Start Refining Artifacts!

"Third Uncle, trust me."

Zhang Chen offered no further explanation. He simply pulled the Family Head Token from his chest and said, "Open the door."

The token carried the authority of the family head himself. Though Zhang Yunwu's heart ached so much he trembled, he dared not disobey.

Sighing, he shakily pushed open the long-sealed treasure vault door.

Half an hour later.

Zhang Chen walked out, thoroughly satisfied, his Storage Bag bulging.

Behind him, the Third Elder stared at the shelves, now half-empty, on the verge of tears.

"Such waste... this is no way to run a household..."

Third Elder gripped the doorframe, feeling his blood pressure spike.

Back at Dao Seeking Peak, Zhang Chen headed straight into the Back Mountain's Earth Fire Chamber.

This place channeled the flames of underground magma.

It was reserved exclusively for the family's Artifact Forgers and alchemists.

Zhang Chen chose the Jia Artifact Forging Room, where the fire burned hottest, activated the Isolation Array, and barred all visitors.

"Hah..."

Standing before the massive Artifact Forging Furnace, feeling the scorching waves of heat wash over him, Zhang Chen felt no discomfort.

Instead, a surge of excitement coursed through his veins, blood pounding.

With a flick of his sleeve, dozens of Rare Ores clattered to the ground.

"Rise!"

Zhang Chen barked, his hands forming seals.

The crimson magma fire in the Earth Fire Chamber shot up three feet.

But that wasn't enough. Zhang Chen flicked his fingertip.

A wisp of purple-gold "Heaven and Earth Thunder Fire" merged into the flames.

Boom!

The once-crimson fire instantly turned an eerie purple-red, its temperature skyrocketing several times over.

The hardest piece of Star Pattern Meteorite Iron began to soften the moment it entered the furnace.

Impurities evaporated as green smoke.

Such was the overbearing power of Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment's spiritual fire!

Zhang Chen sat cross-legged, his Spiritual Sense spreading fully.

He was about to do something utterly insane—control the flames to forge artifacts while simultaneously splitting his focus, using this extreme precision to train the God Shaking Technique.

It was like dancing on a tightrope over a blade; one misstep meant damaged Spiritual Sense, a shattered furnace, and ruined materials.

But in Zhang Chen's eyes, there was only fervor.

"Melt!"

His Spiritual Sense transformed into countless invisible carving knives, burrowing into the furnace flames.

Under the searing heat, every strand of Spiritual Sense trembled, yet Zhang Chen forced them to obey, stripping away each tiny impurity from the ores.

Pain!

The sensation of his soul being roasted over fire drenched him in sweat instantly.

But in exchange for that pain.

The Ore Liquid reached a state of near-perfect purity.

"Not enough! Again!"

Zhang Chen bit his tongue, spraying a mouthful of Essence Blood to forcibly elevate his mental strength.

As time passed, the temperature inside the Earth Fire Chamber climbed higher and higher. Zhang Chen looked as if he'd just been pulled from the water.

Yet in his Spiritual Sense perception, the mass of Ore Liquid was no longer dead matter—it was a living embryo.

He could "see" the arrangement of every minuscule particle within.

He could shape it into any form at will.

"Solidify!"

With a thunderous shout from Zhang Chen, the furnace fire abruptly contracted.

A Flying Sword, three feet long, its entire body flowing with a dark purple luster.

Slowly took shape within the flames.

"Engrave the array!"

This step was the most perilous.

Zhang Chen's Spiritual Sense darted like a butterfly through flowers, frantically weaving across the blade that had yet to cool.

Thunder patterns, wind patterns, spirit-gathering patterns...

Countless intricate Tier 2 Top-Grade array patterns.

He forcibly branded them into the sword's interior within the span of a few breaths.

Zzzzz—

The sword trembled, letting out crisp, clear sword chimes—as if resisting, and yet as if cheering.

"Done!"

Zhang Chen slammed the furnace lid.

Clang—!

A beam of purple light shot into the sky, slamming straight into the protective formation atop the Artifact Forging Room.

Ripples spread layer upon layer.

That Flying Sword hovered in midair, faint arcs of lightning slithering across its blade. The sharp aura it emitted

severed a strand of Zhang Chen's hair from a distance before he even noticed.

Zhang Chen reached out with a gesture, and the Flying Sword obediently settled into his palm.

Along the spine of the blade, nine thunder patterns were seamlessly formed.

The edge gleamed with a biting cold, exuding a killing intent that made one's heart shudder.

"Tier 2 Top-Grade, Thunderclap Sword."

Zhang Chen lightly flicked the blade, listening to its pleasant ring, and a satisfied smile spread across his face: "The system's blueprints really are top-notch!"

"With this quality, even a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator's Body Protection Spiritual Light can be broken through with a single strike!"

Of course, beyond quality, these magic tools could also accumulate power and unleash a Thunder Fire Art—an attack of formidable might!

Even a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator, if hit by that, would either die or be crippled!

It was, without exaggeration, a genuine killing weapon!

With his first success, Zhang Chen's confidence soared.

But he didn't stop there.

For the upcoming ten-man team battle, fighting alone was the worst strategy.

The true trump card was coordination.

"What I need to forge isn't just top-grade magic tools—it's a set!"

Zhang Chen recalled a special blueprint from the Hundred Refinements Divine Machine Diagram—the [Seven Stars Thunder Fire Armor] and the [Mother Child Chain Blades].

These weren't merely defensive and offensive magic tools; between them were inscribed miniature Teleportation Array Patterns that resonated with each other.

Once all ten people were fully equipped, they could share spiritual power and synchronize offense and defense.

They could even, in an instant, converge the strength of ten into a Combined Attack Ultimate Skill rivaling a single Golden Core strike!