The golden helmet, Golden Armguard, and cape had all come from the same suit of armor, so when Chen Mo refined them, they immediately resonated with one another.
This made Chen Mo's refinement process much easier. Once his Spiritual Sense entered the golden helmet, the resonance caused the consciousness within it to drift toward his Spiritual Sense on its own initiative, merging with it and becoming one.
Chen Mo had not expected such a result. He had originally thought there might be a struggle, and that the consciousness inside the golden helmet, lacking spiritual energy, would gradually collapse under his slow attrition.
Yet he had not expected this outcome: it willingly accepted his Spiritual Sense and merged into it. He had completed the preliminary refinement of the golden helmet with astonishing ease.
After withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, Chen Mo carefully examined himself to see whether he had fallen into some kind of trap.
He was wary of the methods of high-level cultivators. In particular, the mental imprint originally hidden within the golden helmet might have concealed itself and followed his Spiritual Sense back into his Sea of Consciousness. If that happened, he might suffer a betrayal from within. By then, he might not even know whether he was still himself.
Therefore, he had to be cautious at every step and could not afford any carelessness.
Fortunately, after examining himself, Chen Mo found nothing unusual. Everything was normal. In particular, after his Spiritual Sense returned to his Sea of Consciousness, it had actually strengthened a little bit. In other words, that small fragment of consciousness had reinforced his Sea of Consciousness after merging into his Spiritual Sense.
Chen Mo spread out his Spiritual Sense and swept through the entire underground cavern. First, he used it to activate every Formation Base in