Under Elder Chi Huo's constant demands, Liu Bai quickly refined the dozen or so pieces of metal on the ground until they had reached a usable standard.
Throughout the process, Elder Chi Huo's eyes shone with increasing amazement, and he grew so excited that even his beard stood on end.
"Kid, I heard you're still a freshman this year?" The moment Liu Bai finished, Elder Chi Huo could no longer hold back and asked.
"Yes." Liu Bai nodded.
"Haha, good, very good! Then, kid, would you consider joining our Artifact Forging Institute? Don't worry. If you agree to join, I'll have someone personally teach you step by step. I'm sure you'll soon become a true Artifact Master!"
Only those capable of forging low-tier Spiritual Artifacts were qualified to be called Artifact Masters. Their status was even higher than that of Spirit Array Masters and Spirit Pill Masters.
Liu Bai scratched his head. Artifact forging was merely one means on his path to becoming stronger; he had no intention of making it the sole pursuit of his life. Besides, he did not plan to stay cooped up here hammering iron forever. Thus, he put on a hesitant expression before saying after a moment, "Thank you for thinking so highly of me, Elder, but I have no plans to become a full-time Artifact Master for the time being..."
His meaning was already very clear. Naturally, Elder Chi Huo understood, and immediately became so angry that he blew his beard and glared.
"Do you realize you're wasting your talent? Once you become a top-tier Artifact Master, or even a Divine Artifact Master, do you know how many major factions will come crawling to curry favor with you?"
Elder Chi Huo spoke with an expression of exasperation at his failure to live up to