Chapter 483: Chapter 226: Nine Luo Refining Essence Method, Chu Ning Wins!

After all, the performance that Chu Ning just displayed wasn’t as natural as when he was previously doing alchemy.

Nor was it as composed as Ao Xuan on the opposite side.

And as Chu Ning officially began the refinement, especially during the forging, the smiles on the faces of the Daluo Sect cultivators grew even more.

After all, whether it was Chu Ning’s fire control technique or the subsequent hammer technique, both seemed somewhat unnatural.

Those on the opposite side, including Ao Xuan, naturally noticed this as well.

Due to his recent failures in alchemy, Ao Xuan paid even more attention to Chu Ning’s actions.

Moreover, since the materials only required initial refining and didn’t demand the meticulous control needed for multiple spirit medicines during alchemy, he could spare some attention to monitor.

After a few rounds, upon observing Chu Ning’s clearly unfamiliar actions, Ao Xuan was completely at ease.

"There’s absolutely no threat; I just need to showcase the greatness of my artifact refinement Talent to everyone!"

With this thought in mind, Ao Xuan no longer watched Chu Ning and instead focused professionally on refining and forging the material in front of him.

At this moment, after completing the first round of refining and forging, a slight smile appeared at the corner of Chu Ning’s mouth.

"The refining and forging of artifact materials is fundamentally different from alchemy, even if my fire control technique in alchemy is incredibly proficient.

It allows me to draw parallels but still requires new comprehension and mastery.

However... it’s not as difficult as imagined."

The extraordinary enlightenment brought by the strong Talent of the Artifact Venerable Spirit Body, combined with the abundant magical power far surpassing that of an average Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator,

allowed Chu Ning, after familiarizing and adapting through two rounds, to gain a decent grasp of the Refining Essence Method.

Thus, as the third round of refining and forging began, Chu Ning became more adept.

This piece of material began to visibly shrink, and under Chu Ning’s sense, its impurities rapidly decreased.

After three cycles, Chu Ning’s gaze focused and started to change again.

Knowing he had slightly delayed earlier, both his speed in fire control spell and forging accelerated.

After all, with every additional round of refining and forging, the material’s purity could be enhanced.

But this also meant Chu Ning needed to have a stronger grasp of the overall rhythm,

and consume more magical power.

However, Chu Ning at this moment didn’t care much about it.

"Oh?"

On the high platform, Ge Liuyang couldn’t help but be surprised at Chu Ning’s actions.

The first three rounds of refining and forging already mildly surprised him.

Because Chu Ning gave him a sense of visibly improved proficiency.

But that was still in the realm of adaptation, so his impression wasn’t deep.

However, at this moment, as Chu Ning’s speed of refining and forging noticeably increased, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Simultaneously, he felt a bit of anticipation.

Ge Liuyang knew that Chu Ning had never been exposed to artifact refining, as did everyone in Jiuhua Sect.

Yet at this moment, Ge Liuyang couldn’t help but have some aspirations.

"Could it be that Chu Ning, besides being an alchemy prodigy, is also a prodigy in artifact refining?"

The cultivators of Jiuhua Sect, including Ge Liuyang, were somewhat excited and thrilled.

As for the cultivators of the Daluo Sect, they were evidently somewhat bewildered.

Even the scholarly Chen surnamed witness at this moment had a flash of astonishment in his eyes.

Because Chu Ning’s proficient technique was completely unlike someone who had just been exposed to it.

As for Lu Jiakang, who was sitting within the isolation restriction, his eyes brightened.

Since he had previously refined and forged a piece of material using the Nine Luo Refining Essence Method, he felt more resonant watching it now.

"Junior Brother Chu can actually refine artifacts? Initially unfamiliar, but how does he now seem so proficient?

This rhythm and speed are a few notches faster than mine just now."

With this thought, Lu Jiakang couldn’t help but feel a bit excited.

Amidst such gazes from everyone, Chu Ning’s rhythm improved significantly.

After another five rounds, the material had been refined and forged to a size smaller than an egg.

"It seems to have reached its limit, but it’s not absolute; I still feel some imperfections."

Thinking this, Chu Ning began to probe inside with his Divine Sense.

The powerful Divine Splitting Technique allowed his Divine Sense to lock onto several spots, performing more precise and targeted forging.

After repeating this a couple of times, just as Chu Ning felt that another one or two times would allow him to reach the most perfect state.

"Time’s up!"

The voice of the middle-aged scholar penetrated through the restriction and reached his ears.

Although Chu Ning felt a bit regretful, he had no choice but to stop.

On the other side, Ao Xuan looked over at this moment, his face showing a mixture of arrogance and disdain.

The middle-aged scholar then spoke:

"Bring the materials you refined onto this high platform, so you both can get an understanding of each other’s materials."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning and Ao Xuan immediately flew onto the high platform with their materials.

Then, they both presented them at the same time to the middle-aged scholar.

"Hmm?"

When he saw what Chu Ning was holding, Ao Xuan’s expression suddenly changed slightly.

Before this, he clearly saw that Chu Ning seemed completely unfamiliar with the Refining Essence Technique, looking inexperienced in both tempering and forging.

But at this moment, seeing the mica iron that Chu Ning took out,

he found that in terms of size, it was almost no different from what he was holding.

Refining Essence is the process of removing the impurities and retaining the essence, and after refining, the impurities in the original material are removed, naturally reducing the material in size.

To some extent, the final remaining size of the material can also represent the quality of the refining.

Of course, this is not absolute, as some who lack technique may also lose some of the main material during refining.

So this method of identification is only an intuitive impression.

What really matters is the Artifact Refiner identifying the purity of the material.

However, at this moment, Chu Ning managed to refine this piece of mica iron to this size, which really surprised Ao Xuan.

But he quickly recovered, giving a contemptuous smile.

In his heart, he already believed that Chu Ning must have also refined a lot of the mica iron itself.

The middle-aged scholar glanced swiftly at the materials in both hands and then picked up the material in Ao Xuan’s hands first.

Examining it carefully, he nodded and said:

"Not bad, the purity of this piece of mica iron has reached ninety-six percent, very suitable for refining a magical artifact."

Upon hearing this, Ao Xuan smiled slightly.

And Ao Langtian and other cultivators from the Daluo Sect all wore smiles on their faces.

To refine mica iron to ninety-six percent purity in such a period of time.

This demonstrated Ao Xuan’s highly advanced mastery of the Nine Luo Refining Essence Method.

As for the people of the Jiuhua Sect, especially those knowledgeable in artifact refining,

upon hearing that this was actually mica iron and that Ao Xuan’s refinement purity reached ninety-six percent, they all changed expressions.

Lu Jiakang at this moment also showed a trace of disappointment on his face.

He didn’t manage to reach this ninety-six percent purity; he only refined it to ninety-five percent purity.

Don’t underestimate this slight purity change, as it’s worlds apart at this level.

"Unexpectedly, his talent in alchemy is so high, and in artifact refining, just as outstanding.

Junior Brother Chu seemed to get familiar with the Refining Essence Method just now, but to achieve such purity is extremely difficult, alas!!

This competition, I’m afraid the sect..."

Many from the Jiuhua Sect thought just like Lu Jiakang at this moment.

For a moment, the entire arena fell into silence.

The momentum that once soared high due to Chu Ning’s alchemy victory seemed to have deflated.

As everyone understood, losing this round meant losing the day’s competition.

This undoubtedly made the faces of over a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Daluo Sect once again beaming with smiles.

At that moment, the middle-aged scholar picked up the mica iron from Chu Ning’s hands.

Soon, a hint of surprise appeared in his gaze.

He repeatedly confirmed it, and then handed it over for the white-haired elder surnamed Peng, the old Daoist, and the palace-clad woman to inspect.

Chen, the middle-aged scholar’s actions, left Ao Xuan slightly bewildered.

It also drew the attention of over ten thousand people present.

"Could there be some unexpected development?"

As the crowd pondered this, the middle-aged scholar and others finally finished their discussion and looked at Chu Ning.

Then he slowly spoke a sentence that left everyone but Chu Ning extremely astonished.

"Jiuhua Sect’s Chu Ning’s mica iron refined to ninety-eight percent purity, Nine Luo Refining Essence Method, Jiuhua Sect’s Chu Ning, wins!!"

This statement hit like a massive rock plunging into a lake! 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Instantly shaking everyone above and below the high platform, leaving them with varied expressions!