Among all categories of Magical Artifacts, when it came to imbuing them with concealment effects, it was widely acknowledged that robe-like artifacts were the easiest to refine, followed by Magical Robes.

For shoe-type Magical Artifacts, it was best to inscribe patterns related to speed.

Fang Yun’s current idea was to refine a pair of shoes with a concealment effect.

This method of refining would undoubtedly increase the difficulty. The principles of refining Magical and Spiritual Artifacts had been established by countless senior Artifact Refiners.

Fang Yun was perfectly fine with the increased refining difficulty, as long as he could benefit from the bonus of a shoe-type Magical Artifact.

Inside Upper-Grade Artifact Refining Room Number One.

Fang Yun had already laid out the necessary materials for the refining.

After gathering all the corresponding materials, he had also run a mental simulation of the refining process.

This time, he was going to refine two Upper-Grade Magical Artifacts.

He was very confident about refining the first one, but much less so about the second.

More than half a day had passed from the start of the refining process to its end.

The entire process went quite smoothly. Even the difficult points were overcome with relative ease. The boost from his five-star Artifact Refining talent was truly powerful.

"Success!"

"I’ll call you... the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots."

Looking at the pair of Upper-Grade Magical Artifacts, Fang Yun quickly gave them a name.

As their name suggested, half of the patterns inside the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots were for concealment, while the other half were related to increasing speed.

Fang Yun swapped out his Light Silk Boots and quickly tested the effects of the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots.

The Artifact Refining Room wasn’t particularly large, so he could only perform a simple test. Compared to the purely speed-focused Light Silk Boots, the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots were significantly slower. However, with the boost from his three-star Combat Talent, they were still superior to a normal Upper-Grade Magical Artifact, though they couldn’t compare to a peak-grade one.

This was something Fang Yun had anticipated. Unless he had a four-star Combat Talent, he wouldn’t be able to match a peak-grade Magical Artifact in both aspects.

Overall, Fang Yun was very satisfied with the effect.

After putting his Light Silk Boots back on and storing the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots, he turned to the next refining task, which was the true focus and challenge.

If he were still at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, Fang Yun would have needed to rest and preferably attempt the next refining session another time. But as someone at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer, this step was unnecessary.

He now had more than enough energy, and he was certainly not lacking in Spiritual Power.

Within the Qi Refining Stage, the gap between the Ninth and Tenth Layers was the largest, and this was true in all aspects.

The refining began once more.

This time, he was going to refine the Hidden Spirit Boots, without inscribing a single speed-related pattern. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Processing the materials, the first half of the refining, and inscribing the patterns—all went smoothly.

However, a problem arose just as Fang Yun was using the Weaving Technique from his Artifact Refining Technique to give the Hidden Spirit Boots their final form.

His intuition told him that forcing the weaving and stitching would not succeed. This was his intuition in Artifact Refining, which was surely enhanced by his five-star Artifact Refining talent.

This exact scenario was also documented in the book *Artifact Refining: Patterns and Rules*. Fang Yun had thought his five-star Artifact Refining talent would allow him to break through this limitation, but it turned out he couldn’t.

To successfully refine this Upper-Grade Magical Artifact now, he would need to weave it into something else, such as flattening it out and weaving it into a handkerchief-type Upper-Grade Magical Artifact.

’Forget it...’

With a shift in his thoughts, Fang Yun began to correct his weaving method.

He would still refine it into an Upper-Grade Magical Artifact. Even if he didn’t use it himself, he could sell it at the Artifact Pavilion.

"I guess this is the only way."

Fang Yun glanced at the new Upper-Grade Magical Artifact he had just refined and quickly put it away in his Storage Pouch.

Afterward, he cleaned up the scattered materials and waste from processing on the floor.

According to Fang Yun’s original plan, he wanted to refine three different types of shoe-type Magical Artifacts, each corresponding to a different scenario.

Light Silk Boots: For ultimate speed, best used for traveling in safe areas. Moving around the sect on a daily basis, they could save the maximum amount of time.

Hidden Spirit Boots: For ultimate concealment, to be worn in extremely dangerous places to evade enemies, either by slowly escaping or by hiding completely.

Half-Hidden Spirit Boots: For moving through places like the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory or the Supreme Profound Mountain Range, providing both concealment and decent speed.

Of the three scenarios, the Light Silk Boots would undoubtedly be used most frequently. The situations requiring the Hidden Spirit Boots would be few and far between.

The Hidden Spirit Boots were just a safeguard. Even if he successfully refined them, Fang Yun wouldn’t recklessly run into those kinds of dangerous places.

To Fang Yun, going to a place that didn’t match his strength would be an incredibly foolish decision.

Fang Yun took out the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots from his Storage Pouch and examined them once more.

In terms of overall capability, the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots were undoubtedly the strongest. They allowed for rapid movement while also providing a concealment effect. An enemy trying to chase him while he wore them would need more than just speed; they would also need to be able to detect his tracks at all times.

’It’s about time. If I want to accumulate Talent Points quickly, the points from combat are essential.’

With this thought, Fang Yun put away the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots and left Artifact Refining Room Number One.

「Half a month went by in a flash.」

At this moment, Fang Yun was no longer within the Celestial Cloud Sect. Not far ahead of him lay the entrance to the Demon Beast territory in the Supreme Profound Mountain Range.

Traveling at full speed from the Celestial Cloud Sect to the Supreme Profound Mountain Range, he had arrived in just under half a day.

He put away the Light Silk Boots and switched to the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots.

Fang Yun officially set foot in the outermost region of the Supreme Profound Mountain Range.

He had come to the Supreme Profound Mountain Range to hunt Demon Beasts, of course. His primary goal was to accumulate Talent Points, and his secondary goal was to obtain Demon Beast materials for Artifact Refining, which in turn would also accumulate Talent Points.

This was his first time coming to the Supreme Profound Mountain Range. Previously, whenever he needed Demon Beast materials that he couldn’t buy at the Disciple Marketplace, he would post a corresponding task in the Task Hall. Now, he had come himself.

In the Supreme Profound Mountain Range, the inner region definitely had Foundation Establishment Level Demon Beasts, while the core region was occupied by Core Formation Level Demon Beasts.

In comparison, the chances of encountering a Foundation Establishment Level Demon Beast in the outer region were much smaller. Even if he did, it would most likely be a beast at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Based on the information he had gathered, with his current strength, roaming the outer region of the Supreme Profound Mountain Range was basically very safe, as long as he didn’t run into a Demon Beast stampede.

After entering the Supreme Profound Mountain Range, Fang Yun also took out a compass-like Magical Artifact.

It was an Upper-Grade Magical Artifact that could help him detect fluctuations in Demon Power, allowing him to find Demon Beasts more effectively, thus increasing his efficiency and saving time.

This Demon-Seeking Disc was not refined by Fang Yun himself but purchased from the Vast Sea Sect.

The materials for refining such a Magical Artifact were rare but could be found in the Vast Sea Sect’s territory. Fang Yun had originally asked his master, Xiong Xingfeng, to help him buy some materials from the Vast Sea Sect so he could refine a Demon-Seeking Disc himself.

However, the Vast Sea Sect refused to sell even a small amount of the materials; one could only buy a completed Demon-Seeking Disc directly.

It was business, which Fang Yun could understand.

In truth, his only reason for wanting to refine the Demon-Seeking Disc himself was to accumulate more Talent Points.

Fang Yun moved quickly while concealed, with the Demon-Seeking Disc constantly active.

Currently, the bulk of his Spiritual Power consumption in his Qi Sea was from the Demon-Seeking Disc. For a normal cultivator, the situation would be reversed. Moving at high speed while concealed would require fully activating the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots, which would be a huge drain on their Spiritual Power.

As a Qi Refining Tenth Layer cultivator, Fang Yun had ample Spiritual Power and could refine and absorb Spirit Revival Pills quickly. This was another, secondary reason why he had waited until reaching this Realm to come to the Supreme Profound Mountain Range.

The main reason, of course, was having enough strength to ensure his safety.

Fly!

A pale yellow Long Sword flew through the mountain forest, accurately severing the head of an adult Flame Scorpion Beast.

An adult Flame Scorpion Beast’s strength was equivalent to that of a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator.

From the eyes of the decapitated Flame Scorpion Beast, one could tell that it had still been in a state of confusion before it died.

If it could express emotions after death, it would have surely condemned the human cultivator who killed it.

’You’re this strong, and you still resort to sneak attacks! Is there any justice in the world?!’

Fang Yun collected the Flame Scorpion Beast’s corpse. This was the most important supplementary material for him to refine the heat-toxin version of the Yellow Iron Sword.

Finishing the battle as quickly as possible, preferably before the Demon Beast could even react, would prevent creating excessive combat fluctuations and minimize the chance of accidents.

’This combat style is pretty good. It’s beneficial for the Demon Beasts, too.’

With this thought in mind, Fang Yun stored his spoils and set off once again.

For the Demon Beast, dying without feeling any pain was far better than having to suffer before death.

All in all, Fang Yun spent a total of two and a half days in the Supreme Profound Mountain Range.

He hadn’t rested at all during his time in the outer region of the Supreme Profound Mountain Range, but his mental state was still decent.

If he were still at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, he would probably be in the same state he was during the Four-Sect Trial back then.

After leaving the Supreme Profound Mountain Range, Fang Yun glanced at the Demon Beast materials in his Storage Pouch, nodded in satisfaction, then switched to his Light Silk Boots and rushed back to the sect.

From now on, coming here once or twice a month would be enough. There was no need to go to Battle Peak anymore.

’The Talent Points gained from killing Demon Beasts should be about the same as from killing Demons. In a few more days, it will be the beginning of the second month. I’ll see how the tally looks then...’

While accumulating Talent Points, he couldn’t let his Cultivation fall behind either.

After returning to the sect, he planned to rest first, then begin cultivating to catch up on his training progress.