Chapter 964: 964 palms - a perfect ending
In the evening, Xiao Meng finally took the lead in refining a perfect First-level Rejuvenation Pill.
The brown pill had five clear golden water ripple patterns twined around it, emitting a faint spiritual energy.
Mo Liu stroked his beard, nodding with a smile, "Not bad, not bad, it seems my art of alchemy will be carried on!"
Xiao Meng looked at the pill she had refined with great excitement, so happy she couldn’t close her mouth for a long while.
The others weren’t as smooth sailing as Xiao Meng. Qin Sisi, though outstanding in Fire Magic, was only average in Wood Magic, and did not have as keen a sense of plants as Xiao Meng, hence her pills were always a notch below perfect quality.
After a few more batches of practice pills and deep into the night, Qin Sisi finally managed to refine a perfect Spirit Revitalizing Pill relying on her abundant experience, meeting Teacher Mo Liu’s expectations.
Having received Teacher Mo Liu’s permission, Qin Sisi left Tiandan Mountain to rest, while the others continued to toil in the magic classroom.
In the latter part of the night, the remaining people successively refined perfect Spirit Revitalizing Pills, submitting a relatively perfect answer sheet for the last lesson in alchemy.
However, what disappointed Teacher Mo Liu was that Ya Ling was still unable to complete the task. Her previous perfunctory effort had finally been punished at this moment.
Seeing everyone else had left, Ya Ling once again started to plead with Teacher Mo Liu.
Mo Liu said helplessly, "I can let you go, but whether you pass the final assessment is not up to me. If you’re unwilling to work hard now, it will be tough to pass the assessment!"
Ya Ling pouted, grievously saying, "When have I not been diligent? Teacher, you saw yourself, it’s almost dawn and I haven’t slept the whole night. Isn’t that enough effort?"
When it came to arguments, Teacher Mo Liu, who was wholly dedicated to pill refining, was no match for Ya Ling.
After much persistence and annoyance from Ya Ling, Mo Liu ultimately admitted defeat, allowing her to leave with a batch of high quality Spirit Revitalizing Pills.
The last day was for the art of forging, and Teacher Wuduo brought several large rocks, pointing to them and saying, "Today is our last lesson of the term, and your forging skills should show some progress. The requirement isn’t high, after forging a longsword, hack at the rocks ten times. Remember, you are not allowed to use magical power when hacking, only your own physical strength and the edge of the longsword. If the longsword remains intact after ten strikes, you’ll have passed the task for this lesson."
Everyone nodded silently, but Ya Ling, already feeling quite aggrieved from yesterday’s alchemy lesson, couldn’t help but roll her eyes upon hearing the forging requirements, saying, "Why bother with such effort? A few Vigor Gold Knives could solve these rocks easily."
All eyes were focused on her, her words seemed to make some sense, people were either agreeing or disagreeing in their hearts, but more so were confused about the applications of forging skills.
Qin Sisi couldn’t be bothered with Ya Ling, but Xiao Meng couldn’t hold back, although her understanding of the forging skill was not very clear, she just couldn’t stand Ya Ling’s arrogance.
She mimicked Ya Ling’s eye-rolling, crisply saying, "When there’s a sharp weapon available, why waste magical power? Besides, both alchemy and the art of forging are very profitable!"
"Hmph!" Ya Ling expressed disdain, saying, "How tacky. We from the Qing Ming Family are not short of that kind of money! Who would’ve thought the Muyin family has become so poor now."
"You...." Xiao Meng’s face turned red with anger, about to explode.
Qin Sisi gently pulled on her wrist and whispered, "Let’s focus on the class first."
Out of respect for Qin Sisi, Xiao Meng took her advice, suppressed her burning anger, and turned her head away without giving Ya Ling any further attention.
Ya Ling thought she had already won, and smiled proudly, her chin slightly lifted, revealing a smug expression.
Wu Duo’s face darkened slightly as he said in a deep voice, "Xiao Meng has a point. If the magic strength of the two opponents is similar, then the weapon becomes critically important and could even turn a defeat into a victory. Moreover, I know that some of you are wearing clothes that are both waterproof and fireproof. These garments are also made using blacksmithing techniques."
With that, Wu Duo gave Ya Ling a meaningful glance.
Indeed, the white gown worn by Ya Ling was a piece of waterproof and fireproof clothing.
Not only that, various ornaments she wore—necklaces, earrings, and hairpins—were not ordinary accessories. They were processed through blacksmithing, possessing significant hardness and toughness, not easily damaged, and of course, considerably expensive.
Wu Duo’s words made Ya Ling slightly embarrassed. She looked down upon blacksmithing, yet she could not do without it.
Wu Duo had no interest in wasting more time and urged them to start forging the longsword.
Qin Sisi’s fire magic and golden magic both ranked first, and she also insisted on practicing blacksmithing every day after class. With longsword forging, she was already quite skillful.
Soon, she forged a high-quality longsword, with a slender and straight blade, shimmering with cold light.
Wu Duo smiled approvingly and signaled her to test the sword by chopping at a rock.
Qin Sisi picked up the freshly forged longsword, casually walked over to the large rock, and slashed down at the hard stone without using any magic power.
The moment the longsword came into contact with the rock, it made a crisp "clang," followed by a series of sharp metallic scraping sounds.
Qin Sisi felt a slight resistance under the sword and before she could adjust, that sensation had disappeared.
Looking down, Qin Sisi saw that the large rock in front of her had been split into two, with a particularly smooth cut.
She quickly picked up the longsword to examine it: still slender and straight, with its cold light shimmering, and not a single scratch on the blade.
Qin Sisi breathed a sigh of relief, her lips curling up into a slight smile, as she gazed earnestly at the longsword she had forged, her eyes sparkling like stars, and silently said to herself, "Stay strong, just like I have."
Then, she raised the longsword again, putting all her strength into chopping down at the rock in front of her.
One piece, two pieces, three pieces...
Qin Sisi couldn’t quite remember how many rocks she had chopped. She progressively adapted to that sense of friction, striking decisively as her hand lifted and the sword fell swiftly.
It wasn’t until Teacher Wuduo called out from beside her, "Stop!" that Qin Sisi finally halted her action, the longsword still in her hand, lifted above her head, slowly descending.
She panted heavily, her eyes wide open as she looked at the longsword in her hand, from the hilt all the way to the tip.
Ultimately, the result did not disappoint her; the edges of the longsword remained sharp and smooth, without any damage.
