Chapter 678: Lecture Ends, Everyone Improves |
The thousand-year rest period ended quickly.
Su Yuan continued his lecture, this time discussing artifact refining insights for the forties tier. Many Artifact Refining Masters immediately lost track.
They simply couldn't understand Su Yuan's lecture content, but they diligently recorded every detail, planning to savor it later when their abilities improved.
Thus, everyone still worked hard to listen to Su Yuan's lecture.
As for those low-level master-level artifact crafters, they grew excited.
They had already gained a lot from the first lecture, and now that the second lecture—perfectly suited to them—had arrived, they naturally wanted to seize the opportunity and work hard to improve.
Another Yuan Assembly passed in the blink of an eye.
Everyone's artifact refining insights surged upward once more.
A considerable number of low-level master-level artifact crafters broke through their bottlenecks and advanced to the level of intermediate master-level artifact crafters!
Once promoted to intermediate level, they could gradually grind toward the peak of intermediate master-level artifact crafting.
So even a single tier promotion was extremely important.
After the second lecture, the third lecture arrived as scheduled.
This time, even fewer Artificers could understand. Throughout the entire Daoist arena, there were only five thousand eight hundred intermediate master-level artifact crafters, with three thousand being newly promoted. The original veteran intermediate master-level artifact crafters numbered only two thousand eight hundred!
These were the numbers attending the lecture, but they also illustrated just how few intermediate master-level artifact crafters there were, and only a portion of them had reached the peak of intermediate master-level artifact crafting.
Cao Dehou listened to the lecture while observing the several intermediate master-level artifact crafters he had been paying attention to.
He saw those people sink into deep-level enlightenment, showing signs of breaking through to high-level master-level artifact crafting. He couldn't help but feel anticipation—if a few could be promoted, his future artifact refining pressure would decrease significantly.
Time passed drop by drop.
The third Yuan Assembly passed quickly.
The third lecture content ended. This time, Su Yuan didn't rest and immediately continued with the fourth lecture.
This lecture covered the content for high-level master-level artifact crafters.
Cao Dehou no longer had time to observe how many people had broken through to the high-level master-level artifact crafting realm. He himself had sunk into deep-level enlightenment, unable to attend to anything outside.
No one knows how long passed.
Immersed in enlightenment, Cao Dehou finally opened his eyes. In his gaze, a flash of comprehension flickered and vanished.
His artifact refining ability had skyrocketed. Although he hadn't yet refined an actual Dominator Artifact, he was already certain that he had broken through to the sixty-fourth tier level, jumping two tiers straight!
The quality of the Dominator Artifacts he would refine would inevitably improve as well.
He couldn't wait to try artifact refining.
He looked up, but Su Yuan was already gone. Even the others attending the lecture had vanished. He was now in an independent space with a furnace and many artifact refining materials placed nearby.
"It seems the Director moved each attendee to separate spaces!"
Cao Dehou glanced at his token, confirmed there was nothing urgent, and eagerly began artifact refining.
What he was attempting to refine was a sixty-fourth-tier Dominator Artifact.
At first, when melting the materials, he didn't feel anything special. But gradually, the refining process became smoother and smoother. Many materials naturally found their melting fusion points. The refining process was many times faster than before.
He didn't realize that a Chaos-level word [Rhythm of Artifacts] on his body was playing a role.
With the word, Cao Dehou essentially possessed a top-tier Chaos artifact refining talent, making the process much easier.
The more he refined, the smoother it became. He could already clearly sense that he would succeed this time.
On the other side.
The many Artificers who had attended the lectures were already on their way back.
Master Youhe was of a relatively lower realm and was among the first batch to leave the military camp.
He soon returned to his city, Skywind City.
Then he passed by the Skywind City Artificer Association.
This organization was also an official body that could assess Artificer ranks. It served not only civilian Artificers but also those within the military.
Of course, people within the military system had their own assessment system, so there was no need to get rated here.
However, Master Youhe had only recently joined the military and still had the habit of getting assessed. Seeing the association, he subconsciously walked in.
A middle-aged cultivator approached him.
"Esteemed Artificer, what do you need?"
"I want to get my Artificer rank assessed!"
Master Youhe said casually.
"Very well, please come in!"
This middle-aged cultivator led Master Youhe to register his information.
"Your previous assessment rank was thirtieth-tier high-level Artificer Master. Would you like to certify for thirty-first tier now?"
"No, I want to certify for thirty-third tier."
The middle-aged cultivator paused but wasn't too surprised. "Very well, please proceed to Workshop Ding-01 for refining. Three sets of materials have been prepared there. You may attempt refining three times. Passing once will suffice to pass the rank assessment!"
"Alright!"
Master Youhe agreed very readily and headed to Workshop Ding-01 for the assessment.
There was no examiner for this kind of assessment. As long as the finished product passed inspection, it was fine.
Not long after Master Youhe started his assessment.
Another Artificer walked in.
The middle-aged cultivator immediately approached. "Hello, what do you need?"
"Artificer rank assessment!"
"Very well. Your previous assessment was thirty-eighth-tier high-level Artificer Master. Is it thirty-ninth tier this time?"
"No, I want to certify for fortieth tier—low-level master-level artifact crafter!"
That Artificer spoke calmly.
The middle-aged cultivator was startled, then said, "Very well, no problem. Your assessment location is in Workshop Bing-01. Materials have been prepared inside. You may select three sets for refining. Successfully refining one piece will pass the assessment!"
"No problem!"
This person nodded steadily and headed to Workshop Bing-01 for the assessment.
The middle-aged cultivator, named Cai Lun, had been at this Artificer Association for a long time and had received many Artificers. Encountering two Artificers coming for assessment today wasn't too surprising. But if that one successfully broke through to become a low-level master-level artifact crafter, the association would need to recruit him.
Suddenly, he saw another Artificer wearing a low-level master-level artifact crafter insignia walk in. He immediately greeted him warmly.
"So it's Grandmaster Mingyue. Hello, what can I do for you?"
"I want to re-certify my rank!"
Mingyue said with a smile.
"You're a forty-ninth-tier low-level master-level artifact crafter now. Are you planning to certify as a fortieth-tier intermediate master-level artifact crafter?"
"Yes, arrange it. If I pass this assessment, I'll continue certifying for forty-first tier!"
Mingyue said.
Cai Lun was somewhat surprised but still completed the procedures for Grandmaster Mingyue.
After receiving Grandmaster Mingyue, several more Artificers came to certify their ranks. This unusual situation immediately drew his attention, and he quickly reported it upward.
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