Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 530 - 525: Slacking Off is Fun for a Moment, Arrival of the Kylin_1

The Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast came quickly and left just as swiftly, leaving many unable to react in time. The crisis had thus ended, and the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast never returned.

Upon returning to the Sect, Wu Yuan heard the news and was instantly shocked, his face turning pale. The attack on Lingbao Sect by the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast must have been triggered by my own attempt to steal the Aqua-Golden Eyed Beast Cub. I went to steal the Aqua-Golden Eyed Beast Cub, yet, from beginning to end, I never actually saw it... I failed to catch the fox and only stirred up a hornet’s nest!

Fortunately, Lingbao Sect had not suffered major incidents. The retreat of the two Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beasts meant that if casualties had occurred within the Sect, he would have become an eternal sinner. The siege by the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast left an indelibly deep impression, and the Lingbao Sect Cultivators didn’t let down their guard until they were sure the two beasts would not appear again. Even so, Lingbao Sect Cultivators refrained from leaving the Sect in the near future to avoid running into the two frenzied Seventh-Tier Azure Water Golden-Eyed Beasts.

Time flew by swiftly, and before anyone realized, another four years had passed. The centennial had elapsed, and the second Refining Sequence competition officially began.

Many Artifact Refiners gathered in the side hall, looking at Jia Ren on the stage, their faces alight with smiles.

"We are grateful for your guidance, Hall Master Jia," they said.

The twelve Spirit-level Artifact Refiners collectively bowed to Jia Ren with respectful attitudes. Over fifty years ago, they had observed Jia Ren’s promotion to Heaven-reaching Artifact Refiner. From this, they gained many insights into Artifact Refining, which greatly improved their abilities and led to astonishing progress. With their discernment, it was easy to judge that Jia Ren’s Refining Level was above those of Elder Qing and several other Heaven-reaching Artifact Refiners in the Sect. They were willing to spend a hefty sum for Jia Ren’s advice. A single piece of guidance could solidify their foundations, help them avoid mistakes, and smooth the path toward becoming Heaven-reaching Artifact Refiners.

"The Refining Sequence assessment officially begins!" Jia Ren announced. He watched as the individuals entered their Refining Workshops, and in front of him, water mirrors reflecting the twelve corresponding Refining Workshops appeared. Through these water mirrors, he could clearly see every action in the Refining Workshops, preventing any cheating.

Sit here idly for more than twenty years? I’m not that foolish! My time is precious.

The Second Nascent Soul appeared out of thin air. It took out the Bewildering Spirit Bead, put it on, and disguised itself as Jia Ren to take over the examination supervision. Key moments of the twelve people’s Artifact Refining were recorded on Shadow Recording Jade Slips. These identified problems and flaws, allowing for critical guidance. No one could tell he was slacking off. Compared to other trivial details, this was the most essential element, and he would not disappoint them for their offerings.

Of course, Jia Ren would spend his time during this period... refining the Birthless Killing Sword. He had already obtained the necessary Heavenly Spirit Material, the Extinction Demon Jade. Taking advantage of the current lull, he hastened to process it. As a ’high-level worker’ of Lingbao Sect, Jia Ren knew how to slack off cleverly. Having already refined the Birthless Killing Sword once before, the second attempt would be much easier. In less than twenty years, he could forge the Birthless Killing Sword. Slacking off during the assessment to forge a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure was the epitome of a worker’s highest achievement.

If word got out about the short time it took Jia Ren to refine a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure, it might cause trouble for him. Concealing this was not going to be easy. Once a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure came into being, it would attract a Heavenly Tribulation, and such a significant event would be difficult to hide. Unless he left the Sect and found a secluded place to endure the Heavenly Tribulation for the Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure.

No, leaving the Sect is too dangerous!

To this day, Lingbao Sect had deployed Demon Cultivators three times, their Realms having advanced from the Divinity Transformation Stage to the Mid-stage of Void Refinement. The progress of Lingbao Sect’s Combat Law Sequence initiates couldn’t compare to the speed at which Demon Cultivators were deployed, and the efficiency of clearing out these Demon Cultivators was slowing down. If he left the Sect, he would face not just High-Rank Demon Beasts but also the risk of Lianxu Stage Demon Cultivators.

I’ll just process the materials, refine them into the sword embryo, and find a suitable time to... advance, he decided. As long as he held off on the last step, the Birthless Killing Sword wouldn’t transform into a real Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure. Whenever he wished, he could find the right time to complete the final step, allowing the Birthless Killing Sword to become a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure and welcome the Heavenly Tribulation.

Wait, I have a bold idea! Jia Ren thought of something. Could the sword embryo of the Birthless Killing Sword be sent to the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower for enhancement? If the plan succeeds, wouldn’t that make the Birthless Killing Sword a Combined Body Perfection Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure? The power of the Birthless Killing Sword would become even more formidable, and the probability of passing through the Heavenly Tribulation would greatly increase. Delaying the birth of the Birthless Killing Sword would not hamper its growth and would additionally reduce risk.

Once he decided to act, Jia Ren entered the Refining Workshop within the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl, swiftly handling the Extinction Demon Jade. The Purple Sun Divine Fire, with the continuous supply of nature’s spiritual energy from the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl, reached its peak temperature, ideal for dealing with Heavenly Spirit Material. His movements were proficient, seamless, and quite spectacular to witness. Unlike previous Artifact Refining assessments where he had to conceal his true Refining Level, he had no such reservations now. He exerted his full effort, resulting in a terrifyingly efficient rate in refining materials and merging them with Spiritual Materials. Jia Ren worked with the precision of a machine, without a single error from start to finish. The previously time-consuming task of inscribing Inscriptions was also significantly reduced.

In the blink of an eye, seventeen years had passed. The refining of the Birthless Killing Sword was nearing its end, with only the step of awakening its Spiritual Nature through the Blood Fiend Womb Treasure Technique remaining. Jia Ren took out the melted Spirit Sealing Jade and sealed its Spiritual Nature. As long as it was activated, completing the final stage of the Blood Fiend Womb Treasure Technique and nurturing its Spiritual Nature would turn it into a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure.

The second-generation Birthless Killing Sword differed significantly from the original; Jia Ren had made subtle optimizations based on his own Refinement Experience. He added a few extra kinds of Spiritual Materials so that it could integrate into the Demon-Sealing Pagoda System.

It’s a success!

Though the Birthless Killing Sword was still a sword embryo and had not fully formed, all it lacked was Spiritual Nature. The Sacrificial Fire of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower strengthened the treasure itself, not its Spiritual Nature, so it would not affect the treasure’s intrinsic improvement. Jia Ren placed the half-finished Birthless Killing Sword into the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower. Feeling the sword absorb the Sacrificial Fire and gradually increase in power, he finally put his mind at ease.

As the quality of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower increased, the supply of Sacrificial Fire would also rise. A little over a month ago, the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower had successfully reached Combined Body Perfection. The Birthless Killing Sword was placed into it and seamlessly connected. Regrettably, this significantly extended the time needed for the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl to advance. There were too many treasures relying on Sacrificial Fire for advancement: the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl, the Birthless Killing Sword, the Heavenly Fire God Cover, the Royal Void Robe, the First-Generation Absolute Gold Puppet, and the soon-to-be-refined Second-Generation Ultimate Gold Puppet. Besides these, there was also Corpse Refining. While other Corpse Refining efforts could be put on hold, the corpse refined from Zhang Pengpeng could not be forsaken; he still had plans to elevate it to a Corpse Immortal in the future.

The higher the grade of a treasure, the more difficult its advancement, and the longer it took. Had any cultivator known that a treasure could reach Combined Body Perfection in less than a century, they would be ecstatic. But Jia Ren had too many treasures. For one treasure to rise to Combined Body Perfection, it would take nearly a century; with many treasures, the total time required was no small sum. To accelerate the Sacrificial Fire’s efficiency, one needed to "open new sources" by increasing the number of Bizarre Demons.

There are still too few Bizarre Demons! The Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower needs more Bizarre Demons to work for me; the efficiency of the Sacrificial Fire will then naturally increase. Jia Ren planned to leave Lingbao Sect, find a place to attempt to open the gate to the Bizarre Realm, and search for more Bizarre Demons to supplement the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower.

He left the Refining Workshop and went to the area where the Aqua-Golden Eyed Beast Cub was undergoing its atavistic transformation. The Blue Crystal was fifteen zhang tall, radiating an astounding aura and deterrence from within. The Aqua-Golden Eyed Beast Cub had already reached the Fifth Rank and was not far from completing its transformation. Jia Ren still had to handle the Refining Sequence assessment and planned to return after finishing his tasks.

Seventeen years had passed, and the Refining Sequence assessment was drawing to a close. Ninety percent of the Artifact Refiners had left seclusion, leaving only one still at work. Those who emerged first were successively sent away by the Second Nascent Soul. Anyone who sought immediate guidance was fobbed off with the excuse that the Jade Slips containing the feedback were still being compiled. To date, no one had discovered the Second Nascent Soul’s act of Substituting One Thing for Another. The Bewildering Spirit Bead affected perception, so no one could see through the identity disguise, allowing it to muddle through. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Having resolved the issue with the Birthless Killing Sword, the next step was to handle matters concerning the Refining Sequence assessment. Jia Ren was always true to his word, striving to fulfill his promises. He took out the Shadow Recording Jade Slips prepared by the Second Nascent Soul, one for each Artifact Refiner, containing the recording of their Artifact Refining process. The light and shadows emitted by the Shadow Recording Jade Slip appeared as though reality was reincarnated. As his thoughts sped up the images, he reviewed the Artifact Refining process of several Artifact Refiners from beginning to end. Jia Ren took out a blank Jade Slip, recording the problems he had identified and their solutions. His Refining Level was extremely high, far beyond that of Lingbao Sect’s Heaven-reaching Artifact Refiners; he quickly grasped the essence of the problems. He identified their problems and proposed solutions. As long as these weak points in Artifact Refining were resolved, their Refining Levels were bound to advance further. If he weren’t also a Lingbao Sect Artifact Refiner wishing to lay a foundation for the Sect, he wouldn’t bother, even if others offered more benefits.

After reviewing the Shadow Recordings of eleven Artifact Refiners’ Artifact Refining and completing his annotations, he finally handed them to the Second Nascent Soul to deliver to the corresponding Artifact Refiners’ Caves.

"Many thanks to Hall Master Jia for the guidance; it’s like an awakening!"

"With your instruction, becoming a Supreme Grade Artifact Refiner is within reach."

The eleven Artifact Refiners who received the Jade Slips came one after another to express their gratitude, tears of appreciation streaming down their faces. Those without a Heaven-reaching Artifact Refiner as a Master were the most excited, treating Jia Ren’s Jade Slip as a priceless treasure that cleared their path of intellectual miasma. After expressing their thanks, many hurried back to seclusion to digest what Jia Ren had pointed out, not even caring about their rankings in the Refining Sequence.

"I feel I’ve made another step forward. Perhaps in no time at all, I’ll be able to try refining a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure!"

"I’ll remember your kindness in my heart!" Cao Shenggui specifically waited until those expressing gratitude had left before lowering his head to speak to Jia Ren. He admitted that Jia Ren’s talent for Artifact Refining was even greater than his own, and this guidance was crucial to him.

Before Jia Ren could respond, the voice of the Mystical Beast Avatar came, "The atavistic transformation of the Aqua-Golden Eyed Beast has ended!"

Has the Kylin emerged? I’ve finally waited for this day!

He couldn’t care less about speaking further with Cao Shenggui and decisively plunged into the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl.

Cao Shenggui waited for a long time without a reply. He raised his head, but Jia Ren was nowhere to be seen.

Where is he? Am I being ignored? This is outrageous! Once I become a Heaven-reaching Artifact Refiner, I will prove that I’m not inferior to you!