A gust of wind came, bringing with it smell heavenly enough to make even the most emotionless person droll.
The white smoke rose in the sky, acting like a beacon for hungry predators.
Of course, such a thing was impossible since everything within the one kilometer of the origin of smoke was covered in a dense barrier which stopped the smell from leaking outside.
Surrounded by thick trees, a rare place of greenery within the dry land, Yun Che sat in front of the campfire.
Around him laid the bodies of Profound Beasts with varying strength, some of which reached as high as Spirit Profound Realm!
A shocking and astonishing fact knowing that the person who killed them was only at fourth-level of True Profound Realm!
With an immaculate motion, he turned the meat above the stone which acted like a wok for him. The sizzling sound of meat and the flow of juices from it was enough to make anyone droll.
Taking out the spice he had brought on his way, he sprinkled it on the meat, causing the sizzling to increase further.
Finally, he took the meat off the rock and placed it in the plate which he brought out of his inventory.
With a smirk, he took a sniff of it.
"Ahh~! I'm so glad I maxed cooking. This… This is just heavenly!"
The texture, the softness, the way it melted in his mouth; everything was to the point that it made Yun Che want nothing but to continue eating it!
Which he did!
As if he hasn't eaten anything since birth, he gulped every single piece of meat that he cooked in front of his eyes.
Satisfied, he looked towards a certain direction and his eyes glowed. There, he saw Chu Yuechan sitting in a lotus position with a frown on her face. It looked like she was having a hard time trying to control herself.
Seeing this, Yun Che shook his head.
Before eating, he had invited her to eat with him but she adamantly denied him.
And now she was having a hard time controlling herself.
'Heh! You won't find a cook of my level even in God Realm!'
{... Give this princess some meat too.} Hearing the slight embarrassed voice in his head, Yun Che asked with a small pause.
{... How can you eat in your soul form?}
Even though he said that, his hand moved towards the meat before he sent it into the Sky Poison Pearl.
{Humph! This princess isn't bound by those silly rules! Though I lack a physical body, it doesn't mean I require a physical body to do things. Just, without it, I cannot live far from the pearl.}
{Oh… So, basically, your soul form feels the same as your physical form huh…}
{This princess doesn't like the way you worded it.}
Yun Che shook his head and didn't say anything.
Looking back at the bones left of the profound beasts, he made a contemplating expression.
He has been thinking about this for a while, a way to give his skills to others without giving it to them.
For example, sometimes he would want to give his skill to others but he doesn't want them to have it permanently. In such a case, how can he do it?
After thinking for a while, he came up with the following answer: artifacts!
It was simple yet an effective method.
If he can make artifacts with the required skills, he can give the said artifact to someone instead of teaching them skills! Not only that, this will also allow him to create different defensive and offensive artifacts for himself.
Picking up a bone from the ground he stared at it.
Now the question was, how? How will he get the required skill? It didn't take long for him to come up with another solution.
He threw the bone aside, raising his hand, he started to use Runic Art.
Words "Modify" and "Crucible" appeared in the air before he flicked his finger at them.
They shone before turning into a straight light and entered the earth. A second later, a crucible made up of stone appeared in front of him.
["Transmutation" skill acquired!]
He didn't know how much temperature was required to melt the bone, so he once again used Runic Art to add different Fire Resistance buffs on the small crucible he made.
["Enchantment" skill acquired!]
"What are you doing?" A curious voice resounded from his behind, startling him.
He hurriedly looked behind to find Chu Yuechan standing there. Her soul-stealing gaze staring at the crucible before moving to him, filled with curiosity.
"... Can you not? At this rate, I'll die of heart attack first before you can protect me."
"..."
Patting his chest and feeling his heart calm down, he returned back towards the building of the crucible while explaining.
"I'm trying to create an artifact."
"An artifact?" Yuechan asked, confused. This was the first time she had heard this term. So she looked towards Yun Che with a questioning gaze.
"Hmm. Basically, it's a profound weapon."
"Oh." Yuechan made a face of realization and nodded.
Then again, a weird look appeared over her face as she watched Yun Che.
She had never seen someone creating a profound weapon, but she was sure this was not how the process should go.
'Was making a profound weapon so easy that you can create one randomly anywhere?'
Of course, this made her suspicious.
Still, she didn't go away but silently stood behind Yun Che, examining him.
Not minding her, after he was done with the crucible, he raised his palm and phoenix flames burst into existence.
Without thinking, he threw the flames within the crucible.
After throwing the flames, he picked up the bone and also threw it in the crucible; it was big enough to easily take in the bone.
Both stared at the bone within the crucible with curious gaze. Seeing it not melting, Yun Che raised his hand and fed it more flames.
In nature, phoenix flames were not destructive. As such, compared to Golden Crow Flames, they lacked comparably a lot in destruction.
To melt the bone, Yun Che could only continuously feed it with more and more flames.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the bones finally melt into liquid.
Using his profound energy, he circled it around the crucible and gently lifted it.
["Telekinesis" skill acquired!]
With a simple motion, a mold in the shape of a small knife appeared in his hand which he placed on the ground, before filling it with the liquid bone.
"Can you blow some of your ice's profound energy into it? Don't freeze it, just lower the temperature enough for it to not lose its shape."
Curious, Yuechan nodded.
She raised her hand and waved gently, a burst of ice profound energy traveling towards the knife and cooling it down.
Seeing that it held the shape of a knife, Yun Che took it out of the mold and took a hammer out of the Sky Poison Pearl before starting to hammer the knife. One hit, two hits, three hits.
Seeing this, Yuechan frowned.
No matter how amateur she was, due to her level, she could tell from a glance that Yun Che had no idea what he was doing! It looked like he was randomly hitting the molded bone, with no direction whatsoever.
She was not wrong, because that was exactly what he was doing.
Because—
["Blacksmith" skill acquired!]
His system would do everything else!
Stopping, he raised his hand in the air, much to the confusion of Yuechan and expectation of Jasmine, and started to randomly click on it.
After staying with him for more than a year, Jasmine realized one thing, whenever Yun Che randomly started to click in the air, he was about to do another absurd thing.
["Enchantment" skill level maxed!]
["Blacksmith" skill level maxed!]
["Transmutation" skill level maxed!]
And he didn't disappoint her!
He returned his attention back to the mold, raised his hammer, and stuck.
Yuechan and Jasmine's eyes widened as both of them stared at the molded knife which started to shine in bright gold light!
The moment light died down, they could see a perfectly shaped knife there with no blemish and mistakes at all! No matter from which angle they looked, it was a perfect knife made under the exquisite craftsmanship of a professional!
But was that the case? Of course not!
Both of them could speechlessly stare as Yun Che raised the knife and examined it with a curious look.
"Well, this should do."
Without much thought, he threw the knife back into his inventory. Raising, he picked another bone and activated his transmutation skill. The bone shone before it took the shape of a necklace, a beautiful necklace!
This time, Yuechan and Jasmine were left speechless. If the first thing could be attributed to common sense somehow, then the current action completely didn't make any sense!
How did a bone turn into a necklace all of sudden!?
But, of course, Yun Che wasn't the one who was going to give them answers.
Completely oblivious of their surprised expressions, he raised his finger and used Enchantment. With the skill in his head, his finger started to move automatically; as if guided by a mysterious force, a weird formula was drawn over the surface of the necklace.
Each line was so immaculate and perfect that even Yuechan and Jasmine could feel the professionalism from it.
Once he was done with Enchantment, the necklace shone once more before the light dimmed down, revealing a beautiful necklace! It had a small holder, where he put a profound core. The moment he put the profound core there, the exquisite lines over the necklace started to give a soft icy glow, making it look even more beautiful.
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Item: Necklace
Durability: 10/10
Enchantment: True Invisibility (5), Stealth (5)
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"It worked!" A happy exclamation came out of Yun Che's mouth, staring at the information he got from the [Analyze]. Just the way he wanted, he was able to create a perfect artifact and a way to add skills on objects!
"Here, it's for you." After examining, he threw the necklace towards Yuechan, who instinctively caught it.
She frowned before shaking her head.
"I don't need it."
Yun Che rolled his eyes and replied.
"I'm sure you do. Give it back once we are out of this place. For now, you absolutely require that arti—profound weapon. Using it, you will be able to hide yourself from the world itself!"
Yuechan's eyes widened in disbelief.
Seeing it, Yun Che called her out once more.
"Look."
In front of dumbfounded Yuechan, Yun Che simply vanished in thin air, making her stay at her place as if struck by lightning.
"How can such a thing be possible!?"
"It's not." She jumped scared as she heard Yun Che's voice from behind, making a smirk appear over his face. "Keep the necklace. Once we are out, I'll take it back."
"..." Now she was reluctant to part with it.
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