Chapter 43: Nine Heavens Spirit Essence Liquid

  Sun Ming shook his head, shaking off the absurd idea in his mind. As soon as he thought of the Nian Xian rope, his hands moved even faster. With the placement of the top-grade crystal at the array's eye, a thread of visible spiritual energy slowly began to gather throughout the entire cave.

  "Master, is the Phantom Array I added on top of the Spirit Gathering Array really that useful? And must we use this top-grade crystal stone?" Sun Ming said with a pained expression as he looked at the spiritual energy slowly overflowing from the top-grade crystal stone.

  "Hehe, the formation I had you set up won't cause any actual damage to these crystal stones. It's just an illusionary formation that only serves to block and confuse, without any attacking power, so don't worry about it. Illusionary formations also consume the least amount of spiritual energy." Yun Zhongzi explained.

  "Hmm, I'm relieved then." Although he said so with his mouth, Sun Ming's eyes still stared unblinkingly at the top-grade crystal in Zhen's eyes, the pain was palpable.

  "Tomorrow, can't you change your greedy nature? I, as your master, can't bear to see it anymore." Yun Zhongzi finally couldn't help but say when he found Sun Ming's eyes fixed on the crystal stone.

  "Yes, master, I'll change, I will definitely correct it soon." Although he said so with his mouth, his eyes still kept glancing at those crystal stones.

  "Alright, alright, have it your way. Fine, compose yourself, we're about to begin." Yun Zhongzi said seriously.

  "The Netherworld Rope is one of the most powerful treasures in our sect, and its power lies in its ability to withstand any form of attack, whether it be wind, fire, lightning or thunder. Once bound by the rope, a cultivator's progress will be halted, leaving them at the mercy of others. In the past, my junior brother's disciple, Tu Xingsun, secretly took this treasure down the mountain without his master's knowledge and used it to aid evil, resulting in countless losses among our sect's disciples over three generations. I recently taught you how to refine this treasure, but be warned: do not use it for nefarious purposes, or you will surely suffer the consequences." Cloud Middle Child's voice was cold and menacing, sending a chill down Sun Ming's spine.

  "Master, what exactly did this Tuhao Sun do to make you so deeply resentful of this bundle of immortal rope?" Sun Ming asked in confusion.

  "Haha, look at how nervous you are! This Tuhao Xun is a good-natured person, but he was deceived by the treacherous and stole the Bundling Rope of the Gods, hindering the plan to seal the gods. I taught three generations of disciples, all of whom fell into his hands, even until the end, when Jiang Shang, the chosen one of the Three Great Sages, was also captured by him. Fortunately, Baihe Tongzi subdued him, and Tuhao Xun returned from his mistaken path, following the will of heaven to help our sect seal the gods. Later, although he died in battle, he was still sealed as the Star God of the Earth Mansion." Cloud Middle Child explained with a smile.

  "Hmm, so that's how it is. The matter of Ah Feng's ascension to godhood has caused the deaths of many powerful cultivators. I really don't know what those saints were thinking." Sun Ming said in confusion.

  "Alas, speaking of this divine matter, I must mention the infinite kalpas. Your current cultivation is not even close to the basic Tianxian fruit position. It's too early for me to teach you these things now. Let's focus on dealing with the current Xian rope affair first, don't be overly ambitious." Yun Zhongzi said.

  "Yes, I understand, Master. The disciple is willing to listen to the Master's teachings." Sun Ming said respectfully.

  "Uh, the refinement of this bundle of immortal rope is actually not difficult to say, but it's also not easy. This heavenly dragon tendon may not be as good as the one used in the original bundle of immortal rope that captured Sun Shi, but it's still sufficient for this cultivation world. The bundle of immortal rope requires the least amount of materials among all the powerful magical artifacts, only needing the tendons and veins of a spiritual beast, and some starlight gold. We have both of these now, and their quality is not low either. So the most crucial thing is the seal decision. Although this bundle of immortal rope requires the least amount of materials among all the powerful magical artifacts, its refinement actually requires the most and most troublesome seals. Three completions are still a conservative estimate by Master's standards, so Master let you add this illusion array to the spirit gathering array." Cloud Middle Child explained.

  "Oh, I see, Master. This seal is indeed a bit of trouble, but for the sake of this powerful treasure, I'll endure it, heh heh." Sun Ming's trademark greedy smile once again appeared on his face.

  Yun Zhongzi felt that Sun Ming's positivity had been mobilized, and he began to explain the complex seals required for binding the immortal rope.

  Not all star domains in the universe have life, and often the star domains without life have the largest amount of resource reserves. Of course, the resources mentioned here refer to materials used for refining equipment. With extremely difficult mining difficulties, the cultivation of the cultivators who come to these star domains to find materials is generally very high. However, today in the Mingyue Star Domain, a star domain that few cultivators come to, a group of special guests arrived.

  "Master, is it just to participate in a trial that you've come here to find materials? Can't the many materials from our sect be used? Besides, isn't our sect backed by the entire Instrument Repair Alliance? The Instrument Spirit Sect hasn't opened its mountain gate for thousands of years, do we need to search so seriously? Moreover, I'm already close to six-star level in instrument refinement now. Do you think, Master, that among the instrument refiners who have just entered the Out-of-Body period, I still don't have a match?" Xing Shu said impatiently, her mouth curling into a pout, but not affecting her beauty at all; she seemed even more charming when angry.

  "Yun Luan, the Qiling Sect is still the number one alchemy sect in the cultivation world, although it has been a thousand years since they last appeared. According to our sect's records, this Qiling Sect was founded much earlier than our own sect and its prosperity and decline are not something we can compare to. In the cultivation world, the rise and fall of a sect often occurs within ten thousand years, but the Qiling Sect has stood firm for so long, which is truly rare. So let's be careful, after all, this time it's the Alchemy Union that wants to merge the Qiling Sect into the union, and the prerequisite for merging is to defeat them in alchemy." An elderly man with a classical air explained carefully.

  "Hmph, hidden for a thousand years, just a turtle hiding its head, what's so great about that? Our Equipment Repair Union may not have been established as long as theirs, but we know how to keep up with the times and seek the greatest benefits for equipment repairers. And them? They're stuck in their own pride, thinking they're the number one equipment repair school just because of their reputation. They look down on our Equipment Repair Union, pointing fingers at us. This time, I'll defeat them in equipment refinement and see what they have to be proud of next." The woman said with a rather arrogant tone.

  "Hey, you little girl, I really can't do anything about you. However, it's also true that the Qiling Sect has a long history and many of its older generation have become 10-star alchemists, with even a few Grandmasters appearing. But their younger generation is indeed not very impressive. Just the other day, the Alliance's scouts reported that 'the two Elders Tianyi and Tianhuo of the Qiling Sect took two disciples out of the mountains, and these two disciples are participating in this trial. It's said that these two people are the most outstanding among the younger generation of the Qiling Sect, but their alchemy level is still below 5 stars'."

  "Master, you also believe what the scouts said? They haven't even reached five stars, and they're going to go ask those two people again?!" Yun Luan said disdainfully.

  "Heh heh, you little girl, as the biggest opponent in this trial, how could the Alliance not try to investigate their strengths and weaknesses? The disciples who came to Yunyuan Star this time all brought the latest works of the Research Pavilion, the Ding Huo Pan. The two people's fire origin power displayed on the Ding Huo Pan are still far from the standard of a five-star alchemist."

  "Ah, although it's said there's no threat, I still feel like something is missing. There's not even a bit of competition to test us, it's really boring." Yun Luan sighed and said.

  "How can there be no competition? The Qiling Sect has been established for so many years, and they must have collected a lot of top-grade materials. Although you are superior to them in terms of your Fire Origin ability, what I'm worried about is that the Qiling Sect might use some precious materials to refine magic treasures. This time, the materials used for the competition are self-provided, so if the item you refine doesn't have enough power compared to theirs, or if its grade isn't high enough due to material issues, then it would be a real pity." The old man continued to say.

  "The Qī Líng Zōng has stood firm in the Xiū Zhēn Jiè for so many years, who would have thought that they were keeping such precious materials. Even when the sect leader allowed you to use the treasured Nine Heavens Spirit Liquid, I still didn't trust you. This time, coming to this desolate Míng Wěi Xīng Yù is to find a very precious material. As long as this material is found, combined with the Nine Heavens Spirit Liquid, even if you don't make any mistakes in the trial, I wouldn't believe that you would lose, even if Qī Líng Zōng were to produce a young five-star alchemist." The old man said, bursting into laughter.

  "If this Nine Heavens Essence is added with a single drop during the refinement process, it can increase the grade of the treasure by one level after its completion. What kind of material is Master looking for? Is it something even more precious than the Nine Heavens Essence?" Yun Luan wondered.

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