Innocent Love

With his thoughts returning to normal, Ling Pengyun closed his eyes and began to circulate his Cultivation Method to absorb the rich Spiritual Qi of the place and fill his empty Dantian.

Once his physical condition had recovered to its best, he opened his eyes.

He patted the Storage Bag at his waist and summoned out the Second Grade Middle Rank "Sand Soil Bronze Bell" that he had liked in his early years, five catties of Second Grade Middle Rank Sand Soil Crystal Stone, a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Beast inner core of earth element, and a First-Tier Superior-Grade Refining Furnace.

As soon as he took out the four spiritual items, Ling Pengyun immediately adjusted his state, made hand Hand Seals, and released a dark blue Foundation Establishment spiritual fire to burn under the weapon Refining Furnace.

Once the temperature inside the Refining Furnace reached a certain level, Ling Pengyun first threw the most solid Late-Stage Foundation Establishment core into the Refining Furnace.

The Spiritual Qi within the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment demon Demon Beast was extremely violent. After being simply melted by the high temperature, an extremely violent spiritual force wanted to surge out from it.

Fortunately, Ling Pengyun's cultivation has now broken through to the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer, and his Divine Sense is comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment Completion cultivator.

With his powerful Divine Sense, Ling Pengyun forcefully suppressed the violent spiritual power within the inner core.

Subsequently, the high temperature inside the Refining Furnace continuously swept over the inner core.

It took a full ten days for the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment core to be melted down and transformed into a mass of yellow liquid.

Ling Pengyun then threw the five jin of Second Grade Middle Rank Sand Soil Crystal Stone into the Refining Furnace and, following the method he had just used, used high temperature to quench the five jin of spirit iron.

Although these five catties of Sand Soil Crystal Stone were hard, they were still somewhat weaker than a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment. Ling Pengyun found the process of refining these Sand Soil Crystal Stone relatively easy.

In just three days, the five pounds of Sand Soil Crystal Stone were melted into a lump of yellow molten iron under the high temperature.

However, just as Ling Pengyun was about to throw the Sand Soil Bronze Bell into the Refining Furnace and recast it with the yellow molten iron and the liquid formed from the inner Sand Soil Bronze Bell, a thought flashed through his mind.

"My Sand Soil Bronze Bell is top-tier among Law Artifact of the same level, whether in defense or trapping enemies, but it is relatively weak in attack."

"Although this bell contains immense power and its power is considerable when struck, it is still much weaker in terms of defense and trapping enemies."

Upon having this thought, Ling Pengyun immediately thought of the "Black Rock Spirit Sand" he obtained from killing the Black Rock Bear in his early years.

"Black Rock Spirit Sand and Sand Soil Bronze Bell both belong to the Earth element. This sand can be melted into the Sand Soil Bronze Bell and transformed into an attack method of the Sand Soil Bronze Bell."

Once he had an idea, Ling Pengyun immediately put it into action.

He took out all five catties of Second Rank High Grade and five catties of Second Grade Middle Rank Black Rock Spirit Sand from his body and threw them into the Refining Furnace.

The high temperature inside the Refining Furnace is used to quench the impurities in these two materials.

Once all the impurities in these two items were removed, the ten pounds of Black Rock Spirit Sand were transformed into a more refined mass of Black Rock Spirit Sand.

At this moment, Ling Pengyun also threw the Sand Soil Bronze Bell into the Refining Furnace.

He slowly used his Divine Sense to control nearly half of the inner core liquid, molten iron, and Black Rock Spirit Sand inside the Refining Furnace, which were then incorporated into the Sand Soil Bronze Bell.

Perhaps this was the first time they had reforged Law Artifact of this caliber, and this first attempt ended in failure.

Fortunately, Ling Pengyun had prepared a large amount of materials and was quite confident in his own weapon-refining skills, so he did not care about this failure.

In the past eight years, Ling Pengyun has not neglected his cultivation or weapon crafting.

Now, his success rate in refining three types of Second Rank Low Grade Law Artifact —flying swords, inner armor, and Daoist robes—can all reach over 30%, making him a relatively experienced Second Rank Low Grade Artifact Refiner.

With such expertise in weapon crafting, refining a Second Grade Middle Rank Law Artifact to Second Rank High Grade would be no problem at all.

Ling Pengyun took a deep breath before he began to act.

He then incorporated the remaining half of the materials from the Refining Furnace back into the Sand Soil Bronze Bell.

Having learned from the experience of the first recasting, the second refining of the Sand Soil Bronze Bell went relatively smoothly, without any unexpected incidents, and the bell was successfully refined in one go.

Furthermore, Ling Pengyun also inscribed a second-tier "Gale" spirit pattern restriction on the bronze bell.

Once this final step was completed, the aura of the Sand Soil Bronze Bell that had just been reforged inside the Refining Furnace gradually increased.

In just a few breaths, it reached the aura of Second Rank High Grade Law Artifact.

Its aura is even stronger than that of a typical Second Rank High Grade Law Artifact, and it is only slightly away from reaching the level of Higher Vehicle Second Rank High Grade Law Artifact.

Upon realizing this, Ling Pengyun was overjoyed. However, he also understood that the reason the bell's quality had improved to such a high level was because he had repeatedly refined numerous high-grade spiritual materials into the bronze bell over the years.

If his weapon-refining skills hadn't been limited, he could have easily reforged this bronze bell into Higher Vehicle Second Rank High Grade Law Artifact.

Ling Pengyun waved his hand to lift the lid of the Refining Furnace, took out the clay Sand Soil Bronze Bell Sand Soil Bronze Bell, and began to play with it with great affection.

The refined Sand Soil Bronze Bell underwent some changes in design.

Previously, this Sand Soil Bronze Bell was entirely yellowish-brown, but now Sand Soil Bronze Bell interior is filled with countless black sand grains, making the inside of the bell pitch black.

Those black pebbles were the Black Rock Spirit Sand that Ling Pengyun had specially refined and incorporated into the Sand Soil Bronze Bell.

Ling Pengyun looked around the meditation room and saw that it was too cramped to test the Law Artifact, so he stood up and went outside.

Then, Ling Pengyun channeled his spiritual power into the Sand Soil Bronze Bell. Suddenly, the Sand Soil Bronze Bell trembled and a huge yellow bronze bell phantom appeared.

Ling Pengyun waved his hand and patted the Storage Bag at his waist, taking out the Frost Flying Sword, which was also of the Second Rank High Grade, and bombarded the yellow bronze bell phantom with all his might.

"Clang!"

A clanging sound of metal clashing rang out.

Despite withstanding the full force of the Frost Flying Sword, the yellow bronze bell phantom only swayed slightly and was otherwise unharmed.

Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun's expression brightened with joy.

"This bell has good defensive capabilities, several times stronger than other defensive magic Law Artifact of the same rank. This power is quite consistent with the bell's aura, which is approaching that of Higher Vehicle Second Rank High Grade Law Artifact."

Ling Pengyun silently made his assessment and then waved his hand.

The Sand Soil Bronze Bell that supported the illusory image of the bronze bell moved swiftly, directly covering the Frost Flying Sword.

Immediately afterwards, countless black rocks and gravel from the inner wall of the Sand Soil Bronze Bell swept over the Frost Flying Sword Frost Flying Sword, causing it to shake violently.

The shimmering light of the Frost Flying Sword gradually dimmed.

It will probably be long before this flying sword is damaged.

Ling Pengyun was overjoyed to see that the power of the Black Rock Spirit Sand increased after it was integrated into the Sand Soil Bronze Bell.

"Judging from the power of the Black Rock Spirit Sand activated by this bronze bell, it is probably enough to severely damage my Second Rank High Grade Frost Flying Sword within a few dozen breaths, and it is even possible to destroy it directly within a hundred breaths."

"If it were a physical body, it would probably be directly smashed into a plug by those Black Rock Spirit Sand."

"With the help of this treasure, along with the Frost Sword, the Frost Transformation Flood Dragon Jade Bottle, and the Combined Attack Technique, I'm afraid I'll have few rivals within the Foundation Establishment Realm."

A look of wild joy spread across Ling Pengyun's face.

It should be noted that there are not many Golden Core Realm experts within the entire Yan Kingdom.

Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators are already considered top-tier experts.

With his thoughts returning to normal, Ling Pengyun waved his hand and put the Sand Soil Bronze Bell and the Frost Flying Sword back into his Storage Bag, then returned to his cave abode to continue his secluded cultivation.

Time passed gradually.

As the seasons change, autumn has arrived once again.

Yan Siyi, who had made an appointment with Ling Pengyun, once again came to Falling Dusk Mountain alone.

"Fairy Yan." Ling Pengyun, who had been waiting Falling Dusk Mountain, immediately went to greet Yan Siyi upon her arrival, bowing respectfully.

"Ling Daoyou," Yan Siyi returned the greeting.

"Fairy, look at this." Ling Pengyun didn't say much, but waved his hand and patted the Storage Bag at his waist, handing a Glass Bottle filled with golden liquid to Yan Siyi.

Seeing this, Yan Si curiously opened the Glass Bottle.

Instantly, a sweet, fruity aroma wafted out, followed by a surge of pure spiritual energy, no less potent than a second-tier Spirit Gathering Pill, spreading outwards.

"This is second-tier... Fruit Flower Honey?" Yan Siyi exclaimed in surprise.

"Fairy, I haven't broken my promise to you, have I? Try it and see how it tastes." Ling Pengyun nodded slightly and said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist is indeed a man of his word." Yan Siyi's eyes gleamed, and she immediately accepted the bottle of second-grade Fruit Flower Honey. She opened the Glass Bottle, poured out some of the Fruit Flower Honey, and tasted it carefully.

The exquisite aroma of fruit filled her taste buds, as if she were currently consuming countless kinds of spiritual fruits.

This flavor was also something Yan Siyi thoroughly enjoyed.

"This is truly an excellent dessert, even better than the First-Tier Superior-Grade Fruit Flower Honey."

"If you use this to cook barbecue-type Spirit Cuisine, it will definitely taste amazing," Yan Siyi commented with a smile before asking a question.

"Fellow Daoist, your Spirit Beast Fruit Flower Bee King, has reached the Foundation Establishment?"

"Exactly," Ling Pengyun said.

Yan Siyi was overjoyed to receive Ling Pengyun's affirmation.

The fact that the Fruit Flower Bee King has entered the Foundation Establishment Realm means that she will have the opportunity to buy some second-tier Fruit Flower Honey from Ling Pengyun every year.

Second-tier Fruit Flower Honey was something she craved. Not only did it taste excellent, but it also helped her cook barbecue-type Spirit Cuisine, which was very beneficial to her.

"That's good then. May I ask how much you would like to offer for these two catties of second-grade Fruit Flower Honey?"

Ling Pengyun smiled and waved his hand.

"These two catties of Fruit Flower Honey are the first batch of second-tier Fruit Flower Honey produced by my newly Foundation Establishment Fruit Flower Bee King, so they are somewhat significant."

"Since the fairy and I are old friends, we won't discuss the price of this bottle of Fruit Flower Honey."

"Fairy, you can use a small portion of this bottle of Fruit Flower Honey to make a second-grade Fruit Flower Honey Roasted Bear Paw. We can all eat it together then. What do you think?"

Yan Siyi's expression shifted slightly, her smile widening, and she nodded in agreement.

Immediately, she took out the ingredients and Spirit Spatula for cooking Spirit Cuisine and began to cook Spirit Cuisine.

In just half a day, Yan Siyi prepared eight different kinds of second-tier Spirit Cuisine, including a dish called "Fruit Flower Honey Roasted Bear Paw".

Eight years ago, Yan Siyi was only at the second level of the Spirit Chef path, and could only cook second-level "stir-fry" Spirit Cuisine.

Eight years later, Yan Siyi, who was already talented in the Spirit Chef, has mastered various common second-tier Spirit Cuisine cooking methods with the help of a large amount of the Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Beast flesh and blood.

Furthermore, her Spirit Chef skills are already close to the Second Grade Middle Rank.

"Ling Daoyou, the Spirit Cuisine is all cooked. Shall we sit down together and chat while we eat?" Yan Siyi, who had cooked eight dishes of Spirit Cuisine in a row, wiped the sweat from her forehead and greeted Ling Pengyun, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Of course," Ling Pengyun said.

The two of them then sat down together at the stone table on the mountaintop and began to chat and eat.

Time flies when you're chatting.

It seemed like only a moment had passed, but it actually took five whole days.

Of course, the two had already finished their Spirit Cuisine, but they were having a very pleasant conversation.

Yan Siyi, not wanting to avoid worrying her Grandfather Yan Cang who was at the Hundred Spirits Sect, bid farewell to Ling Pengyun and returned to the Hundred Spirits Sect.

The two still agreed to meet again next autumn.

At the same time, Ling Pengyun also inquired whether Yan Siyi could teach him some basic Spirit Chef techniques.

Yan Siyi understood Ling Pengyun's meaning, and since the two had a good relationship, she gave Ling Pengyun Ling Pengyun First Rank Low Grade Spirit Chef's inheritance manual, allowing him to comprehend it on his own. She also promised to offer him some guidance when they met again next year.

In the blink of an eye.

The seasons have changed once again, and autumn has arrived.

On Falling Dusk Mountain, the same two people were still chatting about everything under the sun, with laughter occasionally rising from their ears.

At mealtimes, the aroma of food always wafts out from Falling Dusk Mountain.

The two would even occasionally have a competition.

However, Ling Pengyun always let Yan Siyi have her way, which allowed Yan Siyi to suppress Ling Pengyun, who was at the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer of Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer, with her fifth-level Foundation Establishment cultivation.

During this time, neither of them mentioned leaving.

The days passed by, ordinary yet meaningful.

It wasn't until half a month later.

The arrival of the Ling Clan Head Ling Yunhong, Ling Pengxing, Ling Pengliang, and Ling Pengqiu, riding the Lineage 'Guardian Spirit Beast Immortal Spirit Crane, broke the tranquility.

Yan Siyi realized that Ling Yunhong and the others had something to discuss with Ling Pengyun, so she tactfully took the initiative to leave.

Although Ling Pengyun wanted to keep her, he had no reason to keep Yan Siyi.

The two were ultimately just friends.

However, their autumn get-together still happens, as it was a promise between the two.

If you find anything incorrect in this chapter, please point it out, and I will try my best to correct it.