Besides, under normal circumstances, he could defeat the opponent with a single move, and this move didn’t even require one-tenth of his strength, so who would ever notice this problem?

　　Another thing, he was certain that Brian Clark’s aptitude for Qi training was truly average. He was already fifteen, yet his progress was about the same as others at ten or so, and that’s even by ordinary standards. This shows his talent is even weaker than average.

　　No matter how good your swordsmanship is, without deep cultivation as a foundation, it’s all in vain. For example, right now, even if Mr. Parker just stood there and let Brian Clark attack, Brian Clark still couldn’t hurt him.

　　With such talent, plus being a chores disciple with little time to cultivate, he’d quickly fall behind. If he could break through to the Three Meridians Realm in this lifetime, he should count himself extremely lucky.

　　Originally, with this level of talent, the Qingyun Sword Sect wouldn’t even accept him as a chores disciple—he’d have to go to an even smaller sect. But today, Mr. Parker felt a bit guilty, so he let Brian Clark join.

　　“Thank you, Mr. Parker!” Brian Clark expressed his gratitude. He should thank him—this was already much better than he’d expected. He’d thought he’d have to join a much lesser sect than the Qingyun Sword Sect.

　　“Mm, you may go now!” Mr. Parker nodded, shamelessly accepting the thanks. He felt that with such talent as Xiaoyao’s, being able to enter the Qingyun Sword Sect really was something to be grateful for.

　　“But, Mr. Parker…” Brian Clark didn’t leave, but continued to stand there.

　　“What? Do you still want to become an outer disciple? This is already the limit. If you want to become an outer disciple, keep working hard. As long as you reach the Two Meridians Realm, you can.” Mr. Parker frowned slightly, thinking Brian Clark was being greedy, and became a bit displeased.

　　I was being kind before, but if you don’t know what’s good for you, don’t blame me.

　　“Becoming a chores disciple is already quite good. I never hoped to become an outer disciple.” Brian Clark shook his head; he had no such extravagant hopes.

　　“Then what else do you want?” Mr. Parker asked.

　　“This sword was broken by you, so you need to compensate me.” Brian Clark said, holding the broken sword.

　　“……”

　　Everyone fell silent. Just for a broken iron sword? You actually want Mr. Parker to compensate you? If you annoy Mr. Parker, you might lose your spot as a chores disciple.

　　“Brian Clark, it’s just an iron sword. I’ll give you another one.” Emily immediately stepped forward and pulled Brian Clark aside.

　　“It’s fine if you give me one, but he still has to compensate for this one. If you break something, you have to pay for it.” Brian Clark said seriously, “That’s what my mother taught me.”

　　“……”

　　So this kid’s got a screw loose.

　　“I’ll treat this sword as my compensation to you. It’s much better than the sect’s beginner swords—I found it in some ancient ruins.” Although Mr. Parker thought Brian Clark was a bit off, he still took out a sword from his Qiankun pouch as compensation.

　　He was a person of status—how could he argue with a kid, especially one who wasn’t right in the head? That would just be a joke. And if he was going to give something, it couldn’t be too shabby, or it would be unworthy of his status. As it happened, he had an ancient sword found in some ruins. It had some history, but was rather useless.

　　The sword’s material was excellent, extremely tough—truly exceptional. Even a treasure-grade weapon was no better. But that was its only advantage: it had no formation, didn’t count as a formation weapon, and wasn’t even sharp. It couldn’t cut someone at his level, or even someone at the One Meridian Realm. At best, it could be used as a short club.

　　Even if it were sharp, a weapon without a formation at most counted as a renowned weapon. Generally, to be called a treasure weapon, it must meet two criteria: first, the material must reach a certain standard; second, it must have an offensive or auxiliary formation, making it a formation weapon.

　　Formations are the key to determining a weapon’s grade, and formations depend on the weapon’s material. So, you’ll never see a weapon with a top-tier formation but lousy material. In other words, the material is the foundation of a formation weapon—the better the foundation, the better the formation that can be inscribed.

　　But even a formation weapon with a formation isn’t necessarily a treasure weapon. Renowned weapons are the starting point for formation weapons. Generally, any weapon with a formation can be considered a renowned weapon, except for some special or common daily-use formation tools, which are considered mortal-grade.

　　This sword, though as tough as a treasure weapon, didn’t even count as a renowned weapon. It could only be called a mortal weapon—no formation, no sharpness, not worthy of being called a renowned weapon.

　　However, for Brian Clark, this was already more than enough, because his iron sword didn’t even count as a mortal weapon—at best, it was just an iron tool, like a hoe or something.

　　Another thing: in the Seven Stars Kingdom, the best formation weapons are treasure weapons, and even those are very low-grade and extremely rare. Most experts in the Seven Stars Kingdom use renowned weapons, and even then, only the better ones.

　　The sword used by Mr. Parker was also a renowned weapon—an upper-grade renowned weapon, the Frost Sword!

　　So, it’s clear that Brian Clark’s new sword was already pretty good—much better than the standard-issue sect weapons, which were just lower-grade mortal weapons. His could at least be considered an upper-grade mortal weapon.

　　This made him feel a little proud in front of Emily—many times!