Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Hearing the shouts outside, Lin Yun was slightly startled. He hadn't expected that Senior Brother Song Cheng would be so efficient, completing the forging of a prototype of a top-grade magic weapon so quickly.

"The speed is fast. It seems that the main ingredients for refining were prepared in advance."

Lin Yun muttered to himself, then quickly walked out.

Outside the building, Song Cheng looked exhausted, clearly indicating that he hadn't had a moment's peace lately.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Song. May I ask what kind of magical artifact you plan to forge this time?"

Song Cheng, who was somewhat impatient, quickly waved and said, "Junior Brother Lin, let's talk as we walk. This forging was really dangerous. I was almost injured by the lightning spiritual energy leaked from that Yuan Lei Stone."

"Luckily, I prepared the Earth Elemental Bell in advance to protect myself, otherwise I might have lost an arm or a leg."

It's actually a Yuan Lei Stone!

Lin Yun's eyes revealed surprise. Yuan Lei Stone was extremely valuable and could even be used to refine spiritual artifacts for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

I never expected that Senior Brother Song would be so generous, directly using Yuan Lei Stone to forge a top-grade magic weapon.

"Senior brother is amazing. I've heard that Yuan Lei Stones are produced at the top of some mountains that contain geomagnetism. They might only be born in the mountains if lightning strikes during a thunderstorm." Lin Yun flattered him.

But Song Cheng shook his head and said, "It's not that mysterious. In fact, Yuan Lei Stones may be born in some mineral veins that are frequently struck by lightning."

"I bought this piece from Taiyuan Immortal City. I've spent almost all of my spirit stone savings over the years."

Soon, the two walked and talked, and soon arrived at Song Cheng's residence.

His courtyard was much larger than Lin Yun's, and he even specially built a basement for refining weapons, which was connected to the formation on the peak that drew in the earth fire.

If one wants to draw in the earth fire, it can actually be done at any residence on Hundred Refinement Peak, but one must pay twenty sect contribution points to the sect every year as the cost of drawing in the array and using the earth fire.

Of course, if one's cultivation reaches the Foundation Establishment stage and one becomes an elder within the sect, after opening up a cave dwelling, one can directly set up an array in the cave dwelling to draw in the earth vein fire, without having to pay any fees to the sect.

In Lin Hongye's cave, there is a small array that draws in earth fire. Lin Yun has been using the earth fire in Lin Hongye's cave to refine magical artifacts these days, which is much more efficient.

"This is the prototype of the top-grade magical artifact I've forged; I call it the Thunder Bell!"

As he spoke, Song Cheng took out his masterpiece, which was a large, pale purple bell with intricate patterns carved on it. It was exquisite.

"I used Thunder Essence Stone as the main material for this bell, and then supplemented it with several earth-attribute spiritual materials. It took me more than thirty days to forge it."

"Next, I will temper the spirit of this bell. The spirit tempering method I have learned is the sect's secret technique, the 'Spirit Revitalization Method.' I cannot teach this method to you, but I can tell you the characteristics of this spirit tempering technique."

"The 'Spirit Resonance Method' allows the spirituality within spiritual materials to resonate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, thus enabling the magical artifact to briefly merge with heaven and earth and fully temper its inner spirituality."

At this moment, Song Cheng was like an elder in charge of refining skills who occasionally taught courses on Hundred Refinement Peak, patiently explaining the details and key points to Lin Yun.

Then, he began to demonstrate how to use the "Spirit Resonance Method" to temper the thunder bell.

About half an hour later, the thunder bell in front of Song Cheng suddenly began to tremble.

clang!clang!clang!

The sound of bells rang out continuously, and faintly, the waves of bells were mixed with wisps of lightning.

Lin Yun activated his protective spiritual power, which barely allowed him to withstand Zhong Bo's power mixed with lightning.

Upon witnessing this scene, Lin Yun was filled with awe.

He thought to himself, "As expected of a top-grade magic weapon, it already possesses such power even though it is only in its initial stage of refinement."

If it is fully refined, there will probably be very few cultivators in the Qi Refining stage who can withstand this bell.

Spirit tempering complete!

Having witnessed the entire process, Lin Yun felt he had benefited greatly, and even his own weapon-refining skills had improved somewhat.

"I see. A unique spirit tempering technique can even enhance the power of a magical artifact."

"When I have enough contribution points in the future, I can go to the Transmission Hall to exchange for a Spirit Refining Secret Technique."

Having completed the spirit tempering process in one go, Song Cheng let out a long breath, his face showing even more fatigue.

"Junior Brother Lin, I've said everything I needed to say. Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

After pondering for a moment, Lin Yun asked, "Where should the Xuan Lei pattern be engraved on this bell?"

Upon hearing this, Song Cheng turned the Thunder Bell over and pointed to the inner wall of the bell, saying, "Here, you only need to inscribe the Xuan Lei pattern, and I will complete the rest of the auxiliary patterns."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yun nodded and said, "Then let's begin. I've been practicing in my cave for the past few days, so it shouldn't be a problem."

"Alright! It's up to you, Junior Brother Lin!"

Song Cheng solemnly handed the Thunder Bell to Lin Yun, a hint of nervousness flashing in his eyes.

This was the first time he had ever entrusted someone else to help him refine a weapon since he joined the sect, and this person was a junior brother who had just joined the sect.

It was impossible not to feel uneasy, after all, he had spent a great deal of money on this thunder bell, almost gambling with his entire fortune.

After receiving the thunder bell, Lin Yun's face showed admiration.

This Senior Brother Song's weapon-refining skills are truly exceptional. He is indeed a disciple who has cultivated at Hundred Refinement Peak for many years. He is truly remarkable.

After calming himself down a bit, Lin Yun's fingertips glowed with spiritual light, and then landed on the inner wall of the Thunder Bell.

hum!

The deep purple spiritual pattern quickly spread out, and Lin Yun easily outlined half of this profound pattern, but it collapsed at a turning point.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

After the Xuan Lei pattern dissipated, it also brought with it a burst of intense lightning, indicating that some of its spiritual energy had been lost.

This scene made Song Cheng's heart tighten, but he still chose to believe and waited silently.

"Hmm, since it's not lightning-struck wood anymore, we need to slightly adjust the flow of the spirit patterns..."

With that in mind, Lin Yun quickly began the second inscription of spirit runes.

This time, he used even more force with his fingertips, and the Xuan Lei pattern he drew seemed to be embedded inside the bell.

The deep purple spiritual patterns moved like water snakes, gradually covering half of the bell body under Lin Yun's engraving.

As he deftly and neatly made the last stroke, the deep purple Xuan Lei pattern was immediately fixed in place.

Become!

"Senior Brother Song, I have fulfilled my mission!" Lin Yun breathed a slight sigh of relief. Two successes were within his expectations.

A look of wild joy appeared on Song Cheng's face. He quickly stepped forward and then engraved auxiliary patterns on the outer wall of the Thunder Bell to draw in the Xuan Lei patterns on the inner wall.

About half an hour later, a loud bell rang out.

clang!

The Thunder Bell rose into the air, violently absorbing the dense spiritual energy around it.

During this process, streaks of purple lightning appeared and disappeared intermittently.

The Thunder Bell has been completely forged!

A top-grade magic weapon capable of sweeping away cultivators in the Qi Refining stage was born under the witness of the two!

"Hahahaha! Thank you, Junior Brother Lin!" Song Cheng could no longer contain his emotions and burst into laughter.

With a single gesture, the thunderous bell flew to his front.

"go!"

With a flick of his finger, Song Cheng unleashed a bolt of lightning from the bell.

Boom!

The spot where the lightning struck was blasted into a deep crater!

"Amazing!" Lin Yun exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this.

It has such power with just a slight activation; how terrifying would it be if it were activated at full power?

It truly is a magical artifact that maximizes offensive capabilities!

Song Cheng took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and said, "Junior Brother Lin, please keep this a secret for me. I intend to use this as my trump card in the upcoming sect competition."

"As for the 500 sect contribution points you requested, just tell me what you want to exchange for, and I'll go get it for you right away!"

After hearing this, Lin Yun thought for a moment and said, "Keeping it a secret is no problem; it's what I should do, Junior Brother."

"As for the 500 sect contribution points, I plan to use 300 sect contribution points to exchange for some spiritual medicines or pills that nourish blood and strengthen the foundation, and use the remaining 200 sect contribution points to exchange for Spirit Gathering Pills for cultivation."

He had already considered this matter. To cultivate the Blood Transporting Technique to its perfect state, it shouldn't require that many sect contributions.

Therefore, the remaining two hundred points should naturally be exchanged for Spirit Gathering Pills to improve one's cultivation.

Although the Spirit Gathering Pill wasn't as effective for him at the sixth level of Qi Refining, it was still better than nothing.

If one relies solely on meditation and cultivation, it would probably take at least ten years to advance to the late stage of Qi Refining.

There is a bottleneck at each of the three levels of the Qi Refining stage, and the transition from the middle to the late stage of Qi Refining is even more difficult.

Many rogue cultivators in the outside cultivation world may not be able to break through this barrier even if they live to old age.

"A elixir to nourish qi and blood? Junior Brother Lin, you have an underlying injury?" Song Cheng asked with some surprise.

Lin Yun simply smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, that's not it. A while ago, my family sent me a body-tempering technique."

"I want to try practicing some spiritual cultivation to alleviate the problem of excessive accumulation of toxins in my body."

Upon hearing this, Song Cheng understood. Taking too many pills could indeed cause this problem.

Seeing that Lin Yun had already reached the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage, he thought that this Junior Brother Lin must have consumed quite a few pills during this period.

It can only be said that those who have family support are indeed able to obtain a lot of cultivation resources.

After a moment of envy, Song Cheng nodded and agreed, "I will bring you what you want tomorrow. You won't have to wait too long, Junior Brother."

Lin Yun smiled contentedly, clasped his hands in thanks, and said, "Then I thank Senior Brother Song in advance!"

"By the way, I must also congratulate Senior Brother Song on the successful forging of his treasure. I wish you all the best in winning the sect's minor competition in two months!"

These words struck a chord with Song Cheng, and his smile grew even brighter. He stroked the Thunder Bell with obvious affection and said, "Then I'll accept your kind words, Junior Brother."

"Junior brother, I won't bother you any longer. I'll take my leave now!"

"Take care, Junior Brother Lin!"

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After returning to his own building, Lin Yun felt much more at ease.

"Watching Senior Brother Song refine weapons today has greatly improved my own skills; I have benefited immensely."

"However, if I were to forge a top-grade magic weapon on my own, I'm afraid I still wouldn't be able to do it."

"Not to mention the various spiritual materials and forging, even the spiritual patterns that Senior Brother Song filled in later were beyond my ability to do."

Although he envied the other party's top-grade thunder-based magic weapon, Lin Yun was also self-aware enough to know that he was not yet capable of refining it on his own.

"If I had that Thunder Bell, maybe I could win the sect competition this time..."

Just as Lin Yun was lost in thought, a female disciple dressed in a law enforcement robe walked towards him with an unhappy expression in front of his courtyard.

"Lin...Lin Xuan, my cousin? You've come to see me about something?" Lin Yun raised an eyebrow, quite surprised.

Lin Xuan frowned even more deeply and said with displeasure, "Don't address each other by family ties within the sect. Just call me Senior Sister."

What an arrogant official!

Lin Yun no longer concealed his aura, revealing his cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Sensing the spiritual pressure, Lin Xuan's expression changed slightly: "You...when did you advance to the sixth level of Qi Refining? How did you do it so quickly?"

Hearing these somewhat incredulous words, Lin Yun chuckled and said, "Senior Sister Lin Xuan! I just broke through not long ago, it's nothing to mention."

Before joining the sect, the two had the same cultivation level, but now, after more than a year in the sect, her cultivation level has actually fallen behind by one level.

This was something Lin Xuan found hard to accept.

"By the way, Senior Sister, what brings you here?" Lin Yun deliberately emphasized the word "Senior Sister".

In the cultivation world, those who have reached the highest level are considered seniors, those of the same level are fellow cultivators, and those of lower level are nothing more than ants.

In the Taiyuan Sect, this rule is naturally followed: those with the strongest strength are senior brothers, rather than those who have been in the sect for a long time.

Somewhat embarrassed, Lin Xuan said, "Elder Hongye wants to exchange for a fire-based cultivation technique that can be cultivated to the Core Formation stage, but she is still short of sect contribution points."

"She told me to go back to the sect and ask you for the Fire Spirit Honey produced in the Insect Garden during this period, and hand it over to the sect in exchange for some contribution points."

At this point, Lin Xuan became more assertive and rebuked, "Elder Hongye's insect garden is of utmost importance. How could you abandon your post?"

"Now that you've taken this position, you should work diligently to manage the insect garden well for Elder Hongye. How can you hold her back?"

To this, Lin Yun said helplessly, "The Insect Garden is fine. Since you want Fire Spirit Honey, then come with me to collect it."

Seeing Lin Yun's attitude, Lin Xuan became even more annoyed and said, "Elder Hongye sent you a letter before, didn't you read it?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yun suddenly remembered: "Oh, I was refining weapons on the peak just now and forgot to check."

"But let's go collect the Fire Spirit Honey first, so as not to delay our important business."

As he spoke, he led the way, taking Lin Xuan into the insect garden.

Because of the barriers and restrictions placed on the outside, Lin Xuan couldn't see clearly what was happening inside before.

Once inside, she was surprised to find that the insect garden was actually quite well-built.

However, what Lin Yun did next made her eyebrows furrow in anger.

Lin Yun took a storage bag from the beehive. This was a storage bag specifically placed in the insect garden to collect Fire Spirit Honey. All the Fire Spirit Honey had been stored in it during this period.

He originally planned to wait for Lin Hongye to come so they could share the profits.

Of the 30%, his share was his own, another 30% needed to be handed over to the sect, and the remaining 40% belonged to Lin Hongye.

"What are you doing? How could you put all this Fire Spirit Honey in your pocket?"

Hearing this, Lin Yun finally became impatient and said, "Didn't Clan Sister Hongye tell you that 30% of these Fire Spirit Honeys belong to me?"

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