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Three Spell Pens shimmered brightly in the sunlight. The pen tubes were made of translucent Fire Jade Essence, with one pen tip gleaming in gold, looking luxurious and beautiful; the other two pen tips appeared dark and somewhat strange at first glance, but upon closer inspection, they exuded a sense of calmness. They were all imbued with immense Spiritual Energy.
Yue Changzi's heart blossomed with joy as he smiled and said, "Little Monkey has made his debut! These three Spell Pens can be considered your debut work; Master will take them!" He immediately began to put one into his Cosmic Bag.
Li Hong grabbed it tightly, saying, "That's not acceptable! I still plan to use them to draw talismans!"
"What talismans are you going to draw? Come on, Master will take one, and you can keep the other two; that should be fine, right?" Without waiting for a response, he pulled out one Dragon Whiskers pen and shoved the remaining two back into Li Hong's hands.
Li Hong muttered, "Fine, I’ll accept this loss; after all, you are my nominal master!" At this point, he had a thought and quickly stored the remaining two pens in his Cosmic Bag.
A snow-white delicate hand reached out from the side, intending to grab a Spell Pen but ended up grasping nothing. Li Hong chuckled triumphantly.
Yan Luo jumped out angrily, saying, "Everyone gets a share! Why does he get something I don't?" She pointed her finger directly at Yue Changzi.
Yue Changzi smiled wryly and replied, "I said, Miss Yan Luo, these are Spell Pens. You can't draw talismans; what do you need them for?"
Yan Luo rolled her eyes. "Who says I can't draw talismans? Our Qixia Palace also values Talismans; hand them over!" She extended her hand toward Li Hong.
Li Hong ignored her hand completely and turned directly to Yue Changzi. "Let's go; don't pay any attention to her!"
In the blink of an eye, Li Hong pulled Yue Changzi away, disappearing before Yan Luo.
Yan Luo was furious and shouted, "Li Hong, come back here!"
Li Hong paid her no mind as he flew into the tower with Yue Changzi, and the Azure Jade Gate closed tightly behind them.
Yue Changzi turned back to glance and stroked his beard with a smile. "Little Monkey, why are you so harsh on Yan Luo? Even if she is unreasonable, she is still a girl and your lifesaver; you should give her some leeway. Otherwise, if word gets out, your reputation could be ruined."
Li Hong had already placed his hand on the Ice and Fire Flower but upon hearing Yue Changzi's words, he silently withdrew it and sincerely said to Yue Changzi, "I did this to make her back off; I don't want her to misunderstand that I have feelings for her."
Yue Changzi nodded. "Master understands. This girl acts recklessly but is not entirely bad; she just lacks grace compared to Chu Xi. But do you know? The techniques of Qixia Palace have unique advantages. If you two cultivate together as partners, it would greatly benefit both of you." As Yue Changzi spoke, his expression became somewhat Strange. "In fact, having more than one partner is not uncommon in the Mortal Realm; even if you have another partner, I believe Chu Xi would not oppose it."
"There's no need to say more! This matter is not open for discussion!" Li Hong placed his hand back on the Ice and Fire Flower and immediately began summoning the Spirit of the Hall. The thought that Master actually suggested cultivating together with Yan Luo made Li Hong feel indescribably angry; it was simply absurd!
Even after arriving at the Ancient Celestial Field Temple for quite some time, Li Hong remained sullen. Yue Changzi patted him on the shoulder and laughed. "What others dream of as fortune has turned into a burden for you, Little Monkey! That girl doesn't actually have bad intentions; she just acts recklessly. Can't you see? She has already taken a liking to you. Forget about her; why bring her up again? Just mentioning her makes your face longer than a horse's!"
After joking for a while, Li Hong finally calmed down and said with a bitter smile, "Master, everything can be joked about, but can we joke about this? I just want that girl to leave here as soon as possible."
"That may not be the case," Yue Changzi's expression became serious. "She knows too much, and the longer she stays, the safer we are. Once our strength is solidified, it won't matter even if the whole world knows. Right now..." Yue Changzi shook his head.
"I can't be sure about other things regarding Yan Luo, but one thing I know for certain is that her mouth is relatively tight; even her master Dai Yunzi doesn't know she's here at this moment." At this point, Li Hong decided not to discuss Yan Luo any further and shifted the conversation to the issue of the Fire Spirit Eye.
Yue Changzi shook his head, ultimately letting it go.
The two discussed many plans but found them all unsatisfactory.
Finally, Yue Changzi pondered and said, "Actually, besides our Nine Li Sect, Kunlun also practices artifact forging. Although their methods aren't as refined as ours, they do have some unique aspects. For example, their method of transmuting impurities in forging materials."
"Oh?" Li Hong perked up.
"Unfortunately, if we want to replicate this method, the difficulty is too high. They use magical artifacts to transmute impurities; these artifacts are similar to high furnaces used in the Mortal Realm for iron forging and are equivalent to Celestial Artifacts. They kill a fire dragon to obtain its Dragon Soul and dragon pearl to place in the artifact furnace. The fire Dragon Soul acts as an Artifact Spirit; once activated, it continuously emits innate Dragon Flame to refine the impurities in the materials. However, this kind of artifact furnace has been passed down from their founding Ancestor; where can we go now to kill a fire dragon? Even if there were a fire dragon, we couldn't create such a calamity! So it's not feasible."
"Wait a minute, you said a fire dragon can serve as an Artifact Spirit?" Li Hong's eyes widened.
"Yes, because dragon fire has an extremely high temperature that can rival True Fire."
A flash of inspiration struck Li Hong's mind, and he burst into laughter: "I have a solution!"
"Really? What do we do?" Yue Changzi was greatly excited.
"Let's keep it a secret for now; you just need to start working. As for melting materials and refining impurities, leave that to me—I guarantee everything will be fine!" Li Hong patted his chest confidently.
Yue Changzi was half-convinced but suddenly had a bright idea. "Right! You have a fire dragon inside you! But..." He shook his head vigorously. "Absolutely not! That would be too exhausting for you; it might take you one or two years without rest..."
Before he could finish, Li Hong interrupted him: "Don't worry; I'll handle everything. Just start preparing for artifact forging; you don't need to worry about anything else."
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Three days later, the Artifact Hall of the Ancient Celestial Field Temple opened its doors.
On the second floor, a large secret room was partitioned off, with a square hole about half a foot wide left at a height of one person. Next door was the Refining Room of Yue Changzi, Ling Yizi, and Ling Xianzi.
This Refining Room was also quite spacious, featuring a newly constructed Fire Jade Platform in the center, surrounded by various refining tools. In one corner, there were two Azure Jade Vats, each about the height of a person, filled with Extreme Yin Cold Spring drawn from the Underground's Extreme Yin for quenching.
Once everything was prepared, the three disciples of Yue Changzi sat cross-legged around the Fire Jade Platform, their six eyes eagerly watching the square hole in the wall.
"Is it ready?" The Azure Jade Gate opened, and Li Hong walked in.
Yue Changzi's three disciples were puzzled about what Li Hong was up to and nodded in confusion.
Li Hong sat down next to Yue Changzi and closed his eyes. This action left the three of them even more baffled.
Suddenly, a blazing firelight shone through the square hole in the wall, illuminating the secret room inside. Yue Changzi was taken aback. "There's someone inside!" Upon closer inspection, even he, with his Mid-Stage Nascent Soul cultivation, was stunned.
He could clearly sense that someone inside was cultivating, but this person was strange; there was no aura of a living being, and they had no discernible features—just a mass of shadow. However, this shadow had its hands spread wide, with a rolling flame in its palms that was extremely hot, resembling Dragon Flame but purer and seemingly emanating a hint of phoenix energy along with some celestial aura. Yue Changzi stared in awe.
What followed was even more astonishing. A mass of Heavenly Gold Essence Iron flew up before the shadow's knees and hovered above the flames. The extremely hard and high-temperature resistant Heavenly Gold Essence Iron began to show signs of melting almost immediately, and soon it transformed into a pool of molten iron. Blue smoke rose as the molten iron became increasingly pure, resembling a transparent golden liquid bubbling away.
The impurities were removed so quickly! Yue Changzi was dumbfounded.
"Here it comes; get ready to refine!" Li Hong called out loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the melted Heavenly Gold Essence Iron flew through the square hole directly toward Yue Changzi. He quickly reacted by channeling his spiritual power to evenly envelop the already purified Heavenly Gold Essence Iron.
Next, various small clumps of materials that had been refined flew out from the hole continuously. Yue Changzi wrapped each material with spiritual power and distributed them evenly into the molten Heavenly Gold Essence Iron, stirring it uniformly. After about half an hour, the outline of a Flying Sword began to emerge. At this point, Yue Changzi was completely immersed in his familiar work and had no time to pay attention to the strange "shadow person" next door.
Once the Flying Sword was completed, Yue Changzi let out a long breath and examined it closely before concluding, "Not bad! A medium-grade spiritual weapon! The material has been maximized in function; the formation is flawless; its quality is quite good!"
Behind him, Li Hong had come in again at some point and sat down with a smile. "This one is just an experiment; the next one will be the real test of your refining skills."
As soon as he finished speaking, another fiery red object flew out from the hole straight toward Yue Changzi.
Yue Changzi hurriedly channeled his spiritual power to wrap around this fiery red object. Even though he had seen much in his time, he couldn't help but be stunned: "What is this? Is there really a material I can't recognize?"
This object is about the size of a child's fist. Although it has melted, it still resembles the shape of a claw. A red flame, reaching nearly two feet high, emits an indescribable scent.
Yue Changzi squinted his eyes and said, "It's toxic!"
"Yes! Innate fire poison, heh heh, just perfect for our Nine Li Sect disciples!"
"What a good thing!" Ling Yizi and Ling Xianzi jumped up simultaneously, staring at the "crab claw" in front of their master, their eyes filled with admiration and longing.
Yue Changzi focused and realized, "Little Monkey, did you bring back those Venomous Scorpion Claws from the Ancient Celestial Field?"
"Exactly! Master, think of a formation quickly. Also, let me know what other auxiliary materials are needed. I’ll go get them!" Li Hong pointed towards the next room.
"Alright! We need Fluid Sand to balance the fire poison; Fire Jade Essence to isolate the fire poison to prevent the user from being poisoned; and a bit more..." Yue Changzi listed seven or eight types of materials in one breath. Moments later, the auxiliary materials for Transmute flew over one by one from the square hole.
After a while, a small scissor-like artifact slowly hovered in front of the four. It was red and had a shell-like solid reflection all over, incredibly beautiful.
After a brief silence, all four shouted in unison: "Superior Spirit Artifact!"
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