Lei Jun's target here was to forge a magic artifact that worked together with his Magnetosword Pellet—not, scratch that, not his "railgun," but for coordination with his Magnetosword Pellet.

After real combat, Lei Jun knew his own business well; there still were flaws in the Magnetosword Pellet.

First, it consumed huge amounts of mana.

Second, its accuracy needed to be guaranteed.

*As for the issues of targeting and aim, the Divine Eye Mirror Stone was indeed good, but first, it had a distance limit; second, the field of view could be blocked or affected; third, the opponent might detect it in advance.*

So, on the foundation of the Divine Eye Mirror Stone, Lei Jun considered adding another method for locating enemies and improving his own accuracy.

After he arranged the Ritual Altar Daoist Temple, he mounted the altar and began to conduct magic, starting the artifact forging process.

The materials taken from the Treasure Pavilion were mostly auxiliary ingredients.

The main materials in front of Lei Jun were that piece of Southern Extreme Cold Iron, and the severed Dragon Bind Hemp spirit root he had prepared.

And also, the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman Lei Jun had made himself.

Once the vine separated from its root, its spiritual nature immediately was lost, so Lei Jun needed to use the spirit root of the Dragon Bind Hemp as his raw material.

"This way, the quantity was pretty limited, so I'd have to use it sparingly." Lei Jun sighed,

*If it wasn't for Ji Chuan's gift of the Broad Method Spirit Crystal, it really would've been hard for me to launch this project so quickly.*

On the Southern Extreme Cold Iron, Lei Jun also cut sections of the iron, then used them together with the Dragon Bind Hemp spirit root, Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman, and the Broad Method Mist created by the Broad Method Spirit Crystal as the main components, pairing them with other materials and starting his experiment.

The first two times, he failed, ruining the raw materials.

Lei Jun remained calm and patient, continuously correcting and adjusting, refining his own plan and approach.

By the third try, it finally started to take shape.

*Although the final product's quality was still subpar and didn't meet my expectations, I began to grasp the general process in my heart.*

He nodded in satisfaction, then proceeded to his fourth attempt.

The forging succeeded, but there still was a gap between it and his target efficacy.

Then the fifth try… the forging failed; this time, he'd been too aggressive—the plan needed further fine-tuning.

The sixth go… this time, he succeeded!

Lei Jun stood atop the third layer of the altar, stars of light surrounding his body—each one a Spirit Talisman transformed by his Star-stepping Spell, glittering like a Star River.

Among this "Star River" floated misty white clouds, perfectly accentuating the "stars"—this was the Broad Method Mist.

Lei Jun withdrew his hands, and the breath of Nine Abyss Earth Fire, which came as support from the True One Altar Cave Heaven, also receded.

And in front of him was a Commanding Flag, the flag-face fluttering in the wind.

Lei Jun nodded slightly, dispersed the brilliantly shining talismans from around himself, and then took the Commanding Flag out.

He left the mountain gate quietly and in secret.

The Sword Valley where the Celestial Master's Sword had recently reemerged was still there; the bottom was deep and quiet, and now it had become Lei Jun's natural testing ground.

Upon reaching the valley floor, he stuck the Commanding Flag between some rocks.

Then, he deployed the Dragon-Tiger Dual Spirits, transforming mana into Wind Tiger and Cloud Dragon forms.

Wind Tiger passed between the Commanding Flag.

Suddenly, a pale light surged on the Commanding Flag.

Out of the pale light extended multiple chains of light, twisting densely like vines, wrapping and snaring Lei Jun's own Wind Tiger.

Wind Tiger struggled, but couldn't break free.

Lei Jun then withdrew to a distance.

As he pulled away, the Wind Tiger and Cloud Dragon he'd left behind naturally faded away.

Yet the ashy-white light chains on the Commanding Flag's surface still persisted.

Lei Jun widened the distance between himself and it, pulling out beyond the range a normal Fifth Heaven Layer cultivator could perceive.

He focused and sensed with intent.

The air around his body seemed to twist along, thick with Primordial Magnet Force.

At that moment, he could clearly sense the Commanding Flag he'd left far away.

The Commanding Flag pointed out the direction for him.

It also restricted the target's movement.

With this, even if the two sides were separated by rock, and the Divine Eye Mirror Stone couldn't directly observe, Lei Jun still could track the target's direction.

The Magnetosword Pellet's first shot was always the most important.

When the enemy was unaware, this Talisman Sect cultivator would suddenly unleash an attack that could rival—or in some ways even surpass—the Confucian Divine Archery and Taoist Flying Swords, making it likeliest to work then.

*Even if I couldn't kill the enemy in one blow, as long as I could wound them, then my second, third, or any following attacks would be much harder for them to evade.*

On the other hand, if my first strike missed, and the opponent grew cautious and started dodging rapidly, the chances of landing further hits would fall dramatically.*

"Mm, this was workable for a prototype—could be called the Primordial Magnet Coiling Dragon Banner," Lei Jun nodded, "Next comes step two."

A single Primordial Magnet Coiling Dragon Banner had a limited control area—easy to evade.

Lei Jun's plan was to forge several more; according to the actual circumstances, he could set them up in formation to cover a much larger area, making it impossible for his opponent to escape.

Besides sheer quantity, another avenue for improvement was to try to incorporate the Breathing Soil Banner's spiritual nature, so that the Primordial Magnet Coiling Dragon Banner would become stealthy and hard for targets to detect.

Lei Jun felt the faint streams of Primordial Magnet Force transmitted from afar, then took out another magic artifact.

It looked like a copper tube, or perhaps more like a sword scabbard.

It was meant to work together with his Magnetosword Pellet.

Lei Jun calmly raised his hand—the Sword Pellet was drawn into the "sword scabbard," linked in a single current.

For targeting, he'd let the Primordial Magnet Coiling Dragon Banner assist the Divine Eye Mirror Stone.

As for the huge mana cost, Lei Jun's initial idea was to fashion a metal rail.

This job wasn't especially hard for him—the main thing would be to keep doing test shots, fine-tuning and improving afterward.

Thanks to Ji Chuan's Broad Method Spirit Crystal, which created Broad Method Mist, Lei Jun could now tweak the metallic "sword scabbard" more smoothly.

After firing off two "shots" as a test, Lei Jun nodded repeatedly, *even though it still cost a ton of mana, it was nowhere near as draining as doing everything by hand previously—a significant saving.*

After meditating and recovering his mana and Primordial Qi, he returned to where the "target" had been—he had blasted through, even collapsed swaths of mountain rock.

The Primordial Magnet Coiling Dragon Banner wasn't itself the target, so it was fine—only its pale light was currently withdrawn.

After Lei Jun tidied up the site, he left the deep valley and returned to the mountain gate.

He didn't go back to his own place first; instead, he headed to Master Yuan Moba's residence.

They had agreed beforehand—they had matters to discuss.

"After your appointment, Chongyun, you and the others should have official assignments as well." Yuan Moba said,

Lei Jun said, "Disciple shall give my all. I only fear that I'm too young and inexperienced."

Yuan Moba smiled and shook his head, "You've done very well these past six months. Senior Brother Yao and Senior Sister Shangguan both praised you highly."

He brought up several assignment options for Lei Jun—these were the current spots up for rotation, and he wanted Lei Jun's thoughts first.

In the residence, personnel arrangements—aside from communication among the higher-ups—were always discussed with the people involved in advance.

Generally speaking, it was not like plum jobs were left for someone to choose at will.

But over at the Treasure Pavilion, Elder Lei had shown high principles and great integrity, winning unanimous praise throughout—the situation now was only that if the request wasn't excessive, the residence would take care of Lei Jun.

Lei Jun had originally just listened calmly to Yuan Moba's rundown, but unexpectedly, the orb of light in his mind suddenly flashed and began to reveal words,

*[Newly appointed elder, bold in taking on responsibilities, yet the ripples have not settled—new winds are always blowing. Know how to discern fortunes and blessings, and calamity will distance itself.]*

Then, three lots flew out from the orb of light,

*[The best lot: Serve as the Hall of Steward's resident elder, gaining a Fourth Rank Opportunity. There will be potential for expansion, and before expansion, there will be neither risk nor future trouble—excellent fortune!]*

*[Perfectly neutral lot: Serve as resident elder at the Hall of Steward or as Patrolling Wind Elder, or in other posts besides. No additional gains, no risk—nothing gained or lost—average.]*

*[Moderately unlucky lot: Serve as Patrolling Wind Elder, making inspections at the various branch residences outside the main mountain. Hidden dangers are serious; risks are heavy. Extreme caution is necessary—ominous.]*

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