"Thief, stop!"
Suddenly, an angry roar entered Fang Chen's ears. In the next moment, several black figures instantly appeared in the courtyard of the mansion and launched a fierce attack on Fang Chen.
Just as he was about to help his master up, the sudden attack caused Fang Chen to frown. Soon after, he discovered that these people were people who had come to save his master.
Crack!
Fang Chen's Dao Body was pushed to the extreme, and the defense around his body instantly strengthened. He waved his fist fiercely and blocked the attacks of the black figures with a bang.
"I'm not an enemy," Fang Chen said in a deep voice.
After the black figures were forced back by Fang Chen, Gu Zong quickly stood up and said hurriedly, "Old Mo, he saved me just now."
Hearing Gu Zong's words, the black figures' serious expressions eased a lot. They withdrew their attacks and looked at Fang Chen, saying, "Sorry for offending you just now."
Then, they walked to Gu Zong's side and asked hurriedly, "Old Gu, are you okay?"
"If it wasn't for this little brother, you probably wouldn't be able to see me now," Gu Zong said in a low voice as he glanced at the two corpses on the ground with lingering fear.
"Who is it that wants to kill you?" The middle-aged man called Old Mo said coldly, his face full of anger.
"They are the cultivators who attacked me last time. They seem to be the remnants of the Yellow Spring Sect," Gu Zong said faintly.
"Old Gu, it seems that you have been targeted. Be careful," Old Mo said.
At this moment, Gu Zong's eyes flickered as he stared at Fang Chen. He didn't understand why the man in front of him had saved him.
"Brother," Gu Zong cupped his hands and thanked Fang Chen, saying, "Thank you for saving my life just now."
"It's nothing."
Fang Chen said. He didn't want others to know his identity in the presence of outsiders, so he didn't reveal his identity.
Even Gu Zong didn't realize that the person who saved him was his disciple, Fang Chen.
"Little brother, you saved me. If you need anything in the future, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely help," Gu Zong cupped his hands and said.
If it wasn't for the person in front of him, he would have been killed by the two remnants of the Yellow Spring Sect before Old Mo and the others arrived.
"Oh, it just so happens that I have something to ask of you." Fang Chen softly exclaimed.
After that, Fang Chen took out his Star Concealing Sword and passed it to Gu Zong without batting an eyelid. When Gu Zong received the Star Concealing Sword, his face was filled with shock. He looked at Fang Chen and was about to speak.
However, at this moment, Fang Chen shook his head gently. Gu Zong had lived for so many years and had seen everything. When he saw Fang Chen shaking his head, he naturally knew that Fang Chen did not want anyone to know his identity.
Then, Gu Zong suppressed the excitement in his heart and said to Old Mo and the others, "Old Mo, I was a little injured when I was refining weapons. I need to recuperate. You guys go back first."
"Old Gu, we are worried about you," Old Mo said worriedly.
"Don't worry. They have already failed once. They won't dare to attack me for a while," Gu Zong said with a smile.
In the end, Old Mo and the others said a few words to Gu Zong, then turned and left.
Seeing Old Mo and the others leave, Gu Zong's eyes flickered. He asked excitedly, "Are you Fang Chen?"
"Master, I'm late. I've made you suffer."
At this moment, there was no one around. Fang Chen's face wriggled. In the blink of an eye, he returned to his original appearance. He then cupped his hands and said to Gu Zong.
"Hahaha, my good disciple. I didn't expect you to be so powerful now."
When he saw the Hidden Star Sword, Gu Zong had guessed Fang Chen's identity. Now that he saw Fang Chen, his heart was filled with excitement.
Thinking back to when he had killed Luo He's disciple, Luo Xuan, in Jianzhou City, he had attracted the attention of Luo He and Luo Hanshan. Luckily, he had arrived and saved Fang Chen from danger.
How long had it been? Fang Chen had already grown to such a level that he could casually kill ninth level Qi Hai martial artists.
"Eh? That's not right. I heard that the disciples of the Worshipping Sword Sect were all killed in the Divine Illusion Space. Why are you here?" Gu Zong was puzzled.
When he had first heard the news, he had felt pain for Fang Chen. He had thought that Fang Chen had met with a mishap. Now that he saw Fang Chen, he was naturally puzzled.
"Tie Niu is me." Fang Chen explained simply.
Hearing the name Tie Niu, Gu Zong's heart was filled with shock. Tie Niu's name had resounded throughout the entire Jin Guan Country. Even he, who was in the western region, had heard of Tie Niu's matters.
"You changed your name to Tie Niu. Hahaha, no wonder." Gu Zong wildly laughed.
But after his wild laughter, Gu Zong suddenly began to worry about Fang Chen.
"Did you kill Luo Xuan?" asked Gu Zong.
Fang Chen nodded. He didn't deny it.
Gu Zong's expression became grave. "I think you've also heard the news of your arrest. The Tianhe Marquis is currently searching for you. You have to be careful."
"I will."
It was as if nothing had happened in the mansion. Fang Chen and Gu Zong chatted for the entire night.
The next day, Gu Zong's injuries were basically healed. At this time, Gu Zong began to refine Fang Chen's weapon.
For this, Fang Chen gave Gu Zong a large piece of meteoric metal. In just a day, Gu Zong had raised Fang Chen's Hidden Star Sword to the level of a top grade spirit weapon.
"Take a look at it."
Gu Zong handed the Star Concealing Sword to Fang Chen and said with a smile.
Fang Chen received the Hidden Star Sword. In that instant, he felt a chilling aura enter his palm from the Hidden Star Sword.
"How light."
Fang Chen held the Hidden Star Sword. He found that after its grade had been raised, the sword had become extremely light. But the blade was extremely sharp. Fang Chen placed a strand of hair on it. When that strand of hair fell onto the blade, there was a cracking sound, and it was directly cut in two.
Seeing this, Fang Chen sucked in a cold breath. It was truly worthy of being a top grade spirit weapon.
In the Ancient Sword Continent, weapons were very important to martial artists. With a good weapon, one could increase one's strength in battle.
A top grade spirit weapon was considered a top weapon in the entire Golden Crown Country. This was because in the Golden Crown Country, the strongest blacksmith was at the level of a blacksmith grandmaster. As for the existence of a blacksmith grandmaster and above, one would have to go to the Southern Mountains or even the big stage in the outside world to find one.
Gu Zong helped Fang Chen raise the level of the Hidden Star Sword to the level of a top grade spirit weapon. At the same time, he added a large amount of meteoric metal, making the Hidden Star Sword extremely hard.
Whoosh!
Fang Chen held the Hidden Star Sword in his hand and gently cut the ground. Suddenly, the Hidden Star Sword cut a crack in the hard ground as if it was cutting tofu.
"Cutting iron like mud."
Fang Chen exclaimed. Until now, the Hidden Star Sword could be considered as cutting iron like mud.
"What's there to be surprised about? This is only a spirit weapon. If you see a profound weapon refined by a blacksmith grandmaster, you'll realize that a spirit weapon isn't much at all." Gu Zong smiled when he saw Fang Chen exclaim.
"Master, just how strong is a profound weapon?" asked Fang Chen as he put away the Hidden Star Sword.
When it came to profound weapons, even Gu Zong's eyes were filled with passion. He was currently a blacksmith grandmaster and was only a step away from the grandmaster realm. But this step was something he had been waiting for for over ten years. He was still unable to take that step.
"Profound weapons can only be refined by grandmasters. A true profound weapon has already surpassed the scope of mortals' understanding. Each profound weapon is a peerless weapon. Furthermore, after being refined by a grandmaster, each profound weapon will have an additional attribute," said Gu Zong.
"Additional attribute?" asked Fang Chen.
Gu Zong shook his head and didn't say anything else. Even he didn't know much about profound weapons. As for Fang Chen, there was even less of a need to say.
"Even if I tell you now, you won't understand. You'll see it later," said Gu Zong.
Fang Chen nodded and didn't say anything else. Just at this moment, he suddenly thought of something and took out the book he had obtained from Luo Xuan.
"Master, look at this."
Fang Chen said as he handed the book to Gu Zong.
Gu Zong took the book and saw that it was a book on alchemy. He was a bit puzzled and asked, "This is an alchemy book. Why are you showing it to me?"
"Master, flip to the last few pages," said Fang Chen.
Crash.
When Gu Zong heard this, he did as Fang Chen said and flipped to the last few pages of the book.
Gu Zong was immediately engrossed in it.
"Where did you get this refining experience from?" Gu Zong only glanced at it once before he became incomparably excited.
"I obtained this book after killing Luo He. I saw an introduction to refining at the end. I didn't really understand it, so I decided to show it to you, master." Fang Chen smiled.
"That's great! I never thought Luo He would have such a good thing. This refining experience is too important to me. I've been stuck at a bottleneck for so many years. Perhaps this refining experience will allow me to make a breakthrough in my refining skills." Gu Zong was incomparably excited.
"Master, whose experience is this?" asked Fang Chen.
"Grandmaster. It's the experience of a grandmaster refining grandmaster. As for who it is, I'm not sure. But when I saw this, I felt that my previous refining experience was nothing more than child's play. This is true refining," said Gu Zong.
A grandmaster refining grandmaster was a peak existence even in the Southern Mountain Range. To be able to obtain the refining experience of a grandmaster refining grandmaster was no different from receiving pointers from a grandmaster refining grandmaster.
It was no wonder that a grandmaster refining grandmaster like Gu Zong would lose his composure.
He had been stuck at the grandmaster refining realm for so many years. With the refining experience of a grandmaster refining grandmaster, he might be able to make a breakthrough. It would be strange if he wasn't excited.
"Fang Chen, this is too important to me. I'm going into seclusion." Gu Zong hastily left.
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Fang Chen's face.