Chapter 316 (2/2)
Xuan Artifacts, on the other hand, were different. If one stepped into the Martial Dao Realm and had Xuan Artifacts, their strength could not be underestimated.
Qin Yun's father, Qin Long, had the Dragon King Spear. Many old martial arts experts were wary of him!
Lan Huayu said, ”Here are five blueprints. They are all the same! You can forge a key based on the spirit marks and blueprint. It's the fastest and the most appropriate, to open the chest!”
”Don't look at the keys. Although some of my friends who are Senior Inscriptionists are able to refine the key, they are unable to open the box!”
Qin Yun took the blueprint and asked, ”Why can't I open it? Is there anything to be concerned about?”
Lan Huayu smiled but didn't say anything. He shook his head and said, ”I'll need you guys to find out for yourselves. This is a test for you!”
”The furnace and the carving knife are all provided by us and the materials are all yours!”
An Inscription Master from the Saint Palace asked, ”What kind of materials are needed?”
”You decide what materials you want to use, in a total of six hours!” Lan Huayu said, ”If you fail, you can go back and refine it again. Then, you can open the box. As long as there are still boxes that have not been opened within the six hours, you can try forging the keys again and again!”
Qin Yun frowned as he looked at the blueprint. It looked extremely simple. The spirit marks used are also the most ordinary including the alchemy marks. The key was as big as a finger and it's shape is very simple.
No matter how he looked at it, this was an extremely easy key to forge!
”Could it be that there are some hidden mystery in those two boxes?” Qin Yun looked at the two chests. The keys seemed normal.
Lan Huayu shouted, ”Let the fifth round begin!”
After a large hourglass flipped, the timer began.
Six hours was the longest time of the five rounds.
From the very beginning, the four old inscriptionists took out the materials and started refining the keys according to the blueprints.
Only Qin Yun looked at the blueprint in a daze as he pondered.
”This is even easier than refining a low grade spirit weapon. In other words, it's at the level of a half spirit weapon! With the strength of our Senior level Inscriptionists, we can at least refine quite a few of them within six hours!”
”However, the fifth round of the competition is definitely not that simple. Where is the mystery behind it?”
Qin Yun frowned as he felt an itch in his heart.
”Qin Yun, quickly begin. Don't think too much into it. Let's forge a key first!” Lan Fengjin shouted from outside the arena because the other four old weirdos had already begun.
Xie Wufeng looked at Zhuo Chuan and asked, ”Senior Zhuo, what is the mystery behind this? Do you know?”
Zhuo Chuan shook his head and said, ”I don't know! It definitely won't be that simple! ”
”Perhaps Elder Lan is purposefully mystifying and causing others to overthink things?” Murong Daren said, ”Brother Yun, let's begin quickly. Don't even think about it. It might be Elder Lan's trick to make you think too much!”
Elder Lan chuckled and was even more baffling.
Since the spectating Inscriptionists couldn't see the blueprints, they could only make wild guesses.
”I don't even need to mention the material requirements. Only low grade solid and low grade alchemy inscriptions are required. Just carve these two sets of spirit inscriptions on the key. Even the position of the spirit inscriptions on the key is indicated. Don't tell me that I have to focus on the details?” Qin Yun thought of the degree of detail but he felt that it was not the case.
He flipped the piece of paper over and over again, carefully examining it but didn't find anything else.
”I can only refine it first!” Qin Yun did not understand. He took out a low-grade bone steel and placed it in the furnace.
Very soon, the low-grade bone steel turned soft. He took out the bone steel and began to forge it according to the size of the key marked on the blueprint.
The process was very simple. After a short while, it was completed. After polishing it, the shape of the key was exactly the same as on the blueprint.
Next was the engraving.
The inscription process was very simple. Qin Yun finished carving it in an instant.
Although he started to think about it for a while and started rather late, he still caught up to the other Inscriptionists.
It only took him half an hour to finish refining the key!
When everyone saw him walk towards the two blue boxes, they immediately opened their eyes wide.
Qin Yun inserted the key into the keyhole and rotated it but it did not move at all!
He failed!
”Can I turn the key vigorously?” Qin Yun asked.
”Sure!” Lan Huayu nodded.
Qin Yun clenched his teeth and used all his strength to turn the key. He realized that the key was deformed and could not open the box.
At this time, an old inscriptionist hastily rushed towards another blue box. After inserting the key into the lock, just like Qin Yun, he was unable to turn the lock.
Qin Yun had twisted the key so much that it had deformed. He had no choice but to pull it out. With doubts filling his heart, he returned to the furnace.
”I clearly did it according to the blueprints, why can't I open it?” He looked at the old engraver from the West Palace who had similarly deformed the key and did not open the box.