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Chapter 447: A Pleasant Surprise
Chapter 447: A Pleasant Surprise
Chu Ning showed Bai Ling the materials required for the Beast Spirit Ring. Many of these materials were so rare that he had neither seen nor heard of them before.
The pair immediately abandoned the idea of crafting the ring immediately. It would be best to return to the Ji Hua Sect and request their help in gathering these resources.
Although he wasn't going to craft the Beast Spirit Ring just yet, Chu Ning decided to continue studying its crafting method. After all, Shentu Ping's Beast Spirit Ring couldn't stay with him forever.
With his talent as an Artifact Spirit Body, Chu Ning found that the crafting method for the ring was significantly different from the standard artifact forging techniques. Nonetheless, after a few days, he had a good grasp of the fundamentals.
However, there were a few exceptionally profound and complex parts that required more of his attention.
At this moment, Chu Ning didn't feel rushed to continue his comprehension. His recent travels had left him feeling a bit unfocused in his cultivation.
He took out a set of array deployment tools and began setting up a Spirit Gathering Array in his cultivation room. Normally, a Spirit Gathering Array would be set up across an entire courtyard to maximize its size and thus increase its effectiveness.
However, Chu Ning only created a minuscule array. This was because his primary goal was not to gather the spiritual energy of the heavens and the earth, but to gather spirit stones.
After setting up the array, Chu Ning took out a storage bag and poured out its contents. A pile of spirit stones tumbled out with a clatter.
Chu Ning had accumulated a substantial number of spirit stones—enough to rival even a small sect's collection. From his time in the Northern Cold Lands up until now, he had slain countless Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, amassing a vast number of spirit stones.
Of course, there was also the significant addition of a spirit stone mine that he had raided from the Elder of the Yin Demon Sect on the East Sacred Continent.
While Chu Ning didn't have an abundance of high-grade spirit stones, his collection of medium and low-grade spirit stones was more than sufficient to support his cultivation for a long time.
He placed these spirit stones in the appropriate positions within the array. As the array activated, the spiritual energy within the spirit stones quickly dissipated, and external spiritual energy was absorbed into the array as well.
In just a moment, the cultivation room was filled with a dense concentration of spiritual energy. Under the influence of the array, the spiritual energy condensed but did not disperse, locking it within the room.
Chu Ning then took out a primal stone and began cultivating the Nine Transformations Body Refining Art and the Five Elements Chaos Technique simultaneously. He only stopped when the primal energy within the stone had been completely refined.
【Five Elements Chaos Technique (Intermediate Heaven-rank), Fourth Layer (11,880/500,000)】
【Nine Transformations Body Refining Art, Second Volume, Third Layer (53,242/220,000)】
【Refine God Technique, Fourth Layer (64,000/64,000)】
Glancing at his cultivation proficiency in his mind's eye, Chu Ning's eyebrows twitched slightly. His cultivation of the Five Elements Chaos Technique and the Nine Transformations Body Refining Art was proceeding smoothly, and the dual-cultivation method continued to increase his proficiency as expected.
Aside from the merged energy, the rest was refined and absorbed normally.
Chu Ning then turned his attention to the Refine God Technique. Ever since he reached the fourth layer of this technique, his proficiency had stopped increasing.
Previously, the range of his spiritual sense had refused to increase, only its intensity improved. But ever since he reached the Nascent Soul realm and his spiritual sense covered a distance of three hundred miles without any differentiation, he could feel that his spiritual sense was still improving.
However, this was mostly an additional effect of dual-cultivation. It was similar to how a cultivator who doesn't specifically train their spiritual sense can still experience some improvement as their cultivation base rises.
Chu Ning's dual-cultivation method enhanced his spiritual sense more than a typical cultivator, but the rate of improvement was far inferior to when he cultivated the Refine God Technique.
"I've tried various spiritual sense training methods in the Ji Hua Sect, but perhaps because they're not as effective as the Refine God Technique, none of them have increased my proficiency. It seems that if I truly want to further improve my spiritual sense, I'll need to find an even more advanced cultivation method."
Chu Ning muttered to himself, his thoughts naturally turning to the spiritual sense cultivation method mentioned by the Divine Dream Elder.
According to the information left by the Divine Dream Elder, the Refine God Technique was an improved version of a spiritual sense cultivation method from his sect. It was primarily intended for low-level cultivators.
However, the elder's sect was on the Tianmu Continent, so it was not possible to obtain the cultivation method for the time being. Chu Ning could only continue his cultivation using conventional methods.
After finishing this round of cultivation, Chu Ning took out the Beast Spirit Ring again to continue studying its crafting method. In a short while, he gained some new insights, and a previously incomprehensible aspect of the ring's crafting finally became clear to him.
Chu Ning put away the Beast Spirit Ring and took out the Cold Marrow Pearl that he had obtained from Shentu Ping. After a brief examination, he popped the pearl into his mouth and swallowed it.
Instantly, a bone-chilling coldness spread throughout his body, as if it would freeze him solid. Chu Ning immediately activated the Primordial Icy Flame within his body, enveloping the Cold Marrow Pearl.
The piercing coldness disappeared without a trace. Chu Ning then began to refine the Cold Marrow Pearl using the same method he had used to refine the Primordial Icy Flame.
Several days later, the Cold Marrow Pearl had disappeared from his body. Chu Ning flicked his fingers, and a wisp of Primordial Icy Flame appeared.
Chu Ning observed these subtle changes in the Primordial Icy Flame and, after carefully sensing its energy, heaved a sigh of relief.
Although the ice attribute seemed to have suppressed the fire attribute, the power of the flame remained unaffected and even seemed to have increased.
If Chu Ning were to use this Primordial Icy Flame in battle now, he surmised that it could directly annihilate an opponent's Nascent Soul without even needing to invoke the latent fiery power within.
Should he encounter a cultivator below the late Nascent Soul stage, or even if their physical body remained intact, one wrong move could result in the destruction of both their body and soul.
"It's evident that refining the Cold Marrow Pearl has enhanced the might of the Primordial Icy Flame.
I should take the opportunity to inquire about the origin of Shentu Ping's Cold Marrow Pearl.
If I can obtain one or two more of these pearls for refinement, the power of my Primordial Icy Flame will increase significantly, giving me an additional advantage when facing even late Nascent Soul stage cultivators."
With his decision made, Chu Ning retracted the Primordial Icy Flame back into his body and once again took out the Beast Spirit Ring, resuming his study of its crafting method.
Over the next half month, Chu Ning alternated between cultivation and delving into the mysteries of the Beast Spirit Ring's creation.
During this period, Qin Changkong and the others gathered everyone together for another discussion.
This time, it was the Xu brothers from Taihe Court and Lu Yuezhang who brought back news.
The Lingcang Alliance was also willing to form an alliance and face the challenges together.
There were specific plans and strategies discussed on how to jointly restrain the Tianji Alliance, including deploying cultivators along the borders to make their movements more cautious and prevent them from easily targeting the Demon Path Alliance.
This strategy seemed to effectively create a balance of power.
Chu Ning only briefly familiarized himself with the general idea and didn't delve too much into the details as no specific tasks were assigned to the Ji Hua Sect.
He continued to focus on his cultivation and the intricacies of crafting the Beast Spirit Ring.
This went on for about a month and a half.
On this particular day, Chu Ning set down the Beast Spirit Ring, pondered briefly, and then a look of understanding spread across his face.
"Master, have you fully comprehended the method to refine the Beast Spirit Ring?" Bai Ling asked, seeing the expression on Chu Ning's face.
Chu Ning nodded slightly and then expelled his two signature spirit treasures, the Yellow Wind Banner and the Five Elements Spirit Sword, from his body.
At the same time, he took out several jade slips from his storage bag.
A smile appeared on Chu Cai's face as he turned to Bai Ling and said, "This time, I've gained tremendous insights into the refinement of the Beast Spirit Ring.
If we can gather the necessary materials, I should be able to craft it with some time.
However, the real breakthrough isn't just about the ring. By understanding its crafting method, I've finally found the answer to a question that has been bothering me for a while."
Bai Ling looked at him, puzzled.
Chu Ning continued, as if in conversation with Bai Ling and also musing to himself, "Before, I was trying to see if I could engrave the eighteen types of talisman patterns onto the Five Elements Spirit Sword.
There were a few aspects that kept puzzling me.
Although the Beast Spirit Ring isn't composed of those eighteen talisman patterns, its crafting method should have some similarities to the refinement of the Yellow Wind Banner.
If I can merge the refinement methods of the Beast Spirit Ring and the Five Elements Spirit Sword and then make further improvements and optimizations, I'm confident that enhancing the Five Elements Spirit Sword will no longer be a difficult task.
This is truly an unexpected delight."
For Chu Ning, the surprises didn't end there.
Initially, he had intended to engrave those talisman patterns onto the sword to increase its power against extradimensional demons and various demonic arts.
However, now that he had truly comprehended the refinement method, he realized that his previous thinking had been limited.
These talisman patterns, when engraved onto spirit treasures, allowed the beast spirits within to refine and absorb energy, enhancing their power.
For example, the Yellow Wind Banner could refine the demonic souls of extradimensional demons, strengthening the beast spirit within and thus increasing the banner's might.
By the same token, if Chu Ning could improve the Five Elements Spirit Sword, the beast spirits within the five swords would be able to devour and refine the spirits of similar beasts, elevating their power.
This meant that in the future, Chu Ning wouldn't have to worry about the relatively low-grade beast spirits within the Five Elements Spirit Sword.
Through continuous devouring and refinement, their power could increase, and it wouldn't be impossible for them to eventually gain self-awareness and become true artifact spirits.
Although this was just Chu Ning's conjecture, he now had a clearer direction.
"If I truly succeed, the power of the Five Elements Spirit Sword will be no less than that of an ancient treasure like the Yellow Wind Banner!
In fact, its potential might even surpass the banner.
After all, opportunities to devour the souls of extradimensional demons are rare, but the spirits of magical beasts are more readily available."
At this moment, Chu Ning's eyes shone with anticipation as he gazed at his Five Elements Spirit Sword.
(End of Chapter)
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