I, a centenarian, sweep through the gates of immortality.

Although Lin Feng was unfamiliar with various auspicious beasts, as a born sword embryo, he had deliberately learned a lot of common knowledge about sword forging when he was in Chongyang Valley.

Lin Feng had a general understanding of various sword-making materials.

This dragon-patterned black gold is an excellent material for forging various magical artifacts.

Not only is it incredibly hard, but it also contains spiritual energy. Moreover, after being forged into a magical artifact, it can grow on its own as its owner's cultivation level increases, making it a weapon with unlimited potential.

It should be understood that for cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage, ordinary magical artifacts can hardly withstand their pressure. Only treasures made of top-grade materials can unleash the full power of such a powerful being.

Lin Feng swallowed hard, his eyes sparkling with surprise and longing. Without hesitation, he grabbed the dragon-patterned black gold in his hand, stroking it repeatedly with his withered hands, while muttering to himself.

"This is a priceless treasure!"

"If it were to appear outside, countless powerful figures would fight tooth and nail to get it."

"Now that it's in my hands, is this a godsend?"

Lin Feng was so fond of it that he kept stroking the black gold dragon pattern.

The little auspicious beast leaped up and pounced on Lin Feng's chest, its short claws constantly poking at the jade pendant.

"Da da da".

Lin Feng realized that the little auspicious beast intended to trade the dragon-patterned black gold for him.

After the excitement faded from his face, Lin Feng became conflicted.

This dragon-patterned black gold is indeed a top-tier treasure.

However, precisely because of this, its refining conditions are extremely demanding.

Even the Nine Yang Divine Fire in the Chongyang Valley Sword Forging Room has difficulty refining the dragon-patterned black gold.

This means that even if Lin Feng obtains the Dragon Pattern Black Gold now, it will probably be difficult for him to convert it into strength.

Moreover, Lin Feng is all alone and helpless. If he were to appear in the world with the Dragon Pattern Black Gold, it would inevitably attract the covetousness of others, which would be dangerous for him.

In contrast, although Lin Feng was still unsure of the full capabilities of his jade pendant, he at least knew that it could help him quickly improve his strength.

Given its current situation, this deal is clearly not worthwhile.

With reluctance and regret, Lin Feng put the dragon-patterned black gold pendant aside again, while clenching the jade pendant in his hand.

"This dragon-patterned black gold is useless to me; I wouldn't survive even if I held onto it."

Seeing that Lin Feng was unwilling to change, the little auspicious beast anxiously circled around Lin Feng, constantly rubbing against him with its snow-white and soft body, as if begging or acting coquettishly.

Aside from not wagging its tail, it's pretty much like a big yellow dog raised in the countryside—harmless and very cute.

"Eeya, eeya."

Unfortunately, Lin Feng's wrist is still hurting after being bitten by this little guy. How could he be deceived by its appearance?

"Rubbing against me won't help; you might just bite me again."

The little auspicious beast suddenly stopped and squatted down beside Lin Feng. It gently scratched open the bandage on Lin Feng's wound with its little paws, and then stuck out its reddish-brown tongue to lick Lin Feng's wound back and forth.

At first, Lin Feng only felt that the wound was extremely warm. After a while, an unknown spiritual power spread out from the wound. Not long after, Lin Feng's wound actually began to heal.

Although the speed is not particularly fast, it is recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This guy actually has such abilities?"

After Lin Feng's wounds had completely healed, the little auspicious beast pounced on Lin Feng again, rubbing its snow-white fur against Lin Feng's chest.

"this..."

Lin Feng lowered his head slightly, and his eyes met those of the little auspicious beast. For a moment, Lin Feng felt a sense of disorientation.

This little auspicious beast really looks a lot like the big yellow dog I used to raise.

"call."

Lin Feng took a deep breath and began to ponder.

Although the little guy bit Lin Feng, he never tried to kill him; he was only after Lin Feng's jade pendant.

Now that it has healed Lin Feng's injuries and even produced the Dragon Pattern Black Gold, and is behaving obediently, it would seem inappropriate for Lin Feng to ignore it.

Most importantly, this little guy's ability is extraordinary; it can actually make a half-perforated wound heal quickly.

Keeping this little guy by your side would definitely be of great benefit.

Since what this little guy wants is Lin Feng's jade pendant, and only Lin Feng can control this jade pendant, why can't Lin Feng use this as bait and try to cooperate with this little guy?

Judging from its behavior just now, this little guy should be able to understand human speech, he just can't speak it.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng slowly released his right hand, placed the jade pendant between himself and the auspicious beast, and then said softly.

"This jade pendant is extremely important to me. If I lose it, I'm afraid I won't live much longer."

"But you little guy didn't mean me any harm, and you even took out the dragon-patterned black gold."

"How about this? I'll open the jade pendant now, and we can share the Yin energy within it, half for each of us, how about that?"

The little guy nodded repeatedly without even thinking.

Seeing that the little guy agreed, Lin Feng no longer stood on ceremony. He picked up the current version of the dragon-patterned black gold pendant, put it into his storage bag, then sat cross-legged, formed a hand seal, and slowly opened the jade pendant.

The Yin energy transformed by the jade pendant had now become the purest spiritual energy. The moment Lin Feng broke free from the restraints, it surged into his meridians like a rushing river.

"Eeya, eeya."

Hearing the little guy's cry, Lin Feng turned his head and saw that the little guy was staring at him expectantly.

Lin Feng smiled and shook his head, controlling the jade pendant to release a portion of the Yin spiritual power within it.

The little creature jumped onto Lin Feng's lap with great eagerness and began to devour the spiritual energy.

The man and the beast quietly absorbed the Yin energy within the jade pendant.

As time passed, Lin Feng's meridians became increasingly resilient under the permeation of spiritual energy, and the spiritual energy within his dantian also became more and more solid.

"boom."

With a barely audible rumble, Lin Feng suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp, as if he had become several years younger.

"Seventh level of Qi Refining!"

The breakthrough in cultivation not only brought about an increase in strength, but also increased Lin Feng's lifespan accordingly.

The only regret is that Lin Feng did not achieve consecutive breakthroughs as he had in the previous attempts.

However, this makes sense. Even a minor advancement in cultivation level requires a significant increase in spiritual energy, not to mention that there was a little guy sharing the spiritual energy with them this time.

Lin Feng turned his head and glanced at the little guy next to him. He saw that the little guy was squinting and lying on Lin Feng's lap, as if he was drunk, shaking his head and swaying his body, his face full of enjoyment.

"Well, looks like you've had your fill."

"But the Yin energy within my jade pendant has been almost completely absorbed."