Chapter 521: Chapter 521

After downing yet another cup of Spirit Tea, Hou Ze lowered his voice and said, "Leng Yutang’s master possesses the Earth Spirit Flame. Could he be an ordinary Artifact Refiner?

Don’t be fooled by his current state. Go back a few thousand years, the Celestial Craft Sect was a renowned Artifact Refining Sect in the Wilderness! They really produced ascending Immortals! Leng Yutang received the purest legacy from the Celestial Craft Sect!

If cultivators from this sect could advance to a high tier, they could easily grasp anything related to ’artifacts’ with ease.

It’s said that originally there wasn’t any fine division like Puppet Masters, Talisman Masters; they were all included in the profession of Artifact Refiners.

It was only later, when top sects had mishaps, that the disciples scattered everywhere leading to their skills and specialties transforming into different professional factions."

Celestial Craft Sect?!

Isn’t that the sect that crafted Yun Shu?

Leng Yutang actually apprenticed under a descendant of the Celestial Craft Sect?

"Really? I heard Artifact Refiners only create weapons, magical artifacts, and treasures. How come they know runes and puppetry techniques too?" Jiang Yuan secretly rejoiced, the plan to create ship girls might indeed work!

Yet he suspected the other party might be exaggerating. Puppetry barely falls under the category of ’artifacts,’ which can be reasoned, but how is Yun Shu’s study of Talisman Dao related to Artifact Refiners?

Hou Ze chuckled and said, "This isn’t me spouting nonsense. Feel free to inquire.

Talking about Talisman Masters, low-level ones create what’s called Talismans, while high-level ones form Runes, like Teleportation Talisman is a rune level. Of course, after engraving runes, you can add extra energy and effects to weapons, magical artifacts, and treasures.

Next comes premium runes, followed by Spirit Talismans, Divine Talismans, the Teleportation Scroll you just used falls under Spirit Talismans.

When you speak of Spirit Talismans, they’re not mere energy symbols; they belong to the level of magical treasures! Therefore, initially, there were no distinctions between Artifact Refiners and Talisman Masters, they were collectively known as Immortal Artisans.

What is known as the Talisman Dao, is the symbols and texts that Immortal Artisans engrave on magical treasures and divine artifacts to enhance energy and effects. With proper legacy, Talisman Masters at higher tiers will refine artifacts, and Artifact Refiners at higher tiers will learn to create talismans!

Puppets are even less to be said, originally they were gradually pieced together from the magical artifacts and treasures made by Immortal Artisans.

Back then, major sects were numerous, and not all disciples can be jacks of all trades, right?

Some specialize in crafting magical treasures, some in drawing runes, others in forming arrays with crafted treasures, etc., etc., theoretically from the same origin, but scattered due to circumstances, leading descendants only able to inherit part of the skills, forming groups like Artifact Refiners, Talisman Masters, Array Masters."

Sounding like, indeed there’s some truth...

Jiang Yuan was half skeptical, pondering that after Yun Shu "graduates" from Qian Duoduo if she wants to further hone her Talisman Dao, he should look for so-called authentic legacies, perhaps she’ll master artifact refining and remodel for him.

Separating a cluster of Earth Spirit Flame is obviously not a small task. The two chatted leisurely over tea, waiting until nearly dawn, when Leng Yutang finally came out, panting.

"Mission accomplished, managed to separate it without any mishap!

Brother Jiang, quickly take this; it can barely hold a small, weak flame cluster. Too long and it’ll burn and melt.

Also, never let any outsiders know! Remember, or calamity will ensue!" He held a small earth-colored jar with a tiny orange flame flickering inside.

[Juvenile Earth Spirit Flame: Ranked twelfth on the Spirit Fire List, Celestial Craft Sect legacy spirit fire, can be cultivated with Immortal Jade to grow and mature.

At Level 1, it can be used in workshops like Alchemy Rooms, Treasure Forging Workshops that use flames, the higher the flame level, the quicker the processing speed;

At Level 2, it can be used as a medium to merge Heaven-Burning Flame and Black Flame Storm skills;

At Level 3 and above, it can be directly used to release skills...]

[Current Earth Spirit Flame Level: Level 0, requires consuming 100 Immortal Jade to reach the next level]

Upon receiving the small jar, the system popped up two lines of prompts, leaving Jiang Yuan stunned.

Perhaps because the Heaven-Burning Flame and Black Flame Storm skill levels are a bit low, merging them into a new skill requires spirit fire as a medium.

"Don’t worry, I will keep it secret." He promised again before clicking to store away the Earth Spirit Flame.

The skill interface automatically popped up, revealing a small flame icon in the lower-left corner.

The earth-colored jar was now empty, leaving Hou Ze baffled with envy. Not surprisingly, a skilled fire-manipulating Alchemist could directly absorb spirit fire and nurture it within, to be unleashed as a trump card when grown.

Unfortunately, he’s not a fire element cultivator, only able to gaze at the supreme treasure in the world helplessly.

Leng Yutang saw this and didn’t relax; he knew well the power of spirit fire. Even now, he only uses spirit fire for artifact refining, unable to wield its unruly might for combat.

Thus, he solemnly reminded in a low voice, "Spirit fire is hard to tame, Brother Jiang, you’d best go into seclusion and refine it properly.

Don’t underestimate it because it seems weak. If you fail to tame it, a little negligence could lead to self-immolation, extremely dangerous!"

This isn’t alarmism. Back then, with hands-on teaching from his master and his innate fire-manipulating skill, he only managed to tame it with Earth Spirit Flame’s recognition.

Now he gifted a life-saving benefactor a small weak flame cluster just separated from the original, needing to be tamed while it’s still weak, only then can it be used in the future.

Jiang Yuan, watching the small flame already automatically added to the skill list, nodded earnestly, "Alright, I’ve noted it all. If refining fails and there’s a risk of losing control, I’ll find you to resolve it, regardless of time and place."

"Precisely!" Leng Yutang sighed in relief seeing the other taking it seriously, "If you cannot tame it, my same-origin original flame can suppress it, by then I’ll assist you in taming and refining it!"

It wasn’t early anymore; Jiang Yuan still had to go to the Market to bring back the little fox and prepare breakfast to not fall behind on cooking skills, thus after "adding each other as friends" with Leng Yutang, he used the Teleportation Scroll to return to the small courtyard directly.

With half an hour until Wilderness Ascension, Jiang Yuan hurriedly ran into the house, clicking the blueprint for the Capture Net on the workbench as he went.

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"Ugh, even here it stalls me!" He chuckled helplessly and clicked the gear to upgrade the long-unused workbench in line with the main group.

As this item isn’t a building, main quests don’t stall it;

Plus, aside from urgently needing items during the early stages when everything was short, only necessary production for public orders like torches and fishing nets were made normally.

Later, having warehouses and higher-tier space boxes to store items further decreased the workbench’s role, so Jiang Yuan hadn’t upgraded it.

Luckily, the workbench belonged to basic guaranteed items, with little material consumption for upgrades, simply taking this chance to level it to six at once and click to use the blueprint.

[Capture Net (Disposable): Offers three sizes - large, medium, small, capable of capturing various birds, fish, insects, beasts. Detail view for each model’s capture book available on click]

Jiang Yuan had always thought the blueprint merely made a small net identical to the one that captured Silverfoot Snow Soul Bugs. Didn’t expect it to be practical!

Clicking for a quick look at the long detailed view of the models, his eyes lit up even more, "Really hit the jackpot this time! Though the net is disposable, its utility is immense!"

What’s most prevalent in the Wilderness?

Naturally, Demon Beasts and Demon Cultivators!

A Demon Cultivator’s original form is a demon beast, included in the system’s acknowledged "birds, fish, insects, beasts." Hence, the largest capture net can even entrap high-tier monsters temporarily.

Of course, for stronger effects, the large capture net would need further processing at the Treasure Forging Workshop, with the sole drawback being it remains a one-time consumable.

As they say, experts exchange lethal moves, even if the opponent is trapped for a few seconds, a chance to change the tide arises, why not prepare more for self-protection?

Small courtyard members traveling afar, should they not carry ten or eight nets?

Worst case scenario, ensnare the opponent with a net, teleportation talisman with a read-bar to flee works too!