Chapter 294 Surprise and Regret The Appearance of the Treasure Refining Array

The array device does not have high requirements for materials.

Of course, if one can find the best materials that match this great formation to refine the array artifacts, the result will be twice as good with half the effort.

However, if the purpose is simply to set up an array, any array artifact will suffice.

The power of a formation comes from two sources: firstly, the formation’s absorption of the rules of heaven and earth, which is the difference in the strength of the formation.

Secondly, it depends on the strength of spiritual energy that the array can withstand, and the difference between strong and weak arrays.

The third factor is the cultivation level of the person wielding the formation, and the difference between strong and weak cultivators.

Therefore, even a first-tier array artifact is sufficient; the only difference is the power of the array it creates.

Unlike magical artifacts, which require numerous spell inscriptions, talismans, or even array enhancements, and finally the fusion of materials to maximize their destructive power, defensive power, or other abilities.

The array itself does not need any killing power, defensive power, etc.; it only needs to be compatible with the grand array.

Of course, array artifacts are not only used for setting up arrays, but can also be full of killing power!

Legend has it that a powerful being from ancient times set up a massive array, the power of which was enough to change the world!

The array artifacts used in its formations are also top-tier offensive and defensive magical treasures!

Even if such array artifacts are not used to set up arrays, their power is enough to destroy the world if they are used as magic weapons!

However, such a thing is still far from Yu Xian’s reach, and he can’t even imagine it.

Perhaps one day, when Yu Xian reaches that level, he will truly refine an acquired spiritual treasure that can be used for formations, attacks, defenses, and the unification of all laws!

At this moment, Yu Xian only needs to refine the simplest fourth-order array artifact.

Eight or nine years have passed since I parted ways with Yue Pingfeng.

During this period, Yu Xian focused on cultivating his spiritual realm, refining his physical body, or refining pills, without engaging in any weapon crafting.

Therefore, Yu Xian was not sure whether his weapon-refining skills had deteriorated.

Back when he was with Yue Pingfeng, he was already able to refine fourth-tier magic weapons, but I don’t know if he can still do it now.

“I hope I won’t embarrass my older brother…”

Yu Xian thought to himself, focusing intently on studying the weapon-refining manual, trying to understand and comprehend it word by word.

If he really couldn’t even forge a fourth-tier array artifact, and Yue Pingfeng found out, he’d probably die of anger on the spot, all the two and a half years he’d spent teaching Yu Xian would have been for nothing…

Yu Xian’s uncertainty stemmed from a crucial reason: he lacked a weapon-refining furnace.

He can only barely use the crimson furnace used for alchemy to refine array artifacts now.

It should be noted that the heat required to refine magical artifacts is several times greater than that required to refine elixirs!

Fortunately, it was a fourth-order array artifact that was being refined. If it were a fifth-order one, it would be impossible to refine. Under the immense heat, the crimson furnace would have melted before the array artifact was even finished.

At this moment, Yu Xian is here studying the crafting of array artifacts in detail, completely focused.

Hua Yuandu glanced around and, seeing that the crowd had dispersed and there was no threat, flipped his hand and took out the treasure mirror he had just acquired.

Now that I have some free time and nothing else to do, I might as well take a look at what this treasure is and what its purpose is.

The silver mirror shone brightly and was quickly refined by Hua Yuandu.

After closing his eyes and sensing for a moment, his face immediately lit up with joy and delight.

Clearly, this mirror is extraordinary, after all, Hua Yuandu wouldn’t even look at ordinary magic treasures.

“rise.”

After refining the treasure mirror, Hua Yuandu let out a low shout, and the treasure mirror immediately emitted a dazzling light, illuminating what lay ahead.

Unfortunately, there was nothing in front of it, so the purpose and power of the light could not be seen.

Hua Yuandu laughed heartily, having already understood the function of the precious light, and waved his hand again: “Hide!”

The mirror suddenly flickered, and a beam of light shot onto Hua Yuandu, who vanished without a trace!

The precious mirror also disappeared, and the presence of Hua Yuandu and the precious mirror vanished completely from the world.

Invisibility!

Invisibility spells in magic are mostly minor or semi-invisibility. They either use the darkness of night, forests, water, or terrain to hide. They appear to be invisible, but in reality, they are escape techniques that leave traces and are easy to break.

But if one could truly become invisible on flat ground and completely disappear, that would be an extremely rare and powerful spell!

Such a powerful spell is a wonderful method, whether used for chasing or escaping.

At this moment, Hua Yuandu truly vanished into thin air!

It is undetectable by sight or by sensing with breath.

He disappeared!

About three breaths later, Hua Yuandu suddenly appeared at a place twenty feet away, his face slightly pale, but his eyes were full of surprise.

He muttered to himself, “It really is invisible… but it consumes too much spiritual energy. However, once I reach the Golden Core Realm, my spiritual power will increase a hundredfold, a thousandfold! This treasure will be a great help to me!”

Yu Xian, however, paid no attention to Hua Yuandu. He was completely immersed in studying and refining array artifacts, oblivious to everything else and focusing solely on the array books.

Hua Yuan took a few breaths to recover some of his spiritual energy, then happily put away the treasure mirror. With another flick of his wrist, he took out the reward from the first level.

He came in second place and also had a wooden box just like Yu Xian’s.

He was very curious about what was inside the wooden box!

Something that can be sealed in such a box must be something extraordinary.

Hua Yuan rubbed his hands together and placed them on the wooden box. Suddenly, spiritual energy surged and poured into it.

The entire wooden box suddenly emitted a faint light, and then the seal on it broke.

The seal on the wooden box is not difficult to break; it can be broken with a surge of spiritual energy.

Because the seal wasn’t meant to prevent others from opening the wooden box.

It was used to prevent the contents of the wooden box from dissipating or disappearing.

As soon as the seal on the wooden box dissipated, a very faint red light emanated from it.

Hua Yuan raised an eyebrow and quickly opened the box. Upon taking a look, his pupils suddenly contracted!

The next moment he screamed and suddenly leaned forward to inhale!

A liquid that looked like fresh blood shot out and was sucked into his mouth and swallowed!

“Um?”

Hua Yuandu’s shouts were quite disturbing, so much so that Yu Xiandu hurriedly looked up, thinking that Hua Yuandu had suddenly been attacked.

At this moment, Hua Yuan was already sitting cross-legged, constantly making hand seals. His whole body was filled with sword energy, which was circulating wildly. Streams of red light flashed on his body, which was filled with huge spiritual power!

Yu Xian frowned, closed the array manual with a flip of his hand, and took a step to fly to Hua Yuandu’s side.

After glancing at him, Yu Xian did not move him without permission, but instead circled around him, his brows furrowing even more.

What’s wrong with him?

Judging from the surging spiritual energy emanating from his body and the surrounding sword energy, it seems that he is about to break through to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.

Yu Xian thought to himself, and after looking at it carefully, he stood still, protecting him while waiting quietly.

That’s right, he’s about to break through to a higher realm!

That’s about right. After all, breaking through a realm often depends on fate. When a realm reaches a certain limit, it’s possible that one can never break through that limit in their lifetime.

It’s also possible that the breakthrough will happen in the next instant when the feeling comes.

Hua Yuan should have suddenly found an opportunity, so he should break through his realm immediately without delay.

Time flew by, and half a day passed in the blink of an eye.

“receive!”

But Hua Yuandu suddenly shouted, and the sword energy that surrounded him, which was almost tangible and had countless sword beams visible, instantly returned. He opened his eyes, his sword energy was awe-inspiring, and his cultivation level had already stepped into the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment!

“Congratulations.”

Seeing that he had successfully broken through his cultivation realm and awakened, Yu Xian smiled faintly and said, “The opportunity has arrived. You have successfully broken through and entered the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment!”

“There’s no opportunity at all.”

Hua Yuandu, who had broken through to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, showed no joy on his face. Instead, he shook his head with a hint of regret and said, “What a pity!”

“Um?”

Yu Xian, who had planned to continue studying the secrets of formations, was slightly surprised upon hearing this and said, “You’ve already broken through to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and you still feel it’s a pity?”

“Of course it’s a pity!”

Hua Yuandu’s eyes flashed as he looked at Yu Xian and said, “By the way, the wooden box you got in the first trial, you must not open it until you break through to the Golden Core stage. It can even help you achieve the Golden Core stage!”

“Hmm? Could it be that you…”

Yu Xian’s expression shifted, and he said, “Was it because of what was inside that wooden box that you broke through to the next realm?”

“yes.”

Hua Yuan sighed and said, “Do you know? That box sealed with ten drops of infant blood!”

“Infant blood?”

Yu Xian was slightly taken aback, but then he searched through his vast knowledge of alchemy and found his memories of infant blood!

“You mean, infant blood!? The primordial essence blood of a Nascent Soul cultivator!?”

“yes!”

Hua Yuandu said with some annoyance, “This thing is too precious. Even my master would probably only give me a drop when I break through to the Golden Core stage. He couldn’t handle more than that! This kind of treasure should have been used when I broke through to the Golden Core stage and condensed the sword pellet. Now it’s being used to break through to the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage. Isn’t that a pity?!”

Infant blood is considered a seventh-grade alchemical treasure, but not entirely.

Because it is not a spiritual medicine that grows naturally, its only source is the nascent soul of a Nascent Soul expert!

The nascent soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator is where their life essence resides!

If the physical body perishes but the nascent soul remains, then the nascent soul expert is not considered dead.

Only when a Nascent Soul cultivator dies can a Nascent Soul expert be considered to have truly perished!

So how could a Nascent Soul expert possibly release their own Nascent Soul blood essence for others to refine pills and medicines?

Unless… he was captured, suppressed, and ultimately forced to bleed out!

Only a being capable of such a terrifying method could achieve the Great Power of Returning to Emptiness.

Even a Nascent Soul expert can kill a Nascent Soul cultivator, but cannot suppress a Nascent Soul cultivator or prevent them from self-destructing.

Yu Xian frowned, raised his hand and flipped it over, and the wooden box floated in his palm, slowly rotating.

“Hey! Don’t use your spiritual energy to stimulate it!”

Upon seeing this, Hua Yuandu immediately became anxious and said, “If the seal is broken, the infant blood inside will rapidly dissipate! At that point, you’ll have no choice but to use it!”

“Infant blood…”

Yu Xian looked at the box in his hand, his eyes filled with deep thought.

Unexpectedly, the Lord of Inheritance gave the first four people such a great gift in the very first trial!

This is practically helping you condense your inner core!

Infant blood is the source of a Nascent Soul expert. Not to mention its powerful spiritual energy, the insights gained by the Nascent Soul expert and the power of rules contained within it are enough to increase the chance of condensing the core by 30% to 50%!

The Golden Elixir is a joke in front of it!

Yu Xian, of course, listened to the advice. He immediately dispersed his spiritual energy and held it up with only his palm.

Hua Yuandu finally breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the wooden box in Yu Xian’s hand with envy in his eyes. He clicked his tongue and said, “I am second, and there are probably ten drops of infant blood in this box. You are first, so there must be fifteen or twenty drops in this box? What a great opportunity! You don’t have to worry about being too old anymore. You have a good chance of achieving the Golden Core! You can live for a thousand years!”

Worried about getting old?

Yu Xian looked at Hua Yuandu with some surprise. He was only thirty-four years old this year. Even if he added the two years he spent in the Xuan Tian Secret Realm, he would only be thirty-six. Why was he worried about being too old?

However, Hua Yuandu used to appear as sharp and cold as a sword.

Now that they’ve gotten to know each other better, Yu Xian knows that he’s a free spirit with somewhat whimsical ideas, so it’s not surprising that he says whatever comes to mind.

Therefore, Yu Xian didn’t say much, only nodded and said, “Yes, it’s a great opportunity, and there’s hope for achieving the Golden Core stage in the future.”

Infant blood! This is a treasure that even Golden Core cultivators would fight tooth and nail for, and Nascent Soul cultivators would also covet.

Yu Xian turned around and put the wooden box back into his storage bag, carefully placing it away.

Hua Yuandu couldn’t help but reach out his hand on the spot, but quickly withdrew it, saying awkwardly, “Ah, don’t worry, I don’t want it.”

Yu Xian didn’t take it to heart and smiled calmly, “If you can find a way to preserve infant blood, I don’t mind giving you a few drops.”

“really!?”

Hua Yuandu’s eyes lit up.

“nature.”

Yu Xian nodded slightly.

Hua Yuandu was overjoyed and had already begun to plan how to find a way to preserve infant blood after they got out.

There are certainly many ways to preserve it, such as the sealing method on this wooden box.

Yu Xian chuckled, sat cross-legged again, and took out the array manual to read.

As long as Hua Yuandu can find a way to preserve infant blood, Yu Xian will definitely share it with him; this is not an empty promise.

Firstly, Hua Yuandu brought him on this trip.

Secondly, Hua Yuandu regarded him as a true friend. Even when opportunities presented themselves, Hua Yuandu did not abandon him as a “follower” for personal gain, but instead stood with him, sharing both advancement and setbacks!

Thirdly, if Hua Yuandu hadn’t reminded him, he would have opened the wooden box whenever he had a spare moment. In that case, he would have had no choice but to swallow the infant blood and forcibly condense the pill before the time was right. If he succeeded, all would be well, but if he failed, the consequences would be endless! Or he would have wasted the power of the infant blood and squandered this great opportunity.

In short, no matter how you calculate it, Yu Xian owes Hua Yuandu something, so sharing his infant blood is only right!

As the surroundings quieted down, Yu Xian quickly composed himself, regaining his composure from the excitement of receiving the infant blood, and continued to focus intently on the method of creating the array artifact.

Another day and a half passed. Yu Xian slowly closed his eyes, and after a moment he opened them, his eyes gleaming!

With a wave of his hand, the crimson furnace landed in front of him. Then, Yu Xian tapped his hands repeatedly, and various refining materials flew out and landed in front of him.

Hua Yuan heard the noise and quickly opened his eyes. When he saw Yu Xian’s movements, his eyes immediately showed curiosity, and he watched carefully.

“rise!”

The furnace used for alchemy varies in temperature depending on the type of elixir, and this is a very particular process.

Refining weapons? Let’s go ahead and burn them! Let’s heat the crimson furnace to its limit first!

The initial refining process seemed very rough, as if simply refining the materials was enough.

But in reality, it is rough on the outside but meticulous on the inside. The most difficult part of weapon crafting is the engraving of inscriptions, talismans, formations, incantations, and so on. It requires spirituality.

A pile of dozens of pieces of Longyan refined charcoal roared out and fell into the bottom of the furnace, where they burst into flames!

A surging heat wave quickly swept across the area, and the entire crimson furnace gradually began to glow red, until it turned a deep red and a bright red!

Even Hua Yuan, who was ten feet away, could feel the heat wave hitting his face from that scorching power.

“go!”

With sufficient heat, Yu Xian raised his hand and waved it, and various materials flew into the crimson furnace one after another. There was no need to cover the furnace; it just blazed brightly and was being refined!

The materials melted, and various kinds of them quickly fused together under the surrounding spiritual energy. Yu Xian’s eyes flashed, and he raised his hand to start tapping, quickly inscribing runes and formations!

Although crafting fourth-order array artifacts is simpler than crafting fourth-order magic treasures, it’s not as simple as one might imagine.

Yu Xian’s expression was solemn, not daring to relax even for a moment, and finally pressed the last button: “Bao, done!”

Bang!

A bright beam of light shot out from the crimson furnace. As it cooled in the air, the red color quickly faded, revealing its own faint, precious glow.

A flag flew down and landed beside Yu Xian. The flag was three feet three inches high and two feet two inches wide. It was entirely silver-white and fluttered in the wind.