(Everyone, I wasn't in good form today and couldn't write much more. I'm truly sorry. I'll write more tomorrow.)
Before long, one of its two core artifact patterns, the Black Flood Dragon Spirit Gathering Artifact Pattern, was perfected to Fifth Grade Peak.
The power of that pattern surged, eclipsing every other artifact pattern.
If the precious molten metal that formed the Black Flood Dragon Armor had not possessed such an extraordinarily solid foundation, it might not even have withstood the pattern's power.
"The power of a Fifth Grade Peak artifact pattern truly is formidable."
Ling Pengyun was overjoyed at the sight.
After all, the stronger an artifact pattern was, the stronger that aspect of the Spirit Treasure would be once it was successfully refined.
Besides, decades earlier, Ling Pengyun's first attempt to recast this treasure had failed while he was perfecting that very pattern.
Now he had risen where he had fallen, and he saw hope for this attempt to recast the Black Flood Dragon Armor.
Next, he began perfecting the other artifact patterns.
But in the process, he encountered a difficulty.
Now that the Black Flood Dragon Spirit Gathering Artifact Pattern had reached Fifth Grade Peak, its repulsion of the other patterns had grown stronger.
In sheer strength, it could even rival a full-force strike from a Spirit Transformation Full Completion cultivator.
Even Ling Pengyun, whose Divine Sense had long since reached Spirit Transformation Full Completion and whose cultivation was extremely high, found it difficult to bear. He had to devote more than seventy percent of his strength just to suppress it.
That left him nowhere near enough strength to continue perfecting the other patterns.
"No wonder Fifth Rank Peak Grade Spirit Treasures are so rare. Refining them is truly difficult."
"Even a Fifth Rank Peak Grade Artifact Refiner