Chapter 465 Talent is Destiny

Chapter 465 Talent is Destiny

Chapter 465 Talent is Destiny

All the previous doubts were not as real as what they saw with their own eyes. Seeing that the final competition seemed to be evenly matched, and there seemed to be a real hope of winning, Shi Chun and his gang were even more nervous than Tong Mingshan himself.

Halfway up the mountain, Master Nan's gesture of stroking his mustache froze. He had unknowingly touched the wrong place, and his fingers entered his open mouth. Stroke of the mustache turned into picking of teeth, his eyes fixed on the competition.

He originally spent a lot of money betting on Mingshan Sect to win just to express his confidence in Shi Chun and his group's entry into the Divine Fire Realm to those nobles. He was a little nervous, wondering if he had really guessed it right.

Mulan on the top of the mountain was also full of surprise, staring intently, waiting for the last moment to come.

On the stands of the parade ground in the capital of Shengshenzhou, Wei Mo and the man in fancy clothes who was sitting next to him finally stopped chatting and stared closely at the situation in the mirror.

Is it possible that the people of the Shichunming Mountain Sect will win the championship in the weapon refining world? Bian Weiying and his group also stared at it intently.

There was a lot of discussion and pointing in the training grounds. At this moment, countless people in front of the mirrors in various places recognized Tong Mingshan's face...

"The fifth orifice is completed, Li Hongjiu is working on the sixth orifice!"

Another round of exclamations rang out from the audience seats in Qiyun Valley. To be more precise, the exclamations had gradually begun to mean amazement.

Everyone could see that this progress was clearly faster than before.

Li Hongjiu didn't care about these. She just glanced at the progress of Tong Mingshan. She didn't even dare to think about it and immediately immersed herself in her own world of refining.

At this time, his chest and back were soaked with sweat, and his breathing was only on demand and could not be kept even.

Everyone in Yanbao Sect, who cared about him, was also extremely nervous. At the same time, they kept observing Tong Mingshan's progress from time to time. It seemed that the entire Yanbao Sect regarded Tong Mingshan as their only competitor.

Apart from these few people who were still competing, there was indeed no one else on the field. No one was like them and insisted on holding out until the end of time before giving up. Everyone did their best and left the field.

Luo Shengsheng's face was covered in sweat and oil, his head was shiny, and he looked as if he was in a nightmare. He tilted his head slightly and listened incline from time to time, and it was obvious that he was forcing himself to do his best.

Gu Lianni's chest was wet with sweat, revealing her plump outline. She felt like she could no longer stand steadily, so she stood with her legs apart, her body trembling.

Everyone in Shudao Mountain was filled with worry, looking towards their leader from time to time, while Gu Yanduo only occasionally opened his eyes to look at him, unable to bear to look directly at him.

Some elders suggested that Gu Lianni should be urged to step down, but Gu Yanduo disagreed and just let her make her own decision.

Mi Liangmeng's hands were trembling slightly. Although his chest and back were soaked with sweat, he still looked relatively calm overall.

The person who seemed to be the calmest at the scene was Tong Mingshan. He stood with his hands behind his back, holding up the refining ingredient with one hand. He looked as calm as a stone sculpture. Only the fire in his palm was flickering. Although his chest and back were wet with sweat, he had an aura that made people feel more and more like a master the more they looked at him.

Before, he looked like a young man from a small family, and everyone didn't know the reason for such a change.

In fact, relatively speaking, he was a little less laborious than the others. Unlike them, he didn't have to use all his magic power to control the divine fire to carve.

After all, his 'tools' are sharper and do not require much effort to carve. They can be driven lightly by magic power. Especially after he solved the problem of controlling 'doing whatever he wants', as the competition progressed, his control over the method became more and more proficient, and it can be said that it is becoming less and less labor-intensive.

However, the horror of the complex structure faced in refining "true heart" is an unavoidable reality, and the energy consumed is enough to drive a person to exhaustion.

Others refined them one by one, refining as many as they could, but he had to face the complexity of all nine orifices at the same time.

Moreover, he started very late, and had to fully deconstruct the complexity of the Nine Apertures in a much shorter time than others. It is no exaggeration to say that this extremely oppressive process would drive a person crazy. It felt like his own brain was being reshaped.

Even he himself was worried that if something in his brain suddenly went wrong, he might fall down at any time.

But he endured it with all his strength and continued to move forward.

It seems like he is doing nothing, just standing there motionless, but the hardships involved are unimaginable to outsiders.

At the corners of his eyes, there were fine wrinkles that seemed to have formed in a short period of time due to fatigue.

At this moment, the object in the hands of Jinmaotang disciple Mi Liangmeng began to glow, and the light became more and more transparent and obvious.

Some people were amazed, "It seems that Mi Liangmeng's secret is about to be realized!"

"Today, so many people have broken through to the level of refining 'True Heart'. This year's Divine Fire Alliance Competition is unprecedented, if not unprecedented."

“When Senior Situ Gu won the championship in the Divine Fire Region, it seems that he only stood out by cultivating the Nine Apertures at the fastest speed.”

"This is strange. How come there are so many talented people in this session?"

Amid the discussion, someone suddenly changed his tone, "Look at that woman, it looks like she's almost there!"

The only one who could be called a 'woman' in the competition field was Gu Lianni. When everyone looked over, they saw that the equipment she was refining in her hands began to emit colorful rays of light.

There were exclamations at the scene, and the disciples of Shudao Mountain couldn't help but get excited. Finally, something happened that made them proud.

But Gu Yanduo, who opened his eyes from time to time to observe his daughter's reaction, could no longer close his eyes. He tightened the corners of his mouth, clenched his fists, and a trace of reluctance emerged in his eyes.

Soon someone shouted, "She's bleeding from the nose!"

Everyone looked closely and saw that, sure enough, a trace of blood was oozing from one of the nostrils of Gu Lianni, whose body was trembling slightly.

Shu Daoshan and his group were all shocked.

Elder Jin Guiqi immediately said to the head of the sect beside him: "If we continue to compete, something bad will happen. Brother, let Lian Ni leave the stage."

Gu Yanduo's face was tense, and he said the same thing, "No one forced her to attend the meeting. She fought for the place on her own. She knows whether she can bear it or not. If she really has to pay a price, it's her own fault. She is my daughter, and no one is allowed to interfere!"

He spoke these righteous words to the disciples of Shudao Mountain present.

The disciples either sighed or looked reluctant.

Pang Hou also pulled Yuan Yao's arm, indicating what to do.
Yuan Yao shook his head slightly, looking helpless.

The reality is indeed cruel. Some gaps cannot be made up by everyone. No matter how hard Gu Lianni tries, it is useless. Sometimes talent is destiny!

Mi Liangmeng finally finished refining that skill before her.

Mi Liangmeng glanced at the competition scene with a bright glow in his hand, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He knew that even if he tried harder, it would be impossible for him to refine the second orifice in the remaining time.

His judgment was accurate and his decision was resolute. After distinguishing the sizes, he immediately used his hands to stir and quickly pieced the nine pieces of equipment together.

What is the so-called "Exquisite Heart"? What's the point of delivering a piece of broken lump? No matter how much effort is put into refining, the final delivery must be a complete shape, which is also a standard in the world of refining.

Nine-in-one is simple. The previously separated parts just need to fit together properly. The divine fire is slightly refined and glued together. After the fire-based skills quickly dissipate the high temperature and cool it down, he walked towards the referee's area.

I didn't know what was happening if I didn't move. As soon as I took a step, my whole body seemed to be deflated. I was hit by a feeling of extreme fatigue and dizziness. I staggered, and my legs became a little dull. I almost fell down in public.

This scene scared the people on Jin Maotang's side.

Fortunately, he managed to hold on while staggering. After taking a deep breath, Mi Liangmeng cast a spell to stabilize his body and walked towards the referee's area.

And Gu Lianni really bit him hard from behind, and amidst the exclamations, the bright light in her hand also proved that she had completed the refining of the whole heart, and the blood dripping from her nostrils had dyed a spot on her chest red.

Although Elder Jin Guiqi looked solemn, he sighed as if relieved from a great burden, "I have suffered a lot, but it is not a loss. Once I have made it through this stage, I have stepped into the realm of enlightenment. This is better than twenty years of hard practice. Some people may not be able to fully understand even after twenty years of hard practice, so..."

He turned to face the disciples and said earnestly: "Don't complain about the hardship or fatigue. Sometimes, some things can only be forced out!"

The group of disciples naturally agreed nodly.

But Gu Lianni's first reaction after opening her eyes was to go to see how Mi Liangmeng was refining, only to find that there was no one standing there. Then she saw Mi Liangmeng leaving after successfully completing his task.

This scene instantly filled him with sadness, and he was worried about how he could face people. He was filled with shame and anger, and was exhausted. He actually spat out blood in public with a "pu" sound.

"Ah!" There was an uproar at the scene.

Hearing the noise, Mi Liangmeng, who was leaving tiredly, looked back as he walked away. He did not see anyone vomiting blood, but saw Gu Lianni staring at him.

Gu Lianni's ears also rang with her father's thunderous voice, "Hold steady! Ninety-nine steps, one step away from a hundred, how can we give up? Hold steady!"

It was like a wake-up call, and it was indeed effective.

Gu Lianni had to concentrate her mind and cast a spell to roll up several pieces of equipment on the ground, then fuse them after burning them with divine fire.

After finishing the work, she took a step forward, ready to hand it in. However, just like Mi Liangmeng before, her legs and consciousness lost coordination. She stumbled repeatedly and almost fell, but finally managed to stabilize herself. She was obviously more exhausted than Mi Liangmeng, and the feeling of taking each step towards the judgment ground was like moving a step, and her nose was still dripping.

Only she herself knew that after this movement, a feeling of fatigue came over her like a tide, and her whole body seemed empty. The things in her sight were already blurry and doubled.

The entire Shudao Mountain was in complete silence. No one had ever seen Gu Lianni in such a miserable state.

Gu Yanduo was so distressed that the corners of his mouth were pursed into a line.

Elder Shu Daoshan, who was standing at the judging site and participating in the judging, really wanted to step forward and offer assistance, but the rules of the competition stated that before the contestants delivered their results, no one could interfere, and stepping forward and touching was strictly prohibited.

Who knows if you helped the contestants finish the work when you touched them? How can you prove it if you said you didn't?

Gu Lianni trembled and struggled to walk to the judges. She presented the results of the refining with trembling hands and murmured weakly, "Gu Lianni of Shudao Mountain has completed the refining. I respectfully invite the seniors to make the judgment..."

When the things in her hands were taken away, she felt relieved instantly. Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. She felt exhausted and actually closed her eyes in public and collapsed.

"Ah!" There were countless exclamations.

The situation at Shudao Mountain was even more chaotic, but the commander ordered them not to act rashly as the competition rules stated that outsiders were not allowed to enter the venue without permission.

Mi Liangmeng, who was being supported by his fellow disciples to rest, felt sympathetic when he saw this scene. He could understand the fatigue.

The person hosting the competition was not a mere decoration. Someone quickly carried Gu Lianni down and sent her to Shu Daoshan, leaving her to Shu Daoshan to save herself.

This scene made Shi Chun and his gang shudder with fear. They had thought it was just a weapon refining competition, but they didn't expect it to be so exciting. It made them feel so distressed.

They were also very worried about Tong Mingshan, as his hair had obviously changed color.

The only three people left in the field, Luo Shengsheng, Li Hongjiu and Tong Mingshan, were indifferent to the uproar outside the field and were focused on their own world.

Especially Tong Mingshan, after he closed his eyes that time, he never opened them again. He was oblivious to everything in the outside world and was completely selfless.

"The sixth orifice is completed, and I am now working on refining the seventh orifice!"

An excited voice was shouting, and even if you didn't look, everyone knew it was referring to Li Hongjiu.

But they still had to take a look, and everyone's eyes were cast on Li Hongjiu, and as expected, they saw it.

Such a quick attack on the seventh orifice excited the spectators and amazed the leaders of various factions.

Everyone noticed that Li Hong's wine-refining speed had increased by more than a little bit.

Before, when Luo Shengsheng was refining the third orifice, Li Hongjiu was just refining the fourth orifice. Now that Luo Shengsheng is refining the fourth orifice, Li Hongjiu is already refining the seventh orifice.

It can be seen how terrifying Li Hongjiu is when he bursts out with all his strength.

Even Qu Wuming couldn't help but grit his teeth, and found that just as he had always judged, this disciple was often unreliable. If he really wanted to be reliable, then there was absolutely nothing to say.

Li Hongjiu, who had finished refining another acupoint, quickly glanced at the burning incense counting the time, then glanced at the situation over at Tong Mingshan, and found that the transparent glow over there was almost reaching his heart. He didn't even have the energy to curse in secret, and quickly closed his eyes and tried his best to fight again, his breathing a little disordered.

He was so exhausted that he felt like he was going to die!
However, the excited shouts from outside the stadium still penetrated from every corner and touched Luo Shengsheng's heart.

The main reason was that he had just completed the refining of the fourth orifice, and his mind had just relaxed, so he could hear it clearly.

He naturally knew who he was talking about.

Have you reached the seventh orifice?

I had just finished the fourth orifice, just came to my senses, and just wanted to confirm whether I had narrowed the gap after trying my best, but a basin of cold water was poured on my head, and I found that the gap not only did not narrow, but it got bigger and bigger.

The anxiety at that moment was heightened to an unbearable level by his usual pride.

Frightened, anxious, and multitasking, his weak body could not bear the blockage, and the stagnant qi and blood had nowhere to go, and finally burst out in a breath, similar to Gu Lianni, but not as violently. With a cough, he choked out a mouthful of blood in public.

His legs went limp and he fell to his knees.

Almost fell down.

With his eyes wide open, he supported himself on the ground with one hand and used the other hand to cast a spell to hold up the refining equipment that was almost falling.

"Ah, what's going on?"

There was another uproar at the scene.

This kind of scene where one would vomit blood during a weapon refining competition was the first time that countless people staring at the telescope had seen it.

Everyone in Daming Pavilion was terrified. Even the old and frail Pavilion Master Xiao Youhong almost couldn't hold it in and looked at them with a worried look on his face.

Luo Shengsheng did not stand up even though his supporting hands left the ground. After taking a look at the refining progress of Li Hongjiu and Tong Mingshan, he knelt there and spread his arms to cast a spell again, lifting up all nine pieces of equipment and using the divine fire to forge and fuse them.

He knelt down and refined it on the spot.

Seeing this scene, there was a sigh outside the venue, especially from Daming Pavilion.

It is obvious that Luo Shengsheng has given up on refining the fifth orifice and is about to complete the fusion.

Not long after, Luo Shengsheng, who had officially finished his work, stood up shakily, holding the finished product with one hand on the ground and the other. He always walked with his head held high and chest puffed out, but now he lowered his head slightly and walked towards the judgment place dejectedly.

He was ashamed that he lost to the ones with four and three divine fires.

It would be fine if one person surpassed him, but for him, two people suddenly appeared. This was no longer a coincidence.

With blood on the corners of his mouth, all his pride was completely shattered at this moment.

But the younger generation of weapon refiners around him looked at him with eyes full of admiration, and the older generation also had amazement that was hard to conceal in their eyes.

After the successful delivery, Luo Shengsheng turned around quietly and withdrew from the arena that took place once every few hundred years.

After returning to Daming Pavilion, he saluted his teachers and heard a buzzing in his ears. He did not hear anything that anyone said and quietly returned to the team.

It was not until someone shouted "The seventh orifice is done" that he woke up. He suddenly looked up at the field and saw the complete presentation of the seventh ray of light in Li Hongjiu's hand.

At this moment, someone else exclaimed in surprise, "Tong Mingshan opened his eyes!"

Everyone's eyes turned, and sure enough, Tong Mingshan, who had not opened his eyes since the beginning of Jiuhe, now opened his eyes. His tired but bright eyes met Li Hongjiu's gaze when she heard the voice.

The heart-shaped object in his hand was emitting seven colors of light, which was perfect. The object was full of precious light.

Suddenly, the black and white flames supporting the object disappeared.

Without the refraction of the firelight inside, the refined heart-shaped object suddenly lost its seven-colored glow and quickly faded and cooled down.

When the fire went out, the charm of light and shadow disappeared, and everyone was shocked to find that Tong Mingshan's hair was as white as snow.

His black hair had turned into full silver hair.

His eyebrows also turned white, but not completely white. Half of them were white from the roots, as if a layer of black was smeared on the white eyebrows.

The whole audience stared at him in silence.

I have heard of people turning their hair white overnight, but this is the first time I have seen someone turning their hair completely white in less than half an hour.

He still had to finish his refining. Seeing that there was only a little incense left in the incense burner, he immediately focused and continued.

The moment the cooled heart-shaped refined object actually fell into his palm, many cracks suddenly appeared on it, and then it began to peel off, making a clanging sound like iron sheets hitting the ground, with a crisp sound.

Finally, an object with clearly visible surface texture and indigo-purple metallic luster in the dark blue appeared in his palm, sparkling in the sunlight and attracting the attention of countless people.

The overhead mirror also gave him a close-up view of the moment.

(End of this chapter)