Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 444 - 268 Artifact Refining_2

Chapter 444 -268 Artifact Refining_2

Elder Zhang believed that Li Shiming was just like that, with the identity of an Alchemy Master, Li Shiming’s success rate of forming a Golden Core would far exceed that of other Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Considering his success after achieving Golden Core, learning Artifact Refining was just a matter of course.

“Thank you, Uncle Zhang, I was just looking for someone to guide me!” Li Shiming said with great joy in his heart.

There were Artifact Refining inheritances available for exchange in the sect, but the truly good inheritances were passed down among the sect’s full-time Artifact Refiners, with few being passed down externally, let alone exchanged for contribution points.

It was like the Alchemy inheritance, where one could exchange contribution points for Alchemy inheritances within the sect, but the only chance to learn the ‘Shushan Pill Scripture’ was to receive it from Elder Ma.

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“May I see the Magic Artifacts you have refined?” Elder Zhang asked with a smile after hearing Li Shiming’s words.

Li Shiming took out several First-grade Magical Artifacts he had refined and looked towards Elder Zhang somewhat sheepishly, waiting for Elder Zhang’s evaluation.

What he learned was the Artifact Refining inheritance of a Loose Cultivator, and he estimated that the First-grade Magical Artifacts he presented would hardly catch Elder Zhang’s eye.

“Your purification technique is extremely rough, but your control of the flames is extremely fine, allowing the materials to be purified to their utmost. This is related to your Alchemy skills, but these are just First-grade Refining Materials. If you were dealing with Second or Third-grade materials, the Fire Control Techniques used in Alchemy would be inadequate!” Elder Zhang commented while examining the First-grade Magical Artifacts.

Li Shiming was aware of his capabilities, assisted by an IBMz15, he could do the best in all kinds of processing techniques.

But just as Elder Zhang had said, he also felt a weakness in his flame control.

The Spirit Flame Control Fire Technique from the ‘Shushan Pill Scripture’ mainly improved the fine control of the Spiritual Fire, achieving precise temperature regulation and variation during Alchemy.

And when using the Spirit Flame Control Fire Technique to refine Artifact Refining materials, precision in flame temperature like that needed for Alchemy was not required.

During Alchemy, even a deviation of one-tenth of a degree in temperature could cause problems with the Dan Liquid in the Pill Furnace, while during Artifact Refining, it was acceptable to maintain the temperature within an error margin of one or two degrees.

However, Artifact Refining required instantaneous temperature changes by thousands of degrees, which the Spirit Flame Control Fire Technique could not accommodate.

“Of course, I am being too demanding. If we consider you a beginner, these few First-grade Magical Artifacts are already perfect!” Elder Zhang then added.

The potential of the material in the First-grade Magical Artifacts he held had been fully utilized; even if he himself had done the work, at most it would have been just like that.

His earlier comments were partly to promote his own Artifact Refining inheritance and also to prevent Li Shiming from underestimating the art of Artifact Refining.

He now felt the same way Elder Ma must have felt when teaching Li Shiming Alchemy for the first time; he had not even started, yet he already saw Li Shiming’s astonishing talent in Artifact Refining.

To use what is obviously a very low-level Artifact Refining technique and still produce such perfect First-grade Magical Artifacts.

Elder Zhang could see traces of a Loose Cultivator in his Artifact Refining technique.

But if a Loose Cultivator could refine a Magical Artifact to such a degree, even if it was just a First-grade Magical Artifact, it would have been enough to become famous on the Beishu Continent. Yet, he had never heard of any expert Artifact Refiner among Loose Cultivators using such a rough technique and still producing perfect Artifacts like Li Shiming.

This was talent, Li Shiming’s talent for Artifact Refining.

“Uncle Zhang, what should I do?” Li Shiming did not rest on Elder Zhang’s praise but sought to resolve the issues he encountered in Artifact Refining.

He had heard too much praise ever since he started with Alchemy, with various forms of accolades echoing in his ears.

He was almost immune to such praise, focusing more on self-improvement.

“My artifact refining inheritance is known as Zhang’s Refining Inheritance, the family has produced three Artifact Refining Masters and nine high-level Artifact Refiners. In my generation, I am the only high-level Artifact Refiner left. With your talent for refining, receiving the Zhang’s Refining Inheritance and becoming an Artifact Refining Master is merely a matter of time!” Elder Zhang was waiting for Li Shiming to ask questions, and he answered gravely.

“Uncle Zhang, this is your family’s legacy!” Li Shiming had not expected that the artifact refining inheritance mentioned by Elder Zhang was a family legacy, and he couldn’t help but remind him.

Although he very much wanted to learn the Zhang’s Refining Inheritance, family legacies, especially those still being passed on within the family, are very rarely passed on to outsiders.

It is a family’s foundation for settling down and establishing itself, the crystallization of the wisdom of many generations.

“Shiming, the Zhang Family’s inheritance has been passed down to this day. Currently, there are only three people with spirit root seeds, aside from myself. The other two possess the Four Spirit Roots and the Five Spirit Roots. It has been fifty years since our family has seen a child with spirit roots. It is better that this inheritance is passed on to you than left in my hands. All you need to do is protect the Zhang Family within your capacity, and perhaps many generations later, if a descendant with excellent spirit root talent emerges, you will be able to lend a hand!” Elder Zhang explained helplessly.

Li Shiming now understood Elder Zhang’s thoughts, which was a situation Cultivation Families most dreaded.

Normally, because the bloodline of Cultivation Families carries the lineage of cultivators, the chances of spirit root seeds appearing in Cultivation Families are quite high.

However, bloodlines can change. Marrying with ordinary people can greatly dilute the cultivator’s bloodline, decreasing the likelihood of spirit root seeds appearing.

The number of female cultivators in the Cultivation World is scarce, and those willing to form a Daoist couple are even fewer.

Thus, many cultivators who wish to leave descendants choose to marry ordinary people, and it is better for cultivators with lower cultivation levels to do so.

As a Golden Core cultivator like Elder Zhang, he could use a Secret Technique to conceive offspring when he first reached the Golden Core Stage, but after spending a long time in the Golden Core Stage, the body becomes thoroughly reformed by the Golden Core, and the chances of conceiving offspring become exceedingly low, even with the use of Secret Techniques.

Not to mention that Golden Core cultivators attempting to have children during the Golden Core Stage can damage their bodies and even affect their future cultivation journey.

Furthermore, losing Primordial Yang and Primordial Yin before reaching the Golden Core Stage can lower the chances of advancing to the Golden Core Stage, so truly talented cultivators are unlikely to have children lightly.

Therefore, it is inevitable for Cultivation Families to encounter generations where there is no successive offspring with spirit root seeds, a period that may last decades, or even centuries. But as long as there are cultivators providing protection, there will eventually be descendants who inherit strong spirit root talents.

Elder Zhang didn’t know how many years it would take for the Zhang Family to produce another descendant with excellent spirit root talent. He needed a young cultivator with potential to provide protection for the family.

Offering the family’s artifact refining legacy in exchange for the protection of a young Alchemy Master for the family was something Elder Zhang was very willing to do.

After a brief moment of contemplation in his mind, Li Shiming found it fairly easy to protect a Cultivation Family. After all, Elder Zhang was still a Sect Elder, and at least while Elder Zhang was alive, his protection was not needed.

By the time Elder Zhang passed away, Li Shiming would surely have reached the Golden Core Stage, and casually protecting the Zhang’s Cultivation Family would suffice.

“Uncle Zhang, I accept the Zhang’s Refining Inheritance!” Li Shiming said with a smile.

Elder Zhang was also very happy. He took out a Jade Scroll and handed it to Li Shiming.

Li Shiming took the Jade Scroll and placed it on his forehead to check its content.

The Jade Scroll contained an immense amount of content, showing the accumulation of the Zhang Family’s knowledge in the field of artifact refining.

There were descriptions of a vast array of refining materials, some of which Li Shiming had seen, but many more that he had never even heard of, all with detailed explanations.

These explanations included the properties of the refining materials, their melting points during refining, and the effects they produce when combined with other refining materials. It was akin to an encyclopedia of artifact refining.

Compared to the artifact refining legacy Li Shiming had received from the Loose Cultivator, that was like the doodling of a kindergartener, while the refining inheritance in his hands was as if it were a textbook from a prestigious university.

Moreover, this Zhang’s Refining Inheritance also recorded several secret techniques specifically used for refining, including “Dragon Breath Explosion Fire Technique,” “Hundred Turns Purification Technique,” and other refining methods.