Replication

When everyone met at the dinner table that evening, the Lock Ring naturally became the main topic of conversation.

"Brother Xiao, is it possible that most of the production process of this Lock Ring can be mass-produced?" Qin Jianghe asked.

After listening to the introduction of the Lock Ring's functions, his first thought, as the person in charge of managing all the sect's finances, was the possibility of exporting the Lock Ring.

Lin Xiao smiled knowingly.

"Of course it's possible. Aside from the materials, the production process is a bit complicated, but with more practice, it can be mass-produced."

As for the issue of counterfeits being sold to the public, there's no need to worry. The array patterns inside the Lock Ring cannot be disassembled and copied by outsiders, because once disassembled, the array patterns inside will collapse directly.

Moreover, Divine Sense can only control the finely adjustable parts of the secondary array patterns; the rest of the supporting array patterns are all interconnected, complex, and intricately linked.

Without the producer's personal instruction, it's almost impossible to replicate something using only Divine Sense.

Of course, this doesn't apply to powerful beings with exceptionally strong Divine Sense and unfathomable cultivation.

As for the materials used for the Lock Ring, everything else is fine, except that the main material for the ring body is Cold-Concentrating Jade.

Lin Xiao tried many other materials, most of which were various refining materials he usually purchased in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, some cheap and some expensive.

However, due to the small size of the Lock Ring itself, other materials cannot withstand so many complex and intricate array patterns while maintaining the long-term stability of the array patterns.

Therefore, in the end, among the various materials tested, the Cold-Concentrating Jade from within the sect performed the best.

Therefore, Lin Xiao chose the Cold-Concentrating Jade as the material for the Lock Ring to be used by the sect's members.

"I've already made two hundred of these Lock Ring, enough for our sect's current needs. Afterwards, I'll teach the weapon -Artifact Refining Hall Artifact Refining Hall how to make Lock Ring, and they'll take over the subsequent research and production."

Although the sect still has a large stock of Cold-Concentrating Jade, and the consumption of one Lock Ring is not significant, if they intend to sell it long-term, they naturally need to consider the ability to sustain the supply of materials.

Therefore, in addition to learning how to make Lock Ring and streamlining the production process, the Artifact Refining Hall also had to continue to find alternative materials.

Hu Liang solemnly noted down this task.

After discussing the Lock Ring, Lin Xiao brought up another matter with everyone.

"The Icefield Mystic Realm is about to open this year. Anyone interested in going?"

Since Lin Xiao obtained the Key to the Secret Realm from the Icefield Mystic Realm in the first year, only Sun Yigao, Mo Yuanjiao, and Jiang Youfu have entered it in the second year.

Xiaoluan wanted to go, but Lin Xiao wouldn't let her.

Because he only possesses the Key to the Secret Realm the Icefield Mystic Realm but not the Heart of the Secret Realm, he cannot fully control the Secret Realm.

It was filled with people from the Immortal Cultivation Realm, and their Qi Refining Stage.

Most cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm of the Immortal Cultivation Realm have been cultivating for decades or even centuries. Their skills and experience are far superior to those of Xiaoluan, who used to wander around the sect every day.

Lin Xiao was very worried about letting such a Dayi Core Formation Realm chicken demon wander around among cultivators; it would naturally become a target.

Therefore, although they had the Key to the Secret Realm and it wouldn't be difficult for them to escape, Lin Xiao still didn't let Xiaoluan go in.

Although sect members always need to accumulate experience, Lin Xiao prioritizes the safety of his disciples when it's not absolutely necessary.

Three years later, when Lin Xiao went into seclusion, Liu Yunan was unsure of what to do and did not open the entrance to the Icefield Mystic Realm without authorization.

Therefore, most members of the Lingxian Sect have not yet entered the Icefield Mystic Realm.

"I want to go!" Before anyone else could speak, Jiang Youfu, who had already been once, exclaimed excitedly.

He wasn't too bothered by the experience of entering the secret realm; his first visit was purely for sightseeing.

But this time it's different.

He wants to go fishing in the Icefield Mystic Realm!

Although the ice pool in the sect's secret garden already contained quite a few Silver-Tailed Fish, it had been taken over by Xiaoluan.

Aside from Tuantuan occasionally catching fish there, Tuantuan seemed to have made some secret agreement with Xiaoluan, no one else was allowed to fish freely.

However, Silver-Tailed Fish tastes excellent and is suitable for all kinds of cooking methods, making it one of Jiang Youfu's favorite ingredients.

So this time, he's going again for the Silver-Tailed Fish!

If it weren't for Brother Xiao telling him that he might be able to access more new and rare ingredients when his cultivation level increased, Jiang Youfu would have even wanted to stay at the Foundation Establishment Realm and go fishing in the Icefield Mystic Realm every year.

He had already decided that once he caught the Silver-Tailed Fish, he would process them all and have Yunan help him put them in the food storage area of the sect's storeroom. He couldn't keep them in the ice pool under Xiaoluan's watchful eye.

After Jiang Youfu spoke up, the other cultivators who had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm also expressed their desire to go.

After all, although they had cultivated for three years, apart from the people from the Finance Hall who went to the Immortal Cultivation Realm to handle transactions, very few people actually had contact with the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

Their sect's Green Field Mystic Realm, accessible only to those in the Qi Refining Stage, has been closed to the public again. While it's quite interesting inside, it has only increased their curiosity about the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

Thus, the decision was made to open the Icefield Mystic Realm for the second time by the Lingxian Sect. Once the secret realm opened in a while, those in the Foundation Establishment Realm would be able to enter and train.

As dinner was drawing to a close, Liu Yunan, who had been meticulously recording everything, suddenly seemed to remember something. He looked up at Lin Xiao, his face showing a conflicted expression and a hint of embarrassment as he said:

"Brother Xiao, there's something I forgot to tell you because I've been so busy lately. There were just too many people coming to the Heart-Questioning Road for the disciple assessment this time, and the control room prompted me to upgrade Heart-Questioning Road, which cost a lot of spirit Spirit Stone from the Spirit Stone mine..."

Lin Xiao saw the information about the upgrade to the Heart-Questioning Road among a bunch of system notifications when he came out of seclusion.

Seeing Liu Yunan's conflicted expression, he said with a relaxed demeanor:

"It's alright. More and more people might come to our sect for assessments in the future; this is just the expense we should incur."

Seeing Lin Xiao's relaxed expression, Liu Yunan felt reassured and breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's what I thought too, and I figured our brothers' accumulated salaries over the years should be enough to cover it, so we finalized everything back then."

Upon hearing this, the brothers he mentioned at the table subconsciously touched the storage rings on their hands that they used to store their Spirit Stone.

Lin Xiao chuckled, "It's not that exaggerated..."

Then Liu Yunan continued:

"Although our Spirit Stone mine has been mostly depleted, fortunately, the revenue of the Finance Hall has been increasing in the past two years, which is more than enough to support the operation of the entire sect and even leave a surplus. If we keep the Spirit Stone mine running for a few more years, we can recover some of it."

"Most of it has been hollowed out?!" Lin Xiao almost lost control of his voice, the last syllable of which was slightly slurred.