The Strongest Prodigy Doctor

Chapter 927 - 1027: First Glimpse of Artifact Refining

Just as Elder Yuan Chu had finished making all his preparations, he suddenly heard a disciple come report that Senior Brother Tianfan of Taihuo Peak had arrived.Yuan Chu Realman immediately felt this was strange. Ye Tianfan had just left, why was he coming back again? Could something have happened? Don't tell him he's here to take the Timeless Glaze back?

Thinking of this, Yuan Chu Realman instantly felt it was very possible. Given Junior Brother Tian Chu's stingy personality, once he learned that his own disciple had been stripped by him of such a heaven-defying divine item, he'd definitely want it back. So it was highly likely that this time, Ye Tianfan had come here precisely to reclaim that thing!

No way, he absolutely could not return this Timeless Glaze to him; this was his proof, his Dao-proving item.

Looked like he had to think of a way to talk Ye Tianfan around, otherwise he'd lose a chance to forge a Supreme Magical Treasure!

With that thought, Yuan Chu Realman kept a cheerful smile on his face as he went to meet Ye Tianfan!

"Nephew Tianfan, you just left, how come you're back so soon? Is there perhaps something you need your Elder to help you with?" Yuan Chu Realman did not mention the matter of the Timeless Glaze at all.

Ye Tianfan also had no intention of asking for the Timeless Glaze back; he had come here in the first place to learn knowledge of Artifact Refining.

So Ye Tianfan said, "Here's the thing, Elder Yuan Chu, I want to study some knowledge about Artifact Refining. When I was training outside before, there were quite a few materials I didn't recognize; the only ones I knew were those materials used in both Artifact Refining and pill refining. So I want to come to Taiqi Peak to make up for my lack in Artifact Refining knowledge, at least first get familiar with those materials and understand them clearly. That way, if I run into any materials in the future, I'll be able to bring them back."

"Oh-ho, so that's how it is. I thought you were… ah, nothing. Since you want to study Artifact Refining knowledge, I'll personally teach you!" Hearing Ye Tianfan's words, Yuan Chu Realman let out a sigh of relief, then, in his great good mood, prepared to personally give Ye Tianfan his introduction lesson!

The reason Yuan Chu Realman personally gave Ye Tianfan his introduction was because getting started in Artifact Refining was actually very easy. Simply being able to recognize materials already counted as entry-level. The more materials you recognized, the greater the help you would get when refining artifacts. In Artifact Refining, it's not that the same material will definitely forge a certain specific Magical Treasure. Instead, it depends on the refiner's heart-intent at the time. In other words, whatever kind of Magical Treasure the refiner wants to refine, that's the kind of Magical Treasure he will refine. Whatever function he wants the Magical Treasure to have, as long as his skill is sufficient, he can refine a Magical Treasure with that function.

Of course, during Artifact Refining, the materials also determine part of the result. You can't say you'll use an ore filled with intense fire attribute to refine a water-attribute Magical Treasure—that's simply impossible. But if you add in some water-attribute ores, then as long as your technique is up to par, you'll be able to refine Magical Treasures where water and fire coexist!

Yuan Chu Realman directly brought Ye Tianfan into the Artifact Refining materials warehouse of Taiqi Peak!

Of course, this warehouse was not the kind where materials were piled up like mountains. Instead, each material was laid out separately, displayed there, like a museum exhibition hall!

Pointing at these materials, Yuan Chu Realman said, "See all these materials? When you can identify all of them, understand their attributes and properties, and figure out what properties they produce after smelting and calcining, then you'll be able to start Artifact Refining."

Ye Tianfan looked at this exhibition hall at least the size of a football field and couldn't help being slightly shocked. Then he heard Yuan Chu Realman continue!

"These materials are only those suitable for refining Magical Treasures below the top tier. As for those materials that can only be used on Rare Magical Treasures and Supreme Magical Treasures, once you've finished recognizing all these, I'll take you to another place and let you identify those materials."

Ye Tianfan looked at these materials and nodded, but suddenly noticed that quite a few spots only had an introduction plaque and no actual object. So Ye Tianfan asked, "Elder Yuan Chu, how come those spots only have empty spaces and introductions, but no actual material?"

Yuan Chu Realman glanced at those empty spots, then said, "Those? That's because these materials are relatively rare, so we're out of stock. But on the introduction plaques above, there are detailed images of them and precise descriptions of their feel and so on. Even though you might not ever get to touch the real thing, through the information on the plaque, when you encounter them in the future you'll be able to guess with about eighty to ninety percent accuracy."

Ye Tianfan nodded upon hearing this, then asked, "Elder Yuan Chu, for these low-level materials, if I sweep over them once with my Divine Sense, I should be able to memorize them all. Isn't that very simple?"

Yuan Chu Realman chuckled at Ye Tianfan's words and said, "Yes, it is very simple. Recognizing materials in itself is just that simple. The hard part is how to extract these materials, how to melt them, and how to fuse them together. That's what's difficult. Simply recognizing materials is extremely, extremely easy. Once you're done recognizing materials, you still have to recognize the component materials of Magical Treasures!"

Ye Tianfan heard this and asked in puzzlement, "The component materials of Magical Treasures? What do you mean by that?"

"What I mean is, when you see a certain Magical Treasure, you can guess what materials it was refined from. That way, you can to the greatest extent predict what functions and abilities this Magical Treasure will have, allowing you to prepare in advance against those abilities. If your eye for detail is sharp enough and your experience is great enough, then your guesses will be extremely accurate."

After hearing this, Ye Tianfan was suddenly shocked. No way, you could even do that? Then he asked Yuan Chu Realman in great surprise, "Elder Yuan Chu, up to what level of Magical Treasure can you currently guess?"

Yuan Chu Realman smiled slightly, then said, "I can accurately guess Magical Treasures at the Rare tier. For high-grade Rare Magical Treasures, I can also get about eighty to ninety percent right. But as for Supreme Magical Treasures, there's no way to guess accurately. After all, I haven't successfully refined a Supreme Magical Treasure even once yet!"

Ye Tianfan nodded at this, and immediately felt that the skill of deducing a Magical Treasure's attributes was extremely important. It was equivalent to fighting an enemy when the enemy had no idea what functions your Magical Treasure possessed, while you could roughly know what functions his Magical Treasure had. In battle, that would put you in a very advantageous position. You might be able to avoid several of the enemy Magical Treasure's lethal surprise strikes, while since the enemy didn't know your Magical Treasure's functions, you could use them to mount surprise attacks on him.

However, wanting to guess what materials a Magical Treasure was refined from was also extremely difficult. It tested not just your eye for detail, but your experience as well. The more Magical Treasures you refine, the more familiar you will become with material compositions. In this way, the more accurately you'll be able to guess a Magical Treasure's abilities!