Chapter 375: Chapter 374: Heaven’s Creation Skill, Artifact Refinement Crit

Black Butterfly was clearly intrigued, prompting Li Jing to draft a message.

"Having a part-time job is certainly not a problem; I have one myself. Just get the job done, and I can assure you that a formal position would be guaranteed. Moreover, the work assigned to you would not be menial."

Li Jing spoke with such conviction, obviously backed by confidence.

Concerning the truth behind Lu Qifei’s death, his small request to Jiang Liao was certainly not excessive.

Of course.

The premise was that Black Butterfly would achieve something.

After sending the message, Black Butterfly, as always, was straightforward and quickly replied,

"Understood, I will update you within twelve hours."

Upon receiving this response, the corner of Li Jing’s mouth lifted into a smile.

Black Butterfly was very driven and realistic.

To tell the truth, Li Jing quite liked such people.

In some respects,

asking Black Butterfly to investigate the person who reported him and those related to Artifact Refinement is essentially the same as investigating the Sacred Association.

Just that it wouldn’t involve members of the Sacred Association who had not had any contact with him.

Black Butterfly was clearly aware of this.

Providing enough incentives, a person could still be motivated to act.

Putting away his cell phone, Li Jing glanced out the window.

Since returning to the hotel,

he had a vague feeling.

Someone was watching him from the shadows.

The other party was well hidden, and he could not perceive it clearly.

The Seventh Realm?

Not necessarily.

What could be confirmed was,

the person must be well versed in the art of concealment, and was very cautious, maintaining a certain distance from him.

Most likely the person came from a Sect, carrying some special inheritance.

Otherwise,

even if the person was of the Seventh Realm, it would be difficult to escape his detection while he has some awareness.

Ultimately,

distance was not the key.

Possessing some unimaginable Sect inheritance was the greatest advantage for one to hide in the dark.

Li Jing was not surprised that he was being watched in the shadows.

As he and Liu Shi had anticipated,

having been hooked on Artifact Refinement, he had been forced into the spotlight.

Since he was already in the spotlight, the Sacred Association would certainly attempt to outmaneuver him.

It is not possible for them to let him go after leaving the Inspectorate, allowing him to investigate certain incidents.

Moving his gaze away from the window, Li Jing made no attempt to find the person hiding in the dark.

In the current situation,

being watched by someone was actually a good thing.

The more the Sacred Association acts, the easier it is for them to make mistakes.

Someone watching him also indicated that the Sacred Association’s attitude towards him was one of observation for now.

Li Jing was not yet sure whether the Sacred Association had realized what he was investigating, but they should have noticed his contact with Jiang Liao.

Realizing what he was investigating is just a matter of time.

Similarly, this was also a good thing.

The problem now was,

with someone watching him in secret, it would be inconvenient for him to move about freely.

After considering for a moment, Li Jing initiated Silent Shadow out of impulse.

With the activation of Silent Shadow,

the feeling of being watched in secret immediately disappeared.

It was clear that the other party was affected by Silent Shadow, and with a raised eyebrow, Li Jing got up and left the hotel room.

...

Soon,

Li Jing left the hotel and appeared on the street.

To be on the safe side, he activated Silent Shadow and walked around the street for a while.

After confirming that the feeling of being watched did not re-emerge, Li Jing moved his feet, transformed into a thunderbolt, and shot towards the Spirit Item Trading Market.

Shortly after, he landed in the Spirit Item Trading Market.

Not rushing into the market, Li Jing stood at the entrance, took out his cell phone to select a contact on Immortal Message, and drafted a message to Xiao Ai.

"Xiao Ai, retrieve the existing refinements on the network and find me a formula for refining an object with a disguise effect, preferably one that can hide its true realm even after revealing its aura in a conflict."

After sending the message, Li Jing continued to type.

"Also, find me two Artifact Refinement Skills, one that emphasizes fast results and disregards quality, and another that can enhance the quality of the finished artifact."

Li Jing had learned Thunder Tempering and maxed out his proficiency.

Due to his busy schedule, he didn’t have the chance to test the waters by refining an artifact.

Originally, he was not in a hurry to procure a Limi Breakthrough artifact refinement skill.

However, considering his current needs, he had changed his mind.

The two messages were sent one after the other.

Xiao Ai, who’s available 24/7, soon replied to his messages.

One refinement formula and two Artifact Refinement Skills.

Upon receiving the message, Li Jing glanced at the refinement formula.

Formula, was in accordance with his requirements.

Apart from that, Xiao Ai was as considerate as ever.

She had annotated the market price for every ingredient and attached them with diagrams and notes for Li Jing, who was not familiar with most of the spirit objects and spiritual materials, to recognize them.

This formula, the price is quite expensive.

The value of a full set of refinement materials starts at around ten thousand Spirit Crystals.

Ten thousand Spirit Crystals, that’s about one hundred and forty million.

The value of these materials alone could buy a decent Tenth Grade Treasure.

However, the high price of the materials is not without reason.

After all, Li Jing’s requirements are high.

The disguise function can be managed.

But to still be able to conceal one’s realm after revealing one’s breath, this function requires extremely unique and rare spiritual materials to achieve.

It’s worth mentioning.

The unique spiritual materials needed in this recipe provided by Xiao Ai offer multiple options according to demand.

Li Jing’s Little Universe just happens to have it.

And it’s the best choice.

Biyue Stone.

An extremely precious jade-like spiritual material that only appears along with Spirit Veins, with market value of twenty thousand Spirit Crystals per gram.

This thing, Li Jing has a whole chunk of it in his Little Universe.

In his perception, this whole chunk of the Biyue stone weighs about ten pounds.

What to say?

The guardian gods of God Church Country are so goddamn rich!

After robbing the two guardian gods of the God Church Country, Li Jing didn’t study precisely how valuable these things are.

He just knew that these were all treasures that would be uneconomical to exchange for money.

But this chunk of Biyue Stone, frankly, was a real eye-opener for him.

One gram, fifty thousand Spirit Crystals.

Ten pounds...

One billion Spirit Crystals, rounded up!?

This is...

Li Jing, who felt that he was already not short of money, realized that his vision was a bit short-sighted.

All his current belongings amount to just about fifteen million Spirit Crystals...

This piece of junk stone, it’s roughly seven times his entire fortune!

Looking back.

If you really wanted to buy ten pounds of Biyue stone with Spirit Crystals, you wouldn’t be able to get it for a billion Spirit Crystals.

To get it, you’d have to offer at least twice the price.

The function of Biyue Stone is very singular.

It only blends in when refining to change its own breath.

Note.

It’s changing, not disguising as Li Jing needs.

As the optimal choice in the relevant formula.

With enough Biyue Stone integrated, the related object, as long as its quality isn’t subpar and reaches above the eighth level of Precious Items, can alter the breath of anything below the Seventh Realm.

If you’re willing, you can even change the breath of the Seventh Realm to that of the One Realm.

This effect can be said to be incredibly awesome.

Although it doesn’t have much practical combat value, for people with specific needs, the tools created by Biyue Stone are simply...

Cough!

A divine tool for concealing oneself.

Such a top-notch good thing, it’s normal for it to be expensive.

What Li Jing wants.

Is this kind of thing.

Using the Silent Shadow is very convenient.

But after all, the conditions for it to function are strict, and its use has a lot of limitations.

Compared to the Biyue Stone.

The other spiritual materials involved in the refining formula are not worth mentioning.

Having examined the formula, Li Jing turns his eyes to the two refining laws sent by Xiao Ai.

Just as he looked at them, a transparent dialogue box popped up before him.

"Active skill ’Super-speed Refining’ found, do you wish to log in?"

"Active skill ’Spirit Activation Method’ found, do you wish to log in?"

Without rushing to log in, Li Jing quickly skimmed through the descriptions of the two refining laws.

Super-speed Refining.

The name is simple and crude.

It’s the refining law that Li Jing asked for, which doesn’t pursue the quality of the objects, only their rapid production and mass production.

Aside from its fast assembly, this refining law also has the advantage of low entry requirements.

It can be learned at the One Realm...

In fact.

This refining law is widely used in production lines for mass-producing ordinary tool parts, and is used to make things that have certain strength requirements and huge demand.

For example, some special industrial demand of bolts and nuts.

No matter what spiritual objects or materials are used in Super-speed Refining, the finished product is basically of the second or third grade of Mortal Tool.

If you’re lucky, it can reach the seventh or eighth grade of Mortal Tool.

If you stepped on a pile of dog shit and it exploded, there’s a possibility it could even reach the level of Precious Items.

This refining law, to be honest, is a bit eye-watering.

But it perfectly meets Li Jing’s requirements.

Super-speed Refining, like other refining laws, values proficiency.

When the refining law is mastered, it takes less than a second to finish making an object.

For Li Jing, who’s a cheater, proficiency certainly won’t be a problem.

He also has some special ideas he wants to try out.

Leaving aside the Super-speed Refining that’s used on production lines.

The Spirit Activation Method is quite peculiar.

The probability of successfully refining with this Artifact Refinement Skill is extremely low, generally resulting in nine out of ten failures.

However, once successful, the quality of the refined object would greatly exceed the quality of the original materials used.

The higher the skill’s proficiency, the greater the bonus to the quality of the refined object.

Because of this, many Artefact Refiners who like to gamble often use this method to wager low-quality, inexpensive materials in the hope of obtaining high-quality Precious Items.

Nine out of ten may fail, but given enough attempts, success is inevitable.

Some even manage to wager low-quality materials to manufacture a finished Spirit Weapon...

Although handling Spirit Weapons can pose the risk of backlash from their weapon spirits, the value of a finished Spirit Weapon is much greater than that of a finished Precious Item. The question then becomes, whether or not there are any bold customers willing to take it on.

After carefully considering the potential uses of the Spirit Activation Method, Li Jing was quite satisfied.

Fire Thunder allows him to be blessed with the Thunder Punishment Rules during the refining process.

Quick Refining allows him to refine quickly.

The Spirit Activation Method gives him a chance to gamble on his luck.

With no hesitation, Li Jing bought both methods and fully leveled them.

"Acquisition successful, gained active skill Quick Refining."

"Acquisition successful, gained active skill Spirit Activation Method."

"More than three mastered skills of the same series have been learned, now meeting the criteria for a triad Limit Breakthrough fusion. Do you wish to proceed with the fusion?"

Upon seeing the three prompts that appeared one after the other, Li Jing chose to confirm the fusion.

"Fusion confirmed; fusing the skills Fire Thunder, Quick Refining, and Spirit Activation Method."

"Fusion successful, obtained the Limit Breakthrough skill, Heaven’s Creation Skill."

Two fusion prompts popped up, leaving Li Jing stunned.

Heaven’s Creation Skill?

Did that...

...seem like another mutation?

Frowning slightly, Li Jing closed his eyes and contemplated this.

Indeed, there was another mutation.

This mutation seemed rather glitchy.

The Heaven’s Creation Skill perfectly fused the traits of Fire Thunder, Quick Refining, and the Spirit Activation Method.

Aside from conventional Fire Thunder.

The downsides of Quick Refining and the Spirit Activation Method appeared to have been perfectly erased...

The Heaven’s Creation Skill allows for rapid refining without compromising the quality of the raw materials during the process.

Its success rate is standard.

There is a possibility of failure, but it avoids the ninth-in-ten failures characteristic of using the Spirit Activation Method alone.

Upon realizing this, Li Jing opened his eyes, bewildered.

This development was...

Quite extraordinary.

In the past, Li Jing might have chalked it up to his good luck.

But the fusion of these three refining methods in such a way that only their advantages were kept, he thought it might have something to do with his acquisition of administrator privileges.

After undergoing the Limit Breakthrough, he had a subtle feeling.

With the administrator privileges, it appeared as though the Panel Status bar would automatically yield the best results during a Limit Breakthrough.

While this feeling was as yet unverifiable, Li Jing now had just four Skill Points left after learning the three refining methods.

But that was fine.

There would be ample opportunities in the future.

Pocketing his phone, Li Jing walked into the Spirit Item Trading Market.

...

Shopping for men...

Those who know, know.

Li Jing’s goal was clear.

Besides the Biyue Stone he already had, the other refinement materials he needed were all fairly common items.

In less than fifteen minutes,

Li Jing had purchased all the necessary items from the Spirit Item Trading Market in the Capital, even grabbing a batch of cheaper basic materials while he was at it.

Leaving the Spirit Item Trading Market, Li Jing, in his Thunder-body form, headed straight for the outskirts of the Capital.

In a short time, he hovered above a quiet park in the suburban area.

He had the materials and was ready to start refining.

Normally when refining...

Artefact Refiners usually either set up a space in their own homes, hiring a formation master to set up a formation to isolate the outside world, or they rent well-prepared sites from the Refining Association that exist in every city.

As for Li Jing being in the capital...

A private space was of course out of the question.

As for borrowing a site from the Refining Association, that wasn’t feasible either.

Although he had not officially refined anything before...

He was sure that under the effects of the Thunder Punishment Rules, the process of his refining would not be small.

Refining requires supporting cultivation methods and demands absolute focus.

If he were to operate his cultivation method while remaining completely focused, would the sky not change?

By this time, the clock had just struck ten at night.

The suburbs of the Capital were very quiet at this late hour.

The park that Li Jing had chosen only operated during daylight hours, and was deserted at this time of night.

After confirming that there was no one around, Li Jing ascended into the sky above the clouds within a flash of lightning.

Foreseeing that his refining efforts would undoubtedly cause a stir, he was naturally very cautious.

Hovering above the clouds, Li Jing extracted a complete ten-jin Biyue Stone and focused his mind.

Then,

Spirit Weapon Qingfeng silently appeared and lightly swung its blade.

"Puff."

A full pound was sliced from the Biyue stone.

Since the resources were not bought with his own money, he used them unabashedly.

If ordinary Artefact Refiners saw Li Jing’s method, they would be pacing back and forth, accusing him of extravagance and squandering precious materials.

This kind of valuable object, the Biyue Stone.

Even if they were plentiful, you would still use them sparingly.

Not to mention that this was Li Jing’s first time refining...

Putting these aside.

The Spirit Weapon Qingfeng appeared, cut the Biyue stone, and quietly concealed its shape.

Li Jing picked up the one pound that was cut off, put the rest back into the Small Universe, and conveniently fished out the remaining materials.

After a thorough check to make sure no materials were missing, he wrapped all the materials in his Spiritual Power and threw them into the air.

As he watched the flying materials, a bit of purple lightning flickered in Li Jing’s eyes.

The cultivation method was activated.

Heaven’s Creation Skill followed suit.

In an instant.

The wind and clouds changed color.

The originally clear night sky was obscured by dark clouds, as if Li Jing had invoked the World Thunder Punishment, which connected heaven and earth.

There was no doubt that this was quite the spectacle.

Even Li Jing himself was slightly surprised.

Without time to think it over, Li Jing flicked his finger.

"Pop!"

A red electric arc instantly struck the Artifact Refinement materials wrapped with Spiritual Power.

The next second.

The sky rumbled.

A thick red thunder bolt spewed out from the high heavens, drawn by the electric arc, and fell heavily on the Artifact Refinement materials.

The Spiritual Power that Li Jing used to wrap the materials ignited, along with all the Artifact Refinement materials, instantly melting into a heap of multicoloured liquid.

The artifact refining had begun.

Li Jing didn’t dare to be distracted, his hand sped up to form a seal.

As the seals in his hands changed, countless tiny red arcs appeared around the liquid created by melting the materials and converged towards the centre, completely enveloping it.

Under the envelopment of Fire Thunder, the multicoloured liquid transformed into a milky white colour.

Material dissolution purification.

In the hands of ordinary Artefact Refiners, this is a lengthy process.

It may take an hour or two, or even half a day.

But with Li Jing, it was purified in the blink of an eye.

Heaven’s Creation Skill, too much of a BUG.

Seeing the Artifact Refinement materials purified in minutes, Li Jing’s eyes sparkled. His hand seals changed a few times, and then he pointed out.

Immediately.

The liquid material solution rapidly morphed into the form of a ghost mask.

The mask took shape.

The sky rumbled again.

The surprise thunder descended and hit the ghost mask.

The thunder came with a force that shook the Earth.

Li Jing was stunned for a moment, his ears temporarily deafened by the sound.

However, it was not the loud thunder that left him stunned.

Rather, in his perception, it felt like Heaven’s Creation Skill had achieved a critical hit...

Among many Limit Breakthrough skills of Li Jing, Divine Origin Unification had a very low presence.

Especially after he had acquired Silent Shadow, and attempted to strengthen his Primordial Spirit.

Compared with the enhancement of Primordial Soul Strength, brought by Silent Shadow and Still Water Like Mirror, the enhancement effect of Divine Origin Unification couldn’t be said to be insignificant, but it was easily surpassed by the former two.

The critical hit effect of magic skill in Divine Origin Unification was very rare.

Li Jing had no expectations for it.

Truth be told.

The occasional critical hit was quite deceptive, as he could not gauge how much force to use.

Who would have thought that during his first Artifact Refinement, Divine Origin Unification would unexpectedly pop out to showcase its presence, achieving a critical hit?

Even Artifact Refinement Skill can achieve a critical hit?

Li Jing was dumbfounded.

Just as he was stunned, the artifact was completed.

In Heaven’s Creation Skill’s rapid artifact completion feature, with his skill maxed out, a conventional artifact could be completed within a second.

Since this was his first time refining, and he was refining a power he would use himself, he put in a bit more effort.

This was considered a slow completion.

Feeling the completion of the artifact, Li Jing frowned and looked up.

Above him.

A young maiden clad in white garments, her bright eyes blinked curiously, surveying him.

The fluctuation of an Immortal Item radiated silently around her.

As their eyes met, Li Jing was speechless.

Heaven’s Creation Skill, was originally a BUG.

And now, with the Magic Skill’s critical hit, his initial attempt at refining casually resulted in an Immortal Item...

This was not part of his plan.

He just wanted to forge an eighth or ninth-grade precious mask casually.

His material ratio was according to a top-grade precious item, and he simply threw a bit more of Biyue Stone into the materials.

"You, are my creator?"

The young maiden tilted her head.