The artifact refining section in the old lady's booklet is simply a rough foundational overview.
Learning from it, you're unlikely to master any profound artifact refining skills.
It's like memorizing the multiplication table, and then being asked to solve the Millennium Problems...
To be honest, Chen Yan didn't have much desire for artifact refining before.
But didn't he just obtain a broken Substitute Puppet?
He could use it for practice.
If he succeeds, he can repair it and have an extra life-saving card.
If he fails... he can sell the materials as scrap, and it can still fetch a few thousand yen.
Chen Yan stayed in his room, reading up on artifact refining experiences until it got dark.
The sect servants had already delivered the meal outside, but Chen Yan didn't go out to eat; instead, he popped a Fasting Pill into his mouth.
