The clouds and mist over Star Spirit Main Peak thinned somewhat. Han Li stood atop the southern peak, his Nascent Soul hovering above his head, its azure eyes reflecting the nine Green Jade Peaks stretching out below.
After breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, his spiritual sense swept over the entire secret realm like a tide. At the boundary between the southern and southwestern peaks, he actually detected a trace of an ancient aura distinct from star spirit spiritual power-the ruins of a Secret Branch unrecorded by the Star Spirit Tribe.
The southern peak was steep, its slopes riddled with honeycomb-like cavities. Each cavity held dark purple ore, its surface shimmering with a stardust-like luster.
Probing with his Nascent Soul's spiritual sense, Han Li discovered that this ore was actually falling star iron-a divine metal of Chaotic Star Sea legend, tempered by the chaotic energy released when stars fell. It was exceptionally hard and could draw upon star power.
"Falling star iron... no wonder the spiritual power in this secret realm is so pure." Han Li gathered mystic water spiritual power at his fingertips and gently tapped the ore. A ringing clash of metal and stone sounded, shaking loose a shower of rocks from the mountainside. He took out the Water-Magnetic Sword. The blood magnetic star patterns on its blade resonated with the falling star iron, actually forming a layer of pale blue star patterns along its edge-a precursor to Star-Magnetic Sword Tempering.
Deep within the mine, Han Li discovered a natural cavern. Its walls were covered in ancient Star Spirit Tribe runes recording the method for refining falling star iron: "With magnetic essence power as the hammer and star power as the flame, temper it through a thousand hammer blows and a hundred refinings to create 'star-magnetic divine