Above the Illusionary Wave Sea, the mist never clears throughout the year, and the farther west one goes, the denser the fog becomes.

As if walking in the clouds, all around is a vast expanse of white.

The Smoke and Mist Light Boat floated on the sea of clouds and fog, a light blue protective shield spreading out, providing clarity on the boat.

Amidst the sound of waves, Jiang Yuebai sat alone at the bow, with the Refusing Fire Cauldron in front of her, flames roaring beneath, melting Star Meteorite Iron into liquid.

Above the Refusing Fire Cauldron, sixty-four small pieces of Star Meteorite Iron floated in mid-air. Little Green moved among them, stoking its flames with all its might, also turning them into molten metal.

Jiang Yuebai lowered her eyes, holding the Dragon Scale Dagger, engraving a Talisman Array on the Eight Arrays Plate. Jixiang, having absorbed a lot of Golden Spiritual Energy, lay on its back, feet in the air, drunk and asleep beside her.

Its small paws and back shone with increasingly brilliant golden light.

"Little Green, push a bit harder. The Array Plate and Array Sign must be refined simultaneously. Look at Jixiang, that slacker, just knows how to sleep. Only you can help me."

[Burn burn burn]

Little Green exerted all its strength, burning with increasing vigor, and soon melted over sixty pieces of Star Meteorite Iron.

With only the last two pieces remaining, Little Green was out of energy, its lantern gradually turning white, the phosphorescent fire flickering and about to extinguish.

"Little Green, I believe in you, don’t let me down."

Jiang Yuebai gazed at Little Green with sincerity, and with one tremor of phosphorescent fire, Little Green melted the last two pieces of Star Meteorite Iron. The entire lantern went pale white, swayed, and fell powerlessly at Jiang Yuebai’s feet.

Nearby, Jixiang sensed Little Green’s energy, flipped over, moved a bit away, and lay back down to sleep with its feet in the air.

A mischievous smile flashed across Jiang Yuebai’s eyes. She summoned the Puppet Avatar to pick up Little Green, as the Crane Feather Avatar emerged from the cabin with prepared talismanic sand.

"If I don’t exhaust you until you can’t move, you keep squirming when I paint the talisman, making it harder for me. Let’s see how you struggle now!"

The Puppet Avatar held the immobile Little Green in place, dipped a pen in ink, and began drawing Turtle Breath and Divine Concealment talismans for long-term use.

During the previous battle with Qing Nangzi, although Little Green could become invisible, its energy could still be detected, so the initial sneak attack only snapped off the horn without directly hitting the head.

Once the two talismans were drawn, Little Green would truly become a silent, inconspicuous heavy object!

Plus, it would have a burning flame effect!

[Hahaha]

[Ticklish]

Wobbly letters appeared on Little Green’s lantern, the words wavering like waves as the talismanic pen traced each line.

Jiang Yuebai had practiced with the Puppet Avatar for a long time so that this avatar could assist with tasks beyond combat.

But the Crane Feather Avatar wasn’t capable of the same; its inner workings relied on Wind Spiritual Energy, suitable only for tasks not requiring the use of spiritual energy.

The Puppet Avatar continued to draw talismans for Little Green. It needed to be drawn eighty-one times in total, taking three to five days.

Jiang Yuebai focused intently, following steps verified hundreds of times before, refining the Eight Arrays Plate and Array Sign.

In her free time in recent days, she constantly replayed the battle with Qing Nangzi. According to her deductions, if she had had a powerful Great Array to assist at the time, her success rate in defeating Qing Nangzi could have increased by thirty percent. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

As True Monarch Fuyi once said, the Array Dao is vast and profound. Although she may not have the energy to delve deep, mastering one or two arrays as a trump card is very necessary.

The large chunks of Star Meteorite Iron in the Refusing Fire Cauldron melted, and Jiang Yuebai cast the Eight Arrays Plate carved with talisman arrays inside, guiding the molten Star Meteorite Iron with her Divine Sense to envelop the Eight Arrays Plate. It seeped evenly into every part, enhancing the quality of the Eight Arrays Plate without damaging its internal structure.

At the same time, she swept her Divine Thought over the surrounding sixty-four masses of molten Star Meteorite Iron, stretching them into iron sign shapes resembling divination sticks, allowing them to solidify and harden before carving sixty-four talisman arrays onto them, merging with the Eight Arrays Plate.

The sea breeze blew gently, waves roared, and the Smoke and Mist Light Boat slowly sailed westward.

Five days later.

[You have successfully modified the Eight Arrays Plate, Artifact Refining Skill Level +666]

[Congratulations, your Artifact Refining Level has broken through to the Seventh Grade]

[Young lady, the only thing that might stump you in this world is probably just being broke, huh?]

With the successful modification of the Eight Arrays Plate and reaching Golden Core Stage proficiency in Artifact Refining, Jiang Yuebai was just celebrating when she suddenly noticed the words on her Immortal Cultivation Panel, causing her small face to fall.

Before refining the Eight Arrays Plate, repairing the Flying Core Boat and Lotus Purification Bottle consumed the materials along with their slight enhancement.

She had been continuously refining for these days, ensuring sufficient spiritual energy by consistently using Top-Grade spirit stones for recovery.

Jiang Yuebai glanced at her storage ring and bracelet, her expression turning just as pale as Little Green’s.

"No, no, no, I’m not broke; I merely turned useless wealth into useful trump cards. If I truly had no scruples, wouldn’t it be easy to become rich? I’d just rob Xie Jingshan."

"Who did you say you’d rob?"

The sound of a sword accompanied a figure rushing back through the mist. Dressed in black, with wolf ears and a wolf tail, it exuded an heroic air.

He stood proudly at the edge of the boat, chin lifted, and tossed ten demon cores and three gourds of demon blood he’d collected over the past few days before Jiang Yuebai.

"Here’s what you wanted."

Jiang Yuebai hastily clasped her hands, "Amazing, amazing, Brother Dog, you are mighty and dominating, unequalled at home and abroad."

Xie Jingshan pouted, hopped down and sat beside her, "You weren’t even that earnest when humoring your little lantern."

Jiang Yuebai squinted and smiled, tossing the demon beast blood to the Crane Feather Avatar, continuing to mix the talismanic sand. Once done, she would also draw Divine Concealment and Turtle Breath talismans on the Puppet Avatar.

The Puppet Avatar was larger, so just painting talismans wouldn’t suffice. She’d also need to incorporate some materials to engrave runes on its body to remain silent in battle.

Xie Jingshan spoke, "This Illusionary Wave Sea is truly something. I almost got lost hunting demons. If it weren’t for the Fixed Star Disc, I wouldn’t have found my way back."

"Don’t go too far next time."

"Next time? Isn’t this haul enough for you?"

Xie Jingshan was taken aback; did Jiang Yuebai consume demon cores and drink demon blood?

Jiang Yuebai shook the gourd filled with demon blood, "Indeed, not enough."

"You go yourself then." Xie Jingshan was ready to go on strike.

Jiang Yuebai’s eyes shifted slightly, smiling charmingly, "Brother Wolf, you see, I’m still weak and unstable in soul because I was saving you... I’m not trying to extort gratitude, I just think your swordsmanship is so incredible. You’re much more efficient at demon hunting than I am."

"Look, when you encounter a demon beast, you can draw your sword and slash away, while I have to consider which spell, which magic treasure to use, and by the time I throw all sorts of things at it, you’ve already slain the beast. The able should do more, the strong should do extra, I’m counting on you, Brother Wolf."

Xie Jingshan chuckled, tossing his head, "I see you’re still articulate, alright, I’ll rest a bit before heading out again."

Jiang Yuebai nodded, just about to speak when her brows suddenly furrowed, sensing something rapidly approaching.

Bang!

A colossal creature surged out from beneath the sea, crashing into the Smoke and Mist Light Boat, launching it into the air, as countless flying fish shot from the fog like blades.

Xie Jingshan widened his eyes, stood up, and drew his sword, only to see a faceless silver-haired puppet stepping into the air, unleashing ninety-nine White Dragon Small Swords from all over its body.

Dragon roars howled, as fierce as a storm.

Swish, swish, swish!

Flying fish plummeted into the sea like dumplings, and the White Dragon Small Sword converged into a massive sword, piercing down fiercely into the ocean below.

Bang!

The mist was swept away by a violent wind, revealing the sea surface painted with a tragic red, as the menacing large fish turned belly-up, its head skewered by a single sword strike.

"The moment I slightly relaxed my vigilance, you dared to sneak attack me. You’re really asking for it!" Jiang Yuebai shouted furiously with her hands on her hips.

The Sword Sky Puppet landed atop the cabin, silver hair flying.

Xie Jingshan smirked coldly, holding the half-drawn sword, "I’m more efficient than you? The able should do more? Do it yourself!"

Xie Jingshan sat back down, tail tapping agitatedly against the boat’s bottom.

Jiang Yuebai awkwardly scratched her face. It was simply a reflexive response just now; of course, she had to counterattack at the first sign of an ambush.

Self-inflicted misfortune, time for a change of plans.

"Little Green, my darling ~ let’s go out to sea together and test the power of the new Eight Arrays Plate!"