I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm

Chapter 280: Chapter 186: True Spirit Blood

In order for Li Mu to refine the array artifact of the ’Thunder Prison Grand Array’, Venerable Lei Hong granted all his requests, allowing him to examine two other array artifacts - the Tier Six Thunder Suppression Stele and Tier Six Thunder Element Array Disc, to study their artifact patterns and artifact arrays.

Li Mu took over the two Tier Six array artifacts, which had already been successfully ”refined” into Tier Six Spiritual Treasures. Upon examining them with his divine thought, he was immediately overwhelmed by their powerful thunder essence patterns and the complex Thunder Dao Law array.

Unlike the Five Elements Dao Principles, with their distinct cases of mutual generation and inhibition, the artifact patterns and arrays related to thunder were filled with a frenzied, destructive, and domineering aura, with lines of purple lightning that contained terrifying thunder intent.

Li Mu cautiously probed with his divine thought and quickly withdrew from the artifact core, as it would have been overwhelming if not for Venerable Lei Hong’s assistance in controlling the two Tier Six array artifacts.

”Well, how is the exploration of the artifact patterns, Fellow Daoist Li? Can the array artifact, Purple Sky Thunder Hammer, be replicated?” Venerable Lei Hong asked with concern, closely observing Li Mu’s every move.

”The Tier Six array artifact, with an artifact base spiritual array involving the laws of Dao essence, has a high failure rate if forcefully refined. However, refining a Tier Five array artifact with slightly reduced power should be feasible!” Li Mu pondered for a moment and responded.

”That’s wonderful! I wouldn’t dare to hope for a Tier Six, but having a Tier Five Purple Sky Thunder Hammer can restore fifty percent of the Thunder Prison Grand Array’s power, which is satisfactory for me!” Venerable Lei Hong said happily.

”In that case, there’s no problem. However, I have just acquired Celestial Fire and need to refine a batch of spiritual artifacts first, to become proficient, so I can have more confidence in refining that array artifact!” Li Mu nodded, indicating his intent.

”Of course, of course! Fellow Daoist Li, whatever you need, feel free to ask!” Venerable Lei Hong nodded repeatedly, agreeing heartily.

After a brief chat, Li Mu asked Venerable Lei Hong for some high-tier demon beast essence souls to use as refining materials.

Venerable Lei Hong, catering to Li Mu’s requests, directly took over a hundred shares of high-tier demon beast essence souls from his storage ring and gifted them to him.

The Spirit Taming Sect, founded on taming spirit beasts, capturing demon beasts, cultivating spirit beasts, hunting demon beasts, ... had no shortage of stored high-tier demon beast essence souls.

Overjoyed, Li Mu gladly accepted the batch of high-tier demon beast essence souls and immediately informed Venerable Lei Hong that he would enter closed cultivation for a while. Once he fully mastered the Celestial Fire, he would officially refine the array artifact, Purple Sky Thunder Hammer.

Upon hearing this, Venerable Lei Hong was both delighted and cautious. He ordered the entire sect that no one was to disturb the honored guest at Lingyun Residence, and the sect was to be placed under a strict lockdown for some time, prohibiting disciple access to restricted areas, to prevent further harassment by the remnants of the Nine Demons Sect.

As for the negative impacts of the sect lockdown, it would need to wait until the successful refinement of the Purple Sky Thunder Hammer before lifting.

After all, with the whereabouts of Demon Venerable Si Ze and Nine Nether Demon Venerable unknown, and the other three Demon Venerables on the loose, their return was unpredictable.

Time flew by swiftly, passing like a fleeting horse.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Li Mu emerged from the Treasure Mansion Space, leaving the closed cultivation chamber, feeling refreshed. He stretched comfortably, appearing in the courtyard of the Spirit Cloud Pavilion.

Determined to quickly fulfill his artifact refining commission with Venerable Lei Hong.

During this period, Li Mu did not step outside or have visitors, dedicating himself within the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion to focusing on artifact refining, familiarizing himself with the Eightfold Celestial Fire Forging Method, and coordinating with the Celestial Fire Refining Furnace transformed from Extreme Yang Celestial Fire.

He successfully refined a batch of Tier Five Pseudo-Spiritual Treasures.

Li Mu used a communication flying sword to notify Venerable Lei Hong, then sat in the pavilion, taking out spirit wine and spirit fruit to savor while awaiting Venerable Lei Hong.

Within less than half a cup of tea’s time, Venerable Lei Hong flew in like the wind, swiftly entering the pavilion, and sat directly opposite Li Mu.

”Fellow Daoist Li, was the artifact refining successful?” Venerable Lei Hong asked expectantly, staring at Li Mu with anticipation.

Faced with Venerable Lei Hong’s fervent gaze, Li Mu set down his wine cup, smiled slightly, and retrieved nine spiritual artifacts from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl.

Each spiritual artifact appeared out of thin air, hovering in the air, as the artifact spirits leaped forth: a lively little carp, a well-behaved black cat, a small and honest green ox, a lazy little lion, ..., each exhibiting different divine techniques and vibrant energy.

Seven Tier Five artifact spirits, some lying on the ground, others swimming in the air, playing and frolicking, ..., gathered around Li Mu in lively bustle.

Venerable Lei Hong gaped, dazzled by the seven animated artifact spirits, his gaze dreamy and excitement overwhelming.

Seeing this, Li Mu couldn’t help but smile.

”Sect Master Lei, I have not disappointed your expectations. Five Tier Five Pseudo-Spiritual Treasures, two Tier Five Top-Grade Spiritual Artifacts, and my current success rate for refining Tier Five Spiritual Artifacts has reached eighty percent. I have about sixty percent confidence in refining the array artifact - Purple Sky Thunder Hammer.” Li Mu introduced with a smile to Venerable Lei.

”Five Tier Five Pseudo-Spiritual Treasures? Two Tier Five Top-Grade Spiritual Artifacts? Are these the results of Fellow Daoist Li’s half-month of refining? Such refining efficiency is astounding!”

Venerable Lei Hong inhaled sharply, marveling at Li Mu, while his heart filled with immense joy.

The Spirit Taming Sect has passed down through thousands of years. Due to the founding master’s skills, it had once housed many high-tier spiritual artifacts, including Tier Six Spirit Treasure arrays that were the master’s legacy.

However, as time passed, and with each generation of elders or elite disciples venturing out, meeting with disasters, and facing life and death, the high-tier spiritual artifacts got lost.

As a result, Spirit Taming Sect now, aside from the [Thunder Suppression Stele] and [Thunder Element Array Disc], the two Tier Six Spirit Treasures, has, besides him and Venerable Qingwei each owning a Tier Six Spirit Treasure, only eight or nine Tier Five Top-Grade Spiritual Artifacts among the Nascent Soul True Monarchs, and not a single Tier Five Top-Grade Pseudo-Spiritual Treasure.