Reforging, Shedding Its Devilish Nature
"A lucky breakthrough." Li Yunjing nodded slightly. "This is indeed Immortal Artifact, obtained by fortuitous opportunity. I hope you two can keep it a secret for me."
"Don't worry, Sect Leader Li, we will absolutely keep our mouths shut," Tie Shan said, still shaken. "Speaking of which, we should thank Sect Leader Li. If we had been any later, we would all be dead here."
Zhenyangzi opened his eyes, his expression solemn, and said, "Don't be too happy yet. The Blood Bone Old Devil is dead, Yan Tianjin will soon find out."
He suffered a great loss this time. Next time, it won't be as simple as Tribulation Transcendence Realm; perhaps, he'll come in person.
A chill ran through everyone.
Yan Tianjin is Loose Immortal Realm being.
Whether the Five Aggregates Cauldron can deal with Yan Tianjin is still uncertain for Zhenyangzi and the others.
"What should we do then?" Tie Shan asked anxiously. "The Immortal Alliance is engaged in a fierce battle in the Chaos Abyss and cannot spare any manpower to support us. Are we just going to watch the Demon Emperor arrive?"
Li Yunjing remained silent for a moment, then looked up towards the direction of the Origin Pool.
"The most urgent task is to awaken the Origin Dao Embryo as soon as possible," he said in a deep voice. "Once the Dao Body Awakening, we can move with it and won't have to stay here to die."
Zhenyangzi nodded. "That's right. The Dao Embryo was only one step away from awakening. Now, with the primordial energy of the Five Aggregates Cauldron catalyzing it, the awakening speed will be even faster. At most, the Dao Embryo will be able to take form and awaken in three days."
"Three days..." A resolute glint flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes. "Alright, then we'll hold out for three days. Even if the Demon Emperor himself arrives within three days, we'll stop him."
He walked to the array platform, formed hand seals, and began to repair the Supreme Unity Boundless Array.
With the complete inheritance and the cultivation of the Void Refinement Realm, his speed in setting up formations far surpassed that of before.
With the added power of the Five Aggregates Cauldron, the repaired formation will only be stronger than before.
Huangfu Chenyin and Tie Shan also forced themselves to stand up and went to set up sentry posts and clean up the battlefield.
After repairing the Supreme Unity Boundless Array, Li Yunjing returned to the plaza.
At this moment, the Mystic Yin Devil Banner of the Demonic Path floated in front of Li Yunjing.
The banner, several feet tall, remained as black as ink, with the ghostly phantoms on its surface struggling faintly, occasionally emitting piercing screams.
A dense aura of malevolent energy emanated from the banner, corroding the surrounding ground and leaving mottled black marks on the bluestone.
Even though the Blood Bone Old Devil is dead, this Semi-Immortal Artifact remains as ferocious as ever, autonomously absorbing the surrounding yin and cold energy, seemingly poised to backfire at any moment.
Zhenyangzi slowly walked over, looking at the Mystic Yin Devil Banner in front of him. He slowly said, "The Mystic Yin Devil Banner contains the souls of 100,000 people. It was forged using a blood sacrifice method and it erodes the soul. It is extremely evil. If it is kept, it will become a disaster sooner or later."
There are only a handful of Semi-Immortal Artifact in the entire Tianyuan Dao Realm.
Each one is a priceless treasure, and destroying one means losing one less.
Tie Shan said in a gruff voice, "Why don't we just smash it? I feel uncomfortable just looking at this ghost banner; it's full of wronged spirits. Keeping it around will only bring harm."
"No." Elder Huangfu Chenyin shook his head. "Semi-Immortal Artifact is incredibly powerful. If its demonic nature could be purified and used for righteous purposes, it would be of great help to us in protecting our Dao Embryo and in our future aid to the Chaos Abyss. However, the demonic nature has already penetrated deep into the artifact's soul. Purifying it is easier said than done."
Having served as the head of the Law Enforcement Hall for many years, she had seen many demonic Law Artifact and knew how troublesome Devil Artifact.
The higher the level of the Devil Artifact, the more stubborn its demonic nature. Forcibly purifying it will only damage the artifact, resulting in more harm than good.
Li Yunjing looked calmly at the Mystic Yin Devil Banner, his fingertips gently caressing the Five Aggregates Cauldron in his palm.
The cauldron was warm, and a faint aura of primordial chaos emanated from it.
"Purifying the demonic nature might not be difficult," he suddenly said.
All three of them were taken aback.
A glint flashed in Zhenyangzi's eyes. "Young friend Li, you mean... use the Five Aggregates Cauldron?"
"Indeed." Li Yunjing nodded. "The Five Aggregates Cauldron is an High Antiquity Immortal Artifact. Its primordial righteous energy is most effective at suppressing evil spirits. Tempering it with the primordial fire of Immortal Artifact to remove its demonic nature and reforge its spirit should not be difficult."
He said it wasn't difficult, but in reality, he wasn't sure.
After all, the Five Aggregates Cauldron has just awakened, and its power is less than one percent. Whether it can purify a complete Semi-Immortal Artifact is still unknown.
"The power of Immortal Artifact is certainly sufficient," Zhenyangzi stroked his beard and nodded. "However, the power of Immortal Artifact is precious. Wouldn't it be too wasteful to use it to purify a Semi-Immortal Artifact?"
"It's alright," Li Yunjing said calmly. "Having another Semi-Immortal Artifact will give us a better chance of defending the mountain. We still have three days until our Dao Embryo awakens; we don't have much time left."
He said no more, sat down cross-legged, and focused his mind into his Dantian to awaken the Five Spirits Lord.
"Five Spirits Lord," Li Yunjing called out in his sea of consciousness, "Do me a favor and purify a Semi-Immortal Artifact Devil Artifact."
Five Spirits Lord quickly replied, "Okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Five Aggregates Cauldron in Li Yunjing's palm trembled slightly.
A primordial yellow light emanated from the cauldron, slowly enveloping the Mystic Yin Devil Banner.
At first, the demon banner struggled violently, the evil spirits on its surface roared, and the black demonic energy surged wildly, trying to break through the Xuanhuang light shield.
However, the Five Aggregates Cauldron was as thick as a mountain, and it remained unmoved no matter how the demon banner rammed into it.
Sizzle...
The dark yellow flames silently ignited, enveloping the entire demon banner.
The black demonic energy sizzled as it was burned, turning into black smoke and dissipating.
The phantom of the evil spirit on the banner emitted a mournful wail, gradually being burned and purified by the flames.
"Ah! Let me out!"
"Blood Bone Old Devil! You lied to me!"
The cries of countless souls emanated from the banner, men and women, young and old, all innocent beings forcibly taken into the banner by the Blood Bone Old Devil.
The resentment and anger accumulated by the 100,000 living souls over tens of thousands of years were gradually soothed by the burning of the primordial fire.
Li Yunjing's expression was solemn. He formed the hand seals of the Supreme Unity Pure Subtlety Scripture Method Formula with his hands, coordinating with the primordial fire of the Five Aggregates Cauldron to guide the purified resentment of the living souls into the purest Spiritual Qi, which then nourished the vessel.
Zhenyangzi watched this scene with admiration in his eyes. "Using the primordial fire to burn away its demonic nature, and using the Qingwei Dao Arts to guide its soul, what a fine method! In this way, not only is its demonic nature completely eliminated, but the artifact itself can also be upgraded to a higher level."
Huangfu Chenyin and Tie Shan were already stunned.
They had only heard of the power of Immortal Artifact, but never imagined that Immortal Artifact could so easily refine Semi-Immortal Artifact.
That was the Profound Mystic Yin Devil Banner, a weapon that even experts at the Tribulation Transcendence Realm dreaded, yet before the Five Aggregates Cauldron, it was like a lamb to the slaughter.
Time passed little by little.
The black color of the Mystic Yin Devil Banner gradually faded, changing from deep black to ink gray, and then to grayish white.
The demon patterns on the banner gradually blurred, replaced by fine cloud patterns.
Three hours later.
Buzz...
A clear, long cry rang out.
The dark yellow flames subsided, revealing the true form of the banner.
The banner, which was originally pitch black, has now turned into a warm, Qingwei patterns, and the edges are dotted with tiny silver glints.
The chilling, malevolent Sha Qi vanished without a trace, replaced by a pure and profound Spiritual Qi fluctuation. Although it was a banner-like magical Law Artifact, it exuded a dignified and upright Daoist charm.
The oppressive aura of the Semi-Immortal Artifact still lingers.
It simply changed from being evil and ferocious to being moderate and peaceful.
Demonic nature, gone.
Li Yunjing reached out and the pale blue banner fell into his hand.
It felt warm and smooth to the touch, and its Spiritual Qi resonated subtly with the Supreme Unity Pure Subtlety Scripture within his body, as if they were born as one.
"It's done," he said in a low voice.
Five Spirits Lord's voice carried a hint of weariness. "It's done. I also cleansed the weapon spirit for you, young master. It's currently unclaimed, so you can simply Blood-Drip Recognition."
Young master, please remember, you can decide the name of this thing yourself. Just don't call it that old, awful name; it's bad luck. And if the new name is good enough, it might bring unexpected benefits."
After speaking, Five Spirits Lord's voice fell silent, clearly indicating that he had expended considerable energy.