The Golden Elixir is A Star, and You Call This Cultivation?
Chapter 1154 - 499: Qi Yuan’s Father, the Path of Artifact Refining_2

Chapter 1154: Chapter 499: Qi Yuan’s Father, the Path of Artifact Refining_2

Shen Baiting’s death was shrouded in mystery. Even the Earth-level Army Commanders from the clan who investigated could find no clues.

That kind of bizarreness naturally had nothing to do with Qi Yuan, the son-in-law of the clan.

Had it not been for the public conflict between Shen Baiting and Qi Yuan just yesterday, even speaking with Qi Yuan would have been unnecessary.

"Brother-in-law, if anyone bullies you in the future, come find me!" Shen Lingfeng patted his chest, immensely righteous.

Qi Yuan chuckled, "I actually wish someone would bully me. By the way, when you go back, ask your mother when she’s taking a bath, and remember to call me."

Hearing this, Shen Lingfeng’s face showed difficulty: "Brother-in-law, that request I dare not entertain."

He had enough sense to know what he could help with and what he couldn’t.

"How about this, you do me this favor, and I’ll teach you some new sweet nothings to charm the ladies!" Qi Yuan was bleeding himself dry with this offer.

Shen Lingfeng’s eyes lit up: "I’m going to ask my mother right now, wait for the good news!"

Saying this, he dashingly ran off.

In the courtyard, Qi Yuan was left alone.

The setting sun dipped below the horizon, and night fell.

Chen Kangbao returned with many refining materials, yet Qi Yuan ultimately did not receive any good news from Shen Lingfeng.

Shen Lingfeng seemed to have vanished, not showing up again.

"It seems the people of Shen Mansion also do not like to bathe, alas."

Qi Yuan couldn’t help but sigh.

"Begin... Artifact Refining!"

...

Within Shen Mansion, Shen Wanshan sat in the chief position, his expression grave.

"How is he?"

Chen Xianwei stood by the side and said with a lowered head, "As for artifact refining, the son-in-law seems quite interested."

He relayed the day’s events to the family head.

"Does he have a talent for artifact refining?" Shen Wanshan asked, his voice carrying a complex emotion, "I hope he doesn’t break the Qi Family’s legacy."

"That... Artifact refining is quite intricate. It also depends on whether the son-in-law is willing to devote himself to learning. Talent alone is not enough." Chen Xianwei spoke very tactfully.

He wanted to say, the son-in-law is mad, so what’s the use of my teaching him?

He had been teaching all day, talking only about the history of artifact refining. As for the true substance, he hadn’t taught a bit.

After all, if a madman really did try refining, he feared Qi Yuan would awaken the Heartfire and, before even melting the materials, end up refining himself.

Shen Wanshan sensed Chen Xianwei’s difficulty and promised, "You have put us in your debt, Mr. Chen. If Qi Yuan can refine a Yellow Rank Magic Artifact, your salary at Shen Mansion will increase by thirty percent."

"How about... twenty percent?

Thirty percent just feels unbalanced, kind of odd." Chen Xianwei felt that dividing three by two was not a whole number, which made him uncomfortable.

Shen Wanshan’s face looked bemused: "Forty percent."

Chen Xianwei felt much more at ease hearing this. Something dawned on him, and he suddenly asked, "Family head, the son-in-law’s father was once an artificer. I don’t know his name; have I perhaps heard of him?"

Chen Xianwei felt quite curious about the identity of Qi Yuan’s father.

Qi Yuan’s marriage into Shen Mansion and wedlock with Shen Lingxuan were, presumably, benefitting from his father’s reputation.

His father had passed away.

But to bring such an opportunity to Qi Yuan probably meant he was an Earth-level artificer.

Yet why hadn’t he heard of an artificer of the Qi surname with Earth-level skills?

At Chen Xianwei’s inquiry, Shen Wanshan’s complexion shifted subtly, as if reminiscing about old matters: "His name was erased by people; I also do not remember it."

Hearing that, Chen Xianwei’s face changed drastically.

To erase a person’s name?

Such means?

This matter ran deep.

He understood he shouldn’t pry further.

...

"Young Master, what is this?"

In the yard, Chen Kangbao looked at the thing Qi Yuan had created with a mix of curiosity and bewilderment.

"This is... a drone." Qi Yuan held the drone, quite pleased with himself.

"Why does it look somewhat like a fly?" mused Chen Kangbao.

"Cough, cough. I can’t refine a large drone for the time being, so I made a small one."

After getting the materials, Qi Yuan haphazardly forged them into a flying Magic Artifact.

However, since it was his first time refining, what he created was... well, nearly as good as a piece of decoration.

A tiny drone had an astonishing "strength of ten mosquitoes."

It was truly a waste.

After all, according to Chen Kangbao’s calculations, the materials consumed by the drone could have bought several thousand dumplings stuffed with meat filling.

"No worries, I can still improve," Qi Yuan said nonchalantly, "To play the role of Shen Lin convincingly, merely crafting drones isn’t enough, I need to craft grenades, loudspeakers, flashlights, projectors, cameras, light swords...

Using these gadgets to play tricks will definitely be highly effective."

Of course, the cameras and such that he crafted were of the kind found in Another Realm.

After all, this world had some rules that were slightly different from those of Blue Star, and it wasn’t as if you could just craft something, and it would work.

Qi Yuan had to utilize his ability to see hidden information.

"Aren’t we short of money to buy materials? Once I’ve crafted some Magic Artifacts that are of no use to us, we can sell them on the black market.

Take the light sword, for example, I think it’s very interesting. Some show-off types will definitely love it and think it’s really cool," Qi Yuan remarked.

The materials needed for Artifact Refining were very precious.

With Qi Yuan’s current wealth, he couldn’t even gather enough materials for Artifact Refining.

He was always diligent and didn’t want to keep taking Artifact Refining Materials from Shen Mansion.

Moreover, he was currently taking small amounts of less valuable materials, and Shen Mansion didn’t mind, but if the quantity increased and became more expensive... Shen Mansion wouldn’t provide it.

Most importantly, if Shen Mansion discovered that the Magic Artifacts he crafted were intended for impersonating a god, then... wouldn’t his act of playing a god be exposed?

Those drones and other gadgets like flashlights must never be revealed.

Once exposed, the mystery and grandeur of a God would vanish, and he would just be a clown pretending to be a God.

"Young Master, hurry up and refine artifacts so we can sell them to buy dumplings!" Chen Kangbao, with his lively mind and excited gaze, urged.

"...Why do I feel like you’ve become the master and I’ve become your worker?" Qi Yuan muttered to himself.

However, remembering that Chen Kangbao could still help him with capturing Strange Spirits, which was somewhat useful, he decided not to fuss over it.

"We’re really short on refining materials, sigh, since I’m essentially a Kitchen Knife, I wonder if I can melt myself down to create a Magic Artifact," Qi Yuan muttered to himself.

The next day, Chen Xianwei, as per the usual routine of the previous day, gave Qi Yuan a lesson.

The content of his teaching was simple and, when summed up, amounted to imparting history.

After all, for him, since Qi Yuan was a bit mad, it was best not to delve into advanced Artifact Refining techniques temporarily.

Firstly, he feared Qi Yuan might not understand.

Secondly, he feared Qi Yuan might burn himself.

Time flew by, and almost half a month had passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Xianwei, after glancing at himself in the mirror and straightening his collar, stepped out of his courtyard.

Upon exiting, he ran into his "archenemy," Wu Zhen.

"Old Chen, hehe, I recently took on an apprentice, and in just half a month, he awoke his Heartfire. I just went to the Artifact Refining Hall to exchange some materials for him to get acquainted with first. Even if not for refining artifacts, to start by melting materials."

Wu Zhen spoke with great pride.

Half a month to awaken Heartfire was quite good among Artificers, and if no major issues arose, becoming a Profound-level Artificer was hopeful.

"Not bad," Chen Xianwei casually commented.

"I saw Qi Yuan in the Artifact Refining Hall. I heard he’s now learning artifact refining with you.

Surely, he has awakened his Heartfire by now. I saw him taking a lot of materials," Wu Zhen said with a smile, his laughter carrying a note of sarcasm.

Apprentices learning artifact refining could not craft artifacts themselves, so the first thing they’d do after awakening their Heartfire was to melt materials.

He obviously didn’t think Qi Yuan had awakened his Heartfire.

He had checked the materials records, and Qi Yuan had gone to the Artifact Refining Hall to withdraw materials on the very first day of his artifact refining studies.

Clearly, he suspected Qi Yuan was reselling materials.

Chen Xianwei’s expression changed slightly but soon returned to calm, "He’s the Shen Family’s Son-in-law, it’s normal for him to take some refining materials."

He also had his doubts.

During these ten days, he had been teaching Qi Yuan the history of Artifact Refining.

Qi Yuan had listened attentively and had raised no objections.

Why would he suddenly take refining materials?

Was he eager to start?

Chen Xianwei needed to hurry over to prevent any mishap during Qi Yuan’s refining process. Without a master present or someone to guide, awakening his Heartfire might lead him to accidentally burn himself.

At the same time, Chen Xianwei also felt a bit of self-reproach.

He shouldn’t have taught so much history; it was time to formally initiate Qi Yuan into the basics of refining.

"Envious of you, to be able to take the Shen Family’s Son-in-law as a student. Don’t forget about me when your fortunes soar," Wu Zhen said with an odd laugh.

He and Chen Xianwei didn’t have any real grievances; this was just the typical "verbal sparring" that occurred between them.

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