I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 338 - 276: Source of Confidence

His master, Xiong Xingfeng, had assisted Supreme Elder Zheng Wuji in refining a Lifebound Magical Treasure.

Previously, Zheng Wuji was the youngest Supreme Elder in the Celestial Cloud Sect.

Now, that title of youngest Supreme Elder had been taken by Miao Qinghong.

"I trust your skill in Artifact Refining," Miao Qinghong said directly.

In terms of Artifact Refining skill alone, even those on the Artifact Casting Peak now acknowledged that Fang Yun was the best Artifact Refiner in the Celestial Cloud Sect.

Xiong Xingfeng was especially proud. This was the apprentice he had taught; the other Elders could only be envious.

Skill in Artifact Refining and experience in Artifact Refining were complementary, but they were also two different things.

Because Xiong Xingfeng had experience assisting in the refining of a Lifebound Magical Treasure, he knew more about the subject. In theory, he would be better able to help Miao Qinghong.

Fang Yun was very confident in himself, but he still had to say what needed to be said.

"Since you’ve put it that way, Supreme Elder, I will obey." After recommending his master, he directly accepted once Miao Qinghong designated him again.

Magical Treasures were divided into ordinary Magical Treasures and Lifebound Magical Treasures.

The refining of a Lifebound Magical Treasure was based on one’s Cultivation Technique; the process itself was highly detailed, yet typically involved few steps.

In terms of refining difficulty, a Lifebound Magical Treasure was much easier to create than an ordinary Magical Treasure.

A Core Formation Cultivator could refine a Lifebound Magical Treasure on their own by following the steps in their Cultivation Technique. Of course, it was always best to have a trusted Artifact Refiner assisting them during the process.

With the help of an Artifact Refiner, a Lifebound Magical Treasure could usually be refined to a higher quality.

"When are you free?" Miao Qinghong asked.

Fang Yun calculated for a moment and replied, "I’m available tomorrow at 7:00 AM."

"Good. I’ll come back tomorrow at 7:00 AM. These are the steps for refining my Lifebound Magical Treasure. You can take a look."

After settling the arrangements, Miao Qinghong didn’t say much more before getting up to leave, not even drinking the Spirit Tea that had been steeped for her.

After enjoying the tea himself, Fang Yun resumed refining and absorbing the Upper Grade Spirit Ascension Pill.

He stopped his cultivation midway.

Stopping for half a day or a full day was basically fine, as the medicinal power of the pill inside him would remain well-preserved. However, stopping for several consecutive days was not advisable.

The refining of a Lifebound Magical Treasure, despite having few steps, took longer than refining an ordinary Magical Treasure with one Prohibition.

The quality of a Spiritual Artifact is judged by its Spirit Patterns, while a Magical Treasure is judged by its Prohibitions.

Nine Spirit Patterns was the limit for an Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact, while a combination of ten Spirit Patterns could form a single Prohibition.

If the combination of ten Spirit Patterns was unsuccessful—failing to form an effective Prohibition, but without destroying the Spiritual Materials, allowing the Magical Treasure to still take shape—

this semi-successful creation is called a peak-grade Spiritual Artifact.

It wouldn’t have a Prohibition formed inside, but it would possess the ten Spirit Patterns used to create it.

Once an ordinary Magical Treasure is refined, it is usually difficult to upgrade. A Lifebound Magical Treasure, however, is intrinsically linked to its owner. Theoretically, if the owner has high growth potential, the Lifebound Magical Treasure will as well.

In terms of versatility, a Lifebound Magical Treasure is inferior to an ordinary Magical Treasure.

In the hands of other Cultivators, a Lifebound Magical Treasure can only display limited power, whereas an ordinary Magical Treasure has no such restriction.

「Time flew by.」

Soon, it was the appointed time the next day.

Miao Qinghong arrived at Fang Yun’s residence right on time.

"Supreme Elder, this way, please."

Artifact Refining was best done in an Artifact Refining Room.

The room was fully equipped with all the necessary tools, although Miao Qinghong would need very few of them to refine her Lifebound Magical Treasure.

During the process of refining a Lifebound Magical Treasure, Miao Qinghong would have to rely mostly on herself.

He would only play a supporting role.

"Supreme Elder, you may begin whenever you are ready." As he spoke, Fang Yun himself was already prepared.

As Miao Qinghong nodded, she took out a piece of pale cyan wood.

It was a Third Tier Spirit Wood, Cyan Wen Wood.

The flames from burning Cyan Wen Wood could be used for Artifact Refining. Furthermore, after the refined Magical Treasure absorbed the resulting Smoke Spiritual Materials, its durability would be increased, making the wood highly suitable for the Lifebound Magical Treasure Miao Qinghong was creating.

There was another, secondary reason for using the flames of burning Cyan Wen Wood here.

Fang Yun’s True Flame was unsuitable for refining this particular Lifebound Magical Treasure. If it had been suitable, they could have saved the Cyan Wen Wood.

"Elder Fang, I’ll entrust the control of the flames to you."

"No problem, Supreme Elder. You can rest assured and leave it to me."

As the cyan flames ignited on the Cyan Wen Wood, Miao Qinghong quickly entered a state of refining her Lifebound Magical Treasure, while Fang Yun began to control the size of the flames.

This was very easy for Fang Yun.

Even though the Cyan Wen Wood was a Third Tier Spirit Wood, his adaptability in this area was exceptionally strong thanks to the boon of his Seven-Star Artifact Refining talent.

However, Fire Control was not the main focus of Fang Yun’s assistance to Miao Qinghong. The process of refining her Lifebound Magical Treasure didn’t involve the use of flames very often.

Miao Qinghong opened her mouth, and a Sword Pill flew out.

This Sword Pill was the fundamental material for the Lifebound Magical Treasure she was about to refine.

When she had successfully achieved Sword Dao Foundation Establishment, Miao Qinghong had used Spiritual Materials to nurture a Sword Pill. This Sword Pill had grown alongside her ever since and was now about to become a complete sword.

It was said that a Sword Cultivator only became a true Sword Cultivator at the Core Formation Stage. By refining their Sword Pill into a Lifebound Magical Treasure, their offensive capabilities would undergo another qualitative transformation.

Fang Yun had already familiarized himself with the refining process for Miao Qinghong’s Lifebound Magical Treasure the day before.

He understood very clearly what he needed to do during this process.

First was Fire Control, then helping Miao Qinghong process some Spiritual Materials, and finally, coordinating with her to solidify her Lifebound Magical Treasure.

The Spiritual Materials he had to process were mostly auxiliary ones.