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Next, Shi Shanshan began to prepare for the refining of the Divine Artifact.

She took out a piece of Top-Grade Divine Iron.

Xu Nian recognized this Divine Iron at a glance.

This is Blue Pattern Mysterious Thunder Divine Iron, a metal with an excellent ability to conduct lightning.

It can quickly absorb the Thunder Attribute Elements from the world.

"It seems she’s put quite an effort into crafting the Divine Thunder Pestle," Xu Nian thought to himself.

Shi Shanshan didn’t notice Xu Nian’s expression nor knew that Xu Nian had recognized the Divine Iron she possessed.

At this moment, she took out a giant cauldron.

The cauldron had a diameter of two meters.

The entire body of the cauldron was made of very hard Divine Iron.

Xu Nian could see that this cauldron was a Top-grade Divine Artifact.

Xu Nian heard Emperor Ye Tian say that ordinary divine craftsmen refine their artifacts using a cauldron.

Only a cauldron of Divine Artifact level can refine Divine Artifacts.

Clearly, Shi Shanshan intends to craft a Top-Grade Divine Artifact, requiring a cauldron of top-grade Divine Artifact level.

And crafting a Top-Grade Divine Artifact will be her limit.

After taking out the cauldron, Shi Shanshan began to activate her Fire Attribute Principle.

As she activated the Fire Attribute Principle, ten Flame Law Discs instantly emerged behind her.

These Law Discs enveloped her entirely in a powerful Flame Law.

"Buzz!"

A ball of flame surged from her palm.

The temperature of this flame was incredibly terrifying, even stronger than the Divine Fire Xu Nian obtained.

"This flame seems to come from her Cultivation Technique, who would have thought a technique could produce such a terrifying flame?" Xu Nian murmured in surprise.

Ordinary divine craftsmen have their own inherited flame cultivation techniques.

This is usually a closely guarded secret, passed down only to disciples within the same lineage.

Clearly, Shi Shanshan’s flame cultivation technique must also come from her master.

"Buzz!"

Shi Shanshan poured her Divine Fire into the cauldron.

Soon, the temperature inside the cauldron reached a terrifying degree.

Xu Nian didn’t hesitate and began to drop the Divine Iron into the cauldron too.

Then began to control the fire and the Divine Iron with his Soul Power.

Xu Nian knew that this was the first step: melting.

This was similar to his refining method; the first step was to melt the Divine Iron into molten metal.

Due to Shi Shanshan’s high-temperature flame, the melting process was very fast.

"Buzz!"

Under Shi Shanshan’s control of her soul power, the molten metal was extracted from the cauldron.

The next step was Condensation Embryo.

However, Shi Shanshan’s process differed from Xu Nian’s.

She took out a mold, a mold for the Divine Thunder Pestle.

It was prepared in advance.

Xu Nian looked at it; it was a mold made using Reincarnation Soil.

This soil has strong moldability and can withstand high temperatures.

So when Shi Shanshan poured the molten metal into these molds,

it flowed into every corner of the mold.

Next was to solidify the molten metal smoothly.

Shi Shanshan had also prepared for this process.

She took out an extremely cold ice block and placed the mold into the ice.

The ice immediately froze the entire mold.

The temperature of the molten metal inside rapidly decreased.

After about two hours, the molten metal in the mold completely solidified.

Shi Shanshan broke the mold, retrieving a nascent form of the Divine Thunder Pestle.

Xu Nian could see that the embryo of this Divine Thunder Pestle was much tighter than when he used soul power for plastic shaping.

Of course, it contained more impurities than his method.

Next was the process of tempering.

Shi Shanshan’s tempering method was different from Xu Nian’s; she didn’t use a Divine Hammer for hammering.

Rather, she used a special cultivation technique to imprint a series of unique divine seals.

Each divine seal strike on the Divine Thunder Pestle shook off some impurities from the surface.

Shi Shanshan superimposed nine divine seals, appearing much weaker afterward.

However, from Shi Shanshan’s expression, she seemed quite satisfied with these nine temperings.

Xu Nian frowned slightly.

Although he didn’t understand how these divine seals tempered,

after nine divine seal temperings, half of the impurities on the Divine Thunder Pestle remained.

It’s important to know that the removal of impurities affects the final forming of the Divine Artifact, even its success or failure.

As the Divine Thunder Pestle needed to add Divine Thunder in the end, if impurities cannot be thoroughly removed, it might be shattered by the Divine Thunder.

But Xu Nian did not remind her.

After all, Shi Shanshan’s refining process was not yet complete.

However, to Xu Nian’s disappointment, Shi Shanshan merely polished and carved the Divine Thunder Pestle afterward.

She did not further process the impurities of the Divine Thunder Pestle.

Finally, she took out the Divine Thunder that Xu Nian collected.

To start the final step.

She needed to completely integrate the Divine Thunder into the Divine Thunder Pestle.

Once the Divine Thunder was integrated onto the Divine Thunder Pestle, it could endow the pestle with Divine Radiance.

"Boom!"

However, just as Shi Shanshan was about to succeed, the Divine Thunder Pestle ultimately couldn’t withstand the integration of the Divine Thunder and completely collapsed.

"Impossible, how could I fail?" Shi Shanshan looked at the shattered Divine Thunder Pestle with intense unwillingness and pain.

She had prepared for so long, yet ultimately failed.

At this moment, she sat in despair, her eyes vacant.

Xu Nian saw this scene and shook his head helplessly.

"You failed because you couldn’t thoroughly temper the impurities in the artifact, resulting in the inability to withstand the Divine Thunder’s enhancement," Xu Nian said.

"I know, but nine divine seals are my limit; this is also my first time crafting a Top-Grade Divine Artifact," Shi Shanshan replied.

Xu Nian realized then.

Shi Shanshan’s skill level hadn’t reached the level of crafting Top-Grade Divine Artifacts yet.

This was all her first attempt.

"Since you are doing it for your Master, why not let your Master craft it personally, his chances should be higher," Xu Nian suggested.

"My Master cannot refine artifacts anymore; he passed the cultivation technique onto me, and he himself cannot use it anymore to refine artifacts. The technique can only be used by one person," Shi Shanshan responded.

Xu Nian was stunned. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Such a rule existed.

"Unfortunately, my skill level is insufficient to craft the Divine Thunder Pestle for my Master and help him with Tribulation Crossing," Shi Shanshan explained, feeling guilty.

Xu Nian was silent for a moment.

He said helplessly, "Do you still have the Artifact Refining Materials?"

"There’s one more set, but with my skill level, it’s impossible to succeed," Shi Shanshan said.

"Let me refine it," Xu Nian said calmly.

But as soon as he said it, it was like a thunderclap in Shi Shanshan’s heart.

"You want to?" Shi Shanshan looked at Xu Nian in disbelief.

After all, not everyone can refine a Divine Artifact.

"Yes, let me. I forgot to tell you, I’m also a Divine Craftsman," Xu Nian replied.

Shi Shanshan couldn’t believe her ears.

Could there be a third person besides herself and her Master who can craft Divine Artifacts?