Ancestral Wealth Inheritance System

"Xiao Yi, how much longer will it take for their Law Thunder to brew?"

"It will take approximately three to five more hours!" Xiao Yi immediately predicted.

"Three hours? That should be enough!" Fang Jueyu took out a handful of elixirs and gulped them down as if they were snacks.

The power of the elixirs instantly dissolved in his body, and the flames burning above his head surged even more vigorously!

The three Law Thunders nearly covered the entire competition area's sky, making it impenetrable, but under Fang Jueyu's Origin Fire, these dense clouds couldn't condense at all, creating a clear eye of the storm above his head.

Fang Jueyu's gaze was fixed on the Heaven and Earth Furnace as he continuously shifted through various hand seals, his vast Soul Power precisely controlling the removal of every impurity, making the materials inside the furnace purer and purer.

"This kind of Soul Power isn't something someone of his age should possess; truly the younger generation is to be feared!" Most of the attention was still focused on the three artifact refiners who had entered the Soul Casting stage, but only those truly knowledgeable in Artifact Refining realized Fang Jueyu was now the most dazzling figure in the arena.

"So, Chairman, are you interested in taking him under your wing?" another Grandmaster asked.

"Under my wing? Hahaha, I'd like to," Luozi Fala sighed, "But I'm afraid I don't have the qualifications to be his teacher; at least in Artifact Refining techniques, he's a full level above me. Among the people I know, there's only one who can reach that level."

The nine Grandmasters exchanged a glance; Luozi Fala was already acknowledged as the strongest Artifact Refiner, and yet he admitted he was no match for an up-and-coming young man.

Furthermore, from his previous sentence, it seemed there was someone even more formidable as an Artifact Refiner than him, though no one knew who could earn such high praise.

In an hour, Fang Jueyu had completed the refinement of the materials. Now, only a pool of hot metallic liquid flowed within the Heaven and Earth Furnace. The primary material and other auxiliary materials had become nearly indistinguishable under such high temperatures. Shaping the exterior was all that remained to complete this first step!

"Withdraw!" Fang Jueyu's hands formed a seal, and the massive furnace floating in the sky and the fierce flames vanished instantly, causing the surrounding temperature to drop immediately.

"One hour! Wang Dachui completed the refining process in an hour!"

"How did he do it? With those materials, even true Grandmasters would take several days to refine them!"

"No wonder he acted that way initially. He really wasn't being arrogant; he genuinely had the capability!"

"Do you think he'll summon a fourth Law Thunder Cloud? He might finish before the other three masters, you never know!"

"No way, right? Smelting is just the initial craftsmanship; the following tasks like inscription engraving, spirit merging, and Soul Casting are each more complex and difficult than smelting. No matter how impressive he is, he can't catch up, can he?"

"It's possible! He's trying to make a name for himself!"

...

At this moment, Fang Jueyu had entered an incredibly wondrous state. His hands repeatedly drew brilliant lines in the air, which then turned into streams of light that penetrated the still-forming metal.

"What kind of inscription is this? I've never seen this method before. Moreover, it doesn't even seem like an inscription!"

"That's a Dao Pattern! It's a Dao Pattern! He's engraving Dao Patterns!"

"What? Aren't Dao Patterns long lost?"

"No! God's Hand civilization's Ming Sect does have Dao Patterns for sale. I heard they are all crafted by Fang Jueyu, the Ming Sect's Sect Hierarch. Could it be that people from God's Hand civilization can all do Dao Patterns?"

"Hey! Can you guys stop being so jumpy and causing a fuss? This is all basic stuff!" Fang Jueyu said to the artisans discussing him.

"In our God's Hand civilization, kids start a nine-year compulsory education at age 7. Things like Artifact Refining, Alchemy, inscriptions, Dao Patterns, Pupil Skills, these are all required courses. If you can't pass the exams, you won't graduate. Everyone in God's Hand civilization can do these, okay?"

"Kids learn this at such a young age?"

"Oh my god, do you know how to join God's Hand civilization? I want to immigrate there!"

"Don't think about it, where in the world is there such a good thing? But friend, I recommend you try joining the Ming Sect!"

"Yes, yes, yes! I heard a few months ago, Ming Sect was recruiting on Camel Star. I have to go check it out!"

...

"Look, Wang Dachui has finished the Dao Pattern engraving; he's about to start shaping the exterior now!"

"Only seven minutes! Even Master Carellas needed a full 12 days, this truly puts others to shame!"

"What kind of weapon do you think Wang Dachui will forge?"

"I guess it might be a sword?"

"I think it's a Ship-Slicing Saber!"

"Maybe it's a spear?"

"Wait, what is that strange shape?"

With Fang Jueyu's incredibly precise control of spiritual power, he didn't need any mold at all; the mass of metal slowly stretched and shaped until it became a large shovel.

"A shovel? What kind of strange weapon is that?"

"What's he thinking? Can such a weapon be lethal?"

"It should be, right? After all, it's at least a fifth-tier weapon. It might even be a Demigod Weapon; power and shape shouldn't be that related, right?"

"Who said it's a weapon?" Fang Jueyu responded, "Artifact Refining is just about refining something; it doesn't have to be a weapon, does it?"

"Wang Dachui, what exactly is this thing?" Even one of the Artifact Refining Masters on the judges' panel couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, this is what I forged to shovel shit for my pet!" Fang Jueyu pointed in a direction in the audience.

There sat an imposing middle-aged man, with a black dog on his left shoulder and a black cat on his right shoulder.

"I have a dog and a cat, and these two creatures poop all over the place every day. I've always lacked a handy scooping tool, so I took this opportunity to forge one myself!"

The entire audience was silent; everyone who heard Fang Jueyu's words was dumbstruck and speechless.

Such an extraordinary Origin Fire, the enviable Divine Refining Technique, those precious materials, and the mysterious Dao Patterns—these elements combined were enough to forge a weapon that could awe an entire region.

If lucky enough to complete Soul Casting, it would be a Demigod Weapon, and even demigods might be willing to spend everything to buy it.

Yet, with such advantages in time and place, you forged a shovel, and it's even for your pet's excrement? Are you out of your mind?

"Wang Dachui, reconsider this. Such a precious thing should be put to the best use. The material isn't completely set yet; you can still modify it. Wasting a Demigod Weapon like this is a terrible waste!" one of the Grandmasters advised earnestly.

Even for Grandmasters like them, forging a Demigod Weapon isn't guaranteed every time. If Fang Jueyu squandered it, they would feel the pain too!

"No worries, it's not a waste!" Fang Jueyu directly began the spirit merging step. "In our God's Hand civilization, Demigod Weapons are worthless. Using it to scoop for my pets? I already feel it's not high-class enough!"

"You..." The Grandmaster was speechless, "What level would be enough, then?"

"Hmm..." Fang Jueyu pondered seriously, "A Divine Weapon... barely enough!"