Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

After giving his disciples a short test, Master Mo imparted some unique insights into weapon crafting, mainly focusing on the knowledge of inscribing spirit runes.

And so, Master Mo's lesson for the day came to an end. He'll have to wait another three months for the next one.

In Master Mo's quiz, Lin Yun and Zhong Mo were the most outstanding performers. The others, in the art of weapon crafting, ultimately lacked flexibility and were too rigid.

"Brother Lin Yun, how did you discover that the large iron shield contained fire-based spiritual energy?"

After leaving Master Mo's cave, Yang An asked curiously.

"It's nothing. I just tried to temper the spirit again before refining it, and that's how I sensed the fire element within." In front of outsiders, Lin Yun still tried to be as modest as possible.

He certainly understood the principle that a tree that stands out in the forest will be felled by the wind.

Yang An looked enlightened: "I see. I heard Master Mo say that he had already completed the tempering of those prototype magic artifacts, so I didn't think much of it."

Aside from Zhong Mo, many of them fell into a blind spot, believing that the prototype of the magic weapon, which had been tempered by Master Mo, naturally did not need them to do anything further.

As a result, they naturally failed to notice the special features of each prototype of the magical artifact.

Zhong Jie frowned, glanced at Lin Yun, and then left alone without saying a word.

Master Mo's mediocre comments today have dealt him a heavy blow.

Lin Yang sighed, "There's not much time left to learn in Fire Cloud Valley. I reckon I can learn from Master Mo two or three more times before I graduate."

After graduation, everyone naturally returned to their respective homes and then waited for the start of the Taiyuan Ascension Assembly.

Their cultivation aptitude was mediocre; they lacked excellent spiritual roots and special physiques. If they wanted to join the Taiyuan Sect, they could only pursue the paths of weapon crafting or alchemy.

"Sigh, I wonder what the weapon-refining assessment at the Ascension Ceremony will be like..."

Yes, many people felt heavy-hearted after today's class.

They couldn't even pass a small test set by Master Mo, so the weapon-refining assessment at the Taiyuan Ascension Assembly will only be more difficult and tricky.

Moreover, the cultivators who will participate in the weapon crafting assessment will likely be seasoned weapon crafters. It's possible that not only cultivators from the Southern Region of Cangxuan, but also rogue cultivators from the Northern, Eastern, and Western Regions will come to participate.

The pressure is really immense!

Upon hearing this, Lin Yun's heart stirred slightly.

"If I knew the content of the weapon-refining assessment for the Ascension Ceremony, I could start preparing in advance, which would greatly increase my chances of success!"

Upon thinking of this, his breathing quickened, and he felt that this matter had great potential.

How can one obtain the content for the weapon crafting assessment?

The Lin family's connections within the Taiyuan Sect are not strong, and they have no way of getting in touch with the Hundred Refinement Peak of the Taiyuan Sect. Although Lin Hongye has good aptitude, she is ultimately just a Qi Refining disciple.

It's impossible to find someone to leak the exam questions; even those ancient families couldn't do that.

"But I can find out which weapon-refining elder from Hundred Refinement Peak is in charge of the weapon-refining assessment."

"If I know who it is, I can glean one piece of information about him every day, and maybe I can even get information related to the weapon-refining assessment!"

Even if he only needs to know what the weapon-refining assessment is a day in advance, he will have a huge advantage!

In an instant, Lin Yun felt a sense of confidence.

  

The Book of Insight was his only weapon!

"I need to find some time as soon as possible to write a letter to Sister Hongye and ask her to find out which weapon-refining elder at Hundred Refinement Peak is in charge of the weapon-refining assessment for the Ascension Conference."

Thinking this way, Lin Yun felt much better.

He originally thought he didn't have much of a chance at this ascension ceremony and could only wait another ten years.

Now it seems there's finally hope of joining the Taiyuan Sect!

No need to wait another ten years!

Just then, Lin Yang's words interrupted his thoughts: "Brother Lin Yun, I heard that Uncle Hairong of the Ji Clan is getting married next month. Will you be going back to the clan then?"

Lin Yun nodded: "Uncle Hai Rong has treated me well, so of course I have to return the favor."

"Then let's travel together. I also plan to go back to my family soon," Lin Yang suggested.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Yun asked, "By the way, cousin, do you know anything about the He family?"

"The He family of Xiaoyun Mountain? Why are you asking this?" Lin Yang asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's nothing. I've noticed that He Gang has been working extremely hard lately. I can often hear the sound of blacksmithing coming from his yard late at night."

Lin Yun asked this question because he intended to use the Book of Insight to continue obtaining information related to the He family.

Let's see how that highly productive special spiritual field is doing.

"The He family of Xiaoyun Mountain is just a Qi-refining family, nothing special, with spiritual cultivation as their main business."

"He Gang is studying weapon crafting so diligently, probably because he wants to make more contributions to the family."

"If he can become a qualified weapon refiner, the He family will have another way to earn spirit stones in the future."

After some investigation, Lin Yun quickly learned some basic information about the He family.

The He family of Xiaoyun Mountain is supported by three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, and ranks quite high among Qi Refining families.

The current head of the He family is named He Qiusheng, who has the cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

He Qiusheng...

After memorizing the name, Lin Yun returned to the courtyard to cultivate.

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The next morning, after nearly refining the medicinal power of a Spirit Nourishing Pill, Lin Yun skillfully cooked himself a pot of spirit rice porridge.

"Check the information on the He family of Xiaoyun Mountain, specifically He Qiusheng!"

After giving the Book of Insight a command in his mind, the mysterious ancient book in his mind began to turn the pages once more.

A series of illusory words appeared in his field of vision.

The earth's vein fire in the Cangxuan Domain is flourishing, and metal and wood elements are sprouting, making it ideal for alchemy and weapon crafting.

[In the Demon Realm, the demon kings began dividing up Bai Ming's territory.]

After giving some instructions, Master Xuanzhen of Taiyuan Sect left the mountain gate to travel.

In the Great Wilderness Domain, the young master of the Ghost King Sect has successfully established his foundation and has also created a ghost servant.

Wu Tong's failure to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill enraged the Wu family.

[He Qiusheng of the He family in Xiaoyun Mountain is currently very troubled, unsure of how to sell a large quantity of gold branches without arousing suspicion.]

When Lin Yun saw the last piece of information, her hand holding the bowl of spirit rice porridge suddenly tightened, and she almost crushed the porcelain bowl to pieces.

"Golden Jade Branches? A spiritual herb that matures in five years! Where did the He family get so many Golden Jade Branches? They're even worried about how to sell them!"

Even if Lin Yun were slow-witted, he could tell that something was wrong.

The He family's high-yield spirit field can not only greatly increase the yield of spirit rice, but is also useful for other spirit plants!

This is a serious matter!

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