C74 Between victory and defeat

Zhang Chao unhurriedly opened the crafting furnace.

Reaching out with his hand, he felt the freezing air in the cauldron.

"Very good, I'm almost done!" Only then did he slowly pick up the ingredients one by one and put them into the furnace.

After entering the furnace, these ingredients started to freeze. As the temperature within the furnace continued to drop, they all shattered, turning into countless grains of ice.

Zhang Chao took out the ice particles and placed them on a plate, causing them to melt into water. He shook the ice particles again and then placed them in the furnace to freeze quickly.

After repeating this for dozens of times, the impurities in the material had been completely separated from the essence.

After all, under the condition of water, if the quality was different, it couldn't be mixed together completely.

"En, that's enough. Next step!" Zhang Chao nodded his head in satisfaction.

Although this was the first time he had used the Cold Refinement Method to refine a weapon, because the All Things Refining Method was engraved in his heart, he was still very familiar with it.

"Impossible, he … What sort of refining method did he have? "His speed is so fast, and he can also …" At this time, Zhao Hong and Ming Qiu no longer held contempt in their eyes. Their hearts were already in their throats and they no longer watched the show as they quickly refined their treasures.

Very quickly, Zhang Chao reached the step of forging treasures.

He glanced at the iron hammers around him, but did not catch a single glance of them, so he slowly took out the Nine-striped Heavenly Hammer s.

"This!" Upon seeing this, the president stood up abruptly, his pupils contracting, "So it's him!"

… ….

Outside the door of Tiehe Association, there were more and more people gathering.

Wang Yin mobilized all of the Wang Family's power, and did not hesitate to throw out a lot of capital, and even divided up most of the treasures that the Wang Family obtained from Zhao Hong.

"Master Zhang Chao has been in there for such a long time. Is there any danger?" Qiao Hai stroked his beard and asked with a face full of worry.

Qiao Family was the first to reunite with the Wang Family and rushed over.

Furthermore, after knowing that Zhang Chao had barged into the Tiehe Association alone, Qiao Hai immediately ordered his men to bring the Nether Ghost Weeping Axe along as he prepared to fight from the back.

When the people from the other families heard about Zhang Chao's situation, they also praised him endlessly.

A long time ago, such a person had never appeared in the Can City.

Moreover, they were also a small clan which had received an extremely deep oppression from Zhao Hong and Ming Qiu, and had also received benefits from the Wang Family and Qiao Family this time, so they naturally came to support their reputation.

"That little thief actually caused such a big thing. He shouldn't be in any danger, right?" Qiao Ruixue also followed along, nervously walking back and forth.

"What little thief?" He is the benefactor who saved our Qiao Family! " Qiao Hai corrected.

"Humph, no matter what he is, he makes me see him in a new light!" Qiao Ruixue could not retort, and could only go along with what Qiao Hai said.

But in reality, although she still harbored some grudges towards Zhang Chao, she had long ago lost it all.

Previously, Zhang Chao's' disgusting 'face was still lingering in her mind, but for some reason, when he thought back to it now, it was actually not that disgusting anymore.

In the crowd, a beggar dressed in sloppiness had sneaked in unknowingly, holding onto a wooden stick, he stroked his beard, and looked at the Tiehe Association entrance, he was thinking about something.

"Hey, what are you doing here? "Irrelevant people, hurry up and get out of the way. If we really start fighting later on, I'm afraid we might accidentally hurt you!" A member of an unknown family walked over and lightly pushed the old man.

"Oh, hur hur, good, good!" The old man didn't get angry. He leisurely walked with the stick to a large rock not far away and sat down. He then took out an old cigarette pouch from his filthy bosom and lit it up and began to smoke.

In the smoke, he murmured to himself with a smile that was not a smile, "I came all the way here, don't let me down..."

… ….

Inside the Tiehe Association's President's Hall, a series of knocks suddenly stopped.

Zhang Chao, along with Zhao Hong and Ming Qiu, almost put down the hammer in their hands.

"Completed!"

Two trays containing the magical equipment they had just crafted were respectfully carried by their subordinates in front of the president.

"En!" The president sat down again and didn't forget to give Zhang Chao another glance. Only then did he raise his hands and pick up the two Wind Lightning Needles, watching carefully.

After a long while, he nodded his head and put the magic treasure on the plate.

"The magical equipment refined by Zhao Hong and Ming Qiu are mediocre and can't find any flaws, so of course they can't find any bright spots!"

"Hu!" Hearing such comments, Zhao Hong and Ming Qiu heaved a sigh of relief.

"As for the treasures refined by Zhang Chao …" After a slight pause, the guild leader continued, "There are still a lot of problems, but we can see that our experience is lacking!"

"Hum, hum, hum!" Zhao Hong and Ming Qiu immediately laughed. Since the President had already said so, then wouldn't victory be in his hands?

"Of course, the questions and experiences I mentioned all relate to refining techniques like yours!" Even I have never seen this method a few times. Furthermore, I can tell that this is the first time you have used this method to refine a treasure, so even though your movements are fluid, you still have to pause for a moment to think about how to proceed after every step! "

"Of course, just by stopping here for a moment, it can cause the temperature of the material to change, thus affecting the final quality of the magical equipment!"

"It can be said that if it wasn't for this flaw, you would have been able to refine the Earth Grade Wind Lightning Needle. Unfortunately, right now, you are only a top rank Mortal Realm disciple!"

"What?" "No, impossible!" Zhao Hong and Ming Qiu's eyes popped out of their sockets when they heard what he said.

"So that's how it is, I always felt that something was missing, senior's words were truly a reminder to the person in my dreams, Zhang Chao thanks him!" Zhang Chao realised and immediately bowed.

Using the Cold Refinement Method to refine the Wind Lightning Needle not only has its original characteristics, but it also hides a hint of cold energy within it, causing its power to increase once again. You have also put in great effort, and even specially carved 18 small patterns for the place where the cold energy is contained, forming a small scale formation on your own. The president continued to comment, "This way, the value of this treasure will be even higher when used. It is indeed the courage of a master of art, and he has brilliant ideas!"

"Senior, you're too kind!" Zhang Chao was praised to the point that he felt embarrassed.

To be honest, he only had the mindset of giving it a try at the beginning, but he never expected it to be so successful.

Moreover, the materials needed for this type of Wind Thunder Needle were all very expensive. If it was him, although he had the crystal mountain in his hand and could be said to be very rich, he would not be willing to part with it.

"How did this happen? How did this happen?" Zhao Hong's and Ming Qiu's bodies were trembling, as if they were deflated rubber balls.

The result was obvious.

They had already lost, and it was a complete loss!

Even when the two of them fought together, they still couldn't compare to Zhang Chao?

Such a blow was too heavy, and it was impossible for them to accept it in such a short period of time.

"In order to convince you wholeheartedly, you can take a look at these two magical items!" As the president said this, he threw the two Wind Lightning Arrays towards Zhao Hong and Ming Qiu.

"This... "This..." Picking up the two Wind Lightning Needles, the two of them broke out in a cold sweat.

Indeed, after comparing them, what Zhang Chao had refined, whether in terms of weight, quality, or everything else, was far superior to what the two of them had refined together.

This was the gap in refining!

"You … I can't accept this! " Ming Qiu growled in exasperation.

"Alright, since that's the case, I have proven that Zhang Chao has the ability to replace the both of you. Now, I declare that by abolishing Zhao Hong and Ming Qiu's identity as Vice Presidents, and expelling them from the Tiehe Association, we will hand them over to the various families of Can City. Whether you live or die will depend on your own good fortune!" The guild leader said in a clear voice.

"Humph... humph..." "Hahahaha!" Hearing this, Ming Qiu suddenly laughed like a crazed demon, "Good, very good! Zhao Hong and I have offered our all to serve you, but now that we have said it out, we are willing to give it up, like useless trash. Even if I die, I will not be alone! "

As he said that, his gaze suddenly fell on Zhang Chao's body. He held onto the Wind Lightning Needle tightly and roared: "Zhang Chao, on the way to the Yellow Springs, why don't you walk together with me!"

Following that, like a mad dog, he instantly transformed into a streak of black light and pounced towards Zhang Chao …