Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 442 - 437 Lending? Upgrading to Life-bound Magic Treasure_1
Advancing to the Divinity Transformation Stage could take up to sixteen years, and Jia Ren took advantage of this rare free time to cultivate Divine Skills.
His focus was on studying the Dusk Treasured Light, as well as puppetry and Artifact Refining Technique.
Jia Ren worked hard to elevate the Proficiency Level of his Divine Skills and Spells, addressing his shortcomings.
Daily meditation and cultivation had already stopped, as his cultivation speed was not as fast as the Demon-Sealing Tower’s ’idle’ cultivation speed.
He would not give up cultivating on his own and solely rely on the Demon-Sealing Tower Treasure to increase his Cultivation Level.
In the long run, this would lead to an excessive dependency on his Lifebound Spirit Treasure, leading to a lack of interest in cultivation. This is not a good cultivation habit. Cultivation is a long-term journey; the gains from daily accumulation should not be underestimated.
To resume his own cultivation, he had to wait until the Spiritual Treasure was upgraded, and his cultivation techniques and proficiency in Divine Skills had caught up with his Realm.
Divine Skills could be cultivated slowly, but the Demon-Sealing Tower must be upgraded as quickly as possible to enhance his Cultivation Level at the fastest possible speed.
Jia Ren went to the Refining Palace and returned to his own Refining Workshop.
The Artifact Refining techniques in the Hall of Artifice were as vast as the sea, ranging from Magic Artifacts to Spiritual Treasures, far more detailed than what was in the Spirit Law Pavilion.
The most important thing was that it was free.
This was the privilege of a Spirit-level Refiner, enjoying generous treatment.
Jia Ren searched for Spirit Treasure Inscriptions for Evil-Suppressing and Deception-Sealing, as well as Flame Transmission-type Spirit Treasure Inscriptions.
This was in preparation for upgrading the Demon-Sealing Tower to a Spiritual Treasure.
Next were the inscriptions for the Mountain and Sea Pearl and other Spiritual Treasures.
The priority was to upgrade the Demon-Sealing Tower to a Spiritual Treasure, followed by the Mountain and Sea Pearl.
The remaining accessory Magical Treasures were highly substitutable and could be upgraded in the usual way, their essence transformed into Cultivation Level after being devoured by the Spirit Devouring Treasure Art.
"Found them!"
Searching among the Spirit Treasure Inscriptions, Jia Ren finally found suitable choices.
They were the Demon-Suppressing Spirit Inscription, the Flame-Transforming Spirit Inscription, and the Coherent Spirit Pattern.
The Demon-Suppressing Spirit Inscription possessed the power to suppress Bizarre Demons and other demonic entities, even surpassing the combination of Demon-Sealing Inscription and Town Ghoul Inscription.
It could suppress both Bizarre Demons and other demonic entities, making it more practical than before.
It was like an upgraded version of the two previous inscriptions.
The Demon-Sealing Tower could only choose one Spirit Treasure Inscription for its upgrade, and the Demon-Suppressing Spirit Inscription was the best choice.
Only by securely sealing the Bizarre Demons, preventing them from escaping the Demon-Sealing Tower, could the Sacrificial Fire transformation be possible; otherwise, all would be in vain.
The Flame-Transforming Spirit Inscription had the trait of transforming flames; the Wicked Flame, when processed through the Flame-Transforming Spirit Inscription, would be converted into Sacrificial Fire and Corpse-Ritual Fire, with an even higher conversion efficiency than before.
Lastly was the United Heart Inscription, an inscription typically found in standardized Spiritual Treasures.
Artifact Refiners inscribed their unique United Heart Inscription, and thereafter, all Spiritual Treasures they refined could be combined with the Demon-Sealing Tower.
The transformed Sacrificial Fire and other types of flames could be maximally shared, reducing consumption during flame transmission and conversion.
The three new Spirit Treasure Patterns perfectly replaced the five Magical Treasure inscriptions, with significantly enhanced effects.
Having selected the Spirit Treasure Inscriptions, the next step was to choose three corresponding Spiritual Materials, modifying them based on the characteristics of the Demon-Sealing Tower.
Creation is much more challenging than simply copying. He had to consider the fusion of materials, ensuring no repulsion, and that the three different Spirit Treasure Patterns, when combined, would not impede each other.
This tremendously tested an Artifact Refiner’s Refining Level and creativity.
Fortunately, both these areas were Jia Ren’s strengths.
Without a wild imagination, how could one create a self-upgrading Demon-Sealing Tower?
Time ticked by, and Jia Ren closed his eyes, a brainstorm raging in his mind.
He continuously optimized combinations based on materials, formulating multiple plans in his mind.
I really miss Lingyuan City! The Wish Bizarre in Lingyuan City were incredibly useful to Jia Ren! They allowed him to test the plans conceived in his mind, improve the Proficiency Level of his cultivation techniques, and reduce expenses.
The latter was particularly important.
After reaching the Divinity Transformation Stage, the cost of consuming Fifth Grade Elixirs, Spiritual Treasures, and Talismans is sky-high. Each failed attempt at refining had extremely serious consequences. If the upgrade of his Life-bound Magic Treasure to a Spiritual Treasure failed, it would also have a significant impact on him.
There are two solutions! One is to find a way to enter the Sealed Land, take the opportunity to seal the Wish Bizarre in Lingyuan City, and use Bizarre Objects to create corresponding treasures. To truly turn the power of the Bizarre Demons to his own use. Entering the Sealed Land was difficult for others, but not for Jia Ren. He mastered the World-Devouring Sentinel; since he could leave the Sealed Land, entering it through corresponding means should not be a problem. The only thing to consider is that the situation outside the Lingbao Sect was not safe, to say nothing of whether he could leave the sect himself. Once he left the sect, he would inevitably be targeted by those with ulterior motives.
The other solution is to create a new treasure based on the existing foundations within the Lingbao Sect, to serve as a lesser substitute for the Wish Bizarre. Since the Lingbao Sect had not found a similar Magical Treasure or Spiritual Treasure, it would need to be created from scratch—a difficult task, with the required time and effort being incalculable.
「A year later, Jia Ren left the Refining Workshop.」
After many simulations, he had the optimal solution in mind, ready to be tried.
Jia Ren went straight to the area where Wang Jian was.
Under normal circumstances, the three Hall Masters seldom managed affairs, with most tasks being delegated to Wang Jian.
"With your breakthrough to the Divinity Transformation Stage, you can be considered to have truly entered the ranks, officially becoming a High-Order Cultivator," Wang Jian looked at him, his eyes brimming with a smile.
"You still have five years of rest time. Are you in a hurry to come back for artifact refining?"
Jia Ren’s talent in artifact refining was excellent. Eleven years ago, the Heavenly Fire God Covers he forged had been snatched up by eager buyers before they were even officially inventoried.
Although he had not yet started refining this time, some were already considering vying for his next newly forged Heavenly Fire God Cover.
"I plan to exchange for Spiritual Materials."
The Spiritual Materials in the Refining Palace were the most comprehensive; one could find almost any material there.
Apart from being expensive, there were no other issues.
Jia Ren had refined a total of two Heavenly Fire God Covers, earning 400,000 contribution points from the Refining Palace, which meant exchanging for Evil-Repelling Spiritual Material would be no problem.
"Exchange for Spiritual Materials?" Wang Jian looked surprised and laughed. "You refined two Heavenly Fire God Covers. 400,000 contribution points wouldn’t get you very good Spiritual Materials."
"Are you sure you want to exchange for Spiritual Materials?"
Jia Ren nodded seriously and replied, "I happen to be preparing to refine a Spiritual Treasure."
With the Devil God Jade Marrow already in hand, it could serve as one of the core Spiritual Materials for the Demon-Sealing Tower.
The remaining Blood Spirit Phoenix Marrow Jade and Concord Sprit Crystal were the most suitable materials for constructing the framework of a Spiritual Treasure.
Wang Jian took out the catalog for exchanging Spiritual Materials, which listed hundreds of different kinds of Spiritual Materials, each with distinct effects.
Without seeing it with one’s own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that there were hundreds of rare types of Spiritual Materials.
The Lingbao Sect could find corresponding Spiritual Materials; their Spiritual Material inventory must be extremely vast.
Jia Ren didn’t spend much time before he found Blood Spirit Phoenix Marrow Jade and Concord Sprit Crystal on the exchange list.
Blood Spirit Phoenix Marrow Jade was a top-tier Spiritual Material, usable as a supplementary material for a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure. Its exchange price was exceedingly high, a shocking one million contribution points from the Refining Palace.
Concord Sprit Crystal was much less valuable, with an exchange price of 300,000 contribution points from the Refining Palace.
Added together, there was a deficit of 900,000 contribution points from the Refining Palace.
To close the gap, Jia Ren would need to refine five more Heavenly Fire God Covers.
At the slowest, this would take fifty years; at the fastest, twenty-five years.
A regular Spirit-level Refiner wouldn’t mind this timeframe; collecting the corresponding Spiritual Materials in this time would be highly profitable.
This was during wartime when double Refining Palace contribution points were offered; during normal times, it would only be half.
Let the Demon-Sealing Tower continue to operate at ’low power’ for another thirty to fifty years? That would seriously drag down his own Cultivation speed. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
"Overseer, is it possible to trade Spiritual Materials?"
Jia Ren still had about a dozen types of Spiritual Materials, mostly acquired from the Giant Forest Secret Realm; unfortunately, they were of no use in upgrading the Demon-Sealing Tower.
If they could be used for an exchange, nothing could be better.
Upon hearing this, Wang Jian decisively shook his head. "The Refining Palace is not an exchange market; every type of Spiritual Material is recorded. Trading materials would create price differences, and thus opportunities for embezzlement. If you want to exchange materials, you can go to the booths at the Spirit Law Pavilion and trade with your fellow sect members."
The unspoken message was clear: the Refining Palace would not relent.
Perhaps similar incidents had occurred in the Lingbao Sect before, leading them to eradicate the problem from its source. If he could get an exchange at the booths, why would he have come to the Refining Palace at all?
When one plan failed, Jia Ren devised another.
"If the Refining Palace does not allow material exchanges, is it possible to take them on credit?"
Jia Ren didn’t want to waste time; with five years of leisure remaining, he wanted to upgrade his Demon-Sealing Tower to a three-patterned Spiritual Treasure while he was at it.
To secure the corresponding Spiritual Materials in advance, he could only ’borrow’ from his future earnings.
Wang Jian was taken aback.
He had encountered similar situations before, but most involved ordinary Artifact Refiners, whom he couldn’t be bothered with.
A Spirit-level Refiner was different; each was a valuable asset to the sect and could be treated specially.
Moreover, Jia Ren’s talent for refining was exceptional; the Heavenly Fire God Covers he made were in high demand. As long as he remained working in the Refining Palace, repaying the deficit of 900,000 contribution points wouldn’t be an issue.
Wang Jian had an idea and smiled. "I can’t make this decision on my own; I still need to request instructions from the Hall Master."
He flipped his hand, and a bronze mirror-like communication Magical Treasure appeared. He murmured into it for a few moments.
A short while later, the bronze mirror responded: "Nine out, Thirteen Return!"
Wang Jian, wearing a full smile, asked, "Are you willing to accept these terms?"
The interest rate was exorbitant! Accepting would allow him to upgrade the Demon-Sealing Tower quickly. The downside was the extra unpaid work: refining two more Spiritual Treasures for the Refining Palace. Upgrading the Spiritual Treasure sooner meant enjoying a faster cultivation speed and enhancing his cultivation earlier. In the same amount of time, the former approach might leave him stuck in the Nascent Soul Early Stage, while with the latter, he could have already advanced to the Mid-Stage of Soul Transformation. The difference in Cultivation speed would be incomparable.
"I will!" After hesitating for a moment, Jia Ren nodded in agreement.
Wang Jian took out a contract. After it was signed, it flew into the depths of the Refining Palace and vanished from sight.
A moment later, a fist-sized Spirit Jade, red as fire, appeared, with the vague silhouette of a phoenix spreading its wings inside.
The Blood Spirit Phoenix Marrow Jade, sharing a common origin with the Phoenix Flame Tail, would maximally enhance the power of the Wicked Flame.
This was the best material for upgrading the Demon-Sealing Tower to a Spiritual Treasure; paying a little extra was acceptable.
The second piece was a diamond-shaped white crystal, the Concord Sprit Crystal, which was not as visually stunning as the Blood Spirit Phoenix Marrow Jade.
With the three core Spiritual Materials acquired, gathering the remaining auxiliary materials wouldn’t be difficult; his substantial personal treasury was sufficient to cover them.
"Thank you, Overseer Wang. I will take my leave now."
With the materials complete, Jia Ren was eager to return. He bid farewell to Wang Jian and headed straight for the Epsilon-29 Refining Workshop.
All the necessary materials were laid out in a row, and he checked for any missing items.
Jia Ren sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and his personally modified upgrade method flowed slowly through his mind, confirming there were no issues.
The Earth Fire was ignited, the materials were refined—it was time to upgrade the Life-bound Magic Treasure!
