Mortal: I have a Spirit Gathering Cauldron

Just as Lin Feng went to Yuanwu Kingdom to find Xin Ruyin to repair the teleportation array.

Yellow Maple Valley, Tianzhi Pavilion.

Han Li sat in the corner, with seven or eight jade slips piled up in front of him. The moonstone on the wall of Tianzhi Pavilion emitted a faint glow, making his face appear to be in and out of focus.

He has been searching here for two days.

Ever since returning to his sect and completing his mission, Han Li had been very curious about the dark blue token and the teleportation array.

"Judging from Lin Feng's performance, he must be very important."

So he came to Tianzhi Pavilion.

Tianzhi Pavilion is the archive of Huangfeng Valley, containing jade slips containing various geographical, historical, and secret information.

He couldn't get anything out of Lin Feng, so he could only look for answers here.

Fortunately, it didn't take him too long, and he finally found an explanation of the Great Shift Order's function in a book called "Dongxuan Jie".

"The Great Teleportation Token is a magical artifact used by ancient cultivators to ensure safety during long-distance teleportation; otherwise, they would be crushed to death by the spatial pressure of the teleportation."

After Han Li figured out the purpose of the Great Teleportation Order, he immediately realized that the underground teleportation array must be the ancient ultra-long-distance teleportation array.

Thinking of this, Han Li held the book in his hand and remained silent for a moment.

"Lin Feng..." Han Li murmured, a complex light flashing in his eyes.

It was clear that Lin Feng recognized the teleportation array as an ancient interdimensional teleportation array.

He wanted to repair the teleportation array and then escape alone, away from the murky waters of the Seven Sects and the Six Demonic Paths.

Han Li put the book back in its place, stood up, and paced back and forth in Tianzhi Pavilion.

Having obtained the Great Teleportation Token and copied the array patterns, Lin Feng will definitely seek someone to repair the teleportation array.

If he could find Lin Feng before he repaired the teleportation array, negotiate terms, and use the teleportation array together, then he wouldn't have to stay here and continue this meaningless war.

"We must find Lin Feng and talk to him," Han Li decided.

But instead of taking immediate action, he flipped through several more jade slips, hoping to find any records about how to repair the teleportation array. Unfortunately, after flipping through several slips, he found nothing of value.

"It seems we still need to find a formation master to confirm whether that teleportation array can still be repaired. Otherwise, it's all just empty talk." Han Li left Tianzhi Pavilion and flew towards his own cave dwelling.

Five days later, Lin Feng had already returned to his cave from Yuanwu Kingdom.

The cave dwelling remained unchanged. The Spirit Eye Spring gurgled forth, its clear water shimmering faintly in the moonstone's glow. A thin mist rose from the spiritual energy in the air; taking a deep breath, every pore on one's body seemed to open up.

Lin Feng looked around the cave where he had lived for several years.

It's simple, but reassuring.

There are no exquisite furnishings or luxurious decorations, but this is his only home in Tiannan.

"It's a pity, once I leave, I probably won't come back." Lin Feng withdrew his gaze and walked into the weapon-refining room.

He didn't rush into cultivation.

He was about to go to the battlefield, and before that, he needed to pack his belongings. The explosion of the Heavenly Thunder in the mine had damaged several of his magical artifacts: the Wind-Breaking Spear, the Soul-Bewitching Bell, and the Void-Condensing Mirror all had minor cracks.

There's also the Xuan Turtle Shield.

Lin Feng took out the Xuan Turtle Shield from his storage bag and placed it in front of him.

The shield was mostly broken, and the remaining part was covered with cracks, as dense as a spider web. He tapped it lightly with his finger, and several pieces of the shield shattered, falling to the ground with a clattering sound.

"It's ruined." Lin Feng sighed and put the remains of the Xuan Turtle Shield aside.

This magical artifact had been with him for several years, from the Crimson Forbidden Land to the Desolate Ancient Spirit Mine, blocking blades and withstanding lightning strikes; it had certainly served its purpose well. Unfortunately, it couldn't withstand a single blow from the Heavenly Thunder Child.

Out with the old, in with the new.

Lin Feng took out the three magical artifacts—the Wind-Breaking Spear, the Soul-Bewitching Bell, and the Void-Freezing Mirror—and examined them carefully.

"Fortunately, they are all only slightly damaged." Lin Feng put the three magical artifacts together and put them into the refining furnace to repair them one by one.

After all three magical artifacts were repaired, Lin Feng took out the jade slip with the artifact diagram that Chen Qiaoqian had given him.

The Xuan Turtle Shield is broken; he needs a new defensive artifact.

On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes; without a good defensive artifact, one feels uneasy. Although the Golden Light Shield can block some damage, it is only a minor-stage spell and cannot compare to the defensive power of a top-tier artifact.

The jade slip contained diagrams of several top-tier magical artifacts—the Azure Rainbow Sword, the Crimson Gold Shield, the Mystic Ice Thorn, the Blazing Fire Banner, and the Condensing Void Mirror…

He scanned through the various diagrams of the artifacts, and his gaze settled on a name.

Crimson gold shield.

A top-tier defensive magical artifact. It is forged primarily from crimson iron and purple copper, with various metallic materials added. The shield surface is a dark red-gold color, with a dense and solid texture, making it extremely powerful defensively.

The most amazing thing is that if some "copper essence," a material used in the crafting of magical artifacts, is added during the refining process, the defensive power of the Crimson Gold Shield will be greatly enhanced, reaching the level of a top-tier rare magical artifact.

"A good item." Lin Feng carefully studied the diagram of the Crimson Gold Shield and became more and more satisfied with it.

He has copper essence, which others don't.

Thanks to my frequent crafting experience, I have all the materials needed to craft the Crimson Gold Shield. Even the rare copper essence, which I upgraded a small piece with the Spirit Gathering Cauldron, should be enough to craft the Crimson Gold Shield now.

Lin Feng acted immediately.

He took out red gold iron and purple gold copper from his storage bag and placed them one by one on the stone table.

The copper essence was only the size of a thumb, and was entirely purple-gold in color with fine patterns on its surface. Its spiritual light was restrained. The value of this thing far exceeded the sum of the value of the red gold iron and the purple gold copper. As a material for magic weapons, it was a rare sight even for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Lin Feng sorted and put the materials away before entering the weapon-refining room.

He lit the furnace, and the flames inside began to flicker, gradually increasing the temperature.

He first threw the red gold iron into the furnace.

The reddish-gold iron has a very high melting point, and it took a full half hour in the furnace to begin to soften. The impurities on the surface of the iron block were burned away by the flames, revealing the reddish-gold body inside, like a piece of solidified magma.

Lin Feng used his spiritual power to shape the molten crimson iron. The molten iron flowed slowly and gradually formed the shape of a small shield.

Then comes the purple gold copper.

Purple copper is easier to melt than red iron; it turned into a golden liquid after only fifteen minutes of heating.

Lin Feng mixed the molten copper with the molten iron. The two metals fused together in the furnace, and the reddish-gold and golden-yellow patterns intertwined to form a unique dark red and gilded luster.

Next, the array patterns were inscribed.

The Crimson Gold Shield required thirty-six layers of array patterns, fewer than the Condensing Void Mirror, but each layer was thicker and more solid. With his current mid-Foundation Establishment stage and his divine sense having cultivated the first level of the Great Evolution Technique, dealing with it was a piece of cake.

Lin Feng held his breath and focused his mind, transforming his spiritual energy into fine needles to inscribe array patterns on the shield surface bit by bit.

When the thirtieth layer of array patterns was completed, Lin Feng took out the copper essence from his storage bag.

The copper essence was small, only the size of a thumb, but it felt heavy in the hand, more than three times heavier than a similar volume of pure gold iron. Lin Feng threw the copper essence into the refining furnace, and the furnace fire instantly intensified.

Copper melts very quickly.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the thumb-sized copper essence transformed into a drop of purplish-gold liquid, which floated in the furnace fire, shimmering with a spiritual light, like a tiny star.

Lin Feng channeled his spiritual power, drawing the copper essence into the shield's surface.

A drop of copper essence fell onto the center of the shield, quickly spreading outwards and seeping into the gaps in the shield's spiritual patterns. The shield's spiritual light became more restrained, and its texture more solidified.

Lin Feng carved the last six layers of array patterns with even greater care.

The addition of copper essence significantly increased the difficulty of depicting the array patterns, requiring greater effort and precision each time.

As the last array pattern was completed, the runes on the shield surface lit up simultaneously, and a crimson-gold spiritual light shone from the shield surface, illuminating the entire weapon-refining room.

It became.