"This..."
Yang An was utterly astounded by what Ye Xuan said. He alternated between frowning, dawning realization, gritting his teeth, and deep concentration. Ye Xuan's words echoed in his mind, and he felt a wave of profound enlightenment wash over him.
"Since I've started, I might as well give you the full picture. Aside from the errors in material selection, Zuoqiu's refining techniques were also highly problematic."
Ye Xuan continued with casual confidence, "If I'm not mistaken, Zuoqiu had likely just become a Fourth Grade Artifact Refiner not long before he forged this Dragon Pattern Sword. Because of that, his techniques for engraving the profound patterns and melding the materials weren't very polished. This resulted in some of the materials failing to fuse completely. The Tier Five Earth Core Armored Dragon Scale Armor, in particular, was simply beyond his ability to control back then. Its inclusion here is clumsy and incongruous."
