Chapter 444, Tempering

Translator: Silavin

 

To truly get tempered, one must face such hardship head-on!

 

*Hum… Hum…*

 

As if sensing Qin Yichen’s challenge, the already surging Spirit Sea now began to shake even more violently.

 

That portion of the Spirit Sea that had enveloped Gongshu Zhiyi now converged towards Qin Yichen’s direction. A petite figure appeared somewhat bewildered at the edge of the Spirit Sea. By now, the Spirit Sea had stopped surrounding her.

 

“*Gasp…* Brother Yichen…” After opening her eyes in confusion and seeing the unusual movement of the Spirit Sea, Gongshu Zhiyi’s eyes widened in shock as she exclaimed.

 

*Whoosh!*

 

Before her words could fade, a pulling force arrived, causing her to vanish from this space.

 

Qin Yichen did not even notice Gongshu Zhiyi has been transported out.

 

Because at this moment, his consciousness was completely focused on his clash with the Spirit Sea.

 

Under this brutal confrontation, Qin Yichen’s face gradually turned pale. If not for his extraordinary Spiritual Energy attainment that others could not hope to reach, he would have been destroyed by the impact of the Spirit Sea long ago.

 

Whenever his Spiritual Energy was nearly depleted, Qin Yichen would casually pop a few Spirit Healing Pills into his mouth to replenish his lost Spiritual Energy. This hard confrontation continued unabated in this space.

 

Under the boundless impact of the Spirit Sea, his Spiritual Body trembled with each forceful collision.

 

Under this trembling, the Spiritual Body in his Knowledge Sea seemed to become more solid!

 

His resistance also became increasingly skillful.

 

From the beginning, when he had to exert all his strength against each attack, to gradually reducing the Spiritual Energy he used while achieving the same effect.

 

Under the tempering of the Spirit Sea, the quality of Qin Yichen’s Spiritual Body began to gradually elevate.

 

This was one of the benefits brought by the tempering of the Spirit Sea!

 

…

 

*Hum…*

 

Before the model Master Craftsman’s Hammer’s Array, blue light surged as space suddenly rippled.

 

“Ah!” Then, a crack opened in the Array, accompanied by a scream, as a figure wrapped in flowing light appeared from within.

 

*Pah!* At the forefront, Gongshu Cangyou frowned. He waved his hand, and the figure that had been ejected by force immediately landed steadily beside him.

 

As the figure landed, the light that had enveloped it slowly dissipated, revealing the petite body within. When everyone clearly saw who it was, their pupils could not help but contract.

 

“Thank you, Great Grandfather!” Feeling that she had been forcibly thrown, Gongshu Zhiyi breathed out a sigh of relief. Then, she playfully stuck her tongue out at Gongshu Cangyou, who had caught her, and said.

 

“Zhiyi…”

 

At this moment, a somewhat trembling voice sounded from behind Gongshu Zhiyi.

 

“Dad!” Gongshu Zhiyi’s delicate body trembled, she turned her head, and then she threw herself into the latter’s arms.

 

Gongshu Yushan hugged Gongshu Zhiyi for a while, pushing her body away a bit, his eyes scanning her up and down several times before finally breathing a sigh of relief. His mouth continuously muttered, “Thank goodness, I’m glad you’re alright!”

 

“Hehe… how could anything happen to me!?” Gongshu Zhiyi said with a light laugh, still as innocent and naive as ever.

 

“Gongshu Zhiyi? How did she come out?”

 

“Wasn’t she supposed to last at least a day?”

 

Upon seeing Gongshu Zhiyi, clamorous expressions of joy erupted from the Clan members in the Clan Hall. After the brief commotion, puzzled voices also quietly arose.

 

“Zhiyi, why did you come out so quickly?” Gongshu Yushan also asked with some confusion.

 

The coming-of-age ceremony for the Dao of Crafting in the Gongshu Clan required enduring the tempering of the Spirit Sea for at least a day before one could emerge. But from the time the Array had emitted a blue light until now, it had not even been an hour. How did Gongshu Zhiyi come out?

 

“I don’t know either, but it might have something to do with Brother Yichen.” Gongshu Zhiyi was also bewildered. She had been accepting the tempering from the Spirit Sea, as expected, but was somehow inexplicably kicked out.

 

It was just like at the beginning, when she was originally only supposed to break through one Array, yet inexplicably found herself surrounded by dozens more Arrays…

 

“What happened?” Gongshu Yushan frowned and asked. Missing the tempering of the Spirit Sea was not a good thing for Gongshu Zhiyi.

 

Under the puzzled gazes, Gongshu Zhiyi pouted and proceeded to recount everything that had happened inside in great detail.

 

As Gongshu Zhiyi spoke, everyone’s emotions fluctuated accordingly.

 

Upon hearing about the dozens of Arrays that had surrounded her, even the usually impassive face of Gongshu Cangyou showed a trace of shock. But when they heard that Qin Yichen, after a brief period of only evading, had managed to destroy the Array Cores one by one at an extremely fast pace, their hearts eased somewhat.

 

Gongshu Yushan’s expression also relaxed considerably.

 

For those Arrays, breaking each one would grant an insight into the Dao of Crafting. With so many Arrays combined, it would surely elevate Gongshu Zhiyi’s understanding of the Dao of Crafting!

 

When Gongshu Zhiyi described what she saw before coming out, the entire Spirit Sea seemed to be exerting all its pressure against Qin Yichen, everyone was shocked speechless.

 

The Spirit Sea had been formed by condensing the Spiritual Energy of more than ten Spiritual Rupture Realm Ancestors of the Gongshu Clan! Such a vast Spirit Sea, completely pressing down on one person—thinking of this, everyone shuddered.

 

Even Gongshu Cangyou and Gongshu Yushan were filled with shock.

 

“Can he really withstand the full pressure of the entire Spirit Sea for a day?” After a while, Gongshu Yushan came to his senses. With furrowed brows, he expressed his concern.

 

Hearing these words, the crowd, which had just started to murmur, immediately fell silent again. If Qin Yichen’s Knowledge Sea was crushed by the Spirit Sea, the Master Craftsman’s Hammer would still be left inside!

 

“It shouldn’t be difficult for him to persist.” Gongshu Zhiyi pouted, thought for a moment, and said, “When I was leaving, I saw that he was not merely resisting. For every wave of pressure from the Spirit Sea, he countered it with his own Spiritual Energy…”

 

*Siiiii…*

 

Upon hearing Gongshu Zhiyi’s words, a chorus of sharp intakes of breath resounded throughout the hall.

 

Resisting the pressure of the Spirit Sea and countering it were two completely different concepts!

 

Perhaps Gongshu Cangyou and Gongshu Yushan had the ability to withstand the tempering of the Spirit Sea, but they certainly would not dare to actively strike back in the Spirit Sea, shattering each wave of Spiritual Energy pressure!

 

“Worthy of being the Successor of the Lu Ban Sect! Someone who could be recognized by the Master Craftsman’s Hammer is surely no ordinary person…” The Eighth Elder, who had previously made things difficult for Qin Yichen, sighed in admiration amidst his shock.