Divine King of Honour

Qingtian Hall, the residence of Xu Nian.

Xu Nian was looking at Emperor Ye Tian with a pleasing expression on his face, while Emperor Ye Tian sat in her chair, swaying grandly without so much as glancing at Xu Nian.

"Divine Empress, can you teach me the Artifact Refining Technique and Spiritual Sense Secret Skill now?" Xu Nian asked with a smile, a trace of obsequiousness on his face.

He really had no ways to deal with this woman in front of him, as she was indeed a goddess high above.

"Why don't you let your beautiful mentor teach you?" Emperor Ye Tian said in a leisurely manner.

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian's face immediately darkened.

Damn, is she jealous?

The mighty Emperor Ye Tian can feel jealousy?

Seemingly seeing through Xu Nian's thoughts, Emperor Ye Tian once again sneered, "You don't think I'm jealous of your beautiful mentor, do you? If so, you are far too full of yourself. I just feel that I can't teach you for nothing. You've got to do something for me, right?"

"You say it, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it for you," Xu Nian quickly responded.

Emperor Ye Tian glanced at Xu Nian and disdainfully said, "You're so weak now, do you think you can do anything that I want?"

Xu Nian immediately felt awkward; his strength was nothing more than an ant's in Emperor Ye Tian's eyes, let alone being able to do something for Emperor Ye Tian.

"However, I'll remember your words today. In the future, if you have sufficient strength but refuse to work for me, I will kill you myself," Emperor Ye Tian suddenly said gravely.

Xu Nian nodded earnestly, but he felt a little relieved in his heart.

From the beginning, he knew that Emperor Ye Tian's help wasn't just a whim; she must have had her reasons, so Xu Nian always guarded against Emperor Ye Tian.

Now that Emperor Ye Tian had made her intentions clear, he felt much more relaxed. At least, he could be sure that Emperor Ye Tian had no intention of harming him right now, and that he was useful to her.

"In fact, the Artifact Refining Technique and Spiritual Sense Secret Skill I mentioned before are the same thing. Artifact Refining and Spiritual Sense are complementary to each other; Artifact Refining relies on Spiritual Sense, and Spiritual Sense can also grow during Artifact Refining," Emperor Ye Tian went straight to the point.

"Artifact Refining relies on Spiritual Sense? But why haven't those Little Artifact Refiners and Great Refiners reached the Saint Realm? How do they practice refining?" Xu Nian asked, puzzled.

"Humph, what they do can hardly be called refining. A true Artifact Refining Master needs to use Spiritual Sense to control the flames and temper the materials. They, on the other hand, use secret techniques to substitute Spiritual Energy for Spiritual Sense to control the flames, which are naturally incomparable," Emperor Ye Tian said with a sniff of contempt.

"Um, what's the difference between controlling flames with Spiritual Sense and with Spiritual Energy?" Xu Nian still didn't quite understand.

"Of course, there's a big difference. Spiritual Sense is your own consciousness, and control over the flames comes naturally as you wish. Moreover, you can control any kind of flame. However, Spiritual Energy is different. They must cultivate a Combat Technique for a long period and use Spiritual Energy to feed the flame inside their bodies. Before they reach the Saint Realm, they can only control one kind of flame, and even the degree to which they can control it is not as free as with Spiritual Sense," Emperor Ye Tian explained once more.

Xu Nian thought for a moment, then nodded as if he had suddenly understood.

Controlling flames with Spiritual Sense is like the brain directly commanding the arm, while controlling flames with Spiritual Formulas is like using the brain to control the arm, which then controls the sword in hand.

Naturally, the arm that is directly controlled by the brain is more agile.

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"What you just mentioned about Artifact Refining enhancing Spiritual Sense, what's that all about?" Xu Nian pressed on with his questions.

"This is the true value of the secret technique I'm going to teach you, a secret technique uniquely devised by my master. Hence, even across the Three Realms, this technique is unparalleled," said Emperor Ye Tian.

Xu Nian's eyes suddenly lit up.

A technique created by the master of Emperor Ye Tian? And it's unique across the Three Realms, that must be incredibly powerful, right?

"Quick, teach me!" Xu Nian hurriedly said.

"I can teach you, but you must swear an oath never to reveal this method to anyone, else your soul will scatter and your spirit will vanish!" Emperor Ye Tian stated gravely.

Seeing how serious Emperor Ye Tian was, Xu Nian also recognized the preciousness of this secret technique and promptly swore an oath to the heavens.

When cultivators make oaths, they are bound by the heavens and earth, and once violated, the consequences become reality. Therefore, cultivators generally do not make oaths lightly.

"Good. I will now transmit the technique to you. It is called the 'Ten Thousand Divine Hammer Technique,'" Emperor Ye Tian declared.

"The Ten Thousand Divine Hammer Technique?" Xu Nian echoed in surprise.

But before the astonishment on his face faded, Emperor Ye Tian stretched out a finger and touched Xu Nian's forehead, followed by an overwhelmingly vast flood of information surging into Xu Nian's mind like a bursting dam.

Xu Nian felt as if his head was about to explode from the pain; he rolled on the ground in agony.

A full two hours passed before the throbbing pain in his head subsided, and Xu Nian was now drenched in sweat.

"Is this the Ten Thousand Divine Hammer Technique?" Xu Nian sorted through the information in his head, his face a picture of shock.

"That's right, this is the Ten Thousand Divine Hammer Technique. There are four steps in Artifact Refining: melting, shaping, fixing the mold, and hammering. Most Artifact Refiners only focus on the first three steps and often overlook the last step of hammering. In fact, hammering is where the true essence of Artifact Refining lies. 'Hundred refinements make steel,' and it's precisely so. The essence of the Artifact Refining Technique encapsulated in the Ten Thousand Divine Hammer Technique lies in this last step of hammering. When you can deliver ten thousand blows in one breath, it means you have become a true Great Artisan God," explained Emperor Ye Tian.

"Great Artisan God?" Xu Nian took a deep breath. Although he didn't know what level a Great Artisan God was, it was surely an extremely formidable existence.

"All right, I have taught you the Ten Thousand Divine Hammer Technique. Now, practice this Cultivation Technique on your own. If you have any questions, come and ask me later," said Emperor Ye Tian, and after speaking, he retreated back into the Black Jade.

Xu Nian, on the other hand, spent the whole night organizing the information about the Ten Thousand Divine Hammer Technique, and then he began his Artifact Refining plan.

First, Xu Nian gathered a large amount of scrap metal, then he found a hammer, and finally he obtained a large Copper Tripod.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

After getting everything ready, Xu Nian started to work on Artifact Refining.

The first step was, of course, to melt the metal, and these collected scraps naturally became Xu Nian's practice materials.

Xu Nian lit a flame in the Copper Tripod and then tried to harness the flame with his Spiritual Sense, but it wasn't as simple as he thought.

Controlling the flame with Spiritual Sense was tremendously difficult. Either the fire was too fierce, or too weak; sometimes he burned his own hair, other times his clothes. Once, he nearly set Qingtian Hall ablaze.

However, Xu Nian persisted diligently despite the difficulties. He found that through repeated attempts to control the flame with Spiritual Sense, his mastery over his Spiritual Sense was becoming increasingly refined and effortless.