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Chapter 463: Fusion of the Spirit Fire, Ancient Treasure Bodyguard
Chapter 463: Fusion of the Spirit Fire, Ancient Treasure Bodyguard
"As expected, refining the Cold Marrow Pearl greatly enhances the Xuan Bing Yan."
Chu Ning looked at the blue icy flame before him, a hint of delight flashing in his eyes.
At this moment, the red flame within the Xuan Bing Yan had disappeared, and the entire icy flame was completely blue.
However, Chu Ning could clearly sense its increased power.
"Before, the blue flame trapped enemies from the outside, while the red flame burned them from within. That was the complete method of the Xuan Bing Yan's enemy annihilation.
But now, even the inner red flame has turned blue. When facing foes, outsiders might only see the blue ice.
Little do they know that the inner blue flame is even more deadly!"
Chu Ning smiled inwardly and, with a thought, the Xuan Bing Yan before him vanished.
However, at the same time, Chu Ning reached into his storage bag and took out a red and blue spherical pearl.
It was the Yin Sha Ghost Fire that he had sealed away after defeating the ten-thousand-year-old corpse not long ago.
As Chu Ning made a series of intricate hand seals, the outer seal of the Xuan Bing Yan was released, revealing the constantly flickering black-green ghost fire.
Although this fire had been refined, it no longer had a host to control it.
At this moment, the Yin Sha Ghost Fire was still quite powerful, but it was also stable.
"When that ten-thousand-year-old corpse refined this Yin Sha Ghost Fire, he didn't follow the conventional refinement method.
Instead, he purely relied on his powerful Yin Sha Qi, which happened to be of the same origin as this Yin Sha Ghost Fire, and thus succeeded.
So now, this Yin Sha Ghost Fire doesn't require the erasure of any imprint and can be directly refined."
Chu Ning stared intently at this Spirit Fire, ranked 20th on the Heavenly Spirit Fire Ranking, his eyes glinting slightly.
"In normal circumstances, if a cultivator wants to refine this Yin Sha Ghost Fire, they would either need to cultivate a demonic art of the same origin or rely on Yin Sha Qi.
Since I possess neither, it's natural that I can't follow the standard refinement method.
And I certainly won't resort to walking the path of demons just to obtain this Yin Sha Ghost Fire.
However, I possess the Xuan Bing Yan, ranked 6th on the Heavenly Spirit Fire Ranking, and it has been refined with two Cold Marrow Pearls.
If I can use the power of the Xuan Bing Yan to refine this Yin Sha Ghost Fire, I'll gain another powerful tool.
But the question is, how exactly should I go about refining it…"
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Chu Ning took out a jade slip from his storage bag.
It was the very same jade slip that recorded the information about the Heavenly Spirit Fire Ranking.
"According to the introduction in this jade slip, there have indeed been precedents of cultivators using higher-ranked spirit fires to refine other spirit fires.
Unfortunately, it doesn't provide any specific refinement methods."
Chu Ning shook his head, scanning through the various spirit fire refinement techniques recorded within the jade slip once again.
Then, he put down the jade slip, deep in thought.
"Using Xuan Bing Yan to replace Yin Sha Qi to refine this Yin Sha Ghost Fire… I'm not sure if it's reliable, but I'll have to give it a try to see if it works."
With his mind made up, Chu Ning once again summoned the Xuan Bing Yan that he had just put away.
"If I refine the entire mass of Yin Sha Ghost Fire and something unexpected happens, I won't have any room for maneuver.
I'd better start by refining just a strand of it."
Muttering softly, Chu Ning began to deftly perform a series of hand seals, causing several strands of blue flame to move towards the black-green Yin Sha Ghost Fire.
Having sealed this ghost fire before, Chu Ning had some understanding of it.
With the help of the Xuan Bing Yan's power, he soon separated a strand of the black-green Yin Sha Ghost Fire.
However, this strand of Yin Sha Ghost Fire was not black-green, but a vivid emerald green.
After separating this strand, Chu Ning resealed and put away the rest of the Yin Sha Ghost Fire.
Then, he opened his mouth and spat out a blue ice flower—the complete Xuan Bing Yan.
The Xuan Bing Yan transformed into countless blue flame filaments, quickly enveloping the strand of Yin Sha Ghost Fire before him.
Chu Ning hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth wide again and sucking the blue flame back into his body.
At the same time, he circulated his spiritual power within his body.
He manipulated the blue ice flame according to the refinement method of the Yin Sha Ghost Fire, and the refinement process began.
A full day later, Chu Ning slowly opened his eyes, shaking his head with a helpless expression.
"The method of simulating Yin Sha Qi with Xuan Bing Yan still doesn't work. This Yin Sha Ghost Fire simply can't be refined for my own use.
Moreover, I certainly won't try to find Yin Sha Qi for refinement."
Sighing softly, Chu Ning was about to spit out the Xuan Bing Yan and release the Yin Sha Ghost Fire when a sudden thought struck him.
At this moment, he keenly noticed that although the Yin Sha Ghost Fire hadn't been completely refined to the point where he could wield it at will, it seemed to have diminished by an extremely tiny amount.
And when he inspected it with his spiritual sense, he soon discovered that this tiny amount was now present within the Xuan Bing Yan.
"It seems that the Xuan Bing Yan and the Yin Sha Ghost Fire aren't completely repulsive to each other, and there's even a hint of potential for fusion.
Since I can't refine this Yin Sha Ghost Fire for direct use, why not go against the grain and see if the Xuan Bing Yan can refine and fuse with it?"
With this thought in mind, Chu Ning closed his eyes once more and began circulating his spiritual power for refinement once again.
However, this time, Chu Ning didn't follow the refinement method of the Yin Sha Ghost Fire.
Nevertheless, Chu Ning's spiritual sense was powerful enough to detect even such subtle changes.
"So the Xuan Bing Yan can indeed refine and fuse with the Yin Sha Ghost Fire!"
Chu Ning was astonished, but after a brief hesitation, he decided to continue the process.
Previously, when the Xuan Bing Yan had fused with the Cold Marrow Pearl, its power had increased significantly.
If he could fuse it with the Yin Sha Ghost Fire, its might should theoretically increase once more.
"However, the speed of this refinement and fusion is a bit too slow. I wonder how long it will take to completely refine just this single strand of Yin Sha Ghost Fire."
Although this thought crossed his mind, Chu Ning quickly pushed it aside.
Then, he continued to channel his spiritual power and the Xuan Bing Yan for the refinement.
A month later, Chu Ning slowly opened his eyes.
"I never expected that the refinement and fusion of these two Heavenly Spirit Fires would take such a long time.
It took me a full month just to refine one-hundredth of the Yin Sha Ghost Fire.
If I calculate it this way, it would take a full ten years of uninterrupted cultivation to completely refine the Yin Sha Ghost Fire with the Xuan Bing Yan."
Chu Ning marveled at this realization, but soon a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
At the same time, he opened his mouth and spat out the blue ice flame once more.
Unlike a month ago, there was now a faint green flame within the blue flame.
It was small, but clearly visible.
"This green flame within the Xuan Bing Yan is the result of fusing the two Heavenly Spirit Fires.
It's still too weak for me to manipulate directly, but from its aura and power, it seems even stronger than the Xuan Bing Yan fused with the Cold Marrow Pearl by another five percent!"
With this realization, Chu Ning was thoroughly satisfied.
As for the lengthy refinement process, he didn't mind it that much.
He knew that he couldn't spend the next ten years solely on refining these two spirit fires.
After all, improving his own cultivation was of paramount importance to Chu Ning.
Even if it took twenty or thirty years, he wouldn't mind.
Entering the Yuan Ying stage, advancements in realm often took centuries.
A few decades were nothing in comparison.
Without rushing to continue refining the Yin Sha Ghost Fire, Chu Ning took out some items from his storage bag—the treasures he had acquired during this trip.
They included the Spirit Earth Vessel, the seven sharp nails of the ten-thousand-year-old corpse, the Xuan Yin Pearl, the Ancient Crystal Rock, high-grade spirit stones, a jade slip recording the refinement method of the Xuan Turtle Shield, and the golden horn of the Golden Horn Beast.
Chu Ning first probed the Spirit Earth Vessel with his spiritual sense and carefully examined it.
Soon, a smile appeared on his face.
"The power of this ancient defensive treasure is indeed not weak, and like the Yellow Courtyard Seal, it requires the use of a spell to activate.
Fortunately, the incantation to activate this treasure is embedded within the vessel itself, so I can sense it with my spiritual sense. That makes things much easier."
With that in mind, Chu Ning began to familiarize himself with the incantation to activate the Spirit Earth Vessel.
The incantation was quite profound and abstruse, but fortunately, Chu Ning had already come across many ancient treasures in the past.
It took him half a day to fully comprehend all the incantations.
After withdrawing his spiritual sense from his contemplation, Chu Ning held the Spirit Earth Vessel in his hand and infused it with his spiritual power.
The vessel immediately enlarged several times and hovered protectively in front of Chu Ning.
Then, he recited a series of incantations.
The Spirit Earth Vessel emitted a yellowish glow, enveloping Chu Ning within it.
Chu Ning's figure disappeared from sight within the glow.
With a thought, Chu Ning activated the Five Elements Spirit Sword he had placed outside earlier, and it shot upwards before swiftly slicing downward!
Within the glow, the Spirit Earth Vessel seemed to sense the impending danger and automatically flew to his head, perfectly blocking the Five Elements Spirit Sword.
In the next moment, the sword was deflected, and the Spirit Earth Vessel trembled slightly, causing the yellowish glow to weaken.
However, it didn't completely dissipate.
Chu Ning had an idea, and the Five Elements Spirit Sword transformed into the Five Elements Sword Array.
Sword beams slashed towards him from all directions.
At the same time, he continued to channel his spiritual power into the Spirit Earth Vessel, reactivating the yellowish glow.
The Spirit Earth Vessel shrunk slightly and began to rotate within the glow.
Whenever a sword beam struck, the vessel would rush to intercept and block it.
After a full incense stick's worth of time, the yellowish glow finally dissipated completely.
Chu Ning immediately activated the incantation, and the Five Elements Spirit Sword and the Spirit Earth Vessel returned to his hands.
Looking at the ancient treasure in front of him, he nodded in satisfaction.
He already had protective spells like the Five Elements Chaotic Formula and the Undying Golden Body Shield.
In critical situations, he could also recall the Five Elements Spirit Sword or even the Yellow Wind Banner for defense.
However, having this additional defensive ancient treasure made him feel even safer.
(End of Chapter)
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