Fire Sacrifice, Part Two

'Damage—3, Defense—5, Evasion—1, Constitution—1. Free Attribute Points: 3'

"With Magma Iron, I can forge a dharma artifact that suits me perfectly." A thought turned over in Lin Xin's mind. "The Spirit Light Shield is decent, but it can only defend. I still lack an offensive dharma artifact that I can use for a long time and refine with my heart's blood. Below the Innate Realm, as long as I have one offensive and one defensive dharma artifact, along with cultivation of qinggong, I'll have sufficient protection. Relying on talisman swords alone is not a long-term solution. Their power is already starting to fall short. It will probably only get worse in the future."

He looked again at his internal art progress.

'Minor Returning Origin Art—Fifth Layer. (Completion: 6%) (Damage +5, Constitution +5)'

"My internal art is progressing too slowly... Without the stone house's acceleration boost, nearly ten days of bitter cultivation only raises it by a little. I've been out for so long this time, yet it has only risen by 5%... For now, I can't count on honest cultivation to break through."

Lin Xin thought for a moment, then clapped his hands.

A servant soon entered from outside.

"Manor Lord?"

"Bring me the sword I had Huang Shifu forge last time."

"Yes."

After the servant left, he soon returned with a longsword tightly wrapped in layers of black cloth.

Lin Xin took the sword, dismissed him, and shut the door.

He slowly unwrapped the black cloth himself, revealing a slender sword with a crimson-red scabbard inside.

The scabbard had been dyed and hollowed out with patterns. Clusters of blazing flames, like lotuses, were evenly spread across its surface, displaying a brilliant and eye-catching scarlet. At the pommel, two characters had also been carved: 'Red Flower.'

"I named it Red