It hadn’t realized it was such a dangerous task.
The red flames made it feel the threat of death.
Was this the flame that the human cultivators had referred to when he threatened it?
It was indeed terrifying.
No wonder he said it could kill many demonic beasts.
With flames like these, it truly could.
The Crystal-Eyed Mink thought, shuddering with lingering fear.
With Kenny Lin’s help, Amalia received a substantial amount of spiritual power and finally had the strength to complete the remaining steps.
This outcome was beyond her expectations; she hadn’t anticipated refining such a high-grade Artifact.
She later speculated that it was likely due to the two Golden Cores she added at the end.
Golden Cores from peak Golden Core stage demonic beasts could enhance an artifact’s spiritual light, and the higher the spiritual light, the higher the grade of the weapon.
As the artifact took its final shape, the oppressive feeling disappeared.
The flames receded, and the artifact regained the cold, hard texture of a blade.
Amalia gripped the hilt, feeling its cool solidity.
She hadn’t made many changes to its appearance, so it resembled the previous damaged one, only much simpler.
Each time an artifact is reforged, there’s an opportunity to alter its appearance.
Even if she didn’t do it now, as long as this blade didn’t get completely destroyed like the last one, it could be reforged multiple times.
"What’s the grade?" Kenny Lin asked.
"Mid-grade treasure artifact," Amalia replied, having added her own blood essence during the final formation, making her acutely aware of its quality.
Kenny Lin smiled, "Since breaking through to the Golden Core stage, your flame’s temperature has risen. Even without the Natural Flame, the grade shouldn’t be too low."
"Perhaps, but to further enhance the grade of my flame, I’ll still need to find another Natural Flame."
Being content with the current state was not her pursuit.
Kenny Lin understood this, which is why he was also so eager to find the Natural Flame for her.
"By the way, have you ever thought that your constitution is actually quite special?" Kenny Lin asked as Amalia was putting away the treasured artifact.
Amalia was momentarily stunned, "My constitution is special?"
Kenny Lin nodded seriously, "That’s right. I have the Yin-Yang Pearl and two types of special spiritual veins, so I can absorb spiritual energy and refine spiritual power very quickly. But you—"
"Your cultivation speed is almost the same as mine. However, you have both water-type and fire-type spiritual veins, which is already confirmed. Haven’t you wondered why?"
Kenny Lin’s expression grew contemplative.
He wanted to understand what was happening, not wanting Amalia to end up with a time bomb in her body like he did.
Amalia was silent for a moment, "I have thought about this before, but I really don’t know what’s going on."
This suspicion had been present for some time, but their spiritual veins traits had been confirmed before joining the Green Lotus Sect, so the sect hadn’t tested them further, nor had their Master.
"After we return, let’s find a time to test it secretly. Don’t let anyone know," Kenny Lin said quietly.
Amalia was amused and helpless.
She understood the need for secrecy but didn’t see the need for such extreme caution.
"Got it. My injuries are healed, and the blade is already refined. Let’s go outside. I wonder what the situation is like out there."
As she spoke, she gathered her things.
The cave floor was covered with impurities left from refining the materials, which she had buried in the ground.
Even if someone stumbled upon this cave, they might not know what had happened here.
"The outside should be very intense right now."
Amalia didn’t really expect Kenny Lin to respond because she knew he wouldn’t leave her behind.
But to her surprise, he replied, and she turned around to look at him.
"How do you know?"
"I heard it from someone else," Kenny Lin said with a meaningful smile.
Once they were outside, Amalia realized who the ’someone else’ Kenny Lin was referring to was.
"How did it end up here? Didn’t you dislike these little demonic beasts?"
Kenny Lin replied with a smile, "So it’s trying its best to prove its value."
Amalia understood immediately, "What did it tell you?"
"It said that things have been quite intense outside these past few days. There have been several groups of people fighting over something that seems pretty important. I originally wanted to ask if it had seen the Natural Flame," Kenny Lin shrugged.
Amalia was unsure how to respond, "You’re hoping a little demonic beast would know about the Natural Flame? Even if it did, how did you communicate with it?"
She didn’t believe Kenny Lin could understand the Crystal-Eyed Mink.
After all, he hadn’t been able to understand his own son’s words, even after so long.
"I was just guessing. What if I got it right?" Kenny Lin said.
Amalia was speechless, "You must be joking. You’re just guessing about something like this? It’s not a riddle."
"Forget it. Let it come to me directly and tell me what it found out. And make sure you explain all the details of what you asked it."
Amalia gave up pressing the issue, deeply suspecting that their previous conversation had been a case of talking past each other.
Kenny Lin didn’t mind, "I didn’t ask much. Just had it find out what was happening outside and report back to me."
With that, he called the Crystal-Eyed Mink over.
The Crystal-Eyed Mink looked at Amalia nervously and hesitated as it approached, its paws anxiously rubbing together.
Seeing this, Amalia smiled.
It was clear that the mink had suffered under Kenny Lin’s pressure.
"Is this really necessary? You don’t even understand what it’s saying."
"If someone else finds the Natural Flame, we need to be up-to-date with the latest news," Kenny Lin said proudly.
Amalia smirked, "So, with all the information it provided, how much news have you actually gathered?"