Chapter 284: Chapter 187: Breaking the Seal (Part 2)

A tiger and a bird confronted each other across the Spiritual Qi Wall, baring their teeth.

Li Mu smiled slightly, releasing a surge of Spiritual Power towards the Purple Sky Thunder Hammer, sealing its spiritual nature, transforming it into a Spirit Hammer covered in purple thunder patterns, and then storing it in the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl.

Having successfully refined the Purple Sky Spirit Hammer, Li Mu did not rush to stop artifact refining but continued to refine a Tier Five Spirit Sword.

This time, Li Mu learned a lesson from the battle with the Nine Nether Demon Venerable, where the opponent had severely damaged his five Top-Grade Spirit Swords with a single Tier Five Demon Spear, impairing their spiritual nature.

From this, it was apparent that facing a late-stage Divinity Transformation Realm, the number of Tier Five Spirit Swords was insufficient and more needed to be refined as backup.

During this spiritual artifact transaction, Sect Master Lei was very generous, almost exhausting the sect’s resources to provide him with a large amount of Tier Five and Tier Six Five Elements Refining Materials, along with the spoils obtained from over a dozen Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs from the Nine Demons Sect.

These high-tier Five Elements Materials were enough for Li Mu to refine a batch of Five Elements Spirit Swords!

Relying on the efficiency of the Celestial Fire Refining Furnace, Li Mu devoted himself entirely to artifact refining, with almost every passing hour yielding a Five Elements Spirit Sword full of spiritual essence flying out of the furnace.

Soon, twelve Tier Five Spirit Swords gathered, surrounded by the infant artifact spirits of various demon beasts, circling around Li Mu, playfully chasing each other, sometimes leaning against him, sometimes landing on his body. These Five Elements Sword Spirits, sensing the Dao Charm of his Five Elements Dao Body, were eager to get close to him.

Li Mu, with a wave of his hand, released twelve streams of Spiritual Power, multitasking to refine and collect them all.

The number of high-tier Five Elements Refining Materials left was still considerable, allowing for the refining of more than twenty swords. However, the number of high-tier essence souls of Five Elements Demon Beasts was limited, leading to only twelve Five Elements Spirit Swords being refined, with four being of the Metal Element and only one of the Water Element.

The Spirit Taming Sect was neither near the sea nor a lake, thus high-tier Water Element Demon Beast Essence Souls were especially rare.

So be it!

It’s about time to leave! It’s time to find a location suitable for planting both Yin and Yang plants, to cultivate the Yin Soul Fruit and Purple Sun Reishi.

Li Mu retracted the Extreme Yang Celestial Fire, and with a flicker, disappeared from the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion.

Having made up his mind, Li Mu appeared in the Spirit Cloud Pavilion and immediately sent a communication flying sword to Venerable Lei Hong.

Receiving the communication flying sword, Venerable Lei Hong turned into a lightning shadow and, with a “swoosh,” appeared in front of Li Mu.

During this time, Venerable Lei Hong had been unable to eat or handle sect affairs, endlessly waiting for news from Li Mu. However, over a dozen days had passed without seeing him emerge, fearing an accident might have occurred. He attempted to probe with his Divine Thought, only for it to be blocked by an array.

“Fellow Daoist Li, how did the refining turn out?” Venerable Lei Hong asked anxiously upon appearing.

“It didn’t disappoint!” Li Mu smiled slightly and summoned the Purple Sky Thunder Hammer, simultaneously lifting its artifact spirit seal.

The Purple Sky Thunder Hammer transformed into a winged Thunder Tiger, and with a display of its Thunder Wings, turned into a purple thunder shadow that raced out of the Spirit Cloud Pavilion.

“Trying to run, no chance!” Venerable Lei Hong’s eyes shone, and his figure transformed into a thunder shadow, swiftly chasing after it.

“Hahaha! What a treasure, what a treasure!”

In no time, Venerable Lei Hong returned, laughing heartily, holding a purple thunder hammer, surrounded by thunder essence, majestic and extraordinary.

“Sect Master Lei, quickly test whether this artifact is compatible with the other two array artifacts.” Li Mu smiled slightly, reminding him.

“Yes! Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li!” Venerable Lei Hong smiled joyfully and quickly injected a surge of Thunder Essence Spiritual Power, refining the Purple Sky Thunder Hammer. Then, he flew into the sky, releasing the Purple Sky Thunder Hammer, activating the other two array artifacts of the Thunder Prison Array.

“Zzzl!” A thunderous explosion!

The Thunder Suppression Stele suddenly released a massive amount of Thunder Spears, augmenting the Purple Sky Thunder Hammer. The Thunder Element Array Disc expanded rapidly, and the three thunder artifacts resonated in the heavens, with immense Thunder Spirits flowing between them.

Suddenly, a Heaven and Earth Thunder Net formed, encompassing all the vital spiritual mountains of the Spirit Taming Sect. The thick and dense thunderbolts transformed the sky and the earth.

“What’s happening? Has the Nine Demons Sect attacked again?”

“The Sect Protection Thunder Array has been activated again! Prepare to engage!”

“What’s going on? What is the Sect Master doing?”

“Wow! The power of the Sect Protection Thunder Array has greatly increased! Which thunder hammer caused this?”

“Where are the enemies? Where are the demon spawns?”

…

The sudden appearance of the Thunder Net in the sky caused all the disciples of the Spirit Taming Sect to change their expressions collectively. Like startled birds, they rose in sword control, ready to engage the invading enemy. Then, noticing the anomaly of the Mountain Protection Thunder Array, with the enemy nowhere in sight, small groups started engaging in lively discussions.

“The sect is testing the protection array artifacts, there’s no attack, carry on with your duties!” Venerable Lei Hong’s voice, resembling rolling thunder, indicated.

“Yes!”

“It must be that thunder hammer; it enhanced the power of the Sect Protection Thunder Array!”

“I heard that Sect Master Lei commissioned Master Li to refine this array artifact!”

“Elder Tianhong’s Celestial Fire was truly worth it! Now, we no longer need to fear a Demon Sect invasion.”

“Indeed! If Elder Tianhong had surrendered the Celestial Fire sooner, this array artifact would have been completed earlier, and fewer comrades would have perished!”

“Shh! You shouldn’t say that. Criticizing Elder Tianhong, do you have a death wish?”

…

The disciples of the Spirit Taming Sect all breathed a sigh of relief and descended back down. However, they didn’t leave, looking up at the spectacle, with various whispers spreading quickly.

Hidden in the crowd, True Monarch Tianhong heard the remarks from sect disciples behind his back, receiving negative comments, causing a slight twitch on his cheek. Then he thought of something, sighed softly, with a complicated expression, uncertain if it was regret or remorse.

About a quarter-hour later, the compatibility test of the Purple Sky Thunder Hammer was completed, and the Thunder Net dissipated from the sky. Venerable Lei Hong’s figure appeared before Li Mu.

Venerable Lei Hong, holding the Spirit Hammer, with flushed excitement on his face, solemnly expressed his gratitude to Li Mu: “Fellow Daoist Li, your artifact refining skill is outstanding, thank you! With this spiritual artifact, the Thunder Prison Array will be fully perfected. In the future, there’s no longer a need to use Top-Grade Spirit Stones to fill deficits when deploying the Thunder Prison Array, and the artifact can be used independently with remarkable power…”

Venerable Lei Hong was overwhelmed with excitement, endlessly extolling the strength of the Purple Sky Thunder Hammer, which, despite being only a Tier Five Top-Grade Postnatal Spiritual Treasure, was perfectly compatible with the Thunder Prison Array and possessed a power not inferior to Tier Six Spiritual Treasures, making it exceptionally outstanding.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief, nodded with a smile: “It’s good that Sect Master Lei is satisfied. I am pleased to have completed my task successfully!”

Venerable Lei Hong took out a Storage Ring from his chest, enthusiastically handing it to Li Mu, unable to refuse: “Fellow Daoist Li, here are some Five Elements Refining Materials, consider it your reward for creating the Spirit Hammer, please accept it.”

“Uh!” Li Mu reluctantly accepted it, sweeping it with his Divine Thought, immediately discovering a large number of Tier Five materials and a few Tier Six materials stored inside the ring. To show his gratitude, Sect Master Lei probably exhausted all his resources!

Looking up at the enthusiastic Venerable Lei Hong, Li Mu understood his intentions, cupped his fists, and said: “Then I shall accept this shamelessly, thank you, Sect Master Lei!”

“Haha! It’s only right, if not for your venturesome rescue, the entire Spirit Taming Sect would have ceased to exist, just some refining materials, no big deal!” Venerable Lei Hong chuckled happily, waving his hand dismissively.

“Sect Master Lei, I’ve been bothering you in your sect for quite some time; I intend to take my leave and visit a spiritual land to seek some cultivation resources. Do you happen to know of any spiritual lands where both Yin Yang Qi are abundant?” Li Mu smiled as he asked Venerable Lei Hong for information, while also bidding farewell.

“A place where both Yin Yang Qi are abundant?” Venerable Lei Hong frowned, pondering. While he knew some places rich in Spiritual Qi, ones dense with both Yin Yang Qi were quite rare, and he hadn’t encountered such places before.

Frowning tightly in thought for a long while, Venerable Lei Hong eventually shook his head, saying: “I’m truly sorry, but places dense with both Yin Yang Qi are incredibly rare, and in my hundreds of years of traveling the world, I’ve never encountered such a place. Such rare spiritual lands are scarcely known; if you need, I suggest you inquire with organizations like the Celestial Secret Pavilion.”

Li Mu nodded, cupping his hands to Venerable Lei Hong as he bid farewell: “Well, in that case, I’ll make a trip to the Celestial Secret Pavilion; I’ll take my leave now!”

“Fellow Daoist Li, if you need anything in the future, just crush this token, and within a thousand miles, I will sense it.” Venerable Lei Hong, knowing Li Mu had decided to leave, refrained from persuading him to stay, producing a silver token and handing it over.

Li Mu examined the silver token in surprise, confirming there was nothing amiss, and understanding Venerable Lei Hong’s desire to repay his kindness, he accepted it gladly.

Soon, escorted by Venerable Lei Hong, Li Mu summoned the Thunderbolt Wings, transforming into a streak of flowing light, flying out of the Spirit Taming Sect, and then boarding the Celestial Shuttle Spirit Ship towards Celestial Luo City.

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