It was fortunate that Lin Xiao's cultivation was good, otherwise, he would have immediately somersaulted several times in the air and then grabbed Qi Tian's body.
"This thing, I didn't equip it with a mechanism to protect the pilot back then, so once it starts too fast, you'll be thrown off. Also, if the speed is too high, the strong airflow will make you lose control of your body, and you won't be able to open your eyes," Qi Tian then continued to explain. "So, I often use it for transportation, and then find a place to land in the air."
"Qi Tian."
Lin Xiao grabbed Qi Tian's shoulder and stared at the hoverboard that Qi Tian had recalled, gritting his teeth and speaking, "Next time, you should say so earlier."
"Hope there's a next time," Qi Tian agreed.
After the two had enjoyed the formation in the air for a good while, they descended from the sky.
They had tried to be as discreet as possible during this process, at least not descending openly in front of everyone in a bustling area.
Upon landing, Lin Xiao looked at Qi Tian with some curiosity. His eyes darted around, and an idea popped into his head: "I almost forgot, as the young master of the Artifact Sect, you should have a lot of good stuff on you, or you should have refined quite a few magic treasures over the years, right? Let me take a look?"
"What do you want?" Qi Tian became instantly vigilant at Lin Xiao's words.
"Nothing, I just want to admire the work of the Artifact Sect's young master. We've known each other for so long, I know you can make puppets, and I didn't realize you were such a master artificer. You don't look like a great refiner," Lin Xiao quickly dispelled Qi Tian's doubts.
"Oh, that's because my research direction has been focused on puppet making lately. I've found that this is definitely the future for improving strength in the Inner Realm." Qi Tian stared at Lin Xiao suspiciously; the man's smile always seemed ill-intentioned.
He felt something was off no matter how he looked at it.
"Is it really more powerful than the Xuanyuan Sword-like divine swords your Artifact Sect refines?" Lin Xiao's interest was immediately piqued. The name "Hundred Refinements Divine Mechanism" suggested it could definitely forge many useful items or weapons, but Qi Tian had always only made puppets, and Lin Xiao hadn't met anyone else from the Artifact Sect.
"Of course, it can't compare," Qi Tian shook his head. "However, nowadays, it's impossible to refine divine swords like Xuanyuan Sword."
As a descendant of the Artifact Sect, his eyes held a trace of loss.
In the era of the end of dharma, there were limitations to what their Artifact Sect could refine!
"Why?"
"If you ask why... do you think there are still materials in our world today that can be used to refine immortal swords? Or are you expecting me to use modern industrial steel to forge a Xuanyuan Sword? That's impossible, isn't it?"
Qi Tian spread his hands. "Swords made from such materials, combined with our Artifact Sect's techniques, could indeed forge good items that could be called famous swords in ancient times. Things like splitting a fine hair or cutting through iron like mud were just basic capabilities. The flexibility could also be pushed to the extreme, and I could even imbue more abilities. However, the alloy materials have reached their limit when combined with my 'Hundred Refinements Divine Mechanism'."
"Alloys are very strong, even one of humanity's greatest discoveries."
"But to refine immortal swords, you need immortal materials."