Had Su Shi'er truly waited until Elder Feng finished speaking before acting, he would surely have missed the best opportunity.
By then, even if he could still unleash the Empty Stone's power within the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda, the small space ultimately formed would have been quite limited.
This display surprised Feng Jianxing and pleased him greatly.
Smiling at the figure before him, Su Shi'er finally relaxed somewhat upon hearing Feng Jianxing's words.
Yet his face still wore a humble expression.
"Senior flatters me. The key was still Senior's superb artifact-refining methods. This junior... merely got lucky for a moment!"
"Lucky? A moment of luck could not have seized such a crucial opportunity. You... truly do not understand the Art of Artifact Refining?"
Feng Jianxing shrugged. After his brief surprise, he came back to his senses, the confusion on his face deepening as he simply voiced the question directly.
The timing at which Su Shi'er had activated the Spatial Secret Technique had been neither early nor late—it had been exactly right.
As for coincidence or luck, he found it truly difficult to believe!
"This junior indeed knows very little about the Art of Artifact Refining! However... I do have some attainments in alchemy."
Su Shi'er continued, knowing he could not reasonably attribute everything to luck, so he simply spoke truthfully.
"So that was it. Artifact refining and alchemy share quite a few things in common. It seems... your alchemical skill is likely not low! No wonder... no wonder you were able to grasp the timing so precisely."
Feng Jianxing suddenly understood and spoke with a smile, his tone carrying a trace of delight as well.
If a Spirit Treasure capable of forming its own small space could be successfully refined, the experience and gains he would obtain would far exceed