Li Mu immersed his entire being in his Sea of Consciousness, deeply comprehending the Chaos Law, as if isolated from the world, forgetting the passage of time and the changing of Years.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
Suddenly, the Sect token at Li Mu’s waist vibrated with a “humming” sound, piercing through the mist of Chaos and awakening him from his profound cultivation state.
The sudden vibration of the Elder token signified an important notification or summons from the Sect, forcing Li Mu to temporarily interrupt his cultivation and return to reality.
Li Mu opened his eyes, a flicker of Chaos light passing through them before the light receded, returning to tranquility, as if everything had returned to its origin.
Li Mu stretched out his hand, and the Elder token, as if sentient, automatically flew into his palm. He infused his Divine Sense into it, instantly knowing the Sect’s message.
It turned out that he had been immersed in the comprehension of the Chaos Law Domain for quite some time without realizing it, and in seven days, it would be the auspicious day chosen for the grand advancement celebration prepared by Xuantian Sword Sect for Chen Daojun.
For this day, the entire Xuantian Sword Sect, from top to bottom, would be busy. All Disciples and Elders needed to make various preparations for this grand ceremony to ensure everything proceeded smoothly.
As a Grand Elder of Xuantian Sword Sect, Li Mu held a respected position and did not need to participate in too many tedious preparatory tasks, but he had to attend the ceremony in seven days on time, without fail.
Li Mu suddenly realized and couldn't help but feel relieved, almost delaying this matter.
“There should be enough time!”
Li Mu breathed a slight sigh of relief. Refining a heavy treasure within seven days as a congratulatory gift for Chen Daojun’s advancement should not be a problem.
Li Mu put away the Elder token, and his figure flickered, entering the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
Inside the Painting World Treasure Mansion, Li Mu appeared beside a vast Spirit Field. Looking down, the ten thousand acres of Spirit Field stretched boundlessly, with the Four-Rank Purple Jade Spiritual Plant growing particularly lush. Layers of purple essence filled the air, full of vitality, and faint purple Spiritual Qi lingered, enveloping this top-grade Spirit Field in a mysterious and serene purple glow.
Ever since the Painting World Treasure Mansion devoured the numerous Spiritual Veins of Dark Spirit Star, the concentration of Spiritual Qi within the Treasure Mansion had risen several levels. The growth rate of the Four-Rank Purple Jade Spiritual Plant had noticeably increased. The Purple Jade Spiritual Plant, which originally required ten Years to mature, now reached its Peak state in just a few Years.
This change greatly pleased Li Mu.
“It can be harvested!”
Li Mu waved his hand, and Spiritual Power surged, condensing into a brilliant golden light that instantly enveloped the ten thousand acres of Spirit Field. The next moment, a golden light circle swept across, and one after another, Purple Jade Spiritual Plants fell to the ground, revealing countless faint purple Plant Spirit light clusters.
Li Mu smiled slightly, and with a thought of his Divine Sense, countless faint purple Plant Spirit light clusters, like moths drawn to a flame, surged into his body.
【Talent Divine Power - Plant Spirit Extraction activated. You absorbed a Plant Spirit. Free Proficiency Points +122】
【Talent Divine Power - Plant Spirit Extraction activated. You absorbed a Plant Spirit. Free Proficiency Points +127】
【Talent Divine Power - Plant Spirit Extraction activated. You absorbed a Plant Spirit. Free Proficiency Points +131】
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Looking at the dense proficiency point acquisition prompts in the panel log, Li Mu’s face showed a satisfied smile. The ten thousand acres of Four-Rank Purple Jade Spiritual Plant provided hundreds of millions of free proficiency points, making his previously dwindling free proficiency points abundant again.
With a thought, Li Mu prepared to consume free proficiency points to continue raising his Rank 7 Refining Skill.
Previously, due to insufficient spirituality, he couldn't continue to raise the Rank of his Refining Skill. However, with his entry into the Chaotic Great Dao and the acquisition of the Chaos Dao Body, his Aptitude had improved in all aspects. This time, it should not be a problem.
As expected, with Li Mu’s thought, a large number of prompts appeared in the panel log.
【Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point. Refining Skill proficiency +1.】
【Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point. Refining Skill proficiency +1.】
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【Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point. Refining Skill proficiency +1. Refining Skill Rank has been upgraded to: Rank 8. Your Refining experience has greatly increased. Refining success rate has greatly increased. Refining quality has greatly improved. You have comprehended the Refining Divine Ability: Containing Artifacts and Inheriting the Dao.】
As this prompt appeared in the log, a large amount of Refining experience surged into Li Mu’s mind. At the same time, the mysteries of the Refining Divine Ability “Containing Artifacts and Inheriting the Dao” slowly unfolded in his mind, touching upon an unprecedented Dao of Refining. It was a mysterious technique that integrated the power of Heavenly Dao Law into Spiritual Artifacts, greatly increasing the success rate of refining Dao Artifacts and Immortal Artifacts.
Li Mu closed his eyes slightly, spending some time digesting this Refining Divine Ability. When he opened his eyes again, they sparkled with an unprecedented light, a confidence born from a deep understanding of the Dao of Refining, and an eager anticipation.
After upgrading the Rank of his Refining Skill, Li Mu, without hesitation, continued to improve the next skill – Puppet Art.
【Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point. Puppet Art proficiency +1.】
【Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point. Puppet Art proficiency +1.】
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【Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point. Puppet Art proficiency +1. Puppet Art Rank has been upgraded to: Rank 8. Your Puppet control experience has greatly increased. Puppet creation success rate has greatly increased. Puppet quality has greatly improved. You have comprehended the Puppet Divine Ability: Controlling Puppets and Transforming Spirits.】
As the countless upgrade prompts appeared in the log, Li Mu’s mind felt as if an invisible force was pouring into it, bringing forth a large amount of Puppet control and Puppet refining experience. At the same time, the profound secret technique of the Puppet Divine Ability “Controlling Puppets and Transforming Spirits” slowly unfolded in his consciousness—a mysterious technique that could give birth to spirits within Puppet Art, greatly increasing the success rate of creating Puppets and elevating their quality to a whole new height.
Li Mu closed his eyes slightly, immersed in this torrent of new knowledge. After some time, he finally fully digested this Puppet Divine Ability. Looking at the Spirit Field below, he moved his Divine Sense and continued to upgrade the Rank of the next Alchemy skill.
As Li Mu thought, a large number of prompts appeared in the panel log.
【Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point. Alchemy proficiency +1.】
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【Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point. Alchemy proficiency +1. Alchemy Rank has been upgraded to: Rank 8. Your Alchemy experience has greatly increased. Alchemy success rate has greatly increased. Alchemy quality has greatly improved. You have comprehended the Alchemy Divine Ability: Fusing Pills and Condensing the Dao.】
With the prompt in the log, Li Mu’s mind once again received a large influx of Alchemy experience.
“Fusing Pills and Condensing the Dao…” Li Mu murmured softly, slowly comprehending the purpose of the new Alchemy Divine Ability. His eyes gradually became profound, as if he could perceive the essence of the Dao of Alchemy.
Li Mu looked at the Spirit Field below, where millions of Four-Rank Purple Jade Spiritual Plants lay like weeds, emitting a faint spiritual glow and containing abundant Spiritual Power. With a thought of his Divine Sense, a surge of Chaos Power emerged, forming a ball of Chaos Spiritual Fire.
This Spiritual Fire was different from ordinary flames; it contained the Aura of Chaos, as if it could burn away all Impurities and extract the purest Spiritual Power.
Immediately, under Li Mu's control, one by one, the Four-Rank Purple Jade Spiritual Plants slowly floated up and gathered towards the Chaos Spiritual Fire. Li Mu formed hand seals, and Spiritual Power surged, beginning to use the “Fusing Pills and Condensing the Dao” Divine Ability for Alchemy.
The essence of millions of Four-Rank Purple Jade Spiritual Plants underwent a transformation under the scorching and refining of the Chaos Spiritual Fire. The medicinal properties contained within the Spiritual Plants were extracted one by one, turning into drops of flowing purple medicinal liquid, which continuously gathered and shrank, forming a rotating vortex of medicinal liquid.
This vortex emitted a strong spiritual glow, containing pure and powerful Spiritual Power. It was like a small world of Spiritual Power, full of vitality and vigor. Under the continuous burning of the Chaos Spiritual Fire, these medicinal liquids gradually became purer, all Impurities were removed, leaving only the most essential parts.
Finally, only a fist-sized purple medicinal liquid vortex remained, slowly suspended above the Chaos Spiritual Fire under Li Mu’s meticulous control. This medicinal liquid vortex emitted an unprecedentedly rich medicinal power, and pure and powerful Spiritual Power fluctuations permeated from it, containing endless vitality and vigor.
Li Mu concentrated on controlling the Chaos Spiritual Fire, his hand seals constantly changing. Chaos Power surged, gathering the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power within the Treasure Mansion and injecting it into the vortex. Ordinary Alchemy requires many steps, such as refining Spirit Medicine, fusing medicinal properties, nurturing Spirit Pills, condensing Pill Runes, transforming Pill Power, and forming the Pill shape. Each step requires meticulous control to refine high-quality Medicinal Pills.
However, Li Mu had entered the Chaotic Great Dao and comprehended the mysteries of the Three Thousand Divine Runes, and his Refining Skill had also advanced to Rank 8 as a result. At this moment, relying on his powerful Divine Soul and Alchemy Divine Ability, he directly penetrated the essence of Alchemy, simplifying those cumbersome steps one by one. He directly controlled the Chaos Spiritual Fire with his Divine Sense, condensing the essence of millions of Four-Rank Purple Jade Spiritual Plants to the extreme.
Soon, under Li Mu’s meticulous control, the fist-sized purple medicinal liquid vortex began to undergo subtle changes. The medicinal liquid gradually became more compact, and the Spiritual Power fluctuations became more intense, as if a small world of Spiritual Power was being nurtured within it.
Li Mu knew that this was a sign that the Medicinal Pill was about to take shape. With a thought of his Divine Sense, he used his heart as a guide and spirit as a medium, slowly integrating the Spirit Transformation Dao Law into the medicinal liquid vortex. As the Dao Law merged, the medicinal liquid vortex began to undergo drastic changes, with the Aura of Heaven and Earth Spirit circulating on its surface, finally transforming into a Spirit Pill emitting a purple halo.
The Chaos Spiritual Fire gradually dissipated, and a Dragon-eye-sized purple Spirit Pill floated in the air, perfectly round and smooth as a mirror. Dao Runes formed in an instant, emitting a rich medicinal power.
Under the Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, the information of the purple Spirit Pill appeared one by one in Li Mu’s vision.
【Unnamed】
【Rank: Seven-Rank Low Grade Dao Pill】
【Characteristics: Chaos Nurturing Spirit, Purple Jade Essence, Spirit Essence Condensation, Extreme Medicinal Properties, Spiritual Plant Essence.】
【Status: Pill Runes Flowing, Dao Transformation Spirit】
【A Seven-Rank Dao Pill refined from the essence of millions of Four-Rank Purple Jade Spiritual Plants, using Chaos Spiritual Fire. This Pill contains the spirit of Chaos and Purple Jade. After consumption, Heaven and Earth Spirit enters the body, Dao transforms into spirit, with effects of enlightenment, cultivation advancement, Aptitude improvement, Spirit Essence consolidation, and potential activation.】
Gazing at this purple Spirit Pill, which contained endless medicinal power, Li Mu couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy. This was a Pill Formula he had created himself, based on millions of Four-Rank Purple Jade Spiritual Plants, utilizing the power of Chaos Spiritual Fire, and incorporating his deep understanding of Alchemy and his comprehension of the Chaotic Great Dao.
This “Dao Pill” was not only Li Mu’s Peak work in Alchemy but also a major milestone in his cultivation path. Although it did not reach the point of attracting a Dan Tribulation, being able to personally refine a Dao Pill was enough to prove that his Alchemy had reached a superb Realm.
Li Mu reached out and took the purple Spirit Pill into his palm, feeling the immense medicinal power contained within it, and said with a smile, “Let’s call you purple jade dao pill!”
Li Mu took out a pill bottle, put it away, and placed it in the nine storage spiritual pearl.
Immediately, Li Mu’s figure moved lightly, like an Immortal, and he began to perform his exquisite agricultural planting techniques on the vast and boundless ten thousand acres of Spirit Field before him.
With a wave of Li Mu’s hand, the Earth Dragon technique was unleashed. Below the Spirit Field, it was as if several Earth Dragons were churning underground, bringing with them a majestic Aura, neatly tilling the ten thousand acres of Spirit Field once, reawakening the vitality and fertility of the soil.
Next, Li Mu performed the drying technique. The scorching heat was guided by his technique, evenly sprinkled over every piece of land, completely incinerating the roots of Spiritual Plants and weeds into ash, which then turned into fertilizer and merged into the Spirit Field. At the same time, it dispelled the moisture from the Spirit Field, retaining just the right amount of water in the soil, laying the Foundation for the next batch of Purple Jade Spiritual Plants.
After completing these preparatory steps, Li Mu took out a seed bag full of Purple Jade Spiritual Plant seeds from the nine storage spiritual pearl at his waist. With a gentle wave of his arm, the spiritual seeds scattered evenly over the Spirit Field like fine rain.
Finally, Li Mu performed the Qingfeng Huanyu Technique. Clouds gradually gathered in the sky, and a spiritual rain arrived as promised, providing the most nourishing irrigation for the Purple Jade Spiritual Plants.
Having done all this, Li Mu’s figure flickered, disappearing from his original spot and appearing in the Five Elements Spiritual Root Artifact Refining Room.
He was preparing to refine a Dao Artifact as a congratulatory gift for Chen Daojun.
Li Mu’s Divine Sense entered the nine storage spiritual pearl, selecting the precious Artifact Refining spiritual materials stored within. The vast majority of high-Rank Artifact Refining spiritual materials in his treasure ring were obtained from Night Emperor - Di Tianxing’s treasury: Gold Wood Essence Crystals, Primordial Fine Gold, Red Dragon Gilded Gold, Profound Axe Essence Stone… numerous Rank 6 and Rank 7 gold-element spiritual materials, dazzling and overwhelming.
Li Mu frowned, sifting through various Artifact Refining spiritual materials while contemplating what kind of Dao Artifact would be most suitable to refine.
For at least the next thousand Years, he would still need to cultivate under the protection of Xuantian Sword Sect. Therefore, the congratulatory gift prepared for Chen Daojun’s advancement ceremony naturally could not be too shabby; it had to demonstrate his sincerity.
However, Chen Daojun already possessed a Gengjin Sword he had refined, so refining another Dao Sword for him was clearly not very suitable and lacked novelty. After a moment of thought, Li Mu decided to refine a unique Dao Artifact that would both showcase his Refining Skill and surprise Chen Daojun.
Soon, Li Mu’s gaze settled on suitable Artifact Refining spiritual materials, and he had an idea in mind: he decided to refine a defensive Dao Artifact, using Primordial Fine Gold as the main material, incorporating other precious Artifact Refining spiritual materials to refine a Dao Artifact with both protective and auxiliary cultivation effects. (End of Chapter)
