In the following days, Li Jing spent his mornings diligently cutting grass with the Golden Thread Technique. Wherever the Golden Silk passed, the weeds uniformly fell.
Among these barren fields, there were still some gold spirit rice, and from time to time, he could harvest a bit of Green Wood Immortal Qi.
After the cultivated Spirit Fields were soaked with spring water, Li Jing immediately began to sow the gold spirit rice seeds. The gold spirit rice seeds, after being ripened, had already sprouted tiny, tender shoots.
Planting became much easier. Li Jing grabbed a handful of rice seedlings and gently scattered them, and each seed fell into the Spirit Fields. In a few months, they would grow into spirit rice, and by then, he would have a large sum of Green Wood Immortal Qi in his account.
Time flies like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
All the Spirit Fields on the front side of Cuiwei Mountain had been cultivated. The other areas were left barren. In the bamboo forest on the back mountain, Li Jing planted some branches of Qing Yu bamboo, which would probably take three or four years to grow into maturity.
Inside the wooden house, Li Jing had two warm, jade-like Qing Yu bamboos on his desk. He was currently holding an Artifact Refining book. Ever since he refined the qi condensing pill and achieved a Breakthrough to Qi Refining Second Level, he had been thinking about how to refine the Materials in his hand into Magical Artifacts.
After much deliberation, Li Jing finally made up his mind. The two Qing Yu bamboos were of different lengths; the longer one would be made into a fishing rod, and the shorter one into a soul-scattering cave flute.
It is said that the poor make talismans, the rich make Alchemy, Artifact Refining impoverishes three generations, and Formation destroys a lifetime. This illustrates the difficulty of Artifact Refining. If one were to study Formation, it would be even more hopeless.
The Dao of Formation is as vast as the sea, with thousands of basic Formation patterns alone, not to mention the countless variations and composite Formation patterns.
Artifact Refining is only slightly simpler than Formation patterns, but the basic Artifact patterns also number in the hundreds and thousands. Once an Artifact pattern has an error, it can directly blow you up to the sky.
For so many years, he had not reached the level of a First-Grade Low-Tier Artifact Refiner in the Dao of Artifact Refining. Now, with the enhancement of his Comprehension Ability, he could give it a try.
Li Jing picked up the Qing Yu bamboo. He wanted to refine the soul-scattering cave flute, which required Artifact patterns including attack, defense, Magic Power operation, soul-shocking, spell-breaking, and stability.
Only then would it be a true First-Grade Low-Tier Magical Artifact. With his Magic Power, he naturally couldn't complete the refining in one go, but he could complete one Dao first.
Immediately after, Li Jing activated his Magic Power and began to engrave the attack Artifact pattern on the Qing Yu bamboo, which would enhance the power of the soul-scattering cave flute.
Engraving Artifact patterns is a meticulous task; even a slight deviation could lead to a decrease in the Magical Artifact's power.
It is said that those powerful Magic Treasures, in addition to engraving Artifact patterns, also require engraving Formations, which is even more difficult.
An hour passed, and Li Jing saw a faint spiritual light emanating from the Artifact pattern. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, with five tenths of his Magic Power remaining.
After resting and relaxing his mind, Li Jing proceeded with the engraving of the second Formation pattern. Because it was his first time refining a Magical Artifact, it took a lot of time.
If it were a First-Grade Low-Tier Artifact Refiner, they could refine a First-Grade Low-Tier Magical Artifact in two hours.
Adhering to the principle of being slow but not making mistakes, Li Jing spent a full five hours and finally successfully engraved all six Artifact patterns.
The six Formation patterns glowed with spiritual light, connecting to form a whole, then disappeared into the Qing Yu bamboo. The soul-scattering cave flute shimmered with flowing light, and a bright green light shone.
"It's done!"
Li Jing's face showed excitement. Having refined a First-Grade Low-Tier Magical Artifact, he could now be considered a First-Grade Low-Tier Artifact Refiner!
He immediately injected Magic Power into the soul-scattering cave flute. If there were no problems, it would be considered a Major Achievement.
The soul-scattering cave flute immediately emitted a mournful sound, captivating souls and scattering spirits, causing listeners to lose their minds.
Since he hadn't branded the soul-scattering cave flute, Li Jing felt dizzy and disoriented when he heard the flute's sound.
He quickly stopped the Magic Power transmission, and the soul-captivating and spirit-scattering mournful sound of the soul-scattering cave flute gradually disappeared.
"Hahahaha, it didn't explode! This Daoist has succeeded!"
Li Jing was extremely excited. He quickly imprinted his Divine Sense brand and then carefully placed it into his Storage Pouch.
After refining for so long, Li Jing was physically and mentally exhausted. He collapsed onto the wooden bed and slept soundly. With the Star Origin Formation, he slept much more peacefully than when he first arrived.
Early the next morning, Li Jing came to the Spirit Fields to check the growth of the gold spirit rice. The gold spirit rice was growing well, several inches long, and the field was lush green at a glance.
Li Jing was extremely satisfied. He fumbled in his embrace and pulled out Duobao. Duobao was still sound asleep. Suddenly being pulled out, he groggily opened his eyes and assumed a ferocious, clawing posture, clearly still quite grumpy from being woken up.
"All you do is sleep. Hurry up and find me treasures!" Li Jing snorted and threw Duobao onto the ground.
Duobao looked indignant, stood up, and held out a small hand, as if asking for something.
"I knew you were thinking about my last qi condensing pill."
Li Jing rolled his eyes. The effect of the qi condensing pill was indeed good. If he could take it every day, he would be able to achieve a Breakthrough to Qi Refining Third Level within three or four months.
"Here, take it. If you don't find any treasures, you don't need to come back for dinner tonight!"
Li Jing slapped his Storage Pouch, and a wisp of spiritual light shot out and landed on Duobao's hand.
Duobao's cultivation was only a little more than Qi Refining First Level. After eating a qi condensing pill, he should be able to improve his cultivation a bit.
"Squeak, squeak!"
Duobao chirped twice, then put the qi condensing pill into his mouth. That's right, you can't expect a horse to run without feeding it grass.
Li Jing ignored him. This rat was very clever and wouldn't get into any trouble.
Today was a good day to refine the fishing rod and cast it into the pond on the back mountain. If there were Spirit Fish inside, he would make a huge profit.
As for the tiger teeth he had obtained earlier, Li Jing hadn't decided how to refine them yet, as his strength was simply insufficient.
With the experience of refining the soul-scattering cave flute, and since refining the fishing rod wasn't too difficult, Li Jing easily succeeded in refining the fishing rod by taking his time and being meticulous.
As for the fishing line, he could buy lines made of silver silkworm silk, but Songfeng Market was too far from Cuiwei Mountain, so Li Jing simply used the Golden Thread Technique instead.
Anyway, the Golden Thread Technique didn't consume much Magic Power if not used for attack, and practicing it more often could also improve its proficiency. It wouldn't take long to reach Major Achievement.
Entering the bamboo forest, Li Jing held a machete and tapped the bamboo here and there. When he heard a different sound, his face lit up with joy, and he quickly started chopping with the machete.
From within the bamboo, he caught four plump bamboo worms. Now he had bait, just waiting for the fish to bite!
Arriving at the pond below the bamboo forest, Li Jing observed his surroundings and, finding nothing unusual, chose a comfortable fishing spot.
The Golden Thread Technique was wrapped around the fishing rod, with a bamboo worm tied to the end. Li Jing cast it far away, and it accurately landed in the center of the pond.
Although there was no fishhook, the Golden Thread Technique was not to be underestimated. If a fish bit, he could pull it up immediately.
At this moment, the sun was just right, and Li Jing felt completely at ease, his whole body relaxed, as if he was about to fall asleep.
Just then, the fishing rod suddenly dipped, as if something had bitten. Li Jing quickly pulled, and a black Spirit Fish leaped out of the water.