"This is the treasure trove of our Heavenly Vault Army."
As Zheng Tang's voice rang out, Lin An looked around.
The entire treasure vault was vast, seemingly endless at first glance.
Before him were several bookshelves filled with numerous classic texts, each containing Diamond Tier cultivation techniques at a glance.
"Have you decided what type of treasure you want to choose?" Zheng Tang asked with a smile.
Lin An didn't answer, but instead asked, "Are there any level restrictions on the treasures we choose?"
"No, even if you want Mythic Rank treasure, you can take it directly."
Zheng Tang said, "But you can only choose one item."
If anyone else wins the championship, they can only choose one Epic Tier treasure at most.
But Lin An Anke was different from the others. Based on the other party's performance, it wouldn't hurt to take away a Mythic Rank treasure, which could be used to win them over.
"If you haven't made up your mind yet, you can take a look at it yourself first, and then tell me when you've decided."
Zheng Tang said, "It just needs to be done before we head to the Spirit Cleansing Pool tomorrow."
Lin An nodded. He had originally intended to choose a rare treasure, but there were so many good things in this treasure vault, including Mythic Rank ones, that he wasn't in a hurry to decide.
Zheng Tang then gave Lin An a map of the treasure vault, which marked the approximate locations of various treasures, and let Lin An choose for himself while he waited for him.
Lin An picked up the map and began to wander around the treasure vault.
"This treasure vault is extraordinary; it seems to be located in the void, somewhat similar to a storage ring."
As Lin An pondered this, he took the lead and arrived at the cultivation technique area.
There are tens of thousands of cultivation techniques here, the lowest of which are Diamond Tier, and Diamond Tier are only a minority. The Diamond Tier techniques included all have distinct characteristics.
Most of them are Epic Tier and Legendary Rank cultivation techniques, and there are even nearly a hundred Mythic Rank cultivation techniques.
Mythic Rank is already the limit of any technique that can be recorded.
Several Mythic Rank sword techniques tempted him, but he wasn't in a hurry to make a decision, especially since feeding Mythic Rank sword techniques required too many attribute points.
Currently, his Lin Clan Cultivation Technique are only at a minor level, and there is still a considerable distance to go before they are perfected.
Besides cultivation techniques, there are talismans, formations, elixirs, weapons, and visualization diagrams—all of which are Mythic Rank. Any one of them could cause a huge stir if taken outside.
Finally Lin An arrived at the exotic treasure area.
There weren't many rare treasures, only twelve in total, with most of them in the hands of powerful figures within the Heavenly Vault Army.
Aside from those born naturally, rare treasures can only be obtained from the Spirit Realm.
Lin An has only seen two rare treasures so far: one is the Heaven and Earth Spirit Crystal, which is currently in his father's possession.
The other item was the Spirit-Devouring Ring, which he was wearing on his hand.
[ Seed of Life ]: A rare treasure that can be planted in the dantian and nourished with spiritual energy to enhance one's vitality and increase the speed of injury recovery.
"This rare treasure is quite nice, but it's not essential for me, since I already have the Spirit Devouring Divine Ability."
[ Crystal of Stars ]: A rare treasure containing abundant stellar power, capable of providing almost limitless spiritual energy.
[ Thunder Tribulation Rough Stone ]: A rare treasure containing abundant thunder power, which is extremely beneficial to those who cultivate thunder attribute techniques.
[ Mirror of Nothingness ]: A rare treasure that can banish a target to the void, temporarily sealing them away.
Lin An's gaze swept over the various treasures, each with its own unique function. He even felt a pang of envy for some of them.
"Hmm? This is..."
Lin An's gaze fell on the last rare treasure, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
It was a spatial element, and within it, a cluster of purple flames flickered.
[ Purple Origin Fire ]: A rare treasure, a spiritual fire born of nature. Refining it will greatly improve the quality of alchemy and weapon crafting. If other rare treasures directly devour it, their quality will be enhanced.
"Can it improve the quality of rare treasures?"
Lin An's eyes lit up as he looked at the Spirit-Devouring Ring in his hand. If he could further improve the quality of the Spirit-Devouring Ring, his cultivation speed would not slow down even if he reached a higher realm in the future.
Although Exotic Treasure Upgrade Crystal can improve the quality of rare treasures, he doesn't have any right now.
"Compared to other rare treasures, the Spirit-Devouring Ring is still more helpful to me."
With that thought in mind, Lin An stopped looking at the other treasures and directly chose the Purple Origin Fire.
Are you sure you want to choose this treasure?
Zheng Tang raised an eyebrow upon seeing Lin An's choice.
The Purple Origin Fire is indeed extremely tempting to alchemists and weapon refiners, but Lin An is neither a formation master nor a puppeteer, so he has no use for the Purple Origin Fire.
Suddenly, Zheng Tang thought of the effects of the Purple Origin Fire and had a guess in his mind. It seemed that the other party must have a rare treasure.
"Let's choose this one," Lin An nodded.
Zheng Tang didn't try to persuade him any further. He immediately released the restrictions on the Purple Origin Fire and handed the spatial block to Lin An.
Zheng Tang then led Lin An away from the treasure vault and directly to Lin An's residence.
"Get some rest when you get back. We'll meet again in the square early tomorrow morning."
After Zheng Tang finished speaking, he disappeared again.
Seeing that the other party had left, Lin An went straight back to his room and took out the Purple Origin Fire he had just obtained.
When the Spirit-Devouring Ring approached the Purple Origin Fire, Spirit-Devouring Ring light, and then a suction force appeared, absorbing the Purple Origin Fire into it.
At the same time, a notification popped up.
[Your Spirit-Devouring Ring is currently refining the Purple Origin Fire. The estimated refining time is 5 years, 3 months, and 14 days.]
Players can seek out Legendary Rank or higher weapon refiners to speed up the refining process, or they can choose to use attribute points to accelerate the refining speed.
Hearing the notification tone, Lin An frowned.
He had anticipated that the Spirit-Devouring Ring would need some time to refine the Purple Origin Fire, but he hadn't expected it to take more than five years.
Immersing his mind in the Spirit-Devouring Ring, he discovered that the entire interior space of the Spirit-Devouring Ring had turned purple, with occasional wisps of purple flames rising up.
At the same time, the hundred altars also stopped operating.
"I can't wait five years."
"If a Legendary Rank or higher weapon refiner were to help, how long would it take to refine it?" Lin An asked.
There must be Legendary Rank or higher weapon refiners within the Heavenly Vault Army. With tens of millions of military merits, I should be able to get weapon refiners of that level to help me.
[ Legendary Rank weapon refiners can reduce refining time by two years, Mythic Rank weapon refiners by five years, and King Rank weapon refiners can complete the refining process in just one day.]
Lin An frowned as he looked at the pop-up message.
Ideally, one should find King Rank weapon refiner, but such individuals are perhaps even rarer than King Conferment experts, and it's uncertain whether the Heavenly Vault Army even has one.
Even if they did, ten million military merits probably wouldn't be enough to get the other side to make a move.
As for Mythic Rank weapon refiner, it would take three months to complete the refinement of the Spirit-Devouring Ring; that's too long.
"Tell me, how many attribute points do you want?"
Lin An sighed.
[Do you want to spend 300,000 attribute points to help the Spirit-Devouring Ring refine the Purple Origin Fire?]
300,000?
Lin An glanced at the 360,000 attribute points he had left. It was enough, but if he spent all those attribute points, he would be penniless again.
"I hope that the Spirit-Devouring Ring won't disappoint me after its quality is improved again."
Lin An thought for a moment and communicated with the game system, "Yes."
[You have consumed 300,000 attribute points, accelerating the refining of the Purple Origin Fire into the Spirit-Devouring Ring. Expected completion in three minutes. Please wait...]