"Alright, you can leave now."

Lin Mo waved his hand.

Qiao respectfully bowed and retreated to the door, then turned and left.

"Those two-winged guys are only slightly weaker than Yuri, and the four-winged ones can rival the Innate. If I hadn't advanced to the second realm of Innate and undergone the baptism of Heavenly Thunder, it would also take considerable effort to kill them."

Lin Mo frowned secretly.

"However, these people should still be unable to freely appear on Earth; otherwise, the world would be in chaos. They should be like people from the Hidden Sect, needing some specific conditions to come out."

Lin Mo felt the pressure.

A deep sense of crisis weighed on Lin Mo. The secrets Earth holds are simply too numerous.

These guys with special bloodlines might pop up at any time, and since I killed their people, they're bound to find me eventually.

"No matter what, enhancing my own strength is the most crucial task."

Lin Mo told himself.

Putting aside the thoughts in his mind, Lin Mo took out a phone from his Space Ring and called Xia Mengdie to let her know he was safe. Not having contacted his wife for so long, Xia Mengdie was understandably a bit sulky, but fortunately, she could understand, only lightly scolding him a few times.

"I'll be back soon; my wife is so understanding." Lin Mo smiled and hung up the phone. He placed the phone on the sofa, then stood up, his eyes shining with sharp light, "With my current strength, I have nothing to fear from the Qingxuan Sect Master. If he dares to come, I'll just slap him to death."

In the mountain range, midway up a peak, an ancient castle stood.

February 1st, winter.

There was still half a month until the traditional Huaxia Spring Festival.

Snow fell gently all night long.

The entire mountain turned white, covered in silver, with a chill in the air. The pine needles, palms, and shrubs were piled with white snow, and the ground had a layer of snow, making a crisp crunching sound when stepped on.

"The environment here is nice; I should be able to extract Ice Cold Flames for refining."

A figure appeared in the sparsely populated forest, wearing a black casual outfit, with slightly long black hair flowing freely, and eyes as bright as stars.

"I'll refine here. Let's set up a few arrays first to avoid being disturbed."

Lin Mo waved his hand in the air, and a dozen talismans flew out from the Space Ring. These talismans positioned themselves in a mysterious manner, then dissipated into the air.

But an area of a kilometer radius centered on Lin Mo was already covered by the array; if anyone dared to intrude, all the talismans would launch an attack simultaneously.

Each of these talismans was a Nine-grade Talisman, and attacking together was equivalent to Lin Mo's full-force strike. Even the Hongmen Ancestor and Yuri would suffer if they dared to break in.

After finishing all this, Lin Mo summoned the Xuanyuan Sword, its blade radiating a bright blue light, with a divine glow flickering uncertainly.

The Xuanyuan Sword circled in the air, emitting cheerful clear sounds.

"Good partner."

Lin Mo grinned.

Then Lin Mo took out a few thumb-sized pieces of special black metal from the Space Ring, suspended in front of him, these metals reflecting a dark luster.

"Dark Rat Gold."

Lin Mo's eyes emitted a bright light.

Yesterday, after slaying that group of Feathered People in Death Valley, Lin Mo conveniently seized all of their space storage items, but mostly they contained energy barytes, some special pills, and Holy Water, which were garbage to Lin Mo.

However, what surprised Lin Mo was finding these few black objects in the Second Prince's space storage device.

Perfect auxiliary material for Artifact Refining—Dark Rat Gold!

Dark Rat Gold, rumored to be the feces of a special Demon Beast, the Dark Gold Rat.

Of course, that's just a rumor; no one knows how it specifically appears. Only its shape slightly resembles rat droppings, hence the name.

"This metal is something even Divinity Transformation Experts on the Cultivation Continent find difficult to obtain," Lin Mo mused.

In the Cultivation World, for the sake of refining a magic treasure, Lin Mo ventured into a Secret Realm to compete for it, nearly falling within, just barely obtaining some.

The function of Dark Rat Gold is for Artifact Refining, to perfectly fuse weapons.

Originally, Lin Mo acquired two weapons from the Ancient Battlefield Ruins, one being the Scythe of Death, a Peak Ninth Grade Treasure. The other was a broken Light Broken Sword, Spiritual Artifact First Grade, but since damaged, it could only be considered a Ninth Grade Treasure.

Lin Mo originally planned to use these two treasures to reforge the Xuanyuan Sword, to see if he could make the Xuanyuan Sword into a Ninth Grade Treasure. After all, currently, the Xuanyuan Sword is only at Treasure Third Grade level.

Lin Mo wasn't very confident originally, but now that he has obtained Dark Rat Gold, which can perfectly fuse weapons, it's simply the top-grade harmonizing material for Artifact Refining. Lin Mo is fully confident he can elevate the Xuanyuan Sword to Ninth Grade Treasure level.

Artifact Refining, even on the Cultivation Continent, is a profound craft.

Artifact Refining, Alchemy, Array Formation, and Drawing Talismans are all auxiliary professions, and becoming a top master in any of them is extremely difficult.

However, Lin Mo in the Cultivation Continent is a Qi Refining Master, at least for Artifact Refining below Spiritual Energy, he is fully confident.

"Ice Cold Flames!"

Lin Mo formed complex Dharma Seals with his hands, summoning Ice Cold Flames from three thousand meters underground. The pale blue flames burst out from the ground, twisting with an illusory appearance.

"Xuanyuan Sword!"

Lin Mo shouted: "Endure it!"

The Xuanyuan Sword immediately circled in the air and plunged into the Ice Cold Flames. The flames were extremely cold, causing the surrounding air temperature to drop by several tens of degrees instantly. An unfortunate field mouse just poked its head out of the snow and was instantly frozen into a transparent ice sculpture.

Then.

Lin Mo closed his eyes, and a flame symbol appeared on his forehead, subsequently, a dark purple flame also materialized out of thin air in front of him, roughly the size of a fist.

This flame was Lin Mo's Divine Sense Fire, also known as Soul Fire.

"If I hadn't reached Innate, I wouldn't be able to control Soul Fire at all."

Beads of sweat formed on Lin Mo's forehead, clearly indicating that for him, controlling the Soul Fire was an extremely difficult task.

After all, with a low Artifact Refining level, even a cultivator at the Golden Core Stage wouldn't dare to recklessly use Soul Fire to quench a magic treasure, as it's very easy to damage the soul.

Magic treasure levels are divided into Magic Artifact, Treasure, Spiritual Artifact, Soul Device, and Divine Artifact, each level further divided into several smaller grades. In the Cultivation Continent, the relatively poor Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators use only top Spiritual Artifacts, as Soul Devices are too difficult to obtain and refine.

"If I can refine the Xuanyuan Sword to Ninth Grade Treasure, my strength will be elevated further."

Lin Mo cautiously summoned the Scythe of Death and Light God Sword, using Soul Flames to quench and eliminate some of the remnants of previous owners, cleaning them thoroughly.