Chapter 1046: Chapter 1046: Sword Completion

In the Refinement Room, waves of heat rolled.

The temperature in the room had long surpassed the limits of human endurance, yet Wang Chen, who was seated before the Creation Cauldron, did not have a single drop of sweat on his face.

He was fully focused on controlling the sword embryo inside the Treasured Cauldron, refining away the impurities bit by bit.

After seven days of refining, the materials True Person Shen had previously provided had already transformed into the embryonic form of a Flying Sword inside the Creation Cauldron.

This Red Sky Sword, Wang Chen had adopted a very simple design, with only a ring separating the blade and the hilt, devoid of a guard or any decorations, emanating an ancient charm.

Because True Person Shen had requested that the better the killing power of the Flying Sword, the better, but limited by the materials he provided, Wang Chen could only take an unconventional approach, reducing extraneous elements and size to make it sharper.

There was even a more extreme design, which was to completely discard the hilt and leave only a blade.

But such a Flying Sword would be extremely fast and vicious, yet rather fragile, only the purest Sword Cultivators could control and truly unleash its power.

And True Person Shen was clearly not that type of pure Sword Cultivator.

As time passed, the last bit of impurity within the sword embryo was refined by the cauldron fire.

Wang Chen began to meticulously and deeply polish its appearance while simultaneously endowing the Flying Sword with spiritual resonance.

These two steps were the ultimate test of an Artifact Refiner’s strength.

And even the slightest error could hardly be amended, only to declare the refining a failure.

All the materials invested would be completely wasted!

Although Wang Chen had leveled up his artifact refining experience to a very high level, his “Nine Directions Refinement” had already reached the level of a Grandmaster, and was progressing towards the realm of Great Perfection.

But having experience levels did not mean that practical operation was similarly attained; at least in the refining of Magical Treasures, Wang Chen’s actual experience was still far from sufficient, unable to guarantee a 100% success rate.

Fortunately, he had the Creation Cauldron, an artifact refining divine tool, and Ding, a powerful refining assistant.

To ensure success, Wang Chen patiently refined the sword embryo bit by bit, not sparing any expenditure of mana.

If it were any other Great Refiner, their own mana wouldn’t last, but Wang Chen could draw the purest Spiritual Power from the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net and convert it into mana for this prolonged battle.

Without the limitation of mana, the greatest test was now mental and spiritual will.

But for Wang Chen, this was undoubtedly an excellent training opportunity.

He combined theory with practice, continuously learning and summarizing during the refining process, his skill level soaring!

Three days later, Wang Chen completed this arduous task, turning the sword embryo into a true Flying Sword.

Only the final step remained.

Infusing spiritual resonance!

Spiritual resonance was key for Third Order and above Magical Artifacts to be completed; without spiritual resonance, the Flying Sword would at best only reach the level of a Spiritual Artifact, devoid of the possibility to generate an Artifact Spirit.

Spiritual resonance largely determined the quality level of the Magical Treasure.

At this point, the flames within the Creation Cauldron had quietly extinguished, the temperature in the sealed room rapidly dropping, while the completed Flying Sword quietly hovered within the cauldron, awaiting its ultimate fate.

Although at this stage, Wang Chen’s Divine Soul was already quite exhausted, he had no intention to rest, planning to complete the final refinement in one go.

Before infusing the spiritual resonance, Wang Chen first burned three hundred Heavenly Merit!

The reason was simple; infusing spiritual resonance not only tested the strength of an Artifact Refiner but also required a bit of luck.

With luck, the final product could potentially upgrade, from a lower quality to a middle one.

But if luck was poor, mysterious failures couldn’t be complained about!

Refining high-tier Magical Artifacts always involved probability issues.

So, to ensure success, Wang Chen needed to increase his luck.

Three hundred Heavenly Merit would give him an additional thirty points of Fate!

As for whether it’s enough, Wang Chen himself isn’t sure, but his intuition tells him that it’s unwise to invest too much Fate into this Magical Treasure all at once.

Thirty points of Fate should be about right!

The moment Fate Blessing is applied, Wang Chen’s spirit is shocked, and a trace of spiritual thought instantly enters the Creation Cauldron, silently merging into the Flying Sword.

A Magic Artifact is the work of an Artifact Refiner, and inevitably bears the personal style of the maker.

Even standardized Magic Artifacts are no exception, it’s just a matter of degree.

Usually, Magic Artifacts below the Third Order could overlook this issue, but at the level of a Third Order Magical Treasure, the style of the Artifact Refiner often decides the tier of the artifact.

Wang Chen has an advantage in refining the Red Sky Sword, which is his Innate main Fire element.

Though after advancing to a higher level of Golden Core, Wang Chen’s Five Elements affinity tends towards balance due to his main practice in the Innate Five Elements Skill, his affinity with the Fire Aspect is still the highest.

Refining a Fire Aspect Magic Artifact comes naturally to him.

It’s the same with infusing it with spiritual charm.

The next moment, the Flying Sword in the cauldron suddenly bursts into brilliant light, fierce flames manifest on the surface of the blade, appearing supreme and untamed.

An indescribable aura of spiritual charm seeps out from it.

Sitting in front of the Creation Cauldron, Wang Chen forms a spell with his hands, feeling a subtle connection with the Flying Sword inside.

Success!

Infusing spiritual charm is actually a momentary act, a one-time deal.

As long as the Magical Treasure manifests its own spiritual charm, it’s deemed successful, without the need for further consecration.

That’s the Sword Master’s responsibility!

If Wang Chen were to leave too much of his own imprint on this Flying Sword, he wouldn’t be a qualified Artifact Refiner.

He is not refining a sword for himself; the Red Sky Sword belongs to True Person Shen!

Thus, Wang Chen decisively withdraws his spiritual thought, and strikes the body of the cauldron with a palm.

Bang!

Accompanied by a muffled sound, the lid of the Creation Cauldron flies off, and a burst of colorful smoke jets out, mingled with the reddish Flying Sword!

Wang Chen reaches out and grasps the Flying Sword in his hand.

A smile appears on his face.

This Red Sky Sword, personally refined by Wang Chen, is the first real Magical Treasure he has made, and his gains throughout the process are undoubtedly tremendous.

Although the profit is minimal, Wang Chen is very satisfied.

For the next two days, Wang Chen soaks the Red Sky Sword in an Artifact Pool filled with specially formulated Spiritual Liquid to temper down the excess fiery energy.

Once half a month passes, he immediately uses Flying Sword Messaging to contact True Person Shen.

Notifying him to come and collect the sword.

True Person Shen arrives quickly, clearly having been waiting eagerly.

When he sees the Red Sky Sword presented by Wang Chen, he is completely taken aback.

After a moment, the Golden Core True Person recovers and tremblingly says while holding the sword: “Taoist Friend Wang, is this really the Magical Treasure Flying Sword you refined for me?”

His shock is because the quality of this Flying Sword exceeds his expectations.

Unbelievable!

Wang Chen smiles wryly: “Of course it’s real. If you don’t like it, I can refine another one for you.”

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