The initial round might be passable, but the top hundred advancing to ten and then ten advancing to three... it's far from just a pursuit of speed.
If it were just about speed, the results of the Artifact Refining Competition would not be recognized by all Artifact Refiners, even with Thousand Mechanism Sect backing you.
In actual Artifact Refining, employers never have time constraints; one day earlier or later counts for little.
The Li Family's Alchemy Tower holds many Alchemy Notes and insights, along with various Pill recipes. The Li Family grants me free access to these resources in the Alchemy Tower to befriend me, which conveniently compensates for my current deficiencies.
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Thousand Mechanism Sect.
The sound of bells rang out, thrice in succession.
"Is a prestigious guest visiting the sect?"
