Gou Dao Changsheng: Starting from the Reincarnation of a Demon Cultivator

Chapter 603 Selecting Materials for Puppet Refining, Jiu Han Invites Him
The burly Xuan Yang Guard bowed respectfully, his fiery aura revealing his perfect Foundation Establishment cultivation.

He clenched his fists, veins bulging on his arms, and brought down the bronze halberd with all his might.

Boom! The crimson light descended.

A strong wind howled in the deep valley. After the magical barriers collided, the clouds and mist dispersed, revealing a narrow path about ten feet wide, paved with green jade.

"Sect Master, please follow me."

Fang Yi continued to venture deeper into the narrow path, watching the jade runes flow and evolve into magical restrictions, isolating the two densely packed fierce and malevolent energies.

"This junior apprentice, is accessing the Heavenly Crafts Treasury always this complicated?"

"That's not the case," Xuan Yangwei explained, not wanting to offend Fang Yi.

"The Heavenly Crafting Token has changed hands. When the sect leader and his senior uncle enter the secret vault to exchange for spiritual items for the first time, their identities must be verified to prevent him from sending cultivators to infiltrate."

"Afterwards, when my master returns to the secret vault to retrieve spiritual items, he can use the Heavenly Crafting Token to directly enter the vault."

A few moments.

The sound of spring water tinkling could be heard, and the hundred-foot-long stone wall was covered with moss.

"Uncle-Master Fang, we've arrived at the secret vault."

The burly cultivator stopped, his hands pulsating with magical power, and his long spear-like magical artifact glowed with a fiery red light, merging into the stone wall.

"Crack!"

A crack appeared in the center of the rock wall, the moss withered, and the rocks fell off, creating a pit the size of a fist.

"Uncle-Master, please forgive me. After this, the secret vault will be accessible to non-Xuanyang Guards. I will go ahead first."

"My master will activate the Heavenly Crafting Token and insert it into this stone wall."

After saying that, Xuan Yangwei turned and strode away, disappearing at the end of the bluestone path in a few breaths.

Fang Yi's divine sense flowed, and a phantom of a sixth-grade green lotus swayed behind him. After confirming that there were no other cultivators in the valley, he...

He spread his five fingers, and the Heavenly Craftsmanship command emitted and emitted mysterious light.

"disease!"

"Crack!"

"Crack!" A crimson pearl rose from the Heavenly Craftsmanship, spinning rapidly before fitting perfectly into a recess in the stone wall.

"Boom!" The restrictions flowed and converged, transforming into a crimson sun rising, and the rumbling of the rocks resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

The thick stone wall split in two, cracking to the left and right.

Looking at the high-hanging sun, Fang Yi pointed his fingertip, and a handful of white light appeared, illuminating the dark tunnel. He then walked towards the secret vault.

"With such a grand display, it's no wonder the sect's True Immortals are confident in having Second-Tier Xuan Yang Guards guard the secret vault."

Three thousand luminous pearls floated in the air. As a rune fell, the pearls shone brightly, turning the Heavenly Crafts Treasury into daylight.

A white jade staircase will extend, dividing the secret vault in two.

Thirty-six bronze crane lamps stood on both sides of the white jade steps, each holding a mermaid candle in its beak. As the flames flickered, a rich pine scent wafted through the air.

"Second-grade low-level Spirit Nourishing Incense, used to nourish magical artifacts, preventing them from dropping in grade due to lack of refinement."

Fang Yi continued deeper into the white jade steps.

Floating on the left side of the jade steps are the Azure Water Bracelet, the Locust Flower Knife, the Sea-Suppressing Whip, the Soul-Searching Mirror, and many other top-grade magical artifacts, which are restricted and isolated.

To the right of the jade steps are spirit-sealing boxes of varying sizes. The jade boxes are ancient and simple, with no trace of energy leaking out, and they contain various spiritual materials.

He pondered deeply, calculating his family's assets.

"I have Lei Yan wood and Bi Yin Qing Xin bamboo in my hands."

These two low-grade third-tier spiritual items are sufficient as the main materials for crafting third-tier puppets.

If the auxiliary materials are of sufficient quality, they can be used to refine two low-grade third-tier puppets, thereby increasing combat power and adding more means of attack.

But my current net worth.”

Fang Yi looked at the empty storage bag at his waist. He had only recently condensed his core, but in terms of combat power, he could kill Runyu Zhenren.

In terms of accumulated wealth alone, they are in a rather precarious situation.
"Now I have two low-grade magic treasures, the Void Realm Withering and Flourishing Banner and the Azure Water Ancient Map, to protect me, which is more than enough for defense."

"First, use Thunder Rock Wood as the main material to refine a puppet. Once things are on track within the sect and we have more money, we'll refine another puppet using Azure Sound Heart-Clearing Bamboo."

"By refining with Thunder Rock Wood, whether it is the Thunder Pattern Leopard or the Golden Lightning Scorpion, these puppets are all good at offensive tactics, which can make up for the lack of means to fight enemies."

Fang Yi's gaze swept over the various magical artifacts and landed on a series of jade boxes of different sizes, their energy sealed by spirit-sealing talismans.

"disease!"

The Heavenly Crafting Token emitted spiritual light, and nearly a hundred crimson rays shot out in all directions, like falling stars.

"Buzz!"

The crimson light landed precisely on the Spirit Sealing Box.

Nearly 30% of the jade boxes in the secret vault vibrated, the sealing spells restrained their power, and the spirit-sealing boxes gradually became transparent, revealing their aura.

Purple, white, cyan, brown, and blue symbolize the aura of various color attributes emanating from the box.

"Come!"

He channeled his magical power, and three sparkling bolts of light fell into Fang Yi's hand.

"Second-grade superior-quality Azure Thunderstone, second-grade superior-quality Purple Pattern Jade, second-grade superior-quality Thunder Pattern Bead"

Fang Yi frowned slightly upon not seeing any quasi-third-tier spiritual items.

With a flourish of his sleeves, the Heavenly Craftsmanship Order unleashed a burst of profound light, once again shooting out nearly a hundred crimson rays.

"Buzz!" The jade box vibrated, and spiritual light flowed. Among nearly a hundred jade boxes, only one remained, radiating a purple light.

Fang Yi reached out and took off the jade box, sensing the energy within it.

"Second-grade medium-level electric soil?"

He pinched the bridge of his nose, thinking of the Thunder Spirit Root True Man, his brows furrowed, and looked at the remaining one hundred and thirty-seven jade boxes.

"With the sect's resources, surely they shouldn't be without even a single near-third-tier lightning-attribute spiritual item?"

"disease!"

The Heavenly Crafting Decree emitted a brilliant light, and waves of crimson halos descended.

"Buzz!"

From within the 137 jade boxes, a bolt of lightning appeared, accompanied by the echoing sound of thunder, and the phantom of a one-horned lightning serpent covered in yellow scales surrounded it.

"A near-third-tier lightning-attribute spiritual item?"

Fang Yi felt a slight sense of relief, knowing he had Thunder Rock Wood as the main material to refine a third-tier low-grade puppet.

His puppetry skills are profound and his knowledge is extensive, but he needs at least one near-third-tier spiritual item as an auxiliary material.

Only by having one main puppet and one auxiliary puppet working in harmony can one hope to refine a third-tier puppet.

A blue ribbon of silk fell.

The one-horned thunder serpent on the jade box roared and swung its long tail, knocking the bolt of silk off.

Unexplained information came from within the forbidden zone.

A near-third-tier spiritual item requires 2,000 martial merit points to retrieve and examine.

Fang Yi had lived in Sudu Mountain for a long time, and naturally had no martial arts merits from the sect.

One merit point in Xuan Yang Mountain can be exchanged for a low-grade spirit stone, but a low-grade spirit stone cannot be exchanged for merit points.

In the black market, a mission that grants ten merit points can be exchanged for twelve to fifteen low-grade spirit stones, depending on market prices.

If one were an ordinary cultivator, one would have no choice but to honestly complete the sect's tasks in exchange for merit points.

Or it could be acquired through high-level military merit points.

Fang Yi, as the head of Xuan Yang Mountain and a Core Formation True Person of the Ancestral Hall lineage, is also valued by Tian Quezi, who expects him to hunt down the Wood Attribute Demon King.

With the Heavenly Crafting Order in hand, power and allies at your fingertips, and no one to stop you, things are naturally different.

He calmly patted his storage bag, and tens of thousands of spirit stones rose up, merging into the magical restriction like a long river.

On the Zero, Ten, Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Heavenly Crafts Orders, numbers symbolizing merit points appear and continuously increase.

The two inscriptions, 【壹】 and 【万】, have become visible.

"puff!"

The illusory image of the unicorn lightning snake dissipated, and the jade box was taken into Fang Yi's hand by the cyan ribbon. Feeling the tingling sensation in his palm, Fang Yi focused his gaze.

"The unicorn horn of a near-Tier 3 Golden-Patterned Thunder Serpent."

His face was gloomy and somewhat unpleasant.

"The Golden-Patterned Thunder Serpent is a thunder-attribute spiritual creature, and its single horn has reached the near-third rank. It belongs to the category of thunder-avoiding spiritual creatures and is used to refine items for tribulation crossing, transforming them into thunder treasures."

The golden-patterned thunder serpent horn is rare and its value surpasses that of other spiritual items of the same rank, making it worthy of being collected in the Heavenly Crafts Treasury.

However, it cannot be used as a core auxiliary material for the Thunder Dao, nor can it be used together with Thunder Rock to refine puppets.

"Trouble!"

Fang Yi waved his hand, tossing the jade box back into the magical barrier.

"As the most prestigious sect in Dayun, is Xuanyang Mountain so lacking in thunder-related spiritual items in its secret vault?"

His gaze swept across the secret vault inch by inch.

After passing several spiritual springs, I looked towards the stone gate deep within the secret vault. It was sealed by magical restrictions, and three precious embryos floated inside, surrounded by swirling spiritual energy.

"A place to nurture treasures?"

"Wind, water, and earth—these three precious elements, though capable of being refined into magical artifacts, are of little use in refining puppets."

He sighed softly to himself.

"Never mind, let's see if there are any other spiritual items to supplement this."

"While it's impossible to refine a pure third-tier lightning-attribute puppet, an ordinary third-tier puppet will still be of some help."

The divine craftsmanship transformed into a crimson sun, its divine light scattering down.

Three-colored soil, cedar spirit wood, azure sea true water, and a red fire fox skin.
One by one, the spirit-sealing boxes became transparent, revealing the various spiritual objects inside.

Fang Yi scanned the numerous jade boxes floating within the magical barrier with his divine sense, and he shook his head slightly.

Among the common spiritual objects of the five elements, apart from the scarcity of fire-attribute spiritual objects, there are three or four near-third-tier spiritual objects in each of the metal, wood, water, and earth elements.

The rare spiritual root has three attributes: wind, lightning, and ice. The wind attribute has two near-third-tier spiritual items, and the ice spiritual root has one near-third-tier spiritual item.

The only spiritual item with lightning attribute is a near-third-tier spiritual item, but it is used for avoiding lightning.

“Xuanyang Mountain has a profound foundation, but it does not have what I need.”

He ordered Yang Juyu to find some fake alchemists within the sect to see if they could be exchanged for thunder-attribute spiritual items.

If that doesn't work, then settle for something else.

"Ok?"

A dense cloud of yin energy seeped out of the jade box, accompanied by a chilling wail, and was enveloped in a pale white spiritual light.

Fang Yi's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and through the pale spiritual light, he saw the left arm bone of a cultivator.

"What is this spiritual object? A third-tier, low-grade spiritual object, the Thousand-Refined Nether Bone?!"
The unique spiritual treasures of the White Bone Sect, secretly kept by the three old monsters, Crimson Nether, Azure Marrow, and Abyss Sea, how did they end up in the sect's treasure vault?

Fang Yi waved his sleeves and drew the jade box, enveloped in a pale, spiritual light, into his hand.

His thoughts raced, and after a moment, a look of regret appeared on his face.

"It's not a third-tier spiritual object. This Nether Bone is about nine hundred times refined, not even reaching a thousand times."

Although it is among the top of the near-third-tier spiritual objects, it is still a step away from being a third-tier spiritual object.

Who would waste such a precious resource? It's only a hundred refinements away from completion.

Although Fang Yi spoke out in condemnation, the glint in his eyes grew even brighter.

"Without a near-third-tier Thunder Dao spiritual object, it is impossible to refine the puppet with Thunder Rock Wood."

However, when the Thousand-Refined Nether Bone and the Azure Sound Pure Heart Bamboo are combined, they can be used to refine a third-tier, low-grade, Soul-Startling Crane.

"There is great potential!"

Fang Yi's mind raced as he calculated the spiritual items needed to refine the Soul-Startling Crane.

A quarter of an hour later, his eyes shone brightly, like stars.

"feasible!"

The value on the Heavenly Merit Token kept decreasing, and the Thousand Refined Nether Bone and several spiritual items of the Sound Path and Soul Path were taken away.

"With these Thousand Refined Bones and my accumulated resources from two lifetimes, I can gamble on the best among those of the same rank in the Yin Soul Path Puppet."

Half an hour later.

As the laws and regulations circulate and the clouds and mist swirl, the stone walls overlap, and moss spreads once more.

A streak of azure light emerged from the valley and headed towards the main hall of the Five Extremes Peak Sect.

Fang Yi murmured to himself, thinking of the Azure Sound Pure Heart Bamboo in the Azure Light Five Elements Mansion.

"The sect has high-grade third-tier spirit bamboo planted within. After the Soul-Startling Crane completes its refinement, it may be able to advance to the next tier."

Watching Fang Yi leave, half a day later, azure light descended, and the Cold Mirror Immortal leaned on his dove-shaped staff, his face full of wrinkles.

"Senior Brother Chi Kong, have you seen Sect Leader Fang?"

The burly Xuan Yang guard looked at the white-haired, youthful-looking Han Jing and cursed Li Wujiu inwardly. He was dead, but he had dragged the beauty down with him.

He spoke in a muffled voice, "Senior Sister Hanjing, the Sect Leader left half a day ago after selecting the spiritual items."
Judging from the fading light, they must be returning to the Five Extreme Peaks.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Chikong. Hanjing has important business to attend to and must go ahead first."

Before the words were even finished, the icy blue light had already sped away, disappearing from Chi Kong's sight in an instant.

Chi Kong stroked the long spear, saying regretfully, "Han Jing was almost hailed as the best among his peers, it's a pity..."
If not for being tormented by love, he might not have succumbed to the tribulation of his inner demons, and the false elixir had not even been formed.

An hour later.

At the Five Extremes Peak, the icy blue light paused slightly. Gazing at the sect leader's hall, which was sealed by magical restrictions, an ice talisman slid from his sleeve.

Deep within the main hall of the sect leader, brown spiritual light flowed, transforming into a bowl lid that fell upside down.

Fang Yi sat cross-legged, and the Five Poison Cauldron emitted spiritual light, igniting true fire.

The Azure Heart Bamboo was constantly being scorched and refined by the spiritual flames, and wisps of gray impurities rose up.

"Nine Cold's invitation?"

Holding the cold talisman in his hand, a hint of doubt flashed in Fang Yi's eyes.

He perused the sect's scriptures and learned of Yang Cai'er's secret cultivation method: freezing her soul so that she wouldn't be able to break free for ten years.

Jiu Han had almost no interaction with him, and because of Xiao Lie's matter, they even had some grudges. Why would he call him here?

Fang Yi saw the spiritual bamboo in the Five Poisons Cauldron gradually gaining strength, and with a wave of his hand, a pale white spiritual bone was summoned.

"Refining the Soul-Startling Crane is the priority. As for the Nine Cold Realms, we can discuss other matters after the puppet is fully refined."

He slightly closed his eyes, and a beam of jade-colored spiritual light shot out.

Outside the Five Extremes Peak, Han Jing held a jade talisman shaped like a leaf in his hand, his face showing disappointment.

"Master invited him, but Fang Yi repeatedly declined."

An ancient mirror rose up from behind, condensing frost and snow, while hailstones the size of fists fell continuously.

Han Jing's expression was cold and indifferent.

"Buzz!" The crimson jade bracelet on her wrist was stimulated by the cold air, and a warm and gentle sensation surged into her soul.

The ruthlessness in his eyes faded, and a sense of lingering fear appeared in Han Jing's eyes.

Her attempt to condense the elixir failed, and the secret technique backfired. If it weren't for the Shaoyang Bracelet, she would have been turned into an ice sculpture by the backlash of the cold, with no chance of survival.

"Han Jing, your secret technique has backfired! Return to Ice Soul Peak immediately!"

The Shaoyang Bracelet shimmered with spiritual light, and the text on the communication talisman pulsed. The words of the Nine Cold Immortal revealed his concern.

"Master, Fang Yi is in seclusion, and he has sealed off the Sect Leader's Hall. This is regarding your invitation..."

"This matter is not urgent. Cai'er will need another ten years before she can step out of the ice cave."

No matter how much Junior Brother Fang secluded himself for cultivation, it was impossible for him to stay at Five Extremes Peak for ten years.

On Ice Soul Peak, in the Plum Blossom Forest, True Man Nine Cold felt the increasingly chilling aura emanating from the Ice Cave.

"Neither master nor apprentice is easy to deal with."

He urged again, using the flowing light of a crimson jade talisman in his hand.

"Han Jing, you should return to Ice Soul Peak first. I will suppress the backlash of the secret technique for you."

"Master, I."

"What? Do you want me to personally go and arrest you?" Master Jiuhan's robes fluttered as he spoke in a cold voice.

"Master, please don't be angry. This disciple will return immediately!"

Han Jing gazed at the cloud-shrouded Five Extremes Peak, then slapped down another jade talisman before transforming into an icy blue streak of light and disappearing.

"Fang Yi, you're really lucky. Good things come to you, and you're still making excuses."
If it weren't for Cai'er

(End of this chapter)