Xia He is a disciple of Divine Realm Master Li Chengfeng from the Xuanqi Sect, and she herself is also a renowned Artifact Refiner.
Compared to Xia He, not many in Mirror Lake Villa know Zhang Xiaoshan's identity.
Many people still mistakenly believe that he is a disciple of Flying Fox Sect's Grandmaster Hu Lie.
As the news spread that Master Xia He and Zhang Xiaoshan were preparing to compete in Artifact Refining,
the martial artists and cultivators from various parts of Mirror Lake Villa all rushed to the hall to watch. Read full story at Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
No martial artist who could enter Mirror Lake Villa is an average person.
In the Cultivator World, they are all somewhat accomplished or even famously renowned.
Upon hearing that the disciples of two grandmasters were about to compete in Artifact Refining, everyone gathered from various places.
Fortunately, the flower hall is quite spacious, and the partitions around it also provide a view of what's happening in the hall.
Not long after, the entire flower hall and the eight partitions around it were packed with people.
At least five to six hundred people had gathered around.
The sudden influx of so many people made Ma Zhengdong's expression change slightly.
"This is going to be a bit troublesome."
"Flying Fox Sect's Grandmaster Hu Lie is quite powerful."
"But I've never heard that this Grandmaster Hu Lie has mastered artifact refining methods."
"If Brother Zhang loses today, wouldn't that bring disgrace to Grandmaster Hu Lie?"
Ma Zhengdong had no particular fondness or dislike for Zhang Xiaoshan.
But this place is, after all, the Ma family's Mirror Lake Villa.
If Grandmaster Hu Lie's face were to be tarnished here, the Ma family would certainly be noted by Hu Lie.
Some other martial artists around had the same thought as Ma Zhengdong.
The crowd's gaze towards Zhang Xiaoshan was quite peculiar.
"Is this young man indeed the true disciple of Grandmaster Hu Lie?"
"I've never heard of Hu Lie being an Artifact Refiner; could it be that this young man learned Artifact Refining on his own?"
The crowd continued to discuss.
The focus of their discussions was mainly on Zhang Xiaoshan.
Even if Zhang Xiaoshan might have learned the Artifact Refining Technique elsewhere,
he is by no means a match for Master Xia He, the disciple of Divine Realm Master Li Chengfeng.
As more and more people gathered around, Xia He snorted coldly and looked at Zhang Xiaoshan.
"Since you belittle my Artifact Refining Technique as worthless,"
"do you dare add a wager to our duel?"
Hearing Xia He's words, Zhang Xiaoshan immediately replied without a second thought.
Though others might be unclear about Xia He's level in artifact refining, Zhang Xiaoshan was well aware.
Whether it was the Fire-controlling Ring before or the Heart Clearing Jade after,
these two objects were disastrously refined by Xia He, simply awful.
Upon seeing Zhang Xiaoshan take out those jade beads just now, Xia He knew that Zhang Xiaoshan must have a storage ring.
She then sneered and said:
"If I lose, I'll give you this storage ring on my hand."
"If you lose, you'll give me the storage ring on your hand. Do you dare?"
Xia He was extremely confident at this moment. Worldly Magic Artifacts come from Xuanqi. She is the disciple of Xuanqi Sect's Divine Realm Master Li Chengfeng.
Even though her Artifact Refining Technique was not outstanding within the Xuanqi Sect,
dealing with a youngster like Zhang Xiaoshan, who had no artifact refining legacy, would not be a problem at all.
Zhang Xiaoshan nodded slightly, speaking with a calm tone.
"In that case, it's settled then."
Upon hearing that the wager between Zhang Xiaoshan and Xia He in the duel was a storage ring, many martial artists around had fascinating expressions.
"These two are indeed disciples of grandmasters."
"The wager during the duel is surprisingly significant!"
One martial artist looked at Zhang Xiaoshan and Xia He in awe.
This martial artist thought that the wager in Zhang Xiaoshan and Xia He's duel was really too great.
Among the crowd present, it was not only this warrior who thought so.
Other people also had similar thoughts.
In Mirror Lake Villa, Ma Zhengdong, the third master of the Ma family, shook his head at this time.
"This time, not only will Grandmaster Hu Lie lose face, but this Brother Zhang will suffer even more."
Ma Zhengdong's words were understood by several martial artists around.
Zhang Xiaoshan's strength might be notable, but his artifact refining skills are clearly not high.
Not to mention everyone else, even Du Songtao was not optimistic about Zhang Xiaoshan this time.
Du Songtao thought to himself secretly.
"Master Zhang's strength is undoubtedly unquestionable."
"Previously, on the South Ocean Public Sea, he killed Chen Fenglei, Xu Changfeng, and even the Hongmen Blood Slaughter Master."
"For him to achieve this at such a young age,"
"it clearly shows that most of his time has been spent honing Martial Arts."
"Since most of his time is spent honing Martial Arts, how could he possibly be adept at artifact refining?"
As Du Songtao shook his head in secret, Xia He's voice resounded throughout the venue.
"Friends, is there anyone who can provide a piece of top-quality jade material?"
"I promise to refine a Color Fixing Pearl with this jade material in return for this friend."