The title "Overlord Flower" was actually a nickname used by the disciples of the Artifact Building to mock Hua Wuchang.
However, Hua Wuchang didn't care at all and rather liked it.
Therefore, he did not allow these two newly arrived brats to snatch his esteemed title.
"Senior Brother, what exactly are you trying to say?"
Xu Yi was getting impatient. She was in a hurry to enter the Artifact Building to check the situation inside and didn't have time to stand there wasting time with him.
"I'm here to warn you two. Don't think that just because you have some looks, you can swagger around the Artifact Building. I, Hua Wuchang, am the only flower in the Artifact Building."
Hua Wuchang preened, running a hand through the stray hairs at his temples, his lips curling into a charming smile.
Xu Yi: ???
Yu Xiaoyu: ???
Seeing the two girls stunned and unresponsive, Hua Wuchang assumed he had intimidated them. He swaggered and minced his way into the Artifact Building.
"Xu, Xu Yi, did I just hear that correctly?"
Yu Xiaoyu's small mouth was agape, her expression one of disbelief.
"It seems not."
Xu Yi swallowed.
So, this senior brother who showed hostility towards them the moment they met was worried that she and Xiaoyu would steal his spotlight?
Xu Yi's mood was complicated.
She suddenly felt that not all senior brothers in Kunlun Academy were normal.
"Then what should we do?"
Yu Xiaoyu bit her lower lip. That senior brother looked like he had a bad temper. Would they be targeted after they entered?
"It's fine. We'll go in first. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. Within Kunlun Academy, he wouldn't dare do anything to us."
If Hua Wuchang truly had malicious intent, he could have acted earlier. There would be no need to wait until they entered.
Xu Yi's words eased much of Yu Xiaoyu's tension.
She nodded, took a deep breath, and stepped into the Artifact Building with Xu Yi.
Buzz—
As Yu Xiaoyu stepped into the Artifact Building, her surroundings suddenly shifted. She found herself in a long corridor, and Xu Yi, who had been beside her, had vanished.
"Xu Yi, Xu Yi."
Yu Xiaoyu softly called out Xu Yi's name but received no response. She looked back and saw no path to retreat, so she gritted her teeth and continued forward.
After walking dozens of steps, a wooden door appeared on the right side of the corridor.
She glanced at the dark path ahead and pushed open the door on the right.
When the door opened, it revealed a somewhat empty room.
In the center of the room was a common piece of refined iron and a jade slip.
Yu Xiaoyu scanned the room and, finding nothing else, picked up the jade slip.
The moment her hand touched the jade slip, a line of text rapidly surged into Yu Xiaoyu's sea of consciousness.
"Please write down ten methods for rapidly refining refined iron in the jade slip."
Yu Xiaoyu was stunned. Then, without hesitation, she used her divine sense to leave her answers within the jade slip, her eyes flashing with confidence.
After writing down ten methods, Yu Xiaoyu, feeling inspired, was about to write down an eleventh method when the door suddenly opened, and a force pushed her out of the room.
Then, the door rapidly disappeared before Yu Xiaoyu's eyes.
Yu Xiaoyu pursed her lips and continued forward, but this time her pace was considerably faster.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Xu Yi was also experiencing the same thing.
However, her first question was about the function of Flowing Cloud Stone.
Upon seeing this question, Xu Yi roughly understood that this was the assessment of the Artifact Building. She figured that after passing this stage, there would likely be several more rooms waiting for her.
With time pressing, Xu Yi immediately grabbed the jade slip and began to answer: Flowing Cloud Stone belongs to the Water element, possesses strong extensibility, and is primarily used for...
After finishing her answer, Xu Yi was ejected from the room. Without a word, she continued forward and pushed open the second door.
"Identify the primary refining materials for the artifact before you."
"Flying Dragon Bone, Qilin Ore, Flame Marrow."
A few breaths later, Xu Yi was ejected from the second room.
She unhesitatingly proceeded to the third room.
The pinnacle of the Artifact Building.
A thin old man sat on the ground. In front of him were six screens of the same size, but the content within each screen was vastly different.
Among them, the figures of Xu Yi, Yu Xiaoyu, and Hua Wuchang were clearly visible.
"Hmm, two new faces."
The thin old man muttered to himself, his gaze falling on the newly appeared screen in the lower right corner. "Two young girls, excellent, excellent."
Artifact refining was a mainstream cultivation path on the Kyushu Continent. Some cultivators, though not primarily focused on artifact refining, knew at least some basic methods. Many disciples came to the Artifact Building each month to earn contribution points, but strangely, there were almost no female disciples among them.
This batch of newly admitted disciples had two who chose the Artifact Building, and both were girls, breaking the history of the Artifact Building.
This made Teacher Li, the person in charge of the Artifact Building, extremely pleased.
Therefore, most of his attention was subsequently focused on these two new disciples.
"This girl has a solid foundation and practiced techniques with practiced skill, showing the grand and sweeping style of the Grand Artifact Sect. One can tell she has diligently studied the path of artifact refining. She's a good prospect."
Teacher Li slapped his thigh, his face filled with delight.
He had long been tired of those brats who only talked back to him. Now, finally, there was a disciple who seemed very obedient. He was determined to teach her well, lest she be led astray by others.
"As for the other one..."
Teacher Li became somewhat uncertain.
Both these girls were new to the Artifact Building, and they passed the assessments at roughly the same speed, but their styles were completely different.
One was methodical and steady, while the other took a unique approach. She had the most basic and suitable answers, yet she chose not to use them, opting instead for an extremely obscure solution.
Although the answer was correct, it also revealed her impetuous and unconventional nature.
In the past, Teacher Li would have greatly appreciated such a disciple, thinking her sharp-witted and resourceful.
However, since becoming a teacher and diligently guiding these unruly disciples every day, he now preferred obedient disciples who could take his advice and correct their mistakes.
Thus, even though the other girl was equally outstanding, his heart inevitably leaned towards the former.
Hua Wuchang was directly dropped from the room into the main hall of the Artifact Building.
He encountered a very deceptive question in the sixty-ninth room, and therefore failed the assessment, ending his trial.
He looked up at the stone monument in the center of the hall, his lips curling.
The first row bore his name: First place, Hua Wuchang, sixty-eight contribution points.
"I truly am the most beautiful one."
He took out a bronze mirror, looked at his exquisitely beautiful face, and declared narcissistically.
"Hua Wuchang, aren't you disgusting?"
A rough, scornful voice sounded from behind Hua Wuchang.
Hua Wuchang didn't turn his head. Instead, he cupped his face and said languidly, "I'm not angry at all. I'll just consider it the second place's jealousy of the first place. Wang, Tie, Chui, hee hee."
Wang Tiechui, no, Wang Chen's face changed, and he roared, "Overlord Flower, didn't I tell you not to call me that name!"
"Why should I listen to you? I'm not the second place," Hua Wuchang said, putting away his bronze mirror in surprise. "Besides, don't you also call me Overlord Flower? And I'm not even angry."