Hammer in her left hand, sword in her right, the eldest sister is connected to both worlds.

The third tribulation lightning was exceptionally fierce, alarming all the trainees in the surrounding weapon-refining rooms. The first to come out and see what was happening was Lin Buyu.

The girl from the Qilin clan was indeed highly talented. She held a beautiful bell in her hand, the spirit of which was an adorable Xuandi Antelope.

The girl held the bell, gazing thoughtfully at the scene outside.

The weapon-refining room where Xue Lan was located had been struck by lightning, creating a hole in the ceiling, from which a continuous stream of lightning was pouring down.

The main focus is on precise, targeted strikes.

Lin Buyu glanced at the people who came out from behind, and finally spoke softly, "She's just a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator..."

She's only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, will she get killed by this?

Are you still alive? If you are, say something!

Xue Lan vaguely heard Xue Tong's voice and gave a perfunctory "hmm".

Xue Tong's heart, which had been in her throat, immediately relaxed.

I thought my mission was about to end.

Xue Lan's weak voice came through: "You have a good relationship with the Heavenly Dao, could you go and talk to Him, even just a token gesture would be fine!"

Xue Tong fell silent, and Xue Lan guessed that she had gone to find the Heavenly Dao.

Xue Lan: It's not that I can't handle it, it's just that I feel I should be more tactful.

A few breaths later, Xue Tong returned.

"What did He say?"

She said it wasn't meant to strike you in the first place; you were just in the wrong spot. Why don't you move to the side now? She promises she won't chase after you and strike you.

Xue Lan asked with some doubt, "Really?"

Xue Tong nodded: "Really."

Xue Lan was just about to try it out when, as soon as she sat up, the Xuan Sha Spear beside her began to move strangely.

Xue Lan grabbed the shaft of the Xuan Sha Spear.

"It just moved, didn't it?" Xue Tong let out a strange cry.

Xue Lan looked at the Xuan Sha Spear in her hand and slowly nodded.

"That's normal. I'd be unhappy if it were always so lifeless."

Xue Tong felt numb: [Is this the level of wariness you're trying to project onto your aunt?]

Xue Lan nodded, gripping the shaft of the Xuan Sha Spear tightly in her hand, the spear struggling within her palm.

[When there's no real danger, you, as their senior sister, are their greatest threat.]

Just as Xue Lan was lamenting that she wouldn't be able to escape if she had to capture Xuan Sha here, she heard Xue Tong say this.

The girl smiled gently and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

Xue Tong: You think I'm praising you?

The atmosphere within the Thunder Domain was relatively relaxed. Xue Lan gripped the Xuan Sha Spear, continuing to be struck by lightning, feeling the demonic spirit within the spear weaken under the tempering of the heavenly lightning until it finally subsided and completely merged into the spear blade.

The whole process lasted three days.

Three days later, the lightning disappeared. The first rays of dawn shone on Xue Lan, and the girl's stiff body stirred slightly. Then she raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth.

The Xuan Sha Spear, held tightly in the girl's hand, trembled slightly, making one last struggle, trying to break free from Xue Lan's control and fly into the sky.

The spear tip vibrated continuously, causing Xue Lan to tilt forward slightly, her lips, which she had just wiped clean, to be stained red with blood again.

Are you really okay? You look like you're about to die.

Xue Lan did not reply, but stood up and released the Xuan Sha Spear in her hand.

The Xuan Sha Spear flew into the sky in the next second, rapidly heading towards the horizon. The spear tip was incredibly sharp, as if it wanted to break through this secret realm.

[Xue Lan, it ran away!]

Xue Lan looked at the tiny black dot on the horizon and said calmly, "No rush!"

This is the secret realm of the Ten Thousand Crafts Workshop. It is merely a newly created magical artifact, and it cannot escape the grasp of the artifact spirit.

Then, Xue Lan revealed a strange smile.

She also left herself a way to deal with it, as a warning to the Xuan Sha Spear.

"How could anything I create escape my grasp?"

The girl formed a hand seal and drew out a cluster of strange fire from the strange fire mark that slowly lit up between her eyebrows.

In an instant, everyone saw a thin white line appear between Xue Lan and the Xuan Sha Spear.

The spirit of the Wan Gong Fang artifact stepped forward and exclaimed in surprise: "Soul energy!"

Before anyone could even react in surprise, they heard the girl's extremely stern voice:

"A thousand fires burn in all directions, the red crane leads the way to the east."

"A thunderous roar, suppressing the mountain and causing demonic destruction!"

As Xue Lan's voice fell, the Xuan Sha Spear, which had already turned into a small black dot on the horizon, emitted a sharp and short buzzing sound, like a scream.

Then it fell to the ground amidst crimson flames.

At this point, the memorial tablets inside the main training ground no longer bothered with pretense. They began discussing amongst themselves, startling the trial participants in front of them.

"Trying to run away while dragging Wan Junyan's spear shaft? What a joke!"

"With the strange fire and the binding force of this immense rock, it probably won't even have the thought of running away!"

"This little girl must have a master guiding her; such a brilliant method is something I've never heard of before!"

Several trial participants listened to the discussion about the memorial tablets and shook their heads with wry smiles.

Before the spirits of the Wan Gong Fang could even examine each artifact, they already knew they had lost.

Xue Lan raised her hand and shouted towards the horizon, "Xuan Sha!"

The spear named Xuan Sha, its temper worn down by the previous attack, flew swiftly back into Xue Lan's hand, utterly obedient.

Xue Tong dared not speak, her mind racing with thoughts of what would have happened if Xue Lan had disliked her back then. Would she have ended up the same way?

"Trial complete, evaluation begins." The spirit of the Wan Gong Fang spoke, its voice booming like a bell, echoing throughout the entire secret realm.

The memorial tablets started making noise again.

"Yes, yes, bring it here quickly, let me see that gun."

"I think bells are nice too..."

……

Their chattering and commotion were just like what ordinary people do at temple fairs during festivals.

Xue Lan turned around first. The young woman was dressed in tattered black clothes, with exquisitely beautiful features. Holding a long spear in both hands, she respectfully addressed the memorial tablets before her:

"Junior Xue Lan greets all the masters."

The Xuan Sha spear lay quietly in Xue Lan's palm. Tempered by lightning, its demonic spirit had become one with the blade. Its entire body was pitch black, exuding an endless chilling aura.

All of this conveyed one message to everyone—this was a deadly weapon.

The spirit of the Wan Gong Box, seeing the memorial tablets that were already itching to jump out of the barrier, stepped forward first and channeled its magic power into its fingertips.

The Xuan Sha Spear in Xue Lan's hand, along with other magical artifacts crafted by the other trial participants, flew into the barrier and were placed in the center of the many memorial tablets.

The memorial tablets swarmed forward, as if they had spotted some rare treasure. Xue Lan couldn't see the specific situation inside the barrier, so she simply looked at the spirit of the Myriad Crafts Box to the side.

Xue Lan quietly asked Xue Tong, "What if he doesn't like me?"

Xue Tong was practically jumping up and yelling at her: "You summoned lightning to blow up their territory! You blew through their weapon-refining room! You played with magical spirits on their land! And you expect them to like you? Have some decency!"

Xue Lan thought about it and realized that she had been too greedy.

The memorial tablets, which housed the master's soul, chattered around the various ritual implements for a while before finally falling silent.

All the memorial tablets returned to their original positions, and the topmost tablet opened.

"Gentlemen, you are all outstanding members of the human and demon races, but in this weapon forging, the best among you is undoubtedly the Xuan Sha Spear!"

All eyes turned to Xue Lan, whose expression remained natural. She seemed to have anticipated her victory. The red beads by her ear fluttered in the breeze, and as her robes billowed, she resembled a serene and unassuming black lotus.

"Xue Lan, thank you for your praise, senior."