"Now that you put it that way, you're right. Could this little fellow really be that confident about refining a Fire Dragon Sword himself?" the brawny, short-haired man murmured.
"Hehe, perhaps. But one thing is certain: whatever his actual skill in artifact refining, he is now a Certified Artifact Refiner. Our sect only has a dozen or so Certified Artifact Refiners. From now on, this little fellow will probably have to receive a share of the artifact-refining resources too," the black-robed woman replied mildly.
"Then let him have his share. The Four Symbols Sect has several thousand disciples altogether. Even if all our Artifact Refiners worked together, we would still fall far short of meeting every disciple's needs," the brawny, short-haired man said unconcernedly.
"That's true, but the timing isn't exactly good.
"After all, Senior Bai doesn't have much of his lifespan left. Once he passes away, the Four Symbols Sect will no longer have a Second-Tier Artifact Refiner capable of refining Foundation Establishment magical artifacts. Before that happens, the sect will probably pour every resource it has into nurturing one. Another Certified Artifact Refiner means another rival for you and me. Besides, Wang Yu is still so young. Neither of us can compare to his potential in artifact refining or cultivation," the black-robed woman replied unhurriedly.
The brawny, short-haired man's expression shifted slightly, but after thinking it over, he still shook his head.
"Xiao, I think you're overthinking this. Even if the sect really does intend to nurture a Second-Tier Artifact Refiner, the first thing it will look at is how good their Artifact Refining Art is.
"How old is Wang Yu? No matter how gifted he is, how advanced could his Artifact Refining Art possibly be? What the sect needs now isn't an Artifact Refiner with potential, but