Back in his cave abode, Chu Mo sat cross-legged, quietly lost in thought.
Since Jiqing dared to plot to seize a Spirit, he surely had some trump card. After all, judging by the Eternal Night Sea, [Spirits] were all at the Nascent Soul level. Without a trump card, challenging a Nascent Soul Spirit with a Golden Core cultivation base was no different from seeking death.
"I'll have to be extra careful."
Chu Mo set his thoughts aside, took out the Profound Banner, and reflected himself into it.
The shadowy Netherworld Soil stretched far and wide. Bai Li's soul stood alone on a barren hill. Sensing Chu Mo's arrival, her eyes stirred slightly, but she said nothing.
Chu Mo did not mind. He spoke directly. "Bai Li, I have something to ask you. How did you refine your second Life-bound Magical Treasure? Explain it to me in detail."
He was now at mid-Golden Core and ought to consider a second Life-bound Magical Treasure. That had been part of the reason he had seized Bai Li before anyone else could.
In the Scripture Repository, texts on this subject were prohibitively expensive. Beyond Dharma Coins, they also required substantial corresponding contributions. As the saying went, Dharma Coins were easy to earn, but contributions were hard to come by. Getting the information himself was quicker.
"My lord, for a second Life-bound Magical Treasure, you must first determine the [Law] you wish it to carry."
With her soul under his control, Bai Li could not defy Chu Mo's questions, whether she wished to answer or not. She could only reply honestly. "Using a special method, extract a thread of [Law nature] from the [Law] you have chosen. With that Law nature as the core, combine it with other spiritual materials to refine an embryo.
"Then