Xu Fan continued acting as the easygoing shopkeeper. After some time passed without a single customer, he grew bored and set up a simple Doorbell Array at the entrance. Whenever someone approached, the array would ring with a pleasant chime.
The moment he entered the Artifact Refining Room, he saw Sha Diao controlling a cluster of Spiritual Fire as crimson as fresh blood, tempering materials within it.
"Being able to carry Spiritual Fire around really is convenient." Xu Fan spoke enviously. It seemed that in the future, he would need to refine some Magic Artifacts or Treasure Artifacts that could conveniently store all kinds of Spiritual Fire.
Hearing Xu Fan's words while tempering the materials, Sha Diao smiled. "junior brother Xu is already at the Qi Refining Twelfth Level. Reaching Foundation Establishment is only a matter of a few years, so there's no need to rush."
"Once junior brother Xu reaches Foundation Establishment, I'll give you a cluster of Spiritual Fire," Sha Diao said generously. A true friend was hard to find in life—what was one cluster of Spiritual Fire worth?
"Haha, I appreciate Senior Brother Sha's kindness, but I already have a cluster of Spiritual Fire at home. I wouldn't want to trouble Senior Brother Sha with the expense," Xu Fan said. Had this Senior Brother Sha never been beaten down by society? He was giving something worth over a hundred thousand spirit stones to someone he had only known for a few days.
"Haha, a qualified Artifact Refiner must at least gather the five basic attribute types of Spiritual Fire. That way, they can handle all kinds of situations."
At that moment, another cluster of Spiritual Fire ignited—a Black Flame.
This guy actually had two clusters of Spiritual Fire.
"This cluster is called Black Crystal Spirit Fire. It