214: Broken bronze blade, the natal magic weapon?

Lin Yongmao continued to refine Magical Artifacts. He spent almost half a month finally pushing his Artifact Refiner proficiency to the Peak of the second order.

The profound iron Ore in the Refining Cauldron melted. Lin Yongmao, according to his own wishes, refined the profound iron Ore into the shape of a Flying Sword.

A quarter of an hour later, a gleaming Flying Sword was forged.

"System Notification: Congratulations on successfully refining [Flying Sword (Unnamed)] (High Grade Magical Artifact)! You have gained +200 proficiency."

To refine a High Grade Magical Artifact from ordinary profound iron Ore was already the limit of what profound iron Ore could achieve.

Some say that refining a Divine Artifact from Divine-Grade Ore is nothing, but refining a Divine Artifact from ordinary Ore is truly impressive.

Lin Yongmao didn't care about these things; he was only worried about wasting Materials.

As long as he could possess a Divine Artifact, why would he care if it was refined from ordinary Ore or Divine-Grade Ore?

The surprises continued!

"System Notification: Congratulations on becoming a Third-Order Artifact Refiner! Artifact Refining success rate +20%, with a chance to refine Spiritual Artifacts that incorporate your own attributes."

Lin Yongmao suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment. The problems that he couldn't solve during the Artifact Refining process seemed to suddenly make sense.

In the Hundred Arts of Cultivation, Lin Yongmao had no master, but his skill continuously improved precisely because of the [Immortal Cultivation Hundred Arts] System function; increasing proficiency granted him inspiration and insights.

Now, the Lin Family had another Third-Order Artifact Refiner.

Lin Yongmao also gained the qualification to refine his own Lifebound Treasure.

What weapon should he choose as his Lifebound Treasure? Lin Yongmao fell into deep thought.

If his requirements weren't so high, he could completely refine a Qingming Sword, just like Lin Xuanbo.

He could choose qingling bamboo and Nether Spirit Bamboo as the Materials for refining his Lifebound Treasure.

However, Lin Yongmao was unwilling.

Moreover, a Flying Sword was not Lin Yongmao's first choice for a Lifebound Treasure. He already had the sword soul grass, which could continuously evolve. The sword soul grass could perfectly serve as his Flying Sword, so there was no need to refine another Lifebound Treasure Flying Sword.

"What exactly should I choose?"

Lin Yongmao questioned his inner self. Suddenly, a strong fluctuation emanated from his Sea of Consciousness, a movement from the depths of his Sea of Consciousness.

"This is..."

Lin Yongmao watched as a bronze hoe flew out from within his Sea of Consciousness. He had obtained his Golden Finger precisely because of this bronze hoe.

The bronze hoe had also saved Lin Yongmao twice, both times when Lin Yongmao faced powerful Divine Sense attacks, and the bronze hoe automatically protected its master.

Now, it transmitted a message to Lin Yongmao: he could choose to make it his Lifebound Treasure.

Lin Yongmao pondered for a moment and finally made a decision.

Rather than choosing other mediocre Lifebound Treasures, it would be better to refine this mysterious bronze hoe.

Lin Yongmao dripped a few drops of his Lifebound Blood onto the bronze hoe, and the bronze hoe absorbed the Lifebound Blood at a visible speed.

Thanks to Lin Yongmao's Body Refining, his Blood Qi was very abundant; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to squeeze out so much Lifebound Blood.

Nanming Li Fire emerged from Lin Yongmao's palm. He began to refine the bronze hoe. The surface of the bronze hoe was covered in greenish-brown rust, making it look nothing like a weapon.

It probably wouldn't even be effective for hoeing the ground.

Nanming Li Fire was an extreme flame, but even when Lin Yongmao pushed it to its limit, it still couldn't melt the bronze hoe.

"I refuse to believe it..."

...

Two days later, Lin Yongmao's True Essence was close to exhaustion. During this time, he swallowed several thousand-year purple jade fruits.

The bronze hoe still hadn't melted into molten iron, but most of the rust on its surface had disappeared.

The original hoe shape also changed, becoming a broken blade.

Lin Yongmao couldn't tell what kind of weapon the bronze hoe originally was, and even now that some of the rust had been forged away, he still couldn't tell.

The broken blade didn't look sharp, but it carried a captivating aura.

Lin Yongmao felt that he was already connected to it, yet he still couldn't perceive its characteristics.

Originally, the Bronze Broken Blade had a trace of sentience, but Lin Yongmao still couldn't sense its aura after refining it into his Lifebound Treasure.

He was already too exhausted to complain. What was going on?

His own Lifebound Treasure, and he didn't even know its characteristics.

Didn't that mean it was occupying the position of his Lifebound Treasure but couldn't exert any effect?

Originally, the Bronze Broken Blade could be stored in the Sea of Consciousness. Now it was different; after Lin Yongmao refined it into his Lifebound Treasure, he could store it in his Sea of Consciousness or his Dantian.

Besides that, it had no other use!

Lin Yongmao was sulking alone, but he had no other way. It was impossible to break the connection with it now.

"Forget it! Even without a Lifebound Treasure, my combat power should still be invincible among those of the same rank."

To vent his frustration, Lin Yongmao began to refine Magical Artifacts as a Third-Order Artifact Refiner.

He now had the experience of a Third-Order Artifact Refiner, enough to refine High Grade Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts, and the Materials he used were no longer limited to profound iron Ore.

Various rare Materials were brought out by him and transformed into Spiritual Artifacts under the refining of Nanming Li Fire.

"A Third-Order Artifact Refiner's limit is refining Medium Grade Spiritual Artifacts. Although I don't have a Lifebound Treasure, I have refined five Medium Grade Spiritual Artifacts to accompany me."

Lin Yongmao put away the other refined Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts, intending to hand them all over to his father, Lin Yucheng, so that Lin Yucheng could choose to distribute them to Family members or sell them.

"Now that I am a Third-Order Artifact Refiner, I also meet the conditions to become a Formation Master. Let's try to set up and repair Formations!"

Formation can be said to be the most difficult skill to learn among the Hundred Arts of Cultivation.

Becoming a Formation Master requires extremely high talent, and there is also a difficult prerequisite: one must also be an Artifact Refiner.

The tools used by a Formation Master to set up Formations, including Formation Flags, Formation Plates, and so on, all need to be refined by an Artifact Refiner.

These are secondary; the understanding of Formation patterns is the biggest challenge. Many Cultivators spend their entire lives unable to glimpse even its surface.

Lin Yongmao had the Third-Order Formation Master Inheritance on him. He carefully read the information on the Jade Slip, "It seems that first, I need to master the corresponding Formation patterns, and then I also need to learn how to engrave the Formation patterns on Formation Flags or Formation Plates."

Lin Yongmao chose the simplest Formation—the First-Order Spirit Gathering Formation.

The Formation patterns of the First-Order Spirit Gathering Formation are the simplest. Generally, Formation Masters also enter the Dao by setting up this Formation.

If one can independently set up a First-Order Spirit Gathering Formation, then one can be considered a First-Order Formation Master.

Formation Masters also have advanced combat power among those of the same rank, especially High-Order Formation Masters, who can unleash combat power far exceeding their own by relying on Formations.

The complete sets of refined Formation tools they sell are even more astonishing in value.

Lin Yongmao's mind continuously reviewed the Formation patterns of the First-Order Spirit Gathering Formation. He planned to begin.