Stellar Transformation-Chapter 191: Episode 9 - 12 The New Weapon
Since Uncle Lan had said so, Li’er, with such a dharma treasure, could not be harmed by any experts below the level of a Heavenly Immortal. Although Qin Yu was shocked, he did not doubt whether Li’er possessed such a powerful protective magical treasure.
Because, in Qin Yu’s heart, Uncle Lan and Li’er had always been quite mysterious, he had even asked Uncle Lan and Li’er about it before, but Uncle Lan and Li’er just smiled and comforted Qin Yu, telling him that there would come a day when he would know, it just wasn’t time yet.
What kind of clan, Li’er’s peculiar divine skills... Qin Yu had reached the point where he found nothing strange anymore. Such a mysterious clan possessing such a protective magical treasure should probably not be considered unusual.
Therefore, Qin Yu finally agreed to the matter. The task of opening the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion in the Chaotic Star Sea would be handled by Qin Yu and Li’er themselves.
******** 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
In the back garden of the Yu Royal Mansion within the Qin Dynasty Capital, there was a huge tower known as Thunder Mountain Residence.
Inside the artifact refining room on the first floor of Thunder Mountain Residence.
Qin Yu sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, unmoving, in front of him was the enormous Furnace of Eight Trigrams, within which a deep teal flame burned brightly, heating the entire artifact refining room, yet the area around Qin Yu remained cool and pleasant.
On Qin Yu’s right side was a pile of crystal stones, at least nearly a hundred blocks, and they were all top-grade crystal stones!
Qin Yu opened his eyes, glanced at the pile of crystal stones, and his eyes were full of mirth: "Master really, having so many various kinds of top-grade crystal stones in that big storage room, yet placing a restriction that would only be lifted after I reached the Star Core Realm."
Inside the storage room of Thunder Mountain Residence, more than half the room was full of top-grade crystal stones, a quantity so vast it was astonishing, at least in the tens of thousands. Qin Yu had always coveted them.
It was only after he had passed the sixty-nine Heavenly Tribulations and reached the Star Core Realm that Qin Yu gained control over these top-grade crystal stones.
"I used to complain about the scarcity of top-grade crystal stones, unable to refine too fine a spiritual artifact, but now with so many top-grade crystal stones, I should be able to refine one... the very top of top-grade spiritual artifacts," Qin Yu murmured to himself.
"Star Transformation" originally absorbed the power of the sun, moon, and stars, and was inherently extremely fiery. The True Star Fire initially appeared as a light teal color.
It should be noted that for most cultivators and demon cultivators, the flame starts as a light red color.
From light red, red, to dark red, then transitioning to light teal, teal, and dark teal. These six great realms respectively correspond to Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Cave Void, Kongming, Tribulation Crossing, Great Success.
And Qin Yu’s True Fire was special because of the "Star Transformation" cultivation technique.
During the Star Nebula Stage, it was light teal. Then it turned to teal, and now Qin Yu had even attained dark teal True Fire, but to say light teal, teal, dark teal, in reality, the distinction using spiritual sense is not significant.
The early-stage Meteor, Meteor Middle Stage, and late-stage Meteor, these three levels, are all known as teal flames, in fact, the teal color gradually deepens, and by the late-stage Meteor and early Stage Star Core, it is only slightly deeper.
This distinction between teal and dark teal is actually rather vague.
Star Nebula Stage, Meteor Stage, Star Core Stage, Planet Stage, Tribulation Crossing Stage, Constant Star Stage. The True Star Fire corresponds to light teal, teal, dark teal, light purple, purple, dark purple, respectively.
This is also why Qin Yu’s master, ’Lei Wei,’ dared to claim that he was the number one artifact refining master in the cultivation world, after all, his internal True Fire was several levels higher than that of most cultivators.
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"Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact, those from the past were also called top-grade spiritual artifacts?" Qin Yu ridiculed himself with a smile.
Then, with a single wave of his hand, the golden star power shot out, piercing into several holes at the edge of the Furnace of Eight Trigrams. Afterwards, Qin Yu formed a series of hand seals with both hands and then slammed them down on the furnace. Instantly, the Furnace of Eight Trigrams lit up.
"Hiss hiss~~" The deep cyan flames within the Furnace of Eight Trigrams actually contained a faint hint of purple.
A smile appeared on Qin Yu’s face, it was precisely because he had so many top-grade crystal stones that he dared to refine in this manner. Possessing a hint of faint cyan flames, the burning capability was much stronger.
In the past, two or three top-grade crystal stones could refine a top-grade spiritual artifact, but now... it’s estimated that dozens of top-grade crystal stones might just be enough.
Qin Yu flicked his hand, and six different colored top-grade crystal stones flew out from the pile of crystal stones beside him. They then took up a hexagonal formation at the top of the Furnace of Eight Trigrams. Under the burning of the True Fire wrapped in a faint hint of purple, the six top-grade crystal stones quickly shrank.
In a short while, they turned into six small lumps.
Qin Yu continued to flick his hand, and sixteen crimson top-grade crystal stones came flying out, wrapping around one of the small lumps above the furnace. Then, with another wave of his hand, another sixteen golden-yellow top-grade crystal stones flew out, wrapping around another small lump.
Crimson, golden-yellow, cyan-green, sky-blue, earthen-gray, and black.
Each small lump was wrapped by sixteen top-grade crystal stones, then Qin Yu’s expression grew solemn, and he consecutively formed hand seals. He cast hundreds of seal techniques in succession, causing various talismans on the surface of the entire Furnace of Eight Trigrams to light up.
"Black Element——merge!"
With a low shout from Qin Yu, hundreds of hand seals transformed into a dazzling light that instantly enveloped the crystal stones. Under the slow burning of the faint purple flames, the hand seals and the crystal stones underwent some special changes, as if fusing together.
"Using the energy of the Five Elements as the foundation, with darkness as the main element, I wonder if it will be successful." At this moment, Qin Yu did not have much confidence in his heart.
If the refinement was successful, the Black Element could change into various weapons, being either rigid or flexible, capable of myriad transformations... However, according to Lei Wei, the chances of a successful refinement were rather low, only about one-third.
Moreover, it required the top-grade crystal stones of the Five Elements, and in huge quantities at that. Who could afford such a thing? Plus, failing once would entail a great loss.
After a long time...
A mass of black liquid was continuously rolling over the top of the Furnace of Eight Trigrams.
"It’s done." Qin Yu was overjoyed, "The Black Element is formed, and this weapon shall naturally be effortless to create."
The process of refining the ’Black Element’ was most crucial. If it failed, there would be an imbalance in the Five Elements leading to an explosion, wasting a hundred top-grade crystal stones completely. This was not like ordinary artifact refining which could be melted down and refined again.
Once the Black Element, that black liquid, was successful, it would naturally be easy to refine the spiritual artifact.
...
From today onward, Qin Yu will no longer use a mere Flying Sword. His weapon... a black weapon capable of myriad transformations.
After a series of processes, the Black Element finally could transform at will. It could change into a Flying Sword, into gloves, into a long spear, into a giant axe. It could transform into various weapons as desired.
This ’Black Element’, although its sharpness is comparable to that of ordinary top-grade spiritual artifacts, other top-grade spiritual artifacts consume one or two top-grade crystal stones, whereas the ’Black Element’ consumes a hundred top-grade crystal stones. It’s only extra feature is the ability to ’transform’.
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There were still six months until the gathering on Gold Wood Island.
On that day, amid the blessings of Hou Fei, Hei Yu, his father the king, his Big Brother and Second Brother, and Uncle Lan and others, Qin Yu and Li’er left the Hidden Dragon Continent and swiftly flew towards the south. Their destination was the Chaotic Star Sea, which was extremely far away.
Li’er flew through the sky with ease, her long hair fluttering in the wind, while Qin Yu stood atop a black cloud, speeding through the air.
"Brother Qin Yu, this black cloud of yours is really special," Li’er exclaimed in admiration.
With a thought from Qin Yu, the black cloud suddenly transformed into a black flying sword, and he began to fly through the air standing on the sword.
"Eh, Brother Qin Yu, was this the weapon you were refining back at Thunder Mountain Residence? It’s quite rare indeed; I haven’t seen other cultivators use this type of weapon. How did you refine it?" Li’er asked in surprise.
Qin Yu smiled, "This is a secret technique of my school. It took a hundred top-grade crystal stones for me to succeed in refining it. But after refining it, I can transform it into various weapons."
"A hundred top-grade crystal stones?"
Shaking her head, Li’er said, "Spending so many top-grade crystal stones to refine it seems hardly worthwhile."
"Li’er, you shouldn’t say that; it can transform into various weapons, so how can you say it’s not worth it?" Qin Yu smiled. He was very fond of his latest weapon, deep down.
Li’er said with a beaming smile, "Brother Qin Yu, nearly a hundred top-grade crystal stones could refine dozens of top-grade spiritual artifacts. With so many top-grade spiritual artifacts, what kinds of swords, guns, clubs, or rods couldn’t you refine?"
"If you undertook blood recognition for so many spiritual artifacts all at once, wouldn’t you be able to freely choose which weapon to use in the future? Why go through the trouble of transforming?"
Qin Yu was taken aback.
It seemed to make sense, indeed—to perform blood recognition on a dozen top-grade spiritual artifacts at once. After all, just recognizing the master wouldn’t be an issue, and later on, he could use whichever weapon he wanted.
"However, this Black Element can transform into various weapons, and if you ever come across a weapon you’ve never seen before, you can also transform it. So, to say it simply, refining this ’Black Element’ wasn’t too wasteful," Li’er consoled Qin Yu.
Qin Yu didn’t mind. In fact, he didn’t like the idea of performing blood recognition to own so many spiritual artifacts.
Having just this one was enough.
"It’s a pity that the Black Element’s toughness and sharpness are only so strong. If it could reach the level of an immortal artifact, that would be great." Qin Yu was daydreaming at that moment; having the ability to transform, and also desiring high toughness and sharpness, was extremely difficult.
The Black Element had already reached the level of a top-grade spiritual artifact, which was quite rare.
...
Having reached the Early Stage Star Core, Qin Yu was much faster than someone in the Late-stage Meteor. Although there was a distance of nearly two hundred million li from the Hidden Dragon Continent to Gold Wood Island, Qin Yu and Li’er flew leisurely and did not rush their journey.
They had planned well, and they arrived at Gold Wood Island exactly after half a year.
From afar, the entire Gold Wood Island was a golden hue, like a block of gold in the middle of the ocean. As they drew closer, they discovered that the island was covered with a peculiar species of ancient tree. These trees were quite short, generally less than ten meters in height, but they were very thick, about eight or nine meters in diameter.
This tree trunk is golden, and so are the leaves. It is called the ’Golden Tree’.
Golden trees are found all over Gold Wood Island, while the ground is covered with green lawns, which, however, are mostly hidden by the abundant branches and leaves of the golden trees when viewed from the air. Naturally, one cannot see the green grass on the ground.
At this moment, in the center of Gold Wood Island, next to the ancient transmission array, people from Penglai Immortal Domain, Purple Flame Demon Prison, Green Dragon Palace, and Bishui Mansion had all arrived.
The Azure Dragon ’Yan Lang’ sits cross-legged on the lawn, with three men in yellow behind him. Teng Shan, however, has not come. The Three-eyed Demon also sits cross-legged, his green hair falling to the ground, with only one young girl in green behind him.
To everyone’s surprise, only one person from Penglai Immortal Domain has come—True Master Yan Xu. Purple Flame Demon Prison brought four, Yida, Situ Xue, Jiao Jiu, and an elder with black hair.
"Brother Qin Yu, have you only just arrived?" The Azure Dragon, upon seeing Qin Yu flying in, immediately greeted him with a smile.
Qin Yu and Li’er landed on the green lawn: "Big Brother Azure Dragon, I don’t seem to be late, am I? That Yan Mo seems not to have arrived yet." Qin Yu glanced at the others and suddenly the corners of his mouth lifted into a smile, as he discovered something ’fun’.
"I am right behind you."
Yan Mo’s voice sounded, and everyone looked up into the sky.
They saw Yan Mo standing on a black cloud, followed by two women, one in white and one in red. One woman wore white fur, the other red fur, but both had disguised their beast heads with illusion techniques.
"Yan Mo, I remember you said there would be four of you coming, so why are there only three?" Yida stood up and asked.
Yan Mo said with a smile, "I originally planned to bring Red Bird and Long Yan, but unfortunately, Long Yan has not yet sensed the Sixty-nine Heavenly Tribulations, so... it had to stay in the Primordial Wilderness."
The Three-eyed Demon suddenly stood up.
"Now that everyone’s here, let’s not waste time. Let’s head straight into the Chaotic Star Sea according to the map and open the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion under the sea," the Three-eyed Demon said coldly, looking around at everyone.
"No rush, no rush," said Yan Mo with a smile. "Before we set off, let’s clarify a couple of things. First, entering the Chaotic Star Sea may only be a journey of ten thousand miles, but we cannot flee in the face of any fierce beasts we encounter."
"Naturally," agreed the Three-eyed Demon first, and the others nodded.
Yan Mo continued, "The second matter concerns the treasures within the Immortal Mansion. According to the original agreement, if there are nine treasures within the mansion, we can distribute them according to the proportion of Jade Swords we have. If we can’t distribute them, say there’s only one treasure, then..."
"Hmph, it’s all about personal ability, no need to say more," Yida snorted coldly.
No one else objected. In the world of cultivation, the strong rule; if they can’t divide the treasure, then it’s natural to fight for it, and at that moment, it will depend on everyone’s own methods.
"Very well, let’s set off," said Yan Mo, very satisfied with everyone’s response. He then took the lead in flying up. True Master Yan Xu, Yida, Three-eyed Demon, and others, each with their respective followers, also flew away from Gold Wood Island.
Watching Yan Mo fly ahead.
Situ Xue and Jiao Jiu glanced at each other and then snorted coldly. True Master Yan Xu, flying to the side, glanced at the two and a cold light flashed in his eyes. The journey to open the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion was far from as simple as imagined.
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