Chapter 611: Chapter 16 Supreme Artifact Refining Record

Richard’s words left Bai in an indescribable confusion.

No, just a moment ago, how did this cauldron get subdued?

On the other side, Daoist Xuan Qing also watched this scene in astonishment. He had checked this cauldron thoroughly multiple times and could say with utmost certainty that this cauldron was by no means a Dao Artifact.

But in the present moment, how did this cauldron suddenly produce a fire elemental and even sign a contract with the exotic realm deity behind the rift?

Could this cauldron possibly have racial discrimination?

Bai placed the small cauldron into the pocket at his waist, and once it shrank down, its weight matched his physique, so an ordinary pocket could hold it.

Daoist Xuan Qing did not stop him; he knew that at this moment, blocking him would be futile.

Treasures go to those who are destined for them. This gem slipped through his discernment, and even if he forcibly seized it, it wouldn’t be usable for him. Not to mention, he didn’t possess the energy to forcibly obtain this thing.

“Impressive, impressive,” Daoist Xuan Qing sighed, and then walked ahead of Bai to lead the way.

On the other side, the flame that flew into Richard’s laboratory had already landed in his hand. The moment he touched the flame, a vast amount of information instantly poured into Richard’s soul.

This information was the inheritance the Fire Spirit God wanted to pass on – a refining technique named the Supreme Artifact Refining Record.

However, despite being a refining technique, a whole set of accompanying cultivation methods was recorded in this record, allowing practitioners to use the Supreme Artifact Refining Record more smoothly.

After reading this record, the collision of two systems sparked many flashes of inspiration in Richard.

The Artifact Refining Technique of immortals and the Alchemy of wizards can’t be said to be completely opposite, but they’re quite unrelated. Wizards’ alchemy takes a more civilian approach. Even Wizard Apprentices can participate in the creation of parts in the Floating City.

But the Artifact Refining Technique is different.

After looking through the Supreme Artifact Refining Record, Richard can completely determine that the Artifact Refining Technique is actually prepared for creatures at the World Master’s level.

Even if Fourth Level and Third Level creatures use the same technique and the same materials, the final results will show significant differences.

Take the most basic Fusion Spirit, for example. Fourth Level creatures can almost perfectly integrate the properties of two materials, while Third Level creatures, even if they exert all their strength, can only inherit some properties.

For example, if Richard performs Fusion Spirit, he can make a material possess both the toughness of steel and the lightness of wood. But if a Third Level creature does it, regardless of how proficient he is at the Artifact Refining Technique, the material he fuses will surely be more brittle than steel and heavier than wood.

This is only Fusion Spirit.

When inscribing Daoist Text, Fourth Level creatures would be more complete in their inscriptions. As for the final nurturing, Fourth Level creatures can make ordinary steel as hard as Pure Gold, and common Purple Copper, conduct magic akin to Mithril.

This is something Third Level creatures cannot achieve, no matter what.

Moreover, the making of Dao Artifacts is very precise. Because it is overly concentrated, it appears rather small. If dismantled, the complexity of a Dao Artifact is no less than that of an alchemy machine.

This also cuts off the path for mortals to participate in high-level Dao Artifact crafting.

According to the record, a Void Ship capable of traversing the void even requires an immortal to craft the main body, with others merely doing minor attachments.

This is akin to having Richard build a Floating City alone in the Wizard World.

But, as Richard said, the Refining Technique is tailored for World Masters.

Dao Artifacts made utilizing the Refining Technique, whether in material or power, surpass same materials and level magic equipment. Through Fusion Spirit and nurturing layers’ amplification, materials alone of Dao Artifacts can exceed magic equipment. And the properties of the Daoist Text system even allow every Dao Artifact of “Immortal Artifact” level to possess one complete rule’s power.

This is something the Wizard Civilization cannot achieve, regardless.

Though the crafting of “Immortal Artifact” level Dao Artifacts is exceedingly cumbersome and complex, consuming hundreds of years and, if complicated, possibly thousands to tens of thousands of years, for Fourth Level creatures, spending hundreds of years crafting a Dao Artifact is undoubtedly a profitable venture.

“Dao Artifact… If this knowledge reaches the council, it might be confiscated,” Richard muttered to himself.

Dao Artifacts could greatly enhance Wizard Civilization, and the record also mentioned a method of creating avatars by soul division and refining Dao Artifacts to accelerate their formation.

And through Soul Witchcraft, a Great Wizard of the Soul School can also divide the soul of a same-level Alchemy Great Wizard into several portions, achieving the same effect.

If Dao Artifacts could be thoroughly popularized, the boost to wizard combat strength would be immense.

However, people inevitably have personal agendas.

Richard isn’t someone purely altruistic, nor does he believe anyone in the entire Truth Council could be solely altruistic, wholeheartedly contributing to Wizard Civilization.

Behind wars is the drive of interests.

If Great Wizards do not go to the battlefield, their world will become the Galaxy Mayfly’s world, and they themselves will be cleared as pests by the Galaxy Mayfly.

Although Richard is willing to help the Wizard Civilization, he definitely won’t exchange this invaluable knowledge merely for a share of the Wizard Dimension.

The Power of Dimension is indeed important, but for Richard, who possesses the Miracle Furnace, the combat power boost from the Power of Dimension is far less effective than using it to ignite a flame from the Miracle Furnace.

“I can only wait and see. This knowledge cannot be revealed for now.”

He currently does not know much about the internal affairs of the Wizard Civilization, and continuing to ponder is meaningless. However, this knowledge reminded him that if he returns, he must consider his position within the Wizard Civilization.

As the Deputy Dean of the Garon Wizard College, he naturally belongs to the Physique School. But he also holds the identity of an Alchemy Wizard, being one of the creators of the small Floating City, belonging to the Iron Core Mechanism Faction. He must also consider the influence of this identity.

Putting these tangled matters aside for the time being, Richard opened a Space Rift, letting the Fire Spirit God guide Bai, to prevent him from encountering any danger.

“Haha, the lord is considerate towards his subordinates. However, this Firework Hall is a place for creating things, not a place like the Scripture Pavilion or Treasure Pavilion that stores things. So there are no traps…”

Before the Fire Spirit God could finish speaking, a roar, unlike any human voice, came from a room next to the corridor.

Hearing this roar, Xuan Qing Daoist’s face changed, and he immediately formed a spell with his hands.

In the next moment, a creature resembling a cloud of mist charged out from the room, crashing into the Energy Barrier just released by Xuan Qing Daoist.

“What is this thing?”

Bai drew the Shura from his waist, his face full of vigilance.

While forming the spell, Xuan Qing Daoist replied to Bai: “A monster. A monster with an Immortal Body. When I entered this grand hall back then, I encountered such a monster and had to interrupt my search to convene the Rebellion Alliance.”

Having said that, Xuan Qing Daoist pointed at the monster. A cloud net trapped the monster in place. But before Xuan Qing Daoist could eliminate the monster, a force had already bound it in advance.

Richard’s vast mind surged out from the Space Rift, thoroughly inspecting this immortal monster.

“Oh, what a strange thing.”

After examining the monster, Richard couldn’t help but express his amazement.

This immortal monster indeed possessed a genuine Immortal Body, and Richard could confirm that it was not something like a puppet, but a creature with a soul.

But what was surprising was that although this creature had a soul, the soul was twisted beyond recognition.

If the soul of a normal creature is likened to a normal human body, then the soul inside this creature is like putting human limbs, head, internal organs, and muscles through a blender, and then randomly reassembling them.

Compared to him, even Cthulhu seems normal.

Suddenly, a phrase that the Fire Spirit God said upon first meeting him flashed in Richard’s mind. Earlier, he had been overwhelmed by the Fire Spirit God’s investment and forgot to ask about this issue.

“Fire Spirit God, what is the large terror you mentioned?”

But the Fire Spirit God’s answer was somewhat unexpected to him.

“I don’t know what the large terror is either. Large terror is an adjective we use to describe terrifying phenomena that are beyond comprehension. Fifty thousand years ago, I only felt the Dao Technique being distorted to the point that I, who never lacked incense fire, almost had my soul scattered.

If it weren’t for the fact that this body was crafted by the Sect Leader of the Supreme Sect, inscribed with a complete Daoist Text, you wouldn’t be seeing me now.”

“The Dao Technique… twisted?”

The Fire Spirit God’s explanation left Richard completely puzzled.

They are currently in the Material World, not some Illusion World centered on Illusion Rules. The Dao Techniques used by immortals must conform to the rules of the Material World. Conversely, as long as they comply with these rules, the Dao Techniques will succeed, with no possibility of distortion.

“I know it’s hard to believe, but it is the truth. I am an Incense Fire God, and my foundation is the Dao Technique. So I can clearly feel that the fundamental Dao Technique allowing my existence was distorted. If it twisted any further, no matter how good this vessel is, my lord, you wouldn’t see me.”

At this moment, Richard experienced the feeling the Fire Spirit God had earlier.

Just as the Fire Spirit God questioned how the world could collapse, Richard also pondered how something like the Dao Technique could be twisted.

If the Dao Technique can be twisted, then can witchcraft and alchemy used by Wizards also be twisted?

If witchcraft and alchemy are twisted, it would mean the end of the entire Wizard Civilization. It would be a fate worse than the Pioneers’.

The Pioneers at least have relics to prove their existence and their technology has been inherited. But if the witchcraft is twisted, Wizards would be immediately exterminated by slaves and the Galaxy Mayflies.

The creations would also vanish due to the Galaxy Mayflies and twisted witchcraft.

“With such a significant matter, haven’t you heard any rumors?” Richard asked with some difficulty.

The Fire Spirit God replied with bitterness in his voice: “If there were any rumors, I wouldn’t have waited for fifty thousand years.”