On the spiral staircase leading to the second floor, Li Rongrong walked very slowly, and said to Qin Tao behind him in a subtle voice: "Brother, you almost suffered an accident just now. ”

Listening to Li Rongrong's worried words, Qin Tao nodded lightly in the cloak and responded, "I didn't expect that old man to be a master." ”

A soft sigh came from under the light veil, and Li Rongrong put her hand in front of her and said without a trace: "That old man is an elder-level figure here, and the smelting level alone has reached the level of the Smelting Emperor. Today, he was also willing to go out of the mountain for the sake of my face. ”

With a slight blunt shoulder, Qin Tao asked in surprise, "Could it be that the old man was invited by his sister?"

The feet wrapped in plain shoes gradually slowed down at the turn of the ladder stool, Li Rongrong tilted her head slightly, looked at the small crowd in the hall below and said to Qin Tao: "Normally, people who come to the test need to be selected before they can go up to the second floor for the real test, but you are exempt from the tedious selection ......"

The words suddenly made Qin Tao understand that he was exempted from the selection thanks to Li Rongrong's relationship, but it was a preliminary review by the elders of the trade union. And the lazy old man just now was the big man Li Rongrong invited with all his face, but he never thought that he would cause trouble for Qin Tao.

The second floor is only half the size of the lobby, and it is a platform that is completely built in mid-air. Li Rongrong took Qin Tao through the marble-paved idle ground with great familiarity, bypassing some bookshelves where files were placed and the desk where the old man was sitting, and went straight to a mahogany door.

"Brother, give me your dagger. Li Rongrong stretched out her white jade hand.

Qin Tao, who had already realized that the test was extraordinary, hurriedly took out Han Feng from the soul ring, handed it to Li Rongrong with both hands, and then stood quietly behind.

Li Rongrong held Han Feng in her left hand, and the index finger of her right hand gently buckled the wooden door. Then, as if with the permission of the wooden door, Li Rongrong's apricot eyes lit up and she opened the door silently.

Inside the wooden door is a spacious and bright room, a row of neatly arranged bookshelves with book files stand quietly in front of the wall without inlaid windows, and the long tables and fairy chairs made of fine mahogany are perfectly placed in a sunny place.

Surrounded by thick book files, antique-style candlesticks, and some old and new identification tools, an old man in his seventies was lying at the table, looking very earnestly at a thick yellowed book in front of him.

Li Rongrong walked to the table, raised her eyebrows, bowed respectfully to the old man, and said softly, "I've seen Master Dongfang Yun." ”

Qin Tao moved his heel slightly, looking at the old man through the mountains of books, and couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart. Although this old man named Dongfang Yun restrained his breath, the sense of oppression exuded from his body directly suffocated Qin Tao.

There were two old men with unfathomable strength in a trade union, and for a while, Qin Tao couldn't help but be in awe of this "end of Tielin Avenue".

The old man named Dongfang Yun ignored Li Rongrong, and just pointed to the chair on the left with his finger, and his attention was completely immersed in the words in the thick book.

Li Rongrong was not annoyed, saluted the old man again, and led Qin Tao to sit down on the chair and wait quietly.

After a while, Dongfang Yun sighed, smacked his lips as if he was appreciating, and closed the thick book while gently shaking his white head.

Although she saw that the old man had left the page, Li Rongrong was not in a hurry, she still chose to wait for Dongfang Yun, who had a very high identity and strength, and it was wiser for her to wait.

The old man stood up slowly, gently flicked the dust on the purple gold silk robe, showed a kind face on his face, and walked around the table towards Li Rongrong and the others.

Li Rongrong reacted quickly and immediately touched Qin Tao, and then the two sisters and brothers quickly stood up and saluted the old man respectfully together.

Dongfang Yun waved his calloused hands, and his bright eyes were locked on the gray cloaked young man. As he got closer, the old man's throat came out with a vicissitudes of life and a deep voice: "This is the young man you highly admire?"

Li Rongrong nodded frequently, with a smile in her eyebrows, and there was a hint of excitement in her eyes, and she whispered beside the old man: "Yes, my lord." ”

Dongfang Yun's eyes that seemed to be able to see through people stayed on Qin Tao's body for a moment, and then he walked out with his hands behind his back, and said softly in his mouth: "Come on." ”

Li Rongrong nudged Qin Tao, who was a little stunned, and then the sister and brother followed Dongfang Yun out of the room.

As Dongfang Yun came to the door of the next room, Qin Tao raised his eyes slightly, looked at an extremely ordinary wooden door in front of him, and couldn't help muttering in his heart.

In the blink of an eye, the small wooden door opened, and no one saw how Dongfang Yun opened the door, and there was darkness in that door.

"Why is there no light in this room?" Qin Tao was very curious.

Dongfang Yun ignored the sister and brother, walked into the darkness with his hands behind his back, and disappeared inside in an instant.

Li Rongrong took Qin Tao's hand and said softly, "Let's go too." After speaking, he dragged Qin Tao into the darkness.

However, in the darkness, there was a cave, and a space twice as large as the hall outside the door was presented in front of Li Rongrong and Qin Tao, which couldn't help but make the two sisters and brothers exclaim.

Dongfang Yun was still walking ahead, but his steps were very slow, as if he was old and physically exhausted, but as if he was waiting for the two sisters and brothers to catch up.

Qin Tao was pulled by Li Rongrong and watched the surrounding scenery with the help of the gap in the hood. In this hall, only the tools needed for smelting are listed, and there are all kinds of hammers, anvils, and stove mouth pots, and there are many kinds of tools suitable for all levels of smelters.

Looking at the array of utensils and smelling the strong smell of soot and iron filings, Qin Tao couldn't help but feel that this cave, which was specially built for testing, was more like an underground smelting factory.

When he was young, Dongfang Yun walked to a smelting platform with iron tools, and asked Qin Tao behind him, "Is the iron platform feasible?"

Li Rongrong's fingers moved slightly, and Qin Tao immediately replied, "It's feasible, but it's not suitable." ”

The old man did not say a word, but continued to lead the way. After walking through a few platforms, he stopped in front of a platform that looked indistinguishable from iron and asked, "Black iron, is it possible?"

"Feasible, but not suitable. Qin Tao replied the same.

Dongfang Yun continued to move forward, stopping to ask questions on the three platforms of hard black iron, flame iron, and magic iron, but he didn't expect Qin Tao's answers to be consistent.

Slightly furrowed his long white eyebrows, Dongfang Yun's eyes were shocked, his wrinkled thin face twitched slightly, and he asked curiously, "What kind of platform is feasible?"

Seeing that the old man was slightly angry, Li Rongrong immediately pinched Qin Tao's fingers, and hurriedly said, "My lord, I think it's just the hot iron platform, let my brother try it first." ”

But Qin Tao suddenly interrupted: "No." Actually, I can use any platform, but I don't use those tools. ”

"Oh?" Dongfang Yun's eyes were filled with a complex glow of curiosity and anger, "Then how did you smelt?"

"With fire, only with fire. Qin Tao replied calmly.

Dongfang Yun's pupils shrank, his face seemed to be a little blue, and he casually pointed to the magic iron platform on the side, and said, "Okay, you can demonstrate your smelting method now." ”

Li Rongrong's heart sank, and she was busy trying to explain the circle, but she never expected that Qin Tao would let go of her hand and walked straight towards the platform.

Passing by the old man, Qin Tao said in an extremely subtle voice: "Look, ......"

Dongfang Yun's eyes were slightly cold, his face changed immediately, and he raised his hands behind his back and said loudly: "There is a piece of cold iron on the anvil of the platform, you can use that." ”

Faced with the old man's disdainful words, Qin Tao turned a deaf ear, stepped onto the platform, glanced at the cold iron on the anvil, and couldn't help but sigh and shook his head.

Seeing Qin Tao shaking his head, Li Rongrong's heart suddenly tightened, her thin lips under the light veil were pursed, her hands were already held in front of her chest, and her eyes were even more worried.

"Brother, brother, why are you so angry for a test......

However, Qin Tao didn't think so at this time, since Dongfang Yun had disdainful of him, then he had to slap the other party hard with his strength, even if this bystander had super strength.

Standing in front of the anvil and picking up the cold iron support in his left hand, Qin Tao slightly soothed the waves in his heart and began to mobilize the soul qi in the qi pool.

"Hmph! Use soul qi from the beginning, a fledgling!" Dongfang Yun's face was expressionless, but he was thinking in his heart.

A red halo burst out from the surface of the body, revealing only a thin layer of ruddy under the thick cloak. The water droplets above the qi pool vibrated violently, causing an uproar on the surface of the water and sending soul energy to all parts of the body.

Li Rongrong looked at the slightly reddened young man on the platform, and the worry in her heart did not weaken at all: "Brother, how can the strength of your Soul Monarch be revealed so early, alas, ......"

The black shadow under the low-hanging hood had turned into a red light, and at this time, the flame scar on Qin Tao's forehead was as clear and bright as a flame, and a trace of flame had already emerged from those clear eyes.

With a light roar, Qin Tao's left arm exerted a slight force, and then a dazzling flame burst out from the palm of his hand, and it was wrapped in cold iron.

"With his hands as furnaces and flames in his body, how can this little guy be so strange!"

The wrinkles on his face still couldn't hide Dongfang Yun's shocked expression, especially those eyes were even wider. He never thought that a Soul Monarch would have such a special and strange smelting method.

And Li Rongrong behind her was even more stiff like wood, staring at the young man with apricot eyes without blinking, her thin lips were frozen slightly, and there was no sound coming out.

Searching with all his strength in the advanced smelting knowledge stored in his mind, Dongfang Yun was sure that he had never seen such a peculiar smelting method.

With a sigh in his heart, Dongfang Yun's face turned gloomy, and he said helplessly: "Maybe only that adult knows how to do this......

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