"Time's up!"
When the time was up, Patriarch Tian shouted. Everyone stood up. Patriarch Tian waved his hand and said, "Line up and hand in your prototypes. We have 10 patriarchs here and they will judge fairly."
The first few people walked toward the 10 patriarchs. More people started to line up. But those in the front were those who had perfect prototypes or those who thought the Inhibition Formations were better.
As for those who did not feel good about themselves, they were at the back. They were not confident enough. If they handed in their prototypes now, they would be judged as poor.
Lu Li did not walk in the front. His black ball was of poor quality.
Even though the Inhibition Formations were put in, Blood Fairy did not say how well they were modified. Perhaps not even Blood Fairy herself could tell if the modification was good or bad. After all, Blood Fairy was not a human being and did not know much.
"Good. This sword is excellent!"
Patriarch Tian held a prototype sword. He was the one Lu Li saw. His prototype was perfect and the Inhibition Formations were good as well. Lu Li could tell by looking at the patterns.
"This saber is excellent as well!"
"This piece of armor is average!"
"This bow is interesting. Excellent!"
The judges were fast. After all, the 10 patriarchs had been working at the Chamber of Relics for a long time. They had spent their whole lives making artifacts. They could tell the quality of the Inhibition Formations and prototypes right away.
"This one is inferior. Well … he can be eliminated right away!"
Some unlucky ones were eliminated after one look from a patriarch, which meant that their products were not good enough for the patriarchs to think highly of them.
Lu Li was nervous. Many prototypes had been evaluated as excellent. There were more than 20 of them.
When the number of prototypes reached 50, those at the back would not stand a chance.
The patriarchs were fair in evaluating prototypes. Every prototype would be evaluated by three people. In this way, no one would be eliminated because of a patriarch's mistake or personal preference.
More and more people stepped forward. Lu Li was at the back of the line. Many disciples of the Chamber of Relics looked at him with contempt.
Lu Li held a black iron ball in his hands. There were spikes and bumps on it, and it looked really ugly …
More and more people were evaluated as excellent and some were eliminated. Lu Li and the others still had more than 20 people.
More than 40 prototypes had been evaluated as excellent, more than half of them.
Most of the others were frustrated. They were not confident in their products. They would all be eliminated.
As expected …
There were also two or three people who were lucky enough to be evaluated as excellent, and some people were evaluated as average.
Under normal circumstances, there was still some hope for those in the middle class, but those in the lower class would basically be eliminated.
It was finally Lu Li's turn.
Lu Li walked over to Patriarch Tian after some thoughts. He had a good impression of this patriarch. He had just scolded Lady Dan. He must be a man with strong principles.
"Hello, Elder Tian, this is the tool embryo that I refined!"
Lu Li bowed with respect and then picked up the iron ball with both hands. Patriarch Tian frowned but he took over the iron ball.
"Little brother, it seems like you haven't learned how to forge weapons?"
Patriarch Tian took a casual look and then looked up at Lu Li who nodded and said, "Yes, I have always been interested in forging artifacts. It is a pity that I don't have a good teacher so I have never learned it."
Lu Li admitted it openly. Patriarch Tian nodded. Then, he used divine energy to sense the formation inside. Patriarch Tian could tell that Lu Li had done it.
"What?"
A moment later, Patriarch Tian was taken aback. His eyes glowed as he murmured, "How, how …"
"What?"
The other patriarchs were alarmed by Patriarch Tian's strange behavior. One of them asked, "Brother Tian, what is it?
What is it that makes you so surprised? "
"Old Sun, take a look at the engraved arrays inside!"
Elder Tian paused for a moment and passed the metal ball to Elder Sun. Elder Sun received it doubtfully and used his divine power to sense it. Soon, his face was filled with surprise and confusion. After a while, he shook his head and said, "I don't understand. I don't understand. Old Liu, why don't you take a look?"
The metal ball was passed to the next elder, and the result was the same. The next elder had a confused look on his face as he passed the metal ball to another elder.
"What …"
Lu Li was confused as well. Could it be that Blood Fairy had altered the six Spirit Gathering Formations and caused a huge change in them?
Not even the patriarchs of Chamber of Relics could understand it?
Was this a good thing or a bad thing?
After the ten Elders finished looking at it, they returned the metal ball to Elder Tian. The ten of them gathered together and activated a soundproof barrier. One of the Elders said thoughtfully, "Old Tian, this method of setting up the formation doesn't seem to be the orthodox method.
Is it more like the Turbulent Streams of Flows from the Primordial Era? "
"Yes, I have the same feeling!"
Another patriarch added, "This method is strange. There are no rules to it. It seems to be random, but it turns out to be marvelous!"
"Six Spirit Gathering Formations!"
Elder Tian concluded, "They were originally the lowest grade of Spirit Gathering Formations, but with some changes to the formation lines and patterns, the six Spirit Gathering Formations actually fused together?
The power has been increased by 30 times!
It seems to be messy, but it is ingeniously resonating. Apart from the Turbulent Streams, there is no other explanation! "
"Buzzing!
~
”
Patriarch Tian deactivated the sound-proof shield. Looking at Lu Li, he asked, "Where did you learn this method?"
"Where did you learn it?"
Lu Li touched his nose in embarrassment. He could not say that Blood Fairy changed it for him.
He could not say that he read Tian Lingzi's book collection. Otherwise, the Chamber of Relics would kill him and take the Wicked Bead away. After all, those patriarchs would be interested in those books.
He could only vaguely explain, "I once saved a crazy old man. While he was recuperating, he taught me some formations and formation techniques."
"Crazy old man?"
Patriarch Tian and the others looked at each other in confusion. One patriarch asked, "What is his name? Where is he now?"
Lu Li shook his head in confusion. "He left a long time ago. He said his name is the Crippled Zen Master and he is crazy …"
"The Crippled Zen Master?"
Everyone was even more confused because no one had ever heard of this person's name.
Lu Li found it funny. He knew the Crippled Zen Master from the mortal world. How could they know him?
Patriarch Tian turned on the sound-proof shield again. "Guys, what should we do with this guy?
His artifact embryo is not up to standard at all. However, the formations and restrictions carved on it are very interesting. Furthermore, this person is so young. He might have great achievements in the field of artifact forging. I personally … agree to let him join the Divine Artifact Pavilion. "
"Ha, ha!
~
”
Another patriarch sneered, "Brother Tian, this guy has only scratched the surface.
Also … if we take him in, I am afraid that Dan will come after him later.
By then, the entire Valley of Relics will be in chaos. I think … let's just forget about it! "
"Right!"