Li Yun's Artifact Refining, Space Gourd

"Yes, Master~"

Li Yun agreed without refusal.

He was well aware that besides raising his cultivation, offensive techniques like the Taiqing Divine Thunder were also essential.

However, his Taiqing Divine Thunder had already reached Minor Accomplishment. As his cultivation improved, it could now unleash power comparable to divine abilities.

Under these circumstances, unless the Taiqing Divine Thunder reached Major Accomplishment, further training would yield no significant improvement.

Of course, Li Yun did not mention this, nor did he intend to.

He even refrained from asking about alchemy. After all, the immediate priority was the upcoming Three Teachings Exchange Conference. Biting off more than he could chew before that would only distract him, and learning alchemy would split his focus.

Not to mention he already had the Three-Revolving Golden Elixir refined by Laozi.

That alone was enough to push his strength further. In the short term, any elixir he refined himself could not possibly match that standard.

With this in mind, Li Yun hesitated for a moment before saying, "Master, your disciple wishes to learn artifact refining!"

"Master knows your disciple previously seized two gourds. I want to try refining them myself."

"Artifact refining?"

Laozi frowned. He was not skilled in artifact refining.

His expertise lay mainly in alchemy, but teaching alchemy to Li Yun and Xuandu at this stage would do more harm than good. Their cultivation had yet to reach the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, so focusing on alchemy would be less beneficial than concentrating on cultivation.

However, artifact refining was indeed what Li Yun needed.

Especially those two gourds.

Although others could refine them into High-Grade Innate Spirit Treasures, that would not suit Li Yun himself.

Only what he refined himself would truly fit him. Moreover, when he personally refined and bonded with them, he would gain great benefits, and the difficulty would be greatly reduced.

Conversely, if someone else refined the spirit treasures, the restrictions within them would differ, making it far harder to bond with and refine those restrictions.

With this thought, Laozi nodded. "Very well~"

"But your master's artifact refining skills are not exceptional, though they are sufficient for your current needs."

"After all, those two gourds are themselves embryos capable of becoming High-Grade Innate Spirit Treasures. Once you learn artifact refining, you can directly evolve them. As for the future~"

Laozi paused here, then continued, "If you have talent and interest in artifact refining, I will discuss with your Second Martial Uncle to pass on his artifact refining legacy to you."

"Thank you, Master~"

Hearing this, Li Yun was overjoyed.

The Jade Purity Artifact Refining Legacy!

This was undoubtedly the pinnacle of artifact refining techniques in the Primordial World.

Once he obtained the Jade Purity Artifact Refining Technique, he was confident that his path in artifact refining would be extremely smooth.

With that, Laozi did not hesitate. With a thought, he sent all the artifact refining techniques and methods he knew directly into Li Yun's Sea of Consciousness.

Relying on his Top-Tier Comprehension and the Artifact Refining Genius Trait, Li Yun fully absorbed and mastered them in just a dozen breaths.

In an instant, all the skills and methods of artifact refining became familiar to him.

Then, Li Yun did not linger. He cupped his hands to Laozi and said, "Thank you, Master. Your disciple will take his leave."

With that, Li Yun turned and hurriedly left the Palace of Supreme Purity.

As he departed, a gleam flashed in Laozi's eyes. He murmured, "Pangu bloodline... I never expected things to turn out like this!"

"It seems my original plan to make him an Inner Disciple was indeed hasty."

"But it is too late to change it now. Besides, Li Yun is close to Xuandu, so he likely will not compete with him for anything."

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"If that is the case, then he must establish his own power outside. Only then can he walk the Emperor's Path and fully unlock his potential!"

With this thought, Laozi's gaze unconsciously drifted toward the window. He mused, "The Demon Race, the Witch Clan, or the Human Race..."

Li Yun knew nothing of this.

By now, he had returned to his residence.

After casually cleaning up with a spell, Li Yun did not immediately begin cultivating. Instead, he pulled out the two gourds.

He studied them for a moment, then a smile tugged at his lips. "Now it's time to refine you."

"You are already complete innate spirit treasures, but your restrictions are incomplete. I need to use artifact refining to fully awaken them."

"However, with two gourds, I need to decide their respective purposes~"

With that, Li Yun furrowed his brow in deep thought.

Gourds.

Their typical function was to hold things or seal something away.

This was their basic purpose, and Li Yun needed such a tool. After all, he often had to store his spoils, and not everything could be transferred into his Sea of Consciousness.

"Let's refine one as a storage-type gourd first!"

Soon enough, Li Yun made his decision.

With a single thought, he directly picked up the black gourd and, without any hesitation, activated the Artifact Refining Technique passed down by Laozi.

For a time, Li Yun's divine sense surged forth, entering the Black Skin Gourd. As he continuously formed the artifact refining hand seals, the Magical Power within his body operated, carrying the world's spiritual energy unceasingly into it. Instantly, the gourd's luster grew increasingly brilliant, a dark, dim light flickering without pause.

As time passed, the world's spiritual energy gathered endlessly. With the Black Skin Gourd absorbing it continuously, one could even clearly sense a dense spatial fluctuation emanating from within.

"This is—"

"A space-attribute spirit treasure!"

Seeing this, Li Yun's expression was overjoyed.

Originally, he had only intended to refine a storage-type gourd, yet he never expected it to contain a trace of the Space Law's fluctuation.

If he could push this to its ultimate extent, the storage capacity would increase dramatically, likely reaching a level far beyond what he had imagined.

With this thought, how could Li Yun care about anything else?

He directly abandoned the activation of several subsequent restrictions, instead reversing his hand to transfer the essence of those restrictions into the Space Law Rune.

In an instant, the rune grew even more dazzling.

A faint silver pattern began to appear on the surface of the entire Black Skin Gourd, resembling a ferocious beast or perhaps a monster.

Time passed swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, over ten years had gone by.

"Condense for me!"

On this day, Li Yun's low roar echoed through the room.

The next second, the gourd before him blazed with brilliance, its silver-black luster dazzling and radiant. A dense, primordial aura emanated from within, marking it as a genuine High-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure.

"Go!"

Seeing this, Li Yun did not hesitate. Opening his mouth, he spat out a mouthful of his essence blood, which landed upon the gourd.

In an instant, the gourd trembled, absorbing all of Li Yun's essence blood. With this, a connection was established, and the gourd was completely refined and bound to its master, becoming Li Yun's personal possession.

"Collect!"

Having done all this, Li Yun let out another low shout, and the gourd instantly flew into his Sea of Consciousness.

At that very moment, information about the gourd manifested before him.

Space Gourd, High-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure, contains 26 Innate Restrictions, possesses twelve special space small worlds, each capable of storing items, with a total spatial volume reaching the level of a Small Thousand World!

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