Following this Hanshan Sect disciple, two more Wanjian Sect disciples made mistakes and the flying sword embryos in their hands broke into two halves.
At this point, there were still seventeen people refining weapons on the field.
Lanzhi took a deep breath, looked at the hairpin in her hand, and carved the formation on it.
After a while, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, but she didn't bother to wipe them off and began to carve the second layer of formation outside the first layer.
A second-level spiritual weapon requires at least fifteen layers of formations to be engraved, which is a huge test for the weapon refiner.
As long as there is a mistake in one of the formations, all the previous efforts will be wasted.
In the worst case, the original embryo will be damaged and nothing will be gained.
Time passed by little by little, and in the blink of an eye another day had passed. During this period, three more people withdrew from the stage due to failure.
Among the remaining fourteen people, Xiao Qi from the Wanjian Sect had the fastest progress and had already carved sixteen layers of formations.
What he wanted to refine was actually a second-level mid-grade spiritual weapon!
At this time, Xiao Qi was carving the seventeenth level of the formation.
If this layer of formation is successfully refined, it will only be the last layer away from becoming a second-level mid-grade spiritual weapon.
Ye Yuer, who was not far away from Xiao Qi, was only slightly slower than Xiao Qi and successfully carved out the fifteenth formation.
At this point, the spiritual weapon in her hand transformed into a second-level low-grade spiritual weapon.
If she handed it in now, she would be the first person to complete the refining of the weapon.
But after Ye Yuer finished carving the fifteenth formation, she did not intend to stop. Instead, after a short rest, she continued to carve formations on it.
In terms of speed, among all the weapon refiners, Lan Zhi from the Xiaoyao Sect is probably the slowest.
At this time, she had just finished carving the eleventh level of the formation.
Seeing this scene, everyone in Xiaoyao Sect almost gave up hope on her and turned their attention to Chen Yufei from Qifeng.
"Junior Brother Chen has already carved fourteen formations. As long as you complete the carving of the formations at hand, this second-level spiritual weapon will be completed."
"It's just a second-level lower-grade spiritual weapon. I'm afraid it's difficult to get into the top three. Xiao Qi from Wanjian Sect and Ye Yu'er from Hanshan Sect are both aiming for a second-level middle-grade spiritual weapon."
Several people were silent. Even if Chen Yufei successfully refined a low-grade spiritual weapon, he might not be able to score points in the weapon refining competition.
Chen Feiyu on the field also realized this after he finished carving the last formation.
If you want to win, you must refine a second-level mid-grade spiritual weapon!
He gritted his teeth and began to carve a new formation on the spiritual weapon again.
This scene was naturally seen by the Xiaoyao disciples who were always paying attention to him.
"Junior Brother Chen is actually drawing the sixteenth formation!"
"If we want to win the game, we have to give it our all. I support what Junior Brother Chen is doing."
However, the sixteenth formation ultimately failed to be carved.
Chen Feiyu's expression changed slightly, and he quickly eliminated this formation to prevent it from affecting the previous fifteen formations.
Looking at the long silk in his hand, his face showed fatigue and helplessness. It seemed that the second-level low-grade spiritual weapon was already its current limit.
Just after Chen Feiyu handed in the Chang Ling he had refined, more and more people came on stage and handed in the spiritual weapons they had refined.
What they refined were all second-level, lower-grade spiritual weapons.
Every spiritual weapon has at least fifteen layers of formations.
At this time, Xiao Qi finally finished drawing the eighteenth formation.
At this point, the first second-level mid-grade spiritual weapon was born.
The Jindan elder who was in charge of identifying spiritual weapons stroked his beard in admiration.
"Junior Brother Xiao is only 40 years old, but he has already been able to refine a second-level mid-grade spiritual weapon. He is truly worthy of being the leader of the new generation of the Wanjian Sect."
Elder Tang of the Wanjian Sect smiled slightly and shook his head modestly.
"It's just that each of us has our own strengths. Friendship comes first, competition comes second. The five sects have always been of the same blood. No matter what the final result is, I hope it will not affect the relationship between the five sects."
The Jindan elders from the other four sects all smiled wryly upon hearing this.
Mr. Tang spoke in a high-sounding manner, saying that friendship came first and competition came second. That was because the Wanjian Sect had been dominating the other four sects for many years and occupied the most training resources.
If one day it is the turn of the Wanjian Sect to be at the bottom, it would be strange if they could laugh.
Following Xiao Qi, Ye Yuer from Hanshan Sect also completed the refining and presented a pair of uniquely shaped golden scissors.
So far, two people have refined second-level intermediate-grade spiritual weapons, and the rest have all refined low-grade spiritual weapons.
There are fewer and fewer people still staying on the field to refine.
In the end, only Lanzhi from Xiaoyao Sect was left.
She seemed unable to feel the changes in the outside world and was still carving the formation slowly and steadily.
After completing the carving of the fourteenth formation, Lanzhi wiped the sweat off her forehead. Only the last formation was left and the hairpin would be completed.
However, this last formation is also the most difficult one.
Some people who had not been optimistic about her at first did not expect Lanzhi to be able to persist for so long and began to have a different opinion of her.
"This female disciple of Xiaoyao Sect is quite calm."
"Only with such a mentality can one go further in the path of weapon refining."
Hearing this, a hint of impatience flashed in Xiao Yu's eyes.
In his opinion, this female cultivator named Lanzhi was far inferior to his brother.
Not only is the speed of refining equipment slow, but the quality is also a level lower. It's simply a waste of everyone's time.
The Xiaoyao Sect really can't even catch up with the Wanjian Sect.
However, Xiao Yu never expected that the spiritual hairpin that he despised would be praised by several Jindan elders.
"This forging skill is really exquisite. It is rare for him to be able to carve fifteen formations on a small jade hairpin at his age."
"This hairpin is not much bigger than an ordinary jade hairpin, but it can be used to conceal spiritual energy and protect oneself. It is indeed ingenious."
After appreciating the spiritual hairpin, they began to comment on other spiritual weapons.
"This spiritual armor is quite standard, just a little thin."
"This flying sword has sixteen formations, and is two points sharper than the other low-grade flying swords."
"Although this plum blossom dart has a fast attack speed, it is slightly larger in size and can be easily detected..."
After appreciating all the low-grade spiritual weapons, the elders turned their attention to the two mid-grade spiritual weapons.
"This flying sword is so light and agile that it is rare. Of the eighteen formations on it, twelve are used to increase its speed. The speed it can reach is comparable to that of a top-grade flying sword."
"Although it is faster than ordinary mid-grade spiritual weapons, the pursuit of speed has greatly reduced its toughness and sharpness, making it unusable."
After a careful inspection, another elder shook his head and picked up the golden scissors beside him.
"The shape of this golden scissors is quite peculiar, and is very different from the ordinary golden scissors spiritual tools."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yuer smiled calmly without losing her generosity.
"This golden scissors is made up of two independent half-moon darts. It can be separated into two darts, and can also be combined into a golden scissors."