Defense magic treasures are much easier to craft compared to offensive or sealing ones. This bracelet is a first-grade spiritual artifact of the defense type, capable of withstanding the full force of a Golden Core or Sun Wheel Realm expert.

"Mm, thank you, Xiao Mo." Sima Zining accepted the bracelet, wearing it on her fair wrist, a look of happiness appearing on her face.

...

After parting ways with Sima Zining, Lin Mo made a trip to Shu Province, where he still had two friends.

A luxury villa apartment stood beside the Qingjiang River, the most expensive real estate area in all of Shu Province, an inch of land worth its weight in gold.

Lin Mo appeared at the apartment entrance, his divine thought enveloped the entire building. Just then, two men came out of the apartment, both wearing branded suits, looking every bit the successful professionals.

"Xiao Mo."

"Xiao Mo."

Upon seeing Lin Mo appear, the two men beamed and immediately gave Lin Mo a bear hug.

"Yu Fei, Brother Hu." Lin Mo also gave a bright smile.

In his past life, Lin Mo was betrayed by Lang Ya Jun and Huo Shuixian, which made him reluctant to trust others. However, in this life, Yu Fei and Guo Hu are considered his best friends.

"Come on, let's go to my place and chat." Yu Fei patted Lin Mo's shoulder, laughing heartily.

"Yu Fei, you two don't look like CEOs of big companies at all." Lin Mo furrowed his brows, speaking helplessly.

"Do you look like the chairman of Die Mo Pharmaceutical?" Guo Hu replied with a chuckle.

This was Yu Fei's home in Golden State. As they walked into one of the villas, a woman saw Lin Mo arrive and immediately smiled, "Mr. Lin, long time no see, come in, dinner will be ready soon."

Beside the woman was an adorable child of about three years old. The woman called out, "Yuyu, say hello to uncle."

"Hello, uncle..." The girl said in a childish voice.

The woman was none other than Yu Fei's later girlfriend, Yuan Shuang. They had married three years ago after Yuan Shuang became pregnant, but back then, Lin Mo was in retreat, recovering from the battle with Asura, and missed their wedding.

"My daughter, Yu Yuyu, she's cute, right?" Yu Fei smiled happily.

Seeing his friend so happy, Lin Mo was genuinely glad for him, "What about you, Brother Hu?"

"Me? My girlfriend is still working on a PhD with Yanzi, who knows when she'll give me a baby." Guo Hu responded, feeling a bit gloomy.

"Let's not talk about this, it's been ages since we met, today we drink till we're drunk." Yu Fei grabbed Lin Mo and headed straight to the dining table.

Yuan Shuang had prepared a feast, but after a couple of bites, she took Yu Yuyu upstairs, leaving some space for the men to chat.

"Yu Fei, Brother Hu, I'm planning to give all of Die Mo Pharmaceutical to you guys, just take care of the Lin Family for me."

Lin Mo drank the white wine in his cup, then said.

Yu Fei and Guo Hu were taken aback.

"Xiao Mo, what are you doing?" Yu Fei furrowed his brows, "Without you, there wouldn't be us now."

"I have a very important task to do. I might leave... So I hope you two can manage the company well and look after my family." Lin Mo said.

If he could pass the Golden Secret Realm Trial, he believed it wouldn't be long before he could leave and enter the Mystic Realm Sect.

Yu Fei and Guo Hu both knew Lin Mo wasn't an ordinary person, living in a different world than theirs, so they ultimately agreed. After getting Yu Fei and Guo Hu drunk, Lin Mo left some elixir pills and quietly left the villa. The next step was to go into retreat and wait for the Golden Secret Realm Trial to begin...

This palace used to be the old nest of Zhen Yuanzi. As the two landed on the palace, Zhen Yuanzi opened his space ring and tossed a pile of materials onto the ground, accumulating into a small mountain.

Last time, after killing Yin Kui and defeating the Ninth Prince to seize his space ring, he obtained four hundred thousand top-grade spiritual stones. Lin Mo had Zhen Yuanzi spend three hundred thousand top-grade spiritual stones to buy a huge amount of materials from the Medicine Sect.

Various treasures were glowing with a seven-colored light, and some herbs exuded enticing aromas, filling the space, attracting many Illusion Beasts and Demon Beasts to appear in the void again.

But those demon beasts and illusion beasts all stood afar, their red eyes greedily eyeing the pile of treasures, yet not a single illusion beast or demon beast dared to approach.

Because the young man beside the pile of treasures had slaughtered too many illusion beasts and demon beasts over the past two months, striking fear into them all.

"Alright, with these materials, I can evolve the Blood Demon Vine to the early stage of Condensation."

Lin Mo looked at the pile of materials before him, a look of delight on his face.

The Blood Demon Vine King was something Lin Mo obtained from the Hongmen Ancestor, a life-class magic treasure with some auxiliary effects. Unlike human or demon beast cultivation, plant-type magic treasure cultivation required no law comprehension, as they could almost exclusively evolve by devouring materials...

Of course, this kind of evolution is equivalent to piling up with money, so their strength is much lower compared to demon beasts and fierce beasts of the same level, let alone when compared to humans.

However, since Lin Mo wanted to improve his strength now, it was almost impossible to enhance himself in such a short time, so he had to put some hope on the Blood Demon Vine King. "Blood Demon Vine, these are all supplements. After consuming them, you should be able to level up to the early stage of Condensation." A smile appeared at the corner of Lin Mo's mouth, and then there was a rustling sound from his body. His clothes on his back suddenly tore apart, and eight vine-like arms shot forth, flying towards the pile of treasure.

.

"Devour!"

The eight dark red vines emitted a dark red light, splitting open like mouths, stuffing the pile of treasures into them with abandon.

In less than half an hour, the pile of treasures had completely disappeared, all devoured by the Blood Demon Vine.

And the Blood Demon Vine was undergoing changes, with abundant energy filling its body.

"Blood Demon Vine, rest well and digest this energy." Lin Mo conveyed through divine thought.

Seemingly hearing Lin Mo's words, one by one the vines retracted into Lin Mo's body, beginning to sleep and absorb. Once awakened, it would be able to break through to the Condensation Stage.

"Mm, that's the last thing sorted. There's another month to quietly await the beginning of the Golden Secret Realm Trial. I can't wait to compete with those geniuses for supremacy!"

Lin Mo clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with incomparably determined light.

"Xuanyuan Sword."

With a soft chant, a heavy sword leaped from the sky, circled the sky once, and finally landed in Lin Mo's hand.

"This last month, I'll focus on honing my swordsmanship, and Zhen Yuanzi, make sure you cultivate well here too." Lin Mo grasped the Xuanyuan Sword, looking at Zhen Yuanzi and reminding him.

"Yes, Mr. Lin." Zhen Yuanzi nodded.

Lin Mo had already transformed into a beam of strong light, flying into the endless darkness, standing tall amidst the darkness.

"Xuanyuan Sword, I have already perfected the first move, Wu Lin Tanyu. In terms of attack power, it's already very powerful, and the second move, Cold Light Appearance, is at a masterful level. Cold Light Appearance is an assassination technique, prevailing through speed and peculiarity, catching opponents off guard..."

"The third move, Heaven and Earth Battle! It's an incredibly domineering sword technique, possessing crushing power. In terms of attack and speed, it balances both. If mastered, it would be much more formidable against opponents than the first and second moves."

In the void, Lin Mo silently contemplated within his heart.