Seeing that he could not remember who it was, Tong Mingshan filled in the details. "An elder of the Heavenforging Sect, named Situ Gu. He's the foremost grandmaster of artifact refining. Over the past few centuries, the Heavenforging Sect has become the leading artifact-refining sect because of him."
He said this to remind Shi Chun that, yes, someone could do it, but that someone was the foremost figure in the Artifact Refining World, a one-of-a-kind existence. Was it realistic for small fry like them to set their sights on catching up to the best under heaven?
Shi Chun had only mentioned it in passing and had no intention of explaining anything to him. He picked up the thread. "Right, right, Situ Gu. You mentioned him last time. I heard people on the island saying that the True Flame Wish-Granting Tower, one of this year's three great treasures, was personally refined by him."
Tong Mingshan nodded. "I heard that too."
Shi Chun asked, "What exactly is the True Flame Wish-Granting Tower?"
Tong Mingshan hesitated. "I don't know. I haven't discussed it with anyone. But if it can rank alongside the Desolate-Breaking Remnant Blade, it must be an extraordinary treasure."
Shi Chun looked puzzled. "And what exactly is the Desolate-Breaking Remnant Blade?"
The others beside them pricked up their ears too. None of them had heard of it.
Tong Mingshan said, "This is only a guess. I haven't discussed it with anyone, so I can't be certain. In ancient times, there was a divine weapon called the Desolate-Breaking Saber. They say someone shattered it in an unparalleled battle. This remnant blade might refer to one of its fragments."
Hearing that, Wu Jinliang immediately turned and patted someone nearby from another sect, asking at the top of his voice, "Brother, mind telling me