Green Bamboo Cave was peaceful, untouched by the turmoil of the outside world.
Within the cave abode, primordial chaos qi filled the air. Jiang Chen's true body had taken the form of a Kunpeng and lay stretched out amid it, breathing in and out without end.
At one point, the Kunpeng opened its enormous maw and swallowed every wisp of primordial chaos qi in the sky, finally condensing a trace of almost tangible Primordial Chaos Qi within its body.
"That was an unexpected gain."
Jiang Chen opened his eyes and resumed his true form. As he put away that almost tangible trace of Primordial Chaos Qi, surprise flashed through his eyes.
The primordial chaos qi in his hand had formed as he breathed in the spiritual vitality of heaven and earth and refined it together with his own qi. It was no ordinary manifestation of magical power.
"This has properties rather like Primordial Unity Essence, but it's slightly different. In essence, it's even a little higher."
Jiang Chen examined it closely, deep in thought.
Primordial Unity Essence was a special treasure qi produced when a Blessed Land or Grotto-Heaven was opened. Ranked at the third tier, it was exceedingly rare. He had only ever exchanged for some from the Impermanence Sect's treasury to refine his Primordial Unity Banner.
But even the Impermanence Sect had little of it. Obtaining more depended largely on chance. As for fourth-tier Primordial Unity Essence, which mostly came from Grotto-Heavens and only rarely from Blessed Lands, the Impermanence Sect had none at all. That was why his Primordial Unity Banner had remained a top-grade treasure artifact instead of advancing to a Dao Artifact.
Yet today, quite by accident, he had used an acquired method to refine a special Primordial Unity Essence beyond the third tier.
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