Northern Frontier, Fire Crow Market.
In a certain secret chamber, Wang Mingren sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, his eyes slightly narrowed as countless scarlet-gold specks of light appeared around him.
The scarlet-gold specks flew into his body through his mouth and nose. Under his guidance, they slowly converged in his Dantian.
At his Dantian, a round sphere of scarlet and gold revolved slowly, wisps of scarlet-gold spiritual energy gradually surging into his Golden Core.
After a while, all the scarlet-gold specks around Wang Mingren had surged into his body and vanished. He opened his eyes, and a faint streak of golden light seemed to shoot from them.
"Finally, I've reached Core Formation Layer 6."
Wang Mingren muttered to himself, a hint of joy appearing on his face.
His duties were relatively easygoing, and he spent no little time on Artifact Refining in his spare time.
There were several Tier 3 Artifact Refiners in Fire Crow Market. Wang Mingren had befriended many of them, and after extensive practice, he had already become a Tier 3 Artifact Refiner. Had he stayed with his lineage, he might not have become one.
First, his lineage's finances were limited and could not afford to buy large quantities of Refining Materials for him to practice with.
Second, without fellow cultivators to exchange ideas with or a renowned master to guide him, his progress would have been very slow. Taiyi Immortal Sect had several Fourth Order Artifact Refiners, so Wang Mingren's progress was rapid, and his Artifact Refining skills had improved quickly.
After becoming a Tier 3 Artifact Refiner, Wang Mingren refined Magic Treasures to earn Spirit Stones and purchase Cultivation Resources.
The Fire Attribute spiritual energy in the Northern Frontier was abundant, and there were also quite a few Fire Attribute spiritual objects. With little