193: Customized Magical Weapons! (Sixth Update!)

Inside the Principals Office.

The atmosphere was excessively quiet.

Lin Xiao, Gu Qinghan, and Liu Lian stood rigidly, even their breathing hushed.

In front of them, Li Heng leisurely sipped tea, showing no intention of speaking.

This silent pressure made Liu Lian, who had just been bragging and joking outside, break out in a sweat.

He secretly glanced at Lin Xiao and Gu Qinghan.

One was expressionless, wiping his sword, as if everything around him was irrelevant.

The other remained cool and aloof, with downcast eyes, lost in thought.

Well, it seems I'm the only normal one.

Liu Lian complained wildly in his heart.

Finally, Li Heng put down his teacup, and the crisp sound of the cup hitting the desk made Liu Lian's heart jump.

"The championship reward for the finals, each of you three will receive a golden core stage magic treasure."

Li Heng's words were calm, yet they stirred huge waves in the hearts of the three.

A golden core stage magic treasure!

And personally refined by the Dean!

Liu Lian's eyes instantly lit up, and his body began to tremble slightly with excitement; he almost couldn't control himself from jumping up on the spot.

He could already imagine himself holding a Golden Core Magic Treasure, flying back to his hometown on his Flying Sword, and showing off in front of the classmates who once looked down on him!

"What kind of Magic Treasure do you want?" Li Heng continued to ask.

"A Flying Sword!"

"A Flying Sword."

"Of course, a Flying Sword, Dean!"

This time, the three answered in unison, perfectly aligned.

Li Heng nodded, not surprised.

Sword Cultivators focus on breaking all techniques with a single sword, and their Natal Flying Sword is everything to them.

"Alright."

"Tell me your specific requirements."

As soon as Li Heng finished speaking, Liu Lian eagerly spoke first, afraid that the Opportunity would be snatched away by others.

"Dean! Me! Me, me, me!"

He raised his hand, like a primary school student eager to answer a question in class.

"I want a sword casket!"

"Hmm?" Li Heng gestured for him to continue.

Liu Lian cleared his throat, his face filled with uncontrollable excitement, and began to eloquently describe his grand vision.

"A sword casket that can hold many swords! Inside, there should be a Mother Sword, and then seven Child Swords to go with it!"

The more he spoke, the more enthusiastic he became, even gesticulating wildly.

"The Mother Sword is for killing, and the Child Swords are for forming arrays! A Seven Star Sword Array! Dean, you understand, right? When I make my move, the seven Flying Swords will whiz out, forming a sword array to trap the enemy, and then the Mother Sword will descend from the sky, delivering a fatal blow!"

"Cool! It's absolutely awesome!"

Liu Lian was engrossed in his fantasy, as if he had already seen the enemy being cut down by his magnificent sword moves.

Gu Qinghan silently took a step to the side, not wanting to admit she knew this guy.

Lin Xiao paused his sword-wiping motion, looked up, and uttered two words expressionlessly.

"Flashy."

Liu Lian's smile froze on his face.

"What do you know! This is called tactics! You don't understand the charm of tactics!"

"It will affect the speed of drawing the sword." Lin Xiao added another sentence.

"You..." Liu Lian was choked with anger but couldn't retort.

"A good idea."

Just as Liu Lian was about to argue with Lin Xiao for three hundred rounds, Li Heng spoke.

"A Mother-Child Sword Casket, combining offense and defense, with varied transformations, is indeed a viable path."

Li Heng's approval instantly revived Liu Lian to full health; he smugly raised his chin at Lin Xiao, his expression as if to say: See, even the Dean says I'm awesome!

Li Heng ignored his small gesture and looked at Lin Xiao.

"What about you?"

"Dean, I only need one sword." Lin Xiao's answer was concise and clear.

"Requirements."

"Sufficiently sturdy."

After Lin Xiao finished speaking, he remained silent, continuing to wipe the longsword in his hand.

This request stunned both Liu Lian and Gu Qinghan.

Sufficiently sturdy?

What kind of strange request was that?

Although the standard longsword issued by the academy was not some divine Sharp Weapon, it was at least a Spiritual Artifact, capable of cutting iron like mud; how could it be related to "not sturdy"?

"Old Lin, isn't your request too simple and unadorned? Are you too embarrassed to make demands of the Dean? It's fine, be bolder! Ask for something that can destroy heaven and earth!" Liu Lian nudged Lin Xiao with his elbow.

Lin Xiao ignored him.

Li Heng, however, extended his hand.

"Your sword, let me see it."

Lin Xiao didn't hesitate, handing over the standard longsword in his hand.

As the longsword entered his hand, Li Heng's fingertips lightly traced the blade.

Liu Lian and Gu Qinghan also curiously leaned in.

Upon seeing it, both gasped.

The longsword, which had originally glowed with spiritual light, was now covered in fine, spiderweb-like cracks, and the blade had several rice-grain-sized nicks.

The spiritual light that once flowed on the sword body had dimmed to the extreme, as if it could extinguish at any moment.

This sword was already Wasted.

"What... what happened?" Liu Lian asked in shock, "When you fought Lu Miaomiao, I didn't see you clash swords directly?"

"His Sword Intent is too overbearing."

Li Heng explained calmly.

"The academy's standard longswords cannot withstand his Sword Qi and Sword Intent."

One sentence silenced both Liu Lian and Gu Qinghan.

Only then did they truly understand the terrifying destructive power behind Lin Xiao's phrase "sufficiently sturdy."

His sword wasn't broken by an enemy; it was burst by his own power.

Li Heng returned the longsword to Lin Xiao.

"I understand."

He finally looked at Gu Qinghan.

"What about you?"

"I need a Flying Sword that can amplify my Ice Sword Qi."

Gu Qinghan's answer was equally direct and clear in its objective.

Her Cultivation Technique leaned towards yin and coldness; if she could have a Flying Sword with compatible attributes, her strength would undoubtedly greatly increase.

"Alright."

Li Heng nodded, noting down the requests of the three.

"I have noted all your requests."

He stood up, walked to the window, and turned his back to the three.

"Tomorrow is the day to inspect the results of the Artifact Refining Department students."

"At that time, I will refine Magic Treasures for the three of you in front of all the teachers and students of the academy."

Refining in public!

Liu Lian's breathing instantly quickened!

This awesome... no, this Opportunity to showcase himself in front of the entire school was simply tailor-made for him!

A ripple of emotion also flickered in Lin Xiao and Gu Qinghan's eyes.

To personally witness the Dean refining a golden core stage magic treasure was a once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity for any Cultivator.

"Alright, you may go back now."

"Prepare well; tomorrow, don't disappoint me."

Li Heng waved his hand.

"Yes, Dean!"

The three bowed and then exited the office.

It wasn't until they walked out of the office building that Liu Lian completely released himself.

"Ahhh! Did you hear that! The Dean is going to refine a mother-child seven star sword casket for me in front of the entire school! I'm about to take off! From today onwards, please call me Kunlun Sword Immortal Liu Aotian!"

He spread his arms, as if to embrace the whole world.

Gu Qinghan silently quickened her pace.

Lin Xiao still walked last; he looked down at the cracked longsword in his hand and softly said, "You've worked hard, old friend."