Divine King of Honour-Chapter 223 Outer Disciple

The Gate Guarding Disciple, upon hearing Elder Qi’s words, reacted immediately with disbelief.

They couldn’t believe a teenager of sixteen or seventeen years old possessed such heaven-defying Artifact Refining skills.

Elder Qi also had some doubts. If what the youngster said was true, then this young man was definitely a prodigy in Artifact Refining.

"Although the level of Artifact Refining skills is determined by the grade of the weapons refined, the ability to control fire can also reflect a person’s strength to some extent. If you can pull your flames into threads, it would mean you have reached the Seven-star Artifact Refining level," Elder Qi said.

The Gate Guarding Disciples nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Controlling fire is one method of demonstrating one’s Artifact Refining level. Although it’s not all-encompassing, it’s quite accurate.

"Okay!" Xu Nian responded and then summoned a flame in his hand.

This flame was just an ordinary flame.

For an Artifact Refining Apprentice, an ordinary flame was sufficient.

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Of course, if Xu Nian wished to advance to the level of a Little Artifact Refiner, he still needed to seek out a powerful flame.

Other Artifact Refiners each had their own Lifebound Flames, but Xu Nian had to search for his own. Perhaps this was a disadvantage of the Divine Hammer.

The Gate Guarding Disciples and Elder Qi frowned subconsciously when they saw that the flame Xu Nian summoned was just an ordinary one.

An Artifact Refiner’s flame quality usually improves with their level of skill. Ordinary flame is the most basic and is usually possessed by a One-star Alchemy Apprentice.

Could the young man in front of them be lying?

The eyes of the Gate Guarding Disciple also showed a hint of contempt, as if they had seen through Xu Nian’s lies.

However, the next moment, they all widened their eyes in shock.

Xu Nian extended his left hand, and from the flame, he drew out a filament of fire, but this filament was as fine as a strand of hair.

Elder Qi and the two Gate Guarding Disciples looked at each other with astonishment in their eyes, speechless.

Even a Nine-star Apprentice could manage to pull fire into threads.

But the threads would at least be as thick as a carrot fiber, yet this youngster could pull the fire into strands as fine as hair.

Their control of fire was bloody terrifying.

Just this ability to control fire was already at the level of a Little Artifact Refiner, wasn’t it?

Elder Qi was amazed, but the two Gate Guarding Disciples were swallowing hard with deep shock.

At this moment, they were fearful. With the young man’s talent, he was sure to become a superstar in the Artifact Refining Sect. They had nearly offended this future superstar.

"Uh, this junior brother, oh no, senior brother, I was offensive just now, I hope you can be magnanimous," the youth with the mole immediately changed his tune.

The other youth beside him also had a face full of anxiety and apology.

Xu Nian didn’t mind and waved his hand dismissively, then turned to look at Elder Qi and asked, "Elder Qi, can I join the Artifact Refining Sect now?"

"Yes, come with me. I’ll take you to the administration office to complete the formalities," Elder Qi said.

Xu Nian’s face finally showed a smile as he followed Elder Qi towards the administration office.

Soon, under Elder Qi’s guidance, Xu Nian obtained his Disciple Identity Token and Disciple’s robe.

He also learned from Elder Qi that the Artifact Refining Sect’s disciples are divided into three levels: Outer Disciple, Inner Sect Disciple, and Elite Disciple.

Of course, it’s said that above the Elite Disciples are Core Disciples, and becoming a Core Disciple grants one the eligibility to compete for the position of Sect Master.

The division of disciple levels is not based on Cultivation level but on Artifact Refining skills.

All Artifact Refining Apprentices are Outer Disciples, while One-star to Five Stars Artifact Refiners are Inner Sect Disciples, and above Five Stars they become Elite Disciples.

As for how to become a Core Disciple, Xu Nian did not yet know.

After learning all this, Xu Nian had a clear idea of the path he wanted to take in the next three months.

That was to diligently improve his Artifact Refining skills.

Since Xu Nian was still an Artifact Refining Apprentice, he could only become an Outer Disciple.

Elder Qi left after taking Xu Nian to the dwelling place of the Outer Disciples.

Before he departed, Xu Nian covertly slipped Elder Qi a piece of exceptionally high-quality Meteorite Iron.

Elder Qi’s eyes immediately lit up, and after receiving the Meteorite Iron, his tone with Xu Nian also became much gentler.

A smile also appeared on Xu Nian’s face.

Now that he had just arrived at the Artifact Refining Sect, if he wanted to climb the ranks quickly, he still needed support from others.

Although he had exhibited extraordinary talent, Elder Qi had only acted on behalf of the Sect. However, after receiving the gift from Xu Nian, the nature of their relationship changed.

This meant that the faster Xu Nian climbed the ranks, the more benefits Elder Qi would receive.

As such, Elder Qi would be more willing to help him, which undoubtedly lightened Xu Nian’s burden.

After seeing off Elder Qi, Xu Nian then returned to his own residence.

The place he lived in was a courtyard house, which, besides him, also housed three other Outer Disciples.

Their ages weren’t much different from Xu Nian’s, all about seventeen or eighteen years old, with the eldest being just twenty-one.

As for their Cultivation, none of them were high; they were all of Warrior Level, not on the same level as Xu Nian at all.

"Hello, I’m Zhang Meng, a Two-star Artifact Refining Apprentice. Are you the new guy?" At that moment, one of the three, an eighteen-year-old youth, came up with enthusiasm.

"Xu Nian. I’ve just joined the Sect," Xu Nian replied politely.

"Not bad, it isn’t the time for recruiting Disciples. You being able to enter the Sect at this time, and with Elder Qi personally escorting you here, you must be a scion of a major family or a relative of Elder Qi?" Zhang Meng said, his face ablaze with excitement.

The other two Disciples also looked towards Xu Nian, obviously curious about his identity.

Xu Nian smiled and said, "I’m not a scion from a major family, nor Elder Qi’s relative. I’m just a member of an ordinary small family from East Field County. It just so happened that I ran into Elder Qi at the Sect’s entrance, and we hit it off, so he helped me come over."

"Oh, I see." Zhang Meng nodded, suddenly enlightened.

But then he felt something was off. Elder Qi was always a skinflint. When had he become so amiable?

Upon hearing Xu Nian’s words, the other two youths immediately lost interest in Xu Nian, turning around and heading back to their rooms without any intention of greeting him.

Xu Nian was taken aback.

Could the Disciples of the Artifact Refining Sect really be this arrogant?

"Don’t mind them. People like them are most common in the Artifact Refining Sect, all with their noses in the air, without a trace of warmth. If you have no strength, they won’t take you seriously. But I find you to be quite amiable, which suits my taste," Zhang Meng said, clapping Xu Nian on the shoulder and laughing heartily, as if they were kindred spirits.

Xu Nian gave a wry smile. This Zhang Meng was quite forward.

However, he seemed to be a nice person, someone worth making friends with.

Xu Nian then chatted with Zhang Meng for a long time and learned a lot about the Artifact Refining Sect through him.

Zhang Meng didn’t hold back, even telling Xu Nian about the female Disciple he was smitten with.

Xu Nian felt helpless but grew fond of Zhang Meng. He saw a hint of Chen Wudi in Zhang Meng.

But soon, a wave of commotion came from outside.

The other two Disciples in the courtyard also rushed out of their rooms and hurried out. Continue your journey on novelbuddy

"What’s going on?" Xu Nian asked, puzzled.

Zhang Meng smacked his forehead and quickly said, "Hurry, I completely forgot. Today is the day Zhang Tian, the goddess, is sparring with Jing Haoyang. Quick, we’ll be late if we don’t go now."

After saying that, Zhang Meng pulled Xu Nian and ran out of the courtyard.

Although Xu Nian was confused, he roughly understood.

He didn’t know who Jing Haoyang was, but Zhang Tian was exactly the one Zhang Meng had been admiring.

Of course, Xu Nian was more interested in seeing how the Disciples of the Artifact Refining Sect practiced their craft.

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