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Chapter 440: Top-Tier Superior Artifact, Golden Thunder God Talisman
Chapter 440: Top-Tier Superior Artifact, Golden Thunder God Talisman
"Are these ancient treasures?"
Seeing the two items that Chu Ning casually took out, Cen Ziqin was slightly surprised.
She didn't recognize the black shield, but she was familiar with the black dagger.
A few days ago, outside the Jiuhua Sect, Chu Ning had used this ancient black dagger to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Hearing Cen Ziqin's exclamation, Chu Ning nodded.
"This dagger is indeed an ancient treasure, but compared to ordinary ancient treasures, there are some restrictions on using this dagger.
It requires the absorption of a cultivator's essence blood to drive it, but it can store three drops of essence blood within it, so when it is actually driven, it will not consume any essence blood."
As he spoke, Chu Ning handed the ancient treasure dagger to Cen Ziqin.
Cen Ziqin shook her head and said, "You'd better keep this ancient treasure. You are facing Nascent Soul cultivators now, and you need this kind of powerful treasure more."
Chu Ning smiled and shook his head, "No need, I have something else."
As he spoke, Chu Ning took out the Yellow Wind Banner and the Yellow Court Seal.
"With these two ancient treasures, I can already deal with most cultivators.
In terms of power, these two ancient treasures are even more powerful.
However, I have already refined the Yellow Wind Banner into my natal artifact, and you won't be able to drive this Yellow Court Seal with your current cultivation.
This ancient treasure dagger is just right for you."
After witnessing the power of the Yellow Wind Banner, the value of this ancient treasure dagger wasn't as significant to Chu Ning.
Moreover, his Five Elements Spirit Sword was quite powerful, and if the Five Elements Sword Array could trap an enemy, its attack power would not be inferior to this ancient treasure dagger.
Furthermore, if he could really figure out the eighteen types of talisman patterns suitable for inscribing the Five Elements Spirit Sword, the power of the Five Elements Spirit Sword would likely be even stronger than this ancient treasure dagger.
Seeing that Chu Ning insisted, Cen Ziqin no longer refused and reached out to take the ancient treasure dagger from Chu Ning's hand.
Then, she dripped three drops of her essence blood onto it.
When Cen Ziqin tried to infuse her spiritual power, she immediately felt her spiritual power draining rapidly.
She was startled, but she soon calmed down and continued to infuse her spiritual power.
It wasn't until her face turned slightly pale that the black ancient treasure dagger emitted a dark glow, but it was still much weaker than when it was in Chu Ning's hands.
Obviously, with Cen Ziqin's current level of spiritual power, it was not enough to fully unleash the power of this ancient treasure dagger.
Seeing this, Chu Ning immediately took out a pill and gave it to Cen Ziqin to help her recover her spiritual power.
This pill was refined by Chu Ning when he had just formed his Golden Core. It was mainly used to refine the Black Profound Gold and assist in the refinement of the Fire Spirit Sword, as he had been worried about his insufficient spiritual power back then.
Now, this pill was no longer as effective for Chu Ning, but it was just right for Cen Ziqin to recover her spiritual power.
However, Chu Ning still took out a few drops of the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk from the jade bottle and gave it to Cen Ziqin as a backup.
After Cen Ziqin refined the pill and recovered some of her spiritual power, she let out a soft sigh of relief and put away the ancient treasure dagger.
"It seems that my cultivation is still not enough. Using it once almost drained ninety-nine percent of my spiritual power."
Cen Ziqin muttered, and then her gaze fell on the other black shield that Chu Ning had taken out earlier.
"What is this?"
"This is a defensive artifact I obtained from a Nascent Soul cultivator of the Magic Dao Alliance when I was in Tianyu Pavilion."
Chu Ning explained.
"Although the turtle shell of the Cangxuan Spirit Turtle has amazing defensive capabilities, it cannot form a protective shield to cover the whole body.
A specialized defensive artifact like this is more suitable for you."
As Chu Ning spoke, he infused spiritual power into the small black shield, and instantly a layer of light enveloped him.
"Try attacking it with your natal artifact."
After Chu Ning finished speaking, Cen Ziqin released her natal artifact, the Xuan Water Divine Sword.
Since she knew that Chu Ning was powerful, she naturally had no reservations.
Infusing her spiritual power into the Xuan Water Divine Sword, she slashed directly at the shield surrounding Chu Ning.
However, the shield only rippled slightly and showed no signs of weakening or damage.
Cen Ziqin was astonished and exclaimed, "Such strong defensive power!"
Chu Ning then removed the shield and handed the small black shield to Cen Ziqin, saying with a smile, "When I faced that Nascent Soul cultivator from the Magic Dao Alliance, even with my Five Elements Spirit Sword, I couldn't break it with a single strike.
This shield has excellent defensive capabilities.
Moreover, it doesn't consume too much spiritual power to activate. If you use it, it's basically impossible for a late-stage Golden Core cultivator to break it.
Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would need to put in some effort to break through it."
Hearing this, Cen Ziqin's face lit up with joy as she reached out and took the small shield artifact from Chu Ning's hand.
Taking advantage of Cen Ziqin's focus on the two artifacts, Chu Ning also took out several storage bags.
Outside the Jiuhua Sect, Chu Ning had consecutively killed six Nascent Soul cultivators, and outside the Great Luo Sect, he had killed Ao Xuan, who was possessed by a Heavenly Demon from outside the domain.
As he opened it, his brows furrowed slightly.
He didn't know if Ao Xuan's storage bag had been tampered with by the Heavenly Demon, but inside was only a stone box, with nothing else to be found.
However, the material of this stone box was not ordinary.
Holding the stone box, Chu Ning carefully sensed it and soon narrowed his eyes, deep in thought.
He had seen this type of stone before. Back in the underground stone chamber of the You Clan in Yunqi Mountain, the pillars and pedestals on the altar were made from the same material.
Holding the stone box, Chu Ning hesitated for a moment before deciding against opening it immediately.
Instead, he turned to Cen Ziqin and said, "I obtained this item from the Heavenly Demon from outside the domain, and I'm not sure if there's something strange about it. Let's go back to the cultivation room to open it to avoid any potential harm to you."
"Alright!" Cen Ziqin agreed, holding onto the two treasures as they made their way back to her cultivation room.
"I need to restore my spiritual power as well," she added.
Upon returning to his cultivation room, Chu Ning released a restrictive barrier and activated the Undying Golden Body shield for protection.
Only then did he carefully open the stone box.
"Such dense demonic energy!"
As soon as the stone box was opened, a surge of icy demonic energy washed over him, causing the hairs on his body to stand on end.
However, when he saw what was inside the box, he was taken aback.
Within the stone box lay five pitch-black beads, as dark as ink.
Chu Ning reached into his storage bag and retrieved a sealed jade box. He opened it to reveal a black bead inside.
This bead was the one he had obtained back in the underground cave of the You Clan in Yunqi Mountain. He had refined it using the Xuanbing Flame to purify the body of the Heavenly Demon from outside the domain.
At this moment, as Chu Ning compared the bead in his hand with the ones in the stone box, he found no differences between them.
"Six black beads, perhaps refined from the bodies of six Heavenly Demons from outside the domain.
But why didn't I obtain such a bead when I killed that obviously lower-ranked Heavenly Demon?"
Chu Ning recalled the event, his voice filled with uncertainty. "Could it be that I accidentally stumbled upon the right method to refine the Heavenly Demon's body?"
He still couldn't be sure of the reason.
However, he knew that since this item was treasured by the Heavenly Demon, it probably wasn't something ordinary.
Without hesitation, Chu Ning placed the bead he had obtained earlier together with the others.
But after thinking about it some more, he still felt uneasy. He took out some talisman-making materials and quickly crafted a few talismans, sticking them onto the stone box for added protection.
The Heavenly Demon had carried this stone box with him without any apparent safeguards, but Chu Ning dared not be so careless.
After dealing with the items obtained from the Heavenly Demon, Chu Ning turned his attention to the storage bags of the other cultivators.
Meanwhile, he also released Bai Ling from her spirit beast bag.
The contents of the storage bags varied greatly, and there were some items that even Chu Ning didn't recognize.
Bai Ling, with her inherited memories, was able to identify some of the more unusual items.
Currently, Chu Ning was inspecting the storage bags of the early Nascent Soul cultivators from the Magic Dao Alliance.
The mid-Nascent Soul cultivator had self-detonated, leaving behind only two precious materials, while the rest of his belongings were destroyed in the explosion.
Fortunately, the early Nascent Soul cultivators' storage bags contained quite a few valuable items.
Of course, what truly caught Chu Ning's interest were the various spirit stones, elixirs, and artifact refining materials.
As for the spiritual pills and treasures carried by these cultivators, which were mostly related to demonic arts, Chu Ning wasn't particularly interested in them.
"Oh, Master, this is the White Lotus Fruit!"
As Chu Ning examined the treasures one by one, Bai Ling's voice rang out with excitement.
Hearing Bai Ling's words, Chu Ning paused for a moment.
Looking at the white spiritual fruit in the wooden box, which resembled a lotus bud about to bloom, he asked curiously, "White Lotus Fruit? I don't think I've heard of this spiritual fruit before. What is it used for?"
"This spiritual fruit is indeed rare, and my inherited memories have some vague information about it," Bai Ling replied, her eyes fixed on the wooden box.
"It seems to be used for refining certain cold-ice attribute pills.
However, its greater use is in aiding the advancement of ice-attribute spirit beasts."
"Oh?" Chu Ning examined the fruit before handing it to Bai Ling. "Then, you can have it. By the way, you're already at the peak of the sixth rank, right? If you consume this White Lotus Fruit, do you think you can break through to the seventh rank?"
Chu Ning nodded slightly and continued examining the contents of the storage bag.
Indeed, he soon discovered something valuable.
Back when he obtained the legacy of the two sect leaders from Lei Huo Zong, he had learned a method for crafting imitation spirit artifacts.
It was called the Lei Huo Staff.
The process required a plethora of rare and exotic materials.
And now, he had accidentally come across one of those very materials in the storage bag of a cultivator from the Magic Dao Alliance.
Chu Ning carefully collected the ingredient, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.
He then turned his attention to the storage bag of Sang Pingnan from the Great Luo Sect.
Emptying the contents, his eyes immediately landed on a golden talisman.
As he picked it up, a delighted smile appeared on his face.
"Golden Thunder God Talisman, this is a top-tier superior artifact!" he exclaimed.
During their battle, Sang Pingnan had activated a talisman that had caused Chu Ning quite a bit of trouble.
Even his Five Elements Protective Spirit Light and the Undying Golden Body had been unable to withstand it.
At the time, Chu Ning had felt that the talisman's power was comparable to that of a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, perhaps even rivaling the spells of a late-Nascent Soul cultivator.
Now that he held the talisman in his hand, he understood why.
"A top-tier superior artifact, its offensive power is indeed comparable to the spells of a late-Nascent Soul cultivator," Chu Ning mused. "The reason Sang Pingnan wasn't able to display its full power is probably because this talisman had been used before."
With a glint in his eyes, he continued, "After advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, the Ice Shadow Sword Talisman's power is no longer sufficient for me.
I can give the Ice Shadow Sword Talismans to Ziqin, and this Golden Thunder God Talisman comes at just the right time."
Although the talisman only retained a faint trace of its power, it could probably be activated to reach the level of a Nascent Soul stage spell with some effort.
However, Chu Ning wasn't concerned. By analyzing the source of the talisman, he could fully grasp the method of its creation.
With that knowledge, he just needed to find a suitable thunder-attributed ley line to craft his own Golden Thunder God Talismans.
Without further hesitation, Chu Ning began analyzing the talisman's source.
While the Golden Thunder God Talisman was far superior to the Ice Shadow Sword Talisman in terms of grade, Chu Ning's current cultivation was also far beyond what it used to be.
His talisman-crafting skills had improved tremendously, and he had recently deciphered many intricate talisman patterns.
As a result, unraveling the mysteries of the Golden Thunder God Talisman wasn't as challenging as he had anticipated.
In just one day, Chu Ning had a good grasp of the talisman's source.
"The tail feather of that golden-silver bird can still be used to craft talismans.
"As long as I find the right Earth Vein and further comprehend this talisman, creating the Golden Thunder God Talismans shouldn't be too difficult," he thought to himself.
With that, he put away the talisman and continued inspecting the contents of Sang Pingnan's storage bag.
To his surprise, he found that Sang Pingnan's bag contained far more valuable items than those of the cultivators from the Magic Dao Alliance.
Moreover, since Sang Pingnan hadn't cultivated any demonic arts, many of the pills and elixirs were suitable for Chu Ning's use.
He even found two high-quality spirit stones in the bag.
These were definitely valuable items, and while Chu Ning didn't need them at the moment, they would be of great help to the Jiuhua Sect.
Chu Ning meticulously categorized everything he had obtained.
The sheer amount of spirit stones, spirit herbs, and artifact refining materials he had accumulated was astonishing.
"For now, I should continue studying the talisman patterns on the Yellow Wind Banner to see if I can enhance the power of the Five Elements Spirit Sword," he thought. "But the most important task is to spend some time refining more of the Xuanbing Flame for combat purposes."
Having witnessed the Xuanbing Flame's effectiveness against Nascent Soul cultivators, Chu Ning knew that it would be wise to have more of it as a precaution.
With that in mind, he began the process of refining and condensing the Xuanbing Flame once again.
This time, it was much easier than his initial attempt.
He had already absorbed and refined the Xuanbing Flame, although its power had diminished significantly. Now, he just needed to absorb spiritual energy to restore it.
After about ten days, Chu Ning emerged from his cultivation.
With a flick of his fingers, a frost flower with red and blue petals appeared between them.
"With the Yellow Wind Banner and the Xuanbing Flame, I don't need to worry too much about encountering powerful cultivators," Chu Ning smiled.
Just as he was about to continue studying the talisman patterns on the Yellow Wind Banner, he heard Cen Ziqin's voice calling out to him from outside the cultivation room.
Chu Ning left the room to meet her.
(End of Chapter)
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