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    Chapter 384

    Feng Yan had once told Su Hao:

    > "Artifacts are the highest expression of Formations."



    Only after mastering the fundamentals of Artifact Refinement did Su Hao truly understand what those words meant.

    Techniques, Artifacts, and Formations complemented one another and evolved together throughout the history of cultivation. None of them could exist independently.

    Formations represented mankind's attempt to transcend the natural laws of the world.

    Techniques were born from the effects that Formations sought to achieve.

    Artifacts were the physical manifestation of those principles, reproducing the effects of Techniques through specially refined materials and carefully designed structures.

    Finally, Formations could be engraved into Artifacts, allowing them to unleash even greater power.

    Together, they formed a complete cultivation system built upon Spiritual Power.

    Once Su Hao understood the place Artifacts occupied within that system, the principles behind Artifact Refinement became much easier to grasp.

    However, before learning Artifact Refinement itself, one first had to understand its history.

    Without history...

    Artifacts seemed to have no soul.


    ---

    Tens of thousands of years ago, the earliest cultivators gradually discovered that Spiritual Power behaved differently when flowing through different materials.

    After countless generations of experimentation, they finally summarized these characteristics into what modern cultivators called Material Science.

    For example...

    When Spiritual Power flowed through Fire Spirit Steel, it transformed into fire-attributed energy.

    Wind Spirit Stone produced wind-attributed energy.

    Thunder Ore generated lightning.

    There were countless similar materials.

    Perhaps...

    These ores had once served directly as the weapons of the earliest cultivators.

    During battle, everyone simply reached into their pockets, pulled out a stone, and shouted:

    "Watch my Fireball Technique!"

    "Take my Gale Technique!"

    "Lightning Strike!"

    "Water Technique!"

    ...

    After a long period of development...

    Someone eventually produced something entirely different.

    The spell it released was vastly more powerful than anything ordinary ores could produce.

    The object changed hands many times before people finally discovered its origin.

    It had been found by sheer luck deep within a mountain.

    It was a naturally formed object composed of multiple Spiritual Materials.

    Its combined structure produced astonishing effects.

    That...

    Was the earliest Artifact.

    At the time, it was known as a Primordial Spiritual Treasure.


    ---

    From then on...

    Countless cultivators devoted themselves to searching for Primordial Spiritual Treasures.

    Rumors spread that anyone fortunate enough to obtain one would become invincible.

    As a result...

    Cultivators searched every mountain, valley, and ruin across the world.

    This craze continued for ages.

    Eventually...

    Someone with rather questionable morals dismantled a Primordial Spiritual Treasure and uncovered its secrets.

    Using those principles, they successfully produced an imitation.

    That became the second generation of Artifacts—

    The Postnatal Spiritual Treasure.

    From there...

    Artifact Refinement officially began.

    Some cultivators even comprehended Techniques directly from these Spiritual Treasures.

    They no longer needed to brandish the treasures themselves.

    The moment they met an enemy...

    They simply cast the corresponding Technique directly.

    From that point onward...

    Cultivators constantly improved upon one another's discoveries.

    Artifacts became increasingly sophisticated.

    Techniques continued evolving.

    Formation Arrays became more advanced.

    Eventually...

    The modern system of Artifact Refinement was born.


    ---

    Su Hao benefited tremendously from this accumulated knowledge.

    "The three essential components of Artifact Refinement are..."

    "First, special materials."

    "Second, structural design."

    "Third, the control core."

    "At present..."

    "I possess enough basic materials."

    "Structural design is my strongest area."

    "The real problem..."

    "Is the control core."

    "It requires a special material known as the Divine Sense Stone."

    "And I don't have one."


    ---

    Su Hao left the Marble Space.

    He picked up a long sword-shaped Artifact resting nearby and carefully examined it.

    The blade measured roughly eighty centimeters.

    Its entire body was silver-white with double-edged blades.

    This was the very first practical Artifact he had successfully refined.

    Once Spiritual Power flowed into it...

    A layer of high-frequency vibrating energy enveloped the blade.

    Its cutting power instantly increased dramatically.

    Almost nothing could withstand its edge.

    If Su Hao added his Second-Level Penetration Rune...

    It would become an exceptionally powerful armor-piercing weapon.

    Unfortunately...

    It was still only a half-finished Artifact.

    The reason was simple.

    It lacked a Divine Sense Stone.


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    The Divine Sense Stone served as the control core of every Artifact.

    It allowed a cultivator's Divine Sense to attach itself to the Artifact, enabling effortless control.

    Flying swords.

    Flying shuttles.

    Countless Artifacts...

    All relied upon it.

    However...

    Divine Sense Stones were tightly controlled by the major sects.

    Very few ever entered the hands of independent cultivators.

    At Su Hao's current status...

    Obtaining one legitimately was nearly impossible.

    Unless...

    He simply stole one.


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    Su Hao sighed before placing the sword back on its rack.

    "The Artifact itself is excellent."

    "But without a Divine Sense Stone..."

    "It's nothing more than an ordinary sword."

    "A flying sword that can't fly..."

    "Doesn't deserve to be called a flying sword."

    Without Divine Sense attached to it...

    The Artifact couldn't be remotely controlled.

    Throwing it simply meant throwing it away.

    It completely lost its greatest advantage.


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    "Should I sneak into the sect treasury and borrow one?"

    The thought crossed Su Hao's mind.

    He immediately rejected it.

    He still intended to remain inside the sect for quite some time.

    There was no reason to risk exposing himself.

    If he ever had to "borrow" something...

    It certainly wouldn't be from his own sect.

    Rubbing his chin...

    Su Hao stared blankly at the flying sword.

    Searching for another solution.

    Somehow...

    He felt there had to be another method besides the Divine Sense Stone.

    Suddenly...

    An idea flashed through Su Hao's mind.

    "Why am I trying to find a substitute for the Divine Sense Stone?"

    "My goal is simply to attach my mental power to the Artifact so I can control it freely."

    "Don't I already have Psychic Tendrils and Spatial Modules?"

    Psychic Tendrils and Divine Sense were essentially manifestations of the same mental power.

    The only difference lay in how they were used.

    If his Psychic Tendrils could be attached directly to an Artifact...

    Wouldn't that be equivalent to attaching Divine Sense?

    The question then became—

    How could he permanently attach Psychic Tendrils to an Artifact?

    The answer appeared almost instantly.

    "Spatial Module!"

    "I'll use a Locator Stone as the control core instead!"

    As long as this design worked...

    The Divine Sense Stone would no longer be necessary.

    In fact...

    It would be superior.

    No matter how far away the Artifact traveled...

    As long as the Locator Stone remained connected to his Spatial Module...

    He could control it perfectly.

    That would truly achieve the legendary feat of—

    Killing enemies from thousands of miles away.

    Not only that...

    He could instantly teleport beside the Artifact whenever he wished.

    Likewise...

    He could recall the Artifact back to himself at any moment.

    Thinking of this...

    Su Hao immediately entered the Marble Space.

    He redesigned the flying sword from scratch, replacing the Divine Sense Stone with a Locator Stone and reconstructing the entire control hub.


    ---

    Several days later...

    Holding a small screwdriver he had condensed from Diamond Armor, Su Hao opened the hidden latch in the sword's hilt.

    Tiny screws became visible.

    One after another...

    He carefully removed them.

    Soon...

    The entire flying sword had been completely disassembled into dozens of precisely crafted components.

    Its intricate internal structure was fully exposed.

    Unlike ordinary refiners...

    Su Hao cared only about functionality.

    Appearance came second.

    Traditional Artifact Refiners preferred forging every component into a single seamless body.

    Su Hao considered that unnecessarily troublesome.

    Wouldn't manufacturing every component separately...

    Then assembling them together...

    Be far more convenient?

    More importantly...

    Individual parts could be replaced or upgraded whenever necessary.

    Just like now.

    After installing the Locator Stone...

    He simply reassembled every component.

    Tightened the screws.

    Closed the latch.

    From the outside...

    The sword appeared perfectly seamless.

    No one would ever imagine it could be taken apart so easily.


    ---

    "Let's test it."

    Spiritual Power flowed into the Artifact.

    The countless internal structures activated simultaneously.

    Brilliant golden light erupted from the sword.

    Su Hao extended a Psychic Tendril.

    It connected directly to the Locator Stone.

    Instantly...

    The entire flying sword became an extension of his own body.

    A faint smile appeared on Su Hao's face.

    "It worked."

    He loosened his grip.

    With nothing more than a single thought—

    Whoosh!

    The flying sword shot forward like a streak of golden lightning.

    It circled the laboratory twice at incredible speed before bursting through the window.

    Moments later...

    Another flash of golden light pierced effortlessly through the stone wall.

    The flying sword returned.

    It stopped quietly before Su Hao, floating motionlessly in midair.

    The experiment...

    Was a complete success.

    The problem that had troubled him for so long—

    The absence of a Divine Sense Stone—

    Had finally been solved.


    ---

    "As long as you know what the problem is..."

    "The solution is never far away."

    "The truly frightening thing..."

    "Is not even knowing what the problem is."

    Su Hao smiled faintly.

    At that moment...

    An entirely new horizon had opened before him.

    Nothing in Artifact Refinement could restrain him anymore.


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    "Next..."

    "I'll begin replacing refining materials with Runes."

    If that project succeeded...

    Then any weapon casually condensed from his Diamond Armor could immediately become a top-grade Artifact.

    He would no longer require precious refining materials.

    Nor would he need to painstakingly forge every weapon.

    With Diamond Armor...

    He could create countless Artifacts whenever he pleased.

    Furthermore...

    Those Artifacts could be combined into large-scale Formation Arrays.

    At that point...

    "I could challenge an entire top-tier sect by myself."


    ---

    Could Runes truly replace refining materials?

    The answer...

    Was yes.

    Long ago, while researching Formation Arrays, Su Hao had already mastered how Runes transformed Spiritual Power.

    Replicating the properties of refining materials with Rune Arrays...

    Was entirely feasible.


    ---

    Just then...

    A notification arrived from within the Marble Space.

    "Hm?"

    "Yashan?"

    "Has he finally arrived?"

    Su Hao stabilized the flying sword on its rack before entering the Marble Space to check the message.

    A line of text appeared.

    Along with it...

    A picture of Yashan standing aboard a reception flying boat.

    > Boss Wei!

    It looks like I'm almost there!

    Are you already inside the sect?

    I successfully passed the entrance examination of Yunzhong Wangyue Valley.

    Right now we're flying through a canyon on the reception flying boat!



    Su Hao couldn't help smiling.

    He pushed open the laboratory door and stepped into the sunlight.

    "It's already been three years..."

    "Since I entered the sect."

    Which also meant...

    It was finally time for him...

    To break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
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    SwitchMyCrre
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    please fix these part, it has an error
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    LordLeo
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    #panic#Misplaced Chapter
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    Rebellious
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    Misplaced Chapter
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