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Chapter 704 Grandmaster of Weaponry, Chaos Palace Upgrades (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Li Yunjing bit his tongue and spat a mouthful of blood into the furnace.

"With my lifeblood, I forge your dragon soul!"

As the essence and blood merged, the five dragon shadows solidified considerably, with every scale, claw, whisker, and hair clearly visible.

Most astonishingly, the originally azure dragon shadow gradually turned into a chaotic gray light, and a trace of spirituality appeared in the dragon's eyes.

Then Li Yunjing threw the five dragon corpses handed over by "Jubaolou" completely into "Wandao Liuli Furnace".

"Boom!"

The five fourth-tier dragon corpses were integrated into the "Five Dragon Wheels," which immediately produced a huge reaction.

When the "Five Dragon Wheel" was finally completed, the five dragon patterns of the Five Elements were connected end to end on the wheel body. As it rotated, there was a faint sound of dragon roars. Its power increased several times over compared to before.

An unexpected incident occurred during the refining of the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal".

This magic seal, containing pure Yang thunder power, violently repelled the chaotic true essence, causing an explosion as soon as it entered the furnace.

"Boom!"

The "Ten Thousand Paths Glazed Furnace" shook violently, and the lid was blown off by the shock wave.

The raging power of thunder and the chaotic true essence clashed within the furnace, forming a ball of destructive energy.

"not good!"

Li Yunjing's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly urged the twelve Yellow Turban warriors to suppress the enemy.

The warriors formed a circular formation, and thirty-six golden rays shot into the furnace, barely stabilizing the situation.

The energy inside the furnace was still surging wildly. Li Yunjing gritted his teeth, forced out a trace of chaotic origin from his dantian, and directly injected it into the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal".

"Zi la..."

Like cold water poured into hot oil, the surface of the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" was immediately covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

Just as it was about to shatter, a dazzling gray-white light burst forth from the crack.

Suddenly, a storm arose within the purple-gold gourd, and the previously illusory celestial stars began to project real starlight, which converged on the thunder seal.

The cracks in the seal gradually healed, eventually forming natural thunder patterns, with chaotic gray light flowing within the patterns.

"Mid-grade fourth rank!"

Li Yunjing was overjoyed.

The oppressive force emanating from this "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" is comparable to the full-force attack of a cultivator at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

When the last "Ten Thousand Poison Banner" was completed and upgraded, the world inside the "Purple Gold Gourd" suddenly changed color.

The once clear "sky" was instantly covered with dark clouds, and lightning bolts shot around wildly.

"A weapon robbery?!"

Li Yunjing's pupils contracted.

He never expected that simultaneously upgrading multiple magical treasures would trigger such a powerful heavenly tribulation.

When the first bolt of lightning struck, Li Yunjing neither dodged nor avoided it, but took the hit head-on with his bare body.

As lightning entered his body, the Chaotic Dao Body spontaneously activated, transforming the violent lightning power into pure energy, which was then fed back to the surrounding magical treasures.

"Perfect timing! This is a perfect opportunity to temper myself through the heavenly tribulation!"

He let out a long laugh and took the initiative to meet the calamity clouds.

Bolts of lightning struck his body, only to be channeled into the large array on the ground.

Under the baptism of lightning, the patterns on the surface of the magical artifacts in the formation became increasingly clear and mysterious.

The most astonishing thing is the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace" itself. After enduring nine tribulation lightning bolts, complete chaotic lightning patterns appeared on the furnace body, and its grade directly jumped to the fourth-grade upper level!

When the last golden lightning bolt struck, all the magical treasures simultaneously flew up, forming an array to resist it together.

After the lightning subsided, the surface of the magical artifacts shone with a brilliant gray light, and they even produced a subtle resonance.

As the calamity clouds dispersed, Li Yunjing finished his practice and began to recuperate.

The brand-new magical artifacts floated around, each radiating a heart-pounding aura.

"Fourth-grade low-level 'Five Poison Divine Needles' and 'Ten Thousand Poison Banner', 'Swift Wind Boots' and 'Five Dragon Wheel', mid-grade 'Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword' and 'Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal', and high-grade 'Ten Thousand Paths Glazed Furnace'..."

Li Yunjing counted the results with satisfaction, "This refinement has increased my strength by at least three times!"

Inside the "Purple Gold Gourd," Li Yunjing stood in the void, with seven newly refined magical treasures floating in front of him.

With a slight thought, the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" emitted a clear and melodious sword cry, transforming into a stream of light that swirled in space.

"Let's test its power now..."

He pointed his fingers into a sword shape and gently slashed forward.

A hazy, gray sword aura swept past silently, and a simulated mountain a hundred miles away was severed in response, the cut surface as smooth as a mirror.

Even more astonishingly, the broken peak did not collapse, but slowly dissolved under the influence of the chaotic power, eventually dissipating into the most basic spiritual energy.

"Such power even at only 30% of its strength..."

Li Yunjing's eyes gleamed, "If I go all out, I should be able to kill a Nascent Soul stage cultivator."

To test his defensive capabilities, he ordered the twelve Yellow Turban warriors to form a battle formation.

These talisman generals, equivalent to the early Nascent Soul stage, had just set up their formation when Li Yunjing flicked his finger, sending out a wisp of chaotic true essence.

"boom!"

The true energy struck the golden light screen, causing the twelve warriors to retreat three steps simultaneously, and the formation shook violently.

Keep in mind that this was just a casual strike from Li Yunjing; if he had gone all out, he could have broken the formation in an instant.

"Five Dragon Wheels, go!"

With a soft shout, the Five Dragon Wheels soared into the air, and five dragon shadows of the Five Elements roared out.

Wherever the dragon's shadow passed, ripples appeared in the space, and there were even signs of a brief tear.

Li Yunjing specially simulated the defense of a Nascent Soul Level 5 cultivator. Under the impact of the dragon shadow, the defense shattered like paper.

The test lasted a full day.

After the last item, the "Ten Thousand Poison Banner," had demonstrated its power, Li Yunjing finally gained a clear understanding of his own strength.

Without relying on external forces, one can fight against cultivators at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage. If one uses all their skills, they can even compete with cultivators at the seventh level!
Li Yunjing felt the surging chaotic true essence within his body, his gaze falling on the "Chaos Palace" suspended in the center of the "Purple Gold Gourd".

This palace, formed from 108,000 magical treasures, was now radiating a hazy, chaotic glow, as if echoing the power flowing within him.

"The Chaos Palace should be promoted as well."

He took a deep breath, formed hand seals, and his chaotic true essence surged like a river, pouring into the palace.

In an instant, the entire "Chaos Palace" trembled, and countless runes emerged from the palace walls, intertwining to form a huge chaotic array.

"Rumble..."

The space inside the "Purple Gold Gourd" trembled violently, and the Thirty-Six Stars of the Heavenly Gang cast down brilliant starlight, resonating with the "Chaos Palace".

The originally illusory power of the stars has now solidified into a tangible form, transforming into chains of starlight that wrap around the palace, helping to stabilize its structure.

"One hundred and eight thousand magical treasures, return to your places!"

Li Yunjing gave a low shout, and all the magical treasures in the Chaos Palace trembled at the same time, leaving their original positions and turning into streams of light that flew towards the core of the palace.

Under the tempering of the Chaos True Essence, these magical treasures began to melt and recombine, eventually transforming into chaotic Dao patterns that were imprinted on every inch of the palace walls and every beam and pillar.

"Click..."

The structure of the "Chaos Palace" began to transform. Under the influence of the power of chaos, the original materials gradually transformed into a kind of chaotic spiritual material that was between the real and the illusory.

The aura of the entire palace rose steadily, progressing from a second-tier top-grade spiritual artifact to a third-tier one!

However, at the crucial moment of promotion, a sudden change occurred!

"boom!"

A pitch-black rift suddenly opened above the "Chaos Palace," from which violent spatial turbulence poured down, attempting to tear apart the ascending palace.

"Spatial backlash?"

Li Yunjing frowned, then sneered, "A mere spatial turbulence dares to hinder my 'Chaos Palace's' advancement?"

He raised his hand and waved it, and the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" soared into the sky, transforming into a gray-white bolt of lightning that directly blasted into the spatial rift.

"Boom!"

The power of thunder and the true essence of chaos intertwined, actually suppressing and mending the crack!
"not enough!"

Li Yunjing activated the "Five Dragon Wheel" once more, and five divine dragons of the five elements roared out, circling around the "Chaos Palace," their dragon roars reverberating and stabilizing the space.

Meanwhile, the "Myriad Radiant Lava Furnace" floats atop the palace, its mouth spewing out seven-colored flames to further refine the palace's materials.

"Click, click..."

Every brick and tile of the "Chaos Palace" is undergoing transformation.

The original metallic luster gradually subsided, replaced by an ancient, chaotic gray light, as if the palace had transcended the mundane and entered a higher level.

Finally, when the last chaotic Dao pattern was imprinted...

"boom!!!"

A vast wave of chaotic energy erupted from the "Chaos Palace," and the entire palace was completely upgraded to a third-tier treasure!

At this moment, the "Chaos Palace" is no longer a simple cave-like magical artifact, but a true sacred place for cultivation that contains the Great Dao of Chaos.

The palace's interior space expanded again, becoming ten times larger than before.

Under this change, the entire interior space of the "Purple Gold Gourd" even evolved into the prototype of mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars!

"it is good!"

Li Yunjing's eyes flashed with a sharp light, "With the 'Chaos Palace' advancing to the third tier, even the 'Purple Gold Gourd' has the potential to be upgraded again!" On the surface of the "Purple Gold Gourd," the originally simple and ancient patterns were undergoing a wonderful change. One after another, chaotic Dao patterns, like living things, moved across the surface of the gourd, echoing the chaotic aura emanating from the "Chaos Palace."

"Now that the 'Chaos Palace' has advanced to the third tier, it's time for you to take another step forward."

Li Yunjing muttered to himself, his hands quickly forming hand seals.

"Heaven and earth are the furnace, and creation is the craftsman!"

As the incantation was cast, the entire "Chaos Palace" suddenly burst forth with dazzling chaotic divine light, and 108,000 chaotic Dao patterns lit up simultaneously, transforming into chains of divine order that coiled around the "Purple Gold Gourd".

The patterns on the gourd's surface began to recombine, gradually forming a complete celestial map.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound rang out, and fine cracks appeared on the outer shell of the "Purple Gold Gourd".

Li Yunjing was not surprised but delighted, for this was a sign of the magic weapon's transformation.

Without hesitation, he flew out of the "Purple Gold Gourd," stood in the secret chamber, grasped the gourd with both hands, bit his tongue, and spat a mouthful of blood onto the surface of the gourd.

"With my life essence, I will help you transform!"

The moment the essence and blood merged into the gourd, a dazzling chaotic divine light burst forth from those cracks.

The original purple-gold gourd shell began to peel away, revealing a brand-new, crystal-clear material inside.

The newly formed gourd has a chaotic color throughout, sometimes gray and sometimes transparent, as if it is between reality and illusion.

"Rumble..."

The space inside the "Purple Gold Gourd" began to vibrate violently.

The original area of ​​a hundred miles in radius expanded rapidly, reaching a range of a thousand miles in the blink of an eye.

Even more astonishingly, real mountains and landforms began to evolve at the edge of this space, and a spiritual vein naturally formed at the bottom of the space, emitting a rich innate spiritual energy.

The interior space has now undergone a complete transformation.

The shadowy figures of the sun, moon, and stars; the undulating mountains and winding rivers on the ground; and even miniature versions of the changing seasons.

Although it is not yet comparable to a true paradise, it already possesses the rudiments of a small world.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Li Yunjing exclaimed "Good!" three times, his eyes gleaming. "The 'Purple Gold Gourd' has now reached the peak of the fourth rank, just one step away from advancing to the fifth rank!"

He tried to activate the "Purple Gold Gourd" and found that its power had greatly increased.

Not only has the internal space been expanded more than tenfold, but the ability to collect external objects has also been improved by several levels.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator could be directly captured and suppressed by the "Purple Gold Gourd" if they were not careful.

Just as Li Yunjing was overjoyed, the "Purple Gold Gourd" suddenly began to vibrate on its own, and a message was sent directly into his mind.

"In the beginning of chaos, creation began. Only by stabilizing the space with the five elements can a true grotto-heaven be formed."

The spiritual power of this treasure has increased dramatically!

I now have the ability to truly communicate with Li Yunjing!

"Good! Great!"

For the first time, Li Yunjing sensed the clear demands of the "Purple Gold Gourd," and his face was filled with joy.

The higher one's spirituality, the greater their potential!

This treasure will eventually be upgraded to a fifth-tier treasure!
"The origin of the Five Elements?"

After his initial excitement, Li Yunjing frowned slightly, then suddenly realized what was going on.

He immediately took out the Five Elements Treasures he had collected over the years.

Five rare materials—Geng metal in the west, Yi wood in the east, Gui water in the north, Li fire in the south, and Wu earth in the center—suspend in five directions within the interior space of the "Purple Gold Gourd."

"The Five Elements have returned to their proper places, and the grotto-heaven is now stable!"

As the incantation was activated, the treasure "Five Dragon Wheels" flew out of his body and entered the "Purple Gold Gourd".

The five-colored divine light transformed into five pillars of light that shot straight into the sky.

The illusory images of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky suddenly became more solid, and the mountains and rivers on the ground became more vivid.

The structure of the entire space instantly became several times more stable, and the concentration of spiritual energy also increased by a level.

"The current 'Purple Gold Gourd' is comparable to some ancient magical treasures from grotto heavens."

Li Yunjing nodded in satisfaction, "However, there is still one step before it can grow into a stable cave world!"

Just as he was about to investigate further, a sudden, urgent bell rang out from outside.

This is the highest level of alert at Shenxiao Pass!

"not good!"

Li Yunjing's expression changed, and he immediately threw the unused magic treasure into the "Purple Gold Gourd," then flashed onto the city gate tower.

At this moment, outside Shenxiao Pass, dark clouds loomed over the city, and demonic energy surged to the heavens.

Thirty enormous skeletal warships hovered in mid-air. The Netherworld Sect Master and the Blood Prison Demon Lord stood on the deck of the central warship, their scarlet eyes fixed on the direction of "Shenxiao Pass".

"Li Yunjing! Today is your death day!"

The Blood Prison Demon Lord roared.

"Coming at me?"

Li Yunjing stood atop the city wall, his robes fluttering in the wind.

His eyes swirled with chaotic light, clearly revealing the densely packed demonic cultivators atop the thirty skeletal warships.

Each warship exuded a terrifying pressure comparable to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, and ghostly green flames flickered in the skull eyes embedded in the prows.

This is almost the entire power of the "Netherworld Ghost Sect"!
I wonder if the strongest Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" is also hiding in the shadows?
"The opponent's Nascent Soul Realm True Monarch has arrived."

Xuanmingzi appeared beside him and pointed outside, "The demonic path has come out in full force this time; it seems they are determined to take your life."

"Kill me? It's not that easy."

Li Yunjing sneered, "Perfect timing to test the newly refined magic weapon."

Now, Li Yunjing has advanced to the Grandmaster level in both the Dao of Talismans and the Dao of Weapons!
With the "Taiyin Talisman" as his trump card, Li Yunjing was truly no longer afraid of his opponent.

Just then, a beam of blood-red light suddenly shot out from the central white bone warship.

"Li Yunjing!"

The Blood Prison Demon Lord stood in mid-air, a hideous blood-red arm regenerating from his severed arm: "Do you dare to leave the city and fight?"

The monks on the city wall were in an uproar.

"Don't fall for their trap!"

Elder Ma immediately spoke up to stop him: "This person dares to come out and challenge us, he has probably already recovered from his injuries!"

"Everyone, there's no need to worry! You all relay the message back to the sect. I'll meet with this person first and buy some time!"

Li Yunjing sneered, "Since the 'Netherworld Ghost Sect' has chosen to fight to the death, I'll show them what I'm made of! If we crush them in one fell swoop, the 'Nether Moon Kingdom' will probably change hands and become the territory of our 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect'!"

"But are you sure?"

Li Yunjing's idea is good, and everyone wants this result, but it's not that simple.
"Don't worry!"

Li Yunjing looked at everyone and said confidently, "I can say that I have turned misfortune into blessing, and my strength has greatly increased. Ordinary Nascent Soul Realm seventh level cultivators may not be my match!"

"The Blood Prison Demon Lord is powerful, but I don't believe he can recover to his peak condition!"

He paused, then added, "Unless you're not at your peak, trying to kill me is simply wishful thinking!"

"hiss……"

Li Yunjing's words caused everyone to gasp in shock.

It should be noted that the highest cultivation level at Shenxiao Pass today is only at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul realm!

In other words, Li Yunjing not only surpassed everyone in status, but also in combat strength!

How can the true practitioners who have cultivated for thousands of years feel good about this?

This bizarre world is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people!
"Why don't you dare?"

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Li Yunjing laughed loudly, and his figure transformed into a gray light and soared into the sky.

The twelve Yellow Turban Warriors followed closely behind, forming the Heavenly Gang Battle Formation.

"You little brat, you actually dared to come!"

The Blood Prison Demon Lord grinned maliciously, and his crimson domain suddenly expanded.

The area within a ten-mile radius instantly turned into a sea of ​​blood, with countless vengeful spirits shrieking as they rushed in.

At the same time, on the other two main warships, the Netherworld Sect Master and the Ten Thousand Poisons Old Monster made their moves simultaneously!
"Netherworld Soul Lock!"

"A myriad of poisons devour the heart!"

The pitch-black chains and the foul-smelling poisonous mist attacked from both sides, aiming to kill in one fell swoop!

At this moment, the three great masters of the demonic path disregarded all morality and were actually plotting to join forces and annihilate the junior!
"You wicked villains, I knew you wouldn't play by the rules!"

Li Yunjing remained calm and composed. The three treasures, the "Purple Gold Gourd," the "Yin Yang Mirror," and the "Ancient Bronze Bell," floated above his head, each imbued with countless laws.

The blood-soaked vengeful spirits collided with the gray, misty air currents and melted away like snow meeting the blazing sun.

His left hand blasted the chains with the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal," while his right hand used the "Ten Thousand Poison Banner" to strike the poisonous mist.

At the same time, the "Taiyin Talisman" was spat out from Li Yunjing's mouth, activated directly, and quickly bombarded the Netherworld Sect Master!

(End of this chapter)