So, generally, those who want to learn Artifact Refining or Alchemy were best suited if they had a Fire Spirit Root.

It is said that there are all sorts of Divine Flames in the world, with Innate fire power at extremely high temperatures... If one could use these Divine Flames, even a disciple at the Qi Refining Realm could refine higher-grade Magic Artifacts and Elixirs... Unfortunately, these Divine Flames are rare supreme treasures... one can only come across them by chance.

In the descriptions of the Fire Control Technique, there were snippets of information that captivated Wang Mu's heart.

The technique was very simple to practice. With just one action point, Wang Mu nearly perfected it at the ninth layer. Then, by practicing daily, he reached complete mastery at the tenth layer by mid-May.

With my current attributes in all aspects, cultivating such a spell is incredibly straightforward. Wang Mu thought.

After mastering this technique, Wang Mu also had a pill furnace, so he no longer needed to rent one from the Li Huo Palace, along with its earth fire. As long as he had the ingredients, he could refine Elixirs at any time.

Next was the Artifact Refining technique.

In the jade scroll given by Senior Sister Tang Qi, the refining technique used by the disciples of Yijian Peak was recorded: the Yitian Star Refining Skill. This technique was known as the confrontational method from Yijian Peak's renowned Yi Sword Heart Scripture, which claimed to strategize against heaven and earth. It was said to have originally been an unparalleled Sword Cultivator's method of toying with the stars during leisure, later modified into a method for forging materials.

The stars in the Cultivation World are really innocent... They even get dragged into your confrontations. Wang Mu thought to himself.

Despite his teasing, the technique was indeed extremely intricate, and Wang Mu couldn't really understand it on his own. He opted to use action points to practice it. As a result, one action point only got him to the first layer.

The various spells and skills of Yijian Peak demand a high level of comprehension. This Yitian Star Refining Skill also has ten layers. It seems my comprehension in this area is not very high.

If it weren't for action points, Wang Mu estimated it would probably take him a year just to get a grasp of it, let alone master it. Fortunately, the skill was so intricate that even an entry-level understanding was sufficient. A perfect mastery of all ten layers was for forging materials of Immortal Items or higher. An ordinary disciple, with just the first layer, would be completely capable of forging low-grade Magic Artifacts. Some disciples at the Golden Core Realm of Yijian Peak, after decades of practice, might only reach five to six layers. Some senior elders who had cultivated for over a hundred years could only reach a maximum of the seventh or eighth layer, finding it difficult to make any further progress.

Indeed, Artifact Refining is very different from Alchemy... After all, Elixirs are consumables with a much shorter production speed and time compared to Magic Artifacts. Magic Artifacts provide a significant boost to cultivators and are used over a long time; hence, their manufacturing difficulty and time are also much longer...

For an entry-level Artifact Refiner, the Fire Control Technique is more crucial, while the refining technique is, relatively speaking, less important. This is because as long as the flame can melt materials, has a high fire attribute value, and good purification efficiency, it can bring out the properties of the materials. If the refining technique is slightly lacking, at most, the final Magic Artifact will have a less appealing appearance and slightly inferior effects. But if the Fire Control Technique is no good and the materials can't even be melted, then nothing can be forged.

With the Fire Control Technique and Yitian Star Refining Skill, one could directly begin Artifact Refining.

First, let's make a Flying Sword... Wang Mu decided.

Of course, forging a Flying Sword was not something to be done carelessly either. It required diagrams, just as Alchemy required Elixir recipes. The diagrams included the material ratios for the Flying Sword, specifications for tool changes, and the approximate effects after forming. Following the material ratios, one would melt the materials with the Fire Control Technique, then shape them step by step into the Flying Sword form using the Star Forging Skill. Finally, one would infuse Spiritual Power and perform the Enlightenment, sensing the Flying Sword's effects. Only then was a Magic Artifact considered fully formed.

Once a Magic Artifact was formed, it could not be changed at will. If there was an issue and recasting was needed, it could be very troublesome. Therefore, the forging process must not be taken lightly.

Flying Sword: Chiyun. Low-grade Flying Sword. Power: +, Speed: ++, Durability: +, Appearance: +++, Length: three feet two inches, Sword Technique Enhancement effect: +, Special effects: none. Materials required: Cloud Pattern Spirit Ore x10, Chi Bao Bone x6, Resilient Steel x3, Heavenly Blue Stone x1.

Wang Mu selected a Flying Sword diagram with blue and white patterns. This diagram was not actually purchased by him; it was a gift from Senior Sister Tang Qi.

It seemed that within the Sect, as long as one had a good relationship with fellow disciples, pleasant surprises came from time to time.

It was during early May that he had asked Senior Sister Tang Qi about the forging of Flying Swords. A few days later, Senior Sister Tang Qi sent over a sealed diagram.

At Yijian Peak, a Flying Sword diagram was quite expensive. This was because only Artifact Masters would normally buy them, and for an Artifact Master, diagrams weren't considered expensive. But for other disciples, a Flying Sword diagram starting at three hundred spirit stones could be a significant expenditure.

The Chiyun Flying Sword was among the best-selling at Yijian Peak. Its diagram was therefore more expensive; a Chiyun Flying Sword diagram with added seals once sold for four hundred spirit stones. It was said that this price was internal to the Sword Sect. If it were to be sold in the other Workshops of the Cultivation World or at auction, it had gone for as much as a thousand spirit stones.

There was no other reason than its attractiveness. Even if one wasn't a Sword Cultivator, one couldn't help spending a hundred or more spirit stones to buy such an aesthetically pleasing Flying Sword.

Both its power and durability are low; the speed is fair, but it looks great... Wang Mu sighed to himself, realizing that the Cultivation World truly favored appearances. This design of Flying Sword sold well for a reason.

According to Senior Sister Tang Qi, the elder who had originally created the initial version of this Flying Sword diagram serendipitously became wealthy. As a practitioner at the Foundation Establishment Realm, he hired more than a dozen Golden Core Realm warriors from the Righteous Path to protect him. Later, due to his ostentatious display, he drew the attention of the Demon Path and was eventually slain by a Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator. This led to the spread of this Flying Sword diagram, preserving it across many great Sects until it reached the Sword Sect. Initially, the original version of the Chiyun Flying Sword only had an excellent appearance but was quite lacking in other aspects. After improvements by an elder of the Sword Sect, it became the Chiyun Flying Sword known today.

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