Tian Yuan War Chronicles: The Path of Artifacts to Ascension – Chapter 48

Ch 48: Returning to Normal

After a sexagenary cycle of hard work, the Tian Yuan Sect finally gained a firm foothold in the Eight Yang Realm.

Tian Yuan Commerce not only has several large-scale shops in Small Stone City, but also has a place in the Chamber of Commerce in the city. Shops have even opened in Yanzhou, the state capital.

Tian Yuan Commerce’s Magical Artifacts, Flying Boats, Elixirs, and Talismans have become well-known in Small Stone City for their relatively high cost performance. The shops are full of customers every day, bringing considerable profits to the Commerce.

Two large Flying Boats are also registered under the name of Small Stone Merchant Guild, opening fixed routes to the surrounding big cities, which can bring considerable income every day.

The Escort Agency in charge of Ancestor Xingzhou has also been rolled out for a long time, relying on the network of Small Stone City Commerce to slowly develop its influence towards the surrounding cities.

Although the income of the Escort Agency cannot be said to be making a lot of money every day, it is still good, at least it can provide enough cultivation resources for the Cultivators under the Sect.

Today, the Tian Yuan Sect can only be regarded as a marginal force in Small Stone City, but being able to gain a firm foothold in this Eight Yang Realm, the atmosphere within the Sect is still relaxed.

The Disciples finally don’t have to run around to survive anymore, and can focus more energy on cultivation.

The Tian Yuan Sect took a large piece of land in a remote area of the city and built many houses and Small Courtyards in the name of Tian Yuan Commerce for the Disciples to cultivate and live in.

Lin Yu and Lin Lan also changed out of their close-fitting outfits and changed back into the Daoist Robes that Tian Yuan Sect Cultivators most often wear.

Originally, they could have moved to the newly built house in the city, but the two were still used to living in Hua Kong’s Small Courtyard, so they stayed here to cultivate.

Hua Kong doesn’t have to go to the Void Division factory to produce Magical Artifacts or Flying Boats to provide Sect contributions. The two giant Flying Boats and Nine Stars Wind Riding Formation built by him, Manager Ying, and Manager Cao have become an important source of income for the Sect.

Elder Zhu Feng not only exempted the three from the obligation to hand in Sect contributions, but also provided the three with generous salaries.

Now the three only need to report to the Void Division every month and give some pointers to the newly recruited Disciples of the Void Division.

Hua Kong finally has time to worry about his cultivation that has not improved for a long time. Although he is now a Great Power in the Mid-Stage Golden Core, this is the saying of the Seven Yang Realm. In the Eight Yang Realm, the Core Formation Stage is only the level of a Shop Assistant.

Fortunately, the Spiritual Energy in the Eight Yang Realm is abundant and the resources are rich, so without many concerns, Hua Kong can buy some Elixirs to improve his realm.

Even Lin Lan and Lin Yu no longer reject the help of Elixirs, because times have changed, and the shackles that exist in the Seven Yang Realm do not exist in the Eight Yang Realm.

The two had already obtained some Essence Spirit Pills from Old Ancestor Lin Lian to improve and consolidate their Golden Core Stage realm. Old Ancestor Lin Lian obtained some Nascent Soul Pills and some Level 7 Demon Crystals through Ancestor Xingzhou and began to retreat to form a Nascent Soul.

Hua Kong also obtained some high-quality Essence Spirit Pills through the Pill Refining Hall, preparing to break through to the Great Perfection of the Mid-Stage Golden Core.

When the first Gold Element Essence Spirit Pill fell into his belly and began to dissolve, the powerful medicinal power almost scared Hua Kong.

Without caring about anything else, Hua Kong quickly refined the medicinal power. After a month of hard work, the vigorous medicinal power was finally refined.

Hua Kong looked inside at the Gold Element Inner Core in his Dantian, and he almost screamed out loud. He had actually broken through to the Great Perfection of the Mid-Stage Golden Core.

Recalling the difficulty of improving his realm along the way, Hua Kong almost cried. After taking some time to calm down, Hua Kong swallowed another Wood Element Essence Spirit Pill.

Half a year later, when all of Hua Kong’s Spiritual Roots broke through to the Great Perfection of the Mid-Stage Golden Core, he walked out of his house in disbelief and came to the courtyard.

It was already noon at this time. Lin Yu, Lin Lan, and Little Wild Child were all in the courtyard. The three were eating at the long table, and the sound of Little Wild Child gobbling could be heard from afar.

“Xiao Kong is out of seclusion! Yo! His realm has been raised to the Great Perfection of the Mid-Stage Golden Core! Congratulations!”, Lin Yu said congratulatingly when he saw Hua Kong coming.

“Out of seclusion! Out of seclusion!”, Hua Kong was still a little unbelievable, and sat blankly on the empty chair next to Lin Yu.

“Shocking, right! I cried! It’s never been so easy!”, Lin Yu said excitedly.

“Alas~~ I never thought it would be so easy!”, Hua Kong sighed.

“Did the Pill Refining Hall produce this Elixir? Is it from the Eight Yang Realm or the Seven Yang Realm?”, Hua Kong became interested in Elixirs for the first time.

“It’s strange to say! This Elixir is available in both realms! It’s just that the Seven Yang Realm lacks Spirit Grass and Spiritual Medicine! Few people can collect all the ingredients! So almost no one knows!

When the people from the Pill Refining Hall went to the shops selling Elixirs here to buy Elixirs, they discovered this Elixir. They went back and looked through the ancient books and found the ingredients and refining method of this Elixir!

So they went to buy the ingredients and tried it, and soon they were able to stably produce the Elixir. The effect is no worse than the Elixirs refined by the Cultivators of this realm,

We even replaced their Elixirs with the Elixirs we refined, and they couldn’t even tell! Haha!”, Lin Yu introduced.

“So that’s how it is! So that’s how it is!”, Hua Kong understood, and for the first time had such a deep impression of the role of Elixirs.

“The Eight Yang Realm is really a treasure land! Lan Mei has broken through to the Great Perfection of Core Formation, and she can retreat to form a Nascent Soul when the Nascent Soul Pill purchased by Ancestor Xingzhou arrives!

Old Ancestor Lian started retreating to form a Nascent Soul last year! She should be going through the Heavenly Tribulation soon!”, Lin Yu sighed.

“Really?”, Hua Kong looked at Lin Lan, and sure enough, it was a realm that he could not detect.

“Yes! Soon! By the end of the year! I’m going to the Cave Dwelling in the Sect that specializes in forming Nascent Souls for Cultivators to form a Nascent Soul!”, Lin Lan put down her chopsticks and said lightly while looking at Hua Kong.

“Congratulations, Princess, on reaching the Nascent Soul Dao soon!”, Hua Kong quickly congratulated. He has maintained his courtesy to Lin Lan for so many years.

“Thank you!”, Lin Lan replied, with a rare faint smile on her face. Condensing the Nascent Soul was the goal she set on the first day of her cultivation, and now it is just around the corner.

“You’re welcome! You’re welcome!”, Hua Kong was stunned, as if he had never seen Lin Lan smile before.

“Bah! What’s so great about the Nascent Soul Stage! I used to eat one in one bite!”, Little Wild Child rarely stopped gobbling and said disdainfully.

“That’s right! How can we Human Race compare with the great Dragon Clan!”, Hua Kong praised very falsely.

“That’s right! That’s right! My Father has even swallowed the Great Ascension Stage! Hmm~~ This piece of meat is so tender! Hmm~~”, Little Wild Child didn’t understand that Hua Kong was teasing her, bragged, and continued to eat.

“The taste of this meat is different from what you make!”, Hua Kong also cut some Roasted Meat and ate it.

“The chef you hired sent it. We just happened to be out of seclusion for a period of rest, so we ate it together!”, Lin Yu explained.

“Good! Good! Each has its own merits! Each has its own merits!”, Hua Kong hadn’t eaten anything for a long time, and praised repeatedly.

“Haha! Thank you for the praise!”, Lin Yu laughed and was polite.

It was rare for the three of them to have free time, so they chatted about the new things in the Sect and the city in this courtyard. Hua Kong couldn’t remember how long it had been since he had been so leisurely.

Taking advantage of this free time, Hua Kong began to study the Storage Magical Item he had scavenged from Little Wild Child’s vomit.

To outsiders, Storage Bracelets and Storage Rings are indestructible Magical Artifacts, but to Hua Kong, these are just some interconnected Space Formations and Defense Formations.

For example, this kind of Magical Artifact usually requires a blood oath to recognize its owner. In fact, what recognizes the owner is just an ordinary Defense Formation. Only the owner of the Essence Blood can use it harmlessly.

If other people use it, the Formation will defend against the other party’s method of controlling objects, preventing Spiritual Power from passing through the Formation.

If you use force, it will cause the Formation to self-destruct, causing the Magical Artifact items and Jade Stones stored in the Space Formation to be destroyed. If you are not careful, you will not only fail to obtain the treasure, but also kill yourself.

After the owner of the Storage Magical Artifact dies, the Defense Formation will not fail, but will remain effective until the Spirit Stones in the Formation Eye are used up. Once the Spirit Stones in the Formation Eye cannot be replaced, all Formations will fail after the Spirit Stones are used up.

Once the Formation fails, the items stored in the Formation will also disappear with the Formation. Therefore, Storage Magical Artifacts, like other Magical Artifacts, need to have their ownership released every few decades and be taken to a shop for maintenance, otherwise they will fail.

In order to prevent the Defense Formation from being cleverly broken through by other Cultivators with Void Spiritual Roots, the Spiritual Power of the Defense Formation is usually of other Spiritual Roots, usually only three layers. Better Storage Magical Artifacts have five layers of Defense Formations: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

Moreover, the five layers of Formations are interconnected. Once one Formation fails, the other Formations will trigger self-destruction at the same time. The destructive power generated should not be underestimated, so almost no one will try to break through the Defense Formation of the Storage Magical Artifact.

In addition to this, there is usually a pure hard protective layer on the outer layer of the Storage Magical Artifact. There is also a Formation that strengthens Spirit Iron on the hard protective layer. Destroying this Formation will usually also trigger the self-destruction of the Defense Formation.

It is difficult for ordinary Cultivators to have Void Spiritual Roots, and it is difficult for Cultivators with Void Spiritual Roots to have more than two other Spiritual Roots. It is even more difficult for a top-level waste like Hua Kong to cultivate to his current realm.

Even Hua Kong, who has gathered the Five Elements Spiritual Roots and the Void Spiritual Root, was stunned when he checked the Formation of the outermost layer of strengthened Spirit Iron. You really can’t underestimate the ancients. Even if you don’t consider this Formation, the Spirit Iron on the outside is difficult to break through!

Fortunately, after years of making Storage Magical Artifacts, Hua Kong knows that there is a kind of potion in the industry that can corrode the Spirit Iron on the outside, slightly modify and adjust the appearance of the Spirit Iron, but cannot touch the part engraved with the Formation, otherwise it will trigger the self-destruction of the Formation.

Hua Kong found the potion, corroded a small spot on the Spirit Iron, and probed his Divine Sense into it, and was immediately shocked.

These Formations are interconnected and entangled together. It is definitely a matter of moving one part affecting the whole body. It is difficult to forcibly stop one of them!

I didn’t think it was so complicated when I carved these Formations back then!

The first attempt to pick up a bargain was thus shelved!