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After observing for a short while and noticing no one around, the Long-horned Squirrel quickly approached the small bottle containing the Green Holy Water.

Just as it was about to drink all the Green Holy Water inside, a figure suddenly leaped out from behind a nearby rock and charged straight at it.

Sensing something amiss, it immediately used its Cultivation Power and swiftly darted away.

But this time, it wasn't so lucky.

Lin Yifan was very close to it, and he acted extremely fast; it was caught off guard and quickly overtaken.

Even if it wanted to use Earth Escape, there wasn't enough time.

In an instant, it was captured and lost its freedom.

It continuously released its Cultivation Power, struggling fiercely, but Lin Yifan's big hand was like an iron shackle, firmly locking it in place, preventing it from moving.

"Little one, still trying to escape? No way!"

Lin Yifan was very pleased.

Catching the Long-horned Squirrel might lead him to the whereabouts of the Desert Dynasty, which for him, was tremendously good news.

With the Long-horned Squirrel captured, the next step was to craft a sturdy iron chain and a solid iron ring to tether the Long-horned Squirrel, so it would lead him to the Desert Dynasty.

This was necessary because the Long-horned Squirrel is a Spirit Beast; regular ropes were useless against it, and specially made ropes were essential.

He had witnessed how skillful this creature was at escaping, so he couldn't afford to make a single mistake.

Lin Yifan discreetly tucked the Long-horned Squirrel into a room within the Blue Immortal Ring, and once done, he left the desert, returning to the Long Family's vineyard.

He requested a small room from the Sixth Elder of the Long Family, and then issued orders that no one should approach the small room for the next few days, or else he wouldn't be courteous.

Lin Yifan's actions left the Sixth Elder of the Long Family very puzzled; he didn't know what had happened to Lin Yifan or why he suddenly locked himself in a small room.

"Could it be closed-door Cultivation? Is he advancing in Realm again?"

As he thought of this, he was momentarily dazed, his face full of disbelief.

He hadn't advanced in years, while Lin Yifan seemed to rise an entire Realm almost every month; at this rate, within a few months, the entire Mu Family in the Capital City wouldn't be a match for him.

Now, he increasingly felt that his efforts to keep him were absolutely correct.

Upon entering the small room, Lin Yifan immediately shut all doors and windows; once done, he found a hidden corner and entered the Blue Immortal Ring.

In the armory of Qingxu Immortal, there was a place for refining metals where he could forge his iron ring and iron chain.

As soon as he entered the Immortal Mansion, the Enlightenment Tree and the little Sun Fruit Tree surrounded him.

They were curious about what Lin Yifan had just caught, so they asked, "Brother Lin, what did you just bring in? Why not let us have a look?"

"Little brats, play with your sand over there, don't meddle in adult affairs."

Lin Yifan had no time to entertain these two little things, so he refused to answer.

"Oh dear! If we're talking age, neither of us is younger than you, so why pretend to be older?" The Enlightenment Tree fumed.

"Exactly, exactly, really thankless." echoed the little Sun Fruit Tree.

At this moment, Lin Yifan angrily retorted, "If you don't behave, you'll never leave this Immortal Mansion in your lifetime!"

Upon hearing this, the Enlightenment Tree and the little Sun Fruit Tree immediately quieted down; this was the most severe warning, and they didn't dare to cross the red line.

After subduing these two little things, Lin Yifan first headed to the ore vault to select a few rare ores, then entered the armory to ignite the fire and refine metal.

Although he was an Alchemist, he had some understanding of Artifact Refining as well.

Alchemy and Artifact Refining differ in some aspects but have many similarities; once you focus on it, you can discover the intricacies within.

Thus, Lin Yifan calmed his mind and slowly undertook the metal refining process.

He first melted the rare ores, then poured them into molds; once solidified, he clamped them into water for cooling.

Soon, a small iron ring was in his hand.

Lin Yifan discovered that this iron ring contained many impurities and lacked the durability he desired.

He realized his mistake—if weapon Refinement were so easy, anyone could do it.

So he began to search through Qingxu Immortal's books for methods of metal refining.

Upon seeing the records in the books, he realized how foolish his initial approach had been.

His method only worked for pure metals. Ores rich in impurities required impurity removal and metal restoration before the Refinement process.

These seemingly simple steps involved extremely complex and challenging intermediate processes.

Lin Yifan didn't need ultra-durable iron rings and chains, so he could afford some mistakes.

Having read through the Refinement steps, he began to forge the weapon he wanted.

First, he prepared the materials to remove the ore impurities, followed by the reducing agent to restore metal ions.

Only after finding these two items could he resume refining the iron ring.

There was an order to the material placement; placing them too early or too late would both be detrimental.

Lin Yifan relied on his intuition to place the materials, as the book provided no timeline for catalyzing the Refinement of such ores.

The furnace temperature continued to rise, and when he felt it was about right, Lin Yifan added the impurity-removing material, carefully controlling the heat to slowly refine the metal.

An ore may have several impurity-removing substances; the purer the ore, the fewer the substances needed.

The purity of the ores Lin Yifan refined was relatively high, requiring only three impurity-removing substances.

These three substances had a specific order of placement, as they required different temperatures to react with the impurities in the ore.

Lower temperature substances are placed first, higher temperatures ones later.

Thus, the weapon Refinement process was akin to Alchemy, requiring consideration of the order, timing, and temperature control during placement.

Lin Yifan treated weapon Refinement like Alchemy, slowly crafting his items.

With the first three steps smoothly completed, he moved on to the next stage of Refinement.

He began by increasing the temperature to the melting point of the restoring materials, then added these materials.

Although there was no specific timing, he could determine when to add them based on their melting points.

Adding the restoring materials initiated a chemical reaction; Lin Yifan attentively sensed the reaction inside the furnace, waiting for the right moment to stop it.

Ten minutes later, the sounds inside the furnace diminished, and Lin Yifan felt it was time, so he immediately poured the solution into a mold, waiting for it to solidify with cooling.

Once solidified, the metal remained hot, necessitating water cooling.

So he used tongs to remove the iron ring and placed it in a water barrel for cooling.

"Sizzle!"

Instantly, steam billowed from the water barrel, boiling vigorously.

The cooled iron ring regained its color.

Lin Yifan held the iron ring in his hand, applying the strength of the Divine Transformation First Realm Middle Stage, to see if he could break it apart.