Avenue Stowaway

When Kong Fang arrived in front of Huoyun Hall, everyone's eyes fell on him.

"You can refine second-grade weapons using ordinary materials, so why do you live such a miserable life?" Elder Qing Fan, who was wearing fiery red armor, couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"I was obsessed with refining equipment and didn't pay much attention to my appearance. I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself, elders." Kong Fang scratched his temples with his hands and smiled awkwardly.

Hearing this, the elders smiled slightly and nodded with satisfaction. When a person is obsessed with one thing, he will not care too much about other things. The elders were quite satisfied with Kong Fang's explanation.

However, only Kong Fang and Zhao Yong knew the real reason. Kong Fang became so miserable now because of Zhao Yong. However, Kong Fang would not mention the grudge between the two in front of other people, otherwise it would be difficult to take action against Zhao Yong in the future, and once Zhao Yong got into trouble, everyone would suspect him first.

"Hey, you are the disciple who only has earth-based talent that I pointed out in Tianchu Hall a few days ago." Elder Xu Chunyang looked at Kong Fang and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Chunyang felt that Kong Fang looked familiar from the beginning, but he saw many ordinary disciples every day, so it was normal for him to look familiar, so he did not think about it. However, Kong Fang's clothes were so unique, and the voice he spoke just now made Xu Chunyang feel vaguely familiar, so he remembered it immediately after thinking carefully.

"Only possessing the talent of earth?" The other elders were suddenly shocked, and immediately looked at Kong Fanglai carefully.

Kong Fang's heart shuddered, he felt as if he had been stripped naked and was standing in front of the elders, with not a single secret left on his body.

“The master of the secret mansion discovered that I had opened up the Purple Mansion only when he was teaching me the method of soul refining. The elders are generally only cultivators in the Spirit Transformation Realm, so they should not be able to see that I have opened up the Purple Mansion.” Although he thought so in his mind, Kong Fang was still a little uneasy.

Kong Fang was afraid that the elders would notice something unusual, so he used all the mana he had worked so hard to refine to temper his body, and didn't dare to leave any in his Dantian. However, Kong Fang was not too worried about opening up the Purple Palace. The Purple Palace is the most important place for a person, and it is extremely secretive and difficult for others to find.

However, after seeing the methods of the great masters of the Butterfly Transformation Realm, Kong Fang was no longer so confident in the Purple Palace. At this time, he couldn't help but worry that the elders would see that he had opened up the Purple Palace. If it really came to this, he would have to think of an excuse to fool them, otherwise he would definitely not get the status of an inner hall disciple.

What Kong Fang didn't know was that after the endless stars in his Purple Mansion were 'stimulated' by the Thousand Stars True Shadows taught by the Master of the Secret Mansion, they released starlight and completely concealed his Purple Mansion. Even the Master of the Secret Mansion might not be able to discover his Purple Mansion again, let alone several elders in the Spirit Transformation Realm.

"He actually only possesses the talent of earth. How could this be possible!" Elder Qing Fan's face suddenly changed and he said in a lost voice.

He was very optimistic about Kong Fang's talent and thought that Kong Fang would definitely become the second Sun Hao, or even surpass Sun Hao. After all, Sun Hao could not reach the level of refining a second-grade weapon with ordinary materials two years ago. But after discovering that Kong Fang only had earth-based talent, Elder Qing Fan was completely disappointed.

Only those with a talent for fire are more suitable for refining equipment. Although those with a talent for earth can also refine equipment, their development potential cannot be compared with those with a talent for fire.

In the early stage, no matter what kind of talent one has, one can use the fire of heaven and earth to refine weapons, which is external fire. When one's strength is strong enough, one with fire talent can use the internal fire condensed in the body to refine weapons. After all, the internal fire is generated in the body, so it is easier to control, and the ability to refine weapons can naturally be improved more easily.

Even if we put aside the problems in the later stages, which were still far away, people with fire talent had a great advantage in the early stages of using external fire to refine weapons. With fire talent, they could communicate better with the fire power between heaven and earth, and naturally it was easier for them to control the fire power than people with other talents.

Not having the talent for fire can be said to limit a person's achievements from the very beginning.

The other elders also shook their heads in disappointment, obviously realizing that Kong Fang only had a talent for earth, and had no talent for fire at all.

Nearby, He Hongyu and more than 20 others who were suppressed by Kong Fang were originally somewhat envious and jealous of Kong Fang, but after hearing several elders say that Kong Fang did not have the talent for fire at all, they suddenly felt a little gloating.

So what if they used ordinary materials to refine a second-grade weapon? Without the talent of fire, their achievements would be limited. In the end, they could all surpass the number one who was currently overwhelming them and step on him. Thinking of the opportunity to surpass the number one in the future, the eyes of more than 20 people lit up and they were extremely excited.

After the initial shock, Zhao Yong quickly regained his senses. When he heard the words of the elders, a sinister smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

Among the twenty-nine people, only Su Yun did not gloat over the misfortune, but she no longer paid attention to Kong Fang as she did at the beginning. Now, Su Yun's gaze towards Kong Fang was extremely calm, even a little indifferent, just like the gaze she gave to He Hongyu and others.

Changsheng's face was filled with astonishment and disbelief, "How could this be? How could senior brother not have a talent for fire? Could the elders have made a mistake?" Changsheng couldn't accept this result. In his eyes, his senior brother, who was extremely talented, actually did not have a talent for fire at all.

Sun Hao was also stunned. He really didn't expect that the person who won the first place in this assessment was a person who had no talent for fire at all.

"The fact that he can get first place in the assessment even without having the talent for fire shows that his talent is stronger. But why did God play such a joke on him by only having the talent for earth?" Sun Hao also felt sorry for Kong Fang.

"Hahaha, retribution, this must be retribution." Li Sen, who was standing at the back, laughed wildly in his heart. If the elders were not here, he would definitely laugh out loud. This disciple who made him lose face turned out to be a person without any future. At this moment, Li Sen felt more refreshed than ever before.

"I must have a good drink when I go back today, hahaha." Li Sen's eyes were full of joy and pride.

Among the people present, some felt sorry for Kong Fang, some were happy, some were gloating, and some were indifferent, but Kong Fang himself maintained an extremely calm expression from beginning to end.

"The strength of these elders really can't compare with the master of the secret house in the Butterfly Transformation Realm. In their eyes, I only have the talent of earth, but in the eyes of the master of the secret house, I have the purest talent." Kong Fang thought to himself: "And who says that people with the talent of earth can't refine weapons? If I hadn't suddenly discovered that I could use the power of earth in the earth to remove impurities in the refining materials and use the powerful inclusiveness of the power of earth to shape the blank, I would not be able to refine a third-grade weapon."

Kong Fang did not take the last awakening of the spirit into account. The last awakening of the spirit was completely an accident, and he might not be that lucky in the future.

However, even without the step of awakening the spirit, Kong Fang could still refine a third-grade weapon. A third-grade weapon made from ordinary materials was enough to become an inner-chamber disciple, and was better than most of the twenty-nine people around him.

When other people refine weapons or armor, whether it is to remove impurities or to make a blank, they have to use underground fire from beginning to end. But Kong Fang does not need to do that. He only needs to refine the weapon with underground fire before quenching. In fact, if the quenching liquid can directly act on the weapon, Kong Fang does not need to use underground fire at all when refining a weapon.

Of course, the underground fire is actually just an external manifestation of the power of fire.

Kong Fang had already gotten around the problem of not being able to control the power of fire, so the limitations that others knew about were useless to him. With his talent for earth, he was destined to take a different path in refining equipment from others.

After discovering that he could call upon the power of earth, Kong Fang no longer thought that he was unsuitable for refining weapons. On the contrary, he felt that he was more suitable than many people here. Moreover, after mastering the Thousand Formation Techniques, Kong Fang was even more confident that he could surpass any inner hall disciple, even a direct disciple.

Elder Qing Fan shook his head, regret still in his voice that he could not conceal, and said: "Now, the thirty of you are officially promoted to inner hall disciples. Okay, next you can choose which hall you want to join."

As the first place, Kong Fang is naturally the first choice.

Kong Fang thought about it carefully. He must learn to refine weapons. With a high level of refining skills, he can better gain a foothold in this strange world. Didn’t you see that even the master of the secret house in the Butterfly Realm needs to hire someone to refine silver guards and black guards? Therefore, Kong Fang directly stated his choice, "I choose Huoyun Hall."

Elder Qing Fan's eyes lit up slightly, but then he shook his head regretfully.

After Kong Fang made his choice, he stood aside and watched the others.

Many of the remaining twenty-nine people chose the 'Daozhen Hall' and the 'Lingbao Hall'. The former was where cultivation techniques, Taoist techniques and formations were stored, while the latter was where weapons of various grades, armor and some rare treasures were placed.

Of course, people who join these two halls cannot get these things directly, they must exchange them with contributions from the sect, but as disciples of the two halls, they must have a little advantage over disciples from other halls. This is just like Kong Fang can directly use the Xuan-level refining room after joining the Huoyun Hall, but it is not so easy for disciples from other halls to use the Xuan-level refining room.

Kong Fang had been secretly watching Zhao Yong. He thought that Zhao Yong would choose Daozhen Hall or Lingbao Hall like everyone else, but he was somewhat surprised that Zhao Yong's final choice was Law Enforcement Hall.

"Are you planning to deal with me so quickly?" Kong Fang quickly figured out Zhao Yong's purpose.

After what happened with Kong Fang, the elders were obviously in a bad mood, so the evaluation meeting ended hastily. Elder Qing Fan didn't even bother to read out the list of the last 200 disciples who were directly expelled from the Weapon Sect, but handed the matter directly to the inner hall disciple Qu Han.

Afterwards, Elder Qing Fan said goodbye to the other elders. After the other elders left, Elder Qing Fan took Sun Hao, Li Sen, Yin Wanshui, Kong Fang and another new inner hall disciple directly into the Huoyun Hall.