"Water-method artifact refinement!" A name rose in Zhou Xun's mind. This was an exceedingly rare school of artifact refinement, one he had only ever seen described in ancient texts.
Yet today, he had never expected to witness it with his own eyes.
Grandmaster Hundred Refinements kept his eyes tightly shut, a fine sheen of sweat forming on his brow as he devoted himself wholly to the refinement process.
He murmured incantations beneath his breath, and strange runes flew from his mouth one after another, merging into the Spirit Energy enveloping the lightning sword.
The runes flickered with mysterious radiance, intertwining with the Spirit Energy as they continuously reshaped the lightning sword's internal structure.
Under the effects of that tremendous force, the lightning sword began to tremble slightly. The runes upon its blade also seemed to have been awakened, releasing an even more dazzling glow.
Zhou Xun stood to one side, holding his breath and focusing his spirit as he watched every detail without blinking.
At the same time, Grandmaster Hundred Refinements extended his left hand and grabbed at empty air. A rare treasure emitting a dim glow appeared in his palm.
It was Thunder Soul Refined Gold. It contained incomparably pure lightning-element power, with threads of lightning flickering across its surface as though alive.
With a surge of Spirit Energy from Grandmaster Hundred Refinements, the Thunder Soul Refined Gold gradually melted, transforming into a stream of flowing golden lightning that slowly poured toward the lightning sword.
Wherever that golden lightning passed, the Spirit Energy surrounding the lightning sword was affected as well, becoming even more violent and forming small whirlpools of Spirit Energy.
Once the golden lightning fused into the lightning sword, the blade began shaking fiercely. Grandmaster Hundred Refinements rapidly formed hand seals, continuously chanting obscure and incomprehensible spells