Chen Lin soon put the Yuan Lineage's affairs behind him and began gathering materials to upgrade the Thunder Sword.
But even in the Upper Realm, high-grade lightning materials were rare resources and difficult to come by. This time, he intended to accomplish everything in one stroke and raise its upper limit to extraordinary heights, so even ordinarily excellent materials failed to catch his eye.
There was no particular urgency, so Chen Lin decided to take his time. Whenever he found suitable materials, he would reforge it. Until then, he would use it as it was.
He failed to find materials for upgrading the Thunder Sword, but unexpectedly gathered everything he needed to repair the Immortal Refining Gourd.
In the days that followed, he cultivated while studying how to repair this Damaged Spirit Treasure.
After half a year, with the assistance of his talent ability, he finally restored its damaged sections. Its artifact spirit had not yet completely perished, so it might take less than ten years to regain its sentience.
Pleased that he would soon have another spirit treasure, Chen Lin went out for a meal of spirit food, then wandered through the city in search of materials he might need.
He discovered that there were an unusually large number of street vendors that day, all selling items from the Ancient Cultivation Era.
The implication was obvious: some large ruin must have been discovered.
Sure enough, a little inquiry revealed that underground ancient cultivation ruins had been discovered in the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Canyon, several thousand li south of the city. They apparently covered quite a large area.
Chen Lin had no interest in exploring ruins. He selected a few unusual-looking items, then returned to his cave residence.
Within a few days, however, the ruins became an increasingly sensational topic.
Someone had