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Chapter 207 Refining the Primordial Yin to Forge the Life-Generating Essence, Secret Techniques Reconstruct and Forge the Throne [Two-in-One]

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Tang Hao paused for a moment before remembering who Zhuang Yun was.

When he transmigrated into this world, the first time he met Shen Mengyao, she was Shen Mengyao's crush.

The chief male concubine under the command of the current Yao Guang Huan Zhu.

He knew that Shen Mengyao was the Yao Guang Huan Zhu when they reunited in Shengjing.

After all, Tang Hao had marked them when they were refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Then, that day at Helian Chengyu's private residence, he planted the Nightmare Butterfly on Shen Mengyao and her subordinates.

Because Shen Mengyao's mental state was unstable, Tang Hao retrieved all the Nightmare Butterflies from her body while they were on the [Five Qi Mystic Heaven Boat].

However, her group of male concubines were still parasitized by the Nightmare Butterfly.

When the Nightmare Kingdom took shape, all Nightmare Butterflies within Tang Hao's sensing range underwent a status refresh and began to be affected by the spell's effects.

"Nightmare Kingdom: Creatures infected and parasitized by the Nightmare Butterfly will have their subconscious influenced and restrained by the fortune. After their physical bodies perish, they will transform into nightmares within the kingdom. The limit of this spell's effect depends on the strength of one's divine consciousness and the level of the secret technique."

'So, Zhuang Yun was influenced by the luck and came to tip me off?' Tang Hao thought with some surprise when he saw the contents of the communication jade talisman.

He originally thought that the so-called subconscious being influenced and controlled by fate was just that the parasitized person would subconsciously avoid harming the master.

Upon seeing the contents of the communication talisman in his hand, he realized that the effect of this technique was far stronger than he had imagined.

"My lord, please allow me to report that a cultivator named You Rong Huanzhu has been secretly contacting demonic cultivators lurking within Sword Valley, intending to commit unspeakable acts against you. As far as I know, those involved include..."

Below is a list of names or code names, and Shen Mengyao is prominently listed, even her real name.

Tang Hao's eyes suddenly turned deep: 'Zhuang Yun is Shen Mengyao's most favored concubine; there's a master-servant contract between them. How could his subconscious, influenced by fate, bypass the restrictions?'

After a moment's thought, he roughly understood.

This master-servant contract is not the kind of restriction that prevents the leakage of secrets or the spread of techniques, where even the slightest leak will result in a backlash.

The relationship between Huanzhu, Yuzhu, and Yumian Shou and Yumian Zhuang is mainly one of control over desires. They can even use desires to turn them into puppets, but they cannot completely control their thoughts.

Tang Hao had a premonition that Zhuang Yun's message in the middle of the night was likely influenced by luck, and that his subconscious had written these words in his dream.

After all, the other party's relationship with Shen Mengyao was not just that of master and servant. In a conscious state, they probably wouldn't be so easily swayed by fate.

As for the others under Shen Mengyao's command, it's probably because they are all still Qi Refining cultivators that she has stronger control over them.
'Once the date for my trip to Sword Edge Valley is set, I'll first rescue Wind Master, and then use that as an excuse to send the Sect Master and Yan Yumin away, and ambush me on the way?' Tang Hao continued reading.

The message was quite comprehensive. As Shen Mengyao's chief male concubine and a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Zhuang Yun was obviously able to participate in the planning discussions.

This also shows that the higher-level spies of the Demonic Sect are not very interested in this matter.

Tang Hao shook his head with a strange expression: 'Yan Jincheng's interference led to the promise being fulfilled smoothly the very next day. Even I was incredibly surprised, let alone the demonic cultivators.'

“But I’ve already come back from there, and you guys just finished discussing the plan. I can’t cooperate even if I want to.” He said, somewhat distressed.

Once the news of his Core Formation spreads, these people will definitely not dare to make a move.

Or, the ones taking action next won't be these little karami.

He scratched his chin, pondering: 'Right now, only a handful of people in the [Free and Unfettered Sword Sect] know I've been to Sword Edge Valley. I wonder if there's any room for maneuver.'

Thinking this, Tang Hao immediately sent a message to Yan Jincheng.

The communication jade talisman was naturally something the other party had insisted on giving it to them.

Shortly after, the other end replied: "No problem, leave it to me. I guarantee not a word will get out."

In his message, Tang Hao only said that he had some arrangements to make, and that he needed to suppress the news of his Core Formation and make the outside world believe that the trip to Sword Edge Valley was after the sword competition.

'Yan Jincheng agreed without even asking why.' He clicked his tongue twice, accepting the favor, 'I'll refine the Wind Spirit Longevity Pill for him properly later.'

He immediately sent messages to Bai Jue, Yan Yumin, and Chi Xuanzong.

On their side, however, they took the initiative to confess about the demonic cultivators' scheme.

Otherwise, without knowing the specifics, they might be unwilling to cooperate due to their concerns.

As expected, after Tang Hao explained the situation, all three of them quickly replied, indicating that they would cooperate with his actions.

"It's done!"

Having dealt with this matter, he focused his mind on his spiritual practice.

Upon entering, the first thing you see is the Nightmare Butterfly rune, shrouded in black energy.

The dragon butterfly had already materialized, and wisps of black energy surged in, gradually showing signs of emerging from its cocoon.

'Could it turn back into its original eerie form?' Tang Hao was slightly worried; he still preferred the Black Gold Dragon Butterfly's current appearance.

He quickly leaned closer to examine it carefully, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

As the Yin energy infused the Black Gold Dragon Butterfly, its black body became even more profound, while the golden patterns on it appeared even more luxurious and mysterious.

Compared to her previous appearance, her looks have improved even more.

"I wonder how Yaoguang and the others are doing?"

The projected avatar was rejected by the Nightmare Kingdom, and Tang Hao was temporarily unable to observe the changes in the magic space.

The integration of Yin energy and the [Dream Entry Jade Talisman] brought about a qualitative change to the [Nightmare Butterfly], even altering its information panel.

However, it has not yet fully evolved and is in a state he has never seen before.

"[Nightmare Butterfly]: Arcane Rune Reconstruction in Progress"

Tang Hao stared at the simple description, lost in thought: "Reconstruction? This is a major change!"

However, it's easy to guess if you think about it.

Yin energy is something of a higher level.

When something is incorporated into a secret art, how could it not undergo significant changes?

In addition, the previous Nightmare Butterfly could not construct dreams on its own.

Previously, following the guidance of his spiritual sense, he crushed the [Dream Entry Jade Talisman] in the magical space.

By allowing the Nightmare Kingdom to absorb the power of the jade talisman, it was as if the deficiencies of the secret technique had been completely corrected.

"It seems that the Nightmare Butterfly is about to undergo a complete transformation." Tang Hao felt his heart pounding.

Just then, the Yin energy had completely merged into the Black Gold Dragon Butterfly's body, and a black cocoon of light enveloped it entirely.

Tang Hao noticed with his sharp eyes that when the light cocoon first took shape, it was still a deep and pure black.

However, as time went on, some golden specks gradually appeared in the black.

From extremely rare to sparse, from a few here and there, to gradually showing a trend of dense clusters.

At first glance, it looks like a sky full of bright stars in a dark night sky.

I glanced at the information panel again and found that it was still the same:
"[Nightmare Butterfly]: Arcane Rune Reconstruction in Progress"

It seems like this won't end anytime soon.

Seeing that there was no point in doing this, Tang Hao simply focused his mind on his sea of ​​consciousness.

He gathered the [Judgment] in front of him and refined it with his magic power.

He immediately noticed the difference after this training.

"Huh, how come the progress is so fast?"

He had tried refining it while he was in the Sword Tomb.

Even though he could resonate with [Judgment] and maintain a mental connection with [Plain Shadow] and [Mysterious Pivot], he still found it somewhat difficult to refine the sword essence using the sword core.

After all, Tang Hao is currently just a minor Core Formation cultivator.

The weapon most suitable for his cultivation level is actually a magic treasure-level sword.

Lingbao, on the other hand, was a whole realm higher than him.

【Judgment】After the erosion of a long period of time, spirituality may have declined considerably.

However, it maintained its grade as a spiritual treasure, and is now a mid-grade spiritual treasure.

However, if you take [Suying] and [Xuanshu] out of the box, each one is a low-grade spiritual treasure.

With the quality of magic power at the Core Formation stage, the progress of refining such a precious treasure would naturally be unimaginably slow.

"According to our original estimates, it would take a year and a half of hard work to completely refine it," Tang Hao said, his eyes flashing. "Even refining it to the point where it can be stored in my dantian would take ten days to half a month."

In this world, any artifact crafted to the level of a magic weapon can be refined and stored in the dantian by cultivators at the Core Formation stage or above.

It doesn't necessarily have to be your natal magic weapon.

The difference is that ordinary treasures, once refined and stored in the dantian, are simply stored away.

As for one's natal magic weapon, it can be nurtured in the dantian and can improve and progress along with the cultivator.

"Refining it using the method of refining two pills simultaneously, it will take at most a day to bring it into the dantian. As for how long it will take to completely refine it, I can't estimate it for now." Tang Hao licked his dry lips.

He made a new decision: 'I will refine the [Judgment] into my natal spiritual treasure!'

A cultivator usually needs to refine their own natal magic weapon, as this allows for the best connection between mind and spirit and smooth operation.

If you feel that your weapon crafting skills are not up to par, you can also find a weapon crafting master to customize a magic weapon blank, and then use the corresponding techniques to refine it into your natal magic weapon. The effect will be almost the same.

Sword cultivators, on the other hand, tend to be a bit domineering.

If one wishes to use a sword as their natal treasure, acquiring a sword with whom one's mind and spirit are difficult to connect and refining it into a natal magic weapon is a piece of cake.

Having made his decision, Tang Hao didn't hesitate.

First, he reviewed the incantation in the "Free and Unfettered Sword Manual" for refining swords into natal treasures.

He then formed hand seals, sending beams of spiritual light crashing down upon the [Judgment] hanging before him.

If anyone else were here, they would be so shocked their jaws would drop to the floor.

There's no other reason than that this set of hand seals requires the sword core to activate it, and is performed using sword essence.

However, the spiritual light that Tang Hao emitted was a mixture of primordial energy and sword essence.

Such a mixed and impure magical power should have greatly hindered the refining of the flying sword.

However, the moment the spiritual light formed from the mixed magical power landed on [Judgment], it was as if it had taken a super tonic.

The sword was extremely excited, and the refining progress increased rapidly.

As Tang Hao continued to perform his actions, he carefully observed the state of [Judgment of Calamity], keeping a close eye on the entire process with his divine sense, and gradually discovered some clues.

He noticed that there was something wrong with the details of the energy flow the moment the light fell on the sword.

The spiritual light transformed from sword essence was basically evenly distributed, while the spiritual light transformed from primordial energy was divided into two parts.

Firstly, it is not much different from the sword essence; both equally care for the entire sword body.

The other part, however, converged towards the black sword [Xuan Shu] the instant it landed on the sword.

'This part of the spiritual light is significantly deeper in color than ordinary primordial energy.' Tang Hao's eyes flashed with a sharp light. 'It's Yin energy!'

Its color was dark gray, attracted by the black Yin sword [Xuan Shu]. If it wasn't the effect of Yin energy, he couldn't think of anything else.

Just then, his eyes lit up again: 'That's... Yin-Yang transformation?'

Under certain conditions, Yin and Yang can transform into each other; the decline of Yang is the birth of Yin, and the extreme of Yin can also transform into Yang.

'I knew that the Yin and Yang energies within the [Judgment] could flow freely, but I never imagined it could also transform excess Yin energy into Yang energy, restoring the balance of Yin and Yang within the sword.'

Tang Hao's eyes lit up: 'Then, can I use the power of the [Judgment] to obtain the yang energy I need right now?'

He stared at it intently for a while, trying various methods along the way, before finally letting out a regretful sigh.

'What a gluttonous creature! Once it takes something into its mouth, it doesn't spit it out. The transformed yang energy only circulates within the sword.' He sighed helplessly.

The flow of Yin and Yang energies clearly occurs on another level, which Tang Hao's divine sense and magical power cannot access at all.

Perhaps, only after forming the Nascent Soul stage can one truly explore this, but at that time, it will no longer be about coveting the Yang energy within, but about seeking the way of Yin and Yang's circulation.

Having learned what was going on, Tang Hao simply took the initiative to change the characteristics of his Hunyuan Qi, trying to align it as closely as possible with Yin Qi.

Sure enough, the refining efficiency improved again.

At this rate, it probably won't take half a day to refine the [Judgment] to a point where it's suitable for storage in the dantian.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

As dawn broke outside the sleeping quarters.

The depletion of Hunyuan Qi made it impossible to maintain harmony between the two cores.

The cooperation between the two immediately fell apart, and without his special selection, the auxiliary cultivation technique disappeared on its own.

Only the lonely Hunyuan Golden Elixir remained.

"Relying solely on primordial energy is insufficient to refine the [Judgment of Calamity] into a natal spiritual treasure."

With a sigh, Tang Hao put away the two [Judgment] swords and sank his mind back into his sea of ​​consciousness.

When his attention fell on the Nightmare Butterfly again, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Where's my Nightmare Butterfly? Where's the Cocoon of Light? How did this happen... what is this thing?"

He examined the things in front of him for a while, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

The previous cocoon of light couldn't really be said to have disappeared; rather, it was twisted and deformed, stretched and deformed by the things inside.

At this moment, the entire surface of the light cocoon is covered with irregularly distributed stripes, some black and some gold.

Its shape has become that of a cube in the lower half and a triangle with irregular sides in the upper half.

Tang Hao had no idea what changes had occurred and was filled with doubt and confusion.

"What exactly is this thing?"

It was as if they had heard the voice of his heart.

Suddenly, a soft "pop!" sound was heard.

The distorted cocoon of light burst open like a punctured soap bubble.

The Nightmare Butterfly within was revealed.

Oh, no! That's no longer the Nightmare Butterfly.

"My Black Gold Dragon Butterfly, how... how did it turn into a chair?"

Tang Hao stared at this scene in disbelief.

Amid his astonishment and surprise, the system notification arrived as scheduled.

An information panel popped up in front of me.

"Acquired the Arcane Art [Nightmare Throne]"

(End of this chapter)