"This piece of Seven-Star Stone is enough to make five Artifact Hearts. I'll use one portion to demonstrate first, but my Divine Soul is weak right now, so I can only produce a semi-finished product. You can slowly practice with the remaining four portions." After saying this, Bald Bird picked up the smaller piece of Seven-Star Stone.
"Don't you need to test my artifact-refining skills first?" Chen Fan froze slightly, recalling how Bald Bird had previously said that he needed to test his artifact-refining skills before going to find materials.
Bald Bird was also taken aback upon hearing this, as though he had forgotten about it. Only when Chen Fan brought it up did he remember. He immediately put on a composed expression, waved a wing, and said, "No need. With a pinch of my fingers, I can tell that you brat will definitely manage."
Without waiting for Chen Fan to speak, he opened his beak and spat out a streak of black light. A pitch-black oval iron vessel appeared. Its upper surface was carved with runes, and it stood half a man tall, giving off a faintly ancient and mysterious aura.
"This is a Talisman Artifact Furnace, something every talisman artifact refiner in the Great Immortal Cultivation World must have. This furnace of mine is the Black Sturgeon Artifact Furnace, ranked eighteenth on the Talisman Artifact Furnace rankings. But for a beginner like you, any ordinary Talisman Artifact Furnace will do. I only brought out this treasure furnace to broaden your horizons. Look with your eyes—don't touch with your hands." Bald Bird folded his wings behind his back, his face full of pride as he spoke in a childish voice. As for testing Chen Fan's artifact-refining skills, he did not mention a single word.
Chen Fan did not pay