"I only had the time of a single breath. Within that one breath, I could only inscribe as many formations as possible: one layer of Universe Ruyi Array, five layers of Tenacity Formation, eight layers of Gale Formation, and four layers of Sharp Metal Formation. That was all."
Looking at the small sword flashing with Spiritual Light in his hand, Ye Zhen's eyes held some regret. Brilliant Extreme Flowing Gold truly was a fine treasure. If the formations Ye Zhen had inscribed in such a short time had been placed upon ordinary Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, they would probably only have reached the level of a low-grade Soul Weapon.
Yet the sharp metal qi and baleful intent contained within this Brilliant Extreme Flowing Gold had forcibly elevated its aura to the level of a low-grade Town Artifact.
"Zi Ling, I've done it. Now it's up to you," Ye Zhen said.
At this point, Zi Ling was no longer in a hurry. After pondering for a moment, she said, "Refine it first, leave your Soul Imprint inside it, then store it in your Spiritual Mansion. That way, my fusion with it will go more smoothly and suffer less loss."
"You'll still suffer losses when fusing with this?" Ye Zhen asked.
"Of course. It is like possession and body-snatching among you martial artists. Although this piece of Brilliant Extreme Flowing Gold has not developed a primordial spirit within it, I am still an outsider to it.
"After my primordial spirit enters it, I need to completely merge my aura with its aura before I can fully take control of it," Zi Ling said.
"How long will that take?" Ye Zhen asked.
"Since it has no intelligence of its own, within half an hour of entering it, I can fuse about sixty