My Artifacts Can Upgrade Infinitely

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Successful Artifact Refining

In the Earth Fire Chamber, Zhao Zuo refilled his Spirit Pen with Spirit Ink.

With all his preliminary preparations complete, he meticulously washed his hands with Clear Water. Gripping the Spirit Pen, Zhao Zuo stood before the Earth Fire Furnace, his heart calm and free of hesitation.

Zhao Zuo immediately put pen to surface and began drawing the Spirit Patterns. His strokes were as natural and smooth as flowing water, yet as wild as dancing dragons and snakes. Ten strokes, twenty, twenty-five, thirty... all the way to forty.

His Mana flowed smoothly and evenly, without the slightest ripple. The process was so flawless it was as if he had divine assistance.

’This step is a success!’

On the surface of the mold, the silver lines finally connected to form an incomparably profound and complex pattern.

The pattern was both elegant and chaotic, its momentary, disordered beauty intoxicating. It was a mass of rich ink brimming with spirituality, a beauty that seemed to reflect directly into the depths of one’s Soul.

It looked like some form of script, yet it seemed to be shrouded in a thin mist that made it difficult to see clearly. Nevertheless, it stirred thoughts within Zhao Zuo, allowing him to feel its life.

The silver Spirit Patterns materialized on the mold’s surface, shining brilliantly.

Only the final step remained.

Zhao Zuo placed his right hand above the mold, gathering his Mana into a ball in his palm and continuously compressing it.

This final step was called Spirit Pointing.

As the name implied, it was the process of bestowing a trace of spirituality upon a Magical Artifact. It required using Mana as a catalyst to brand the Spirit Patterns from the mold’s surface into the artifact’s interior. The Spirit Patterns would then become fixed inside the Magical Artifact like Meridians, allowing it to resonate with a Cultivator’s Mana to enhance the artifact’s hardness, weight, Sharpness, or even its size.

These wondrous effects were determined by the type of Spirit Patterns used.

Zhao Zuo compressed the Mana in his right palm into a ball and then thrust it down sharply. Like an invisible cannon blast, the mass of Mana shot from his palm and swiftly made contact with the Spirit Patterns on the mold’s surface.

The Spirit Patterns seemed to activate, emitting waves of Spiritual Light that were almost blinding.

He quickly increased the flow of his Mana, multiplying the downward pressure. The Spiritual Light before him grew even more dazzling.

Zhao Zuo watched as the light on the mold’s surface gradually dimmed and finally vanished. His tense spirit immediately relaxed, and only then did he realize he had consumed half his Mana in just a few short seconds. He hadn’t expected the final step of Spirit Pointing to consume so much Mana.

SWOOSH.

A streak of Golden Light shot out from the mold and, faster than a clap of thunder, entered his forehead.

Zhao Zuo immediately felt a cool Energy spread through his mind, like a Spring Breeze caressing every cell. He could feel that on a deeper level, his Soul was rapidly transforming. This time, the influx of Creation Points was more sustained than before, lasting for a full ten seconds.

Almost subconsciously, a thought crossed Zhao Zuo’s mind, and a line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Creation Point: 1.5]

Successfully completing the Artifact Refining had added one Creation Point.

This time, he hadn’t touched the Magical Artifact. Instead, the interface had appeared naturally just by thinking about checking his Creation Points. It seemed it would now respond instantly to a mere thought.

’This change is much more convenient.’

The appearance of the Creation Point was also a form of proof that his Spirit Pointing step had been a success.

Zhao Zuo first removed the mold from the furnace fire and placed it on the nearby forging table to cool. He then found a clean spot to sit down and watch the mold from a distance, a light smile playing on his lips.

Months of study, hundreds of attempts and practice sessions—at this moment, all his past efforts had paid off. He had expected to be ecstatic, but now that he had truly succeeded at Artifact Refining, he only felt a profound sense of relaxation that came from deep within.

Of course, he felt happy, but more than that, he felt an inner peace. Even if his Golden Finger were to suddenly abandon him one day, leaving him without the ability to infinitely upgrade Magical Artifacts, he could at least rely on this Artifact Refining Technique to avoid starving.

He now had the means to make a life for himself.

Zhao Zuo relaxed for about ten minutes before standing up. Using a tool, he pried open the mold’s clasps and separated the halves. A silver short blade, about ten centimeters long, appeared before him. It was only a Blade Embryo, however, its surface rough and uneven, with some spots thicker than others.

Before refining the details, he needed to test if the Magical Artifact was functional.

Zhao Zuo hovered his hand over the silver short blade and infused it with Mana. After about two seconds, he felt the presence of the Spirit Pattern Path. Three seconds later, he completed a simple attunement between his Mana and the Spirit Pattern Path.

The next moment, the silver short blade slowly levitated into the air and began to fly in circles around Zhao Zuo.

However, its flight speed and stability were far inferior to the Sky-Breaking Saber. It even wobbled as it flew, a clear sign that its center of gravity was unstable due to the lack of fine-tuning.

This meant the silver short blade already possessed the basic characteristics of a Magical Artifact. It just needed some forging and adjustments to its details to be considered completely finished.

Zhao Zuo used a pair of tongs to hold the Blade Embryo, placing it in the furnace fire until it glowed red-hot to fully activate the Spirit Iron’s malleability. The firelight reflected on his resolute face, and his eyes seemed to burn with flames of their own.

He skillfully placed the heated Blade Embryo on the forging table. With his right hand, Zhao Zuo picked up a small Forging Hammer made of Cyan Blade Steel and began to strike it repeatedly. He expertly and precisely hammered the details of the blade and handle, doing his best to make the blade’s body straight and flat.

Zhao Zuo knew he had to do everything in his power to shape the blade into its most perfect form.

After two rounds of forging, the blade was mostly flat.

Zhao Zuo carefully observed every detail. He meticulously used a Sharpening Stone to hone the edge, repeatedly bringing it before his eyes to inspect the blade’s angle and degree of Sharpness, making constant adjustments.

His eyes narrowed slightly, as if he and the blade had become one during the sharpening process.

Gradually, the Magical Artifact grew closer and closer to the perfection Zhao Zuo envisioned. The curve and Sharpness of the blade’s edge were honed to the absolute limit of his ability; he could improve it no further.

Zhao Zuo infused it with Mana again. The silver short blade’s speed and stability as it flew through the air had improved dramatically, already surpassing the threshold of a Lower Grade Magical Artifact.

Only now could Zhao Zuo’s first attempt at Artifact Refining be considered a true success.

Zhao Zuo placed the silver short blade into his Storage Bag. He then stood up, removed the Token from the recess in the Earth Fire Furnace, and put it in his Storage Bag as well. After that, he washed the metal residue from his hands and pushed open a window to let fresh air circulate through the room.

A deep exhaustion enveloped Zhao Zuo. It had been a strenuous day, but the night’s rewards left him feeling incredibly fulfilled, as if he had found his purpose in life.

The joy he felt upon successfully polishing the Magical Artifact was irreplaceable. Thinking back, it seemed that ever since he had transmigrated to this world, he had never experienced such a genuine, heartfelt sense of ease and happiness.

At this moment, although he was tempted to press on and attempt to refine another Magical Artifact, he understood the importance of balancing work with rest. Besides, he still had to absorb the Source Water Bead into his Dantian to nurture it.

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