Elder Cheng had intended to say that the Blue Flame Leaving Fire had been taken by Chen Nan!
He had wanted to say that Chen Nan was countless times stronger than your current disciple!
But thinking of Gong Jian’s instructions!
He still couldn’t speak it out!
He believed!
That one day Cai Jian would realize he had missed out on a disciple with extraordinary talent!
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Gong Jian said as he walked, “Chen Nan, although the power of the Blue Flame Leaving Fire is immense!”
“It is also directly linked to your soul power!”
“The stronger your soul power, the stronger the power of the flame!”
“The higher the quality of the weapons refined this way!”
“You know the ranks of weapons, right?”
Chen Nan: “Mortal Grade!”
“Spirit Grade!”
“Immortal Grade!”
“Divine Grade!”
Gong Jian: “Yes, Mortal Grade refers to the steel swords used by warriors in the mortal world, including magical artifacts which also belong to Mortal Grade!”
“Next is Spirit Artifacts!”
“If you can refine a Low-grade Spirit Artifact, you can apply to be a Level 1 Refiner!”
“Mid-grade Spirit Artifacts correspond to Level 2 Refiners!”
“High-grade Spirit Artifacts will make you a Level 3 Refiner!”
“Then there are the Peak Spirit Artifacts!”
“If you can refine a Peak Spirit Artifact, you will receive the honor of a Level 4 Refiner!”
“However…”
“Refiners below Level 5 are commonplace and worthless!”
“Unless you can refine Spirit Artifacts!”
Chen Nan asked curiously, “How many Refiners of Level 5 or above are there in the Sword Forging Academy now?”
“Five hundred?” Gong Jian shook his head, “Perhaps not even five hundred!”
Chen Nan clicked his tongue!
The Sword Forging Academy had over ten thousand teachers and students!
Yet there were less than five hundred Refiners of Level 5 or above!
“Don’t underestimate these five hundred people; any one of them could become a person of great standing if they stepped out!”
Chen Nan then said, “What is the highest level of Refiner in the academy?”
Gong Jian’s expression turned solemn, “It is said to be a Level 7 Refiner!”
“Capable of refining High-grade Immortal Artifacts!”
“Such individuals are among the top existences in the entire Immortal Realm!”
“Even the eight Human Supremes would have to address them as Master!”
Chen Nan understood!
Upon returning to his residence, he took out a piece of fine iron the size of a fist!
With a thought!
Whoosh!
A blue flame ignited on his right hand!
Enveloping the fine iron and burning intensely!
The density of the fine iron was very high!
A piece the size of a fist weighed dozens of pounds, making it difficult to melt!
This tested the strength of the refiner’s soul power!
If the soul power was too weak, the fine iron could not be dissolved at all!
Chen Nan’s soul power was quite good!
In just the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the dark fine iron turned fiery red!
Then he divided his attention!
While controlling the Blue Flame Leaving Fire, he used his soul power to hammer the fine iron!
Bang bang bang!
Muffled hammering sounds echoed endlessly!
As time passed!
The volume of the fine iron also reduced by a quarter!
After all, any ore contained impurities!
And to refine high-quality weapons, the first step was purification!
After completing this!
Chen Nan’s soul power transformed into a hammer, fiercely striking the red-hot fine iron!
To craft a bowl…
Yes!
Gong Jian had said!
Everyone in the kitchen had to personally forge a bowl to eat from!
Next were cooking utensils!
Chen Nan spent an hour, successfully forging a dark iron bowl!
It appeared to emit a dark luster!
Regrettably!
It was just an ordinary bowl!
Far from the standard of a Spirit Artifact!
“This refining art is indeed much more difficult than I imagined!”
Chen Nan was not discouraged!
If refining art was that easy to learn, it wouldn’t reflect the value of a Refiner!
He then refined a large pot!
Still an ordinary iron pot!
Time slowly passed!
In the blink of an eye, a month had gone by!
His refining skill had not improved at all!
However!
He himself had undergone a dramatic transformation!
From a handsome young man with a graceful bearing to an obese man weighing over three hundred pounds…
In fact, Chen Nan could have completely avoided this situation!
Even though the spiritual rice porridge was rich in spiritual energy, he could absorb it!
But!
He had to guard against Nie Yao!
If Nie Yao emerged from seclusion, she would surely recognize him!
Before understanding her disposition, they absolutely could not acknowledge each other!
It was precisely for this reason that he allowed himself to become obese!
In fact, it was simple to slim down!
He only needed to completely absorb the spiritual energy from his flesh and blood to regain his previous physique and appearance!
Hearing the clanging sounds from behind, Yue Dong rubbed his head, then looked at Gong Jian, “It’s been a month, and Chen Nan still hasn’t refined a Spirit Artifact; I’m worried for him!”
“Why aren’t you teaching him anything?”
“You aren’t still keeping secrets from him, are you?”
In fact, becoming a Level 1 Refiner was very simple!
Even new students could achieve the honor of Level 1 Refiner within a month!
Chen Nan’s month of clanging had made them all feel restless!
Gong Jian leisurely sipped his tea, “You know nothing!”
“The reason I taught you the secrets of refining is fundamentally because your talent is dull!”
“Without the secrets, you would never comprehend it in your lifetime!”
“But Chen Nan is different!”
“I feel that this fellow will eventually comprehend the secrets of refining!”
“Comprehending it himself versus being taught by others makes a huge difference!”
“This will directly determine his future achievements!”
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“For so long, why haven’t I refined a Spirit Artifact?”
“Is my talent too poor, and I’m not suited to be a Refiner?”
“Why have I only refined ordinary items?”
“Spirit Artifacts… why are they so difficult to refine…”
“What is the difference between Spirit Artifacts and Mortal Artifacts?”
“Spirit Artifacts, Mortal Artifacts…”
“I get it!”
Chen Nan’s eyes blazed with brilliance!
“The reason Mortal Artifacts are Mortal Artifacts is fundamentally that Heaven and Earth spiritual energy was not infused during their refinement!”
“But if Heaven and Earth spiritual energy is infused during refinement, then there is a fundamental difference!”
“To put it plainly, an artifact is just a vessel!”
Chen Nan’s heart raced, and he immediately took out a piece of ore and began to refine it!
However!
Heaven and Earth spiritual energy was infused during the refinement!
Fierce spiritual energy poured into the bowl like a swarm!
When the time was right, Chen Nan formed hand seals, sealing the spiritual energy within the bowl!
The iron bowl trembled!
As if unable to withstand the spiritual energy!
But it finally quieted down!
Chen Nan put away the Blue Flame Leaving Fire!
And looked at the iron bowl!
The bowl emitted a crystalline radiance, clearly not an ordinary item!
Gong Jian and the others hurried over!
“What’s going on?”
“You actually refined a High-grade Spirit Artifact?”
After confirming the grade of the bowl!
All five gasped!
“Chen Nan, are you a monster?” Yue Dong swallowed hard, “Others refine Low-grade Spirit Artifacts first; how did you skip over Low-grade and Mid-grade Spirit Artifacts and directly refine a High-grade Spirit Artifact?”
Chen Nan humbly replied, “Just lucky, just lucky!”
“Chen Nan, get out here and die!”
Suddenly!
An angry roar came from ahead!
Gong Jian’s face changed, “There’s something you don’t know; Zheng Cong’s cousin, Nie Yao, has emerged from seclusion, and he must be here with Nie Yao to cause trouble for you!”