Those who truly wish to master a craft must be fully devoted to it. Put plainly, anyone who can elevate a single skill to the level of starting their own lineage must have come to cherish it from deep within. Even if they first took up that craft merely to make a living or for some other purpose, as they grew more familiar and their skill deepened, a genuine and instinctive fondness for the craft would have naturally taken root.0

Luo Chen was like this. Min Longyu was like this. Huyan Zhuo was the same. Heaven Smelter, who had enjoyed the standing of a supreme master artisan for hundreds of years, was even more so.0

No matter how many indignities he had endured before, no matter how great the psychological gap between his past and present… the moment he began working on an artifact, his entire bearing changed. He became solemn and dignified, as though he was not merely crafting an item but performing a sacred ritual. 0

Luo Chen had once personally observed Duan Feng craft artifacts. The techniques were flashy, with numerous tools, secret methods, and rare materials used without restraint. By contrast, Heaven Smelter's skills appeared plain...0