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Chapter 560: Crafting the Mystic Turtle Shield, Sudden Realization
Chapter 560: Crafting the Mystic Turtle Shield, Sudden Realization
"Have you heard? A demon beast from another realm appeared during the trading assembly at Unity City."
"I heard about that too. It seems like the Starplume Sect was looking for someone, so they sent a wandering Nascent Soul cultivator to investigate."
"Then two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Starplume Sect followed the trail, and it turned out to be an alien demon beast from another realm."
"I heard the battle between them was intense. Although the demon beast was only at the mid-stage Nascent Soul, it displayed power surpassing that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. The two Starplume cultivators managed to injure it, but they also suffered severe injuries themselves."
"If two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators were badly injured, what chance would an ordinary cultivator have?"
In a marketplace in Power Source City, Chu Ning patiently listened to the gossip these cultivators were discussing.
After leaving the area near Unity City, Chu Ning didn't return directly to Purple Light Island.
Purple Light Island was, after all, his current base, and he wasn't in a hurry to go back without being sure if he was still being followed.
Instead, he took a detour and found a city for wandering cultivators about ten thousand miles away from Unity City to stay for a while.
Over the past month, he had heard a lot about the trading assembly.
For instance, during the auction, the Heaven's First Sect did indeed auction off a map of the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain, and it fetched an astronomical price.
And now, he had just heard that the two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Starplume Sect and the three-handed demon beast were all severely injured.
At this moment, Chu Ning could vaguely guess that the person Ma Shaonine was looking for was probably from the Starplume Sect.
By specifically targeting lone cultivators like himself, they probably suspected that he had changed his identity and was hiding in the city.
However, the target they had locked onto seemed to be the black-robed great Han, the transformed form of the three-handed demon, rather than himself.
The reason he encountered them was probably because Dan Tianqi was chasing after the black-robed great Han.
Thinking about it this way, Chu Ning could understand many things.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Chu Ning managed to provoke a fight between the two parties.
This prevented him from falling into a situation where he was surrounded.
"I still need to improve my strength. I should first craft this Mystic Turtle Shield as a protective treasure.
Then, I'll see if I can refine the Ziyang Spirit Flame and complete the Fetus Deity Technique.
I've been here for so long, and the trading assembly ended a while ago. Most likely, the numerous Nascent Soul cultivators have dispersed.
It's time for me to return to Purple Light Island."
With these thoughts in mind, Chu Ning watched the group of cultivators chatting as they left the city, and he also headed out.
After flying for more than a month, Chu Ning returned to Purple Light Island once again.
The island was protected by an array, and everything was normal.
He released his three spirit beasts to let them cultivate on their own.
Then, he asked White Spirit to take the talismans and tend to the spirit plants, while he directly entered the forging room.
There was a relatively high-grade Earthfire on the island, and together with the Ground Pulse Essence Fire he had refined, it was sufficient for crafting both the Mystic Turtle Shield and the Beast Spirit Ring.
Inside the forging room, Chu Ning first cultivated several techniques to adjust his state.
Then, he took out a jade slip from his spirit bag.
It had been over thirty years since he obtained the method to craft the Mystic Turtle Shield from the cultivation cave mansion of the Mystic Turtle Elder.
Naturally, he wanted to review the crafting method.
After memorizing the entire crafting process, Chu Ning took out the necessary materials one by one.
The Mystic Sacred Turtle's shell, which he had obtained in the Void Abyss of the North Cold Continent, was a result of the Mystic Sacred Turtle's guidance.
At that time, he had also been guided to obtain a large amount of Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Milk.
Of course, he had also helped the turtle to harvest a complete Essence Soul.
"This turtle left after I departed from the North Cold Continent. I wonder where it went."
Chu Ning sighed, feeling that time had flown by.
All these events had happened during his Core Formation stage.
In the blink of an eye, he was already at the mid-stage Nascent Soul.
He continued to take out materials from his spirit bag: Ancient Crystal Rock, Heavenly Origin Crystal, and Star Sand, all of which he had gathered in the Western Alliance Continent.
The remaining materials were obtained on the Skylid Continent, including the three types of materials collected from Jian Qingshan and the Return Origin Stone acquired from Yuanlang Elder. There was also the Ash Gale Stone he had obtained on this trip.
At this moment, Chu Ning picked up the turtle shell but didn't rush into the crafting process.
The real challenge in crafting the Mystic Turtle Shield, aside from the rarity of the materials, lay in the crafting method itself.
The turtle shell came from an extremely high-grade Mystic Turtle, and it bore various spiritual patterns formed by the turtle's cultivation over the years.
These patterns also contained the Heavenly Earth Law, making them incredibly profound.
To craft the Mystic Turtle Shield, the goal wasn't to destroy these spiritual patterns.
Instead, the challenge was to better integrate other materials and related magic arrays on top of these patterns.
In other words, these spiritual patterns were part of the magic array of the completed Mystic Turtle Shield.
This was obviously an extremely difficult task for an ordinary artificer.
After all, just understanding the profoundness of these spiritual patterns was already very challenging.
At this moment, Chu Ning held the shed shell of the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle in his hand, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.
"Back then, when I was still at the Golden Core stage, I could see that the various patterns on this shell were extremely profound, resembling some kind of talismanic markings."
However, he couldn't truly comprehend the mysteries within.
But even though this shell was exceptionally profound, it seemed slightly inferior to the one on the Spirit Turtle's back when I first encountered it.
At this thought, Chu Ning couldn't help but recall how he had taken this turtle as a seventh-tier Demonic Beast and left the Endless Sea of the North Han Continent.
He couldn't help but chuckle silently.
After his laughter, Chu Ning took a deep breath and began carefully examining the various patterns on the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle's shell.
During his observation and comprehension, Chu Ning wasn't merely observing the profoundness of the talismanic markings on the shell.
He was also considering how to incorporate these markings into the array he was about to engrave. This process of comprehension was naturally extremely slow.
Nearly a month later, Chu Ning finally put down the shell in his hand.
"This kind of Heavenly Earth Sacred Beast truly absorbs the essence of nature. Just the various talismanic markings on its shell contain so many profound mysteries.
Each marking can actually manipulate the cosmic energy."
Chu Ning was deep in thought at this moment.
"These Heavenly Earth Sacred Beasts, when they were first born, didn't have any cultivation methods. They completely relied on their instincts to comprehend the power of the heavens and earth.
In fact, the initial cultivation, just like the Nine Transformations Elder and others, was also like this.
Later cultivators merely stood on the shoulders of giants.
However, this doesn't mean that cultivators must follow the cultivation path of their predecessors.
If one can comprehend a method suitable for themselves to comprehend and absorb the power of the heavens and earth, this is actually their own cultivation method."
At this moment, Chu Ning felt like he had opened up a new way of thinking.
Previously, whether it was refining qi, refining the body, or refining the spirit, when encountering bottlenecks, he would think of finding higher-level cultivation techniques.
He had never thought about comprehending it himself.
But now, Chu Ning felt that he could definitely give it a try.
"With so many spiritual body talents, my understanding of refining qi and refining the body far surpasses that of Nascent Soul Cultivators, and even late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators can't compare."
Especially the perception of various spiritual energies, which is not something ordinary cultivators can achieve.
At the same time, I have a deeper understanding of essence energy and spatial force than ordinary cultivators.
These should all be part of the power of the heavens and earth."
As Chu Ning thought of this, his heart couldn't help but beat faster. Then, he continued to mutter:
"No, it's not just these.
I possess the four spiritual bodies of Rune Source, Venerable Artisan, Core Formation, and Array Dao, and my comprehension of various talismanic markings, Dao patterns, and arrays far surpasses that of ordinary cultivators.
These are also ways to manipulate the power of the heavens and earth and contain the rules of the heavens and earth.
Actually, why can't I integrate them into my cultivation?"
The more Chu Ning thought about it, the more feasible this path seemed.
He glanced down at the shell in his hand, and a glint of determination flashed in his eyes.
"After refining these two treasures, I should definitely give it a try!"
After making up his mind, Chu Ning opened his mouth and exhaled, condensing a Ground Pulse Essence Fire.
The Ground Pulse Essence Fire, mixed with the Infant Fire, enveloped the shell. Immediately afterward, various forging materials were also refined and integrated into the shell by Chu Ning, using either Earth Fire or Ground Pulse Essence Fire.
Moreover, unlike the previous process of refining many treasures, where they were first refined into shape and then engraved with arrays, Chu Ning was now refining and engraving talismanic markings and arrays on the shell simultaneously.
Half a month passed, and in front of Chu Ning, there appeared a grayish-brown shield.
At first glance, it resembled the original shell in shape, but the entire shield was much more intricate than the original shell design.
The initially chaotic and disorderly talismanic markings were now connected and combined in different ways, appearing profoundly mysterious.
"Mystic Turtle Shield! This should be able to reach the level of imitating a Spirit Treasure!"
Chu Ning looked at this highest-tier treasure he had refined so far with great satisfaction.
As he infused it with magical power, a transparent shield enveloped Chu Ning, emanating from the Mystic Turtle Shield.
At the same time, eight shield plate illusions shot out from the Mystic Turtle Shield, and together with the original shield, nine shields rapidly rotated around Chu Ning.
They surrounded Chu Ning tightly, making it difficult to distinguish which was the real one and which was the illusion.
"With this treasure in hand, I now have a life-saving means!"
Chu Ning smiled slightly at this moment, then waved his hand, and this defensive treasure was immediately stored within his body.
Next, after further incubation by his primordial spirit, the power of this treasure could be further enhanced.
After slightly cultivating and adjusting his state, Chu Ning immediately immersed himself in refining the next treasure.
The refinement method of the Beast Spirit Ring was equally complex, but compared to the Mystic Turtle Shield, it was much simpler.
Half a month later, Chu Ning walked out of the refining room holding an ancient-looking ring.
He found Bai Ling to give her the Beast Spirit Ring.
Chu Ning wanted to learn about how Heavenly Earth Sacred Beasts comprehend the power of the heavens and earth.
(End of Chapter)
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