Chapter 488

Chapter 488: Preparation

At this moment, Elder Chai exuded confidence as he quietly watched Ji Yang.

However, when he saw Ji Yang pull out the familiar artifact from the storage bag, the confidence on Elder Chai’s face slowly faded away.

“Um, Elder Chai, I would still like to refine an artifact like this,” Ji Yang said softly while pointing at the iron pick in his hand.

As soon as Ji Yang finished speaking, a gloomy expression settled on Elder Chai’s face.

But looking at the mine spirit in his hand, Elder Chai repeatedly reminded himself,

“Stay calm!”

“Take a deep breath!”

“Feeling dizzy is normal!”

…

After going through some self-regulation, Elder Chai’s complexion gradually returned to normal. He spoke in a serious tone,

“Last time when I crafted an artifact for you, I could still add the memory blue crystal into it. But this time, as you are refining a spiritual treasure, that kind of material cannot be included; otherwise, it will affect the spiritual essence of the treasure itself.”

“If you choose to keep this shape, it will be difficult to change later. Think carefully about it.”

Elder Chai asked earnestly.

Different shapes of artifacts focus on different aspects of power; otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a variety of forms in artifacts.

The same goes for spiritual treasures; this isn’t about anything else, but about the laws of the path.

“Thank you, Elder Chai.”

Ji Yang remained unfazed and answered resolutely.

After all, his elongated iron pick could also serve as a hoe, and with his understanding of the Essence of War, the difference wasn’t significant.

Hearing Ji Yang’s firm response, Elder Chai shook his head, thinking to himself,

“Decayed wood cannot be carved!”

He couldn’t understand why Ji Yang, who trained in swordsmanship under Ye Wuchen, was so hung up on this hoe!

However, considering the mine spirit’s presence, Elder Chai refrained from saying more.

For him, as a master craftsman, refining various artifacts was not crucial; he had crafted countless types of treasures, but he was simply considering Ji Yang’s needs.

Of course, it wasn’t entirely about that.

Mainly, this type of artifact didn’t seem to reflect well on his reputation and crafting skills if it spread later.

"Enough, enough."

“Refining this spiritual treasure will take about a month. Come back for it in a month.”

“By the way, leave the auxiliary materials you brought.”

“Thank you, Elder. I will take my leave to return to the peak.”

Ji Yang set down the storage bag in his hand and transformed into a light of the sword as he departed.

Elder Chai no longer looked further and opened the storage bag that Ji Yang had left behind. Upon seeing the chaotic spiritual treasures and numerous ores inside, surprise appeared on Elder Chai’s face.

However, after a careful look, Elder Chai shouted in the direction Ji Yang had left,

“Come back! This is not enough!”

But at this moment, Ji Yang had already gone far away, leaving only the echoes of Elder Chai’s voice in the wind.

After returning to Jingtan Peak, Ji Yang began his next move, going around the Cultivation World to leave his “heavens” for future travel.

Unfortunately, there were no detailed maps in the Cultivation World, so he could only take action personally.

But Ji Yang was not troubled; he had already determined his targets in his mind.

There were nine heavens, excluding the one set at Jingtan Peak, leaving eight remaining.

Not counting He Dao Sect, there were nine elite sects, but he heard that the mines of the Ghost King Sect among the six demonic sects seemed to have been almost fully mined.

Thus, considering this, the locations of these eight heavens corresponded perfectly to the positions of the major sects’ mines in the Cultivation World.

What a clever plan!

On this outing, he still needed to disguise his identity to prevent being noticed by others from different sects. So he decided not to use the main entrance and would take the opportunity to test his new technique’s speed.

After confirming his plan, Ji Yang no longer hesitated and began to exhibit his technique.

In the next instant, flashes of lightning burst forth from outside Ji Yang’s body; it was the power of lightning calamity that dwelled within him.

As the technique was performed, Ji Yang’s body transformed into a lightning bolt and disappeared from Jingtan Peak.

The three beasts in the spiritual field sensed the unusual fluctuation and looked up in confusion, scanning their surroundings, but found nothing and could only continue with pest control while cursing Ji Yang for his antics.

At the moment Ji Yang left the sect, the Xuan Tian Mirror in the He Dao Sect’s main hall also sensed something and began to shake.

Noticing the unusual tremor of the Xuan Tian Mirror, Li Daoyi quickly appeared in the main hall.

When he saw the fleeting lightning bolt captured in the mirror that shot through the He Dao Sect’s outer great formation, Li Daoyi sneered.

Such audacity! How dare he act so recklessly in the He Dao Sect? This clearly showed a disregard for the sect’s rules.

However, when he opened his eyes wide, trying to identify the Main Instigator from the image recorded by the Xuan Tian Mirror, he discovered that the person was moving so fast that he could only see a blurred shadow.

This left Li Daoyi stunned; even the Xuan Tian Mirror hadn’t captured the person’s appearance, making it impossible for him to track.

Li Daoyi scanned the area and found that there was no one else present. Then he swaggered out of the main hall.

Before leaving, Li Daoyi remarked to the Xuan Tian Mirror,

“I’ll pretend I didn’t see anything today. Next time you catch this person, don’t shake, got it?”

Xuan Tian Mirror: …

Of course, the main reason was that he recognized this escape light did not come from the outside but rather from within the He Dao Sect.

With such openness, it was clear that it belonged to someone inside the sect, who had such strength that it didn’t require much pursuit.

Outside the He Dao Sect, Ji Yang slowed his pace.

Feeling the recent rush, joy spread across Ji Yang’s face. The Nine Heavens Thunder Escape indeed lived up to its name; this speed was remarkable.

Perhaps it was also due to the high quality of the lightning calamity power he used.

After coming to a stop, Ji Yang pulled out the map he had used last time from Heaven’s Secret Pearl and looked for the directions of the major sects.

After observing for a moment, Ji Yang decisively discarded the map in his hand and headed toward the familiar Heaven Demon Sect.

He remembered that the magic spirit ore mine he visited last time hadn’t been fully mined, right? Although the best Demon Spirit Ore was likely gone, the upper-grade ones would still do just fine.

Half a month later, at Jingtan Peak.

Little Black, Little White, and the three beasts walked out of the last piece of spiritual field with confused looks.

This batch of spiritual field was in the growth stage, with numerous spiritual insects, so they hadn’t rested much and finally finished the task only now.

At this moment, the three beasts realized that something seemed off at Jingtan Peak; it appeared to be much quieter inside the mountain.

The three beasts scanned the area and quickly noticed the problem.

Where was Ji Yang?

As the three beasts felt puzzled, a surge of lightning calamity energy suddenly rose from below in front of the wooden house at the peak, gathering in the air to slowly form a large door.

The three beasts’ eyes sharpened, quickly shifting into battle mode; they all had considerable strength now, with Little White and Xuan Qing possessing the best talents, having already reached the Spirit Transformation Stage.

As for Little Black, due to his lesser talent, had only reached the Middle Stage of Yuan Ying, but his fierce body and sharp claws made him fearless.

As the three beasts concentrated fully, the portal of lightning calamity slowly opened, and a familiar pant leg first stepped through the door.

Then, Ji Yang’s figure gradually appeared before the three beasts.

As Ji Yang’s figure emerged, the surrounding lightning quickly vanished.