In fact, Murong Qiang was still using his technique and helping Yuan Ye refine several treasures as the price to obtain the Qilin horn and restore his strength. Once his strength was restored, the once - famous weapon - refining master would reappear, and Yuan Ye, who took advantage of his plight and extorted him, would surely come to a bad end. At least, this was what Murong Qiang thought. Eventually, Yuan Ye and Murong Qiang finally reached a deal. Yuan Ye handed over the sun - moon pendant and five pairs of Qilin horns to Murong Qiang. He wasn't worried at all that Murong Qiang would run away with the treasures. After all, these things were too important to the Qilin clan. Murong Qiang wouldn't want to attract those old freaks of the Qilin clan because of this. Otherwise, he would have snatched them and run away earlier. Yuan Ye then quietly contemplated the words taught to him by Murong Qiang. For weapon refining and body refining, to have an abnormal physical defense like him, one must use one's own body for refining. A pile of scrap iron can be turned into an invincible sharp sword through tempering. This is what refining is. However, humans are not made of copper or iron. With a body of flesh and blood, the pain is unimaginable. At the same time, the slightest mistake might lead to complete annihilation. So, to refine the body, one must first be proficient in weapon refining. Only when the level of weapon refining reaches the grandmaster level can one start body refining. Otherwise, if the heat control is inaccurate, one might refine oneself to death instead. Weapon refining, to put it simply, is to create treasures. Attack - type treasures include swords and knives, defense - type treasures include armor, auxiliary - type treasures include the Longhao pendant for comprehending the Heavenly Dao, and other treasures include storage spatial rings, etc. People below the Martial Emperor level are all ordinary people. Weapons used by those below the Martial Emperor level are also very ordinary. At most, if the materials are good, the grade will be a bit higher. However, these ordinary weapons can't be compared with those used by experts above the Martial Emperor level at all, because people above the Martial Emperor level usually use sacred weapons or even higher - level ones. Through the refinement of a weapon - refining master, the grade of a treasure will change dramatically, and its power will also increase exponentially. Sacred weapons, as the name implies, are weapons used by Heavenly Saints. Of course, some lucky Battle Souls, Asuras, and War Emperors can also have one or two. Above sacred weapons are immortal weapons, which are used by powerful Heavenly Saints, Ancient Immortals, and Mingshen. Above immortal weapons are venerable weapons, which are weapons used by Zhun Zun and Dao Zun. Of course, a few Mingshen might also have such great treasures. Sacred weapons, immortal weapons, and venerable weapons are all divided into upper, middle, and lower grades. Naturally, the top of the weapons is the divine weapon. There are only ten divine weapons in the whole world, and any one of them is definitely worth all Dao Zun fighting desperately for. The power of divine weapons can be summed up in two words - heaven - defying! The spatial ring that Yuan Ye extorted was considered a middle - grade immortal weapon. The relics of the five great divine beasts, even without refinement, are equivalent to a lower - grade immortal weapon. With a little refinement, it becomes a middle - grade one, and if refined well, it can even become an upper - grade immortal weapon. For example, the relic of the Snow Qilin, the leader of the five divine beasts, Longhao, with a little refinement, is definitely an upper - grade immortal weapon. The best treasures are not the relics of divine beasts, but the relics of Beast Lords. The Beast Lords themselves have reached the Dao Zun realm. After their death, all their life's essence is on their relics. These relics are venerable - grade treasures without refinement. For example, the relics of the Qilin Beast Lord, as the strongest Beast Lord in the universe, are upper - grade venerable weapons. Once refined successfully, their power is earth - shaking. Unfortunately, Yuan Ye can't easily obtain such treasures, and he doesn't want them either because the little rascal needs them for fusion to become the new Beast Lord. "Brother Ye, you're on fire!" Suddenly, Rui Xi pointed at Yuan Ye and exclaimed. Yuan Ye looked down at the light red flames all over his body and smiled. "It's okay. The indestructible cockroach gave me a fire - refining technique. I'm using fire to burn myself. Actually, this is already body refining. Like Little Qiang, if I wait until I become a grandmaster in weapon refining to start body refining, it'll be too late. This weapon refining and body refining are actually the same as my cultivation of the Against - the - Heavens Snow technique. The Against - the - Heavens Snow technique requires constantly breaking through human limits, but one can't be reckless. So you saw me wearing cotton - padded clothes in summer and cultivating in an ice cellar in winter, and even deliberately suffering various injuries, all to constantly temper my resistance ability. Body refining is the same. I first use the lowest - level fire to temper myself. When I get used to the temperature, I increase it. In this way, body refining will naturally succeed. At the same time, my body's sensitivity will be extremely high, and my control of the heat will also become more precise. Once I start weapon refining, the chances of success will also increase greatly. I never expected that I would have the opportunity to become a weapon - refining master. Tsk, tsk... Good!" Rui Xi carefully stretched out her hand and smiled. "Really, this fire isn't hot." "Fool. You can tell from the color. The red flames we usually see are actually the lowest - level, all ordinary fires. My current flame is only 200 degrees. An ordinary person might not be able to bear the temperature of 200 degrees, but we martial artists are not afraid. Flames, from low to high in grade, are red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black, and white. Different - colored fires correspond to different grades, and the treasures refined also correspond one by one. I haven't cultivated the fire - refining technique given to me by Little Qiang yet. With my current strength, I can only emit this 200 - degree light red flame. Take it slow!" In the following time, Yuan Ye had been painstakingly studying the body - refining technique. In the blink of an eye, two months had passed. Yuan Ye had made considerable progress in body tempering, and at the same time, he had a deeper understanding of weapon refining. Weapon refining isn't just about knowing how to use fire. Otherwise, all experts in using fire would become weapon - refining masters. Weapon refining requires an understanding of various materials, control of the heat, and mastery of the right time and place, all of which must reach an unattainable height. Ninety percent of the technique given to Yuan Ye by Murong Qiang was about how to refine weapons. At the same time, Murong Qiang had already refined all the Qilin horns into treasures. The sun - moon pendants of Yuan Ye and Rui Xi looked the same as before on the surface, but in fact, their internal structures had already changed dramatically, with formations integrated into them, containing the Heavenly Dao. The other five pairs of Qilin horns were also refined into different ornaments. According to the agreement, Yuan Ye gave one to Murong Qiang, and the remaining nine were kept. Winter gave way to spring, and in the blink of an eye, it was already late spring in March. The weather was getting warmer, and everything was coming back to life. However, there was also a very important event this month, which was the Hun Luo Province's Hundred Young Elites Battle. Yuan Ye and Rui Xi were walking hand in hand on the street of Hun Luo Province, looking at the long announcement. Yuan Ye was extremely depressed. "I'm the number one in Qizi County after all. Why isn't my name on it?" "Brother Ye, it's okay if it's not there. Isn't it good that we're together?" Rui Xi looked at Yuan Ye with pitiful eyes. She didn't like the outside world, strangers, or noisy places. "Fool. I still want to enter the City of Hope and see those talented young people. Without this competition, do you want me to directly kill a Martial Emperor? I might as well just commit suicide. It would be quicker," Yuan Ye said as he turned around. He saw the surging crowd. As the date of the battle approached, Hun Luo Province had become much more lively than before. The county lords of each county had brought a hundred strong men from their own counties into Hun Luo City. There were also many wealthy merchants and nobles coming here to watch the battle, gamble, and have fun. Many more people hoped to watch these experts fight and learn something from it. "Let's go. Let's go ask Xu Zijing," Yuan Ye said as he pulled Rui Xi and left directly. In the entire Hun Luo Province, Yuan Ye was only familiar with Xu Zijing. Yuan Ye and Rui Xi walked directly towards Xu Zijing's mansion. Coincidentally, they saw Xu Zijing shopping on the way. Unfortunately, the little witch Xu Ying was also there. Enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road. "Brother Yuan," from a distance, Xu Zijing saw Yuan Ye and immediately came forward to greet him. "Brother Zijing," Yuan Ye also walked over with a smile, and the two of them had a simple hug in a jewelry store. "Hehe, Brother Yuan is quite carefree. After causing such a big disturbance in my Hun Luo City, you still dare to swagger around on the street. You killed several noble children." Yuan Ye smiled indifferently and said, "In the past few months I've been here, quite a few assassins have come. Unfortunately, they were too weak. My magical beast was alerted at the first moment. Flies are annoying, but they're not a big problem." "Hehe, even Lord Cheng Hui, who was at the peak of the Wu Jun level, was killed by you. With the strength you showed that day, I'm afraid only a Martial Emperor can deal with you. In the entire Hun Luo City, there are no more than three Martial Emperors including my father. These three are too lazy to bother with these mundane affairs. Naturally, the others are no match for you."