Besides traveling, sparring, and cultivating, Ling Tian had also begun to refine the Butterfly Ring. Ever since Tian Xin had brought it up, he had often pictured how it should look. The design had gradually taken shape in his mind, and he decided to finish refining it before they reached Chaos City.
Using Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice as its main material, Ling Tian refined it into a butterfly in mid-dance. The butterfly was icy blue from head to tail, with its two pairs of wings, antennae, and slender legs rendered in exquisite detail. A gentle breeze stirred, and its wings fluttered lightly, making it look lifelike.
There were many openwork patterns in the butterfly's wings. Ling Tian set unusual gemstones into them and wound colorful metallic filaments around their edges, making the Butterfly Ring even more dazzling. Of course, the gemstones and wires were not merely decorative; they had remarkable uses. Purple Soul Gold, for instance, could stabilize the mind and aid mental cultivation.
After finishing the refinement, Ling Tian inspected it again and again. Once he was certain there were no flaws, he nodded with satisfaction, carefully tucked it into a sandalwood box, and planned to give it to Tian Xin the next time he saw her.
To Ling Tian's dismay and amusement, Lian Yue and the other women had seen him designing the Butterfly Ring and clamored for him to design things for them, too. Even the young women of the Devil Race looked envious, then egged on Ling Lin's little girlfriend to wheedle some trinkets designed by Ling Tian out of him.
Ling Lin, however, was clever. Instead of asking Ling Tian to design something for him, he studied the craft himself and then designed something for his little girlfriend, Ye Ling. He had quite a