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Chapter 233: Zhenhuang Jiatu

dragon flame spirit fruit

Rank: Six-tier Spirit Fruit

Characteristics: Dragon Flame Soul Condensation, Fire Flame Dragon Breath, Tempering Original Body, Completing Spiritual Root, Dragon Soul Expansion.

Status: Millennium Flame Fruit, Full of Spiritual Power

The dragon flame spirit fruit, formed from a six-tier Dragon Beard Wood after three thousand years of growth and three hundred years of gestation, can complete fire-attributed Spiritual Roots, improve the quality of fire-attributed Spiritual Roots, temper the Divine Soul, refine the body, and enhance Aptitude. It is one of the main Materials for refining six-tier Dragon Soul Pills.

Under the Heavenly Talent - Identifying Myriad Spirits, Li Mu learned the attributes of the spiritual item in the jade box.

Li Mu sighed and closed the jade box. This spiritual item was of high rank, had good attributes, and was quite valuable. Lin Baoqing must have spent a lot of effort to give him this spiritual item.

However, if this Spirit Fruit could be exchanged for a spiritual seed, Li Mu would be even happier.

Last time, at the trade fair, he obtained several six-tier spiritual seeds, Yan Yuan Spirit Grass and Mou Xing Spirit Grass, both of which had been planted in the Painting World Treasure Mansion. Unfortunately, their attributes were unrelated to Five Elements or Yin and Yang.

This Spirit Fruit contained Dragon Breath and was fire-attributed, so it should be one of the rank 5 fire-attributed Spiritual Plants. If he could obtain its spiritual seed, he wouldn't need to specifically collect six-tier fire-attributed spiritual seeds anymore.

"Great Master Li, sorry to keep you waiting!"

Just as Li Mu was looking at the jade box, lost in thought, Lin Baoqing arrived in a hurry, carrying two storage rings filled with spiritual Materials.

"Great Master Li, these are the Materials you requested. For what's still missing, I'll do my best to gather them for you next time," Lin Baoqing said respectfully, handing the two storage rings to Li Mu.

Li Mu reached out and took the storage rings, then used his Divine Sense to examine them. He frowned, feeling slightly displeased.

The quantity and quality of this batch of spiritual Materials were enough to refine about seventy or eighty rank 5 Spiritual Swords, and there were a few six-tier spiritual Materials, but not enough to refine even one six-tier spirit treasure.

"Great Master Li, during this period, the allied forces' encirclement of the Nine Demon Sect is at a critical juncture, and a large amount of supplies and spiritual Materials have been allocated to the front line. Only when this Auction begins will a large amount of spiritual Materials arrive. Please use these spiritual Materials for now, and the next batch of Materials will surely satisfy you," Lin Baoqing quickly explained, seeing Li Mu's displeased expression.

"Mm! Can this Spirit Fruit be exchanged for a spiritual seed?" Li Mu nodded, gesturing towards the jade box on the table.

"Great Master Li, don't you like this Spirit Fruit? It has the effects of condensing the Divine Soul, completing the Spiritual Root, and enhancing Cultivation!" Lin Baoqing was startled and asked Li Mu, puzzled.

'Great Master Li's' Cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage—no, now it was at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. Lin Baoqing had gone to great lengths to select a suitable spiritual item for him, yet he hadn't expected the Spirit Fruit he had carefully chosen to be disliked by him.

"No, this Spirit Fruit is good. However, I prefer to plant this kind of Spiritual Plant rather than the Spirit Fruit, you know?" Li Mu said with a smile, looking at Lin Baoqing.

Lin Baoqing paused slightly and immediately understood.

"Understood! Understood! Great Master Li, please keep this Spirit Fruit. I will find a way to get its spiritual seed," Lin Baoqing nodded knowingly, indicating.

"Mm! If there are seeds of other high-tier Spiritual Plants, please keep an eye out for me!" Li Mu smiled slightly, indicating.

"Good! Good!" Lin Baoqing quickly agreed, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes.

Great Master Li particularly liked collecting high-tier spiritual seeds. Lin Baoqing still remembered this special hobby. From now on, he had to work harder in this direction and befriend more high-tier spirit rice farmers, even if it meant paying a high price.

Great Master Li had successfully advanced to Grandmaster Refiner, and his status was no longer the same!

Suddenly, Li Mu remembered something and looked at Lin Baoqing, asking, "Manager Lin, do you know Venerable Chen Heng."

"Of course I know Venerable Chen Heng! Great Master Li, what are your instructions?" Lin Baoqing nodded cheerfully, looking at Li Mu and asking.

"Mm! I promised to refine a six-tier spirit treasure for him. Please inform him to prepare the Artifact Refining Materials, and tell him to keep it quiet," Li Mu smiled slightly, indicating.

"Understood!" Lin Baoqing acknowledged knowingly.

After leaving Wanbao Pavilion, Li Mu went to the Huetian Medicine Tower, and then to Tianji Pavilion, to purchase spiritual Materials and gather information.

Artifact Refining Skill could be upgraded to rank 6, and other skills like Symbol Making Art, Puppet Art, Alchemy, etc., could also be upgraded to rank 6. However, Li Mu was currently spending most of his time on Artifact Refining, so he couldn't devote energy to other skills.

Having collected a large amount of spiritual Materials, Li Mu returned to Yin Yang Valley and continued to devote himself to Artifact Refining, gathering ten thousand Spiritual Swords for 'Myriad Swords Mountain'.

Several days later, Wanbao Pavilion.

Venerable Chen Heng received a message and rushed over, meeting Lin Baoqing in the VIP room.

"Manager Lin, why did you invite this old man over? You seem so anxious," Venerable Chen Heng frowned tightly, looking at Lin Baoqing and asking, puzzled.

"Senior Chen, you're preparing to refine a six-tier spirit treasure, right? Have you gathered the Materials?" Lin Baoqing smiled slightly and went straight to the point.

"Mm! Who told you? I'm still short a few Artifact Refining Materials. What, can you help me get them? Who sent you to find me? Is it perhaps for my zhen huang armor earth?" Venerable Chen Heng looked at Lin Baoqing, asking cautiously.

Ever since the existence of the seven-tier zhen huang armor earth was exposed at the trade fair, Venerable Chen Heng had been bothered by many 'old friends' inquiring and seeking to trade for this item.

"Senior Chen, a misunderstanding! Great Master Li informed me to find you. Great Master Li is willing to refine a six-tier spirit treasure for you, isn't he! If the Materials are gathered, he can start refining!" Lin Baoqing smiled slightly and relayed the message.

"What! It's Great Master Li? You mean, Great Master Li, he..." Venerable Chen Heng's spirits lifted, looking at Lin Baoqing with a mix of surprise and joy.

"That's right! Great Master Li can refine six-tier spirit treasures now! If you want to refine one, quickly prepare the Materials! This news, only you and I know, don't let it out!" Lin Baoqing nodded with a smile and solemnly warned.

"Is this true? How, so fast? Wasn't it supposed to take fifty years?" Venerable Chen Heng was invigorated and asked, puzzled.

"I certainly wouldn't dare to deceive Senior, Great Master Li, his Aptitude is extraordinary!" Lin Baoqing smiled slightly, waved his hand, and summoned two six-tier spirit treasures, one water-attributed and one fire-attributed.

Venerable Chen Heng's eyes lit up, staring intently at the two Spirit Artifacts.

"These two six-tier spirit treasures were personally refined by Great Master Li! They will be auctioned next month. Great Master Li does not wish for it to be publicized, so I hope Senior Chen will keep it confidential," Lin Baoqing introduced them briefly, then put them away, saying with a joyous expression.

"Indeed! Understood, Chen understands. I will certainly not fail Great Master Li's trust!" Venerable Chen Heng was greatly invigorated, nodding repeatedly with joy.

"Senior Chen, what spiritual Materials are you still missing, and what kind of Spirit Treasure do you want to refine? Great Master Li instructed that the Material requirements for refining a six-tier spirit treasure are extraordinary; the quantity, quality, and spirituality cannot be too poor! Otherwise, it's easy to fail," Lin Baoqing looked at Venerable Chen Heng, indicating with concern.

"This old man naturally knows. I plan to refine a supplementary wood-nurturing spiritual cauldron to assist my Myriad Wood Spring Cultivation Technique. I've already gathered seven or eight kinds of six-tier spiritual Materials... Manager Lin, your pavilion has endless spiritual items. Do you have any suitable spiritual Materials to recommend?" Venerable Chen Heng frowned, looking at Lin Baoqing and asking inquisitively.

"Senior Chen, you actually Cultivate the Myriad Wood Spring Cultivation Technique. This Cultivation Technique indeed requires a wood-nurturing cauldron for supplementary Cultivation. For refining a wood-nurturing cauldron, it's best to use Myriad Spirit Spiritual Milk, Wood Origin Profound Crystal, Hao Spirit Wood, nine void spiritual soil... Senior Chen, which Materials are you lacking for refining a wood-nurturing spiritual cauldron? I can help you take a look," Lin Baoqing nodded knowingly, analyzing in detail.

Lin Baoqing, who manages Wanbao Pavilion, is well-informed. Although he doesn't do Artifact Refining, he knows some of what's needed for Artifact Refining, and his analysis was to the point and logical.

Venerable Chen Heng's spirits lifted, and he told Lin Baoqing what Artifact Refining Materials he was missing, discussing it with him.

...

Time flew by, and half a year passed.

Yin Yang Valley, perpetually shrouded in strange Yin winds, welcomed a Soul Transformation elder. He wore a blue robe, his beard and hair disheveled, somewhat unkempt, as if he had traveled thousands of miles and endured many hardships.

"Great Master Li lives here? How is this valley a place for people to live?"

The person who arrived was Venerable Chen Heng. To gather the Materials for refining a six-tier spirit treasure, he had traveled across the Southern Barrens and the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range for the past six months, collecting Artifact Refining Materials everywhere.

Now that he had gathered the Artifact Refining Materials for refining a six-tier wood-nurturing cauldron, he had inquired about 'Great Master Li's' whereabouts from Lin Baoqing and rushed to Yin Yang Valley.

However, looking at the poor environment outside Yin Yang Valley, Venerable Chen Heng couldn't help but frown, suspecting that the information Lin Baoqing gave him was incorrect.

Barren black earth, not a blade of grass grew. As far as the eye could see, there were only desolate mountains and isolated ridges. Yin winds howled, and strange mists enveloped the area. Venerable Chen Heng released his Divine Sense, but its range was suppressed, and a strange, peculiar force emanated from it, making everything seem odd.

Venerable Chen Heng was hesitating whether to enter the valley to explore or return to Barren Ancient City to inquire Lin Baoqing in detail.

Just then, a Puppet flew out from the valley, heading straight for him.

Venerable Chen Heng's spirits lifted. He examined the rank 4 Puppet before him, utterly shocked. This Puppet, refined from rank 5 star wood, had Puppet patterns deeply embedded within the wood grain of the star wood. Its limbs were agile, and the Spiritual Pressure it emitted was powerful yet contained, not at all weaker than the steady aura of a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator. The Cultivator who refined such a Puppet must have extremely high skill in Puppet Art.

"Honored guest, welcome! My master invites you!" After the rank 4 Puppet arrived, it made an inviting gesture, and a neutral voice emerged, respectfully welcoming him.

"You can talk? Are you a sentient Puppet refined by Great Master Li?" Venerable Chen Heng was startled, looking at the star wood Puppet and asking in surprise.

"Yes! Honored guest, please!" The rank 4 Puppet maintained its gesture, respectfully leading the way.

Venerable Chen Heng nodded and followed the rank 4 Puppet, flying towards the core of Yin Yang Valley.

After flying for a while, they soon came to an open area, revealing a Spirit Valley like a paradise. The Yin and Yang Qi, clearly demarcated by the protective valley formation, separated into two ends. Inside the valley, Spiritual Qi circulated, and the purple spiritual light and gloomy spiritual mist emanated distinctly different auras from the two spiritual fields.

In the center of the Spirit Valley, a small, agile waterfall cascaded, stirring up splashes in the clear pool. The pool water flowed out of the valley along a clear stream, making crisp and pleasant gurgling sounds, refreshing and invigorating.

A square Artifact Refining house stood by the stream, guarding the two spiritual fields on its left and right.

Venerable Chen Heng soon saw the master. Great Master Li was condensing a ball of Five Elements Spiritual Fire in his hand, refining a Spiritual Sword.

One by one, rank 5 Artifact Refining spiritual Materials were successively thrown into the Five Elements Spiritual Fire. Under the high-temperature scorching, they quickly fused, and soon melted into a single mass... Great Master Li then waved his hand, injecting streams of Spiritual Power into the condensed artifact embryo. The glowing red sword body immediately emitted bursts of spiritual light.

If there were no accidents, those were artifact patterns that had condensed and been successfully inscribed.

Soon, a 'buzzing' sword hum emanated, and the Spiritual Sword radiated spirituality, emitting 'joyful' sword hums, celebrating its rebirth.

Venerable Chen Heng's eyes widened, staring intently.

In just this short amount of time, this rank 5 Spiritual Sword was refined! This was too fast!

To refine a six-tier spirit treasure, Venerable Chen Heng had asked many people for help and had put in a lot of effort himself, even spending some time learning Artifact Refining. He now had some understanding of the Dao of Artifact Refining, and refining a rank 3 Spiritual Artifact was no problem for him.

However, his Artifact Refining skills and methods were simply incomparable to 'Great Master Li's', like a blacksmith in a blacksmith's shop.

Spiritual Fire melted spiritual Materials, Divine Thought assisted in refining the artifact embryo, streams of Spiritual Power urged the refining, condensing the artifact embryo, the artifact array... He personally witnessed Great Master Li's uncanny craftsmanship and incredibly divine Artifact Refining skills, and couldn't help but admire him from the bottom of his heart.

"Senior Chen, what an honor to have you visit. Please excuse my lack of proper greeting!" Li Mu put the refined Spiritual Sword into the nine storage spiritual pearl, stood up, and greeted Venerable Chen Heng.

"No, no! It is Chen's honor to witness Great Master Li's Artifact Refining skills with my own eyes. Please don't mention the word 'Senior' again, Great Master Li, we can address each other as peers," Venerable Chen Heng waved his hand at Li Mu, saying excitedly and warmly.

"This, alright then! Fellow Daoist Chen, Li will not be polite then!" Li Mu smiled slightly, nodding in agreement.

"Haha, of course, of course, Great Master Li, these are the Artifact Refining Materials I collected. Are they enough to refine a wood-nurturing Spirit Treasure?" Venerable Chen Heng laughed happily, then took out a storage ring from his Pregnant, respectfully offering it to Li Mu and asking.

Li Mu took the storage ring and probed it with his Divine Sense. He immediately saw eleven sets of two precious six-tier spiritual Materials. Venerable Chen Heng had put in a lot of effort to refine this Spirit Treasure!

"Refining a wood-nurturing cauldron Spirit Treasure, then! These Materials are enough!" Li Mu smiled and nodded, confirming.

"That's great! Great Master Li, this is Chen's remuneration for this Artifact Refining. Please accept it with a smile!" Venerable Chen Heng nodded happily, directly taking out the zhen huang armor earth and offering it to Li Mu with both hands.

"This, the zhen huang armor earth is indeed what Li needs. I will not be polite then! Fellow Daoist Chen, please come back to the valley to retrieve the treasure in fifteen days!" Li Mu smiled slightly, accepted the zhen huang armor earth, and indicated.

"Good! Great Master Li, you've worked hard!" Venerable Chen Heng thanked him gratefully, then stood up and left decisively.

Watching Venerable Chen Heng leave, Li Mu set up a protective array, summoned thirty-six star wood Puppets to guard, and began the refining of the wood-nurturing cauldron.

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