Stellar Transformation-Chapter 457 - 14 episodes, 30 - s, A Long Spear

Che Hou Yuan paused for a while before slowly saying, "Young man, after listening to so much, I bet your heart has also begun to flutter. But you mustn’t set your hopes too high."

"Because to enhance understanding of the Space Law is truly difficult!" Che Hou Yuan sighed deeply, "Generally, after ascending to the Divine World, to cultivate from a Lower Level Divine Being to an Upper Level Divine Being, one might need tens of millions of years, or even more than a hundred million years."

Qin Yu nodded quietly to himself.

Zuo Qiumei, through the Meteor Tear, left him a comprehension of the Space Law. Yet, even with such an advantage... he had spent a full three thousand years, and his soul was still at the ’Soul Golden Core’ realm.

Clearly, Qin Yu’s comprehension of space was still inferior to that of a Lower Heavenly God.

After all, once the soul reaches the realm of a Lower Heavenly God, the soul will "Nascent Soul." Qin Yu had spent three thousand years, while ordinary Divine Beings might need thirty million years to achieve such an accomplishment.

To reach the realm of a Lower Heavenly God? Difficult.

Qin Yu had no extravagant expectations; he merely wanted to continue cultivating step by step diligently.

"Initially, I was just a child who couldn’t even practice Inner Strength, only able to rely on Outer Strength to embark on the cultivation path. Now, to have reached a strength that dominates the realms of Immortals, Demons, and Monsters! What is impossible in this world? I am weak now, but as long as I work hard, I will definitely succeed."

Qin Yu’s heart was resolute, never fearing the interminable cultivation path that seemed to have no end in sight.

"In the Divine World, as long as you reach the realm of a Lower Heavenly God, you are considered a master there. At least... if you don’t provoke others, nobody will provoke a Lower Heavenly God," Che Hou Yuan consoled.

Qin Yu gave a bitter smile.

A Lower Heavenly God? Although he didn’t want to provoke anyone, what about Li’er’s cousin, Zhou Xian? Uncle Lan had already mentioned it. Many in the Divine World wanted to marry Li’er. He would need to defeat that crowd of people; how could he do so without sufficient strength?

Che Hou Yuan, merely leaving behind an image, of course, did not know what Qin Yu was thinking at this moment.

Che Hou Yuan grew quiet for a long while.

"I am an Artifact Refiner!"

Quite abruptly, after a long silence, Che Hou Yuan suddenly said this.

Qin Yu was taken aback, then soon smiled.

Regarding Che Hou Yuan’s identity, Qin Yu had already guessed. Seeing the large amount of Divine Artifacts scattered carelessly outside the Mishen Palace, even Upper Grade Divine Artifacts discarded like trash, one could make some guesses.

Che Hou Yuan continued, "The weapons I mentioned earlier, they are divided into Divine Artifacts and Heavenly Divine Artifacts. Yet, generally, the pinnacle of artificial refining is the Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact. However, in cosmic space, there exists another type of treasure called ’Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure’!" Che Hou Yuan’s eyes suddenly burst with brilliant light.

Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure?

At this moment, Qin Yu dared not let his thoughts run wild, and he memorized everything Che Hou Yuan said. After all, everything Che Hou Yuan said could help him when he himself reached the Divine World.

"Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures are divided into ’Hongmeng Innate Spiritual Treasure and Hongmeng Postnatal Spiritual Treasure.’ Among them, Hongmeng Innate Spiritual Treasures are birthed by nature, and almost every one of them possesses incredible Divine Skills, even to the extent that the top ones can destroy heavens and earth or bring the dead back to life!" Che Hou Yuan slowly said again.

"Hongmeng Innate Spiritual Treasure? Birthed by nature?" Qin Yu was stunned; could the vast cosmic space really nurture spiritual treasures? After all, over the years, the powerful weapons Qin Yu knew of were all artificially refined.

"Hongmeng Innate Spiritual Treasure versus Heavenly Divine Artifact, which is more powerful?" Qin Yu suddenly speculated in his heart.

As if knowing Qin Yu’s doubts, Che Hou Yuan said, "The power of Hongmeng Innate Spiritual Treasures is hard to quantify. Because there are third-class and first-class Hongmeng Innate Spiritual Treasures. The weaker ones, their power might not even compare to an ordinary Heavenly Divine Artifact."

Qin Yu understood then.

This Hongmeng Innate Spiritual Treasure merely signifies that it is born from nature, its power is not necessarily stronger than that of Heavenly Divine Artifacts.

"However, being born from nature does have its miraculous aspects. A first-class Hongmeng Innate Spiritual Treasure has immensely great power, much more formidable than an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact... As for the legendary treasures owned by the Heavenly Venerable, they possess the power to create heaven and earth. They are known as ’Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasures,’" Che Hou Yuan’s eyes gleamed with fervor.

Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasure, the supreme among Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures.

"Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures are divided into ’Innate and Postnatal.’ I just mentioned the Hongmeng Innate Spiritual Treasures, and these Hongmeng Postnatal Spiritual Treasures... are man-made!" Che Hou Yuan said slowly.

Hearing this, Qin Yu was taken aback.

Even if it is a Postnatal, a Hongmeng Postnatal Spiritual Treasure is still quite powerful.

"There is no difference in power between Hongmeng Innate Spiritual Treasures and Hongmeng Postnatal Spiritual Treasures. They are still classified as third-class, second-class, and first-class. Just one is born from nature, and the other is crafted by man. To craft a Hongmeng Postnatal Spiritual Treasure... there are very few in the Divine World who have that capability. And I am one of them," Che Hou Yuan expressed with a confident face.

That was the confidence of someone who had reached the pinnacle in a certain field.

"As far as I know, the legendary Heavenly Venerable can craft Hongmeng Postnatal Spiritual Treasures. Among those Divine Kings, there seem to be one or two who can craft Hongmeng Postnatal Spiritual Treasures. As for the Heavenly Gods, only I can!" Che Hou Yuan’s voice was strong and resolute. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Qin Yu felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

If he could learn how to craft ’Hongmeng Postnatal Spiritual Treasures,’ it would undoubtedly aid him on his journey in the Divine World.

"Do you know why Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures are called ’Hongmeng’ Spiritual Treasures?" Che Hou Yuan asked, then after a moment continued, "It’s because Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures contain ’Hongmeng Spiritual Energy’!"

Qin Yu became curious, "What is Hongmeng Spiritual Energy?"

In Qin Yu’s mind, there were the so-called ’nature’s spiritual energy’ of the Mortal World, the ’Primordial Spirit Qi’ of the Immortal Demon Worlds, and the ’Divine Spirit’ mentioned by Che Hou Yuan from the Divine World.

As for this Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, Qin Yu had no idea.

"This ’Hongmeng Spiritual Energy’ is owned by each Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure. Hongmeng Spiritual Energy is fortuitous and elusive. Even in the Divine World... even a Divine King finds it hard to acquire some Hongmeng Spiritual Energy unless through sheer luck," Che Hou Yuan spoke indifferently, "Back when I was in the Divine World, a Divine King once asked for my help to craft a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, he gave me ten portions of Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, and I usually kept three portions for myself."

Qin Yu couldn’t help but chuckle secretly.

This Che Hou Yuan truly was cunning enough.

"To obtain Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, there are two methods. One is to try your luck searching in various places. The second method is to recycle an old Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, refining it to extract the Hongmeng Spiritual Energy within."

Che Hou Yuan shook his head and sighed, "In my life, I have crafted first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures. But my greatest hope is still to craft a ’Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasure’."

Qin Yu’s heart skipped a beat.

This Che Hou Yuan truly harbors grand ambitions, aiming to refine the most formidable "Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasure."

"Speaking solely of refining techniques, across the Divine World, even the Heavenly Venerables might not match me," Che Hou Yuan suddenly declared.

"Quite boastful!" Qin Yu couldn’t help but laugh.

"Because according to legends, the Heavenly Venerables themselves can only create First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures. As for the Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasures, they are Innate, born from nature, not crafted by them... They control the laws of space and time. They can only create First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures, yet I, a mere Upper Heavenly God, have managed to do the same. When it comes to refining techniques, it is clear who is superior," Che Hou Yuan confidently stated.

Listening to Che Hou Yuan speak like this, Qin Yu couldn’t help but admire this Che Hou Yuan.

"Having studied the Path of Artifact Refining for so many years, I recently had an epiphany... It turns out that materials don’t need to be extremely rare to be good, and just having Hongmeng Spiritual Energy and various top-tier materials from the Divine World isn’t enough to create a ’Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasure’. That’s why I descended to the Lower Realm," Che Hou Yuan continued, "I traveled through various cosmic spaces, searching for unique materials that could aid my refining process."

"Young ones from the realms of Immortals, Demons, and Demons, when you see this message, I will no longer be in the Mishen Palace," Che Hou Yuan’s eyes gleamed, "because not long ago, while I was searching for refining materials in a space, I suddenly realized something. I think, I should be able to refine a Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasure now."

Qin Yu’s head buzzed.

Refining a Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasure?

Could Che Hou Yuan really be that powerful?

"Of course, it’s just a possibility. But now that there is a possibility, I will give it my all. That’s why I left this place; I need to concentrate fully on refining that Spiritual Treasure," Che Hou Yuan said.

After saying this, Che Hou Yuan’s face suddenly bore a very rare smile: "This time, I don’t know if I will succeed, and I even have a feeling... that the day the Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasure is completed might also be the day I die."

Qin Yu frowned.

"You can’t understand yet, your comprehension of the heavenly secrets is still very low," Che Hou Yuan said sadly, "However, even if it means death, I still wish to create a Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasure."

Qin Yu couldn’t help but admire Che Hou Yuan again.

Such a person, willing to sacrifice themselves for their lofty goals, is indeed admirable.

"Young ones from the realms of Immortals, Demons, and Demons, you haven’t ascended yet, and although your soul might be highly advanced, your actual strength probably isn’t much. I guess... with your current strength, you won’t be able to enter the real treasure spots of the Mishen Palace — the ’Artifact Hall’ and the ’Fire Refining Hall,’" Che Hou Yuan suddenly changed the topic.

"Che Hou Yuan, perhaps you underestimate me," Qin Yu muttered to himself.

"Since you have found this place and seen the message I left, I can’t let you return empty-handed," Che Hou Yuan said with a faint smile, "The Mishen Palace consists of four palaces and a central courtyard. When you exit the Front Hall into the ’courtyard’, you should be able to see a long spear planted next to a flowerbed."

Qin Yu felt a surge of joy.

It seemed he could still obtain a powerful treasure.

Che Hou Yuan’s gaze became distant: "This spear is not a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure. It is an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact!"

"Not a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure?" Qin Yu felt slightly disappointed, given what he had just heard about the might of Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures.

Che Hou Yuan continued, "It lacks Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, hence it’s only an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact! However, this spear, crafted from exotic materials collected from the Divine World over three years, is my proudest creation. Even without Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, in terms of power, ordinary Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures cannot match it!"

Qin Yu, even though usually calm, couldn’t help but feel excited.

This Che Hou Yuan had chosen this spear to give to him because it was the Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact of which Che Hou Yuan was most proud.

"When you reach your courtyard and see that spear, write the character ’Yuan’ on the shaft of the spear, and the Restriction on the surface of the spear will automatically break, and the spear will belong to you," said Che Hou Yuan.

Qin Yu made sure to remember this.

"Alright, you can leave this room now," Che Hou Yuan said indifferently before his image slowly began to dissipate.

"Senior Che Hou Yuan, thank you," Qin Yu said formally with a bow.

Although he knew that the figure in front of him was an image and not a real person, Qin Yu still admired Che Hou Yuan, a genius who, knowing the risks of refining a Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasure might lead to his own death, still strived to refine it.

Qin Yu left the cave, passed through the waterfall, and left the room.

"Gaga~~~" Right as Qin Yu stepped out of the room, the corridor walls came down again, and the room was once again hidden.

This time, Qin Yu didn’t explore each room individually, for from Che Hou Yuan’s words, he understood that even if there were some treasures in these rooms, they were nothing compared to the Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact, the spear that Che Hou Yuan was the most proud of.

Upon exiting the corridor, Qin Yu entered another corridor and walked to the end of it until he finally saw a passage.

That passage was the one leading to the courtyard.

"Almost getting the Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Spear, don’t be careless at the last moment and end up like Immortal Emperor Ni Yang," Qin Yu mocked himself with a smile, his Divine Sense completely covering the area within ten meters around him; even so, the poison from the Cosmic Space poison insect wouldn’t affect him like it did Immortal Emperor Ni Yang.

Back then, Immortal Emperor Ni Yang’s soul was only at the level of an Eighth Level Immortal Emperor, but Qin Yu had already achieved a Soul Golden Core, even stronger than a typical Divine Being. Moreover, Qin Yu also had... Meteor Tear.

Exiting the passage, Qin Yu finally stepped into the courtyard.

The courtyard was spacious, with only one large tree that required three to four people to wrap their arms around, and although it was only about twenty meters tall, its canopy spread wide, exceeding a hundred meters in diameter.

In the courtyard, there was a long stone bench, and next to the stone bench stood a row of weapons, including spears, staves, and various other strange weapons. According to Qin Yu’s judgement, that row of weapons likely surpassed Upper Grade Divine Artifacts and were probably at the level of a Low Grade Heavenly Divine Weapon.

"Are those the poison insects that caused the death of Immortal Emperor Ni Yang?"

In front of that row of weapons, Qin Yu saw several dozen dead insects.

"When Immortal Emperor Ni Yang tossed Emperor Yu and others aside and came to the courtyard, was he so excited to get those weapons that he didn’t notice the insects under his feet?" Qin Yu looked at the scene before him and could imagine the events that had transpired.

A moment later, Qin Yu’s eyes shifted toward an ancient spear placed beside the flowerbed on the left side of the courtyard.

"Immortal Emperor Ni Yang, how could you know that this seemingly ordinary spear is even more precious than that row of weapons?" Qin Yu stepped toward the spear.

(Two Chapters today, what do you think that spear should be named? Hehe...Fang Qie is also seeking some votes, both recommendation and monthly tickets are appreciated.)

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