The Ground Fire surged and churned in the air like a fiery Dragon.
Facing the scorching flames, Su Bai's expression remained unchanged; only the speed at which she cast her hand seals grew faster and faster.
Finally, the Ground Fire settled down, firmly bound within the pit of the Formation.
At this point, Su Bai directly threw a piece of fine iron into the fire.
The fine iron, originally like stubborn rock, slowly melted under the intense heat of the flames.
Then, as Cultivation Techniques were continuously infused, Impurities were removed.
Only after the fine iron melted into a puddle of molten iron did Su Bai continue to refine other Materials.
Once all the Materials were processed, under her controlled technique, the Materials began a slow Fusion.
This process lasted for a day and a night.
Finally, an umbrella-shaped Magical Artifact took shape.
Su Bai took it out of the Ground Fire and placed it aside to cool.
After refining one Magical Artifact, Su Bai did not stop but continued to throw other Materials into the Ground Fire.
Next, she was going to repair a Magical Artifact.
The Qing Yuan Mirror.
This Medium Grade Magical Artifact had been damaged during the last time it helped Xu Changge attack the Xu Family, when she clashed with a Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase Cultivator.
Although its grade was relatively low and it could no longer keep up with Su Bai's current Cultivation, she had kept it and never discarded it.
This was because Su Bai liked Magical Artifacts that could unexpectedly ambush an opponent.
If this Divine Sense attack was combined with the Soul Shocking Thorn, it could achieve unexpected results.
Of course, Su Bai had to repair it.
Even if it was only to be used as a one-time Magical Artifact.
The repair of this Qing Yuan Mirror went very smoothly; it only needed some Materials to fill in the damaged parts, and then a check of the integrity of the inscribed defensive runes and Divine Sense attack runes would suffice.
It didn't delay Su Bai for too long.
Next, it was the Puppets.
The Puppet Master Legacy Su Bai Acquired was called the "Thousand Threads Guiding Method."
It could refine a Cultivator's Divine Sense, making it like a silk thread to remotely control Puppets.
Of course, for Cultivators in the Qi Refinement Stage, there was also a method of imprinting the Puppet itself and controlling it with a main control item, but it was not as precise as Divine Sense control.
Su Bai had already fully comprehended this method.
All that was missing was a Puppet.
Thinking of her future Puppet helpers, Su Bai waved her hand, envisioning hundreds and thousands of Puppets besieging her enemies.
She was so delighted that her two rows of white teeth were exposed.
To bring this fantasy to fruition, Su Bai took out the Materials for making Puppets.
She began to work.
...
A mere ten days quickly passed.
Inside the Ground Fire Chamber, Su Bai emerged, covered in dust and grime.
With just a simple Dust Removal Charm, the dust on her body vanished.
"Puppet Art is truly profound."
Even with the enhancement of her first-tier Medium Grade Artifact Refining technique, Su Bai had not yet grasped the basics of Puppet Art.
Over these days, quite a few Materials were wasted.
But not a single tiered Puppet was successfully created.
It could only be said that it was not without Harvest.
Although the Puppets were unsuccessful, at least the Magical Artifacts were done.
The Qing Yuan Mirror is a Medium Grade Magical Artifact that integrates defense and Divine Sense attack.
Su Bai had used this, so she naturally knew whether it was good or not.
As for the other Magical Artifact, Su Bai named it the Hidden Luo Umbrella.
As its name suggests, it is a defensive Magical Artifact.
When the umbrella is opened and a person hides behind it, the surface of the umbrella will blend with the surrounding environment, granting invisibility.
It looks good, but it actually cannot defend against Divine Sense.
However, it is extremely effective when used in the Qi Refinement Stage.
After all, Qi Refining Cultivators do not possess Divine Sense.
Perhaps those Qi Refining Peak Cultivators, due to their Perfection Realm, possess Divine Sense, but its covered range is definitely not far.
From the Star Luo Islands, to Tianyun City, and then to the Qingzhu Sword Sect.
One year had already passed at this point.
Su Bai added her new attribute points to Divine Soul.
Her Divine Sense power directly doubled.
Although it couldn't compare to the Divine Sense of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, who could detect every rustle of wind and blade of grass several miles away, it was still sufficient to avoid danger within a hundred meters.
After leaving the Ground Fire Chamber, Su Bai returned to her room to Cultivate properly.
Although the guest rooms still had a second-tier Spiritual Vein, the quality of the Spiritual Qi was much better than in Tianyun City.
Inhaling the Spiritual Qi in the air, Su Bai could only sigh.
No wonder Sect Disciples Cultivate quickly; with such a good place, if their Cultivation speed could slow down, they might as well go feed pigs and stop Cultivating.
If the Sect valued them, providing some Medicinal Pills, Spirit Stones, and resources would further boost their Cultivation speed.
Loose Cultivators had to focus on establishing their Foundation before the sixty-year blood and Qi limit.
Sect Disciples might be able to achieve Foundation Establishment around forty years of age.
The resources and Aptitude they possessed were not on the same level.
Of course, Su Bai was not envious.
She had her own unique advantages.
If she couldn't achieve Foundation Establishment at sixty, then she would at one hundred, or one hundred and fifty.
Slowly enduring, she would always get there.
She just needed to be careful not to arouse suspicion from others.
After all, a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator only lives for about one hundred and twenty years; living too long easily draws unwanted attention.
"Perhaps later I'll need to find some Medicinal Pills that extend life to help conceal this."
Thinking of her Aptitude, Su Bai felt a bit helpless.
Her Spiritual Root was too poor; even if she Cultivated without stopping for a single day, her progress was no different from a crawling snail.
At this moment, she remembered the Cultivation Technique she had obtained earlier from the evil Cultivator Yan Xi.
Among them, the Sword Nurturing Art could form an Acquired Spiritual Body.
If all else failed, she would first find a Spiritual Artifact Flying Sword to use.
Even if the Spiritual Body she formed was poor, it would be better than her pseudo-Spiritual Root.
When she became stronger in the future, she would just switch to a Magic Treasure Flying Sword.
Cultivating in the Qingzhu Sword Sect, time passed quickly.
A year flew by in a flash.
The Secret Realm was about to open.
They were now ready to depart.
Su Bai followed behind Xu Changge, looking at the people standing in the square.
There were fifty to sixty Cultivators like them, affiliated with the Qingzhu Sword Sect.
The Qingzhu Sword Sect's Outer Sect Disciples numbered only twenty to thirty.
Su Bai and Xu Changge stood towards the back of the crowd, looking at the huge Flying Boat parked in the square.
This Flying Boat was about sixty zhang long, easily accommodating over a hundred people.
"This is a war Magical Artifact..."
Suddenly, Xu Changge unexpectedly said this to Su Bai, who was beside her.
After Xu Changge's reminder, Su Bai focused her vision and realized that this enormous Flying Boat was indeed not an ordinary passenger transport.
Su Bai nodded subtly.
Then she noticed that the main Material of this giant boat was actually ebony.
This made Su Bai think of Wumu Island, where she resided.
That place was rich in this kind of Spiritual Wood.
Through this incident, Su Bai vaguely sensed that she, or rather Xu Changge's side, had other intentions.
Recalling the rumors she had heard before, the Six Upper Sects launched a war to suppress evil Cultivators.
Now, the main Material of this war Magical Artifact was actually ebony.
Su Bai would absolutely not believe it was a coincidence.
Just as Su Bai was about to observe more closely, a long-bearded Daoist appeared in the sky.
As soon as this person appeared, the surrounding Spiritual Qi became quite sluggish.
The moment the Daoist appeared, Su Bai immediately lowered her head, not daring to even glance at him.
It was a Core Formation True Person!
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