Chapter 467: Chapter 269: Celestial Fire’s Whereabouts

In the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion space, the Five Elements Spirit Mountain constantly emitted Five Elements Spiritual Light.

A shower of Spirit Rain suddenly fell, pouring on the Spirit Plants in the Spirit Fields on the mountainside.

Li Mu swept through with his Divine Thought one by one, revealing a satisfied expression. Aside from some high-tier Spirit Plants that required special auxiliary Spiritual Materials for continued growth, the majority of the Spirit Plants had already adapted to growing within the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion.

However, after the Spirit Rain fell, sensing a slight decrease in the concentration of Spiritual Qi within the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, Li Mu sighed inwardly.

The Painting Realm Treasure Mansion was in the process of promoting from a Tier Seven Grotto Heaven Spiritual Treasure to Tier Eight, consuming a huge amount of Spiritual Power to meet the needs of the Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts within the Grotto Heaven World. It was a bit overwhelming!

Could it be necessary to search for a few more Spirit Veins to seize into the Painting Realm Grotto Heaven?

Thinking back to the last time when he seized a Spirit Vein for the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, which triggered the Celestial Tribulation Thunder, Li Mu reluctantly abandoned the idea. Last time, the Tribulation Thunder was averted by substituting a Tier Seven Spirit Ore – Meteor Crystal Core.

Now, the Meteor Crystal Core had already been refined into the base of the ’Ten Thousand Swords Mountain,’ giving birth to an Artifact Spirit, and couldn’t be used to withstand tribulations any longer.

The Painting Realm Treasure Mansion was also at a crucial stage of promotion, and could not risk it.

Li Mu gritted his teeth and reluctantly took out a Jade Box from the Storage Compartment, inside which was an Absolute Spirit Jade Box containing Tier Seven – Earth Vein Spirit Marrow.

[Earth Vein Spirit Marrow (Earth)]

[Grade: Tier Seven Mineral Spirit]

[Attributes: Spirit Vein Essence, Earth Spirit Embryo, Reunited Spiritual Veins, Essence of the Earth, Gathering Spirits from All Directions, Self-formed Earth Realm.]

[Status: Marrow Spirit Sleeping, Spiritual Invisibility.]

[A Top-Grade Earth Spirit Vein nurtured Tier Seven – Earth Vein Spirit Marrow, containing vast amounts of Spirit Essence, numbered at a hundred drops, its Spiritual Energy not yet formed, sleeping for tens of thousands of years. Consuming just one drop can reborn and alter a Spirit Root’s Attributes, improving the grade of the same Earth Element Spirit Root. It is a top-grade material for Divinity Transformation and Dao Foundation establishment, refining Earth Element Spiritual Treasures, and Earth Element Pills.]

Li Mu opened the Spirit Jade Box, under the Innate Divine Power – Recognition of Ten Thousand Spirits, the attributes of the Spirit Marrow were revealed.

At this moment, the ground of the entire Painting Realm Treasure Mansion space suddenly shook violently, and a Five-Colored Little Snake appeared out of thin air, coiling above Li Mu’s head, its pair of green vertical eyes staring fixedly at the Earth Vein Spirit Marrow in the Jade Box.

“Little guy, your nose is really sharp!” Li Mu looked at the Artifact Spirit of the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, playfully scolding.

The Five-Colored Little Snake was naturally the Artifact Spirit of the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion. Ever since it was refined into the Five Elements Spirit Mountain, devouring the Top-Grade ’Dragon Vein,’ the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion started to promote, its form changed, a pair of little horns grew on its head, its body enlarged, and its skin color became more vivid.

“Ying ying!”

The Five-Colored Little Snake, full of Spiritual Energy, pressed its head against Li Mu’s cheek, urging impatiently.

“I know! It’s for you, eat it!” Li Mu playfully scolded, handing the Earth Vein Spirit Marrow to it.

The Five-Colored Little Snake was unaware of courtesy, opening its massive mouth, swallowing the entire Absolute Spirit Jade Box in one gulp.

“Ying ying!” The Five-Colored Little Snake greeted Li Mu, and in the next moment, swiftly darted into the Five Elements Spirit Mountain, disappearing from view.

Before long, a surge of Spiritual Power suddenly spread throughout the Treasure Mansion space, the concentration of Spiritual Power rose several times, the Five Elements Spirit Mountain, the entire Grotto Heaven World seemed to be growing, the Spirit Beasts and Spiritual Birds within the space cried out in unison, their calls filled with joy.

Li Mu extended his full Divine Sense, looking nervously at the Five Elements Spirit Mountain, his expression of anticipation slowly turning to disappointment.

Swallowing the Earth Vein Spirit Marrow, the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion did not promote successfully in one fell swoop. However, judging by the expanding growth range of the Five Elements Spirit Mountain and the Grotto Heaven space, the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, though not yet promoted, was nearing it.

Li Mu adjusted his mood, flew into the Grotto built on the Five Elements Spirit Mountain, entered the Artifact Refining Room, summoned the Extreme Yang Celestial Fire, and began to refine a Tier Six Spiritual Treasure.

“Chirp chirp!”

The moment the Purple Gold Little Fire Phoenix appeared, it cried out to Li Mu like a debt collector.

“I know! Here’s the reward I promised you earlier!”

Li Mu exasperatedly took out a Blazing Flame Spirit Crystal, a Tier Six Fire Element Spiritual Object, from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl.

The eyes of the Purple Gold Little Fire Phoenix lit up, it swooped down, swallowing the Blazing Flame Spirit Crystal, and in the blink of an eye, it digested it into a pile of ash that scattered down.

“Chirp chirp!”

The Purple Gold Little Fire Phoenix flew in front of Li Mu, circling discontentedly, dissatisfied with this little ’food.’

Li Mu couldn’t help but smile bitterly; the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion needed to be maintained, the use of the Extreme Yang Celestial Fire also required high-tier Fire Spiritual Materials for sustenance, and there were several Spirit Beasts to maintain, Spirit Plants to cultivate, each requiring various high-tier auxiliary Spiritual Materials, … a plethora of demands. If it weren’t for his skills in Artifact Refining and Alchemy, he wouldn’t have been able to support them.

“Help me refine a Spiritual Treasure first, then you’ll get another share after it’s done!”

Li Mu communicated a Divine Thought, trying to persuade calmly.

“Chirp chirp!”

The Purple Gold Little Fire Phoenix protested unhappily, as if bargaining.

“Two shares? No way, such Spiritual Objects are extremely difficult to obtain. Refining one piece earns you one share! Standard practice, no cheating allowed!” Li Mu firmly refused.

Refining a Spiritual Treasure certainly consumed the power of the Extreme Yang Celestial Fire’s fire source, however, a share of Tier Six Fire Spiritual Materials was enough to replenish, and there would still be plenty left over for its rank promotion.

Refining a Tier Six Spiritual Treasure and giving it a share of Tier Six Fire Spiritual Materials was the rule agreed upon beforehand; Li Mu would not allow it to bargain for more.

“Chirp chirp!”

Unable to gain any advantage from Li Mu, the Purple Gold Little Fire Phoenix angrily chirped at Li Mu, and then, dissolved into a mass of Purple Gold flames, floating in front of Li Mu, petulantly emitting high temperatures.

Li Mu was startled, nearly getting burned.

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