Chapter 638 - 505: Stone Turtle’s Transformation and Looking to the Future (Part 2)

The magical power obtained from refinement still needs to nourish the Stone Turtle and Primordial Life Fire. During the Chao Origin Stage, they each devour ten percent, but now only five percent is needed.

The Primordial Life Fire is transformed from a cultivator’s Life Light, and its vigor has increased by fifty percent, making it more efficient in nurturing magical treasures.

The Stone Turtle flew out of his body and appeared in the air. The original cracks akin to Jun porcelain on it had decreased by thirty percent, and the other cracks had also diminished, as if healing.

Ji An reached out his hand, and the Stone Turtle landed in his palm. This spiritual object that had accompanied him through his journey now had a tangible presence.

Not only that, but the Stone Turtle was also becoming more like a living creature. Although its movements and expressions were somewhat stiff, it could already move like a real turtle.

Ji An felt a bit anxious about this, but more than that, he felt relieved.

The Stone Turtle had always grown with his own growth. Although it wasn’t a lifebound magical treasure, it was no different in terms of connection, even more intimate.

The Eight Trigrams pattern on the Stone Turtle’s shell appeared more ancient now, without any light emitted until it was used when it would shine brilliantly.

Ji An’s divine sense connected with the Stone Turtle, and clear text rapidly emerged in his sea of consciousness—it had become stronger!

[Master: Ji An]

[Dao Rhyme: Metal 25.5, Water 25.9, Wood 25.3, Fire 25.8, Earth 27.2]

At this moment, Ji An felt that the suffering endured during the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation was worth it as the Stone Turtle unexpectedly absorbed Dao Rhyme from the tribulation!

Now that he had broken through to the Golden Core Stage, he needed to learn new magic techniques. Advancing the Dao Seed could accelerate the improvement of these techniques and reduce the wear on the Spiritual Mechanism.

Enhancing the Little World also required Dao Rhyme, and expending the Spiritual Mechanism for it seemed wasteful.

After a moment of thought, Ji An attempted to issue a command.

"Refine Water Element Dao Rhyme, enhance Gui Water Dao Seed."

This was an open-ended command, as he wasn’t sure how much Dao Rhyme would be consumed to advance the Dao Seed’s grade.

If too much Dao Rhyme was invested without achieving the goal of Dao Seed grade advancement, it would be better to use it for upgrading the Little World.

The reason for enhancing the Gui Water Dao Seed was because it was closely related to cultivation.

With cultivation advanced to the Golden Core Stage, the quality of magical power significantly improved, and if the Dao Seed grade also improved, the effect of the Cloud Dragon Rain Technique would be better than before.

Currently, the Ding Fire Dao Seed was already top-grade, and if the corresponding Water Element, Earth Element, and Wood Element Dao Seeds were also upgraded to top-grade, both Red Flame Peak and the spirit plants in the Little World would benefit.

Another important aspect was that improved magic technique effects could accelerate the pace of upgrading the spirit vein grade.

The Stone Turtle didn’t disappoint, as the pattern representing the Kan Position emitted a brilliant spirit light, and the color of the Dao Seed, emitting a shimmering black water light in the Yongquan Acupoint, became deeper.

A shadow of black flashed through Ji An’s sea of consciousness, as if he heard the cheerful flow of trickling streams.

The Dao Seed flew out of the Yongquan Acupoint, traversing the Immortal Vein into the Water Element Divine Mansion.

The human kidney comes in pairs, and so do the Water Element Divine Mansions, connected by several Immortal Veins; the Gui Water Dao Seed entered the right-side divine mansion.

[Dao Seed: Cloud Formation and Rainfall (Top-grade), stored in Kidney Water Mansion, comprehends the true intent of ’Spirit Nourishes All Things,’ enhancing comprehension of Gui Water Daoist Techniques.]

[Dao Rhyme: Water 25.9→20.6]

"Haha..." Ji An laughed heartily; with a successful precedent, he immediately issued subsequent commands.

"Refine Earth Element Dao Rhyme, enhance Ji Earth Dao Seed."

"Refine Wood Element Dao Rhyme, enhance Yi Wood Dao Seed."

[Dao Seed: Earth’s Essence (Top-grade), stored in Spleen Earth Mansion, comprehends the true intent of ’Earth-Nurtured Pure Spirit,’ enhancing comprehension of Ji Earth Daoist Techniques.]

[Dao Rhyme: Earth 27.2→24.3]

[Dao Seed: Yi Wood Rejuvenation (Top-grade), stored in Liver Wood Mansion, comprehends the true intent of ’Life and Death, Withering and Flourishing,’ enhancing comprehension of Yi Wood Daoist Techniques.]

As the Dao Seeds moved to their respective positions, Ji An felt a clarity in his eyes, "Good, good, good!"

He said it thrice, and his heart seemed to soar into the clouds.

’I still have a lot of Dao Rhyme, should I try to advance the Dao Seeds to a higher level?’

After a moment of contemplation, Ji An abandoned this tempting idea. From years of experience, he knew that a little over twenty Dao Rhyme wouldn’t be enough for another advancement; much more was needed.

It’s more worthwhile to use the remaining Dao Rhyme to upgrade the Little World.

Additionally, he needed to verify something: whether two Dao Seeds of Yin and Yang of the same element would converge with each other.

What would happen when they converged?

Ji An issued another command, "Refine Metal Element Dao Rhyme, enhance Xin Metal Dao Seed."

With the command given, the light gold Dao Seed in the Yunmen Acupoint emitted a muted brilliance, and a radiant light rose in the sea of consciousness.

[Dao Seed: Hundred Refinements to Gold (Top-grade), stored in Lung’s Golden Mansion, comprehends the true intent of ’True Gold in Fire,’ enhancing comprehension of Xin Metal Daoist Techniques.]

[Dao Rhyme: Metal 25.5→12.7]

The Dao Seed flew out of the Yunmen Acupoint and into the Jin Mansion.

The human lung is also divided into left and right, with the Geng Metal Dao Seed on the left and Xin Metal Dao Seed on the right.

Ji An was dumbfounded. This experiment was a bit awkward. According to his expectations, the Yin Yang Dao Seeds might merge into one upon meeting.

He was originally supposed to enhance the Wu Earth Dao Seed, but the Earth Element Dao Rhyme was more beneficial for upgrading the Little World, so he hesitated.

’Should I enhance the Wu Earth Dao Seed now?’

He found himself in a dilemma, subconsciously scratching his head.

It seemed that his anxious emotions were sensed, as the Xin Metal Dao Seed started to move, flowing from the right Jin Mansion to the left side.

Ji An maintained his introspective state, watching as the two Dao Seeds met without the anticipated fusion, instead moving in tandem like the Yin-Yang Fish in Tai Chi.

A moment later, the two Dao Seeds moved from the left Jin Mansion to the right, still maintaining their pursuit dance.

So that’s how it is... Ji An discarded the thought of advancing the Wu Earth Dao Seed, planning to use the Dao Rhyme to enhance the Gourd World.

He didn’t want to enhance the Little World here, so he ended his introspection and continued to assess his gains and losses.

What he had counted just before were the gains; now he had to consider the losses.

He moved his mind and summoned his lifebound magical treasure from the Dantian.

A yellow cloud mist flew out, transforming into a small Qilin Beast, which leapt onto his shoulder and let out a deep, resonant roar.

The sound wasn’t loud, but it gave a sense of the ground trembling.

Many scales on it were shattered, a horn on its head was broken, and there was a noticeable scar on its forehead.

The scar resembled a distorted, forked lightning, and the marks were fresh.

It was evident that it was severely wounded, which would significantly impact its defensive capabilities.

The Qilin Beast saw the Stone Turtle in his hand and joyfully let out a low growl, leaping off his shoulder and landing precisely on the Stone Turtle’s back.

The Wuji Xinghuang Banner certainly adored the Stone Turtle, no doubt about it.

The Stone Turtle merely crawled forward a step, without any other actions.

Ji An smiled knowingly; they were neighbors in the Dantian, familiar with each other’s aura. Moreover, the Wuji Xinghuang Banner had gained significantly from the Stone Turtle.

The annual Clear Spirit Qi primarily benefited the Primordial Life Fire, but the Three Five Elements Banners also gained some benefits.

He communicated with the Wuji Xinghuang Banner using his divine sense, the spiritual artifact ending its transformation state and reverting to its original form.

Ji An saw that the originally smooth flagpole had some cracks, also noting a few thumb-sized holes on the flag surface, along with dozens of sesame-sized small holes.

He caressed the flag surface and sighed deeply.

As a lifebound magical treasure, these damages were within bearer limits, able to be repaired with prolonged nurturing and sacrificial refinement.

However, the best method was to repair them under the guidance of an Artifact Refiner using spiritual objects.

He retrieved the Wuji Xinghuang Banner, taking out the Earth-Departing Flame Banner and Cyan Lotus Treasure Banner, both of which were more severely damaged top-grade spiritual artifacts.

Though not yet on the verge of being scrapped, they weren’t far from it.

The Earth-Departing Flame Banner had a palm-sized hole on its surface and countless small pinholes scattered, thankfully not damaging the core of the Phoenix Bird pattern; otherwise, it would’ve been declared obsolete.

The damage to the Cyan Lotus Treasure Banner’s surface wasn’t too severe, but the flagpole was broken, necessitating a replacement pole.

The good news was that Ji An now possessed Tier Two Top Grade Azure Dragon Wood, which would enhance its power post-replacement.

The Celestial Soaring Armor had extensive cracks on many armor plates, with numerous plates entirely destroyed.