you to show later, and if you observe it carefully, you may be able to find the problem!" As soon as he walked into the room, Ouyang Yunxiao spoke.

"Yes, teacher!" Aotian did not refuse Ouyang Yunxiao's proposal, and he also wanted to be able to observe it carefully to verify whether his inference was correct.

"Alright, let's get started!" Ouyang Yunxiao took out his sword-casting furnace from the storage ring, then took out the various materials needed, put them into the sword-casting furnace, and began to forge the sword.

The furnace fire rose, and Aotian immediately injected his spiritual power into Ouyang Yunxiao's sword-casting furnace, carefully observing the entire sword-casting process to verify whether his method of re-sorting yesterday was correct.

A few hours later, the sword was unveiled, and a glimmer of joy rose in Aotian's heart.

After the observation and verification of the whole process just now, Aotian can basically determine in his heart that there should be no big problem with the thoughts he sorted out last night.

"How is it, Aotian, is there anything new?" As if seeing the joy in Aotian's heart, Ouyang Yunxiao asked with a smile.

"Well, teacher, I want to start refining it right away!" Aotian still didn't explain much, but there was a hint of confidence in his eyes that hadn't appeared for a long time.

"Okay!" Ouyang Yunxiao nodded with a smile. He naturally saw the confidence from the heart in Aotian's eyes, and guessed that he should have had an epiphany, so he couldn't help but have a slight expectation in his heart, but he was a little worried, afraid that his expectations would be disappointed.

Aotian didn't say anything more, he immediately took out his sword casting furnace, and then took the materials handed by Ouyang Yunxiao, put them into the sword casting furnace, and pressed his hands on the grooves of the sword casting furnace, the energy of True Yang Xuan Thunder was injected, and the raging flames suddenly rose.

Sword forging begins!

Time flew by in the flickering of the fire, and the only thing left for the room to be silent was the sound of flames rising and liquid tumbling.

I don't know when it started, the expression on Aotian's face seemed to be frozen, it was always in that tense state, and the same was true of Ouyang Yunxiao on the side, if it weren't for the flickering fire in the furnace and the hot gas surging above, I am afraid that it would really make people mistakenly think that time had stopped.

Suddenly, Aotian's tightly knit brows moved slightly, and his tense cheeks stretched out, and at the same time, the flames in the furnace were instantly extinguished, and a large amount of waste liquid was removed from the furnace.

Immediately after, his eyes opened suddenly, and his big hand slapped the sword casting furnace, and suddenly a sharp sword flew out and fell into his hand.

Seeing this scene, Ouyang Yunxiao on the side suddenly widened his eyes, and his eyes immediately flashed with surprise.

"It's done!" With an excited clapping of his palms, Ouyang Yunxiao hurriedly stepped forward and couldn't wait to snatch the sword in Aotian's hand.

At this time, the sword qi of the sword was already restrained, and the appearance did not seem to be much different from the yellow-level sword, but a clear-eyed person could still see the extraordinaryness of this sword.

After Ouyang Yunxiao took the sword, the blood qi slightly urged the sword gang in the sword, and suddenly the sharp sword qi began to swallow on the blade of the sword. But he didn't use his blood qi to urge the sword qi to shoot out, because he had already determined that the sword that Aotian had refined this time was a true Xuan-level sword.

"Okay, okay!" Ouyang Yunxiao looked at the sword in his hand, a little excited, as if he was holding a heaven-level sword in his hand.

I have been worried that Aotian will not be able to break through the bottleneck, but it seems that my worries are completely unnecessary, this Aotian is simply a genius among geniuses.

"Hahaha, Aotian, good, you really didn't disappoint the teacher, your talent is really unique!"

Hearing this, Aotian was happy in his heart, but he only smiled humbly on his face, and wanted to clench his fists to thank Ouyang Yunxiao for his teaching over the past few days, but was interrupted by Ouyang Yunxiao's next words.

"Ha Luha, you kid can go to participate in this year's Sword Forging Masters!"

Aotian was stunned, and then asked in amazement, "Sword Forging Master?"

"Yes, this is a grand event for our Yunlan Empire Swordsmiths, organized by the Imperial Swordsmiths Guild, and it is only held once every ten years. At that time, almost all the swordsmiths of my Yunlan Empire will participate, and then through two rounds of competitions, the outstanding swordsmiths with potential will be selected, and His Majesty will personally grant the title of royal swordsmith and enjoy the status of an imperial earl. Back then, the teacher had won the title of Royal Sword Casting Master for one session, and there was another person who won the title with me at that time, and he was also one of the top ten Sword Casting Masters in our empire!" Ouyang Yunxiao said with a smile on his face.

Hearing this, Aotian knew in his heart, but he still felt a little strange that two people had obtained the title at the same time, and he couldn't help asking: "Teacher, can there be more than one person in the same class who has obtained the title of Royal Sword Casting Master?"

"Well, the quota for each session is not fixed, but the teacher's session is a special case, no one has won the title of Royal Sword Casting Master in two consecutive sessions before the teacher's session, and only one person has been produced in the subsequent session, and no one has won the title in the next two sessions!"

Hearing this, Aotian was full of surprise and puzzlement, and couldn't help but say in surprise: "There is still a time when no one has obtained the title?"

"Yes, the swordsmith is a profession with a lack of talents, and the total number of swordsmiths in the entire empire will not exceed a hundred, and as for the swordsmith master, it is even rarer, so not every swordsmith can have an excellent swordsmith in every swordsmith competition. Ouyang Yunxiao patiently explained.

Hearing this, Aotian understood in his heart and nodded slightly.

"Aotian!" Ouyang Yunxiao's big hand suddenly grabbed Aotian's shoulder again, and said with a solemn face: "You can participate in this year's Sword Casting Master Tournament on behalf of our branch, with your talent and your strength, plus your young age, this year's Royal Sword Casting Master must definitely belong to you!"

Hearing Ouyang Yunxiao's words, Aotian's heart moved.

The title of the Royal Sword Forging Master, his heart really yearns for it.

After all, Aotian is young, and naturally, like many young people, he hopes to obtain a higher status and more glory, otherwise he will be obscure for the rest of his life, burying his own glory, and what is the meaning of life.

To be young is to bloom your own brilliance, prove your worth, and let your life burn to the fullest, otherwise you will leave regrets when you are old.

"Well, the apprentice will definitely do his best in the Sword Forging Master!" Aotian nodded heavily.

Hearing this, Ouyang Yunxiao's happy "Ha Lu Ha" Da Lu laughed a few times, then patted Aotian on the shoulder again, and said: "Okay, now there are nearly twenty days before the competition, during this time, the teacher will conduct special training for you, and strive to let you be able to refine a higher-quality Xuan-level sword before the competition starts!"

"Yes!"

In the following ten days, Aotian made more rapid progress under Ouyang Yunxiao's special training.

Therefore, when there were five days left before the start of the Sword Casting Master Competition, that is, the day before Ouyang Yunxiao was about to take Aotian to the imperial capital, Aotian successfully refined a Xuan-level top-grade sword, which couldn't help but greatly exceed Ouyang Yunxiao's expectations, making him surprised and happy.

"Ha Lu, Aotian, this time you kid is really going to make an uproar on the stage of the Sword Casting Master Competition!" Ouyang Yunxiao looked at the Xuan-level high-grade sword that Aotian had just refined, and said with a smile on his face full of ecstasy.

Hearing this, Aotian smiled humbly, but he was full of ambition in his heart, and began to look forward to the arrival of the Sword Forging Masters.

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In the private room of a restaurant in Xilancheng, Ouyang Mingzhu was sitting alone at the table drinking tea, and sometimes looked up at the door of the private room.

Not long after, the door of the private room was pushed open, and Deng Juncai, who was smiling with a smile on his face, walked in.

"Did you get the thing?" Seeing Deng Juncai walk in, Ouyang Mingzhu hurriedly stood up and asked impatiently.

"Got it!" Deng Juncai nodded, and immediately took out a black porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it to Ouyang Mingzhu.

Taking the black porcelain vase from Deng Juncai's hand, Ouyang Mingzhu glanced at Deng Juncai, and said angrily: "The efficiency is really low, it took three months to get something!"

"Hehe, Sister Mingzhu, don't be angry, I have heard of it from a friend before, but I didn't expect that this kind of thing can't be bought with money, this time I also took a lot of effort and a lot of connections to buy it!" Deng Juncai still said with a smiling face.

"Okay, okay, hard work, by the way, is this voodoo really as powerful as you say?"

"Of course, Sister Mingzhu, you must also be careful, before using it, don't open the cap, the poisonous gas emitted by this thing is colorless and odorless, if you inhale it in the body, it will destroy the internal organs, and once you inhale too much, you will definitely die!" Deng Juncai said worriedly.

"Okay, it's not early, I'm going back first, I'm going to go to the imperial capital with my grandfather tomorrow, so I have to go back and pack my luggage! You can find an inn to live in, and when I come back from the imperial capital, thank you again!"

"Hehe, no problem, then I'll wish Sister Mingzhu success in advance!"

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