Mortal's Journey: Reborn as Xin Ruyin, she begins by possessing Qi Yun's body.

During the process, Qi Yunxiao almost lost control of his spiritual energy several times, and fine sweat beaded on his forehead, but he never stopped, with only one thought in his mind: he must succeed.

About an hour later, the furnace body suddenly shone with spiritual light, and a faint metallic hum came from it.

Qi Yunxiao was overjoyed. He made a hand seal to open the furnace, and a long sword, entirely silver-white and slightly rough, leaped out, its blade shrouded in a faint spiritual aura.

The low-grade magic weapon, the refined iron sword, is complete.

Holding the fine iron sword in his hand, Qi Yunxiao's face showed a long-lost smile, and all his fatigue vanished.

He knew this was just the beginning; the art of weapon crafting required perseverance and practice.

For more than half a month afterward, the spiritual energy on the nameless mountain surged almost without ceasing, and the flames of the Eight Trigrams Furnace burned day and night.

Qi Yunxiao gets up before dawn every day to refine artifacts, starting with low-grade magic weapons. He practices again and again, reviews his progress, and starts over whenever he fails. Even when his spiritual energy is exhausted, he only needs to use pills to regulate his breathing for a short while before immediately throwing himself back into the work.

His skills became increasingly proficient, and his control over spiritual energy became more and more precise. From stumbling and fumbling with low-grade magic tools to mastering mid-grade magic tools, and then to perfecting high-grade magic tools, he took each step with exceptionally solid progress.

On the morning of the fifteenth day, when he opened the furnace again, a long sword with a cold, sharp light and rich spiritual energy floated at the furnace mouth. The sword was as smooth as a mirror, and there was a faint flow of sword energy.

A superior magical artifact has been created.

Looking at the superior-grade magic weapon in his hand, Qi Yunxiao breathed a long sigh of relief, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

Refining weapons requires not only skill but also ample materials, and he, living in seclusion in this mountain, had few spirit stones in reserve.

After a short while, he sorted out the low-grade, mid-grade, and even high-grade magic artifacts he had crafted over the past few days and asked his regular customers in the market at the foot of the mountain to sell them on his behalf.

A few days later, a regular customer brought news that all the magical artifacts had been sold, and he had received a large sum of spirit stones and a lot of rare refining materials.

He then used a large amount of refined iron and brass to extract some iron and copper essence.

Holding the heavy spirit stones and new materials, Qi Yunxiao's resolve grew stronger. He was determined to continue refining artifacts and strive for higher-level magical weapons.

Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, on the stone platform of the nameless mountain, the flames of the Bagua Furnace had turned into a dazzling gold, and the Bagua patterns on the furnace body shone brightly. A spiritual energy fluctuation far exceeding that of a high-grade magic weapon swept out.

Qi Yunxiao stood before the furnace, his expression focused. The spiritual energy at his fingertips flowed into the furnace like clouds and water, causing his clothes to flutter and rustle in the breeze.

About an hour later, the furnace suddenly trembled, and a dazzling sword light broke through the top of the furnace, shot straight into the sky, and then slowly fell down, hovering in front of Qi Yunxiao.

It was a long sword that was pure white, with a slender blade and an extremely sharp edge. Surrounded by spiritual energy, one could faintly hear the cry of a phoenix.

It was the first top-tier magical artifact that Qi Yunxiao had crafted.

He reached out and grasped the sword hilt. A cool yet mellow spiritual energy instantly surged into his body. Overwhelmed with joy, he couldn't help but laugh and say, "It seems I've inherited Xin Ruyin's original comprehension; even my talent for weapon crafting is this strong!"

His tone was full of pride and satisfaction. Thinking back on the past two months of hard work, the countless failures and reviews, all his efforts had paid off.

After the initial joy, a sharp glint flashed in Qi Yunxiao's eyes. He planned to challenge himself with an even more difficult method of weapon forging.

A top-tier magical longsword crafted from mixed iron essence.

Iron essence is extremely hard and contains immense metallic power. Even ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivators with weapon-refining techniques would find it difficult to melt it, let alone refine magical artifacts.

But Qi Yunxiao had the Eight Trigrams Furnace in hand, so he naturally had nothing to worry about.

The Six Ding Divine Fire in the Eight Trigrams Furnace can melt most of the world's spiritual materials. As long as he can control the spiritual energy and the heat, he can fully unleash the power of the iron essence.

After that, Qi Yunxiao became increasingly busy, devoting all his energy to the forging of magical artifacts made from mixed iron essence.

Every day, he stands guard in front of the Bagua Furnace, precisely controlling the temperature inside. He mixes iron essence with refined iron in a specific ratio, repeatedly hammering and smelting it with spiritual energy to remove impurities and condense the spirituality of the magical artifact.

The smelting of iron essence was far more difficult than he had imagined. Even with the help of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, it still consumed a great deal of his spiritual energy and mental energy.

They often practice for a whole day, leaving them exhausted and only able to recover by using high-grade spirit stones.

But he never gave up, always holding onto a strong desire to forge the most powerful magical artifact.

Days passed by, and in the blink of an eye, more than four months had gone by.

On this day, the golden flames of the Bagua Furnace soared into the sky, intertwining with the spiritual energy of the mountains to form a spectacular pillar of spiritual light.

Fortunately, he set up a large array to cover it; otherwise, it would have been discovered by other cultivators long ago and would have been taken out as a treasure.

Qi Yunxiao closed his eyes tightly, his fingertips rapidly forming hand seals, his spiritual energy surging, his clothes fluttering, and the veins on his forehead slightly bulging, clearly indicating that he had exerted all his strength.

A moment later, he suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, "Open!"

The furnace lid opened with a sound, and a completely different kind of spiritual light leaped out of the furnace, hovering above the stone platform, its spiritual energy fluctuations awe-inspiring.

It was the last top-tier magic weapon that Qi Yunxiao crafted.

In the past four months, Qi Yunxiao has crafted a total of five top-tier magic weapons.

A long sword, entirely black with silver patterns, heavy and shrouded in faint black clouds, was the Black Cloud Sword, forged from a mixture of refined iron.

Qi Yunxiao reached out and grasped the sword hilt, feeling a surge of immense power flow into his body. With a slight movement of the blade, a sharp sword aura shot out, scattering fragments of bluestone on the stone slab.

"The Black Cloud Sword is primarily for offense and killing. It is extremely sharp and can severely injure an ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivator with just one strike."

He thought to himself, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

He then took out a round shield, a blue cloak, three golden flying needles, and a bronze mirror-like magical artifact from his storage bag.

The shield is entirely crimson, with a black tortoise pattern engraved on its surface. It is thick and heavy, with the tortoise shell pattern faintly visible.

It is the Crimson-Patterned Mystic Turtle Shield, made from the shell of a first-level lower-rank turtle demon mixed with copper.

Qi Yunxiao raised his hand and held the shield in front of him, infusing it with a wisp of spiritual energy. Instantly, a faint red light emanated from the surface of the shield, and a powerful defensive force spread out.

Even a light slash with the Black Cloud Sword only leaves a shallow white mark.

"The Crimson-Patterned Xuan Turtle Shield is primarily for defense and can withstand a full-force attack from a high-grade magic weapon. With it, you will have an extra layer of protection when you travel in the world of cultivation."

He gently stroked the patterns on the shield, feeling very gratified.

That cyan cloak, made of light and airy material, flowed like cyan clouds, its surface shrouded in a faint cyan aura—it was the Azure Cloud Cloak.

Qi Yunxiao draped the cloak over his body and infused it with a trace of spiritual energy.

Instantly, I felt my body become incredibly light, as if the wind was blowing under my feet. In just a few steps, I appeared at the other end of the stone platform, several times faster than before.

"The Azure Cloud Cloak primarily increases speed, boosting a cultivator's speed by 30%, making it extremely useful for both pursuit and escape."

He smiled and turned around, his cloak drawing a graceful arc in the air.