With the impurities removed, the next step was shaping.
Shaping meant casting the molten iron in the furnace into the form of the artifact being refined. For instance, Su Mo was forging a sword, so he now needed to smelt the molten iron into the shape of a sword.
For ordinary Level One or Level Two weapons, this step required pouring the molten iron into a sword mold and allowing it to cool and solidify.
But for Level Four weapons and powerful artifact refiners, there was no need for a sword mold; Spiritual Power alone was enough.
Spiritual Power could accomplish the three major steps of shaping, hammering, and edge-opening.
Su Mo took out a piece of Flowing Cloud Stone and placed it into the furnace.
Once the Flowing Cloud Stone entered the furnace, it immediately melted.
The Flowing Cloud Stone served to balance the Profound Iron and Silver Essence Sand, stabilizing them while also increasing the weapon's toughness.
Then, Su Mo's Spiritual Power surged into the furnace like a tide. It completely enveloped the molten iron, forming a powerful pressure that slowly altered its shape.
The molten iron gradually stretched out, and after a moment, it took the form of a sword.
The blazing heat continuously melted Su Mo's Spiritual Power into nothingness, but Su Mo's Spiritual Power was so powerful that it seemed boundless.
Su Mo stopped pouring in True Energy, and the furnace flames gradually died out. He opened the lid and allowed the sword blank within to cool naturally.
After a moment, once the sword blank had cooled to a certain extent and fully solidified, Su Mo took out Quenching Fluid and poured it over the sword blank.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!
Upon touching the Quenching Fluid, the sword blank gave off a sharp sizzling sound and