"Young man, aren't you joking with the old man, how can there be such a formation in the world, at least the old man is unheard of!" The old man obviously didn't believe Dan Xuan's words.

Dan Xuan only smiled slightly when he heard this, and did not force the old man to believe it, after all, the South Styx Mountain was indeed the only one in Dan Xuan's life.

Seeing that Dan Xuan was silent, the old man said again: "Young man, I think you are extremely talented in refining weapons, don't go astray, you must know that the inscription focuses on the mind, once you go astray, if you want to return to the right path, it will be even more difficult!"

Dan Xuan nodded when he heard this: "Thank you old gentleman for mentioning it, I remember what you said!"

The old man's eyes were full of appreciation, and he said: "The Young Artist Competition held in the Imperial City of the Guyin Dynasty in three months, with your strength, it is not a problem to enter the top twenty!"

"Top twenty, will the old gentleman think too highly of me, as far as I know, there have been many years in our Orke Empire that no one has been able to win the top fifty in the Young Artist Competition held in the Guyin Dynasty!"

"Huh...... Young man, don't look at the fact that you were born in such a poor and remote place, but this hand alchemy technique, even those torturers of the Ancient Yin Dynasty Instrument Temple, can also see that they are your opponents! However, with the strength of a fourth-level instrument master, it is almost impossible to enter the top ten in the competition!"

Dan Xuan raised his head in surprise and stared at the old man for a while before saying, "It seems that the Gu Yin Dynasty is really full of talents!"

The old man nodded and said, "That's natural! Beigong Yu, the only son of Beigong Tian, the master of the Ancient Yin Dynasty's Instrument God Temple, is now the No. 1 refining genius in the imperial city, and Princess Ji Ling, the disciple of the first instrument master of the palace, as well as the descendants of all the elders of the Instrument God Temple, are all rare refining geniuses in the world, and among them, everyone must have at least the strength of a fourth-level instrument master! Over the years, in addition to the young craftsmen of the Gu Yin Dynasty, there are indeed very few young craftsmen in a small country like your Oak Empire who can enter the top fifty every year! ”

Dan Xuan was shocked, it seems that the Gu Yin Dynasty is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!

The old man glanced at Dan Xuan again, and the old face seemed to hesitate for a moment, but finally sighed and said, "Young man, have you ever heard of the 'Blood Sacrifice' method of refining weapons?"

Dan Xuan only shook his head when he heard this, and did not speak.

The old man slowly patted Dan Xuan's shoulder and said, "Young man, the so-called blood sacrifice means that when controlling the fusion of the embryo fluid, it is necessary to use blood as the medium of sacrifice, otherwise it will not be able to suppress the attribute conflict between the embryo liquid, resulting in the failure of the refiner!"

"Could it be that it is impossible to achieve complete fusion by relying on spiritual power control alone?" Dan Xuan had never heard of any blood sacrifice refining method.

The old man shook his head slowly, and said with a smile: "Young man, there are many ways to succeed, the method of blood sacrifice is actually the method of refining weapons that was passed down from the Gu clan that flourished five thousand years ago, and later the Gu clan went into decline, many of their refining methods have been accepted by the orthodox alchemy techniques of later generations, and after thousands of years of tempering, they have developed extremely mature! The old man told you this, there is no other purpose, just to let you know that there are many ways to solve problems, and when you encounter difficulties that cannot be overcome, you must be flexible!" That's it, young man, and look forward to your future performance!"

Dan Xuan was puzzled by the old man's words, and looked up at the night sky where the moon was high, the hour was already very late! Dan Xuan cleaned up the refining tools on the table, and then arched his hand towards the old man, and said: "Old man, I will participate in the instrument selection competition tomorrow, today I want to take a complete rest, old man, please take care of yourself!"

The old man smiled and said the word "good" lightly!

After Dan Xuan left, only the old man was left alone in the courtyard to admire the moon, suddenly a gust of wind blew, and in the darkness where the moonlight could not shine, the light and shadow flashed, as if there was suddenly an extra figure, if you didn't look carefully, it was impossible to see the existence of this person.

The old man glanced at the figure in the darkness and said indifferently: "Thorn, what is the matter with the Holy Lord letting you come this time?"

The figure in the darkness was silent for a long time before he said, "Your Excellency Cangming, isn't it cheating for you to mention that young man like this?"

When the old man heard this, he laughed twice, and said nonchalantly: "Thorn, are you still so stubborn at this age? You must know that this young man has fished me, a beggar-like figure, out of prison, and raised me as a bad old man for half a year, and I naturally want to repay him, but it is just a small reminder, and it is not any cheating!"

The figure in the darkness was silent, and after a while, he spoke again: "Your Excellency Cangming, take the decree and pass on the dictation of Emperor Wenchang, ordering the first instrument master of the palace Cangming to return to Beijing and take up the post of chairman of the 77th Young Instrument Master Competition of the Guyin Dynasty.

The figure in the darkness made an undoubted sound, as if Ji Wenchang, the great emperor of the Guyin Dynasty, was also here.

The old man let out a long sigh when he heard this, looked up at the full moon in the sky, smiled bitterly, and said slowly: "The Holy Lord still refuses to let me, the old man, live a few days of leisure!

The figure in the darkness did not pause this time, as if he had expected the old man to ask like this, and said: "The princess doesn't seem to be in a good mood lately, she always likes to laugh alone in a daze, and she falls in love with chess, several chess masters in the court accompany the princess to play chess every day, you are not around, the princess's refining homework is wasted!"

"Oh, the princess has always loved chess, what's so strange about this, as for why she is in a daze and giggling alone, you are a kind of elm pimple head who only knows how to fight and kill, you definitely can't figure it out!"

The man in the darkness snorted coldly: "Your Excellency Cangming, the princess has a sweetheart, this is the original words of the saint!"

The old man laughed twice, still looking at the moon in the sky, and said, "A person as good as the princess, there is a young man in this world who can be worthy!"

"Your Excellency, the Holy Lord secretly intends to take the champion of this year's Young Artist Competition as a colt!"

As if hearing a joke, the old man snorted lightly and said: "The emperor is still the emperor after all, does it mean that even his most beloved daughter has to become a political tool? I have been the princess's teacher for 14 years, and I know the princess too well, as long as she decides something, no one can stop it, not even the saints! Do you believe it or not?"

The man in the darkness was silent again, snorted coldly, and said: "Your Excellency Cangming, you and I are both the submission of the saints, and the will of the saints, how can you and me be understandable? There is one more thing to tell you, the princess may not be able to participate in the Young Artist Contest this time, and two months later, the princess will represent the Guyin Dynasty to envoy to the Western Jin Kingdom, if nothing else, I am afraid that the date of the competition will be missed!"

The smile on the old man's face disappeared, he snorted coldly, and said angrily: "What an emperor Wenchang, he can treat his daughter as rationally, everything revolves around the imperial power, this is the idea of the heavenly family!"

The old man's voice smelled of vicissitudes.