Immediately, Ding Fan began to mediate cross-legged. Clearly, the most dangerous period for the Hundred-Year Ganoderma had passed, and now Ding Fan simply needed to gradually absorb it.

The hatred Ding Fan felt for the Wild Wolf Gang intensified. It's important to know that this entire village consisted of ordinary citizens, yet they didn't even spare these people, and the young girls were severely violated. These damn beasts, Ding Fan was seething with rage.

At this moment, what Ding Fan could do was cultivate as quickly as possible. He had already devised the next step of his plan. He wanted to catch the Wild Wolf Gang off guard with a surprise strike!

After a session of cultivation, roughly half a day had passed, and Ding Fan's injuries had fully healed. However, the effects of the Hundred-Year Ganoderma were still present, so Ding Fan continued to cultivate in hopes of completely absorbing all the herb's effects. Perhaps doing so might even unexpectedly raise his cultivation level. Ding Fan cultivated for a while.

However, to Ding Fan's surprise, the breakthrough in cultivation did not occur, leaving him somewhat disappointed. Ding Fan also understood that improving one's cultivation wasn't something that happens quickly; it clearly requires a long process.

Then, Ding Fan ended his cultivation, exited his room, and found Ye Ningbing still guarding his door, immediately filling Ding Fan's heart with gratitude. After chatting with her for a while, Ding Fan let Ye Ningbing return, as his most critical period was already behind him, no longer requiring her to guard him so arduously.

However, during Ding Fan's casual conversation with Ye Ningbing, he suddenly discovered Divine Vigor present within her, which astonished Ding Fan. He hadn't expected that Ye Ningbing had also begun Spiritual Cultivation. It was a shocking revelation to Ding Fan.

Upon Ding Fan's inquiry, it turned out that Ye Ningbing had learned Spiritual Cultivation for a period of time along with those two little girls. What astounded Ding Fan even more was that Ye Ningbing possessed a Divine Constitution, which Ding Fan knew was essential for Spiritual Cultivation. Not everyone possessed a Divine Constitution; it's truly a rarity. Ding Fan had not anticipated that Ye Ningbing would have one.

This was absolutely a great thing, as Ye Ningbing could undergo Spiritual Cultivation, enhancing her strength significantly, granting her some self-defense abilities in the dangerous Cultivation World.

Ding Fan could see that Ye Ningbing's Spiritual Cultivation rank wasn't particularly high; he speculated her level of cultivation was about on par with those two little girls, roughly equating to a First-Grade Spiritual Cultivator.

The First Grade in Spiritual Cultivation corresponds to a cultivation level approximately akin to the Early Nascent Soul Stage in Cultivation, which is quite adequate within the Cultivation World.

Afterward, Ding Fan stepped outside to a clearing not far from Ye Ningbing's residence. He took out the Divine Iron given to him by He Zenfen and could immediately see that this Divine Iron was no ordinary thing, significantly more precious than his Mysterious Iron Ice Sword, given that it was bestowed by someone like Sect Master He Zenfen.

It couldn't be compared with ordinary items.

Ding Fan took out the Divine Iron, intending to cultivate it into a flying sword. Ding Fan surely understood the importance of this flying sword; with it, not only would he perform better in Sword Flight, but his combat ability, overall strength would see a noticeable enhancement.

Following that, Ding Fan set up a fire and began burning the Divine Iron, aware that it was not yet fully formed. He needed to refine it further, and Ding Fan wouldn't miss any opportunity to enhance his cultivation.

Ding Fan was very clear that having a flying sword made of this Divine Iron would undoubtedly advance his strength significantly. Just by sensing the aura emanating from the Divine Iron, Ding Fan could tell it was extremely powerful, such that if used to make a flying sword, even at his Late Nascent Soul Stage, he might be able to contend with an Emergence Stage cultivator.

With these thoughts, Ding Fan stopped hesitating and began the refinement of this Divine Iron.

After setting up the fire, Ding Fan constructed a support and placed the Divine Iron on it, letting it burn. At the same time, he infused True Qi into the flames below, transforming the ordinary fire into True Fire.

Though Ding Fan wasn't deeply versed in artifact refining, he knew enough to refine regular items without issue. Despite the high grade of Divine Iron, it was fortunate that this Divine Iron was already semi-finished, meaning the required steps weren't numerous nor difficult, and Ding Fan was confident in successfully refining this Divine Iron.

Chiii chiii chiii...

Before long, the Divine Iron began to emit sizzling sounds, turning bright red from the heat.

At this point, Ding Fan found a hammer and, taking advantage of the red-hot state, began pounding on it. Ding Fan knew this was the optimal time to refine the Divine Iron, and he wouldn't miss this chance.

Ting, ting, tang, tang...

The crisp sounds echoed continually as the shape of the sword gradually formed under Ding Fan's forging, bringing a hint of delight to his heart. He continued refining the Divine Iron with single-minded focus, entering a state of selflessness where his heart and mind were entirely occupied with the image of the Divine Iron.

If other artifact refiners witnessed Ding Fan's current state, they'd be astounded, as artifact refiners in the Cultivation World hold a prominent position, and becoming one is no simple matter. The talent required for artifact refining is even more rigorously assessed than cultivation itself, with perhaps only one in a hundred cultivators able to become an artifact refiner. This underscores how rare artifact refiners truly are.

Artifact refiners are also graded by levels, something Ding Fan knew a little about, though not extensively. If any ordinary artifact refiners saw what Ding Fan was doing, they'd be shocked, knowing that reaching Ding Fan's level of immersion is exceptional among artifact refiners.

Importantly, this was Ding Fan's first artifact refining attempt, and evidently, even among artifact refiners, this innate talent was extraordinarily impressive.

Nobody knew how much time had passed, but Ding Fan's forehead was drenched in sweat when suddenly a divine flash emanated from the Divine Iron, and instantly, a five-colored divine light appeared.

Ding Fan was taken aback for a moment, it was obvious that the refinement of the Divine Iron had been completed.

At this moment, the Divine Iron had basically taken the shape of a flying sword. Ding Fan looked at the flying sword and was overjoyed. This flying sword was indeed extraordinary. Ding Fan knew that with this flying sword, his strength would definitely make a great leap forward. By then, even a cultivator at the Emergence Stage would have a hard time dealing with him. Thinking of this, Ding Fan couldn't help but feel very pleased.

Howl...

Suddenly, the continuous howling of wolves could be heard. Ding Fan looked intently and found that it was the Silver Horned Wolf Pack.

Ding Fan guessed that the success of the flying sword had attracted the attention of quite a few wolves. At this moment, the Silver Horned Wolf Pack was looking at Ding Fan, their eyes filled with confusion and anger.

It was clear that the wolf pack didn't know what had just happened on Ding Fan's side, but at this moment, this human was standing so unreservedly in front of them, obviously challenging them greatly!

"Haha, just in time, a perfect opportunity to test the sword!"

Ding Fan's mind was sharp as he wielded the flying sword, sending one fierce sword strike after another towards the Silver Horned Wolf Pack.

Swipe!

Howl...

The sword rose and fell in Ding Fan's hand, and a Fourth Grade Silver Horned Wolf let out a wail, being directly slain.

The Silver Horned Wolf Pack, seeing this scene, couldn't help but become very angry and very savage. Instantly, they crazily pounced towards Ding Fan, their sharp fangs showing at the mouth, their eyes glowing with a fierce blue light.

"Good sword!"

Ding Fan was quite satisfied with the scene just now. Slaying a Fourth Grade Silver Horned Wolf in one stroke was indeed impressive. At this moment, Ding Fan looked at the wolf pack charging towards him and felt a surge of interest. Since it was like this, he might as well test his overall strength.

The Silver Horned Wolf Pack rushing towards Ding Fan consisted of more than ten Silver Horned Wolves, among which there were three Fifth-Grade Silver Horned Wolves. You must know that Fifth Grade Silver Horned Wolves are equivalent to cultivators at the Late Nascent Soul Stage. Their strength is almost similar to Ding Fan's, and Yuan Beasts generally have power aspects that are even stronger than cultivators. But, Ding Fan had no fear in his heart.

On Ding Fan's face was a look of calm, a demeanor of confidence and assurance.

Facing such a large pack of Silver Horned Wolves, not to mention Ding Fan, a cultivator at the Late Nascent Soul Stage, even a cultivator at the Emergence Stage would definitely not maintain such composure as Ding Fan did. You must know the opposing wolf pack wasn't merely a single Fifth-Grade Silver Horned Wolf; there were as many as three. Even a cultivator at the Emergence Stage would need to be cautious and careful, as one slight mistake would incur a bloody price.

Swipe, swipe, swipe...

Ding Fan continually wielded the flying sword, and the Silver Horned Wolves charging towards him were struck down one by one, like moths to a flame, while Ding Fan stood like an unwavering flame. In no time at all, the three Fifth-Grade Silver Horned Wolves were gone with just a few returns of Ding Fan's sword.

In just a few minutes, the number of wolves had already been halved. The Silver Horned Wolves, seeing Ding Fan still wielding his sword with majesty, shivered a bit. Clearly, fear had already permeated their hearts.

You must know the Silver Horned Wolf Pack is a kind of group-fighting Yuan Beast, and their intelligence is much stronger than ordinary Yuan Beasts. So, ordinary cultivators encountering such a wolf pack would definitely choose to avoid it, not daring to directly slay them like Ding Fan did. That kind of thing could only be done by cultivators with extremely powerful strength, which clearly couldn't be those at the Nascent Soul Stage; cultivators at the Emergence Stage at least were needed.

However, as a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, Ding Fan had managed to do just that. At the moment, to even make the Silver Horned Wolves so fearful was simply an incredible feat.

Ding Fan knew that dealing with this wolf pack with just his strength alone would be quite difficult, but with this flying sword, the problem was evidently eased a lot.

To know that the Fifth-Grade Silver Horned Wolves were easily slain by Ding Fan with just a few swings of the flying sword was incredibly impressive!

And Ding Fan was only using ordinary True Qi infused into the flying sword, without utilizing the Arctic Chill of the Frost Toad. It could be imagined that once he used the Arctic Chill, his combat abilities would increase significantly more. Moreover, Ding Fan was only using some ordinary techniques with the flying sword, not even employing the fist techniques recorded in the stele. Clearly, Ding Fan wasn't using his full strength against the Silver Horned Wolf Pack, only around sixty percent of it.

Even so, the Silver Horned Wolf Pack looked at Ding Fan's posture with evident fear, and in the next moment, the wolf pack slunk away in retreat.

Watching this scene, Ding Fan felt a slight amusement in his heart. These beasts truly had some level of intelligence. Seeing several fierce Fifth-Grade wolves fall to his sword, they retreated without a fight. This was indeed a rare amusement in the Cultivation World.

To think that the fierce Silver Horned Wolves, known for fighting more fiercely the more intense the battle, would actually flee with broken helmets and discarded armor, was utterly laughable.