"Hehe, I made off with a supreme treasure today!"
Shangguan Xiu returned to his cave dwelling, staring at the rust-speckled bronze bell in his hand with shining eyes, unable to contain his delight. "I never expected that kid Li Fugui to have such a supreme treasure in his possession."
Spiritual light surged as Shangguan Xiu channeled spiritual power into the bronze bell and began refining it.
As his spiritual power flowed in, a complex, incomparably intricate nine-layered rune formation appeared before Shangguan Xiu.
When his spiritual power entered the bottom layer of the rune formation, an unfathomable, vast, and majestic aura washed over him.
"It truly is a supreme treasure! A supreme treasure indeed! At my current realm, I still can't completely refine the rune formations within this magic treasure. It truly is an unparalleled treasure!"
Feeling the boundless aura emanating from the rune formation, Shangguan Xiu trembled all over with excitement. "For such a supreme treasure to be delivered right to my door, this old man's fortune is truly flourishing!"
He continuously drove his spiritual power, refining the bottom-layer rune formation without pause. By the time nearly all the spiritual power in his body had been depleted, the bottom layer was finally fully refined.
"Bzzzz..."
A quivering hum rang out. The bronze bell flew from his hand into the air, bursting forth with endless radiance.
The mottled rust had long since vanished completely. The purple-gold bell body gleamed with treasure light, crystalline and extraordinary amid the radiance.
On the upper half of the purple-gold bronze bell's outer surface was a vast starry sky. Stars lit up across its surface like a flowing galaxy. On the lower half, wind, clouds, thunder, lightning, frost, rain, and snow displayed the changing of the seasons and the passage of time and space.
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