Purple Mansion Late Stage, Immortal Sword Advancement
"..."
Chen Nianzhi remained silent, quietly silent.
He looked at the teacup in front of him, watching the few tea leaves rise and fall within it, and saw wisps of fragrant smoke rising from it.
He picked it up, took a small bite, put it down, and calmly said, "I don't know what the future holds."
"But I believe that as I become stronger, I can lend you a hand and help you go further."
The difference between cultivators by a major realm is hundreds or even thousands of years of lifespan. Sometimes, just a little help can extend their lifespan by allowing them to stay with you for a long time.
When he Foundation Establishment, he thought the Blazing Fire Crystal was incredibly precious. But now that he has reached this level of cultivation, although the Blazing Fire Crystal is still expensive, it only requires a certain price to acquire.
As for treasures like the Golden-Core Formation Pill, they may seem incredibly precious now, but when he breaks through to the Golden Core realm realm or even becomes a Nascent Soul True Lord in the future...
These treasures may be nothing special, obtainable only by paying a certain price.
After leaving Peaceful Sun City, Chen Nianzhi spent a few days with Jiang Linglong at Qingyang Azure Sun Mountain before returning to Spirit Isle Lake to begin his secluded cultivation to break through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage.
More than a hundred years have passed, and thanks to the nourishment from the Spirit Peach Tree, the Spirit Vein of Spirit Isle Lake have reached the Tier 3 High-grade.
Having cultivated in this environment for many years, Chen Nianzhi has never lacked Spiritual Qi, and his cultivation has progressed extremely rapidly.
Speaking of the Spirit Peach Tree, we must also mention the Spirit Apricot Ancient Tree, which has now advanced to the Tier 3 Mid-grade.
The Spirit Apricot Tree takes ten years to flower, ten years to bear fruit, and ten years to mature. Consuming it can add thirty years to one's lifespan.
However, the yield of Spirit Apricot Tree is very low. Even Tier 3 Mid-grade Spirit Apricot Tree can only produce six Spirit Apricot every thirty years.
These Spirit Apricot are very expensive, each one can sell for 100,000 Spirit Stone. In order to prevent others from coveting them, the Chen Clan did not dare to sell them before.
Over the years, the third-tier Spirit Apricot have ripened several times. Most of the Spirit Apricot produced have been consumed by the older generation of cultivators, such as Nian Gan Nianyong, who fought for the Lineage. Meng Xinghe of the Meng Clan also obtained a few.
The remaining Spirit Apricot were also in the clan's treasury. It wasn't until the most recent Chu Kingdom Barter Fair that the Chen Clan took out three as the grand prize, which were bought by a Purple Mansion cultivator from the Chu Kingdom.
Let's get back to the main topic.
After Chen Nianzhi returned to Spirit Lake Isle, she cultivated and organized her cultivation Cultivation Method. In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
On this day, Chen Nianzhi finally felt his Law Power become perfectly integrated, and touched the threshold of the Purple Mansion Late Stage.
"It's time."
His eyes flickered slightly, and he went straight to the Spirit Pool to begin his secluded cultivation to break through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage.
With his foundation and resources, and with the help of the Violet-Qi Cloud-Pattern Pill, breaking through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage was simply a natural progression.
In just a few days, he broke through to the Seventh Purple Mansion Layer realm and then began to hone his Law Power.
After breaking through a cultivation level, refining Law Power becomes much easier; he completed this step in just one month.
It's done.
Sensing the surge of Law Power within her body, Chen Nianzhi smiled.
After breaking through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage, his Law Power surged by another 50%. Before his breakthrough, his meridians were already exceptionally wide, and his Law Power was comparable to that of Ninth Purple Mansion Layer.
Now, it has surged by another 50%, Law Power has finally advanced further, reaching a level comparable to that of ordinary False Core realm cultivators.
With his current cultivation level and magical Law Power, he is already able to unleash seventy to eighty percent of the power of the Scarlet Sun Void-Burning Furnace, and his combat strength will experience an explosive increase in the future.
Most importantly, after reaching this stage, Chen Nianzhi's Life-bound Magical Treasure can also advance to the Tier 4.
"Tier 4 Magical Treasure."
Chen Nianzhi felt a surge of excitement. In the vast Chu Kingdom, there were only about twenty Tier 4 Magical Treasure at present.
Tier 4 immortal sword is enough to Sword-Body Unity. He had coveted Jiang Linglong's Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword for many years, and now he could finally upgrade his Life-Bound Immortal Sword to Tier 4 immortal sword.
"Let's upgrade the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword first."
He whispered to himself, excitedly taking out the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword. This sword had followed him for many years, so naturally it had to be the first to advance to the Tier 4.
"Sing--"
A sword's cry rang out.
The immortal sword seemed to possess a spirit, its azure blade swirling around him as if anticipating this advancement.
Upgrading a Tier 4 Low-Grade Life-Bound Immortal Sword requires approximately 250,000 Spirit Stone' worth of Five Elements Essence alone, which is an incredibly high price.
Fortunately, the Lineage had been preparing for the upgrade of the Immortal Sword for decades. Not only had the family accumulated the Five Elements Essence, but they had also acquired a large amount of Five Elements Essence, which was barely enough to upgrade two swords.
Chen Nianzhi prepared a large amount of Lihuo Gengjin Metal Essence, and spent a full three months to finally upgrade the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword to the Tier 4 Low-Grade.
"It's done!"
"Clang--"
Looking at the dazzling immortal sword before him, Chen Nianzhi revealed a look of ecstatic joy.
The Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword trembled slightly, and in an instant, it soared into the sky, circling above the Nine Heavens.
Chen Nianzhi suppressed her overwhelming joy and looked up at the celestial sword circling in the sky. At that moment, dark clouds covered the sky above, and a cloud of tribulation was gathering.
"Treasure Lightning Tribulation."
Looking at the vast expanse of calamity clouds, Chen Nianzhi's expression turned solemn.
When a cultivator breaks through to the Golden Core realm, they need to overcome Lightning Tribulation, and when Law Treasure breaks through to the Golden Core realm, Treasure Lightning Tribulation also descends.
Golden Core realm cultivator faces nine Lightning Tribulation, while Law Treasure Lightning Tribulation only three. However, the power of these three Lightning Tribulation is equivalent to Golden Core realm cultivator's full-force attack.
Many cultivators' Life-bound Magical Treasure were destroyed by Lightning Tribulation during their advancement because their power and materials were not strong enough.
"That's a bit risky."
Looking at the Lightning Tribulation in the sky, Chen Nianzhi frowned deeply.
This was his first time advancing to the level of his Life-bound Magical Treasure, and lacking sufficient experience, he couldn't help but feel apprehensive.
He had thought that the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword was powerful and should be able to withstand Tier 4 Lightning Tribulation after its advancement, but he was still a little scared at this moment.
Although the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword is powerful and was a top-tier immortal sword at the third tier, its material is ultimately not Tier 4, and no one can guarantee that this sword can withstand heavenly lightning without being destroyed.
We must get through this.
Chen Nianzhi's heart sank, and she murmured solemnly.
The Treasure Lightning Tribulation is exceptionally powerful; it is a tribulation bestowed by Heavenly Dao upon high-level Law Treasure to awaken their spirit.
Once the Treasure Lightning Tribulation and been bathed in the sweet rain of Heavenly Dao, a true spirit will be born from the Law Treasure.
Tier 4 Law Treasure possesses intelligence equivalent to that of a young child, but at this stage, the artifact spirit is merely a spirit and cannot control the Law Treasure's own power.
Once it reaches the Tier 5 and becomes Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure, it becomes truly astonishing.
If Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure accumulates enough energy, it can fight alone. At least before its energy is depleted, its combat power is no less than that of Nascent Soul True Lord at full power.
Therefore, it is said to be a Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure, almost equivalent to half a Nascent Soul True Lord, which shows how precious such a treasure is.