Chapter 288: Top Grade Magic Sword, Sorrow Frost

Chapter 288: Chapter 288: Top Grade Magic Sword, Sorrow Frost

Huh?

Su Qiuning was stunned for a moment.

Pointing to the rough dagger in her hand, she asked doubtfully: “Senior Brother Ouyang, are you talking about this dagger?”

It shouldn’t be!

Both in appearance and quality, it was worse than the silver dagger she had just picked out.

How could Jiang Fan’s choice of this dagger be considered insightful?

Ouyang Jun smiled and said: “Try infusing it with spiritual power.”

Su Qiuning was skeptical.

She activated her spiritual body and energized the dagger.

Clang—

The dagger suddenly vibrated, and layers of impurities peeled off its surface.

Revealing a brand-new, crystal-clear dagger.

It emitted a spiritual light, reaching the level of a Mid-grade Magic Artifact.

“Ah? This…” Su Qiuning looked at the newly transformed dagger in astonishment.

Regardless of style or quality, it was a higher grade than the previous silver dagger.

“In the basket, this is the only Mid-grade Magic Artifact.”

“This young brother has sharp eyes and truly cares for this young sister.”

Ouyang Jun smiled as he observed the two, guessing their relationship.

Ah?

Su Qiuning finally understood that the mysterious person beside her seemed domineering but was actually looking out for her.

But this made her even more frightened.

His unwarranted kindness, could it be that he harbored some ill intentions?

Thinking of this, she quickly handed the dagger back to Jiang Fan: “I-I can’t accept this, take it back.”

Seeing her anxious expression, Jiang Fan felt like teasing her. He pretended to be very cold:

“No one can refuse a gift from me!”

“Take it!”

His tone suggested he was not someone to be trifled with, scaring Su Qiuning into trembling.

She quickly withdrew her small hand.

Holding the dagger, she felt it was too hot to handle, not daring to keep it yet hesitant to throw it away.

She was as anxious as an ant on a hot stove.

Ouyang Jun warily observed Jiang Fan.

This person was not only mysterious but also extremely domineering.

His style did not resemble that of a Nine-Sect disciple.

After giving Jiang Fan a deep look, he smiled and cupped his hands:

“Brother, why don’t you pick an item too?”

Jiang Fan glanced at the basket and said: “Not interested.”

He had numerous items of various sizes.

There was no place to keep another useless Low Grade Magic Artifact.

Ouyang Jun felt somewhat embarrassed.

His reputation was well-known, and many people wanted the magic artifacts he personally made, often needing connections to get them.

Yet, in trying to win over elite disciples from different sects, he was turned down by this person.

However, not knowing this person’s depth, he couldn’t show his anger.

He nonchalantly ordered his people to lift the basket and let the remaining people pick.

Apart from Jiang Fan, everyone else received small gifts.

Then he said: “Gentlemen, time is of the essence, so I won’t delay any further.”

“Let’s start the trading event now.”

“I’ll start.”

As he spoke.

He took out an iron box.

Even through the box, one could feel the biting cold emanating from it.

Ouyang Jun did not keep them in suspense.

He opened the iron box.

A three-foot-long sword, entirely ice-blue as if carved from crystal, appeared before everyone’s eyes.

It was steaming with intense cold mist.

The blade also flickered with a sharp glint.

Ouyang Jun held the sword and stroked its body, revealing a satisfied expression:

“This is one of my three proudest works in my life, named Sorrow Frost.”

Many present were sword users.

They frowned at the sight of this sword and questioned:

“Is this a sword or an ice sculpture?”

A sword was meant for defeating enemies, not for decoration.

Ouyang Jun smiled slightly and said nothing more.

He held the hilt and casually swung it toward the wall beside him.

Whoosh—

Astonishing cold air burst forth from the ice sword, instantly covering the entire wall with a layer of thick ice!

If it had hit a person, they would have been frozen into an ice sculpture instantly!

“Hiss!”

Many martial artists stood up in shock.

“Even without using spiritual power, it has such power?”

“What…what kind of sword is this?”

“Its properties are so terrifying?”

No one doubted its power anymore.

They all showed astonished expressions.

Ouyang Jun put the ice sword back into the iron box, saying:

“For a sword that I, Ouyang Jun, claim to be one of my masterpieces, how can it be just an ordinary magic artifact?”

“I made it with Ice Soul, spending half a year.”

“Its grade is…Top Grade Magic Artifact.”

Ah?

These words caused a wave of astonishment across the crowd.

Top Grade Magic Artifacts were definitely possessed only by the sect masters of various sects.

Elders’ ownership depended on their status; those without strong abilities might not even have one Top Grade Magic Artifact.

Ouyang Jun had actually brought it to the exchange event!

Jiang Fan’s eyes sparkled.

He had already experienced the power of Top Grade Magic Artifacts from Ming Youlian’s Seven-stringed Zither.

Moreover, the quality of this sword surpassed that of the Seven-stringed Zither.

With his swordsmanship, its power would immediately rise to another level.

Seeing everyone’s expressions, Ouyang Jun felt quite pleased.

As an artifact refiner, wasn’t the most gratifying thing people loving your crafted artifacts?

Of course, he wouldn’t sell it cheaply.

Closing the iron box, he cupped his hands: “I would like to trade Sorrow Frost for some special refining materials.”

This was not unexpected by everyone.

Refiners valued refining materials the most.

Many people pondered whether their refining materials were enough to exchange for Sorrow Frost.

Until Ouyang Jun stated specific conditions, which made almost everyone lose hope simultaneously.

“I need a bone from a Demon Emperor, no less than three feet.”

These words sparked a discussion.

“Is he joking!”

“Can we even possess a Demon Emperor’s bone?”

“In the Nine-Sect Land, the only known Demon Emperor corpse once belonged to a transformed Tiger Demon.”

“After its death, the corpse was obtained by four powerful figures from the continent.”

“In our Nine-Sect, only the Spirit Beast Sect Master had some connection to a predecessor and was given some Demon Emperor essence blood.”

“Never did we get such a valuable bone.”

“Expecting to exchange this bone in the Nine-Sect Land is out of the question.”

…

Jiang Fan remained silent.

How could the Thousand Refinement Sect Young Sect Leader not know if there were Demon Emperor bones in the Nine-Sect Land?

Proposing an unattainable condition intentionally.

Either he wasn’t sincere in trading.

Or he was setting high expectations, waiting for negotiations to take advantage.

Sure enough!

After discussing for a while, he sighed: “But the value of this sword indeed deserves a Demon Emperor bone.”

“Selling it cheaper would be a great loss to me.”

Hearing he was willing to negotiate, everyone began to consider again.

Sun Chaozong’s eyes sparkled. He took out a white rib from the long parcel behind him.

It emitted lingering demon energy.

“This is a bone from a Late Stage of Core Formation demon beast that our sect once hunted.”

“I wonder if it can be exchanged for Sorrow Frost?”

Ouyang Jun was instantly tempted, but after a careful inspection, he regrettably said:

“This bone is at least a hundred years old, and the interior has long since weathered, unsuitable for crafting high-grade magic artifacts.”

Jiang Fan’s heart stirred slightly.

It seemed Ouyang Jun’s real target was the bones of Late Stage of Core Formation demon beasts.

Though the Silver Winged Thunderbird was a Fifth Level of Core Formation, classified as a Mid-stage Jiedan demon beast.

The claw Jiang Fan chopped off was its most valuable part.

In terms of hardness, it was equivalent to a Late Stage of Core Formation demon beast bone.

It should satisfy Ouyang Jun.

“Brother, do you have any bones from a Late Stage of Core Formation demon beast?”

Ouyang Jun suddenly looked at Jiang Fan with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Besides Sun Chaozong, only this mysterious person at the scene was likely to have something to trade.