Successive Upgrades, a Mid-Grade Dharma Artifact

Chen Fan could feel that the Soul Pearl he had swallowed earlier had now been fully digested.

As for the Blood Pearls, he had swallowed one at first, then two more later.

He could feel that the first one had also been digested, while the remaining two were still working, steadily strengthening his body.

This time, he felt that both his soul and body had broken through.

After taking some time to adjust, he estimated that both his body and soul were now twice as strong as before.

This should mean I've broken through to the second transcendent tier, right?

Honestly, Chen Fan wasn't sure. He felt that his breakthrough was a little different from those of other transcendents.

Chen Fan closed his eyes and sensed the changes for a while, then pointed a finger. A pack of tissues on the table in front of him slowly floated into the air.

This is telekinesis!

I've never heard of other transcendents awakening telekinesis after breaking through to the second tier!

He had previously talked with Nie Shufeng about what it was like to advance to the second tier.

Nie Shufeng had said it was more like his soul had been tempered, becoming more condensed and of higher quality.

But Chen Fan felt that his soul had not only become more condensed, but had also increased in quantity.

Could it be because everyone else relies on their own willpower and tempers themselves to improve?

While I improved by having pure soul energy infused into me?

Come to think of it, that makes sense. When other transcendents advance, they improve their own transcendent abilities, but when I advanced, I suddenly gained telekinesis.

Clearly, my soul power was so full that it overflowed, forming telekinesis, right?

Those transcendents who advance by fighting, constantly using their abilities and painstakingly tempering themselves have such flimsy foundations.

How could they compare to my transcendent power, with its solid foundation? Pure soul energy was infused directly into my body and fully absorbed, giving me an abundant supply. After advancing, there's more of it, and it's harder too!

This is great. I'm getting stronger and stronger.

Chen Fan used his telekinesis to control the pack of tissues, having a wonderful time playing with it.

His telekinesis wasn't very strong at this stage, though. At most, he could control a drinking glass or pull open a drawer.

But he could also feel that this was because he had only just broken through. His telekinesis was still growing, and it should become much stronger once it finally stabilized.

After all, he was at the second tier. His telekinesis couldn't possibly be limited to picking up small objects.

After examining his mental abilities, Chen Fan also tested the increase in his physical strength.

It was roughly twice what it had been before, too.

Just clenching his fist, he could feel the greater strength in his body.

Even the outlines of his muscles had become distinct.

At this rate, it was only a matter of time before he surpassed that muscle panda, Wu Zhiyou.

Feeling the thrill of his increased strength, Chen Fan couldn't wait to consume more energy pearls.

He summoned the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, which held nearly three hundred giant insect yin souls.

He directly drew out two hundred giant insect yin souls and condensed them into twenty Soul Pearls.

He pressed all twenty Soul Pearls against his forehead at once. They turned into wisps of pure soul energy that entered his mind.

He could feel that only a few of the Soul Pearls were being digested, steadily strengthening his soul.

Most of the other Soul Pearls settled deep within his soul, waiting to release their power when needed.

If all twenty Soul Pearls released their energy at once, Chen Fan's soul would be completely unable to withstand it in its current state.

His weak soul would be scattered in an instant by that enormous surge of soul energy.

Chen Fan then summoned the black coffin.

Jisen's remains had already been completely refined.

Ten Blood Pearls appeared in Chen Fan's hand.

That was the flesh-and-blood energy refined from a second-tier anomaly.

Without hesitation, he tossed them into his mouth.

This time, essentially none of the ten Blood Pearls showed any sign of being digested, because the two Blood Pearls in his body still hadn't been fully digested.

Having finished strengthening himself, Chen Fan eagerly began looking into refining new dharma artifacts.

Earlier, he had wanted to refine more dharma artifacts, but had felt that his soul energy could hardly bear the strain.

Now that he had advanced as a transcendent and his soul had grown stronger, he could surely continue refining artifacts.

Without hesitation, Chen Fan took out a bottle of mineral water.

Water resources had been a limiting factor for him for a long time.

[Spend 100 points of Origin Artifact Materials to refine Wagaga mineral water into an immortal-path dharma artifact?]

Refine it!

[Consumed 100 points of Origin Artifact Materials to refine Wagaga mineral water into the low-grade dharma artifact Water Purification Bottle]

2,000 points remained.

In a flash of white light, the mineral water bottle transformed into a white jade porcelain bottle.

The white jade porcelain bottle had a rounded belly, a narrow neck, and a flared mouth.

It was pure white throughout, with a fine crackle pattern in the porcelain and graceful lines along its body.

Chen Fan held it in his palm and examined it carefully, soon understanding what the Water Purification Bottle could do.

The Water Purification Bottle contained a space of its own, large enough to hold as much water as a small lake.

Any water in the world that entered it would be purified into "purified water."

The purified water was exceptionally pure and could wash away filth.

It could easily remove most dirt and grime.

The purified water also had certain purifying, healing, and strengthening properties.

It could cleanse negative conditions to a certain extent, slowly heal injuries, and, when consumed over a long period, strengthen the body and improve physical fitness.

The Water Purification Bottle could also draw in and release water. When the water inside was used up, it could absorb water from outside to replenish it.

It could also pour out all the water inside, and control it to a certain extent.

Since it had only just been refined, the Water Purification Bottle was currently full.

However, the Water Purification Bottle couldn't store anything other than water.

Even so, Chen Fan was more than satisfied with it.

Not only could it store water, but it also provided certain beneficial effects.

A small lake's worth of water wasn't a great deal, but it was enough for now.

Once he refined it further and raised its grade, he believed it would be able to store more and more water.

Now, at last, he wouldn't have to worry about running short of water for the time being in the apocalypse.

That alone was enough to make who knew how many survivors in the apocalypse envious.

It might even attract covetous attention.

There was no shortage of powerful transcendents in the apocalypse, but the reality was that even powerful transcendents couldn't bear to use water for a bath.

Chen Fan put the Water Purification Bottle away in his sea of consciousness and continued refining.

His next target was a storage dharma artifact.

With one of those, he wouldn't have to worry about having nowhere to put his supplies.

He could store as much as he wanted.

Chen Fan went straight to find a woven sack.

Refine it!

[Consumed 100 points of Origin Artifact Materials to refine the woven sack into the low-grade dharma artifact Storage Bag]

1,900 points remained.

The woven sack in his hands rapidly shrank, and in a flash of white light, it became a small cloth bag about half the size of his palm, like a sachet.

It was beige-brown all over, with a few simple, elegant key-pattern designs.

The Storage Bag was a very straightforward dharma artifact, without all sorts of fancy functions.

It contained 500 cubic meters of storage space, where the passage of time had no meaning. Objects could be stored and retrieved at will.

It was roughly the size of a 160-square-meter house with three-meter-high ceilings.

Chen Fan was reasonably satisfied with the Storage Bag, though it would have been better if the space inside were larger.

It should have more space once he refined it further and raised its grade.

Speaking of raising grades, Chen Fan thought that he should now be able to upgrade a dharma artifact to mid-grade.

But he currently had seven dharma artifacts in hand, and for a moment he didn't know which one to upgrade.

After some thought, he decided to upgrade a dharma artifact with offensive power first.

He couldn't help it. He had a bit of a fear of insufficient firepower.

Of his several offensive dharma artifacts, he chose the Spirit Refining Sword.

The sword was exceptionally sharp and had tremendous cutting power.

In the previous battle, it had easily severed Jisen's limbs.

In terms of offensive power alone, Chen Fan believed the Spirit Refining Sword surpassed both the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and the Endless Black Coffin.

[Consumed 1,000 points of Origin Artifact Materials to refine the Spirit Refining Sword into a mid-grade dharma artifact]

900 points remained.

After its grade increased, the white light around the Spirit Refining Sword faded.

The Spirit Refining Sword hadn't changed much overall. Chen Fan only felt that it was sharper and its attacking power was greater.

Besides that, as its grade rose, Chen Fan had also mastered a new sword technique.

Sword Control Technique!

He formed a sword gesture with his hand and pointed with his fingers together.

The Spirit Refining Sword immediately turned into a streak of sword light and shot out.

Its speed was astonishing.

Chen Fan then traced a circle with his fingers, and the Spirit Refining Sword quickly flew back and hovered by his feet.

Chen Fan jumped onto it, and it actually lifted him steadily into the air.

Chen Fan laughed, feeling that he was even closer to being one of the immortals of legend.

How am I any different from a sword immortal now?

Chen Fan was already considering finding a few tailors in the group to sew him a set of flowing white robes with an immortal air!