Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 1043 - 1041 Let’s Begin

"Come back here! What kind of behavior is this!" Xia Lalan saw the situation and immediately scolded, signaling the children to quickly disperse and return to her side. Even if they were overjoyed, it was not acceptable, as it was truly impolite. After finishing, she bowed to Fang Gu to apologize.

The children, upon hearing Xia Lalan’s words, immediately ceased their actions of admiring the weapons, with great effort curtailing their curiosity as they returned to Xia Lalan’s side. However, their eyes were still incessantly sweeping over the weapons, their gazes revealing intense desire. These weapons were all too splendid; they really adored them...

"It’s all right, they are just children, and it’s normal for them to like such things," Fang Gu waved his hand at this moment, indicating to Xia Lalan that she needn’t be so concerned—their behavior was normal for children.

"Junior brother, do you think these will do?" Fang Gu then asked Lin Feng. If they were acceptable, he would give them all to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng stood up and walked over to the weapon cart, casually pulling out a weapon. He tapped his finger on it, and immediately a crisp sound was emitted. Then, he set the weapon back down.

"Senior brother, these items are indeed not bad, but they still do not meet my standards. Neither their durability nor their compatibility with spiritual energy is sufficient. They might serve for ordinary people, but they won’t do for these children," Lin Feng appraised seriously. For average cultivators, these items would indeed be considered commendable, yet they did not live up to his expectations. He was procuring weapons for the children to hunt demon beasts, whose bodies were generally extremely tough. Such weapons would not last long enough.

So it was that these weapons did not meet his requirements—not that the weapons were subpar, but rather his standards were simply too high...

"This one won’t do either?"

Fang Gu hadn’t expected his junior brother’s standards to be so high; these weapons were insufficient for he thought they would be merely for the children’s use, which under normal circumstances, would have been ample. But now that his junior brother had spoken, he suddenly found himself in a difficult position!

It wasn’t that he didn’t possess quality items, but those were truly exquisite items, utilized by those above the Infinitesimal Realm. Even if given to these children, they wouldn’t be able to wield them. And he didn’t have many of lesser quality, since the Artifact Pavilion generally dealt in high-end business. Thus, the current situation troubled him.

"Junior brother, please state your requirements, and I’ll see if I have the weapons you want," Fang Gu spoke again, reasoning that rather than pondering alone, it was better to ask his junior brother’s specific needs, so that he could think of a solution.

"I’m selecting weapons for these children to engage in combat with demon beasts; both the durability and spiritual energy compatibility must be extremely high, otherwise they will be damaged before long," Lin Feng responded to his senior brother immediately, sharing his intentions. He had come to seek weapons specifically for the children to slay demon beasts, and since his senior brother asked, he naturally stated the truth.

"Ah! To hunt demon beasts... Junior brother, such specialized weapons, they require the use of many precious materials. For example, incorporation of materials like Origin Profound Iron is necessary to meet the conditions you’ve described, and I don’t have enough materials..." Once Fang Gu heard Lin Feng put it that way, he became even more troubled. Glancing at the children—about thirty of them—if all these children were to wield such weapons, he simply couldn’t accomplish this. While he did have some Origin Profound Iron, it was only a few pieces, nowhere near enough to craft weapons for all these children!

Moreover, Origin Profound Iron was exceedingly difficult to find, mostly used by those in the later stages of the Infinitesimal Realm who came to him for customized weapons. Indeed, it would be a tremendous waste to give such to these children. If the children lost them, the loss would be severe. Furthermore, it wasn’t just Origin Profound Iron that was needed but also other relatively precious materials that, when combined, he couldn’t provide.

He didn’t wish to refuse his junior brother, but the issue was that he truly couldn’t meet the request. If it were just a few children, he might have figured out a way, but with so many kids before him, he was genuinely powerless...

"Actually, it’s not necessary to use Origin Profound Iron; using common Red Gold Profound Iron would suffice, along with Profound Ink Stone, Purple Dawn, Crystal Milk, and so forth—it’s entirely possible," Lin Feng, hearing his senior brother’s concerns, immediately understood why his senior brother was so troubled. His senior brother had thought that he wanted weapons forged from Origin Profound Iron. How could that be possible? He hadn’t lost his sense so as to use such precious things for the children.

To dispel his senior brother’s doubts, Lin Feng laid out the needed materials directly. In fact, to craft weapons meant specifically for slaying demon beasts, there was no need for such valuable materials. The ones he mentioned would be more than sufficient.

"Red Gold Profound Iron? But... but how could that be enough? The hardness of Red Gold Profound Iron falls short of the standard you’ve mentioned, junior brother, are you sure?" Fang Gu was taken aback upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, seemingly stunned as he looked at Lin Feng almost unable to believe his own ears. Red Gold Profound Iron was simply a slightly more precious material—only marginally more expensive than common Black Iron. If weapons were forged from it, they simply wouldn’t achieve the effect his junior brother described. And yet, his junior brother said these would suffice... how could that possibly be?

Xia Lalan and the children were now all stunned as well; they had not expected Lin Feng to even understand Artifact Refining. Looking at Lin Feng was like seeing a ghost, for it was known that Artifact Refiners were even rarer than Alchemists in the Hidden World. If Lin Feng understood Artifact Refining too... that would be just too freakish! It wasn’t that they didn’t trust Lin Feng, but his words simply did not lend themselves to belief.

The Old Monster and his two companions were not at all surprised; the dagger that Leng Hao wielded was crafted by Lin Feng, so they believed in Lin Feng, and they had long grown accustomed to Lin Feng’s ability to do anything. If there were something Lin Feng couldn’t do, that would have been the real shock! They were now more interested in something else, the mystery beast mentioned by Lin Feng—a creature that did not exist in the Secular World. If the opportunity arose, they would dearly love to see for themselves what a mystery beast looked like...

"Of course, I’m sure. Do you have a place for Artifact Refining here?" Lin Feng confidently responded to his senior brother’s words. Having never had a specialized place for Artifact Refining in the Secular World, he had hardly ever had the chance to try his hand at it. Now, if there was a place for it, he could naturally craft the items himself.

"This is the Artifact Pavilion, of course, we have it! Disciple brother, you want to refine artifacts?" When Fang Gu heard Lin Feng say this, his eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, indicating that when the junior brother asked such questions, it meant he was about to start refining artifacts. Otherwise, why ask? Good heavens, this little junior brother was too monstrously talented!

He himself was an authority in the field of Artifact Refining and knew well the myriad of intricacies involved in the process—no less demanding than learning Alchemy, and perhaps even more so. And all of this required time and hands-on experience with no shortcuts. Looking at his junior brother who was not yet twenty years old, even if he were the master’s direct disciple, it seemed impossible. Elevating his own strength to this level was already beyond imagination, and to be able to refine artifacts too, then the junior brother truly wouldn’t be human...

"Of course, let’s go," said Lin Feng, unconcerned, casually speaking and signaling for his senior brother to lead the way to the Refining Room. Once he got started on refining some items, everything would become clear.

Hearing the junior brother say this, Fang Gu immediately got up and hurriedly pulled the junior brother towards the Refining Room. He was too eager, as the junior brother had said; he was truly longing to witness firsthand how the junior brother used low-level materials to craft high-grade items. The allure was too great for him!

The Old Monster trio, Xia Lalan, and the children also followed at this time, all wanting to see how Lin Feng would refine artifacts, and to find out if Lin Feng truly knew how to do so...

In a blink of an eye, Fang Gu led Lin Feng to the bottom floor of the Artifact Pavilion. There was a very large hall underground, with a huge furnace in the middle. Along the walls were rows of shelves, filled with all sorts of materials. Beneath the furnace lay all kinds of tools required for Artifact Refining. In short, everything needed for Artifact Refining was available here!

Not bad at all!

Lin Feng glanced at the tools in the Refining Room and gave a simple assessment; the tools were quite comprehensive, which would make things easier.

"Disciple brother, this furnace is no small thing. It was taken from an Ancient Ruin and is known as the Heaven Furnace. It can smelt just about any material, and I’ve also connected the Earth Fire with the Heaven Furnace, making this treasure a huge convenience in my Artifact Refining," Fang Gu bragged as he led Lin Feng to the side of the Heaven Furnace. The Heaven Furnace was indeed formidable—able to smelt materials in no time that would otherwise take an ordinary furnace ages. It was his treasure, priceless to him.

"Yes, indeed it’s nice. Senior brother, let’s begin," Lin Feng responded with a faint smile upon hearing Fang Gu’s introduction, simply proclaiming his readiness to begin Artifact Refining as he did not wish to waste any time.

"Great, junior brother, what materials do you need? I’ll go fetch them." As soon as Fang Gu heard the junior brother speak, he replied with boundless excitement, keen to immediately witness how the junior brother would use low-level materials to refine high-quality weapons.

"Red Gold Profound Iron, Profound Ink Stone, Purple Dawn, Crystal Milk..." Lin Feng nodded and listed the materials he needed, mentioning more than a dozen in all. However, these materials were not very precious; they were just better-quality ones.

After hearing the materials Lin Feng requested, Fang Gu sprang into action, moving swiftly like a gust of wind. In an instant, he had gathered all the materials Lin Feng needed and placed them beside him before standing next to Lin Feng, eager to observe firsthand how the junior brother would perform Artifact Refining.

The Old Monster trio, Xia Lalan, and the children stood at the entrance, their eyes fixed on Lin Feng. However, they remained silent, watching quietly without wishing to disturb Lin Feng, desiring to witness the entire process of Lin Feng’s Artifact Refining.