Chapter 53: Chapter 53 Lifebound Treasure

“Fellow cultivator, do you have any enemies inside?”

The old man asked.

“Yes, the enemy is too strong, and I am powerless to seek revenge,” Lu Xuanji sighed slightly, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes. “Fellow cultivator, are there any wings of a Foundation Establishment Demon Beast, any Celestial Crystal, any Creation Jade, or Vitality Wood here?”

“The Wu Family has the wings of a Foundation Establishment Demon Beast and Celestial Crystal, but we don’t have Creation Jade or Vitality Wood,” the old man said, seemingly thinking of something, and couldn’t help but smile. “The wings of a Foundation Establishment Demon Beast cost about five hundred Spirit Stones; Celestial Crystal is worth a thousand Spirit Stones. Such precious goods are not available in this marketplace; you need to go to the Wu Family Marketplace to get the stock. You need to wait here for ten days for the goods to be delivered.”

“I understand, then I’ll wait for ten days.”

Lu Xuanji nodded.

Marketplaces are also divided by grade; small marketplaces like this one don’t store valuable items; they mainly store bulky, cheap items.

As for those small-sized, expensive items, most are stored in the Wu Family’s Treasure Vault.

When a cultivator wants to buy them, they are directly taken out from the Treasure Vault and sent over by cultivators.

“By the way, is there a library here? I enjoy reading, flipping through various notes, travelogues, essays, encyclopedias, etc.,” Lu Xuanji asked.

“Yes. It requires one Spirit Stone.”

The old man said.

“That’s fine.”

Lu Xuanji directly took out a Spirit Stone and placed it on the table.

“How should I address you, fellow cultivator?” Lu Xuanji asked. “I remember last time, the fellow cultivator stationed here was named Wu Yueqin.”

“She went back to the clan to go into seclusion, reportedly to break through to Foundation Establishment,”

The old man said at this point, “As for me, I’m called Wu Quanwen.”

…

Entering the library, looking at these volumes of books, Lu Xuanji felt a trace of joy.

He started flipping through them, while downloading on the phone.

Volumes of books were downloaded onto the phone.

These books did not involve cultivation techniques or the hundred arts of cultivating immortality, mainly focusing on cultivator insights and notes, but they could increase a cultivator’s knowledge and broaden their horizons.

In half a day, they were all downloaded onto the phone.

Then he read through these books, increasing his knowledge.

About ten days later, the goods were delivered.

“Fellow cultivator, check them,”

Wu Quanwen said.

Lu Xuanji carefully checked, and there were no issues with the goods.

He directly paid the Spirit Stones, then rented an Artifact Refining Chamber to start artifact refining.

…

Cultivators are divided by realm, and so are magical treasures.

In this world, magical treasures are divided into three grades: Spiritual Artifact, Spirit Treasure, Immortal Artifact.

First Grade Spiritual Artifacts, Second Grade Spiritual Artifacts, Third Grade Spiritual Artifacts, Fourth-Grade Spirit Treasures, Fifth-Grade Spirit Treasures, Sixth-Grade Spirit Treasures, etc., correspond to the six realms from Qi Cultivation to Divinity Transformation.

In Spiritual Artifacts, talismans are engraved; the more talismans, the more terrifying the power.

First Grade Spiritual Artifacts have one to nine talismans engraved.

Second Grade Spiritual Artifacts have ten to thirty-six talismans engraved.

Third Grade Spiritual Artifacts have thirty-seven to eighty-one talismans engraved.

There are two core elements in refining magical treasures.

First, the choice of materials: the higher the grade of materials, the more talismans they can carry, increasing the possibility of refining high-grade magical treasures.

Second, the choice of talismans: the more exquisite the talismans, the more they can determine the performance of the magical treasure. The number of talismans also determines the grade and power of the magical treasure.

Low-level Spiritual Artifacts can even be refined by a cultivator at the first level of Qi Cultivation.

But the higher the grade of the Spiritual Artifact, the harder it is to refine.

Hence, the Cultivation Realm gave rise to Artifact Refiners.

Specializing in refining magical treasures.

Magical treasures are divided into two types: ordinary magical treasures and Lifebound Treasures.

Once ordinary magical treasures are created, their power and grade are set, making them difficult to enhance.

However, Lifebound Treasures are linked to the cultivator’s life, nourished by magical power and Qi and Blood, perfectly matching the cultivator. They not only conserve magical power but are extremely powerful; moreover, as the cultivator upgrades, the Qi and Blood feedback to the treasure, enhancing it as well.

The nature of talismans determines the function and performance of the magical treasure, and the number of talismans determines the grade and power of the magical treasure.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

The Earth Fire was burning.

Lu Xuanji took out materials and threw them into the Artifact Refining Furnace, beginning to refine the materials.

The materials melted, first removing impurities; then the materials fused to form a whole, gradually forming a Sword Embryo about three feet and three inches long.

Sitting cross-legged on the Jade Bed, Lu Xuanji’s body surged with spiritual light, True Essence surged out, forming a talisman the size of a copper coin in front of him.

The talisman appeared sword-shaped, resembling a blade, with flames surging on it, drawn with thirty-six strokes.

Using his soul as the pen, True Essence as the ink, he connected Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, seeming real yet illusory, beginning to inscribe on the Sword Embryo.

Each talisman consumed a large amount of True Essence, just inscribing one talisman consumed one-fifth of his True Essence. But once the talisman was inscribed onto the Sword Embryo, the Sword Embryo could absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, becoming seamless.

After inscribing three talismans, he consumed a Primordial Qi Pill, replenishing his True Essence, and continued inscribing.

In this process, there cannot be a hint of carelessness.

A hint of carelessness would destroy all the materials.

About ten days later, a Flying Sword three feet and three inches long appeared, emitting a red color, seemingly with a Phoenix soaring above.

The Li Fire Sword was forged.

It had thirteen talismans, considered a Second Grade Spiritual Artifact.

Swish.

Holding the Li Fire Sword, Lu Xuanji immediately felt a connection, like flesh and blood, as if it were part of his body.

This was a Lifebound Treasure.

If it were any other magical treasure, there would always be a slight barrier.

At this moment, the Li Fire Sword was merely a Second Grade Spiritual Artifact, but under Lu Xuanji’s Qi and Blood and True Qi continuous nurturing, the Li Fire Sword would constantly improve. When he advanced to Purple Mansion, the Li Fire Sword would transform into a Third Grade Spiritual Artifact; when he advanced to Golden Core, the Li Fire Sword could even become a Fourth-Grade Spirit Treasure.

The essence of a Lifebound Treasure is to use the body to nurture the artifact.

As the cultivator’s cultivation advances, it boosts the Lifebound Treasure’s enhancement.

Next, he started refining the Wings of Freedom.

Using his soul as the pen, True Essence as the ink, he inscribed the talismans.

One, two, three… Each inscription consumed his Soul Power and True Essence, continuously inscribing fifty-two talismans until a complete talisman was formed.

This time, the consumption was even greater.

In the inscription process, it must be completed in one go, without interruption, incurring significant consumption.

Swish!

At this moment, the first talisman was inscribed on the wing.

Continuously inscribing, he finally completed it.

This was a pair of blue wings, with talismans faintly appearing on them, looking sacred and majestic, flowing with the aura of the wind.

It was already a Second Grade Spiritual Artifact with fifteen talismans.

The next moment, the Wings of Freedom appeared on his back.

Activating the wings, he immediately felt his speed reaching an extreme.

The next moment, the Wings of Freedom and Li Fire Sword were both stored in the Dantian, nurtured by True Essence and Qi and Blood.

These two magical treasures continuously absorbed his body’s True Essence, causing his cultivation speed to decline significantly.

Originally estimated to take twelve years to advance a level, with the burden of these two Lifebound Treasures, it might take thirty years to reach the second level of Foundation Establishment.

The cultivation speed became slower.

But this is temporary, as he has a grand plan.