Within the Ancient Sword Continent, the lowest grade weapons were the normal weapons. The better ones were the Common Weapons. After the Common Weapons were the Yuan Weapons.
After the Yuan Weapons were the Spiritual Weapons. Blacksmiths who could forge Spiritual Weapons were at least Master Blacksmiths.
In the entire Jin Guan Country, there were only a few Master Blacksmiths. That was why Gu Zong's position in the western region was very high. It was because he was the only Master Blacksmiths in the western region.
The Hidden Dragon Sword was only a Peak Grade Yuan Weapon before, but now it had become a Low Grade Spiritual Weapon. This made Fang Chen go wild with joy.
"There aren't enough meteorites, otherwise it would have been able to increase its grade." Gu Zong said indifferently.
Fang Chen nodded and thanked Gu Zong.
Fang Chen tested it a little and found that a Low Grade Spiritual Weapon was many times stronger than a Peak Grade Yuan Weapon.
With a Low Grade Spiritual Weapon, he could easily defeat a Fifth Level Qi Hai warrior.
"As expected of a Spiritual Weapon." Fang Chen said with joy.
At this moment, Gu Zong said: "Have you thought it through? Do you want to be my disciple?"
Fang Chen was startled and didn't say anything.
"As you can see, the warriors who want to be my disciple can line up from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain every day. But these warriors can only be considered as ordinary warriors. There are also many true monstrous warriors."
"As long as I raise my arm and tell the world that I, Gu Zong, want to accept a disciple, there will be countless big powers coming to pay a visit."
"I can sense that your talent in crafting weapons shouldn't be too bad. As long as you craft weapons with me, it won't be long before I can turn you into a true weapon craftsman." Gu Zong continued to tempt Fang Chen.
Fang Chen's mind was thinking. He had been thinking about this question for the past few days.
"In the Ancient Sword Continent, almost every true expert knows a little about forging. Because their weapons are all forged by themselves and nurtured with their own blood." Gu Zong said.
"But I want to enter the central region." Fang Chen said his wish.
"Why do you want to enter the central region?" Gu Zong asked.
"I want to go to the Luo family to look for someone," Fang Chen said.
Gu Zong laughed heartily when he heard that. He said, "If that's the case, you have even more reason to take me as your master. If you were an ordinary person, no matter how talented you are, the Luo Clan wouldn't want to see you. However, if you go to the Luo Clan as my disciple, the Luo Clan will definitely receive you."
"This …"
Fang Chen was still hesitating.
"Why are you still hesitating? While refining artefacts, you can still cultivate. Look, isn't this old man very strong as well?" Gu Zong continued.
Crash
In an instant, Gu Zong's aura skyrocketed and enveloped Fang Chen, making Fang Chen feel pressured.
"The Luo Clan is a very powerful clan in the Golden Crown Nation. If I go there alone, I will definitely not be able to meet the head of the Luo Clan. Thinking about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with taking Gu Zong as my master." Fang Chen thought to himself.
After pondering for a moment, Fang Chen finally made a decision. He would first become Gu Zong's disciple.
"Master, please accept a bow from your disciple."
After finishing his words, Fang Chen suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Gu Zong.
"Hahaha, good disciple."
Seeing this, Gu Zong laughed and helped Fang Chen up. Gu Zong had been wanting to take in a disciple for so many years. However, looking at the entire Western Region's younger generation, none of them could enter his eyes. Until he met Fang Chen.
"From now on, you will be my Gu Zong's only inner disciple." Gu Zong laughed.
"Master, don't you intend to give your disciple a greeting gift?" Fang Chen looked at Gu Zong and whispered.
Gu Zong's smile instantly froze. In the next moment, Gu Zong exploded. "Get lost!"
The news of Gu Zong accepting a disciple instantly spread in the Western Region. Countless warriors were shocked. Gu Zong actually accepted a disciple.
"I wonder who Gu Zong's disciple will be."
"Could it be those few sky-prides? They have always wanted to be a disciple of Gu Sect."
"Damn it, there's no chance. I remember Master Gu Zong once said that he would only accept one inner disciple in his lifetime."
"Quickly go and find out who became Gu Zong's disciple."
In the entire Western Cloud City, countless warriors were discussing who was so lucky to become Gu Zong's disciple.
At the same time, in the Western Region's top three Sect, they were also discussing.
One of the top three Sect's, Heaven Seeking Sect's, public square.
A white-robed man was currently cultivating. He was the strongest of Heaven Seeking Sect's younger generation, and also one of the top three experts in the Western Region, Wen Yu.
"Gu Zong accepting a disciple."
Wen Yu, who was in the middle of cultivating, suddenly received this news. His face instantly turned gloomy.
"Could it be one of the other two?" Wen Yu frowned and said in a low voice.
While Wen Yu was pondering, the top experts of the other two Sect's younger generation were also pondering who had become Gu Zong's disciple.
At this moment, on a mountain peak deep in Western Cloud City, there were countless warriors standing. These warriors were the ones that Fang Chen had seen the other day.
Among them, the warrior who was ranked first was the warrior who was ranked first the last time. No one knew what his name was. Everyone only knew that his nickname was Spirit Monkey.
At this moment, Spirit Monkey stood at the front, looking at the mansion on the mountain peak.
At this moment, the door of the mansion creaked open, and Fang Chen walked out.
"Little Brother." Spirit Monkey saw Fang Chen and greeted him softly.
Then, Fang Chen walked in front of Spirit Monkey.
"Master Gu Zong has already accepted a disciple. Why are you still here?" Fang Chen looked at Spirit Monkey and asked.
"Little Brother, we are here this time to find out who became Master Gu Zong's disciple." Spirit Monkey asked.
When Fang Chen heard this, he deliberately paused and said, "This …"
Fang Chen made a difficult expression and did not say anything else.
Seeing this, Spirit Monkey took out a pile of Spirit Stones and handed it to Fang Chen. He said, "Little Brother, we just want to find out who Master Gu's disciple is."
Fang Chen took the Spirit Stones and grinned. He said, "You will know in three days."
After speaking, Fang Chen quickly returned to the mansion. When everyone saw this, their faces were filled with confusion.
A minute later, Spirit Monkey's scolding spread throughout the entire mountain peak. This damn little brother. He took his Spirit Stones and did not tell him who Master Gu's disciple was.
Ever since the news of Gu Zong accepting a disciple spread, countless warriors of the younger generation were discussing who Gu Zong's disciple was.
In Gu Zong's mansion, Fang Chen was learning weapon refining from Gu Zong.
Because Fang Chen had never come into contact with weapon refining before, he lacked knowledge in this area.
"This is a book on weapon refining. Go back and read it carefully." Gu Zong handed a book to Fang Chen and said.
Fang Chen kept the book and nodded.
At this moment, Gu Zong said, "Fang Chen, ever since you became my disciple, countless warriors have been looking for you. They must not be convinced."
"So, in three days, after I announce your news, there will be many warriors coming to challenge you. You must be prepared." Gu Zong laughed.
Fang Chen nodded slightly. Before this, Fang Chen had already understood the situation in the western region. There were a total of three top Sect's in the western region.
The young warriors of the three top Sect's were called the three top warriors.
The three of them were the strongest warriors of the younger generation in the western region. Their cultivation had all reached the early stage of the fifth level of the Qi Hai realm.
After knowing this, Fang Chen immediately felt relieved. With his current strength, he could still deal with warriors at the early stage of the fifth level of the Qi Hai realm.
"Your disciple is already prepared." Fang Chen said.
Gu Zong heard this and nodded, "You can go back first. After you finish reading this book, come and find me."
Gu Zong released the news that in three days, his identity as a disciple would be announced to the world. Countless warriors were waiting for three days to pass.
After all, Gu Zong's position in the western region was too high. He was also the only master blacksmith in the western region. No Sect was willing to offend Gu Zong.
While they were waiting, Fang Chen was reading a book on weapon refining in the courtyard.
"In this book, the introduction is very detailed. There are even some materials for refining weapons." Fang Chen said.
Refining weapons was divided into three steps. The first step was to prepare the materials. The second step was to control the fire. The third step was to cultivate the spirit.
As for the first step, it was easy to understand and do. The difficult part was the second and third step.
If the fire was not controlled well, all the previous efforts would be wasted. Thus, controlling the fire was very important. The third step was to cultivate the spirit. It was the time to determine the grade of the weapon.
The better the spirit, the better the weapon.
Fang Chen used half a day to finish reading the entire book. He felt that he had gained a lot of understanding towards the art of craftsmanship.
On the second day, Fang Chen went to find Gu Zong.
"Master, I have finished reading." Fang Chen said.
Hearing Fang Chen's words, Gu Zong's face showed a trace of doubt. He asked, "You have really finished reading?"
Fang Chen nodded. Seeing this, Gu Zong immediately began to test Fang Chen.
"If the fire is not controlled well during the refining process, how do you remedy it?" Gu Zong asked.
Fang Chen thought for a moment and said, "If such a situation occurs, you need to immediately increase the intensity of the fire. The temperature of the materials must be doubled."
Hearing this, Gu Zong nodded with satisfaction and continued to ask.
Just like this, they asked and answered. After a quarter of an hour, Gu Zong's eyes were filled with astonishment.
He asked some slightly complicated questions. He did not expect Fang Chen to be able to answer them so fluently.
Although the book on weapon refining was relatively simple, ordinary people would not be able to understand it completely without three days.
At first, Gu Zong thought that Fang Chen did not read seriously. However, when his questions were perfectly answered by Fang Chen, he was completely shocked.
This was simply an exceptional weapon refining genius.
At this moment, Gu Zong's heart was filled with excitement.
"Since you have finished reading the book on weapon refining, the next step is to test whether you are qualified to become a weapon refiner." Gu Zong said.
To become a weapon refiner, one must pass the most basic requirements. Some warriors were strong in theory but poor in practice. Some were the opposite.