199: Tianxingzi

Chapter 197 Tian Xingzi

"Tian Xingzi? A fellow practitioner?"

The woman seemed to remember something, her gaze suddenly becoming very strange.

There was disbelief, hesitation, and even more so, excitement.

Then her figure flickered, and she actually stepped on the water's surface, swiftly gliding toward that flat-bottomed boat, causing many people on the boat to exclaim, "An Immortal!"

Before long, she had stepped onto the flat-bottomed boat, standing straight in front of the small boat.

On the small boat, there were only two people, an old man and a child.

The old man was around sixty years old, with crane-like hair and a youthful complexion, bright eyes, but his figure was somewhat hunched.

Behind him, followed by a little girl who looked about twelve or thirteen, with two round hair buns, looking very cute.

At this moment, she was hiding behind the old man, carefully sizing up the woman.

The woman cupped her fists and said, "Junior Xuanjizi greets Senior Tian Xingzi!"

"Xuanjizi?"

Tian Xingzi smiled and said, "It seems that this old man and Fellow Daoist Xuanjizi truly are fated; even our Dao titles are somewhat similar."

"Senior flatters me. This Dao title was merely inherited by Junior from my Revered Master."

"That is also fate. This old man's name, 'Tian Xingzi', was also passed down from my Revered Master."

Xuanjizi cautiously asked, "I wonder why Senior Tian Xingzi has appeared in this place?"

"Junior has heard many fellow practitioners mention that Senior Tian Xingzi excels at divination, understands Yin and Yang, and is even better at calculating Heavenly Mandate and observing stellar phenomena."

"Now it is widely circulated in the Cultivation World that the contemporary Senior Tian Xingzi from three thousand years ago once calculated that the recovery of Spiritual Qi would happen after ten thousand years. Why are you now..."

"Hahaha..."

Tian Xingzi chuckled and said, "This old man is not emerging into the world this time, but merely heading to the capital at the invitation of an old friend to assist Great Yu."

"Meeting Fellow Daoist Xuanjizi here, this old man even thought you were also invited by that old friend?"

Xuanjizi said with a strange tone, "Assist Great Yu? Senior Tian Xingzi, you are a Senior of cultivation. Why would you assist a Mortal Dynasty?"

Tian Xingzi shook his head and said, "This old man also finds it strange."

"After receiving the invitation from that old friend a few years ago, this old man paid no attention to it."

"However, one day during secluded meditation, a sudden impulse arose, and I personally performed divination to calculate the direction of my great fortune, which unexpectedly turned out to be the Great Yu Dynasty!"

"Afterwards, I observed the celestial phenomena on the Great Snow Mountain, and actually obtained the omen of 'Five Stars Gathering in Kui, Mars Inheriting the Mandate of Heaven'!"

"Five Stars Gathering in Kui, Mars Inheriting the Mandate of Heaven?"

Xuanjizi asked curiously, "What does this mean?"

"Hahaha..."

Tian Xingzi smiled lightly and said, "This is... the omen of a great flourishing world under heaven!"

"The current Emperor Zhengyong is a wise ruler encountered once in a millennium, and also the greatest monarch throughout the ages!"

"A great flourishing world?"

Xuanjizi's gaze was strange, and she recalled that Emperor Zhengyong she had seen back then.

A slender figure, gloomy eyes, and actions that were somewhat extreme.

Such a person acting as an emperor could still become a wise ruler of an era?

But... what does that have to do with us?

"Senior... the rise of a Mortal Dynasty, what does it have to do with the likes of us?"

Xuanjizi asked curiously, "The more Mortals there are, the scarcer the Spiritual Qi becomes. What we Cultivators should do is find hidden places in this world that still retain Spiritual Qi, seclude ourselves to cultivate in avoidance of the world, in hopes of making a Breakthrough in our Realm and reaching longevity directly."

"Pardon Junior for being presumptuous, why do you want to go against the current?"

"Besides, as far as Junior knows, the current Great Yu Emperor, Emperor Zhengyong, is even tyrannical and incompetent, arrogant and luxurious, disrespectful to his ancestors, leading to chaos across the world..."

Tian Xingzi shook his head and said, "This old man relies on the divination hexagrams."

"Major affairs of the world, what do they have to do with this old man?"

"Most importantly, this old man once used the Sect's secret arts for divination, wanting to further deduce the period of the recovery of Spiritual Qi."

"But the answer obtained was... the capital!"

"The capital?"

Xuanjizi's tone was even stranger: "What's wrong with the capital?"

"The recovery of Spiritual Qi, could it be starting from the capital?"

"Hahaha..."

Tian Xingzi smiled lightly, sat cross-legged, and said calmly, "You will know once you go. It is only a three-month journey from this place to the capital."

"This little time, this old man can still afford to wait."

Xuanjizi's heart stirred, and she cupped her fists, saying, "In that case, Junior will take her leave."

"Go ahead~"

As Xuanjizi left, Tian Xingzi's gaze suddenly became somewhat strange.

"Strange, why does this woman's physiognomy look somewhat familiar?"

"Grandpa~"

Suddenly, the little girl tugged at Tian Xingzi's sleeve and whispered, "That older sister looks so fierce, Xi'er doesn't like her."

Tian Xingzi touched her little head and smiled, "Although that older sister harbors Evil Qi, she is not a person addicted to slaughter."

"Xuanjizi, Xuanjizi... It seems she is a person of the Xuantian Dao from thousands of years ago, and she shares some lingering incense-fire affinity with our Dao."

"It's a pity that as the Legacy has been passed down to the present, who knows how many people are left... Hmm?"

Tian Xingzi suddenly froze, took a careful look at Xi'er, recalled Xuanjizi's physiognomy just now, and carefully pinched his fingers to calculate, his gaze becoming even stranger.

"Strange and bizarre, why is this Xuanjizi's physiognomy so similar to Xi'er's?"

"Both possess the destiny of the flourishing of the marriage star and becoming the mother of the world!"

"Grandpa?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing~"

Tian Xingzi smiled and said, "Xi'er need not worry. Your destiny is destined by Heaven; you possess a Spiritual Root yet have the destiny of becoming the mother of the world, destined to be the Empress of Great Yu."

"This old man must go and see what on earth has happened in Great Yu to actually cause changes in celestial phenomena!"

White Jade Capital.

Underground palace, quiet room.

Zheng Yi sat cross-legged, with a jade-textured, glazed-colored scroll placed in front of him—it was precisely the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting snatched from Elder Fayuan!

Two years had passed since he killed Fayuan, and Abbot Fayuan's Divine Thought on the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting had finally been exhausted.

That is to say, at this time, the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting was an ownerless Magical Artifact, and Zheng Yi could completely refine it.

Taking a deep breath, his hands continuously formed incantations, and his internal magic power surged, transforming into flashing runes that steadily tapped onto the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting.

Strands of magic power aura unique to Zheng Yi poured into the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting.

The so-called refining, in Zheng Yi's view, was actually assimilation.

Immersing one's own magic power aura in the form of runes into different objects, slowly seeping into them, so that all the most basic particles of the object are assimilated by one's own magic power aura.

Ultimately, items like Magical Artifacts can be driven like one's own arms, just like one's own arm, and their maximum power can also be unleashed.

To fully refine a Magical Artifact, apart from assimilating it, one must also break through the Restrictions within it.

When refining Magical Artifacts, Cultivators will set different Restrictions within them to enhance the power of the Magical Artifact.

And the number of Restrictions represents the grade of the Magical Artifact.

After all, the number of Restrictions that ordinary Artifact Refining Materials can bear is limited.

The better the quality of the Artifact Refining Materials, the higher the number of Restrictions it can bear.

Under normal circumstances, a Magical Artifact with ten Restrictions is a Low Grade Magical Artifact.

Within thirty Restrictions, it is a Medium Grade Magical Artifact.

Within fifty Restrictions, it is a High Grade Magical Artifact.

As for above fifty Restrictions, it is a top-quality Magical Artifact!

Cui Xiabing's Seven Fiends Soul Extinguishing Needles, Chen Liancang's Yellow Springs Soul Summoning Banner, and Yuechan's Ziyang Treasure Armor all had over forty Restrictions, making them exquisite items among High Grade Magical Artifacts!

I wonder how many Restrictions this Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting in his hand will actually have?

Only after breaking through all Restrictions can one completely control this Magical Artifact and wield it like an arm.

If it is not completely broken through, then when using it, there will more or less be a sense of stagnation.

His own magic power gradually penetrated deep into the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting, and he also perceived the power of the Restrictions within it.

"One, two, three... Hmm? Fifty?"

"High Grade Magical Artifact!"

"No... there's more behind..."

Sensing carefully, the number of Restrictions in this Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting actually became increasingly larger, until after one hundred, they were blocked by thick mists, making it completely impossible to ascertain how many Restrictions were inside.

Zheng Yi's tone became even stranger: "One hundred Restrictions?"

"The top quality among top quality!"

"There's even more behind this?"

"Could it be a Magic Treasure?"

"That's not right... If it really is a Magic Treasure, with my current strength, I wouldn't be able to refine it at all."

"Forget it! Let's refine it first and talk later."

"No matter what, at least it is a top-quality Magical Artifact, which can be considered a trump card for me right now."

Thinking of this, he began to concentrate his mind and started refining it.

Three days later.

The first Restriction of the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting was finally broken through by him, and his own magic power completely poured into the Restriction, constantly sensing it.

The first Restriction was initial refining, achieving preliminary control over the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting.

At the same time, some minor functions of the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting also appeared in his mind.

"So that's how it is. This Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting not only has the function of body protection, but also causes illusions, traps people, and is even used for storage."

"The Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting is actually equivalent to a Sumeru Small World!"

"It's a pity that only after breaking through the fiftieth Restriction can one perceive that Sumeru Small World."

"The first Restriction can only barely be used for self-defense."

"Hiss..."

Thinking of this, Zheng Yi directly drew in a breath of cold air.

"Being able to refine a Sumeru Small World into a Magical Artifact, what kind of grade of Magical Artifact is this Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting?"

"Could it be... truly a Magic Treasure?"

Thinking up to this point, Zheng Yi's mood became even more excited, and he continued to refine it.

His magic power constantly ground away, and in the middle, he didn't even have time to rest, always thinking of ways to break through the second-layer Restriction of the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting.

Ten days later.

The second Restriction within the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting finally loosened; Zheng Yi was overjoyed and continued to exert effort.

Another ten days later, the second Restriction was finally broken through by him.

Magic power surged, occupying all areas within the second Restriction, and he began to familiarize himself with the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting.

After the second Restriction was broken through, the body-protection effect became even stronger.

Continue working hard!

After successively breaking through two Restrictions of the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting, Zheng Yi seemed to have gained experience, and the third Restriction was successfully broken through in only a month.

On this day, Zheng Yi had a sudden flash of inspiration.

Spiritual insects can undergo blood sacrifice to enhance the refining speed and power.

Then... what about Magical Artifacts?

Thinking of this, he spat out a mouthful of vital blood without hesitation.

The vital blood instantly transformed into a ball of blood mist, enveloping the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting within.

Amidst Zheng Yi's expectant gaze, these blood mists slowly seeped into the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting and were absorbed by it.

It really works!

Zheng Yi was overjoyed, and another mouthful of fresh blood spewed out.

With the help of the vital blood, the refining speed of the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting was even faster!

The fourth one actually only took ten days to be successfully broken through.

Afterwards, Zheng Yi accelerated the consumption rate of his vital blood.

Spitting out ten drops, twenty drops, or even thirty drops a day.

And the refining speed of the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting also rapidly increased.

The fifth, sixth, seventh...

Until more than three months later, Zheng Yi spat out one hundred drops of vital blood in one breath, seeping them into this Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting.

Thick blood mist enveloped it, and the remaining magic power within his body also surged wildly, pouring entirely into the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting.

The tenth-layer Restriction, Breakthrough!

And Zheng Yi had also mastered the second function of this Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting.

Illusions!

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