503: Chapter 503 Innocence

"Don't put it away! Let me take a closer look," Zhou Qingwei said anxiously.

"Looking at it won't help. The most important thing for you right now, old brother, is to learn a sword Dao first. As long as you reach the Mid Golden Core Stage level, you'll meet the basic requirements for refining the charm of the thousand star flying sword."

"That's not right, that's not right! I clearly checked it carefully; I didn't see any shadow of the sword Dao."

Zhou Qingwei frowned deeply. "How can the Laws of Artifact Refining and the Laws of Sword Dao merge? This isn't a Sword Cultivator nurturing a natal flying sword!"

"Isn't the thousand star flying sword exactly a natal flying sword?"

"A Sword Cultivator's natal flying sword is nurtured with the sword Dao as the primary and Artifact Refining as the secondary. The thousand star flying sword is the exact opposite; it uses Artifact Refining as the primary and sword Dao as the secondary. The two are essentially similar."

Zhou Qingwei was stunned for a moment. Many doubts in his mind instantly found a path, and everything clicked. The thousand star flying sword was not an ordinary Flying Sword at all.

"You are already a Fourth-Tier Artifact Refining Master?" Zhou Qingwei excitedly grabbed Liu Xuan's arm. Suddenly, he reached out and drew an extremely complex circular rune in the air. "Tell me, what is this?"

"A basic Artifact Refining rune model containing Laws," Liu Xuan reached out and wiped away one of the runes. "This part is redundant. Old brother, you're being too careless!"

"You've really been promoted to the fourth tier?!!"

Zhou Qingwei was so excited he wanted to pry open Liu Xuan's head to see inside. How could someone's talent be so high that it completely defied logic?

He asked a series of questions to test him. Liu Xuan not only answered them all but occasionally pointed out some of his minor mistakes.

Liu Xuan was indeed already a Fourth-Tier Artifact Refining Master, and his Foundation was much more solid and profound than that of Zhou Qingwei, a fourth-tier Medium Grade master.

This situation was equivalent to Liu Xuan being a top student in the second year of high school, while Zhou Qingwei was an ordinary student in the third year. He was only slightly higher in grade than Liu Xuan; he couldn't teach Liu Xuan a single thing.

As the questioning continued, it instead became Liu Xuan guiding him. After many basic things were corrected by Liu Xuan, he finally realized how they truly worked.

"Brother! I am truly impressed this time."

Zhou Qingwei stared at Liu Xuan for a while, then cupped his hands in a salute and said, "How about I take you as my master? Anyway, it won't be long before your Artifact Refining level far exceeds mine."

Liu Xuan definitely possessed a high-level Artifact Refining Legacy; otherwise, it would be impossible to progress so quickly. No one is born with such knowledge.

Taking Liu Xuan as a master would definitely not be a loss. The same Legacy could be obtained in Tiangong Immortal City, but it would require paying an enormous price.

Liu Xuan was different; his Foundation was still shallow right now. Following him definitely held a great future.

Even without waiting for the future, Liu Xuan's current Artifact Refining level alone could be of help to him.

"There's no need for a master-disciple relationship. Let's not make our brotherhood awkward!"

Liu Xuan put the thousand star flying sword back into his hand and smiled. "All I care about is profit. Old brother, focus on refining and increase production. As for questions on Artifact Refining, as long as I understand them, I certainly won't keep any secrets."

When guiding Zhou Qingwei, Liu Xuan never thought of holding back. Instead, he worried that his talent might not be enough to keep up with his own progress.

Artifact Refining and Alchemy were both hard work. Liu Xuan needed capable workers. Since his own level had no upper limit, he didn't need to worry about workers stealing his skills; rather, he should worry about them being incompetent.

"Fine! With those words from you, brother, I can rest easy."

Zhou Qingwei pondered for a moment. "The production of thousand star flying swords can be tripled in the near future. Once I have learned a sword Dao to the Third-rank Mid-grade, may I consult you again on refining the charm of the thousand star flying sword?"

"Certainly!" Liu Xuan nodded. "I'll drop by the Artifact Refining Workshop occasionally. I'm also planning to design a fourth-tier large-scale battleship. We brothers can exchange ideas!"

"Good! That's excellent!" Zhou Qingwei clapped his hands happily, feeling that coming to the Southern Border this time was truly the right choice.

Liu Xuan discussed his concept for the fourth-tier large-scale battleship with Zhou Qingwei for a full two hours. He was responsible for the planning and design, while Zhou Qingwei handled the realization of specific details. Currently, there was only a large framework that needed to be slowly refined.

For this fourth-tier large-scale battleship, Liu Xuan applied much of his industrial knowledge from his previous life, the unique refining methods of the thousand star flying sword, and his fourth-tier Artifact Refining Legacy, which had a solid Foundation to the extreme.

Zhou Qingwei could learn many different things from it; just this alone made it a gain for him.

"Old brother, you study it well. I have other matters to attend to. We'll talk again next time."

Liu Xuan's mind was not on Artifact Refining. Having achieved his goal, he left in a hurry.

After he left, Zhou Qingwei stared blankly at the spot where Liu Xuan had disappeared, muttering to himself, "A person who promoted to a Fourth-Tier Artifact Refining Master at the Late Golden Core Stage actually has little interest in the Dao of Artifact Refining. Even if I told my colleagues in Tiangong Immortal City, I'm afraid no one would believe it!"

Shaking his head with a complex expression, he continued to study the intricate blueprints drawn on the table.

...

Liu Residence.

Backyard.

As soon as Liu Xuan appeared, he drew the gazes of countless women in the backyard. Clad in a moon-white robe transformed from his illusory god treasure robe, he was as elegant as jade, looking like a banished immortal from the heavens.

There was a slight sense of blurriness about him. In the eyes of the women, Liu Xuan's appearance would automatically adjust according to their aesthetic preferences, reaching a level they deemed perfect.

Some maidservants with low cultivation lowered their heads shyly, as if they had seen the man of their dreams, yet they felt inferior because he was too perfect. They didn't even dare to approach, only stealing glances from afar.

Even the Nascent Soul Demon Lord Bai Jie was dazed for a moment upon seeing Liu Xuan, staring at him several times.

He clearly hadn't changed from before, yet he was inexplicably good-looking. She thought Liu Xuan had used some charm technique, but she couldn't find anything unusual.

'I'm overthinking it. He was already born with a good face!'

"Daddy~" Yu Chi ran over and hugged Liu Xuan's leg.

Liu Xuan crouched down and picked her up. "Yu Chi, have you been studying your lessons well with Teacher Bai?"

"Mm!" She nodded vigorously, pointing a fair little finger at Bai Jie nearby. "Teacher Bai even praised me for being smart. If you don't believe me, Daddy, ask her."

"I believe you. Of course Daddy believes you." Liu Xuan reached out and rubbed her small head.

After playing with his daughter for a while, Liu Xuan took out a small toy and had a maidservant take her out to play.

"Teacher Bai, how have you considered the matter from last time?" Liu Xuan sat on the table, looking down at Bai Jie's cold and elegant face.

Being stared at by Liu Xuan, Bai Jie felt inexplicably nervous and stammered, "Allow me... to... to consider it for a while longer."

Liu Xuan reached out and hooked her slender, snowy-white nape, leaning down close to her. "Teacher Bai, I'm doing this for your own good. Cultivation matters cannot be delayed. Time is money!"

"Liu Xuan, how dare you!!"

Bai Jie hadn't expected Liu Xuan to actually lay hands on her and instinctively tried to break free.

Suddenly!

A terrifying aura from the Bloodline level pressed down on her. Bai Jie felt the magic power throughout her body spin out of control, and even her Divine Soul felt an uncontrollable urge to submit.

What was even more terrifying was that she felt a strong throb in her heart, and her heartbeat grew faster and faster.

"What did you do to me?"

"Liu Xuan, you... shameless!"

"By heaven and earth! I didn't do anything; I just revealed a little bit of True Dragon aura."

"You can't frame a good person, Teacher Bai!"

Liu Xuan spread his arms to show his innocence.