"Forty-nine divine patterns!" Yang Qing replied truthfully.
According to the "one artifact breaks all laws" recorded in the Daoist Scripture, the more divine patterns are forged, the greater the difficulty in forming the artifact.
But he had no such worries; he would forge as many divine patterns as he could.
Forty-nine divine patterns were his limit; no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't fuse one more.
The Great Dao has fifty, Heaven's evolution is forty-nine; perhaps this was destined by fate!
"Forty-nine divine patterns."
Li Quan was slightly stunned, looking at Yang Qing with a dazed expression. Had he misheard?
Did Yang Qing say forty-nine divine patterns?
Didn't Yang Qing know that when refining an artifact, more forged divine patterns weren't necessarily better?
The more divine patterns forged, the greater the difficulty in refining the artifact, often requiring a long time.
Back when he refined his artifact, he only forged thirteen divine patterns, and even then, it took a considerable amount of time.
Yang Qing forged a full forty-nine divine patterns. With so many intertwined, the difficulty of condensing them into an artifact was unimaginable.
By the time Yang Qing reached the Saint Realm, the artifact he forged might not even take shape.
And an artifact that hasn't taken shape would have its own strength greatly reduced, wouldn't that be equivalent to cutting off one's own arm?
"Master, I'm going to start refining the Immortal Tear Green Gold!" Yang Qing said.
Seeing his Master frozen there without speaking, he thought he had done something wrong and had to speak up.
The prototype of the artifact had already been successfully refined. Next, he needed to refine the Immortal Tear Green Gold, and he still needed his Master's help.
"Refining Immortal Tear Green Gold? Your artifact is successfully refined?" Li Quan was slightly shocked, his face full of disbelief.
It was no wonder he was so surprised. He had just been calculating that Yang Qing had only just begun refining his artifact, and even if it were destroyed, it wouldn't be a pity.
There was no other way! He couldn't just watch Yang Qing walk down the wrong path and had to correct him in time.
But now, Yang Qing was telling him that the artifact refined with forty-nine divine patterns had been successfully created?
At most, it had only been seven days!
In seven days, he could successfully refine an artifact forged from forty-nine divine patterns?
What kind of monstrous cultivation speed was this?
He couldn't help but recall Yang Qing reaching Grand Perfection in the Wheel Sea Realm in seven days, and the speed at which he cultivated the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist.
Heaven knows, he had truly taken in an extraordinary disciple this time!
When this disciple of his grew up, perhaps this era wouldn't be so difficult, and there would still be hope!
At Yang Qing's repeated reminders, his Master finally snapped back to reality and helped him refine the Immortal Tear Green Gold.
With their combined efforts, the Immortal Tear Green Gold slowly melted and was absorbed by Yang Qing into his Sea of Suffering, merging with his artifact.
A long sword gradually took shape in his Sea of Suffering, but upon closer inspection, it was crude and only had the general outline of a long sword.
Yang Qing knew very well that his artifact was currently only a rudimentary prototype and needed further refinement to become perfect.
But even a rudimentary prototype had its uses. Now, with just a thought, he could summon the long sword, even fly with it.
Even if it was just a rough embryo, it was a rough embryo refined from Immortal Tear Green Gold, its power far beyond ordinary weapons.
After refining the artifact, Li Quan began to teach Yang Qing, passing down the Dao Palace Scroll of the Empress Xi Scripture to him.
Realizing that his disciple was an unparalleled prodigy, he naturally wanted to nurture Yang Qing well, wishing he could give him all the good things.
The Wheel Sea Scroll of the Daoist Scripture was recognized as the strongest method for Foundation Establishment, and the Dao Palace Scroll of the Empress Xi Scripture was recognized as the strongest cultivation method for the Dao Palace Realm.
On the first day, Yang Qing cultivated the Divine Treasury of the Heart, quickly mastering it and giving birth to a Dao Palace Deity.
On the second day, Yang Qing cultivated the Divine Treasury of the Liver, also mastering it quickly, and the Dao Palace Deity condensed.
The third, fourth, and fifth days...
When Yang Qing spent seven days to bring the Dao Palace Realm to Grand Perfection, Li Quan could only be shocked.
Seven days for the Wheel Sea Realm to reach Grand Perfection, and seven days for the Dao Palace Realm to reach Grand Perfection as well?
Such cultivation speed was unheard of, unseen. Li Quan felt his brain was no longer sufficient.
Once could be a coincidence, but twice could no longer be described as a coincidence; it was a foregone conclusion.
This could only mean one thing: he had truly taken in an extraordinary disciple!
He only hoped that his disciple would continue to advance by leaps and bounds and not get stuck at some realm in the future, unable to break through.
In the following time, Li Quan taught Yang Qing the cultivation method for the Four Extremities Realm, again using the ancient scripture recognized as the strongest for that realm.
The Four Extremes Scroll of the Hengyu Scripture, created by the Great Emperor Hengyu, could derive Dao Spirits, imprint the void, and allow him to comprehend the essence of the Great Dao.
Li Quan found that he, as the Master, was gradually becoming a mere decoration, as there was not much for him to do.
He only needed to pass down the ancient scriptures to Yang Qing, and after hearing them just once, Yang Qing would remember them all and then go into seclusion to cultivate.
His cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, and he didn't need his Master's guidance at all, so his Master naturally became a decoration.
Although he lacked presence, if possible, he truly wished for more disciples like Yang Qing.
The Wheel Sea Realm was mastered in seven days, the Dao Palace Realm was also mastered in seven days, and even the Four Extremities Realm was mastered in seven days.
While it wasn't uncommon for cultivators in the early stages of cultivation to have fast cultivation speeds if they had good talent.
But others' speed was calculated in "years," while Yang Qing's speed was calculated in "days."
With such a disciple, the Master, besides being stunned, found everything else about him to be good, and he was incredibly worry-free.
After Yang Qing mastered the Four Extremities Realm, Li Quan then passed down the Dragon Transformation Scroll and the Immortal Platform Scroll of the True Scripture of the Sun to Yang Qing.
"Master, you have so many good things!" Yang Qing couldn't help but exclaim.
Look! Our Master is truly generous, bestowing Emperor Scriptures upon him!
How precious are Emperor Scriptures? Besides ancient Great Emperor lineages, who could possess a complete Emperor Scripture?
But his Master was different. Not only did he possess several complete Emperor Scriptures, but he also passed down the strongest Emperor Scriptures for each major realm to him.
"Do you think the accumulation of nine generations of our Sacred Body lineage is a joke?" Li Quan sighed and said.
In this era without Great Emperors, their Sacred Body lineage had produced nine Great Accomplishment Saint Bodies in a row; he was the ninth.
Each Great Accomplishment Saint Body strived to quell the Great Dark Upheaval, but unfortunately, they could only barely maintain balance in the end.
To protect the world, each Great Accomplishment Saint Body would leave behind gifts for their successors, hoping they would inherit their will.
How profound was the accumulation of nine generations! It was a pity that he had failed the expectations of his predecessors and could not completely quell the Great Dark Upheaval.
Now, he placed this hope on Yang Qing, hoping Yang Qing could shoulder the responsibility of the Sacred Body lineage.
To his relief, Yang Qing was outstanding, far more outstanding than he was. Perhaps he could accomplish what he could not.
Oh, right! And that unremarkable young man from back then!
If the two of them could reach the peak simultaneously, there might truly be hope to end the Great Dark Upheaval that had spread for many years!
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