Reverse War Surpass Immortal

After refining impurities, Duan Gujin then proceeded to construct the internal array structure of the Dark Weapon.

Once the temperature inside the tripod furnace gradually dropped, he began to use his Spiritual Power to shape the liquid into the form of a Longsword.

Throughout this process of transforming the liquid into the Longsword's shape, he needed to maintain full control with his Spiritual Power.

He had to use powerful Spiritual Power to bind the scorching liquid and then wait for the hot metallic liquid to cool down.

When the hot liquid had cooled sufficiently, he once again activated his Spiritual Power to construct an array within the roughly sword-shaped form.

Fifteen minutes later, a Nine-pointed Star Array had formed inside the Longsword.

He then retrieved some crystal stones imbued with abundant Thunder Attribute Power from his storage ring and placed them into the Nine-pointed Star Array.

Those crystal stones didn't require any special extraction; he had already refined them to fully unleash the power of the array he constructed.

Once the main task was complete, Duan Gujin re-invoked Soul Fire, raising the Longsword's temperature once again.

When the temperature reached a certain level, he then slowly increased the heat.

This stage did not require a high temperature; instead, he needed to fuse the array, crystal stones, and the Longsword's material into a single entity.

After fifteen minutes, he extinguished the Soul Fire.

"It's done!"

As he caressed the Longsword he had personally crafted, he breathed a sigh of relief.

This process seemed simple, but only Duan Gujin knew the dangers and challenges it entailed.

During each step of crafting the Dark Weapon, he had to expend a significant amount of Spiritual Power and Soul Fire.

The process of Artifact Refining could not be paused; throughout, he needed to maintain a certain temperature inside the tripod furnace.

If an Artifact Refining Master lacked powerful Spiritual Power and Soul Fire control abilities, they wouldn't last even fifteen minutes.

One minute on stage is the result of ten years of practice off stage.

Though it appeared that Duan Gujin spent less than two hours refining the Dark Weapon in his hand, he had repeated the process tens of thousands of times in the past to achieve his current ease.

Moreover, Duan Gujin had not yet begun to refine the most difficult of Dark Weapons.

The Dark Weapon he had just refined was inferior in quality when compared to the Fire Control Heavenly Divine Order.

Duan Gujin did not intend to use this Dark Weapon as his primary weapon but as a means to counter-attack when ambushed by enemies.

His Divine Sense entered the Longsword, and after a while, he began infusing it with Primordial Power and Spiritual Power into the internal array.

After about an hour, he stopped infusing Primordial Power and Spiritual Power.

While infusing Primordial Power, he also used Spiritual Power to make the array he had constructed more complete and sturdy.

"Now, this Longsword contains a Gathering Spirit Heavenly Array, capable of rapidly accumulating energy. Although this will degrade its quality, in special circumstances, this array's ability to quickly concentrate energy is extremely useful!"

Previously, infusing the Fire Control Heavenly Divine Order with Primordial Power took him one or two hours.

If such a situation occurred during a confrontation with an enemy, it would undoubtedly be detrimental to him. He needed a Dark Weapon with powerful might, high flying speed, and the ability to quickly restore energy within a short period.

Concerned about Qing Lian's safety, Duan Gujin gave her a Battle Puppet, allowing her to use it to save her life at crucial moments.

Qing Lian accepted the Battle Puppet and requested Duan Gujin to craft a sturdy Longsword with Ice Attribute Power for her.

In fact, he could also set up a Yin Cold Array now and refine it at noon.

However, this method of setting up a Yin Cold Array carried certain risks, as the high temperature surrounding the area could affect the quality of the treasure sword being crafted.

During this time, Duan Gujin continued to craft three more Longswords of the same kind, naming the four Longswords he made Thunder Extreme Sword.

Finally, at midnight, he began crafting the Ice Cloud Sword for Qing Lian.

The Ice Cloud Sword is characterized by its lightness and agility, with a special array that, once activated, quickly enhances a Martial Artist's Ice Attribute Power damage.

Like the four Thunder Extreme Swords he crafted, Duan Gujin did not create a higher-grade weapon for Qing Lian that required the infusion of Life Essence Blood, suitable for the Martial Saint Realm or Shattering Void Realm.

This time, Duan Gujin crafted two Ice Cloud Swords for Qing Lian.

After crafting them, they rested for a night in the local area.

The next day, they headed to a nearby city to gather information.

From their inquiries, they learned that the people of the Taihuang Immortal Sect were now hunting them.

However, the Taihuang Immortal Sect's wanted images were based on the appearances they assumed when they entered the Ziwei Divine Palace, so they had no concern about being recognized.

"Haha, we can boldly enter the Taihuang Immortal Sect!"

Duan Gujin had dealings with the Taihuang Immortal Sect in his past life and knew that this sect was very overbearing and highly protective.

However, after discussing it with Qing Lian, they decided against entering the Taihuang Immortal Sect.

Previously, they had some ideas about the Taihuang Immortal Sect, but after the happenings at the Ziwei Divine Palace, they completely abandoned the thought of entering the Taihuang Immortal Sect.

Still, if they wanted to rely on their skills to enhance their Cultivation at the Martial Saint Realm, it would be very difficult.

"Returning to the Jiuzhou Continent is out of the question, and now with the Taihuang Immortal Sect as it is, what a headache!"

After conversing for a while, Duan Gujin and Qing Lian decided to reflect on past events on the Yuanzhen Continent.

For a long time, they thought back to many odd people and strange events from their previous lives.

However, the time for these curious events to occur had not yet come.

Among these events, there was one involving the Taihuang Immortal Sect, with someone rumored to be an illegitimate child of the Taihuang Immortal Sect's Sect Leader, who was consistently persecuted due to his illegitimacy.

"I recall that person was called Zhan Huantai. His mother gave him this name, with the last two characters, Huang Tai, taking on the meaning of 'declaration of war against the Taihuang Immortal Sect!'"

Duan Gujin reminisced.

"Yes, yes, I remember too. However, we have never interacted with him. I think he didn't gain fame until five years later. I assume he is now at the Fifth Level of Martial Saint."

Qing Lian also remembered some past events.

"Haha, if we find him now, could we not precipitate a storm of blood and chaos within the Taihuang Immortal Sect?"

Duan Gujin took a deep breath—the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

He furrowed his brow, pondering for a long time but unable to remember where Zhan Huantai currently was.

"He should currently have Martial Saint Cultivation and be in his early thirties. He has been hiding very well!"

The enmity between Zhan Huantai and the Taihuang Immortal Sect erupted only after the death of the sect leader.

Based on a timeline analysis, Duan Gujin thought it was highly probable that the current leader of the Taihuang Immortal Sect knew of Zhan Huantai's whereabouts and was secretly protecting him.

After all, Zhan Huantai was the Sect Leader's illegitimate son.

If not for the current enmity with the Taihuang Immortal Sect, neither Duan Gujin nor Qing Lian would think of using Zhan Huantai against them.

There may be many possibilities behind this, and the complex grudges between Zhan Huantai and the Taihuang Immortal Sect are beyond the understanding of outsiders like Duan Gujin and Qing Lian.

In previous lives, they had conflicts with the Taihuang Immortal Sect, but they tried to keep a low profile.

As a result, for a long time, the sect didn't know that it was Duan Gujin and Qing Lian who caused the deaths and injuries of their disciples.