Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

There are seven first-tier magical artifacts in total:

Crimson Fire Sword: An offensive magical weapon.

Crimson Fire Blade: An offensive magical weapon.

Crimson Fire Wheel: A flying, close-range attack magic weapon.

Fire Feather Robe: A protective robe.

Crimson Sun Pearl: Gathers spiritual energy and dispels evil, assists in condensing energy.

Crimson Flame Bow: A ranged attack magic weapon.

The Fire Cauldron is a top-grade first-tier magic artifact and the most core magic artifact. It can control the spiritual power of the other six high-grade first-tier magic artifacts, set up the Fire Array, covering an area of ​​one mile, and combining offense, defense, and trapping into one.

If one could wield seven magical artifacts alone and form an array for battle, their power would be comparable to that of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator! Of course, this requires extremely high levels of magical power, spiritual awareness, and control.

Not everyone can be like Lin Zhao, with powerful divine sense and unparalleled control over spiritual power.

There are five second-tier magical artifacts, which are even more powerful:

Bright Jade Lamp: A simplified version of the third-tier magic treasure "Glassy Bright Jade Lamp", primarily used to calm the mind and assist in the cultivation of fire-type techniques.

Three Flame Fan: A simplified version of the third-tier magic weapon "Seven Feathers Fire Fan". It requires the main feathers of three second-tier fire-attribute birds to be refined, and its power is extraordinary.

Red Sun Mirror: Made primarily of Red Sun Jade, it emits a divine light that specifically counters evil spirits and protects the body.

Crimson Sun Spirit Boat: A war artifact combining offense and defense, nearly fifty zhang in length, comparable to a mobile fortress. It is even more powerful than an ordinary second-tier spirit boat, with power comparable to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Crimson Flame Demon Blade: A second-tier top-grade magic weapon, and also the number one and strongest magic weapon among the twelve magic weapons.

When fully activated, it can instantly unleash hundreds or even thousands of fiery demonic blades, possessing the effects of penetration, armor breaking, and soul burning. Even when the blades disperse, the fire remains and can reassemble for another attack.

When its power is pushed to its limit, it can even turn a ten-mile radius into a fiery wasteland, possessing some of the power of a Core Formation True Person's "Dharma Domain"! It can be called the ultimate enhancement artifact for the "Fire Cauldron".

It even has the potential to be upgraded to a third-tier magic weapon in the future!

Or perhaps this magical artifact was originally the fourth magical treasure that True Man Crimson Fire had prepared for himself, but it was not yet complete.

"The fact that True Immortal Crimson Fire was able to establish his sect in the desolate region owes much to this complete system of cultivation artifacts."

Lin Zhao understood.

Moreover, the twelve items are basically designed as offensive magical artifacts, which is indeed consistent with the characteristics of his fire-attribute cultivation technique.

Magical artifacts and treasures greatly enhance a cultivator's abilities.

Taking Foundation Establishment cultivators as an example, their combat strength is one in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, ten in the late stage, and one hundred in the early stage of Core Formation.

True Man Chi Huo is a veteran Core Formation cultivator with over a hundred years of experience. He is at the peak of the early Core Formation stage and has a basic combat strength of 200. However, he possesses three magical treasures, which are equivalent to an average Foundation Establishment cultivator with a combat strength of 500.

Of course, if a sect cultivator possesses a magic weapon, that's a different story.

That assessment was so difficult because there was no unified action and also the issue of the magic weapon.

For the family, if they can truly take control of Hidden Mist City in the future, the ensuing "pioneer war" will inevitably be bloody and brutal.

At that time, having a few such powerful fire-attribute magic weapons would make clearing out low-level monster groups or fighting against powerful second-level monsters much easier.

As for Lin Zhao himself, if he could successfully forge one or two second-tier magic weapons, his strength would also be enhanced.

"Cultivation technique... magical artifact... opportune moment..." Lin Zhao slowly finished his cultivation, the divine light in his eyes fading.

Cultivation, weapon crafting, and family scheming are three parallel paths that need to be taken one step at a time.

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After settling down in Tianyun Market, Lin Zhao's life gradually entered a fulfilling rhythm.

He first focused his energy on crafting artifacts, but the requirements for crafting second-tier artifacts were extremely high. Given that he had only recently entered the second tier and lacked practical experience, the success rate of directly attempting it was slim.

He decided to start with the seven first-tier magical artifacts.

Therefore, he posted a long-term commission in Tianyun Market: to undertake the forging of first-tier magic weapons, but only accept mid-grade spirit stones as payment.

After the commission was posted, very few people inquired about it.

Most of the spirit stones circulating in the market are low-grade spirit stones. Mid-grade spirit stones have purer spiritual energy and are the hard currency for Foundation Establishment cultivators to cultivate, set up formations, and exchange puppets for second-tier resources. Theoretically, the exchange rate is one to one hundred, but the actual exchange rate is far higher and there is no market for them.

Ordinary Qi Refining cultivators or small families simply cannot come into contact with it.

Only those forces backed by Foundation Establishment cultivators can exchange a limited amount of resources from markets or sect channels through long-term management.

However, the problem is that Foundation Establishment families or forces that have mid-grade spirit stones in hand generally do not lack low-grade spirit stones. Therefore, Foundation Establishment cultivators will create various forces to exchange first-tier materials and low-grade spirit stones for mid-grade spirit stones or second-tier resources for a long time.

Lin Zhao had anticipated this and was not in a hurry.

His original intention was to gradually familiarize himself with the crafting of these magical artifacts and, if possible, accumulate some mid-grade spirit stones.

On the other hand, the matter of the Foundation Establishment Pill was also settled, and he paid a special visit to Senior Brother Chu Fengge.

After pondering for a moment, Senior Brother Chu used his authority as a guardian to allocate a Foundation Establishment Pill from the reserves of Tianyun Market.

Lin Zhao gave the two second-tier demon cores he had to the market, and he also needed to give them two more demon cores or a certain number of sect contribution points before the end of the ten-year garrison mission.

The price wasn't cheap, but Lin Zhao agreed without hesitation.

Because there's no need to wait, they can get the Foundation Establishment Pill immediately. Time is of the essence for the Lin family. The plan for Hidden Mist Market is about to be launched. Every additional Foundation Establishment member in the family increases their chances of winning.

He immediately sent a message to the clan leader of Qingxi Mountain and Lin Zhengfeng, who was from the lineage of the Second Elder, saying that he already had the Foundation Establishment Pill. If he was well prepared and confident in establishing his foundation, he could come to Tianyun Market.

As for the favors owed to Senior Brother Wu and Senior Brother Chu... well, you can never have too many debts to worry about.

During this period, the teaching of Lin You and Ye Xiaoxiao was never relaxed.

Lin You is nine years old, just one year away from the normal age of ten when she begins her cultivation.

She was taught to be calm and composed, and Lin Zhao felt that she could start cultivating ahead of time.

Ye Xiaoxiao taught talismans and magic.

Her cultivation level is at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and her talent in talismanic arts is indeed quite good, but she lacks powerful offensive and defensive methods.

Based on her situation, Lin Zhao taught her the Four Elements Dragon Sage Technique.

His self-created "Four Elements Dragon" form is based on the four elemental pearls as the energy core, which transform the energy into specific rune forms, and then governs them with swordsmanship to form a form with specific abilities.

The true Four Elements Yinglong possesses a massive light wings forming an energy circulation system, unleashing tidal waves of attacks with astonishing endurance.

Since Ye Xiaoxiao did not practice swordsmanship, Lin Zhao guided her to integrate the various spells and runes she was proficient in, and used the "Crimson Sun Pearl," a first-grade magic weapon crafted by Lin Zhao, as her energy core.

On this day, above the sea of ​​clouds, Ye Xiaoxiao held her breath and concentrated, with the Crimson Sun Pearl floating in front of her. She formed hand seals and focused her divine sense on guiding it.

The Crimson Sun Pearl shone brightly, and the spiritual energy it drew upon began to form crimson runes that intertwined in the air.

The runes gradually took the shape of a dragon. The dragon's body was slightly transparent, and a pair of broad wings made of flame runes slowly formed on its back. Although not as vast as Lin Zhao's Yinglong, they were still quite impressive, and with each gentle flap, they stirred up waves of heat.

"Stay calm, use the Crimson Sun Pearl as the core, and control the dragon with your divine sense!" Lin Zhao's voice rang out calmly from the side.

Ye Xiaoxiao had sweat on her forehead, but her eyes were focused.

She struggled to control the phantom of the "Crimson Sun Dragon," trying to make it swing its claws and unleash a blazing fireball.

"Boom!" The fireball slammed into the protective light barrier outside the clouds, exploding into a dazzling burst of fire. Its power was equivalent to the attack power of the eighth level of Qi Refining!

Although this "Crimson Sun Dragon" is far less sophisticated and has a wider range than the Four Elements Dragon, its attack power is more concentrated, making it more suitable for her own characteristics.

Furthermore, as her control over the runes improves and her cultivation level increases, this spell can unleash even greater power.

Seeing the power of the fireball exploding, a look of relief and joy appeared on Ye Xiaoxiao's pale face.