"However, that place doesn't belong to the jurisdiction of our Gu Yun Mountain..." Tang Qi whispered. "It's under the control of another Sect, so I didn't report it to our Sect. I've always kept it as a secret, and if I visited it too many times, it would be easily discovered. Over the past two years, that Sect seems to have become slightly aware, so I haven't been there."

"Junior Brother, now that I have told you this secret, you can explore it once you've gained sufficient Cultivation."

"Right, there's also this. You came to Bailian Pavilion for Artifact Refining; I suppose you want to learn some knowledge in this area, right?"

Tang Qi took out a Jade Scroll. "This contains some insights into Artifact Refining that I've summarized over the years based on my experience, the study of refining literature, and the teachings of our Master, including extremely suitable techniques for beginners, complete with detailed explanations."

"When your Senior Sister crafts an even more incredible Magic Treasure in the future, I'll gift it to you."

Wang Mu was speechless. It felt as if a single Divine Fish had just maxed out Senior Sister's friendliness level toward me. Impressive! The Divine Fish caught from the Linglong Love Abyss was surely beyond compare to any ordinary fish.

"Senior Sister is too polite."

Wang Mu received the items. Actually, the most valuable thing was, of course, the news about the ancient underground mine.

Once I can perform Sword Flight, I must go, Wang Mu thought.

After Senior Sister Tang Qi left, Wang Mu first scanned the Jade Scroll with his Divine Sense.

Senior Sister Tang Qi had been with the Sect for nearly ten years. Her Cultivation was higher than that of Senior Brother Su Yu, but because Yijian Peak had so many powerful disciples, she was still an Outer Peak Disciple.

But she did have a slight talent in Artifact Refining, and her Comprehension was quite high.

The content of this Jade Scroll was entirely from a beginner's perspective, detailing each step of Artifact Refining. It also integrated a lot of knowledge from various refining books, so that even someone like Wang Mu, who knew nothing about Artifact Refining, could easily understand it.

Compared to those dry books in Bailian Pavilion, it was much easier to comprehend.

Artifact Refining was a comprehensive skill that required learning special refining techniques, and then mastering Fire Control Techniques to start basic Artifact Refining.

The Artifact Refining techniques were used to compress and transform various materials to coalesce the shape of the artifact. The Fire Control Technique was then used for deep tempering, purification, and activating the properties of materials.

Cultivators refining artifacts naturally did not wield a big hammer to forge like mortals, as Uncle Tie Hu did.

But there were some similarities.

The Fire Control Technique... also requires Spiritual Power... It seems that to refine artifacts, I must still return to the essence. I need Cultivation.

This month, it's better to cultivate earnestly using action points. As for the rest of the Travel Events, I'll see if any disappear by the end of the month; if not, I'll keep one or two points to trigger them.

At the beginning of the month, Wang Mu spent an action point to activate the Five Elements Qi inside his body, along with the Yin and Yang Qi collected last month, to start merging into his Spiritual Acupoint.

With action points, the process was very smooth. In one day's time, a spiral-sized Spiritual Acupoint quickly gathered three inches below Wang Mu's abdomen. This was the first Spiritual Acupoint. The spiral-like Spiritual Acupoint seemed to have starlight revolving, gathering Yin and Yang and the Five Elements Qi, rotating with some kind of profound and mysterious principle. It was exceptionally mystical.

Once the Spiritual Acupoint appeared, Wang Mu felt as if his whole body, like a machine connected to a power source with its switch turned on, had begun to operate. Spiritual Energy from the heavens and earth finally began to automatically flow into his body.

Without a Spirit Root, I can begin Cultivation too!

But at this time, Wang Mu still didn't start cultivating the main Cultivation Method.

He planned to cultivate the Hundred Refinement Body Technique to full completion in one go to see the effects.

One hundred layers of the Hundred Refinement Body Technique, and then cultivating the Upper Heaven Energy Introduction Technique using action points... I wonder how many layers I could achieve in one go?

When it came to Cultivation Methods, there could be no negligence.

By mid-month, Wang Mu had condensed his second Spiritual Acupoint. The more Spiritual Acupoints he condensed, the faster his cultivation of the Great Yin Yang Joyful Map became, the more Yin and Yang Qi he absorbed, and thus the more Spiritual Acupoints he could condense, forming a virtuous cycle.

By the end of the month, Wang Mu had condensed his fourth Spiritual Acupoint.

At this time, of the Travel Events on the other Sword Peaks, only the event from Fu Sword Peak had disappeared. The Travel Events from Dan Sword Peak, Upper Cloud Peak, and Hidden Sword Peak were still there.

Wang Mu wasn't surprised by this at all. Action points are limited, and I have to choose which Travel Event to complete. It's not possible to trigger them all perfectly. Especially if, once I've triggered one, I fail to complete it due to lacking a certain ability or a key item, I'll have wasted action points for nothing. That's a huge loss, since there's no way to reload a saved game.

With only four action points each month, if I want to condense my Spiritual Acupoints quickly, I can only cultivate the Hundred Refinement Body Technique.

This month, I've used three points, and I now have four Spiritual Acupoints.

To be honest, condensing a Spiritual Acupoint is too dangerous. Using action points is extremely safe and efficient. Without action points, I wouldn't dare to try condensing one on my own.

At this time, my Hundred Refinement Body Technique has also reached the 94th layer.

If it reaches one hundred layers, that would be ten Spiritual Acupoints. At this rate, I could reach the maximum level by next month.

With action points, this cultivation is much more secure.

I still have one action point left, and the month is nearly at its end. I could choose to trigger another Travel Event, or save it... Otherwise, next month being the third month, the remaining three events might all disappear...

Wang Mu was weighing his options. This month's gains have been quite good; my Wine-making Skill has already improved to 25.

It's all thanks to the senior brothers and sisters of Alcohol Sword Peak... and there's still a lot of room for improvement.

There were also many Inner Peak disciples from Alcohol Sword Peak that Wang Mu hadn't befriended yet. Those disciples had high levels of Cultivation, most being above Foundation Establishment, and giving fish to raise their friendliness only helped so much.

They must have higher quality wines, not to mention some of the elder Peak Masters, or even Direct Disciples.

Of course, Wang Mu had also exchanged some with Spirit Stones at a low price on the side.

Mainly because my friendliness level at Alcohol Sword Peak is high, I can exchange for some high-quality wine. It would be a waste not to.

Improving my Wine-making Skill is mainly so that I can drink the Divine Monkey Brew in the future. That stuff is a divine artifact that can turn the tide in a dire situation! Just one sip can make me surpass my limits. Without a high Wine-making Skill, that would be a real pity.

Moreover, improving Wine-making Skill is actually quite easy. It doesn't even require action points, just drinking different kinds of fine wine.

As long as my body can take it... which is exactly what I'm capable of right now.

I still have one action point left, and there are a few days until the end of the month. Let's trigger a Travel Event... But which one? Wang Mu pondered.

At that moment, a Ghost Shadow suddenly appeared at Heavenly Sword Peak.

Outside the bamboo house, a cool voice came, "Wang Mu, the time has come. Come with me."

Wang Mu was startled and walked out, only to see Yan Qingwu, as ethereal as ever, standing in the distance.

"Go... where to?"

"Linglong Love Abyss."

Wang Mu's heart sank. Oh no, the time has still come!

"But I haven't started cultivating yet; I'm afraid I won't be able to descend there..." Wang Mu tried to decline.

"It's alright; just follow me down." Yan Qingwu fixed her gaze on Wang Mu. "Are you having trouble?"

"This... I've been rather distracted lately. I'm afraid my fishing won't yield good results," Wang Mu said, his scalp tingling as he tried to find an excuse to bluff his way out.

Going to the Linglong Love Abyss at this time feels like asking for death. And isn't this too rushed? It's only been such a short time...

"It's fine. As I said, it doesn't matter if you don't catch anything," Yan Qingwu said indifferently.

With that, Yan Qingwu waved her hand, and two Flying Swords appeared in front of her. She stepped onto one of the Flying Swords, then pointed to the other and said, "Get on."

Wang Mu stood there, looking at the Flying Sword. At that moment, in his eyes, it seemed not just a Flying Sword but a train heading to a chaotic scene of death...

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