After completing the transition to his new cultivation method, Liu Changxu swiftly threw himself into Artifact Refining.
He was so eager because his master, Su Hao, had recently contacted him with a Ten-Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission Talisman:
"Xu'er, the human-demon war has now reached a critical stage. Before long, the sect will conscript another batch of Foundation Establishment cultivators to fight, and you're very likely to be on the list this time. You must make thorough preparations."
After receiving his master's message, Liu Changxu naturally had to prepare thoroughly for battle, making the forging of spirit artifacts suited to him an urgent priority.
During his previous battle with the Evil Cultivator Chief, the Golden Flood Dragon Spear had been damaged beyond use. For Liu Changxu, whose strength lay in his physical strength, this undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to his combat prowess. Forging a new spirit artifact spear therefore became his most pressing task.
After careful consideration, he planned to forge not only a second-tier top-grade spirit artifact, the Red Lotus World-Destroying Spear, but also, if time permitted, a set of twelve second-tier top-grade Red Lotus Skyburning Swords, a second-tier top-grade Rainbow Sunset Bow, and a second-tier top-grade Demon-Binding Rope.
However, materials for forging top-grade spirit artifacts were exceedingly scarce. To gather everything he needed, Liu Changxu made repeated trips to the Purple Forest Market and Eastern Splendor City, attending numerous auctions before finally purchasing all the necessary top-grade forging materials.
Among them, thousand-jun iron, the primary material for the Red Lotus World-Destroying Spear, was the hardest to obtain and cost the most.
Liu Changxu spent a full hundred and thirty thousand spirit stones on these forging materials, enough to buy a lower-grade third-tier magical treasure.
Fortunately, Liu Changxu had just made a fortune. Otherwise, he would not have had the