Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Chen Guan's commotion had startled several weapon refiners who were already on edge and appearing very nervous.

"Ah... I failed to inscribe the spirit runes again..."

"Damn it, if I fail a few more times, my Xuanhuo Sword will be completely ruined."

"It's over, it's over, the fire pattern can't be engraved at all."

"..."

However, Lin Yun was not affected at all, because he had just finished forging the arrow on the second day.

That's right, Lin Yun is forging a bow and an arrow this time. He has taken a shortcut and plans to forge a combination of magical artifacts.

The main magical artifact is the bow, and the arrows are also planned to be refined separately to the quality of magical artifacts.

With the two combined, they will surely be able to unleash power far exceeding that of a low-grade magic weapon!

Therefore, he started preparing early and accumulated a deep understanding, putting him far ahead of others.

"The arrowheads are made of purple-patterned copper, the arrow shafts are made of refined iron that has been forged a hundred times, and the fletchings are the tail feathers of a golden raven."

"It's truly heaven's help! Among the materials Elder Duanmu Ming prepared this time, there are even a few tail feathers of the Golden Fire Raven, and most importantly, no one is fighting over them yet."

When the weapon crafting assessment first started, most people rushed to grab the fire-attribute spirit metals and materials, while the light and airy golden fire crow tail feathers were ignored.

Soon, a meticulously crafted arrow was completed.

But that wasn't all. Next, Lin Yun took out a spirit willow branch from his storage bag. This was the spirit willow branch that Chen Guan had given him before.

In addition, he brought out a piece of stone bamboo from his family.

"The bow is made of spirit wood, and the large tendon of the fire spirit python serves as the bowstring."

"By combining the five elements and using the principle of wood generating fire, the power of the fire-based spiritual runes can be maximized."

Lin Yun's movements were incredibly skillful; he had practiced these moves countless times in his mind and had also personally demonstrated them many times.

He made almost no mistakes throughout the entire process.

The combination of the spirit willow branch and the stone heart bamboo maximized the toughness of the longbow, and finally the large tendon of the fire spirit python was attached to it.

The wooden bow is now fully formed!

Tempering the spirit and refining the nature, all done in one go!

"Begin, inscribe the spirit runes!"

Lin Yun's movements became increasingly skillful and practiced. He had practiced this combination of spirit patterns countless times in private, and had even ruined several pieces of purple-patterned copper from his family in the process.

First, a guiding pattern spreads out from the bow, followed by the wood-growing and wood-embellishing patterns.

The guiding pattern connects to the bowstring, and the fire-gathering and fire-accumulating patterns are clearly imprinted on the bowstring at the same time.

Lin Yun entered a state of complete absorption, oblivious to everything happening around him, and devoted himself entirely to the forging of his magical artifact.

This weapon forging attempt can be considered the best performance so far.

  

Next came the arrows. The tail feathers of the Golden Fire Raven connected the entire arrow shaft, and after being tempered and refined, the fire elemental energy was incredibly rich!

As the final combination of spirit runes was completed on the arrow, Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief, finally regaining his composure.

"It's already the fourth day..."

Lin Yun muttered something to himself, then turned to look at Lin Yang, who had already stepped down from the stage.

The remaining weapon refiners on the field were all sweating profusely, their faces deathly pale as they inscribed spirit patterns, their movements trembling.

He glanced at the stands, and all the Lin family members' eyes were on him.

Lin Hairong, in particular, had fingers that were turning white as he gripped the hem of his clothes.

Lin Yun chuckled and confidently nodded to the Lin family cultivators on the stands.

At the same time, the large bow and arrows in front of him began to tremble on their own, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

"Yun'er has succeeded... No wonder it took so long. He actually crafted two magical artifacts at the same time, a bow and an arrow!" Lin Hairong gasped.

Lin Zhongchuan's eyes also showed anticipation. He whispered, "I remember he hasn't been studying weapon crafting for many years, has he? Just now, his movements on the field made me think he was a seasoned weapon crafting master."

Upon hearing this, the obese Xiong Zhenglin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

He only studied weapon crafting for a few years...

Lin Yun was unaware of what others were thinking. He waited for the two magical artifacts he had refined to finally absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and then suppressed his cultivation to the peak of the third level of Qi Refining.

"This bow is not far from being a mid-grade magic weapon. In a few more days, it will definitely be able to be forged into a mid-grade magic weapon."

"What a pity. Let's call you the Fire Cloud Bow, and this arrow the Fire Crow Arrow."

With that, Lin Yun drew his Fire Cloud Bow and nocked the Fire Crow Arrow.

He mobilized all the magical power within his body, causing his blood and qi to surge and his strength to increase dramatically!

Squeak!

The bow, forged from century-old spirit wood, began to tremble faintly, and all the spirit patterns engraved on it began to circulate.

boom!

A scorching heat emanated from the python-tendon bowstring, causing even the golden fire raven feathers on the arrow to ignite with intense flames.

At that moment, all eyes were on it.

A tall, imposing figure drew the bowstring to its fullest extent, with flames constantly erupting around him.

In a daze, Lin Yun was not holding a bowstring, but a ferocious fire spirit python!

The arrow is on the bowstring, and it must be released!

Lin Yun locked his gaze on the ancient ice wall not far away, which was covered with mottled marks left by other weapon refiners.

call out!

The arrow, released from the bow, streaked past in a burst of intense fire, leaving a trail of flame in the air.

The Fiery Crow Arrow struck the very center of the millennia-old ice wall!

laugh!

The arrow pierced deeply, followed by a burst of intense fire-attribute spiritual energy.

The powerful impact and scorching fire-based spiritual energy were unleashed, and a crack appeared on the ancient, unyielding wall of black ice.

In the next instant, a large number of ice crystals shattered and turned into ice shards all over the sky!

The entire place fell into a deathly silence; the once bustling square became almost completely quiet.

Chen Guan, who had been resting with his eyes closed early on, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and take a deep look at Lin Yun, who was holding a bow.

As for Zhong Mo, even her usually aloof and beautiful eyes sparkled with a strange light.

"Hahahaha, good! Good!" Lin Hairong burst into loud laughter.

Lin Zhongchuan nodded approvingly and said, "Not bad, the Ji family has produced a remarkable person. With such weapon-refining skills, he can become a pillar of the family in the future."

As for Xiong Zhenglin standing to the side, he was also extremely surprised at this moment.

"This boy's talent for weapon forging is astonishing; he has achieved such a feat in such a short time."

"Looks like your Lin family is going to produce a master weapon refiner in the future."

Duanmu Ming, who was in charge of the weapon-forging assessment, looked at Lin Yun with an appreciative gaze and praised, "To be able to think of forging bows and arrows so quickly, you certainly have a sharp mind."

"Perhaps others see this as taking shortcuts, but in the art of weapon crafting, shortcuts are inherently involved."

As he spoke, Duanmu Ming waved his hand and drew the fire crow arrow stuck in the ice wall into his hand.

"It's a good arrow, much better than those weapon refiners who only know how to blindly forge swords, spears, and clubs."

"Hey kid, what's your name?"

Lin Yun stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "I am Lin Yun, a member of the Lin family of Huangzhu Mountain!"

"Why did you think of forging bows and arrows at the same time? Aren't you worried about not having enough time?" Duanmu Ming continued to ask.

Lin Yun said, "I happen to have a Fire Spirit Python tendon that was a family gift in my storage bag, and when we were selecting materials earlier, no one wanted these Golden Fire Crow tail feathers."

"So, thinking about making the most of what we have, the idea of ​​crafting bows and arrows came to mind."

Duanmu Ming nodded in satisfaction, returned the Fire Crow Arrow to Lin Yun, and praised, "What a brilliant use of resources! You did a great job!"

"Thank you for the compliment, senior!"

With everything said to this extent, everyone understands that Lin Yun has definitely passed the weapon-refining assessment smoothly this time!

For a moment, many cultivators looked at him with envy, wishing they could take his place.

"Congratulations! This is the first time in the past few days that I've seen Senior Duanmu praise someone so highly," Xiong Zhenglin said in surprise.

Lin Hairong's smile widened even more at this.

"Good lad, sending him to Fire Cloud Valley to learn martial arts was a really good move."

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