Chapter 4188: Middle-grade Immortal Artifact The Years Gourd (Gone Today)

Balhu Grasslands, Balhu City.

On a majestic peak, Hu stood at the summit. Lin Bing stood beside him, his right arm missing, his face pale.

"To actually obtain a primordial artifact is a pleasant surprise, though it's a pity I didn't get a Grandmist Spirit Treasure," Hu said with a tone of regret.

"Before I betrayed the Myriad Treasure Sect, I followed Senior Brother Xiao into the Qiankun Ruins to search for treasures and also obtained a primordial artifact. It's strange, are there so many primordial artifacts in the Qiankun Ruins?" Lin Bing said, somewhat perplexed.

Primordial artifacts are extremely precious. It would be remarkable for even one to appear in the Qiankun Ruins, so how could there be two? Were they brought in by previous treasure hunters? Who would bring a primordial artifact into the Qiankun Ruins to search for treasures?

"Are you suggesting there's an anomaly somewhere in the Qiankun Ruins that can give birth to primordial artifacts?" Hu analyzed.

"That possibility can't be ruled out, or perhaps they were brought in by predecessors. This time, I owe you a great debt, Sir Hu; otherwise, the outer-realm demon would have taken over my body," Lin Bing said gratefully.

"It was nothing. If you hadn't been severely injured, it wouldn't have been easy for the outer-realm demon to seize your body. It's a pity it escaped; beings that are only souls are too difficult to deal with. If I had mastered soul laws, it definitely wouldn't have gotten away," Hu said with regret.

Outer-realm demons are skilled at concealment. They are relatively easy to detect if one's soul is exceptionally strong, but most immortals or chaos beasts do not possess very powerful souls, making it difficult to sense the presence of outer-realm demons.

"A primordial artifact isn't bad. You could exchange it with other tribes for cultivation resources, and perhaps Sir Hu could evolve again," Lin Bing said.

"It's not that easy to evolve again. I must secure a good ranking at the Hundred Tribes Assembly; that will be my chance to evolve again," Hu's voice was solemn.

Green Lotus City, Green Lotus Peak.

Wang Ruyan, Wang Meng, and Wang Qingling were sitting in a green hexagonal stone pavilion, conversing.

After some time exploring, Wang Ruyan had learned the function of the Golden Jade Pendant. It was a support-type immortal artifact that could weaken the power of dream laws. Even as Golden Immortal cultivators, when Wang Meng used dream laws against Wang Ruyan, the Golden Jade Pendant protected Wang Ruyan, rendering her completely unaffected by the dream laws.

The Golden Jade Pendant, Sky Witch Token, and two corpse beads were placed inside a jade box, appearing as if they were items to be given to someone else, or perhaps kept in custody.

She had examined the contents of all the jade slips, none of which mentioned the Sky Witch Token. As a result, Wang Ruyan did not know its purpose. She had carefully inspected it and concluded that the Sky Witch Token resembled more of a token of proof or possibly an identity plaque. Bearing the character 'Witch,' it might be related to the Witch Tribe or a specific organization.

The Immortal Realm was vast, with countless immortal cultivation families and sects, as well as many mysterious forces.

When they were in the lower realm, after eliminating the rogue true spirits, they learned about an organization called the Ten Directions Pavilion. Upon arriving in the Immortal Realm, they inquired about it with Cao Yuanxing, but he had never heard of it.

The Seventh Month Tower was renowned in the Xuanyang Realm and somewhat known in the Tianchen Sea Region of the Beihai Immortal Domain. There were simply too many organizations similar to the Seventh Month Tower, making it truly difficult to investigate the Ten Directions Pavilion's background.

"Ninth Aunt, the Golden Jade Pendant's effect is quite good; it can weaken the power of dream laws," Wang Qingling said with a smile.

"If it were the grand accomplishment of dream laws, the situation would be different, after all, I am only a Golden Immortal," Wang Ruyan replied.

After chatting for a while, Wang Qingling and Wang Meng departed.

No sooner had they left than Wang Qingbai and Xiahou Yao entered.

"Mother, we've arrived," Wang Qingbai said with a smile.

Wang Changsheng had sent someone to summon him to the Chaos Continent, so Wang Qingbai came with Xiahou Yao.

"Was the journey uneventful?" Wang Ruyan asked.

Wang Qingbai updated Wang Ruyan on the family's situation, confirming that all was well and there were no major issues.

"Qingbai arrived at the Chaos Continent so quickly! You've come at just the right time," Wang Changsheng's voice rang out.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Changsheng emerged from a nearby green pavilion, a smile on his face.

He had successfully elevated the Time Gourd's grade to a mid-grade immortal artifact. When enhancing immortal artifacts, he had discovered that incorporating ordinary materials resulted in a higher success rate, whereas incorporating Grandmist Spirit Treasures yielded a lower success rate. He succeeded after only one failure, a feat that would likely not be as smooth for other second-tier immortal artifact refiners.

"Father, I heard you were looking for me," Wang Qingbai said.

"Follow me," Wang Changsheng instructed, turning to walk towards the pavilion. Wang Qingbai quickly followed, while Wang Ruyan and Xiahou Yao remained in the stone pavilion, chatting.

Wang Qingbai followed Wang Changsheng into a secret chamber, where the Myriad Spirit Map hung on the stone wall.

Wang Changsheng took out a primordial artifact and a golden jade slip, handing them to Wang Qingbai. "Qingbai," he said, "this is a primordial artifact, and the jade slip contains the Daoist art 'Flowers Bloom in an Instant.' Take it and cultivate the Daoist art. Destroy the jade slip afterward."

"A primordial artifact! A Daoist art!" Wang Qingbai gasped, his voice trembling slightly.

He naturally knew about Daoist arts. In a battle over a hundred thousand years ago, Nangong Yueshuo had used the Daoist art 'Meteor Fire Rain' to eliminate multiple Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage chaos beasts, whereas most Grand Unity Golden Immortals had to team up just to deal with one such beast, making it extremely difficult to kill one.

"Father, this is too precious. Do Seventh Brother and the others have something like this?" Wang Qingbai asked.

"The Daoist art 'Flowers Bloom in an Instant' requires a wood spirit body to cultivate, which suits you perfectly. They don't have wood spirit bodies, so they can't cultivate it. If you master a Daoist art, your strength will increase significantly, but don't use it casually in front of others. If you must use it, it's best to disguise yourself, otherwise, if the outside world knows our family possesses a Daoist art, it will cause considerable trouble," Wang Changsheng cautioned.

"Yes, Father," Wang Qingbai replied, his expression excited.

Wang Changsheng gave a few more instructions, then dismissed Wang Qingbai.

A brilliant blue light emanated from his body as he entered the Myriad Spirit Map, arriving beside an immortal field where many immortal herbs were planted.

Wang Changsheng took out the Time Gourd, infused it with immortal essence power, and the gourd emitted a dazzling golden light.

He took out a golden seed, buried it in the field, then unplugged the gourd stopper and poured out the Creation Jade Dew, dripping it onto the immortal herb seed.

The seed quickly took root and sprouted, growing into a golden ganoderma.

Wang Changsheng dripped more Creation Jade Dew onto the golden ganoderma, accelerating its growth.

After less than a quarter of an hour, the golden ganoderma stopped growing.

"A 20-million-year-old Golden Marrow Ganoderma!" Wang Changsheng exclaimed, delighted.

Previously, the Time Gourd could cultivate a ten-year-old immortal herb seedling to over eight million years. After the Time Gourd's grade was elevated to mid-grade, it could now accelerate a single seed to become a 20-million-year-old immortal herb.

The Golden Lotus Immortal Fruit has a growth cycle of 30 million years. With the Time Gourd, Wang Changsheng could obtain the Golden Lotus Immortal Fruit in just 10 million years. As for the Dao Soldier Tree, which also has a growth cycle of 10 million years, Wang Changsheng could obtain some spirit beans with a single accelerated growth, though the grade of the spirit beans would depend on the specific circumstances.