Transmigrating to the Qi Cultivation Path, I became an outdated Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Chapter 119 Yuan Dan Treasure Record

He Sheng held the Ice-Cracking Yin-Thunder Pearl in his palm and examined it closely.

The tiny, white pearl, about the size of a thumb joint, gleamed with a warm, silvery light under the starlight of the dome.

The light was not dazzling, but rather carried a restrained and subtle quality. However, if one looked closely, one could discover that a thin, silvery-white lightning bolt was slowly moving with a mysterious rhythm deep within the bead.

Each time the lightning circled around, the densely packed forbidden patterns on the surface of the bead would flicker, as if the bead itself were a living thing, breathing in some unique way.

"Good baby."

What a wonderful baby!

He Sheng sighed in admiration, clearly delighted with the piece.

After a long while, he finally came to his senses and glanced at the time clock in his palm.

[Tier 2 High-Grade Refiner: 6001/12000]

(Total cultivation time: 53 years, 8 months, and 13 days.)

In a short period of time, his weapon crafting proficiency increased by more than 2000 points, partly because he gained 900 proficiency points after crafting the first-generation True Water Moon Shadow Sword.

Secondly, he successfully refined the Ice-Slaying Yin-Lightning Pearl, which granted him an additional 1200 points of proficiency.

Judging from the level of proficiency, the Ice-Slaying Yin-Lightning Pearl is stronger than the first-generation True Water Moon Shadow Sword, but its actual power remains unknown.

With a slight thought, He Sheng sent a wisp of magical power into the bead.

Following the trajectory of the silvery-white lightning downwards, my divine sense "saw" the layers upon layers of restrictive structures inside the pearl.

One hundred and eight layers of restrictions, like a hundred-layered exquisite pagoda, stacked in concentric circles from the outside in.

Each layer of restriction is an independent lightning pattern, arranged in a ring, interlocking and connecting with each other in an extremely ingenious way.

The outer layer of restrictions is relatively simple, but it becomes more and more complex as you go deeper into the inner layers. In the core layers, the lightning patterns are so fine that they are difficult to see with the naked eye. With each layer overlapping, every twelve layers of restrictions form a complete ice and lightning Dao seal.

This is the core of the Ice-Thunder Yin-Yang Pearl. Once the Ice-Thunder Dao Seal is activated, it can trigger the Ice-Thunder Yin-Yang within the pearl.

The entire magic weapon contains nine ice and lightning Dao seals. Once all of them are refined, the combined effect of the nine ice and lightning Dao seals will unleash an extremely terrifying power.

However, refining magical artifacts and crafting magical artifacts are two different things.

Refining involves shaping spiritual materials, engraving forbidden patterns, and imbuing the object with spirituality.

The refining process involves using one's own magical power and divine sense to permeate those restrictions layer by layer, imprinting one's own divine soul into them, so that one can activate them at will with magical power.

Each of these 108 layers of restrictions requires a significant amount of magical power and divine sense to refine.

Especially in the last few layers, the restrictive structure becomes extremely complex, and the requirements for the purity of magical power are extremely demanding.

The prototype of a magical artifact always needs to undergo a complete refinement process involving all restrictions before it can be upgraded into a true magical artifact.

However, multiple restrictions always consume a great deal of magical power and spiritual sense. Take the Ice-Slaying Yin-Lightning Pearl for example; only a true Core Formation cultivator has enough spiritual sense and magical power to complete the refinement of all 108 restrictions.

According to He Sheng's estimate, with his current cultivation level at the Pseudo-Core stage, he can at most refine seventy or eighty layers of restrictions, and beyond that, he will be unable to do so.

He Sheng weighed the pearl in his palm, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes, and murmured:

This treasure is good, but it is not compatible with my destiny and cannot be used as my natal magic weapon.

If He Sheng is not mistaken, the only fates that the Ice-Cracking Yin-Thunder Pearl is compatible with are [Cold Water] and [Fire].

Forcibly refining this treasure into a natal magic weapon is not impossible, and it wouldn't affect its power; it might even result in a natal magic weapon.

It will increase to a certain extent, after all, he is not currently cultivating the Qi Divine Channel.

The problem is that the natal magic weapon and the cultivator's life are intertwined. If their properties are incompatible, over time, it will inevitably skew one's fate, completely contradicting the cultivation of the Qi-absorbing divine channel.

He Shengke also plans to switch to cultivating the Qi-absorbing Divine Channel technique in the future, not to mention that the "Water Moon Cave Void True Sword Technique" of the Water Moon lineage is already in sight.

However, even if it's not used as a natal magic weapon, this treasure is still enough to be a trump card used as a last resort.

With a thought, He Sheng put the Ice-Cracking Yin Thunder Pearl into his dantian and began to refine it.

With his current magical power and divine sense, the outer restrictions were refined very smoothly. In just three days, he completed the refinement of the twelve restrictions and activated the first Ice and Lightning Dao Seal.

He Sheng immediately pressed on...

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

During this time, He Sheng was in the back hall, focusing on refining the Ice-Slaying Yin-Thunder Pearl.

The process of refining is even more tedious than refining weapons. Every day, one must use magic power to imbue the restrictions and use divine sense to imprint the marks, completing the refining process little by little.

During this period, one must not be distracted in the slightest, otherwise, if one's magical power becomes slightly disordered, it may trigger the lightning patterns within the restriction, attracting a backlash of lightning energy.

As one delves deeper into the refining process, the more complex the structure of the restrictions becomes, the more magical power and divine sense are required, and mistakes can easily occur if one is not careful.

Fortunately, He Shengyou's divine sense was enhanced by the [Slight Ripple] supernatural power, allowing him to control his magical power with extreme precision.

On this day, the moment another soul imprint was struck into the core of the restriction, the pearl suddenly trembled, and the silvery-white light on the surface of the pearl receded like a tide, replaced by an extreme, almost transparent, luminous white.

With a thought, He Sheng sent the precious pearl flying out of his dantian and hovering about an inch above his palm. He spread his fingers slightly and channeled his magical power into the pearl.

laugh!

A thin, silvery-white arc of electricity leaped from the bead, coiled around his fingertip, and then vanished silently.

Although the electric arc was thin, the aura it emitted made He Sheng raise an eyebrow slightly.

Even with just the initial activation, the power of this ice lightning already surpassed the power of his full-force activation of the Triple Gathering Water Break.

"good!

After completing the refinement of thirty-six layers of restrictions, and with the superposition of three layers of ice and lightning Dao seals, the power of this treasure far surpasses that of any other transcendent technique.

According to the "Secret Records of the Twelve Spiritual Treasures of the Upper Heaven", the power of the Ice-Slaying Yin-Thunder Pearl will gradually increase as the number of times it is refined increases.

After completing the refinement of the thirty-six layers of restrictions, the Ice-Slaying Yin Lightning that shot out was already comparable in power to the full-force attack of a pseudo-core cultivator.

He Sheng nodded in satisfaction and put the precious pearl back into his dantian to nurture it.

This treasure has been initially refined; further refinement will take much longer. I have been traveling south for nearly half a year, and it is time for me to return to the Moonlit Cloud Sect.

Upon thinking of this, He Sheng immediately summoned the Green Snake and gave her instructions on how to stay and guard the Water Mansion. He also explained the key points on how to continue cultivating the Xuanzhuo Ice Flame Seed.

Then, without further delay, his figure transformed into a streak of light blue and soared into the sky, heading towards Yuanxia Immortal City.

One day later, in Yuanxia Immortal City, Tongyuan Ward, Fu Lu.

"Fellow Daoist Xiang, these are the six Five Thoughts Communication Talismans you ordered earlier. I have finished refining them all. Please check them."

Inside the main hall, the old man Tianfu took out six golden talismans and placed them in front of He Sheng.

A few months ago, before returning to the Wanshoutan Water Mansion, He Sheng visited Yuanxia Immortal City once. He secretly sought out Tianfu Old Man and Liu Xuanyi and successfully traded the Foundation Establishment Pills that he had previously asked the two to acquire.

After that, he ordered six more of these Five Thoughts Communication Talismans from Old Man Tianfu, and today he came to make the delivery.

He Sheng picked up the talisman and examined it. After confirming that it was correct, he took out a storage bag and handed it over. Inside were thirty-three high-grade spirit stones.

Old Man Tianfu took the storage bag and checked it briefly, a smile appearing on his face, though a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes.

Since he learned the Five Thoughts Communication Talisman, many cultivators who had used it became repeat customers, but none of them bought as many as He Sheng, not even Liu Xuanyi, who frequently ventured into dangerous places.

Logically speaking, Xiang Yue is already a respected elder of the outer sect of the Moon Glow Sect. Holding a high position in such a prestigious immortal sect would be the most secure position. So why would he need to buy so many Five-Spirit Communication Talismans?

The old man Tianfu was full of doubts, but he knew that this was not something he should ask, so he naturally did not mention it. He simply said, "After becoming an outer sect elder of the Moon Glow Sect, Fellow Daoist Xiang is now quite wealthy and powerful. I am truly envious."

That's half true and half false.

To be honest, Old Man Tianfu knew that he and Liu Xuanyi had joined forces to help He Sheng obtain thirty-six Foundation Establishment Pills, and He Sheng had to pay over seven hundred thousand spirit stones to trade with them.

In other words, He Sheng spent over a million spirit stones in just a few months, and that's only what he knew.

In the eyes of the old man Tianfu, He Sheng now truly has some of the style he had when he spent millions to win over Jin Yunyuzhi.

He Sheng laughed heartily upon hearing this, and only gave a vague answer, saying, "It's all thanks to Master Shuiyue's appreciation."

During his journey south, he amassed a large amount of resources by selling the Golden Core pill, the remaining stolen goods, and the spoils from robbing cultivators in the wild.

However, after spending some money, he now has less than 500,000 spirit stones left.

However, he acquired a total of forty-five Foundation Establishment Pills, plus six Five Senses Communication Talismans.

Forty-five Foundation Establishment Pills may seem like a lot, but they can only provide a general cultivation time of over two hundred years.

Judging from my current situation, after regressing and starting over, I will most likely need to cultivate the "Water Moon Cave Void True Sword Technique".

Once you achieve the Golden Core of the Qi-Consuming Divine Channel, whether you can regress is unknown. After all, the prototype of a divine power is a permanent proof, while the seed of a divine power is of a higher rank. Don't mess around and cause problems.

It was precisely for this reason that He Sheng was not satisfied with this little Foundation Establishment Pill, and said: "However, it must be said that the great sects of the immortal sects are indeed incomparable to the outside world. Take the Golden Core, for example. To be honest, with my current weapon refining skills, I can exchange for at least one in the sect within a year."

If you work hard, getting three pills in two years is not a problem.

hiss!

Even with his vast experience and knowledge, the old man Tianfu gasped in astonishment. What did it mean to produce three Golden Core pills in two years?

That's equivalent to 500,000 spirit stones a year, and that's a conservative estimate!

Xiang Yue said he would exchange refining a magical artifact for a Golden Core. What kind of magical artifact could be so valuable... Could it be that he can already refine magical treasures?!

Upon thinking of this, Elder Tianfu hurriedly asked, "So, Fellow Daoist Xiang is already able to refine the prototype of a magic weapon?"

"Can they even refine the prototypes of magical artifacts from the 'Secret Records of the Twelve Spiritual Treasures of the Upper Heaven'?"

The "Secret Record of the Twelve Spiritual Treasures of the Upper Heaven" was given to He Sheng by the Old Man of Heavenly Talisman. He was quite envious of the prototypes of the magical treasures in it and had told He Sheng before that he was willing to pay a lot of money to buy any powerful magical treasures.

You must know that Elder Tianfu is aiming to break through to the Golden Core stage, so naturally he needs to prepare for the Heavenly Tribulation, and what he lacks is a powerful magic weapon.

Seeing the old man Tianfu's anxious expression, He Sheng knew perfectly well that his boasting had worked. He didn't answer, but just smiled knowingly and remained silent.

"Fellow Daoist..."

Seeing that the old man Tianfu was getting more anxious, He Sheng calmly flipped his palm, and a bright white bead appeared in his hand.

As soon as the bead appeared, a profound chill immediately spread out, and as a bolt of lightning leaped from the surface of the bead, a terrifying spiritual pressure spread out.

"This is... the Ice-Slaying Yin-Thunder Pearl?!"

The old man Tianfu looked at the precious pearl in He Sheng's hand and his breathing became heavy. This was the prototype of the imitation spiritual treasure that he had been dreaming of.

He had obviously studied the "Secret Records of the Twelve Spiritual Treasures of the Upper Heaven" and recognized the treasure at a glance.

He Sheng nodded and said, "That's right!"

This treasure was only recently crafted by me. With just thirty-six layers of restrictions, it already possesses power comparable to a full-force attack from a pseudo-core cultivator.

With the leader's magical power and divine sense, refining forty-eight layers of restrictions would be a piece of cake.

"As long as I have sufficient magical power in the future, it should be more than enough to withstand the heavenly tribulation and lightning punishment."

As the saying goes, seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving.

Seeing the Ice-Slaying Yin-Thunder Pearl in He Sheng's hand and hearing his boastful praise, the old man Tianfu, who already harbored thoughts of replicating a prototype of a spiritual treasure, could no longer contain himself and directly asked, "Fellow Daoist Xiang, if I wish to commission you to refine a prototype of a spiritual treasure from the 'Secret Records of the Twelve Spiritual Treasures of the Upper Heaven,' I wonder what I would need to offer in return?"

He Sheng just promoted it so vigorously, wasn't it precisely to attract discerning buyers?

"To be honest, the success rate of imitating spiritual treasures is actually not that high. The Ice-Cracking Yin-Thunder Pearl in my hand also went through several failures before it was finally successful."

He paused at this point, giving Old Man Tianfu some time to process what he had said.

He knew very well that the other party was aware that the materials used to imitate spiritual treasures were extremely valuable. For example, the materials for refining the Ice-Slaying Yin-Thunder Pearl would cost at least 600,000 to 700,000 spirit stones.

"Fellow Daoist, please speak frankly about your conditions. Since I said I was willing to pay a high price for it, it was not an empty promise."

Old Man Tianfu took a deep breath, displaying an attitude of being willing to be slaughtered even if it meant demanding to buy the item.

Seeing this, He Sheng sighed and said, "Since I joined the Nanshan Society, I have received much help from the Society Leader. Naturally, I also hope that the Society Leader will achieve the Golden Core in the future."

Here's what we'll do: although refining these imitation spirit treasures is difficult and has a low success rate, the process can greatly improve my weapon-refining skills.

The leader then took out two sets of materials for refining the imitation spirit treasure.

Even if both attempts fail, Xiang will certainly use his own money to help the leader refine it again until he succeeds.

However, I also have a small matter I would like to ask the Prime Minister for help with.

At first glance, He Sheng's request didn't seem like an exorbitant demand, but the old man Tianfu knew that the two sets of refining materials were worth at least 1.2 to 1.3 million spirit stones, enough to wipe out 30 to 40 percent of his life savings.

But he did not hesitate and said, "I admire your kindness and compassion, Fellow Daoist."

Within three days, I will surely gather two sets of materials to create a prototype of the spirit treasure.

As for the trivial matter you mentioned to my fellow Daoist, please speak frankly.

The "small matter" He Sheng mentioned was simply continuing to entrust Old Man Tianfu with the task of acquiring Foundation Establishment Pills, as many as possible.

Old Man Tianfu readily agreed.

The replica of the magical artifact he sought was called "Purple Ribbon Robe," a prototype of a defensive magical artifact.

Three days later, as promised, the old man Tianfu delivered two sets of materials for refining the "Purple Ribbon Robe," agreeing with He Sheng to deliver them five years later.

He also promised to help He Sheng purchase as many Foundation Establishment Pills as possible, and would also ask Liu Xuanyi to help with this matter. He even promised that the number of Foundation Establishment Pills obtained would not be less than the thirty-six pills he had previously purchased.

He Sheng was naturally very satisfied with this.

After reaching an agreement with Elder Tianfu, he prepared to leave Yuanxia Immortal City and return north to Yuexia Sect.

To his surprise, as he walked to the exit of Tongyuanfang, a woman gracefully approached him.

This woman is Zheng Shuzhen, the second disciple of Master Tianwu.

"Elder Xiang... no, now I should call him Elder Xiang."

Zheng Shuzhen bowed slightly, her tone carrying just the right amount of warmth.

Ying Ruyue endorsed He Sheng's change of identity.

When Ying Ruyue held the Core Formation Ceremony, Tianwu Zhenren was invited to attend. Ying Ruyue personally met with Tianwu Zhenren to discuss He Sheng's change of allegiance.

This is also why He Sheng dared to return to Yuanxia Immortal City so brazenly.

"I have met Fellow Daoist Zheng."

He Sheng returned the greeting.

He figured he had no connection with this woman, but he didn't know why she had come to his door.

"Elder Xiang has been away from the Moon Glow Sect for four or five years, and we miss him dearly."

I happened to hear yesterday that Elder Xiang had returned to the Immortal City, so I rushed here to wait for him.

"I wonder if Elder Xiang has the time to come and have a chat?"

Seeing Zheng Shuzhen's eager expression, He Sheng frowned slightly. He didn't think he had anything that this woman cared about.

"Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Zheng. However, I have an agreement with Master Shuiyue that I will return in six months before heading south."

There are only a few days left, and I'm in a hurry to get back...

He Sheng directly invoked Ying Ruyue's name to politely refuse.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Shuzhen persisted, saying, "Elder Xiang, are you so ungrateful? Won't you even give me a chance to reminisce?"

He Sheng laughed and said, "What past relationship do I have with you?"

"Fellow Daoist Zheng, please be careful with your words. I am about to get married and I don't want any rumors to reach the ears of True Person Shuiyue."

After saying that, He Sheng's face turned cold, and he left without lingering.

Zheng Shuzhen was taken aback. She had originally intended to flirt with He Sheng by showing a little bit of a feminine side, but she did not expect He Sheng to react so strongly. Moreover, she understood the implications in his words.

Is Xiang Yue actually going to marry the winner behind Shuiyue Zhenren?

Thinking of this, Zheng Shuzhen realized that she had messed up, but she was very unwilling. She gritted her teeth and transmitted her voice: "Fellow Daoist Xiang, stop. Are you not interested in the book 'Yuan Dan Bao Lu'?"

Do you know why the major immortal sects have banned this book?

The Precious Record of Primordial Elixir?!

He Sheng's heart stirred. He had indeed heard a thing or two about this book. It was mentioned by Qi Wanhe, an outer elder of the Canxia lineage, when he visited him from time to time over the past few years.

It is said that this forbidden book was written by Li Yuandan, a remnant of the Tianhe Sect.

Li Yuandan was the only son of Li Wansheng, the last leader of the Tianhe Sect. He was exceptionally talented, possessing not only a Heavenly Spiritual Root but also remarkably high comprehension.

Unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time, experiencing the complete destruction of the Tianhe Sect and witnessing the tragic deaths of countless relatives and friends.

He was the only one who was sent away by a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Tianhe Sect before his death, using great supernatural powers.

After that, Li Yuandan changed his appearance and name, infiltrated a Qi-cultivating Golden Core sect, and cultivated all the way to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage.

However, this young man did not give up his revenge, and his ambitions were far greater than that of a single family or sect. He wanted to destroy the entire Qi-gathering Divine Channel.

Therefore, he wrote "Yuan Dan Bao Lu", which contained the so-called ten secret techniques he researched, which were also the ten evil techniques that were later forbidden by the Qi cultivation and spiritual channel.

He Sheng was naturally very interested in the "Yuan Dan Bao Lu", but Zheng Shuzhen's fishing skills were too rough.

He Sheng kept walking and quickly disappeared into the distance.

Seeing this, Zheng Shuzhen became anxious and quickly transmitted her voice again: "Elder Xiang, you still have a long lifespan. Don't you want to see the Great Elixir Transformation Method and the Transformation and Parasitic Life Method in the 'Yuan Dan Bao Lu'?"

Is this to leave yourself a chance to truly form your core in the future, or even enter the Qi-cultivation realm?

Zheng Shuzhen felt that these two forbidden techniques should be extremely attractive to He Sheng.

To her surprise, before she could finish speaking, He Sheng disappeared from her consciousness as if he were avoiding a plague, his figure turning into a series of bubbles.

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