Uh! Was This Thing Being a Little Too Eager?
Seeing the concealed effect at the entrance, Yi Xuan nodded in satisfaction. At least for now, no one could visually discover the side room where Yi Xuan was.
The only problem might be that some cultivators would use their Divine Sense to scan, since holographic projection can deceive the eye visually, but it can't be done with Divine Sense.
Yi Xuan wasn't too worried. The Artifact Sect Great Hall Cultivation Realm had been explored countless times by cultivators over the millennia. These cultivators probably already shared the consensus that there was nothing worth exploring in the main hall of the Artifact Sect. Therefore, even if someone came in, they wouldn't be so bored as to scan it with their Divine Sense, because it was completely unnecessary.
Now that there was nothing to worry about regarding the disguise, Yi Xuan sat cross-legged among the numerous devices and began to refine the main hall with his Divine Sense.
Before coming here, Yi Xuan had prepared himself for a considerable difficulty in refining the material, but once he got started, he found that the actual situation was not as bad as he thought.
Because the concentration of Spiritual Qi in this hall was comparable to that of the outside Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, Yi Xuan felt that the refining process went very smoothly from the very beginning. His Divine Sense, carrying his True Qi, moved freely in the hall.
"Huh? Why is that?"
As Yi Xuan refined the main hall, he secretly made guesses in his heart.
Soon, Yi Xuan had an idea.
The reason why the refining of the main hall went so smoothly was partly due to the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the hall. When Yi Xuan was in the main hall, it was as if he was cultivating in the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. This comfortable environment naturally made the process twice as effective.
Secondly, because Yi Xuan Rootless Person, the energy in his body is True Qi. Compared with the True Essence in the bodies of cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Realm, True Qi is closer to the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which is the Spiritual Qi in the hall at this moment, both in terms of intensity and concentration.
If it's genuine Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, it's not so easy to deal with. After all, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is ownerless, and the higher a cultivator's realm, the faster they can refine Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
In this case, Yi Xuan's refining speed in the Artifact Sect Great Hall was far slower than that of other cultivators with higher cultivation levels.
However, the Spiritual Qi in this hall belongs to the hall itself. Although the Artifact Sect Great Hall does not have Artifact Spirit, it will still instinctively resist Spiritual Qi concentrations stronger than its own, and will lower its guard against spiritual energy concentrations weaker than its own.
Yi Xuan was precisely the weaker being, so the main hall didn't pay any attention to this Qi Refining Realm novice, which is why Yi Xuan's refining process went so smoothly.
Of course, these are all just Yi Xuan's guesses.
Even if Yi Xuan's refining speed in the Artifact Sect Great Hall was fast at this moment, he didn't have time to delve into the reasons for the fast refining speed.
Even if the Artifact Sect Great Hall is easy to refine, its size is a factor. Yi Xuan conservatively estimated that even at his current refining speed, it would take at least ten days to completely refine the Artifact Sect Great Hall, and that would be without sleep or rest.
After calculating the time, Yi Xuan could do now, besides refining the Artifact Sect Great Hall as quickly as possible, was pray that the closing time of the Artifact Ruins would be postponed as much as possible.
However, this idea is nothing but self-deception.
In the blink of an eye, five days have passed.
At this moment, Yi Xuan, who was in the side room, was covered in sweat. Of course, this was not because Yi Xuan had encountered any difficulties in the refining process.
It was because the Butler had just sent a message to Yi Xuan, and according to his calculations, this trip to the Artifact Ruins would likely end in another hour.
This was calculated by the Butler based on the duration of the last five trips to the Artifact Ruins and the number and quality of Law Artifact obtained by the various sects.
Of course, this data was not easy to obtain; Yi Xuan only thought of it after he began refining it. So he arranged for the Pangu to notify everyone in the Azure Cloud Sect, so that they could obtain data support by inquiring with disciples from various sects.
Although there were bound to be some oversights or omissions, the Butler was still able to deduce the approximate end time of this trip to the Artifact Ruins.
Yi Xuan was sweating profusely because of this, considering that Yi Xuan had only refined half of the Artifact Sect Great Hall. An hour had passed, leaving Yi Xuan helpless.
Yi Xuan knew that even if the Butler's calculations were wrong, the error would not exceed three hours.
It took five days to refine only half of the Artifact Sect Great Hall. What's the point of adding three more hours?
Helpless, Yi Xuan shook his head, preparing to disconnect his True Qi and give up this opportunity to refine it.
Yi Xuan knew that, apart from him, no one else might ever discover the secret of the Artifact Sect Great Hall's main hall. Even if he regretfully couldn't take the hall with him this time, Yi Xuan was certain he would be able to take it when it opened again next time. He just didn't know if the sect's main hall would still be of use to Yi Xuan then.
Suddenly, something strange happened.
Just as Yi Xuan was about to disconnect the transmission of True Qi, he suddenly realized that his True Qi seemed to be out of control.
Or rather, it wasn't that Yi Xuan couldn't control his True Qi, but rather that the True Qi he channeled into the main hall was like a suction fan, frantically drawing away the True Qi from Yi Xuan's body.
Moreover, the suction force was astonishing, drawing out dozens of times the amount of True Qi that Qi Refining Realm Peak cultivator's meridians could contain.
Fortunately, Yi Xuan's meridians had been expanded a hundredfold when he broke through to the hundredth level of the Qi Refining Realm, so he was not injured by this suction force.
With the appearance of this suction force, Yi Xuan's True Qi was quickly absorbed.
As if sensing Yi Xuan's physical condition, the black hole in his Dantian began to rapidly expel the True Qi it had absorbed. For a moment, the rate at which the energy was absorbed and the rate at which the black hole expelled it actually reached a balance.
At first, Yi Xuan was very scared of this situation.
However, as the True Qi from the black hole within his body surged out, Yi Xuan discovered that his level of refinement of the Artifact Sect Great Hall was rapidly increasing.
"Isn't this thing being a little too proactive? Has it taken a liking to me? Is it forcing me to refine it?" Yi Xuan thought to himself as he controlled the output of his True Qi.
51%!
52 percent!
Sixty percent!
75 percent!
Hundred percent!
In less than an hour, Yi Xuan had actually reached 100% completion of the refinement process of the Artifact Sect Great Hall. However, this refinement almost drained Yi Xuan dry. Through internal observation with his Divine Sense, Yi Xuan discovered that his Dantian black hole was now completely empty.
Of course, it was all worth it. From now on, the Artifact Sect Great Hall belongs to Yi.
As Yi Xuan the refinement of the Artifact Sect Great Hall, its various functions immediately came to mind.
Yi Xuan was just about to give it a try when a loud 'boom' came from outside.
Upon hearing this sound, everyone in the Artifact Ruins knew that the entrance to the Artifact Ruins had reopened, Artifact Ruins were about to close!