Qian Feng was also at the manor and hurried over as soon as she received the invitation.
When she heard Feng Jun and Yi Jue asking her about artifact refining, she initially tried to keep up appearances. After all, she had to maintain the dignity of a True Lord.
But after answering several baffling questions in a row, she casually glanced at the mirror on the table, then looked at Feng Jun. "I'm not particularly familiar with artifact refining either. Feng Mountain Lord, what exactly are you trying to do by asking so much?"
Feng Jun answered seriously, "I want to refine an artifact that people generally don't think much of... a True Artifact-grade one."
On the Heavenly Zither Plane, True Artifacts were generally considered artifacts used by Nascent Soul cultivators. Such an artifact did not hold much appeal for Qian Feng, but what concerned her was—what did he mean by an artifact that "people generally don't think much of"?
So she asked, "What kind of artifact is it?"
"True Lord Qian Zhong, that question crossed a line," Yi Jue snapped back without hesitation. She had put up with her for a long time and had finally caught her breaking the rules. Randomly snapping at someone would be disrespectful toward a superior, but if she had reason on her side, then she could snap back.
So she stated bluntly, "We asked for advice on some details. If you don't wish to answer, you can refuse. If you want payment, we can pay. But probing into someone else's plans... you should conduct yourself with the dignity of a Spirit Severing cultivator!"
Yet Qian Zhong had an excellent temper. She smiled and said, "I may not be especially skilled at artifact refining, but my understanding of artifact-refining concepts is certainly better than