Chapter 221: Chapter 162: Celestial Tier Artifact Refining Technique (Part 2)

It was discovered that there was a sharp sword aura here, and the Nine-eyed Purple Poison Spider guarding this place was nowhere to be found for the time being.

Venerable Tianyun stood with hands behind his back, his expression changing unpredictably.

“Didn’t I tell you to report any movements here to me during my closed cultivation?”

The weighty Divinity Transformation pressure between Venerable Tianyun’s words surged fiercely, causing the man before him, only Mid-Stage Nascent Soul, to collapse under the pressure, falling to his knees.

“Venerable, spare my life, spare my life. I was in closed cultivation trying to break through, it wasn’t…”

“Shut up! Now get out…”

The Nascent Soul True Monarch received a reprieve but hesitated to leave, eventually mustering the courage to plead: “Venerable, the antidote…”

Cold light shone in Venerable Tianyun’s eyes, but he considered the Nascent Soul True Monarch to be a competent helper and tossed a bottle to him.

“This will only keep you from succumbing to the poison for ten years. You may leave!”

Upon receiving the antidote bottle, the Nascent Soul True Monarch dared not linger and departed on his sword.

Seeing no one around, Venerable Tianyun stomped the ground, and soon, a colossal creature emerged.

It turned out to be the Nine-eyed Purple Poison Spider from earlier.

“Master…”

This Nine-eyed Purple Poison Spider was indeed the spirit pet of the Divinity Transformation Venerable present.

Thus, Venerable Tianyun asked his spirit pet, who dared to intrude on this place and how the person managed to break through the array here.

The Nine-eyed Purple Poison Spider truthfully recounted the situation.

However, it did not witness how the array was breached because it had temporarily evaded confrontation.

“Nascent Soul True Monarch?”

Venerable Tianyun was greatly perplexed. This time, he had unintentionally discovered a high-tier cultivator’s abandoned cave mansion.

It was highly likely that it was the cave mansion once belonging to Tianyan Divine Monarch.

In truth, many people in the world did not know that Tianyan Divine Monarch had long perished in a battle with a Demon Venerable.

He searched for a long time and finally found Tianyan Divine Monarch’s cave mansion a hundred years ago, but was hindered by the array outside the cave mansion, unable to break it despite various attempts.

Now he had painstakingly gone to great expense to commission a Tier Five array-breaking treasure, half a year from obtaining it.

Unexpectedly, someone preempted him.

Truly hateful!

Although unaware of how the other party broke through the array and entered, a mere Nascent Soul True Monarch was of little consequence.

If the other party escaped death inside, all he needed to do was wait patiently, ready to strike upon the person’s exit, obtaining Tianyan Divine Monarch’s cave mansion treasures.

“Remain here and report immediately if the person emerges.”

Venerable Tianyun left these words and dispatched a compass, which emitted a silver light in the sky, instantly enveloping the area.

It then disappeared into the void, extremely concealed.

This was, indeed, a spiritual artifact of an illusion array.

The Nine-eyed Purple Poison Spider also retreated underground, guarding the place quietly.

It too harbored a desire for revenge, wounded before and holding onto resentment, unable to let go.

Now that its master was here.

No matter how formidable the opponent might be, death seemed inevitable.

Venerable Tianyun also remained there, sitting outside the array, waiting like a hunter for its prey.

High-tier spirit beasts roamed this area, and none dared venture here.

…

Painting Realm Treasure Mansion.

In a flash, Li Mu had spent over a month in the cave mansion’s spiritual land, cultivating the spirit field and planting various spirit plants.

The Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape bounded swiftly through the forest, arriving beside Li Mu.

“Master, the Celestial Wind Grass has matured!”

The Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape, now recognizing Li Mu as its master, became unusually docile, reporting respectfully to Li Mu.

“Matured?”

Li Mu was deeply surprised, standing up.

In just over a month, the Celestial Wind Grass matured so quickly?

“Yes, Master.”

“This is the spiritual mansion of Lord Divine Monarch, where special arrays enhance the growth speed of spirit plants extensively, a mere Tier Two spirit grass, its growth speed is more than tenfold compared to the outside world.”

The Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape had lived in the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion for hundreds of years, managing every grass and tree in this cave mansion’s spiritual land, naturally gaining more insight into the growth of spirit plants than Li Mu.

“Come, let’s go take a look.”

Li Mu flew through the air while the delighted Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape trotted closely behind, diligently following Li Mu’s lead.

Soon, they arrived at the site where Celestial Wind Grass was planted.

Indeed, a newly cultivated area of over a thousand acres of spirit field saw the Celestial Wind Grass grow abundantly green and lush.

Unexpectedly, after a period of cultivation, they matured in just over a month.

A dense stretch of Celestial Wind Grass swayed in the breeze, thriving joyously.

Emitting a gentle emerald glow, accompanied by a unique fragrance of green grass that wafts far and wide.

This time, the planted Tier Two Celestial Wind Grass were of exceptionally good quality.

Li Mu was exceedingly happy, casting the Multi-layered Golden Blade Technique, countless blades crisscrossed swiftly.

In mere breaths, the thousand-acre field saw Celestial Wind Grass felled and harvested.

Clusters of lush green light clusters rose with the wind, enveloping Li Mu.

[Talent Divine Power – Plant Spirit Absorption activated, you absorbed a cluster of plant spirit, free proficiency points +2]

[Talent Divine Power – Plant Spirit Absorption activated, you absorbed a cluster of plant spirit, free proficiency points +1]

[Talent Divine Power – Plant Spirit Absorption activated, you absorbed a cluster of plant spirit, free proficiency points +2]

…

After harvesting the thousand-acre spirit field, Li Mu glanced at his character panel, gaining over fifteen million free proficiency points.

The top-grade spirit field produced Tier Two top-grade spirit grass in the form of Celestial Wind Grass; however, upon reaching Nascent Soul, the attributes of the spirit plant light group obtained from Tier Two Celestial Spirit Grass had diminished.

Fortunately, what lacked in quality was compensated by quantity; the thousand-acre Celestial Wind Grass provided sufficient free proficiency points.

Seeing Li Mu’s face full of smiles, despite the harvested spirit grass from the thousand-acre field presenting itself like trash, he paid it no further attention.

The Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape tilted its head beside him, twisting it and pondering with human-like mannerism.

How peculiar, its master was!

Such Tier Two Celestial Wind Grass was nothing but ordinary, the trash among trash within this cave mansion’s spiritual land, not worth planting.

Why such a selective fondness in planting them?

Really incomprehensible!

Li Mu landed from the sky without acknowledging the nearby Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape, and began opening his attribute panel.

[Nine Dragons Slaying Immortal Array.]

[Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point, Nine Dragons Slaying Immortal Array proficiency +1.]

…

[Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point, Nine Dragons Slaying Immortal Array proficiency +1, Nine Dragon Immortal Slaying Technique level upgraded to: Level Three, you comprehended Nine Dragons Slaying Immortal Array, Heaven and Earth Trapping Array.]

After consuming 1.6 million free proficiency points, successfully upgraded “Nine Dragons Slaying Immortal Array” from entry level to Level Three.

But still not finished.

With 13 million free proficiency points remaining, how could Li Mu possibly settle.

After a short while, he finally consumed over ten million proficiency points, advancing Nine Dragons Slaying Immortal Array to Level Five.

However, without the attribute of spiritual energy, it remains like other living skills, unable to continue advancing.

Reluctant to continue upgrading.

Li Mu retrieved the Celestial Void Tripod from his storage compartment and inspected the growth status of the Nine Yang Spirit Grass and the incubation progress of the Fire Phoenix egg. Under the Spirit Void Fire’s illumination, the Nine Yang Spirit Grass still required thirty years to mature, and as for the Fire Phoenix egg, it might take forty to fifty years before hatching.

Li Mu re-stored the Celestial Void Tripod, prepared to wait for that duration.

After securing the Celestial Void Tripod, Li Mu focused on another inheritance jade scroll and began studying.

With practiced steps unfolding once more, Li Mu closed his eyes lightly, studying the jade scroll’s inheritance while allocating points to it.

[Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point, Eightfold Celestial Fire Refining Technique proficiency +1.]

…

[Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point, Eightfold Celestial Fire Refining Technique proficiency +1, Eightfold Celestial Fire Hammer level upgraded to: Level One, you comprehended: Celestial Fire Furnace.]

[Ding, conditions insufficient, lack of Celestial Fire, Eightfold Celestial Fire Refining Method level unable to continue advancing.]

After consuming 100k free proficiency points, successfully upgraded “Eightfold Celestial Fire Refining Technique” from entry to level one.

But sorely lacking Celestial Fire,

No matter how many free proficiency points are added, it cannot continue. It must possess the attribute of Celestial Fire to proceed further with free proficiency points.

Li Mu felt the knowledge gained from the inheritance upon leveling and paused there.

Still over one million free proficiency points left, reserved for emergencies.

Li Mu was about to store away the cave mansion’s spiritual treasure when he was surprised to find the remaining array outside had been triggered.

Someone outside had arranged a Tier Four Heaven-Trapping Array.

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