Chapter 252: Bloodline True Artifact, Tianhun Sect Scripture Library

Of course!

This was just for show, but he knew the truth of the matter. While the lightning tribulation for Core Formation could injure his current body, it wouldn't be too severe, and the benefits he could gain from it far outweighed the risks.

So he simply didn't use it.

As for the Heavenly Heart Dispersing Thunder Array Flags and the tribulation-avoiding magic treasures he would acquire in the future, they weren't useless; they could be used by the Three-tailed Snow Fox or the Demonic Corpse.

Moreover, upon returning to Gui Ling in the future, renting them out to rogue cultivators undergoing tribulation was also an option. He would eventually recoup his investment and even turn a profit, making these quite worthwhile uses.

Putting on his clothes, Wang Yu saw Long Yiran in the distance, her face flushed. He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, then approached her and asked,

"When did you wake up?"

"Just now."

Wang Yu fell silent. He didn't have an exhibitionist tendency; using the Glazed Lotus Heart Elixir simply required him to be in that state to achieve the best effect.

"Get ready. We'll continue exploring the Heavenly Soul Sect ruins."

"Okay."

Long Yiran hesitated, then asked falteringly,

"Brother Wang, do all men like beautiful women?"

"It's probably out of a yearning for beautiful things."

Wang Yu sensed a certain premonition and didn't want any more complications. Honestly, his trip to the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest had already affected him considerably.

Long Yiran, however, seemed a little pleased. She then asked, "Then, Brother Wang, what kind of woman do you like?"

Wang Yu paused, and drawled, "Beautiful ones."

Long Yiran was speechless.

Although they said they would depart immediately, Wang Yu still spent a few days getting used to his newfound divine strength. The Nether Demonic Dragon Art was a third-tier body cultivation technique.

Given his current knowledge and comprehension, using the Placement Panel to forcefully deduce it was terrifyingly inefficient.

To advance to the fourth-tier would take a full five hundred years, even longer than perfecting the Prajna Heart Sutra! He didn't have that long a lifespan. Once he formed his Golden Core and his cultivation in all aspects reached the third-tier,

the difficulty of deducing a fourth-tier technique would be significantly reduced.

Deducing a fourth-tier technique from a second-tier one was simply mythical... After all, the effectiveness of the Placement Panel was based on his fundamental physical qualities.

Therefore, the Nether Demonic Dragon Art was honorably retired, and its slot was taken by the third-tier combat technique, Demonic Dragon Fist.

Placement Panel 4: Demonic Dragon Fist (Third-tier/Combat/Divine Ability)

"Demonic Dragon Fist (1/100): Ninety-six practices a day, perfected in one hundred years."

"Still limited by my cultivation, but if my body cultivation realm meets the requirements, it's one hundred years..."

As he pondered inwardly, Wang Yu brought up his other Placement Panels to review them. After years of placement, some key secret arts were also nearing promotion.

The fastest among them was the Heavenly Cold Yin Blood Art.

The unique aspect of this technique was its ability to enhance the extreme cold power within his true essence. After he perfected it years ago, it had been continuously evolving towards the third-tier.

Even with the assistance of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Bed and the power of Yellow Springs,

the improvements this technique could bring were immense! Not to mention, any technique deduced by the Placement Panel would be in the perfected realm upon completion.

And once a technique was perfected, its unique attributes could be activated.

Cultivating the Foundation Establishment realm with a perfected third-tier technique would also be faster.

However, Wang Yu's cultivation realm had advanced too quickly. He had only experienced the benefits of cultivating beyond his current tier during the Qi Condensation period. The more profound the cultivation technique or secret art, the greater the difficulty in perfecting it.

Even if his cultivation and insights caught up, it wouldn't change the trend of it taking increasingly longer.

He still needed to find rare items like the Exquisite Inner Core, which could permanently increase comprehension!

With the Heavenly Cold Yin Blood Art benefiting from dual Placement Panel boosts, its efficiency was quite high, and it would be completed within the next few years.

Second in line was the Corpse Demon Secret Art.

It was currently in the process of upgrading from second-tier to third-tier. The Nether Demonic Dragon Art had even come into being due to the influence of this very secret art.

The two were naturally compatible.

It would also be completed in about ten years. Before the results of the Lunar Province conflict were determined, both techniques would have advanced, elevating his strength further.

In other areas, whether it was the Wind-Thunder Spirit Mark or the Yin-Fiend Corpse Refinement Art, the former's "Wind Mark" was still stuck at the minor accomplishment stage, while the latter, due to the various types of strange zombies he had successively refined,

had already reached the major accomplishment stage, and its auxiliary effects were quite significant.

After this inventory,

he seemed to have arrived at a point of explosive improvement in all aspects, starting with his third-tier body cultivation.

After confirming all this, Wang Yu delayed for a few more days.

Primarily, he needed to process the Dragon Vein Treasure!

Heaven-bestowed usage—he barely needed to study to know how to maximize its value.

The Bloodline True Artifact diagrams within the Nether Demonic Dragon Art were divided into three types,

categorized by offense, defense, and protection.

The Nether Demonic Spear, the Fiend Dragon Armor, and the Ghost Dragon Seal!

From these three true artifact diagrams, Wang Yu could choose one to integrate into the Dragon Vein Treasure. It would then be nurtured within his dragon-spine divine marrow, using his vital essence to forge its form and continuously integrating various materials. It would take years to finally take shape.

A Bloodline True Artifact was a body cultivator's Natal Magic Treasure.

Once refined, it would be perfectly attuned to him, naturally achieving the realm of man and artifact becoming one.

However, he wasn't particularly skilled with spears, and the Demonic Dragon Fist didn't synergize with it. The Fiend Dragon Armor and Ghost Dragon Seal, however, were suitable, especially the former.

He had cultivated the high-grade demonic art, the Soul-Devouring Fiend Armor Technique. The Black Fiend Armor he condensed from it was naturally a perfect artifact embryo.

With the Dragon Shadow Pearl's spiritual guidance, and by incorporating the Living Blood Gold he obtained earlier, it would be quite perfect. Later, he could integrate more materials to enhance it further.

As an artifact embryo alone, it was definitely qualified.

The third-tier Yin-attribute material, Ten-Thousand-Year Locust Bark, which he had purchased years ago at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, could also be used as a material for the Fiend Dragon Armor. "This is it!"

With his decision made, and the Ice Dragon Pill Flame ignited, the already effortless refinement process felt like it had been put on fast-forward.

Aside from enduring some torment when stripping off the "Black Fiend Armor Talisman" from his lower abdomen, everything else proceeded smoothly. The entire process took less than ten days.

The Fiend Dragon Armor then settled into his divine spinal marrow.

The entire suit of armor was black and gold, a battle suit with intricate details like true dragon scales, fitting his body perfectly.

Its maw was shaped like a dragon's head, with two blood-red gems glowing where the eyes should be, looking fierce!

Both arms and legs were covered with dragon shadow patterns, intricately carved with golden edges.

—Hard, fierce, mighty!

The Fiend Dragon Armor not only inherited the properties of the Black Fiend Armor, but also significantly improved his physical defense. For a body cultivator, the physical body was the best weapon.

Such a Bloodline True Artifact could also greatly enhance his strength.

However, it wouldn't fully form in a short period; it was merely an artifact embryo. After integrating it into the Dragon Vein Treasure, its potential became boundless.

In the future, if he could hunt dragon-species demonic beasts, or even flood dragons,

he could let the Fiend Dragon Armor devour their demonic bodies and souls. This was the advantage of demonic cultivators: they could turn everything their enemies possessed into their own.

Normally, it would take eighty to ninety years of nurturing within the divine marrow for a true artifact to be fully formed. Wang Yu, however, believed he would complete it in just five or six years.

That day.

After completing all preparations, the two re-entered the Heavenly Soul Sect ruins. Following her breakthrough, Long Yiran could now utilize more geomancy secret arts.

Before Wang Yu, she demonstrated the Heavenly Star Positioning Secret Art. Its name suggested it was a technique of a Heavenly Array Master, which it indeed was.

Array masters could originally cultivate the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man simultaneously.

Long Yiran's heritage was extraordinary, involving disciples of the Ancestor of Earth Masters. It was normal for her to know a few Heavenly Master secret arts; she just wasn't proficient in Heavenly Array arts.

If she hadn't genuinely been useful, the two wouldn't have continued to team up until now.

At this moment, she was slightly excited.

"Brother Wang, the Heavenly Star Secret Art allows me to observe the terrain for tens of thousands of miles. According to the Heavenly Soul Sect's geographical layout, locating the Scripture Repository has become much simpler. We won't need to search every single place."

Wang Yu nodded.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

After this experience, Array Master Long's potential far surpassed that of ordinary rogue cultivators. Once she fully comprehended her heritage and truly mastered these profound Earth Master techniques,

even if she returned to the Taihu Spirit Domain, she would thrive. She might even glimpse the Nascent Soul realm in this lifetime, full of potential.

"Let's go—"

With the transformed Long Yiran leading the way, their speed was much faster than before, and they even avoided many areas where blood corpses congregated.

The remnants of arrays and restrictions in the ruins... almost all became tools she could utilize.

Array masters were truly terrifying!

After experiencing alchemists and artificers, Wang Yu once again realized the essence of array masters. Among the hundred arts of cultivation, there was a reason why alchemy, artifact forging, talismans, and arrays were listed as the foremost.

After traveling for dozens of days, the two bypassed many dangerous buildings that harbored "horrors," taking a large detour from the 'front gate' to the 'back gate'.

Upon arriving at the location, Wang Yu immediately spotted their target!

Hundreds of meters away, a four-sided ancient building, adorned with carved dragons and phoenixes, came into view. It appeared to have twelve stories, and on a blue plaque with gold trim,

the three ancient characters for "Scripture Repository" glowed brightly.

The destruction here was less severe than in the direction of the main gate. Many buildings remained intact. The streets were wide and interconnected, wide enough for a hundred carriages to travel abreast.

At the end of this straight path was their destination.

"We finally found it."

As they advanced, neither of them lowered their guard. Long Yiran, meanwhile, took out her repaired identification tokens.

She handed both the Heavenly Token and the True Disciple Token to Wang Yu, keeping only the Earth Token for herself.

Seeing this,

Wang Yu returned the Heavenly Token to her, and holding up the True Disciple Token, he said,

"I already possess the Heavenly Soul Sect's heritage. This trip is merely to complete it. Whatever heritage you gain with the Heavenly and Earth Tokens, just make a copy for me afterward."

This wasn't considered particularly generous. When exploring ancient ruins together, if cultivation techniques and secret arts could be copied, everyone usually received a copy. Rare spiritual items were the main focus of contention.

However, Long Yiran didn't see it that way.

She said,

"Brother Wang, these Heavenly and Earth Tokens seem to signify a higher status than that of a True Disciple. How about you keep them all? Once the heritage is completed, we can discuss other matters."

"There's no need for that."

Wang Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

After several instances of facing life and death together, Long Yiran had developed a great sense of trust in him. If this were in Taihu, they would already be sworn friends for life.

But this was Scarlet Kite... where true camaraderie was impossible.

Moreover, Long Yiran's personality seemed to lean towards being a people-pleaser. He didn't mind making a friend; more friends meant more opportunities.

Still, the path towards Taihu was one he couldn't miss.

"There's no need to say anything more. Just listen to me; I know what I'm doing."

He was certain.

The subsequent heritage of the Ancient Soul Art could be obtained with the True Disciple Token!