14 Challenge (2/2)

Xia Guanyu glanced at this decrepit middle-aged man and said, ”Elder Zhihao, please don't make his life harder than what it already is. Such an issue is something that we cannot even solve, how could he, a youngster do that?”

Xia Guanyu's voice was filled with doubts and it was clear that he didn't believe Jiang Tian's declaration.

Jiang Tian merely shrugged and said,

”The cultivators from the Silent Monastery cultivated their bodies. Their skin is as resilient as rubber and their bones are as hard as steel. Even so, I do believe in the saying that the more rigid one's body is, the more easily they could break.”

Jiang Tian's words silenced the clamoring Elders and they all turned to look at him in curiousity and pensiveness, including the pair of father and daughter.

”But of course, to do that, we need sufficient burst power. Something that the cultivators of the Xia Clan cannot possibly achieve due to the fact that they cultivated in the way of the Essence.”

The Elders nodded their heads in confirmation. Indeed, one of the reasons why the disciples from the Xia Clan suffered greatly was because of the fact that they couldn't gather sufficient firepower in the shortest time possible. In other words, Essence Cultivators were like mages in Jiang Tian's past life.

”Since it's impossible for us to do that and Artifacts also has their own limits. How about we tackle the problem like this? We will go and invent and item that could make us use the enemy's power and turn it against them.”

His declaration astonished the Elders. But they soon frowned as Elder Hanyi intervened.

”We have thought of that long ago before you came here, young man. Your solution is sound and logical but that is too resource intensive. The Chaos Elemental Stones and the supporting ingredients necessary to create a single Artifact that could do that is about the same cost as a substandard tier artifact...” Elder Hanyi shook his head in disappointment.

Jiang Tian lifted a smile on his face, ”What would happen if we don't use Chaos Elemental Stones and create an Artifact that could do the same without the support of those resources?”

His words reverberated like thunder and everyone stared at him with incredulous lights in their eyes. Even Grand Elder Guanyu who experienced numerous tribulations in his life couldn't help but feel astonished.

”Impossible! Such an Artifact cannot possibly withstand a single attack from those bald monkeys!” Elder Jianhong said while pointing at Jiang Tian with his trembling finger.

Jiang Tian shrugged his head and repeated the words that he said to Grand Elder Guanyu back when they first met.

”Just because you haven't seen someone doing that doesn't mean that no one can do it...” Jiang Tian shook his head, ”In the end, it's just a matter of faith, whether something can be created depends on how determined a person is.”

His cryptic words sent the Elders into confusion and Elder Jianhong gulped a mouthful of saliva. Unwilling to back down, he said.

”If you're really that confident, then tell us. How will you create such a ridiculous Artifact?!”

Everyone's focus descended on Jiang Tian. The combined pressure of their sharp eyes felt like a warm breeze to Jiang Tian as the latter's lips lifted into an enigmatic smile.

”I dunno, maybe I can discover how to do it tomorrow.”

”...”