"I'm not exactly in a position to wipe Fairy Six Cultivations' sweat," Song Shuhang said.
He currently had a pair of steel arms, and those bulky limbs were hardly suited to such delicate work.
All the while, he had been trying to turn his body back into human form, but every attempt had failed. Perhaps he would have to rest and let his body and mind recover before he could control his transformations again.
Fairy Six Cultivations smiled. Then she breathed out and said, "Step back, both of you. I'm going to draw in more Phoenix Fire and begin the next stage of forging."
"Fairy, is the Whale Sage Bone about to take shape?" Song Shuhang asked as he backed away.
"It's not that easy. This is an Eighth-Grade Profound Sage Bone. But once I draw in the Phoenix Fire again, I can hammer it into the rough shape of the Reverse Whale Warrior artifact within a few thousand strikes."
In other words, those +100 and +50 charges would flash up a few thousand more times. His heart sank.
"Don't look so pained," Fairy Six Cultivations said. "I even brought in the Nine-Rebirth Phoenix Fire to forge your artifact. Better quality at no extra charge—you're getting a bargain. Cheer up."
Song Shuhang struggled to muster a smile. "Thank you, Fairy. So... I'd be even more grateful if you could turn off the pricing function."
"Sorry, customer, no can do." Fairy Six Cultivations raised an eyebrow. "The pricing rune is one of the few pleasures we have at the Blackweight Sect when forging artifacts. Forging is tedious work. Take away that little bit of fun, and we'd lose all motivation."
With that, Fairy Six Cultivations beckoned, summoning more flames. They engulfed her, making her look much like Song Shuhang when he