Lin Yu took out a slender eight-faced sword.
This was the weapon of a certain abyss demon lord, and after the demon lord died at his hands, the weapon fell into his possession.
However, his cultivation realm was only at the Lower God level, and even after countless enhancements, he could not wield this sword.
One reason was that it was a demonic artifact, inherently incompatible with the system he cultivated.
Another was his insufficient realm.
However, if he could refine it anew, he would be able to use it.
This process would undoubtedly be extremely arduous, but Lin Yu believed he could accomplish it. After all, he had tens of millions of clones; learning artifact refinement should not be a difficult task.
Lin Fan's mouth widened slightly.
"Brother, you're amazing," Lin Fan said, giving a thumbs-up, his face full of admiration.
Sealing tens of millions of Yakshas into a main divine artifact, using the killing aura from the Yakshas to nourish the divine sword and enhance its power, this was something that stirred the blood.
Lin Yu chuckled, "However, I'll need to learn artifact refinement first. This is just an idea for now."
"Brother, make arrangements quickly. Prepare a similar main divine artifact for me then."
"That's easily done."
After chatting for a while longer, Lin Yu sent him away.
Meanwhile.
Lin Yu's actions stunned all the races.
While the Blue Star natives had no strong individuals, the myriad realms were teeming with gods, especially those observing from the shadows. They could no longer sit still.
One after another, they immediately sent envoys to Central City to forge ties with the human race.
These races were not powerful by themselves, but to the current human race, they were more than ten times stronger.
After all, the human race's foundation was still shallow, and they could not compare to these races that had developed for hundreds of thousands of years.
When some races caused trouble, they were easily killed by Zhulong. Under the deterrence, no more gods dared to act rashly; even if they were dissatisfied, they could only endure it.
Time flew by.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these three days, Lin Yu was continuously studying artifact refinement.
With the help of his tens of millions of clones, his learning speed was extraordinarily fast, millions of times faster than an ordinary person.
He seemed to master a new technique every second. Within a day, he learned to refine semi-divine artifacts, and then his progress gradually slowed.
However, his artifact refinement skills were improving at a visible rate.
After three days, he could already refine divine artifacts. Although he couldn't refine main divine artifacts yet, he could modify them.
Modifying main divine artifacts was much simpler than refining them. He was currently devising a way to integrate the Yakshas into the divine sword.
"No, if I directly refine them in, these Yakshas will not receive any energy replenishment and will die."
"Right, I can refine that small world into it!"
No sooner had the thought occurred than he began refining, employing his artifact refinement techniques.
The process was incredibly intricate, with countless minute details that were difficult to unravel.
However, with his current artifact refinement proficiency, he was capable of it.
During these three days, another matter was worth noting.
It was that the cabinet had reached an agreement with the various races. The content of the agreement was simple: mutual non-aggression.
This was merely a written agreement with limited binding force.
Nevertheless, the relationship between the races eased considerably, and they could even share drinks and pleasantries.
The Elder also managed to exchange for a large number of precious medicinal formulas from them. Coupled with the formulas he had acquired from various great families, he had obtained tens of thousands of formulas in just three days.
The golden crow set in the west, and the jade rabbit rose in the east.
The Elder and Lin Yu sat facing each other. The Elder handed a storage ring to Lin Yu.
"These are the tens of thousands of medicinal formulas I acquired, all of them quite rare. Please take a look," the Elder said, taking a sip of tea.
Lin Yu chuckled upon hearing this, "There's no need to look. I trust you! You've all been busy with state affairs recently and haven't had much time to cultivate. I'll send you some elixirs another day. Also, I need to refine elixirs and require some materials; please help me collect them."
He had already sealed the small world into the divine sword. Once the divine sword and the small world were compatible, the modification of the divine sword would be complete.
Therefore, he could now spare his hands for refining elixirs.
The human race had immense potential but had developed for too short a time. He felt it necessary to help them.
After all, the entire human race was now akin to his subordinates. As they killed monsters outside, he also gained some experience points, though very little, it was still a good start.
Coupled with the Lord of Desire in the abyss, the Wind God Pterodactyl battling across realms, and his tens of millions of clones sweeping across a radius of a million miles, his experience points were increasing daily. In just a few days, he would accumulate enough to upgrade to a Middle God.
His growth rate was too fast for the human race to keep up, so helping them was no issue.
Consider it a diversion from his otherwise monotonous life.
The Elder sighed, "Alas, if it weren't for your sudden appearance, the human race would not have been able to overcome so many calamities. Old man, I thank you once again!"
With that, he cupped his hands in gratitude.
Lin Yu waved his hand, "You are too kind. I am also a member of the human race. If all of you were gone, wouldn't I be left to die alone?"
His words were hearty, bringing comfort to the Elder's heart.
"They say when one person achieves success, their poultry and dogs ascend to heaven. We are all benefiting from your fortune," the Elder said.
Lin Yu laughed, "If I am the person, then you are the poultry and dogs. Elder, if you agree, others might not. Elder, you are too self-deprecating. You are weak, and I am powerful, so it is natural for me to help. This is simply human nature."
Lin Yu spoke lightly, but how could the Elder not understand that this was Lin Yu's conscience?
Throughout history, how many successful individuals would still help their fellow villagers?
Whether to help or not depended entirely on conscience.
Even if he didn't help, the Elder would have no complaints.
Since the drastic changes on the Blue Star, the human race had desperately tried to develop, but their foundation was ultimately too shallow, and the time too short. Compared to other races, the gap was still enormous.
If Lin Yu had not emerged, the human race would likely have been annihilated by now, with annexation by other ethnic groups being the best-case scenario.
Now, they could be independent, even possessing such high status, all because of Lin Yu.
Because Lin Yu could contend with main gods without a single defeat, his power was undeniable and could not be ignored by any race.
This, in turn, elevated the human race's standing.
The Elder said, "Lin Yu, you are a great benefactor to the human race. I know that saying too much might make me seem verbose, but I still have to say it: although our abilities are limited, if you need anything, just say the word, and I will do my utmost to fulfill it."
Lin Yu looked at the old man before him and smiled, "Good, if I need anything in the future, I will tell you!"
"By the way, I've been learning artifact refinement recently and have refined some treasures, which I've given to all of you."