206: My sister is named Yongqian

Lin Yongmao began to try Artifact Refining. He now had the ability of Metal Control, which made him very sensitive to metal Ores and allowed him to temporarily possess a Metal Spiritual Root.

Before Artifact Refining, Lin Yongmao cultivated a Metal Spiritual Root in his Dantian.

His original Wood and Water attribute spiritual power were entirely transformed into metal spiritual power.

This meant that Lin Yongmao's Spiritual Root talent had transformed into a Top-Grade Metal Spiritual Root.

If he were to Cultivate, he could do so at the speed of a Metal Spiritual Root, essentially making him a peerless Genius.

However, Lin Yongmao's main Cultivation Technique was the Wood attribute Cultivation Technique, Ku Rong Art, which was now incompatible.

He would have to change his Cultivation Technique at the Golden Core Stage, and Lin Yongmao planned to consider this matter after successfully forming his Core.

Feeling the spirituality of metals and Ores, Lin Yongmao realized that without a Metal Spiritual Root, Artifact Refining was completely impossible, just as Alchemy was impossible without a Wood Spiritual Root.

Lin Yongmao absolutely had to learn Artifact Refining, primarily because Artifact Refining was the foundation of Formations.

Another reason was that he would soon be able to form his Core smoothly, and after Core Formation, he could refine his Lifebound Treasure. A Lifebound Treasure he refined himself would certainly be more suitable for him.

After his Spiritual Root transformation, Lin Yongmao began preparing for Artifact Refining.

The Ore he chose was the most common Profound Iron Ore. Ten pieces of Profound Iron Ore could be exchanged for one Low-Grade Spirit Stone, making it the most suitable Ore for novice Artifact Refiners.

Lin Yongmao had also prepared a Refining Cauldron in advance. Although it was just an ordinary Medium Grade Magical Artifact Refining Cauldron, it was completely sufficient for him.

Regardless of whether he could successfully refine a Magical Artifact, he could rely on the Immortal Cultivation Hundred Arts System function to increase his proficiency.

As long as his proficiency was full, his Artifact Refining level would naturally improve.

Lin Yongmao spent more than ten days trying, and during these ten-plus days, all his Artifact Refining attempts failed; not a single one succeeded.

On this day, Lin Yongmao signed in as usual. The items he obtained from signing in over these ten-plus days were all a type of third-order spiritual plant called Frost Moon Flower.

Frost Moon Flower is an ice-attribute spiritual plant with certain attack and control capabilities that can restrict an enemy's movements.

Lin Yongmao planted all the Frost Moon Flower seeds he obtained from signing in.

For eleven consecutive days, Lin Yongmao failed to refine a single Magical Artifact, not even the most common Low Grade Magical Artifact Flying Sword.

As usual, Lin Yongmao used Nanming Li Fire to melt the Profound Iron Ore, first needing to melt and remove most of the rock Impurities within it.

Immediately, Lin Yongmao guided the molten iron to condense into the shape of the Flying Sword in his mind. This process was a great test of Divine Sense control.

Perhaps his state of mind was very stable today, as these steps were completed very smoothly.

“Sizzle!”

Arriving at the final step, Lin Yongmao quickly plunged the Flying Sword embryo into the prepared quenching liquid.

This quenching liquid was Medium Grade Spirit Spring water, containing abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

During the Artifact Refining process, the quenching liquid would be adjusted according to the characteristics of the Magical Artifact being refined, whether it be rich in Spiritual Qi, or blood Qi, cold Qi, and so on.

The sword embryo and the quenching liquid made contact, instantly reacting violently. White vapor rose, and the spiritual liquid permeated the interior of the sword embryo.

This rapid cooling process could change the internal structure of the Flying Sword, greatly increasing its hardness, strength, and toughness.

Finally, there was a re-forging and tempering process. Lin Yongmao used Nanming Li Fire for the tempering treatment, harmonizing the rigidity and flexibility of the Flying Sword, further stabilizing its performance.

“It's done!”

Lin Yongmao was in a great mood and took out the Flying Sword. Although it was only a Low Grade Magical Artifact, it was the first finished product he had refined.

“Ding~”

“System notification: Congratulations on successfully refining [Flying Sword (unnamed)] (Low Grade Magical Artifact), gaining +200 proficiency.”

Lin Yongmao carefully examined the Flying Sword, indeed finding many imperfections.

Successfully refining a Magical Artifact and failing to refine one were completely different concepts. He had just gained 200 proficiency points, but failed attempts only yielded a baseline of 10 points.

The proficiency of a First-Order Artifact Refiner had reached 22.24%. Now that he could refine Low Grade Magical Artifacts, the rate of proficiency growth could be significantly improved.

Lin Yongmao had no intention of continuing to refine Magical Artifacts. Counting the days, his mother Han Yuying should be due soon. He left Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff and returned home.

Han Yuying had been well taken care of, with Lin Yucheng constantly busy attending to her, having declined all other Family tasks to wholeheartedly care for his wife.

On the very night Lin Yongmao returned home, Han Yuying's water broke, and the Family midwife responsible for deliveries arrived.

Lin Yucheng and Lin Yongmao anxiously waited outside the door; they couldn't help at all at this moment.

Lin Yucheng murmured softly, “My precious daughter must have a Spiritual Root!”

Lin Yongmao comforted him, “Father, you don't need to worry. Mother ate so many Seven Treasures Eggs while carrying Younger Sister, I believe Younger Sister will definitely have a Spiritual Root.”

Lin Yongmao thought to himself that he would definitely sign in to obtain spiritual plants that generate Spiritual Roots in the future, so he could bring his older brother over and Cultivate more Cultivators for the Family.

Lin Yongmao had never seen his father so anxious and flustered, pacing around the house like a helpless child.

There were still several years until birth and Spiritual Root testing, yet he had to worry so much.

Han Yuying gave birth smoothly in the latter half of the night.

A Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator's body is very strong, and the birthing process was also very smooth.

A pink, plump baby was wrapped in swaddling clothes, held by the midwife.

This midwife had delivered all the babies in the Lin Family; she had also delivered Lin Yongmao before, and everyone called her Granny Yuan.

Granny Yuan had married into the Lin Family and was also a Qi Refining Stage Fifth-Layer Cultivator.

“The child is born, you can come in now,” Granny Yuan called out loudly.

“Congratulations, it's a lovely daughter,” Granny Yuan handed the child to the father, Lin Yucheng.

Lin Yongmao also leaned in to look. Younger Sister was pink and tender; she would surely be very cute when she grew up.

Lin Yucheng handed the infant to Lin Yongmao and then went to check on his wife. Han Yuying's condition was quite good; she showed no signs of fatigue after giving birth.

Han Yuying smiled, looking at Lin Yucheng, “You name the child!”

Lin Yucheng pondered for a moment, then said, “Let our daughter be called Lin Yongqian. Qian, meaning lush vegetation, symbolizes vibrant life. I hope our daughter can grow up happy and healthy.”

That's right, he could use the Attribute Panel to check her Spiritual Root in advance.

Generally speaking, Spiritual Root talent is not apparent at a young age and cannot be detected by Magical Artifacts that test Spiritual Roots, but the Attribute Panel is different.

Thinking that the Attribute Panel could test Younger Sister's Spiritual Root, Lin Yongmao also became nervous.

A Spiritual Root was simply too important for a Cultivator; it almost determined a Cultivator's upper limit and whether they could Cultivate to the corresponding stage.

Lin Yongmao took a deep breath and silently thought, “It's okay, even if Younger Sister only has the most common Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root, I will use resources to elevate you to a height others can hardly reach.”