Chapter 144: Set Artifacts

"Hearing you say that, it really is. Could it be that this little guy is truly full of confidence in the Fire Dragon Sword he refined?" The short-haired burly man muttered.

"Hehe, perhaps. But one thing is certain: regardless of his true artifact refining level, he is now an official artifact refiner. And there are only a dozen or so official artifact refiners in our sect. From now on, he will probably also get a share of the resources for artifact refining." The black-robed woman replied indifferently.

"Let him share it. There are thousands of disciples in the Four Symbols Sect. Even if all our artifact refiners work together, we still can't satisfy the needs of all the disciples." The short-haired burly man said indifferently.

"That is true, but this timing is not very good.

After all, Senior Bai doesn't have much life left. Once he passes away, the Four Symbols Sect will have no second-rank artifact refiner capable of refining Foundation Establishment artifacts. I am afraid the sect will exhaust all resources to cultivate a second-rank artifact refiner before then. With one more official artifact refiner, you and I will have one more competitor. Moreover, Wang Yu is young, and his potential in both artifact refining and cultivation is not something you or I can compare to." The black-robed woman replied slowly.

The short-haired burly man's face changed slightly, but after thinking about it, he still shook his head:

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, I think you are overthinking it. Even if the sect really wants to cultivate a second-rank artifact refiner, the first thing they value is the quality of the artifact refining technique.

How old is Wang Yu? Even if his talent is good, how high can his artifact refining technique be? What the sect needs now is not an artifact refiner with potential, but an artifact refiner who can be put to great use immediately."

"Fellow Daoist Guo's words also make sense. It seems I was worrying unnecessarily. Since this Wang Yu has potential, you and I can also befriend him; there is no harm in that." The black-robed woman smiled.

"Haha, Guo thinks the same way." The short-haired burly man laughed loudly.

At this time, the Artifact Refining Hall was already in front of them, and the two landed one after the other.

"Haha, I didn't expect that Sun would one day be able to teach an apprentice who is an official artifact refiner. Wang Yu, since you passed the witness just now, the hall will naturally issue you an official artifact refiner token in the shortest possible time, and will let you re-select a cave dwelling, and give you a matching independent artifact refining room.

Remember, when choosing a cave dwelling, you must choose one closer to the geothermal fire, so that the geothermal fire drawn from the geothermal furnace will be the best. In addition, after becoming an official artifact refiner, you can independently undertake various ranked artifact refining tasks from the Artifact Refining Hall for inner sect disciples and elders. At the same time, a certain amount of artifact refining resources will be provided for free every year, which can be materials, spirit stones, or even auxiliary manpower..."

In Sun Shi's residence, there was also a burst of happy laughter and a series of instructions to Wang Yu.

"Many thanks, Sun Shi. The disciple has noted it." Wang Yu replied repeatedly.

Seeing that Wang Yu was still so respectful to him even after passing the official artifact refiner witness, Sun Shi was even happier in his heart and immediately said again:

"You have already learned eight or nine out of ten of my artifact refining techniques. The rest are just some problems with experience and details.

However, I see that although you have extreme talent in artifact refining, you rarely take on artifact refining tasks usually. I suppose your focus is still on cultivation. And you advanced to the late stage of Qi Refinement so quickly; are you planning to participate in the upcoming Four Sects Dharma Assembly?"

"Sun Shi has keen eyes. I do intend to participate in this Dharma Assembly. After all, the rewards for the Four Sects Dharma Assembly are truly generous. If I can obtain some, it will save me many detours on the path of cultivation later." Wang Yu did not hide it, replying frankly.

"Sure enough. Any disciple who wants to go further on the path of cultivation will not give up such an opportunity to reach the sky in one step. You are now an official artifact refiner; I suppose you will refine your own custom-made ranked artifact before the Dharma Assembly. What ideas do you have for this artifact?

Although my artifact refining technique is average, I have rich experience and should be able to help you with advice or two." Sun Shi stroked his beard, saying quite confidently.

"The disciple does intend to refine my own ranked artifact not long from now. If Sun Shi is willing to give advice, that would naturally be the best. Actually, I have thought about it for a long time. I plan to use the Fire Spirit Root as the main and the Gold Spirit Root as the auxiliary to refine a set of attack-and-defense integrated set artifacts." Wang Yu was overjoyed upon hearing this and told his idea without the slightest hesitation.

"Attack-and-defense integrated? A set of ranked artifacts?" Sun Shi's originally smiling expression suddenly froze, and he even pulled out a few hairs from his beard without realizing it.

"That's right. The disciple has a top-grade Fire Spirit Root, but I also have some talent in metal-attribute spells. And we Qi Refinement cultivators can only drive one artifact at a time before splitting our spiritual sense during Foundation Establishment. Therefore, a set of attack-and-defense integrated artifacts is the best choice for me." Wang Yu replied without thinking.

"Nonsense! Who doesn't know that attack-and-defense integrated artifacts are good, and set artifacts are even more powerful than ordinary artifacts? But have you really considered the difficulty of refining them?" Sun Shi finally came back to his senses, saying somewhat angrily.

"Attack-and-defense integrated artifacts are much more complex than ordinary artifacts. They test our artifact refiners' ability to conceive artifact embryos. I have thought about it for a long time and feel that only set artifacts can carry the artifact architecture I envisioned." Wang Yu replied slowly.

"In that case, the artifact you envisioned is very complex. But you must consider clearly: for ranked artifacts, it doesn't mean that the more complex the artifact embryo, the greater the artifact's power. But there is no doubt that the more complex the artifact embryo, the easier it is to be destroyed, whether during refining or in battle." Sun Shi still shook his head and advised.

"Sun Shi, I naturally know this. However, I am very confident in my design and have tried to avoid the above shortcomings as much as possible.

For this reason, I have specifically collected a lot of 'Fire Cloud Copper' over the past few years. This material can not only carry a large amount of fire power but is also light and sturdy, yet it is very easy to soften and deform at high temperatures, which is exactly the main material I need for the artifact." Wang Yu replied very confidently.

"It seems you have truly made up your mind to refine set artifacts. Since that's the case, I won't advise you anymore. But the difficulty of refining set ranked artifacts is already between ordinary ranked artifacts and second-rank artifacts, and there is a distinction between main artifacts and auxiliary artifacts.

In my early years, I also tried to refine set artifacts several times. Although none succeeded, I have accumulated some experience in refining. You stay here for a while longer, and I will tell you one by one the places you need to pay attention to." Seeing this, Sun Shi stopped advising Wang Yu and instead thought for a moment, intending to tell Wang Yu the refining experience he had accumulated back then.

"That would be great. With Sun Shi's guidance, the disciple will have a few more points of certainty when refining this artifact." Wang Yu was very happy upon hearing this and bowed again.

"Wang Yu, listen carefully. When set artifacts are used against enemies, they seem to drive several artifacts, but in reality, you only need to control the main artifact. The auxiliary artifacts are all passive, changing with the changes of the main artifact. Therefore, the selection of materials and the structure of the artifact embryo for set artifacts are of the utmost importance. Since you plan to use Fire Cloud Copper as the main material, then the auxiliary materials are best chosen..." Sun Shi began to speak solemnly.

Half a day later, Wang Yu returned to his residence and sat cross-legged in the stone room, his mind still replaying the places Sun Shi warned him about that needed attention when refining set artifacts.

"Taiyuan, enter the login interface."

Wang Yu suddenly gave an order, and a roll of white light appeared before his eyes, and he appeared in the silver hall.

(Something came up in the evening, it's too late, Wang Yu didn't have time for the second update. Everyone, don't wait for the second chapter.) ===== CHAPTER 145 =====