Chapter Eighty-Seven: Heavenly Tribulation?

  Although Hai Lao Mo was reluctant, he had no other choice but to hand over a storage ring to Sun Ming.

  Sun Ming slightly observed with his divine sense, and indeed, the Nine Heavens Spirit Liquid, Soul-Hiding Jade, Cold Spirit Milk, Sea Soul Agate, were all there, not one missing, and they were all double portions. Moreover, there were even over a dozen top-grade spirit stones included. It seems that this Blood Sea Old Devil had thought things through quite thoroughly.

  "Hurry up and start, all the materials are ready. Let me see what kind of standard this so-called number one young genius in the alchemy world has. I hope you're not just boasting, or else don't blame me for being impolite." The Blood Sea Old Devil changed his tone from threatening to also being somewhat provocative, even the usually calm and collected Lan Lian Old Dao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

  "Alright, Blood Sea, don't scare Ling Ming little brother anymore. He's refining things for you, after all. If he gets scared and makes a mistake, it'll be a waste of the materials you've collected with great difficulty." After hearing this, Blood Sea had a thousand words to say but could only hold them back in his heart.

  Sun Ming didn't have any ideas, he was just holding a top-grade spirit stone and staring blankly, of course not really in a daze, but rather feeling a little excited for the first time seeing so many top-grade spirit stones. Fortunately, Sun Ming now wasn't that young boy who had just come out of the mountain, after experiencing the material warehouse of the Holy Alliance, he seemed to have some resistance to ordinary treasures. Sun Ming moved, but not like a real alchemist, sitting cross-legged and operating his internal energy, instead he was looking around, walking everywhere, making Blood Sea Old Dao's heart feel hairy. Apparently this Lan Ying Zhen Ren's cave didn't suit Sun Ming's taste, this kid actually walked straight out.

  "Are you done causing trouble? We have the materials and the crystal stone, so why don't you hurry up and refine it instead of running around outside?"

  Finally, the old devil of the bloody sea didn't. Lan Yin Lao Dao was patient and asked loudly. However, his tone wasn't as fierce as Sun Ming thought, but rather an inquiring tone.

  "Find a place to set up the Spirit Gathering Array, this is a cave, the effect is not as good as outside, don't set up the Spirit Gathering Array, are you expecting me to hold this crystal and recover my true yuan force when I'm refining the treasure?" After saying that, he didn't wait for Blood Sea's response and walked out directly.

  "Hey, this kid still has the nerve, humph, wait until this thing is successfully refined, I'll be the first to let you try it." Blood Sea Old Devil said angrily.

  "Whatever, you're a Ninth Tribulation Loose Immortal and yet you're still being so serious with a Golden Dan stage cultivator. If word gets out, wouldn't it make all the scattered immortals in the world laugh their teeth off?" Lan Yue Lao Dao said with a smile as he walked away.

  Sun Ming chose a spot on the mountain valley floor where sunlight filtered in, and from his storage ring he took out many mid-to-low-grade crystal stones. Combining them with over ten high-grade crystal stones, he began to set up an array formation. Fortunately, there were no seniors from the Qian Ling Sect around, so Sun Ming didn't have too much to worry about, and directly set up a Dry Spirit Array that had been passed down through his sect. Although it was the lowest level of a spirit gathering array, Sun Ming hadn't been able to set one up before due to not having enough high-grade crystal stones. He hadn't expected that the first time he would be setting up this array would be in this chaotic and demonic place, the Yin Yue Demon Star. Suddenly, Sun Ming felt a bit ironic.

  "Roland, this array is set up in a very mysterious way. Can you see what principle it's based on?" Blood Sea asked with a shocked and puzzled expression.

  "The old man suddenly wanted to go to the Qilinglei Sect's library. A mere Golden Elixir stage disciple's array actually made it impossible for me to see any logic. It's truly unbelievable." Lanyang Old Dao also had a face full of astonishment.

  "Based on my many years of experience traveling through the Xiu Zhen realm, I can see that the layout principle of this formation is absolutely not comparable to any current formation principles in the Xiu Zhen realm. It seems that these years, the Qi Ling Sect has been hiding something very deep under the banner of sealing the mountain. Truly unexpected." The old Daoist, Blood Sea, muttered to himself. At this time, Sun Ming had also been busy for a while. Finally, he put down the last crystal stone. In an instant, the five elements' spiritual energy from the entire valley all gathered towards the location of Sun Ming's formation. Originally, the obscure aura that filled the entire valley was gone without a trace. It seemed even more like a paradise on earth.

  "Hehe. The mortal world is indeed a paradise in the demon realm. It's really interesting." Sun Ming looked at the valley that had been changed by him and couldn't help but smile slightly.

  "Brother Blood Demon, I'm sending one of my disciples to the Artifact Repair Alliance to remind that old fellow, Lan Xian. Tell him that the artifact spirit is far more complex than he thinks. Whatever you do, don't let him act rashly."

  Don't worry about it. I had this intention all along.

  However, looking at this Lingming's performance, I'm worried about the revenge of the Qiling Sect. I killed their two elders, alas." The Blood Sea Demon sighed and said.

  You can rest assured that the Qi Ling Zong has never liked to fight, unless you kill them at their doorstep, otherwise they will not make any big moves.

  "This old fellow, dead one or two will naturally have someone to fill up, maybe this person still has to thank you, okay look at Lingming this little guy refining equipment, perhaps he can really give us a surprise also say not necessarily." Lan Ying said.

  In front of Sun Ming, the one being held up by the True Yuan Force was the legendary Soul-Storing Jade that could make even scattered immortals fight to the death. The jade stone, which was as white as snow, seemed like frozen fat, crystal clear and translucent. If you took a rough look, it seemed no different from ordinary jade stones used for adornments in the mortal world. However, if one's cultivation was deep enough and they looked carefully, they would discover that this jade stone was actually condensed from the three souls and seven spirits of someone's soul, and surprisingly, not even a hint of dead object's aura could be felt.

  Sun Ming didn't feel that this thing was particularly precious, after all, he couldn't use it himself. Without any hesitation, the strange Hongmeng Purple Fire appeared before his eyes. This was also the first time the Hongmeng Purple Fire had shown its true form to anyone. The strange purple color dazzled Lan Xuan's old Dao, causing him a moment of shock. Because just as Sun Ming's Ling Huo (Soul Fire) was released in that instant, the Ling Huo within his own body actually trembled. His own Ling Huo was of the Heavenly Fire level, after all! Fortunately, this trembling only lasted for an instant, and Lan Xuan didn't suspect anything.

  Hongmeng's purple fire transformed into a purple-handled, purple-bladed treasure knife, instantly cutting the Canghun Jade into two identical halves. What was remarkable was that the cut surface was as smooth as a mirror. Seeing this, even Lanyu, the old Daoist who had always been proud of himself, couldn't help but praise him.

  "This spiritual clarity's control over the spiritual fire is no less than mine, and the Soul-Hiding Jade is extremely sensitive to fire. Even a slight difference in temperature would cause it to cut unevenly, and even I may not be able to make such a smooth cut. It seems that this Seven Stars Refining Master has been hiding his true abilities, what a pity he's a disciple of the Instrument Spirit Sect, or else I'd really want to take him under my wing." Of course, Sun Ming didn't hear Lan Yue's words.

  The purple treasure blade was only a fleeting glimpse, and in an instant it transformed into two burning flowers, slowly smelting the Soul-Hiding Jade. Gradually, amidst the purple hue, two crystal-clear flower vases appeared, their clarity making them a wondrous sight to behold. Meanwhile, Sun Ming made some adjustments to his hand seals, switching to a single-handed technique, and with his other hand, he retrieved a bottle from his storage treasure. It was the Cold Spirit Milk. Sun Ming waved his hand in a spell pattern, and threads of Cold Spirit Milk slowly flew out of the bottle towards the two gradually taking shape spiritual vials. At this moment, Old Man Lan Ying finally showed some emotion.

  "Blood Sea, it seems we underestimated this little guy. He's actually planning to inscribe array formations on these two bottles using the Cold Spirit Milk. Hmm? From the movement of his hands, it appears to be two types of mutually restrictive and complementary array formations. Ah, it looks like I'm not getting any younger after all." Blood Sea seemed to have not heard, and didn't respond, but the astonished expression on his face answered Lan Ying's question, probably he was even asking himself what kind of monster he had brought back.

  Sun Ming's forging is like a performance of art, as light and smooth as floating clouds and flowing water, yet without losing its aesthetic appeal.

  Two bottles emitting auras that were one yin and one yang, Sun Ming's formula changed again, two clusters of spiritual fire merged into one, resonating with each other in the purple flames. And this was when Sun Ming took out two sea soul agates inlaid on the mouths of the two bottles, further increasing the beauty of these two bottles to the extreme.

  Jiutian Lingmai Liquid, Sun Ming used it for the first time. The preciousness of this thing seemed to be born with him, and no one could imagine that just a few drops of light golden liquid would actually allow the magic treasure to upgrade by a whole level, but he had seen Murong Yunfan from the Artifact Refining Alliance use it once before.

  Sun Ming carefully merged the few drops of Nine Heavens Spirit Liquid into the yin-yang twin bottles, but there was no significant reaction. Could it be that this thing was something Blood Sea Old Devil had cobbled together? Sun Ming suddenly thought of this, but he had only wanted to waste the old devil's materials to vent his anger. Since it didn't work, then so be it. Sun Ming smiled to himself and put away his divine sense, slowly putting away the two crystal-clear bottles.

  "What a peerless spiritual instrument! Although it's achieved with the help of Nine Heavens Spiritual Essence Liquid, this Lingming can still be considered an extraordinary genius. When I reached the Unity of Body and Spirit stage in my cultivation back then, such talent is truly astonishing." Lanyin Old Dao sighed.

  "Huh? How come it's cloudy today? It was fine just now?" Sun Ming said in puzzlement.

  Xue Hai Lao Mo also felt a slightly different feeling, after all, although the air humidity of Yin Yue Mo Xing was very high, it had never rained before.

  "Thousand calculations, ten thousand plans, yet I still underestimated this kid. Brother Blood Sea, help this kid pass the heavenly tribulation. This is the heavenly tribulation at the time of the immortal artifact's formation. Hehe, it's been a long time since I've seen an immortal artifact come into being." Lan Yun looked at Sun Ming with a mixture of delight and exasperation.