Yin-Yang Gourd

Chapter 380 Yin-Yang Gourd

Yan Guiren would naturally not be so generous as to let Gu Fan obtain 70% of the Great Evolution Divine Light.

Seventy percent of it belongs to someone else!

Even so, many people want to go but don't have the connections.

Fortunately, Yan Guiren had already been to that area and wouldn't be personally overseeing it. Whether there was a chance for a turnaround remained to be seen.

As for the location where the Great Evolution Divine Light could be seized, Yan Guiren was vague, only saying that the area would not open for another hundred years, and that Gu Fan should wait patiently.

Then he secretly promoted Gu Fan, claiming that the newly recruited elder of the clan was highly skilled in weapon crafting and no less than Elder Hong.

The weapon refiners, after being guided by Gu Fan, have greatly improved their skills, which seems to corroborate this point.

As for what kind of business Yan Guiren and Yan Tongfeng had, Gu Fan had no idea.

Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the Qiyan Hall, Gu Fan ignored Hong Ye's sharp and murderous gaze, stepped forward, and bowed, saying, "Greetings, seniors."

"Elder Gu, there's no need for such formalities."

Yan Tongfeng forced a smile onto his serious face and said, "Elder Gu has signed a spiritual contract for many years. Although he has not refined any magical artifacts, he has quite a reputation. Even I have heard of him."

"You flatter me, senior," Gu Fan said modestly.

"But...we have never seen Elder Gu's level of skill in weapon crafting."

Yan Tongfeng slowly shook his head: "The Third Elder strongly recommended him, so I summoned the elders here today to bear witness in front of everyone."

"Elder Hong and Elder Gu will determine the winner through weapon forging. If Elder Gu wins, he will have to share half of Elder Hong's orders with Elder Gu in the future."

"What if he loses?" Yan Qingwu asked, frowning.

Previously, everyone only said that they could share the orders with Gu Fan, but they didn't say that they would share half of Elder Hong's orders with Gu Fan.

Yan Tongfeng appeared neutral, but Yan Tongfeng subtly made him feel that Yan was biased.

Fortunately, he had full confidence in Hong Ye's cultivation of weapon crafting.

Jie Tian, ​​who came from Hongye, was once renowned for his skill in weapon crafting.

Unfortunately, the Great Evolution Divine Light dried up, and cultivators with potential had to travel abroad to seek opportunities to transform into Nascent Soul cultivators. It was during this time that Yan Qingwu took the opportunity to recruit them.

The two Nascent Soul weapon refiners that the Yan family has trained with countless resources are far inferior to Hong Ye in terms of weapon crafting skills, and their chances of successfully refining high-grade magic weapons are still less than 20%.

As for the Qionghua Realm from which Gu Fan came, no one had ever heard of it, so naturally they didn't take it to heart.

"If I lose, I will serve Elder Hong for a hundred years, without accepting a single penny in compensation. What do you say?"

Gu Fan spoke up.

"Alright, let's do it this way!" Hong Ye replied coldly.

Upon seeing this scene, Yan Guiren clapped his hands and laughed, "Regardless of who wins or loses, it is a fortunate event for the Yan family. Such a prosperous occasion should be witnessed by the younger generation of the clan, to demonstrate the good fortune of our clan!"

"In my opinion, we might as well place a prize. The spiritual materials used by the two elders in refining the artifacts will be supplied by the clan, and the resulting magical treasures, regardless of the outcome, will belong to the two of you."

"What does the Grand Elder think?"

After speaking, Yan Guiren glanced sideways at Yan Qingwu.

Yan Qingwu pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course."

With the Yan family's resources, the spiritual materials for just two magic treasures were naturally no problem. He immediately pulled out a jade book from his sleeve and displayed it in the air in front of Gu Fan and Hong Ye.

"All the spiritual materials available in the clan are listed in the jade book; you two may choose for yourselves."

Hong Ye stepped forward, about to place the jade scroll on it, when he suddenly turned to look at Gu Fan: "If the magic weapons are different, how should the winner be determined?"

Gu Fan smiled and said, "Why don't we all refine offensive magic weapons, and then the three seniors can experience them? What do you say?"

"Alright!" Hong Ye nodded slightly, then suggested, "In that case, each person can only choose four spiritual materials."

"Okay," Gu Fan replied after a moment's hesitation.

This move seemed to be exactly what Hong Ye wanted. He readily named four kinds of spiritual materials, but none of them included the main material for refining the Thunder-Subduing Cauldron.

It seems that the Thunder Cauldron is not the upper limit of his cultivation in weapon crafting.

Gu Fan lowered his eyes slightly, feeling both surprised and full of fighting spirit. He reached out and summoned the jade book, slowly turning the pages.

The jade book not only recorded the types of spiritual materials, but also introduced their characteristics. Many of them were things he had never seen before, which broadened his horizons.

When Gu Fan turned to one of the pages, his fingers suddenly stopped, and a thought flashed through his mind.

If that's the case, then a special magical artifact could be created.

After lowering his eyes and pondering for a moment, Gu Fan calmed down.

"I need the Yin-Yang Gourd, the Sharpening Stone, the Pure Profound Stone, and the Golden Dragon's Essence Blood. These are the four spiritual materials I require."

As soon as Gu Fan finished speaking, everyone was taken aback.

It wasn't because the spiritual materials he chose were too rare, but because the spiritual materials he chose were too special.

As a special spiritual material of the Qingwei Realm, the presence of Qingxuan Stone is to be expected.

Golden Dragon Essence Blood is condensed from the blood essence of a fourth-order great demon, containing rich metallic spiritual energy, and is often used in alchemy.

The whetstone is even more special.

This kind of spiritual material belongs to the earth element, taking the meaning of earth generating metal. It is extremely solid. If a sword cultivator cleanses it with sword energy day and night, the sword energy can be honed to become even sharper.

Therefore, it is mostly used directly by sword cultivators and rarely used for refining spiritual materials.

The above three are not the most unusual; if we're talking about the most unique, the Yin-Yang gourd is the most extraordinary.

The Yin-Yang Gourd is a spiritual plant that only grows in places where Yin and Yang spiritual energy is abundant. It is the main material for a well-known magical artifact called the "Two Elements Gourd".

If you put living beings into the Yin-Yang gourd, you can use the Yin and Yang energies to grind them into ashes.

It can be used to store miscellaneous items and capture monks, making it quite versatile.

Strictly speaking, the Yin-Yang Gourd is a forbidden magic treasure, and it is not easy to capture cultivators of the same level inside it.

Of the four spiritual materials Gu Fan chose, besides the Qingxuan Stone, one was commonly used for alchemy, one for sharpening swords, and one for crafting magical artifacts that imprison.

But their competition was actually about crafting offensive magical artifacts, no wonder everyone was surprised.

"Elder Gu, have you thought this through? Have you made the right choice?" Yan Guiren asked tentatively.

"I've thought it through." Gu Fan nodded decisively.

Upon hearing this, Yan Guiren had no choice but to comply and ordered his attendants and disciples to record the spiritual material.

Refining magical artifacts is not something that can be accomplished in a day. Yan Guiren also wanted to expand his influence, so he simply ordered the construction of a cloud platform in the clan's territory for the two of them to refine artifacts.

The Yan family members can stand by and watch.

Gu Fan naturally had no objection, and Yan Qingwu and Hong Ye immediately nodded in agreement.

The next day.

Gu Fan and Hong Ye each ascended the cloud platform, surrounded by cultivators from the Yan family.

If you look closely, you can see that the crowd is subtly divided into three groups. Yan Fuyao is standing in one of the groups, along with the weapon refiners that Gu Fan once taught.

The other group was much larger, making up half of everyone present, and was clearly the lineage of the Grand Elder.

The two groups were wary of each other, with an underlying sense of tension and rivalry.

Only the Second Elder Yan Tongfeng's faction remained relaxed, discussing the matter as if watching a play.

Su Heng and Su Nian also stood in the crowd, watching with curiosity in their eyes.

Ten years have passed. Su Heng has received an abundant supply of spiritual energy and has successfully established his foundation. He has also successfully married a female cultivator from the Yan family.

Although she wasn't particularly talented, she was strikingly beautiful, and more importantly, she had no air of arrogance whatsoever.

After a group of cultivators presented the spiritual materials the two needed, Gu Fan and Hong Ye exchanged a glance.

A cold glint flashed in Hong Ye's eyes, and he snorted heavily, his expression slightly contemptuous.

Gu Fan's lips curled slightly, and his eyes held a smile.

After a night of contemplation, he used his all-seeing eye to deduce the idea in his mind several times.

The two exchanged a glance, then simultaneously turned away to quickly examine the spiritual materials.