Li Shuang lowered her head and said humbly, "It's just a Supreme Spirit Root. It's nothing in front of the sect leader."
She was tense all over.
If the old man in front of her wanted to harm her, she would have no chance of survival.
The only thing she could do was to remain calm.
It was just a Supreme Spirit Root.
The sect leader of Langya Sect had seen many geniuses. Although this Spirit Root was rare, it was not unprecedented.
The old man's eyes flashed with kindness: "You are much more humble than your senior brother. If he had half your humility, he wouldn't have fallen to this state."
Senior brother, Lin An?
Li Shuang was very interested in the story of this senior brother. She looked bewildered: "Senior brother? I just saw senior brother in the square. He was just a bit aloof, but I didn't see any arrogance in him."
Mentioning this proud disciple, the old man snorted: "You are just new disciples, so he naturally disdains to show his arrogance in front of you. How wonderful is the Thousand Silk Net, a divine artifact that collects resources from all over the world to help the entire Langya Sect ascend? But he insisted that with his talent, he could ascend by himself and didn't need such a thing!"
"How difficult is the path to ascension! How many peerless talents have fallen under the heavenly tribulation. Now that there is a shortcut, he still acts as if he disdains it. Don't you think this is arrogant and conceited?"
The old man said, staring intently at Li Shuang's expression.
Inside Li Shuang, the Supreme Forgetfulness Art was frantically circulating. Her voice was steady: "A disciple like me is only at the Integration Stage. If I want to ascend, I don't know how many tribulations I have to go through. With the Thousand Silk Net, someone like me can ascend together. How wonderful is this? Senior brother is not only arrogant, but also overly selfish. Even if he can truly ascend by himself, has he ever thought about the other disciples of the sect?"
Li Shuang spoke with great sincerity.
The old man looked at her for a while, then revealed a smile: "It's good that you haven't been influenced by that unfilial disciple. Since you've come up to the third floor, you don't need to return to the disciples' dormitory at night anymore. Just stay here and wait for the day of ascension."
Li Shuang's eyes flickered.
Every word the old man spoke was a test. Clearly, he already had some understanding of what Lin An had done.
But for some unknown reason, he didn't act rashly.
Instead, he allowed them to attack the third floor on the day of ascension.
Before.
Li Shuang had only been listening to the commotion on the third floor from below. This time, she could finally see what was going on.
The old man sized up Li Shuang, pondered for a moment, and said, "You are already a mid-level artifact refiner? You have some talent in the art of refining. How about this, you first try to forge a batch of Blood Soul Silks. As long as you can prove your ability, we need someone for the maintenance of the Thousand Silk Net, and you can fill that role."
Li Shuang quickly agreed.
The old man looked at Third Elder: "You take her there."
"Yes." Third Elder respectfully agreed and led Li Shuang away from the edge.
The old man looked at Li Shuang's retreating figure, and a somewhat peculiar smile appeared on his lips.
Supreme Spirit Root?
Who would have thought that at this critical moment before ascension, a Supreme Spirit Root would deliver herself to them!
There were already three Supreme Spirit Roots, plus Li Shuang, which made it four.
And then there was that ice dragon...
Why would they worry about the gate of heaven not opening!
The old man's face twisted slightly. This was truly heaven helping him!
Since this Supreme Spirit Root had reached the third floor, she naturally couldn't be allowed to leave.
Fortunately.
She was only at the Integration Stage, so she couldn't stir up any trouble.
Under the guidance of the Third Elder.
Li Shuang was led to the refining platform.
Nearby, a group of artifact refiners were all crafting something called Blood Soul Silk.
The Third Elder explained: "The main material for this Blood Soul Silk is the silk shed from the Thousand Silk Net. As a divine artifact, even just the shed parts possess immense power."
"What we need to do is to fuse the Blood Soul Stone with the silk to forge the Blood Soul Silk."
"The function of the Blood Soul Stone is to store the vital blood and divine soul of the deceased."
"After forging it into Blood Soul Silk, it can not only store the vital blood and divine soul of the deceased, but also directly attack the opponent's divine soul, making it a top-tier magic weapon."
"To entrust such an important task to you right away shows the sect leader's immense trust in you."
The Third Elder said, "This Blood Soul Silk is the sect leader's reward to us artifact refiners. After you forge it, you can keep it for yourself."
Li Shuang's eyes flickered.
Another benefit!
She hadn't even received the rewards for completing this Langya Palace instance yet, but she had already gained many valuable points during the process.
This was truly a huge profit.
"As for the specific forging method... you can ask your senior brothers and sisters. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll leave first."
The Third Elder said, and then left directly.
Li Shuang watched the Third Elder's retreating figure for a while.
After the Third Elder left.
He went to the 100 high platforms and carefully inspected them.
In the deep pit surrounded by the high platforms, occasional roars could be heard.
Then.
Other powerful individuals, including the Third Elder, would step forward to suppress them.
What was this roar... ?
Li Shuang suddenly remembered the ancient Ice Frost Dragon that she had not yet seen.
Down there...
Could it be her?
Li Shuang was not in a hurry to verify.
Since the Ice Frost Dragon was still alive, even if it was her down there, it would probably only be a phantom.
The most important thing now was to forge the Blood Soul Silk.
The other artifact refiners were busy and showed no intention of paying attention to Li Shuang.
Li Shuang tried to ask them using the Reincarnation Art, but they showed no reaction at all.
The materials were already placed on the refining platform, but fusing the two perfectly required a specific method.
If Li Shuang were to learn it by observation alone, she might eventually succeed, but it would take a lot of time.
Li Shuang glanced at her relatively ample value points and decisively chose to let the Heaven and Earth Furnace teach her the refining method!
With enough value points, the Heaven and Earth Furnace was almost omnipotent!
Soon.
Li Shuang's body moved.
She unhesitantly struck the Blood Soul Stone.
The other artifact refiners all looked over, their eyes flashing with strange light.
Newcomers were just newcomers.
They dared to act rashly like this?
Soon, she would know how powerful it was!
As Li Shuang's hammer struck, a strange energy floated out from the Blood Soul Stone, shooting directly towards her Sea of Consciousness.
These artifact refiners couldn't help but smile, waiting to see Li Shuang make a fool of herself.
However, the next moment.
As if rehearsed countless times, an ice frost shield appeared in front of Li Shuang, blocking the energy.
Li Shuang's hammer struck faster and faster, and more and more energy overflowed. Finally, all of it was blocked by Li Shuang's shield.
After the Blood Soul Stone was almost pounded enough, Li Shuang used her powerful divine soul energy to forcibly compress these energies back.
There were many details to pay attention to in order to make these energies obedient within the Blood Soul Stone.
But Li Shuang was like a veteran who had refined Blood Soul Silks countless times. The point of impact of each hammer strike and the timing of each strike were all perfectly flawless!