142: Refining a spiritual treasure with a Dharma form? Late stage of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Mid-August, 26th year of the lunar calendar.

Cangmang Realm, Xuan Yin Continent.

Inside the Taihe Sect.

“Oh, Junior Brother Qiu, you came at the perfect time.”

Just as he stepped through the gates of a side hall in the Pill Cauldron Hall, a voice immediately rang out.

Yu Xuzi fixed his gaze and saw a young man with a balanced physique and ordinary looks.

“Senior Brother Wu, do you have another task for me?”

This person was named Wu Sheng, a Cultivator at the Middle Stage Dao Foundation Realm, and one of the managing Disciples of the Treasure Pill Hall in the Pill Cauldron Hall.

For a period of time, whenever Yu Xuzi came to hand over Alchemy tasks, he often dealt with this person, so they were quite familiar with each other.

“No.”

Wu Sheng took the several bottles of Low Grade Second-tier Medicinal Pills that Yu Xuzi handed over. Without checking them carefully, he casually added the corresponding Sect Contribution Points to his record.

At the same time, he smiled and said, “Junior Brother Qiu, you might not know this, but the Sect higher-ups just issued a notice the day before yesterday: from now on, the monthly stipend for our Inner Sect Core Disciples will increase by an additional hundred Spirit Stones!”

“That much? That's great news!”

Yu Xuzi said with a smile.

An extra hundred Spirit Stones per month means twelve hundred per year, and this is an addition to the existing amount.

After a few years, he could buy an extra Second-tier Magical Artifact.

That's quite a bit.

After all, the Taihe Sect had just achieved a great victory over the Xuan Yin Palace, securing its position as the overlord of the Xuan Yin Continent. Furthermore, this year they conveniently destroyed Du Yuan Mountain and the Yingu Cult, greatly increasing both their strength and Resources!

It was only natural to give the Disciples within the School more benefits.

“And there's more. The exchange prices for many Resources within the Sect have been lowered. For instance, the required Contribution Points for the Foundation Establishment Pill have dropped directly to only sixty percent of the original price!”

Wu Sheng sighed with a smile, “I'm afraid the number of Inner Sect Core Disciples in our Taihe Sect is going to skyrocket in the next few years.”

The sphere of influence of the Taihe Sect had greatly expanded, and the core Dao Foundation Disciples within the School were becoming insufficient, so adopting this measure was normal.

“This is a good thing! The Sect Master is wise! And the Elders have truly put in painstaking effort.”

Yu Xuzi echoed with a smile.

“Oh, right, the Sect higher-ups also issued a School task to reclaim a large number of Magical Artifacts, and they increased the corresponding Contribution Point rewards.”

“So, Junior Brother Qiu, if you have free time in the future, you should focus more on Artifact Refining. Now that the war is over, Artifact Refining tasks earn much more Contribution Points than Alchemy tasks.”

Hearing this, Yu Xuzi narrowed his eyes slightly, then regained his composure and casually asked, “Reclaiming Magical Artifacts task?”

“Our Taihe Sect is renowned across the Three Continents and Four Seas for its superb Artifact Refining techniques, and Artifact Refiners make up the vast majority within the Sect. We have never lacked Magical Artifacts!”

“Moreover, our Sect just achieved a great victory in the war, and the Magical Artifact Resources we gained shouldn't be few, right? Senior Brother Wu, do you know why they need to reclaim Magical Artifacts?”

Wu Sheng shook his head, “Junior Brother, you're putting me on the spot. I just received the notice myself. The reason is probably only known to the Sect higher-ups.”

“All I know is that the Sect seems to be reclaiming a lot of Magical Artifacts this time, and there's no limit on Rank—they'll take anything!”

Yu Xuzi nodded, not pressing the issue further. “Alright, in that case, thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother.”

“You're welcome, Junior Brother Qiu.”

Yu Xuzi left the Pill Cauldron Hall, transforming into an Escape Light that shot straight into the sky, disappearing over the horizon of Taihe Peak.

Before leaving, he glanced deeply at the summit of Taihe Peak, a hint of speculation already forming in his heart.

No matter how he looked at it, these signs pointed toward True Monarch Taihe preparing to Cultivate the Taihe Furnace Divine Ability!

“I heard that his three Lifebound Treasures are already supreme-grade Fourth-tier Pseudo-Spirit Treasures, unable to advance further. Could he be planning to smelt some other special Magic Treasure?”

After all, True Monarch Taihe had another title:

“True Monarch Many Treasures”!

But given his current strength, what use would refining more Fourth-tier Magic Treasures be?

“It can't be... a Fifth-tier Spirit Treasure, can it?”

Yu Xuzi was somewhat doubtful.

This was because the Taihe Furnace Divine Ability was too Heaven-Defying.

If True Monarch Taihe truly Cultivated this Divine Ability to the Fifth Level now, as long as he had enough Magical Artifacts to quickly condense boundless Taihe Sect Light, it was truly possible for him to Heaven-Defyingly refine a Fifth-tier Spirit Treasure while at the Dharma Idol Peak!

Among the Myriad Heavens and Realms, the cultivation implements used by Human Race Cultivators are generally divided into nine Ranks, with the power of each Rank differing vastly.

The First-tier and Second-tier are called: [Magical Artifacts].

They are simple to refine, have ordinary power, and at most possess the might to split mountains and divide rivers!

The Third-tier and Fourth-tier are called: [Magic Treasures].

Compared to Magical Artifacts, the power of Magic Treasures is greatly increased, already possessing the true might to burn the sky and boil the seas!

Furthermore, they already possess a certain degree of “spirituality.”

Only Fifth-tier implements can be called: [Spirit Treasures].

As the name suggests, Spirit Treasures already possess the will of an Artifact Spirit!

Their intelligence is comparable to that of a normal person.

They can fight independently, separate from their masters, and even travel through the Chaos Void Realm!

They are already considered a special kind of living being.

Their power is such that a casual strike can shatter continental crusts and freeze ten thousand miles of ocean—undeniably high-Rank treasures!

As for Sixth-tier Dao Integration Immortal Treasures, Seventh-tier Mahayana Immortal Treasures, and even Eighth-tier Grand Unity Treasures... those are things capable of truly destroying worlds.

They are too far removed from the current Yu Xuzi and the Cangmang Realm.

“I'll just wait and see.”

Yu Xuzi shook his head, no longer dwelling on it.

It had nothing to do with him anyway.

He just had a feeling: True Monarch Taihe must be preparing for Ascension!

He was truly looking forward to it... Half a year later.

March, 27th year of the lunar calendar.

Inside the Yuxu Grotto-Heaven.

Rolling spiritual essence coiled like a Dragon high above the mountain peak, then roared down, pouring directly into Yu Xuzi's body.

Boundless magical power continuously generated, impacting the Meridians and Dantian within his body, and the seemingly solid cultivation barrier shattered upon contact.

“Boom!!!”

Accompanied by a roar from within his body, the imposing pressure belonging to the Late Dao Foundation Realm surged outward, causing the Soaring and Embracing Star groups outside, along with the Dragon Horse Ink Calamity, to whinny incessantly.

“Late Dao Foundation Realm!”

“It's done!”

Yu Xuzi opened his eyes, slowly feeling the magical power that had surged several times over within him, and his Divine Sense, which now covered a range of six thousand zhang.

Six thousand zhang, which is thirty-six square li!

One must know that ordinary Dao Foundation Peak Cultivators only have three to four thousand zhang of Divine Sense at most.

And the strength of the Divine Sense determines the area it covers.

Doubling the diameter does not represent merely a twofold difference in Divine Sense strength, but a tenfold or even dozens of times difference!

When an Immortal Master who has condensed an ordinary Profound Fetus first Breaks Through, their Divine Sense range only covers fifty to sixty li.

A hundred li of Divine Sense is something only possessed by Immortal Masters in the Middle Stage or even Late Stage who have condensed a spirit fetus or higher.

“After nearly thirty years of cultivating the Dao, I am quickly approaching the Realm of an Immortal Master. This is truly gratifying!”