Pure Yang Sword Embryo (Part One)

People in gray robes bustled about, transporting goods or handing over tasks. The clang of hammering rang out all around, and everywhere was a scene of busy activity.

Shen Luo had never visited a workshop for refining treasures before. Curious, he kept looking around as he walked.

Perhaps Ma Xiuxiu had notified them in advance, for the people in the Artifact Refining Workshop did not stop Shen Luo or the gray-robed man, letting them walk straight in.

After several turns, the two soon reached a courtyard. A large black chamber stood within it, with no windows and only a gray-black stone door, keeping its contents tightly secured and concealed.

The walls were built from a kind of black stone without a single seam, as though the entire chamber had been hollowed out of one enormous boulder.

"Young Master Shen, here we are. This is the artifact refining chamber," the gray-robed man said.

"What kind of stone is this? It looks rather unusual." Shen Luo touched the wall. It felt exceptionally cold and smooth, like silk, prompting him to ask.

"This is black frost stone. It is exceptionally hard and insulates against heat. Senior experts from our pavilion mined it in the far north and transported it back. A refining chamber built from ordinary materials would be unable to withstand the intense heat and would fall apart within a few years." As he explained, the gray-robed man took out a silver talisman and pressed it against the stone door.

A white glow immediately appeared on the talisman, and it melted into the door.

A layer of white light appeared over the stone door, then quickly dissipated. The door slowly opened.

"Please, Young Master Shen." The gray-robed man led Shen Luo inside.

The black chamber was quite spacious, measuring a little over