Several days later.
Xia Ping had been refining and repairing the two low-grade Saint artifacts he had obtained from Liu Xiong—the Thunder-Extinguishing Hammer and the Dark Baleful Net. Today, he finally refined both Saint artifacts completely, mastering them thoroughly and reaching the realm where man and artifact became one.
Rustle, rustle!
At once, he sensed an immense force of origin pouring into the depths of his body from the two low-grade Saint artifacts. The mana within the nine Purple Mansion spaces in his body advanced tremendously.
During this time, he had not merely been refining the two low-grade Saint artifacts. He had also consumed two or three Immortal Fruits.
Xia Ping's mana immediately surged by leaps and bounds, saving him the effort of tens of thousands of years spent condensing mana. It had to be said that the energy contained within the Immortal Fruits was simply too immense, far beyond the ordinary.
Had an ordinary person consumed three Immortal Fruits, their body would have long since burst apart from the energy. But Xia Ping was different. Three Immortal Fruits merely counted as a beneficial supplement to him.
Even so, they had saved him an enormous amount of effort in condensing mana. It could be considered a tremendous gain.
He felt himself drawing ever closer to the peak of the Lightning Tribulation Realm. Vaguely, it seemed that he would soon be able to touch the boundary of the Sea of Bitterness.
Deep in the void, increasingly powerful tribulation lightning energy was brewing, making him feel as though he were sitting on pins and needles.
"As expected of low-grade Saint artifacts. Their mana truly is boundless."
Xia Ping looked with satisfaction at the Thunder-Extinguishing Hammer and the Dark Baleful Net, the two low-grade Saint artifacts he had acquired. Though their power could