Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law-Chapter 747 - 746: Successful Artifact Refining

Xu Ping’an was completely immersed in his hammering.

For him, forging 47 inscriptions was no longer a difficult task.

Nevertheless, Xu Ping’an still devoted himself wholeheartedly to the forging, with only one goal in mind: to do justice to each forging material.

He forged at a rapid pace; under his Stack Hammering technique, an inscription would be formed with just three hits.

Now he was fully capable of stacking seventy-two hammers; one hammer down was equivalent to the accumulated power of seventy-two, far surpassing his peers.

Thus, Xu Ping’an practically forged one inscription with every three hammers, which was still very effortless for him.

At this moment, there were fewer than five thousand people left in the entire square, which was less than Xu Ping’an had expected.

At this rate, probably less than three thousand would remain after the first challenge.

"Eliminated!"

Immortal Instrument Masters from the Refining Alliance were patrolling, directly eliminating any artifact refiners who failed.

And those who were eliminated wore faces of disappointment.

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Nether Spring was a Superior Grade Artifact Refiner from the Refining Alliance and one of the main persons in charge of this Refining Alliance competition.

As an elder of the Refining Alliance, his status was second only to that of the Grand Elder.

Right now, he was patrolling the square, actually aiming to select some outstanding talents in advance.

At the moment, Nether Spring stood beside Gongsun Yao, who was continuously hammering inscription with a Soul Hammer.

Different from Xu Ping’an’s forging method, Gongsun Yao was using Gale Thirty-six Hammers.

This hammer technique was also quite famous in artifact refining, considered one of the mainstream methods.

Of course, its effects were naturally not as good as Xu Ping’an’s application of the Seventy-two Hammers.

However, Gongsun Yao had practiced the Gale Thirty-six Hammers technique to perfection.

So her speed in hammering inscriptions was also very quick.

Nether Spring nodded in approval; Gongsun Yao’s mastery of forging had reached a quite commendable level.

Although she had not yet reached the level of a Superior Grade Artifact Refiner, given time, she could break through to that realm.

Nether Spring moved on from Gongsun Yao’s spot to where Dongfang Qingxue was forging.

Dongfang Qingxue’s refining process was in its final stage, and her forging method was the same as Xu Ping’an’s: stacking seventy-two hammers.

Nevertheless, Dongfang Qingxue could only manage a sixty-four hammer stack for now and had yet to achieve the unity of seventy-two hammers.

Even so, Dongfang Qingxue’s speed in artifact refining was quite fast.

Nether Spring’s eyes brightened.

"The legendary Seventy-two Stack Hammering? Interesting, could it be the legacy of that person?" Nether Spring said, surprised, and couldn’t help but glance at Dongfang Qingxue.

Dongfang Qingxue, from the Heavenly Spirit Realm, was very likely to have received the legacy of that person.

The Seventy-two Stack Hammering was a technique created by that person, one of the most exquisite forging techniques in the refining world.

Many sought this hammer technique, but unfortunately, they could never grasp its essence.

Seeing Dongfang Qingxue apply it, Nether Spring was naturally taken aback.

But then, considering Dongfang Qingxue came from the Heavenly Spirit Realm, he came to understand.

Xu Ping’an also noticed this and showed a trace of astonishment in his eyes.

It seems Dongfang Qingxue really does have a connection with that person.

Otherwise, how would she have come up with a Stack Hammering technique of her own?

Nether Spring continued to walk about, sometimes nodding and sometimes shaking his head.

Several practitioners’ forging techniques caught his eye.

"Eh, it’s actually the Seventh Fiend Hammer Technique."

When he arrived in front of Yao Feifei, Nether Spring once again showed a surprised expression.

The technique Yao Feifei had mastered was also an extremely ancient forging technique, Seventh Fiend Forging.

This ancient forging method is essentially not much different from Xu Ping’an’s Seventy-two Hammer Technique Stack Hammering, and although it is not as exquisite as Seventy-two Stack Hammering, it is also considered an extremely powerful forging technique.

Therefore, Yao Feifei’s artifact refining speed was not slow at all, and she was among the fastest batch.

Xu Ping’an continued to forge while observing some people’s artifact refining.

He discovered a few commendable artifact refiners, who clearly hail from decent master-apprentice lineages.

The precision of their forging techniques was extremely intricate, and their mastery of forging showed great finesse.

Although they did not reveal their true strength, Xu Ping’an could still see that the level of these refiners was at least that of high-grade artifact refiner.

Among them was the red-clothed young man he had encountered earlier at the city gate.

Xu Ping’an knew who he was; this person was the Young Lord of the Crimson Refinement Heaven, Chi Yun.

Chi Yun was also a superior-grade Immortal Instrument Master, and the first round of the assessment posed no difficulty for him at all.

Seemingly sensing Xu Ping’an’s gaze, Chi Yun looked towards Xu Ping’an with a hint of disdain and chill in his eyes.

This brat was supposed to offer up the Demon Beast within three days, yet he dared not follow through.

It would have been another matter if he hadn’t seen him, but now, he had the audacity to show up in front of him, which was practically asking for death.

"Kid, once the grand competition ends, I want to see if you can still be so tough," Chi Yun said with a cold snort.

Seeing the murderous intent in Chi Yun’s eyes, Xu Ping’an knew this guy hadn’t given up on making trouble for him.

"If you insist on courting death, then don’t blame me," Xu Ping’an shook his head.

He didn’t want to cause trouble with Crimson Refinement Heaven, but if Chi Yun continued to target him, then he wouldn’t be polite.

"Eh, Seventy-two Stack Hammering again? Kid, are you also from the Heavenly Spirit Realm?" Nether Spring had now approached Xu Ping’an, and seeing his manner of forging, his face showed great astonishment.

To have two people using the Seventy-two Stack Hammering, could it be that both of them were disciples of that person?

But he had never heard of that person leaving behind any disciples!

Dongfang Qingxue, hearing Nether Spring’s words, also looked over at Xu Ping’an with incredulity in her eyes.

This Seventy-two Stack Hammering technique was also learned from her father.

Her father had once said that besides her and him, there would absolutely not be a third person in the world who knew this forging technique.

How could this guy possibly know the Seventy-two Stack Hammering technique?

Xu Ping’an acknowledged that his forging technique had drawn attention, but he didn’t mind.

Since he had come to participate in the grand competition, he had already prepared for the exposure of his forging technique.

"Eh, the Seventy-two Stack Hammering has actually reached the point of sublime mastery, concentrating seventy-two hammers into a single strike, and such mastery over stacking hammers is even higher than Dongfang Qingxue?" Nether Spring revealed a surprised expression.

Incredulity also shone in Dongfang Qingxue’s eyes.

This Seventy-two Stack Hammering technique was extremely difficult to cultivate.

She had practiced for a full ten years before she could reach a level of sixty-four hammers.

Her father had once said that she was a rare talent in artifact refining, and managing to master the technique to such an extent in ten years was already defying the heavens.

Even her father took a full fifty years to fully master the Seventy-two Hammer Technique.

Yet now, there was someone able to master this forging technique faster than her, and he appeared to be much younger.

"Just who is this person?" Dongfang Qingxue’s face was full of surprise, and her curiosity about Xu Ping’an’s identity grew.

Xu Ping’an, however, was not overly concerned; at this moment, he was almost done forging the Immortal Sword.

"Clang!"

With Xu Ping’an’s final hammer strike, the forty-seventh inscription of the Immortal Sword emerged.

The entire Immortal Sword unleashed a surge of extremely fierce Immortal Qi fluctuations.

"Boom!"

The surrounding Immortal Qi was continuously devoured by the Immortal Sword as a thunderbolt struck directly upon it.

In an instant, a sharp Sword Qi soared into the sky, dispersing the clouds.