Chapter 260: Chapter 237: Upper Grade Biqing

"I agree. Accumulating Second Tier Spiritual Materials is difficult enough. Allowing them to choose their own Artifact Refiner... as an Artifact Refiner myself, I fully support it," another Artifact Refining Elder chimed in.

Given the current situation in the sect, he had no choice but to offer his support.

If he were to voice an objection, the news would surely spread in no time.

At that point, a great many Elders would become dissatisfied with him.

Xiong Xingfeng had let the situation fester to this point before officially calling the meeting, precisely so they wouldn’t have a chance to object.

Before objecting, they had to consider the consequences.

Since the other two Artifact Refining Elders had already agreed the rules could be changed, Fang Yun certainly had no objections.

Currently, the Talent Points he earned on a daily basis all came from Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

It was just that the more Elders who requested his Artifact Refining services, the longer those further down the queue would have to wait.

As long as they were patient enough to wait, he would eventually get to their requests.

With no objections from the Artifact Refining Elders, the meeting concluded quickly, and the rules were officially changed.

Now, when posting a task to have a Spiritual Artifact refined, one could specify a particular Artifact Refining Elder. The Steward would then calculate an estimated waiting time based on that Elder’s current backlog of unfinished tasks.

After the meeting ended, Fang Yun immediately headed to the Dan Cloud Pavilion on Dan Cloud Peak to accept an Alchemy task.

’This time, it’s for the Fuling Coagulation Blood Pill.’

The Fuling Coagulation Blood Pill was a Second Tier Healing Elixir, and its effects were considered quite potent among pills of its kind.

Starting last year, in addition to his monthly task of refining Spirit Ascension Pills, he had also been taking on tasks for other Second Tier pills.

The Fuling Coagulation Blood Pill was the fifth type of Second Tier pill he had refined.

Fang Yun had no issue with this. After his Alchemy Talent was upgraded to six stars, the rewards from refining Spirit Ascension Pills were enough to meet his monthly needs with a few to spare.

As long as he didn’t produce any inferior-grade pills, he could obtain six Upper Grade Spirit Ascension Pills from a single refining task.

Six Upper Grade Spirit Ascension Pills were enough for six days of cultivation.

For Fang Yun, refining these other Second Tier pills was mainly for practice. It allowed him to gain experience and prepare for refining more difficult pills in the future.

Among Second Tier pills, the most difficult to refine was unquestionably the Foundation Establishment Pill.

A Foundation Establishment Pill refined without a Demon Core required three different primary Spirit Medicines.

In fact, it was the only Second Tier pill that required three primary Spirit Medicines.

With his growing experience and the boost from his six-star Alchemy Talent, even though it was his first time making the Fuling Coagulation Blood Pill, he received the third-tier reward on the first batch he refined, and the fourth-tier reward on the second.

...

「One month later.」

Word of Artifact Casting Peak’s new rule had spread.

Elders began posting their Spiritual Artifact refining tasks one after another, and without exception, they all designated Fang Yun as the Artifact Refiner.

"You want Elder Fang to refine a Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact with two Spirit Patterns, and it would be even better if it had three... Elder, right now, you’ll need to wait one to two years before you can possibly get your Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact," the Steward explained, following procedure.

"The queue is already backed up for a year?"

"Getting your Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact in a year is the best-case scenario; it could take up to two," the Steward continued to explain, offering a suggestion. "Elder Fang is occupied not only with Artifact Refining, but also with Alchemy, as you’re surely aware. If you wish to receive your Spiritual Artifact sooner, you could consider another Artifact Refining Elder."

"I’ll stick with Elder Fang. I’m willing to wait."

"Very well."

Following the Elder’s instructions, the Steward recorded the request and accepted the Artifact Refining Spiritual Materials the Elder handed over.

「Less than an hour later.」

Fang Yun appeared at the Artifact Pavilion.

"Greetings, Elder Fang!" The moment the Artifact Pavilion’s Steward saw Fang Yun, he immediately broke into a wide smile and welcomed him.

"Steward, take these two Upper Grade Magical Artifacts and put them up for sale later."

"Yes, Elder!"

"The function of this Upper Grade Magical Artifact is..."

As Fang Yun began to describe the two Upper Grade Magical Artifacts, the Steward accepted them, set them aside, and quickly started taking notes.

Although the two Upper Grade Magical Artifacts had different functions, they shared a common trait: they were exceptionally effective against Demons.

The Steward silently thanked Elder Fang on behalf of the disciples who went out on missions.

’For Elder Fang to still find time to refine Upper Grade Magical Artifacts these days is truly commendable.’

’If Elder Fang wanted more rewards like Spirit Stones and Contribution Points, he could just stick to refining Spiritual Artifacts.’

The Steward knew there was another reason Fang Yun still refined these Upper Grade Magical Artifacts: the other Artifact Refining Elders, including the Management Elder, were currently incapable of creating Upper Grade Magical Artifacts with such effects.

By the time Fang Yun finished speaking, the Steward had also completed his notes.

Fang Yun continued to refine these Upper Grade Magical Artifacts because he wanted the Sect Disciples on external missions to have more ways to deal with Demons, hopefully reducing casualties.

It was one of the things he could do to help.

His time was limited, so he couldn’t spare much of it. Although refining an Upper Grade Magical Artifact took significantly less time than a Spiritual Artifact, he could, at most, squeeze out enough time to refine one per month.

The two he had now were the result of two months’ work. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Give me a Spiritual Artifact refining task."

"Yes, Elder." The Steward quickly handed a Storage Pouch and a task slip to Fang Yun. "This is a task to refine a Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact, submitted twenty-three days ago."