Guang Xu, who had been planning to attempt Artifact Refining for the first time in reality, was summoned to his academy director's side.
"Greetings, Academy Director," Guang Xu said respectfully.
He knew that their academy director was Jin Qicheng's Guardian True Immortal. To people like them, that status already made him an unimaginably important figure.
The Guardian True Immortal looked at Guang Xu with both regret and envy in his eyes.
"Would you be willing to join a Sect? A great figure has taken a liking to you," the Guardian True Immortal said kindly.
"A Sect? Which Sect?"
"Would joining this Sect require additional Immortal Jade?" Guang Xu asked warily.
His tuition was two Immortal Jade for 10 years, scraped together by his parents after selling the family's only Dao Artifact and borrowing from every possible source.
If joining this Sect required extra Immortal Jade as well, he would rather give up this opportunity and remain at the Academy. At the very least, he was confident that he could become an Artifact Refining Grandmaster within 10 years.
"Haha, just come with me."
A Teleportation Magic Array appeared before them. This was a direct Teleportation Array opened by Xu Fan for them, one that led straight to the Hidden Spirit Sect.
"You have talent in Artifact Refining, youngster. That great figure has taken a liking to you and wants to accept you as his disciple."
"A great figure? Is he an Artifact Refining Grandmaster?"
In the eyes of a little boy barely more than ten years old who dreamed of becoming an Artifact Refining Grandmaster, an Artifact Refining Grandmaster was already a great figure beyond imagination.
"Even greater than an Artifact Refining Grandmaster. Do you want to become his disciple? He'll teach you for free and won't charge you any Immortal