Chapter 55: Refining the Sacrifice

  The night's moisture has not completely dissipated, and the valley is filled with a dense fog.

  Sunlight shines straight down in a cloudless sky and pours into the mountain valley.

  Dew drops on the grass tips sparkle like stars, reflecting golden sunlight, like a string of shining golden pearls.

  The center of the valley is a small stream, gurgling along, and it's unknown how many years it has flowed, or how many more years it will flow.

  Kong Zhan sat on a rock by the stream, staring blankly at the small flag in his hand.

  This was the small flag he had snatched from Wu Youfu's hand, now completely washed and dried, revealing its original color.

  This is a small dark golden flag, with three sides embroidered with mysterious and incomprehensible talismans that Kong Zhuo couldn't understand at all, while in the center of the flag is a floral pattern.

  Kong Zhan didn't know if this pattern was a talisman or not, because he had no way of judging.

  After tossing and turning for the whole night, Kong Zhuo also racked his brains for a whole night, but he still couldn't figure out the origin of this flag. It seemed that there was no record of this thing in Luo Fu's classics.

  But all of this is not important, what's important is that it's a damaged treasure. On one edge of the flag, there is a small mouth, according to Kong Zhan's judgment, originally this should be an extremely powerful artifact, but because of this small mouth, the flag's vital energy was leaked, so it became no different from ordinary cloth.

  Although it has been damaged, the origin of this treasure is still intact and is slowly absorbing the surrounding aura to repair itself. However, due to the large amount of aura required for repairs, it's unknown how many years have passed since it was damaged, or if only a small amount of aura has been accumulated, which was then taken away by Wu Youfu, who doesn't recognize its value.

  Of course, this thing has become different in Kong Yan's hands. When washing it in the stream, Kong Yan found that the flag seemed to be made of some kind of material that was impervious to water and fire. The water only washed away the dust and dirt on its surface, but couldn't get it wet, and as for fire?

  Kong Zhen, driven by curiosity, also tried it, but it didn't work either.

  In other words, this flag has lost its spiritual energy and is no longer useful. However, using it to make a pair of gloves can still sell for a good price, making the deal profitable.

  Kong Zhuan would naturally not sell him, thinking that with just a bit of yuanqi, he could firmly nail his Mud Ball Palace in place, unable to move. If his yuanqi was full, then what?

  So, although it was damaged, Kong Zhuang still began to refine it. His idea was to first successfully refine it and place it in the yuan Shen to warm it up, and then slowly ponder its wonderful uses.

  It wasn't too difficult to refine a piece of spiritual treasure that had lost its original energy, and Kong Yan didn't expend too much effort before successfully refining it. Then, unable to contain his curiosity, he took it out again and examined it carefully, repeatedly thinking back to the classics he had read in his mind, wanting to find out where it came from, but still ended up disappointed.

  It's all because I haven't read enough books.

  Now that this thing has been refined, Kong Zhuan can also make his palm emit a subtle light, pinning down other people's mud pellets, but Kong Zhuan naturally wouldn't do such a thing to recklessly absorb the energy of heaven and earth. This subtle light is all emitted from the flag's yuanqi, and it's much faster to release than to condense. It can be imagined that if this flag were still in Wu Youfu's hands, within a year, the carefully condensed yuanqi would disperse, and it would be no different from a broken cloth.

  This is clearly a case of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, and Kong Yan would never do such a thing.

  Although the yuanqi had been exhausted, when he was about to put it into his yuanshen, Kong Yan still clearly felt the faintly emitted aura of vastness from the flag's origin.

  The origin, the origin of Dharma treasures

  It is equivalent to the existence of the soul of a living thing.

  Although the flag's vitality has dissipated, its foundation remains intact. The problem is that without vitality, this foundation remains dormant. Kong Zhuo successfully completed the ritual and managed to imprint his own divine mark onto the flag's foundation, but he didn't have enough power to awaken it. As a result, he couldn't fully understand the flag's functions or utilize its full potential.

  Although he wasn't in a hurry to use it, he now had an urge to rush back to the Louvre, dive into the scripture library and carefully study the classics to figure out the origin of this thing.

  It's just an impulse, a thought.

  After confirming that this thing had been completely figured out and he couldn't think of its origin on his own, Kong Zhuo put it at the back of his mind.

  In fact, sometimes appreciating scenery is also a way to cultivate one's temperament!

  In his heart, Kong Zhuo secretly thought to himself as he carefully examined the hidden valley that had been found for the sake of refining the treasure.

  The spiritual energy of the entire valley is quite abundant.

  Both sides are extremely steep cliffs, except for a small stream flowing out from between the mountain walls, there is almost no way out. If it weren't for having the skill of earth escape, even flying in the air with a sword would be hard to discover.

  The most wonderful thing is that there is a cave in the valley, and the entrance of the cave can only accommodate one person, but it is very spacious inside, and there is also a cold spring.

  This cold spring water may not be a spiritual object, but it is sweet and delicious. Drinking directly or using it for cooking would make it an excellent material, this is what makes Kong Zhuo happiest.

  "Or he could open up a hidden cave in it, without letting others know. If something like what happened to Fang Shaobai were to happen again in the future, it would be a good way out!" He thought to himself, although he didn't think he was that unlucky, but being prepared for a rainy day was still necessary.

  However, although there is an idea of opening a cave mansion, in reality, there is nothing to do, just remember the location of this place. The current Kong Zhuan, although he understands some array methods and restrictions, they are all superficial, even if he can display them, they have no power, and instead attract attention, ending up losing face.

  With a flick of his sleeve, Kong Zhuo took another look around and then, with a light pause of his right foot, transformed into a yellow mist that shot straight into the ground.

  Earth Escape!

  After getting familiar with the most famous Zhong of the Five Elements Escape Method, Kong Zhuo gradually liked to use this method to travel instead of flying on his sword. Firstly, because he was naturally earth-based, it came easily to him, not only did it consume less magical power, but also allowed him to get familiar with the Earth element's primal energy at the same time. Most importantly, it wouldn't attract other people's attention, a triple win, why not do it?

  So, although the Earth Escape Technique is somewhat inferior to the Sword Pursuit in terms of speed, when he's not in a hurry, Kong Yan still tends to choose this labor-saving escape method.