Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

One year later...

After his trip to the Fire Cave, Lu Fan had been staying in the cave for a year.

Just as he had anticipated, forging the Illusionary Thunder Sun Sword was no easy task.

It took a full year to refine the Illusionary Thunderwood into a liquid state.

As for the steps, they are the same as those for forging the Azure Devouring Light Sword: first, a small portion of liquid is separated and shaped into a sword embryo.

Then, impurities are removed, the final shaping is completed, and the blood is used for the ritual of atonement. After all this is done, another year has actually passed.

Only at this point did the Illusionary Thunder Sun Sword take shape. It was a long sword that emitted a silvery-white light throughout, with crackling lightning constantly swirling around its blade.

Compared to the excitement he felt when forging the first Azure Netherworld Devouring Light Sword, he seemed much calmer about this second natal magic weapon.

With a wave of his hand, the silver-white longsword fell into his palm. He casually swung it around, and streaks of lightning flashed dazzlingly.

It was as if this sword strike brought forth a thunderous force, unstoppable! In terms of its power to destroy enemies, the Thunder Sun Sword was undoubtedly stronger than the Devouring Light Sword.

"A lightning-attribute natal magic weapon, truly powerful!" Lu Fan stroked the sword, feeling the immense lightning power within, and was filled with excitement.

Once you have all five natal magic weapons, you will be able to use the Five Extremes Yuan Hunting Sword Formation.

But it's still early.

Lu Fan then stored the Thunder Sun Sword in his Qi Sea to nurture it.

At this moment, a ball of silvery-white Thunderwood primordial liquid still floated in front of him. Now that the Thunder Sun Sword had been forged, the next step was the Illusionary Thunder Arrow.

Based on the current reserves of Thunderwood Essence, it should be able to refine a considerable number of Thunder Arrows.

However, Lu Fan did not yet know the exact quantity he could refine.

After all, the Thunder Arrow is different from the Illusionary Thunder Sun Sword. The Thunder Sun Sword is a natal magic weapon, which will gradually strengthen after being refined and nurtured.

Lightning arrows are disposable items; once fired, they will not return.

Therefore, we cannot cut corners; we must maximize the power of each arrow to avoid wasting them.

After all, the materials and effort required to forge a single Illusionary Thunder Arrow are enormous.

If you fight an enemy and fail to kill them with an arrow, it would be a huge waste of the Illusionary Thunderwood, since it was created by consuming a massive amount of energy from the Heaven-Mending Furnace.

Having made his plans, Lu Fan began to refine them, using the same method as for his natal magic weapon, except that he would refine multiple of them at once.

After a series of tedious processes such as compression, impurity removal, and shaping, the original liquid was finally formed into thirty-two Illusionary Thunder Arrows.

It could have been made into more than eighty, or even hundreds.

However, the power decreases with increasing quantity; thirty-two sticks represent the limit that the Thunderwood Essence can compress.

This also achieved the maximum power that Lu Fan wanted.

And so, another year passed.

All thirty-two Illusionary Thunder Arrows have been successfully crafted.

Looking at the thirty-two silver arrows floating in front of him, Lu Fan smiled slightly, raised his hand to take down one arrow, then held the bow in his left hand and the arrow in his right, and tried to draw the bowstring.

Boom!

With a thunderous roar, the Demon Hunter Bow was drawn almost effortlessly, without any need for charging. The inexhaustible power of the heavenly thunder from the Illusionary Thunder Arrow was continuously poured into the Demon Hunter Bow!

It was as if the moment the arrow was released, it would unleash a devastating force!

However, Lu Fan wasn't extravagant enough to test the power of the Illusionary Thunder Arrow. After all, once it was used, it was gone forever, so it was naturally meant to be a treasure kept at the bottom of his chest.

After putting away the Demon Hunter Bow and the Illusionary Thunder Arrow, Lu Fan slowly closed his eyes. It seemed that his cultivation had improved a lot in the past three years, and he seemed to be approaching the peak of the early stage of Core Formation.

This is all thanks to the dozen or twenty Golden Essence Pills he has consumed over the past three years. If he had gone into seclusion to cultivate diligently, he might have already reached the peak of the initial stage.

However, the speed at which his cultivation has improved is already extremely rapid, so there's no need to rush.

As Lu Fan removed the isolation array, he also planned to go out for some fresh air. Just as he stepped out of the cave, it seemed that Elder Jing noticed him and immediately transmitted his voice, "Master Lu, your Daoist partner has been at the Xuan Yang Sword Sect for many days. If you come out of seclusion, come and see her, so as not to keep her waiting anxiously."

Upon hearing the transmission from Elder Jing, Lu Fan was taken aback, seemingly surprised by the word "Daoist partner." But upon further reflection, he realized that it was Ye Lingxi.

After all, in Ancestor Jing's mind, Ye Lingxi was his Daoist partner.

"How could I dare to let Lu Tianjiao come to see me? I'll go see him myself."

Suddenly, Ye Lingxi's voice transmission drifted over, her tone clearly conveying a hint of displeasure...

Lu Fan was immediately embarrassed. Had he offended Ye Lingxi in some way?

Just as Lu Fan was puzzled, a streak of light flashed from afar and instantly hovered in mid-air; it was Ye Lingxi, who looked displeased.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, it is an honor to have you here. I was unable to come out of seclusion to greet you in time. Please do not blame me," Lu Fan hurriedly cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"How could I dare to blame you? Now, who in the entire Feng Kingdom doesn't know your name, Lu Tianjiao?" Ye Lingxi rolled her eyes and said irritably.

"Um... Fellow Daoist Ye, I don't understand what you're saying?" Lu Fan asked, looking puzzled.

"Stop pretending. Do you think I don't know you killed Gu Shuo and Gu Chen? It's all over Feng Kingdom now."

"I also heard that you and Chu Lingxue, the prodigy of the Wangyue Sect, joined forces to seize quite a few treasures in the Li Huo Cave? You worked together quite well!"

Ye Lingxi frowned slightly and said softly.

"Well, it's not what Fellow Daoist Ye is thinking..." Lu Fan was a little embarrassed. Could it be that Ye Lingxi came because of this? Was she jealous?

"When I needed her before, I called her Lingxi. Now that the new person has replaced the old, I call her Fellow Daoist Ye?" Ye Lingxi rolled her eyes again, seemingly quite displeased.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, you misunderstand! My relationship with Fellow Daoist Chu of the Wangyue Sect is merely a cooperative one, not what you think."

"Besides, with a beauty like you by my side, how could I possibly fall for someone else?"

Lu Fan, unusually perceptive, smiled and said.

"Hmph! That's more like it," Ye Lingxi was quite easy to coax and didn't continue to blame her. She then slowly descended with a fragrant breeze.

"What is it, Fellow Daoist Ye? Do you need something from me?" Lu Fan asked.

"Can't I come if there's nothing wrong?" Ye Lingxi asked, raising an eyebrow.

Lu Fan felt that Ye Lingxi's current state was a bit off, completely different from her usual style, which clearly indicated that she was hiding something.

"Hehe, what are you saying? I would love to spend every day with Fellow Daoist Ye," Lu Fan chuckled, afraid that his words might offend Ye Lingxi.

"You're just saying that~" Ye Lingxi rolled her eyes, then said, "Fine, I won't beat around the bush with you anymore. I said before that after the trip to the underground palace, we could become Daoist partners. I'm here to fulfill my promise. What do you say?"

Lu Fan: "..."