False Core divine sense, four transformations of a treasure artifact; first entry into Jin territory, one imperial house and six sects (bonus chapter prepared for 900 votes)

"Whoosh!"

A Spirit Boat sliced through the air, racing through the clouds with a piercing whistle. The hemispherical barrier over it warded off astral winds that scraped at the bones like steel blades.

As Lin Changheng steered the Spirit Boat, he hefted the palm-sized treasure seal in his hand.

The seal was roughly the size of a palm, perfectly square, and suffused with a warm, profound emerald hue. It looked carved from the finest ancient jade, yet possessed a toughness and spirituality beyond stone.

Fine, mysterious wood grain wound around its body as though it had grown there naturally. The patterns seemed still, but flickered faintly with the ebb and flow of spiritual energy, like the growth rings of an ancient tree, holding vigorous vitality and dense wood-aspect power.

Its knob was carved into a crouching azure dragon with its head raised. Its eyes were slightly open, as though immense power lay hidden within.

Fortunately, although Zhen had nurtured this seal as his bonded Treasure Artifact for years and cherished it dearly, he had never extracted its essence to refine a Talisman Treasure. Its core power remained intact, and its potential endured.

Over the past year, Lin had spent immense mental effort and energy finally erasing every soul imprint and trace of magical power its previous owner had left inside. He had refined it anew and placed his own mark upon it.

Only now had he barely completed the preliminary refinement.

"That truly wasn't easy. Fortunately, its owner died long ago. Otherwise, erasing those traces and refining it anew would have been even harder..."

With a sigh, Lin Changheng sent the [Divine Azurewood Seal] aloft and stirred his will.

He intended to test it a little.

As luck would have it, he was over a mountain range. Numerous peaks towered