Chapter 1084 - 1184: Learning Artifact Refining

Ye Tianfan watched there for a while, then left, as there were truly few people whose battles could catch Ye Tianfan's eye.

After leaving, Ye Tianfan headed straight for Taiqi Peak since he didn't know how long the battles there would last, so he didn't want to waste time.

He wanted to find Bai Feng and then seek guidance from Yuan Chu Zhenren on how to refine artifacts.

After learning alchemy and practicing it to a relatively familiar level, Ye Tianfan prepared to learn artifact refining because he greatly needed the ability to distinguish between materials and refine simple magical treasures.

Ye Tianfan planned to learn some basic artifact refining skills and simple techniques from Yuan Chu Zhenren, as he had an abundance of materials. Besides, he would soon go outside the wall where the resources are even richer, allowing Ye Tianfan to practice artifact refining freely.

In fact, given Ye Tianfan's current status, even without outside resources, he could still practice refining freely, as Taichu Sect has a substantial reserve of basic materials. After all, Taichu Sect leads the entire world of cultivation in training for alchemy, artifact refining, and array practice.

Even dedicated alchemy sects, artifact refining sects, and array sects cannot compare with Taichu Sect, as Taichu Sect's Yuan Chu Zhenren, Zhen Chu Zhenren, and their counterparts are industry leaders in both the Artifact Refining Realm, Array Practice Realm, and Pill Realm. Though their strength might not be the strongest, their business acumen is undoubtedly number one in the industry.

The reason why they have become industry leaders is that they have enough materials for extensive practice and possess exceptional talent. In the alchemy, artifact refining, and array practice realms, having both talent and diligence makes success challenging to avoid.

Just like Ye Tianfan, his talent is high, succeeding in refining a pill on his first attempt, which is his gift. Ye Tianfan is also exceptionally diligent, so surpassing Zhen Chu Zhenren in the near future is not impossible.

However, Ye Tianfan's main focus is not alchemy, so no one knows what level his achievements in alchemy will ultimately reach. Ye Tianfan's main focus is cultivation, whereas Zhen Chu Zhenren's main focus is medicine, so if Ye Tianfan wants to surpass Zhen Chu Zhenren, he must spend a lot of time on alchemy. Otherwise, surpassing industry leaders is not so easily accomplished.

After arriving at Taiqi Peak, Ye Tianfan found Bai Feng, and through Bai Feng's introduction, officially began learning artifact refining from Yuan Chu Zhenren. Yuan Chu Zhenren was aware of Ye Tianfan's talent in alchemy but not in artifact refining, so he didn't immediately accept Ye Tianfan as his disciple but had Ye Tianfan mimic him in crafting a simple magical treasure. Ye Tianfan succeeded in producing it right away.

On the spot, Yuan Chu Zhenren declared, "I accept Ye Tianfan as my student." An artifact refiner with such talent is rare; even Bai Feng succeeded only on his second attempt after systematic study, whereas Ye Tianfan succeeded immediately on his first try, despite having never previously engaged in artifact refining.

Thus, Ye Tianfan's talent in artifact refining matches his alchemy prowess.

Clearly, Yuan Chu Zhenren knew he couldn't compete with Tian Chu Zhenren for students. Not to mention only two disciples remained at Great Fire Peak, after Ye Tianfan brought another disciple there previously. If Yuan Chu Zhenren took Ye Tianfan away, Great Fire Peak would be left with just one disciple.

Doing so would not be ethical, and if Yuan Chu Zhenren attempted such a thing, Tian Chu Zhenren would wield his Great Fire Sword against him for a century.

On the other hand, if another peak leader tried to snatch his disciple Bai Feng, he would brandish the Taiqi Sword against them for decades because it equates to the disciple inheriting all his skill and status. If such a disciple were snatched away, it would lead to a genuine life-or-death battle.

Yuan Chu Zhenren regrettably shook his head, feeling proud to guide Ye Tianfan, thus becoming his teacher, glowing from having such a student.

Yuan Chu Zhenren didn't doubt that Ye Tianfan would become a great figure in artifact refinement, eventually causing everyone to recall that his enlightening instructor in artifact refining was Yuan Chu Zhenren.

Though Yuan Chu Zhenren was a leading figure in artifact refining, he might not even enter the top fifty of the cultivation world. However, Yuan Chu Zhenren believed Ye Tianfan would certainly stand out in the cultivation world, potentially being among the top three in ability.

On this point, Yuan Chu Zhenren was utterly convinced, deeply believing Ye Tianfan would achieve it.

At Yuan Chu Zhenren's side, Ye Tianfan began his artifact refining journey, excelling from material identification to flame condensation.

Ye Tianfan did remarkably well in flame condensation because belonging to Great Fire Peak, he was exceptionally familiar with fire attribute Immortal Techniques, succeeding in flame condensation on the first try. Yuan Chu Zhenren then taught him advanced stages, such as condensing flames with various attributes.

Some flames aren't suitable for refining certain materials, requiring special flames for certain materials. Condensing flames with various attributes adapts to these special needs.

Moreover, each material requires a different flame, so condensing flames with various attributes facilitates refining those materials. Using a single flame can't optimize the material's effectiveness.

As Ye Tianfan prepared to learn artifact fusion, someone from Taichu Peak notified him that the contention had ended and he should attend the closing meeting.

Only then did Ye Tianfan realize he had spent a week at Taichu Peak while minor sect leaders fought for a week.

Though Ye Tianfan didn't know why Tian Chu Zhenren wanted him at the closing meeting, he tidied up, bid farewell to Yuan Chu Zhenren, and headed to the meeting.

Yuan Chu Zhenren watched Ye Tianfan's departing figure, sighed, and shook his head.

"Master, why do you sigh and shake your head?" Bai Feng asked curiously, seeing his master sigh and shake his head.

Yuan Chu Zhenren didn't answer Bai Feng, simply gazing regretfully at Ye Tianfan.