Not only was it good-looking, but its other aspects weren't bad either.

"The market price for the materials of a Chiyun Flying Sword totals roughly fifty Spirit Stones... Even if it's a Substandard Chiyun Flying Sword, the selling price starts at one hundred Spirit Stones..."

"A Top-grade Chiyun Flying Sword can even surpass three hundred Spirit Stones... and if it has special effects, the price can be even higher..."

"Damn, it seems like one could earn more from this than from Alchemy."

But by the same token, if the Artifact Refining failed, one would also lose more.

And the probability of producing a Top-grade Flying Sword during Artifact Refining was even smaller than the probability of producing Top-grade Elixirs!

The reason was simple. One batch of Elixirs usually yielded several pills.

Whereas for Flying Swords, the materials were one-to-one; only one could be refined at a time.

Due to the greater variety of materials involved for a single sword, the chance of failure was higher, the time taken was longer, and the risk was greater.

"Low-grade Flying Sword refining requires at least five days, and even with practice, it still takes two or three days..."

The longer it took, the slower one's Cultivation speed became.

Considering various factors, overall, Artifact Refining might not actually earn more than Alchemy.

"I have all the materials. Half a year of Mining was still meaningful."

After carefully reviewing the blueprints, Wang Mu started the Artifact Refining process.

However, Artifact Refining consumed quite a lot of materials. Wang Mu calculated his reserves and found that if he only focused on refining Chiyun Flying Swords, he could at most make five.

The main issue was that Chi Bao Bone is not ore, but the leg bone of a Fierce Beast.

In the Divine Wood Forest, Wang Mu had only hunted three in total, so his collection of Chi Bao Bone was not abundant.

Generally, the refining of Magic Artifacts requires not just ores, but also materials from Fierce Beasts.

Some Evil Cultivators' or Demon Cultivators' Magic Artifacts even require more gruesome ingredients... like the infamous Soul Summoning Banner.

After arranging the materials, Wang Mu cleared a space in the bamboo grove of Heavenly Sword Peak.

When refining Elixirs and Artifacts outside on one's own, one needed to consider the concentration of the surrounding Spiritual Energy, as well as the influence of the Five Elements of heaven and earth.

All of these could affect the final product.

This knowledge came from the experiences recorded in the Jade Scrolls given by Senior Sister Tang Qi.

It was said to be called geomancy...

After searching for a while, Wang Mu found an open space where the Spiritual Energy felt particularly rich. It was calm and still, with no other debris around. After spreading a layer of Spirit Stones on the ground, Wang Mu began his first attempt at Artifact Refining.

Actually, when refining artifacts, one also needed to set up restrictive formations around the area to prevent disturbances.

But this was Heavenly Sword Peak, so it wasn't necessary. By hanging a sign at the mountain entrance saying "No one on the mountain," no Disciples would come to disturb him.

My standards aren't too high; I just hope for a Top-grade Flying Sword on my first try, Wang Mu muttered to himself. Newbies should always get some kind of first-timer's luck, right?

He sensed for a moment.

[Cultivation:... Artifact Refining (+)...]

Having learned the Fire Control Technique and the Star Forging Skill, the Refining Skill was activated, and he could now cultivate it using action points.

Add points.

The next second, Wang Mu's palm produced a Spirit flame that tumbled and rolled. Then, he started throwing rows of materials, in order, into the Spirit flame to melt them.

With the boost from action points, the refining process went very smoothly.

Once the materials were dissolved, the next step was to use the Star Forging Skill to forge the melted and purified materials into a sword core.

Then, he just needed to keep tempering it with the Yitian Star Refining Skill.

This process required consuming a vast amount of Spiritual Power, during which one had to either supplement with Elixirs or absorb Spirit Stones.

Extinguishing the Spirit flame, Wang Mu's hands flickered as if with starlight as he swiftly executed a series of profound Hand Seals in the air. The melted materials quickly formed a sword core, continually morphing.

At times, he even needed to reheat the sword core with the Spirit flame to increase the efficiency of the Star Forging Skill.

「Until three days later...」

Wang Mu exhaled a turbid breath.

Three days without eating, drinking, or sleeping was nothing for Cultivators.

The key was not being able to relax for even a moment.

Artifact Refining was physically demanding; getting started was truly much harder than with Alchemy.

"My first self-refined Flying Sword is finally finished!"

Wang Mu gazed keenly at his first refined Flying Sword.

The sword was slim. Because it wasn't yet Enlightened, it appeared somewhat dim. The hilt was of antique simplicity, with cloud patterns on the guard connecting the upper and lower parts, giving it a rather dashing and elegant air.

Even without Enlightenment, one could sense a distinct, refined beauty emanating from it.

Wang Mu consumed a Qi Recovery Pill.

After a while, his Spiritual Power recovered a bit. Wang Mu took a deep breath, conjured a filament of Spiritual Power at his fingertips, and slowly infused it into the Chiyun Sword.

In the instant the Spiritual Power was infused, its dull blade burst forth with a dazzling, pale blue glow...

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