116: Three Masters Wu Wuji Returns

Yuhua Peak, white snow drifted.

Stepping out of Yuhua Hall, Han Li gazed into the distance, watching the white snow fall from the sky, and his Heart-Nature seemed to calm down a lot.

Standing on the square in front of the hall, Han Li felt the snowflakes fluttering.

At this moment, his Heart-Nature was extremely serene.

“Xiantian…”

Exhaling a breath, Han Li's figure moved, and in the next instant, he disappeared from his original spot… A moment later, Han Li's figure appeared on Heaven and Earth Peak.

Stepping onto Heaven and Earth Peak, Han Li exchanged for some items.

“Artifact Refining Manual,” “Alchemy Marvelous Formula,” “Control of True Fire.”

The basic books were all common items, and he also exchanged for several Pill Formulas.

After exchanging for these items, Han Li then returned to Yuhua Peak.

Artifact Refining and Alchemy, these should be put on the agenda.

It also happened that he could use this period of time to stabilize himself.

Too much is as bad as too little.

If he didn't perfectly control his own strength, then his future Cultivation would also encounter problems.

This time, when he broke through to the Xiantian Second Realm, he had already felt a slight sense of instability.

This feeling was very subtle, but even if it was only a trace, Han Li wanted to nip it in the bud.

Alchemy and Artifact Refining were also a kind of assessment of himself.

It could also be considered a kind of Heart-Nature precipitation.

Moreover, in the future, he would also need to refine Magic Treasures himself.

It was impossible to always rely on exchanging.

High Grade Spirit Treasures, Dao Artifacts, these types of Magic Treasures were basically unobtainable with money.

Returning to Yuhua Peak, Han Li immediately plunged into the Pill Refining Room.

First, he would improve his Alchemy.

Inside his cosmos ring, there were also many Materials; he hadn't sold these things but had reserved them in advance.

“Buzz—!”

His True Qi stirred, and a wisp of Innate True Fire instantly appeared in Han Li's palm, enveloping the Pill Furnace, and the abundant True Fire was almost inexhaustible.

The temperature in the Pill Refining Room also rapidly increased.

He didn't use the Earth Vein Fire, but completely maintained it with his own Innate True Fire.

This consumption was very large.

However, although the consumption was large, there were also benefits; each time he consumed and then recovered, there would be a slight improvement in the quality of his True Qi.

In a cycle, the improvement was still very significant.

Every Alchemy Great Master and Artifact Refining Great Master had a king-level control over their own True Qi.

The more perfect the control of True Qi, the more powerful the Cultivation of one's own martial arts would be.

Overall strength also increased.

This was also a method of Cultivation.

Possessing the Iron Plate, Han Li could continuously absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and compared to the consumption, it could just barely maintain a stable situation.

Immediately, Han Li, while manipulating the prepared Spirit Medicine according to the Pill Formula, began to put it into the Pill Furnace.

The abundant True Fire burned, and a Martial Artist's Innate True Fire was also distinguished by individual True Qi.

The Innate True Fire of each Realm was different.

His Innate True Fire was very powerful.

Alchemy also required stronger control.

One type of Spirit Medicine after another was successively put into the Pill Furnace, and under the abundant Innate True Fire, the Spirit Medicine inside the Pill Furnace also gradually melted.

Time also passed by minute by minute… An hour later, Han Li opened the Pill Furnace.

One batch could produce more than ten Medicinal Pills.

However, most of them were waste pills.

They were pitch black and emitted an unpleasant smell; only one or two Medicinal Pills were considered ordinary.

This was his first time performing Alchemy in the true sense.

Looking at the Medicinal Pills in front of him, more than ten waste pills, all contained a large amount of Impurities.

If this kind of Medicinal Pill was consumed, it would not only provide no improvement to oneself but would also poison the consumer.

The first Medicinal Pill Han Li refined was the Peiyuan Pill.

“It can't be considered a Major Achievement, but at least there are one or two finished products…”

He put away two of the Medicinal Pills, and the rest, Han Li destroyed with Innate True Fire.

Holding the Iron Plate, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, after half an hour, Han Li once again recovered to his Peak.

His True Qi had already seen a slight improvement.

The quality had improved by a trace; although no major changes could be felt, it was still progress.

“Continue!”

Taking a deep breath, Han Li once again took out Spirit Medicine and began his second attempt at Alchemy… A day passed.

Outside, heavy snow fell, but inside the Pill Refining Room, it was bustling with activity.

With each failure, Han Li's progress became quite evident.

From the very beginning of failure, the number of finished Medicinal Pills gradually increased.

Each time he refined the same Medicinal Pill, he made new progress.

The progress of his Alchemy also skyrocketed.

The True Fire extinguished, the Pill Furnace opened, and a scent of medicinal fragrance wafted out.

More than ten snow-white Medicinal Pills flew out, each full of luster.

Looking at the more than ten High Grade Peiyuan Pills, the light in Han Li's eyes intensified.

His first complete success!

This batch of Medicinal Pills had not a single waste pill.

Han Li also breathed a sigh of relief.

He picked up a Peiyuan Pill and consumed it, circulating the Qing Yuan Skill to quickly absorb it.

The increase was negligible, but there was still an improvement.

After all, this was a Medicinal Pill for the Vein Opening Realm; if it could still have even a slight effect on him, that was already quite good.

Alchemy (75%)!

Looking at the panel in his eyes, Han Li immediately stood up, then took a step and left the Pill Refining Room.

Work and rest must be balanced.

He had been doing Alchemy all day and was already very tired.

Returning to his room, Han Li fell into a dream… Time passed quickly.

A month quickly went by.

Yuhua Peak, the door to the Pill Refining Room opened, and Han Li stepped out of the Pill Refining Room.

For a month, he had basically been doing Alchemy.

He had not left his house.

The various Medicinal Pills he refined also numbered more than a dozen types.

As the progress of his Alchemy continuously improved, his Alchemy also became more exquisite.

From the initial Peiyuan Pill to the current Essence Pill.

Although there were failures in between, the results were undeniable.

Through daily frantic Alchemy, Han Li's Alchemy had also reached the Major Achievement stage.

“These Medicinal Pills, I'll sell them first and exchange for some Materials. In another month, my Alchemy should be almost complete.”

Looking at the sky outside the hall, Han Li's figure moved, instantly disappearing from his original spot.

Arriving at Qingyuan Market, Han Li walked directly towards the shop.

After selling a large number of Medicinal Pills, Han Li also exchanged for many Materials.

Afterward, he immediately rushed back towards Yuhua Peak without stopping.

Returning to Yuhua Peak, Han Li once again stepped into the Pill Refining Room and began a new round of Alchemy.

With his Alchemy at Major Achievement, Han Li also prepared to challenge the refinement of Medicinal Pills required for the Innate Realm.

With such a difference in Realm, the price and effect were world-shattering.

He also had the Pill Formulas for Xiantian Medicinal Pills.

The first type was the True Essence Pill.

This was the most common Medicinal Pill for Xiantian martial artists, and also the most frequently used… Yuhua Peak, Pill Refining Room, raging flames burned, and the temperature instantly soared.

The stronger the Medicinal Pill, the greater the chance of failure.

Han Li also gathered all his concentration, inspecting each Material before putting it in, ensuring that not the slightest error would occur.

Higher-grade Medicinal Pills required extremely subtle control of True Fire; even a slight difference could lead to Alchemy failure.

Han Li sat cross-legged, his Innate True Qi flowing continuously, forming Innate True Fire, burning fiercely beneath the Pill Furnace.

Although it was the dead of winter, the Pill Refining Room was incredibly hot.

However, with his Physical Body, this amount of heat was effortless.

Challenging the refinement of higher-grade Medicinal Pills could also make his Alchemy improve faster… “Success!”

He retracted the Innate True Fire, and Han Li opened the Pill Furnace. A medicinal fragrance wafted out, but within this fragrance, other smells were mixed.

Han Li used Innate True Qi to wrap the Medicinal Pills and took them out. This batch had twelve Medicinal Pills in total; half of them were lustrous, while the other half were pitch black… Half were finished products, and their quality was average, not considered High Grade, only ordinary.

However, the Medicinal Pills of the Innate Realm had a greater difficulty coefficient, and Han Li hadn't expected to refine High Grade Medicinal Pills in one go.

To have half ordinary finished products was already good.

At least, this half of the finished products was already enough to break even.

He incinerated the waste pills and put away the finished Medicinal Pills, then Han Li continued with the refinement… Winter receded, and early spring arrived.

The covering white snow also disappeared.

Yuhua Peak, Pill Refining Room, Han Li's figure stepped out, his face beaming.

Another batch of Medicinal Pills was successfully refined, and moreover, it was the Dragon Elephant Pill he needed.

A Medicinal Pill that could accelerate the Cultivation of the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art.

In a month's time, Han Li had only refined three types of Medicinal Pills in total.

The first was the most important True Essence Pill.

The second was another Medicinal Pill, the Condensing Essence Pill!

It was also a Medicinal Pill of the Innate Realm, and its effect was a hundred times that of the Peiyuan Pill.

It was also a best-selling Medicinal Pill among many Xiantian martial artists.

The last type was the Dragon Elephant Pill that he himself needed.

And his Alchemy had successfully broken through to Major Achievement.

However, unlike Archery, it did not reach Perfection but reached a stage above it.

Alchemy (Great Master Level 2%)!

After breaking through Major Achievement, he reached Great Master-level Alchemy.

Refining Medicinal Pills became more like second nature to him.

The first time he attempted to refine Dragon Elephant Pills, he produced a batch of High Grade ones.

He had already broken through to Great Master-level Alchemy several days ago, and upon reaching Great Master-level Alchemy, the progress of his Alchemy also slowed down significantly.

However, this was also normal; after all, the higher one went, the more difficult it became.

“I wonder what it's like to break through Great Master-level Alchemy…”

Han Li looked at the panel, very curious.

Over two months, apart from Alchemy, the time spent on other martial arts Cultivation had significantly decreased.

After consuming Comprehension Pills multiple times, the effect also became less and less.

Moreover, all of his own martial arts had already reached Perfection, and Breakthroughs in Divine Abilities could not be achieved overnight.

However, Breakthroughs in martial arts were not entirely absent; Thunder Gods Wrath reached the third stage.

The Ben Lei Fist martial art also broke through to the Earth-Grade stage.

The explosive power also underwent world-shattering changes.

And his spear technique also broke through to its limit, and Peerless Might of Heaven and Earth also successfully broke through to the second Realm.

The greatest improvement from two months of Alchemy was his Alchemy, and secondly, the change in the quality of his True Qi; with daily consumption and recovery, his True Qi became more refined.

It was like steelmaking, continuously removing the Impurities within it.

And his control over himself also reached an astonishing degree.

“Next, I can improve my Weapon Crafting; once I reach Great Master-level Weapon Crafting, I can then upgrade my Fire Tipped Spear…”

Withdrawing his gaze, Han Li immediately stepped into the Artifact Refining Room.

Artifact Refining!

In two months, Han Li had also gained control over the progress of Weapon Crafting.

However, he mainly focused on Alchemy, and Weapon Crafting hadn't even reached Minor Achievement.

Now that his Alchemy has reached the Great Master level, he can fully dedicate himself to improving his Weapon Crafting.

The Artifact Refining Room was about the same size as the Pill Refining Room.

It also connected to the Earth Vein Fire, but Han Li didn't plan to use the Earth Vein Fire for Artifact Refining. Instead, he would still use his own Innate True Fire for Artifact Refining.

Han Li had also prepared quite a few Materials for Artifact Refining.

With his Great Master-level experience in Alchemy, at least his start in Artifact Refining was much better than his start in Alchemy.

“Let’s start with mortal weapons.”

Taking out various Ore Materials, Han Li immediately enveloped and calcined them with his Innate True Fire.

Under the powerful True Fire's calcination, blocks of Ore and steel rapidly melted.

With continuous burning, they transformed into a liquid state.

The refining of mortal weapons was not as complex as Spiritual Artifacts. For him, it was quite easy to refine.

In one hour, Han Li successfully forged a mortal weapon.

It was a large saber.

It emitted a metallic luster.

Although it hadn't been sharpened yet, it still possessed lethality.

After inspecting it, Han Li placed it aside, took out Ore and other Materials, and continued to calcine and refine... Three days passed, and Han Li's surroundings were already piled high with a large number of mortal weapons and sharp blades.

There were easily over a hundred pieces.

Sabers, swords, spears!

There were more than a dozen pieces of each of the three different types of weapons.

His Weapon Crafting was also improving, approaching the Minor Achievement stage.

“I can try refining Spiritual Artifacts now…”

Han Li looked at his pile of masterpieces, collected them all, and then he once again released his Innate True Fire, melting all the weapons.

They turned into a liquid state, like water, enveloped by True Qi. Then he took out Ore and other Materials and began calcining them.

Spiritual Artifacts and mortal weapons had different gaps.

Inside a Spiritual Artifact, there were Formation engravings. The more powerful the Spiritual Artifact, the more complex the Formation inside it.

He was simultaneously working on both Weapon Crafting and Formation Technique.

In the Yuhua Peak's library, there were over a hundred books on Formations and similar topics. Han Li would read them whenever he had free time while he was doing Alchemy.

He memorized everything.

Thousands of various Formation books.

His theoretical knowledge could be said to have reached Perfection.

However, theory and practice were different.

Reading didn't necessarily mean understanding; only practice could lead to true knowledge!

Refining Spiritual Artifacts would also improve his Formation Technique.

Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Formation Technique—a trinity.

Without Formation Technique, one couldn't refine Spiritual Artifacts.

Weapon Crafting, in fact, also included various Formation Techniques, complementing each other.

Under continuous calcination, the two liquids merged. Han Li manipulated them with True Qi, gradually forming a solid state.

It was a sword.

When it formed into a solid state, Han Li began to engrave a Formation within the sword body using True Qi.

“Bang—!”

However, at the final stage of the Formation engraving, an explosion sounded, and the solid sword body instantly cracked.

Han Li: “…”

“Theory and practice are indeed worlds apart…”

Looking at the cracked sword body, Han Li's heart twitched.

His first attempt at refining a Spiritual Artifact failed.

Calming his mind, Han Li immediately intensified his Innate True Fire, once again turning the sword body into a liquid state.

The most difficult step in refining a Spiritual Artifact was engraving the Formation.

The stronger the Spiritual Artifact, the more exquisite and complex the Formation it contained. It was precisely because of this that Spiritual Artifacts could unleash astonishing power.

The Spirit Formation was the core of a Spiritual Artifact.

A Spiritual Artifact without a Formation was not a Spiritual Artifact.

Only a Spirit Formation could imbue a Spiritual Artifact with spirituality, allowing it to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and enhance the Spiritual Artifact's spirituality. The core lay in the Spirit Formation.

The second time it took shape, Han Li once again engraved the Formation, but the last step still failed, and it cracked again.

Sweat appeared on Han Li's forehead.

Looking at the cracked sword body again, Han Li took a deep breath and calmed down.

Let it crack, it wasn't the first time.

Two months of Alchemy had also made his Heart-Nature extremely stable.

This time, Han Li didn't rush to continue refining. He adjusted his state and decided to recover first... Two days passed, and inside the Artifact Refining Room, a wave of spiritual power spread out.

In the Artifact Refining Room, a glowing Spirit Sword appeared in mid-air.

“It's done!”

Looking at the Spirit Sword, Han Li's face broke into a brilliant smile.

After continuous failures, he finally succeeded.

With the success of this Spiritual Artifact, both his Formation Technique and Weapon Crafting had entered the Minor Achievement stage.

With a movement of True Qi, Han Li held the Spirit Sword in his hand.

As True Qi was activated, the Spirit Sword instantly emitted light.

Han Li was very happy looking at the Spirit Sword emitting spiritual power.

This was the first Low Grade Spiritual Artifact he had personally refined.

A few days of effort had not been in vain.

With a light flick of his finger, the sword body emitted a pleasant sword cry.

“Not bad, the quality is acceptable.”

After looking at the Spirit Sword, Han Li immediately put it away.

Adjusting himself and recovering to his Peak state, Han Li once again immersed himself in refining.

With the first success came the second success.

As Han Li's Weapon Crafting and Formation Technique grew stronger, refining became exceptionally easy... Time flowed, and two months passed in a flash.

At Yuhua Peak, in the Artifact Refining Room, waves of spiritual power spread out.

A High Grade Spirit Sword floated into his hand.

The slender sword body emitted an aura of sharp keenness.

The spiritual power of a High Grade Spiritual Artifact was very powerful.

“Not bad.”

Han Li nodded in satisfaction and put away this High Grade Spiritual Artifact.

In two months, Han Li had refined over a hundred Spiritual Artifacts.

Low Grade Spiritual Artifacts, Medium Grade Spiritual Artifacts, High Grade Spiritual Artifacts, progressively increasing.

Once he had complete control, Han Li would Breakthrough to refine more powerful Spiritual Artifacts.

A lot of Materials were consumed.

Of course, a lot was also wasted.

Success and failure were only known through each attempt.

The refining of Spiritual Artifacts alone cost him tens of millions of merit points, and the remaining Materials were basically cleared out.

Putting away the Spirit Sword, Han Li opened his panel to check.

Weapon Crafting (Great Master 2%) Formation Technique (Great Master 3%)

“I can upgrade my Fire Tipped Spear now!”

Looking at the panel, Han Li recollected himself.

With his Breakthrough to Great Master-level Weapon Crafting, he had great confidence.

However, Han Li was not in a hurry to refine it and directly left the Artifact Refining Room.

To upgrade the Fire Tipped Spear to the level of a top-grade Spiritual Artifact, he had to maintain a vigorous body and mind.

His state had to be good; this was also key to increasing the success rate.

Leaving the Artifact Refining Room, Han Li went to Qingyuan Market, sold all the refined Spiritual Artifacts, and exchanged them for quite a few merit points.

And just as Han Li stepped out of Qingyuan Market, his sound transmission bell suddenly rang.

“Senior Brother…”

Listening to the sound transmission bell, Han Li was stunned.

The last time, after Senior Brother left, he went to some Tai Xu Ancient Land, and there was no contact during that period. This was the first time he had contacted him.

Responding, Han Li's figure moved, transforming into a golden light and disappearing. The next moment, he arrived at Yuhua Peak.

Stepping out of the Void Realm, Han Li descended in front of Yuhua Peak's main hall.

Not far away, the figure of a Gold-Robed Youth appeared in his eyes.

It was none other than his Senior Brother, Wu Wuji!

Seeing Han Li appear, Senior Brother was also slightly stunned.

“What martial arts is this kid Cultivating? His speed is so fast!”

Looking at Han Li, a hint of surprise flashed in Senior Brother's eyes.

“Greetings, Senior Brother.” Han Li immediately stepped forward to salute.

Wu Wuji quickly recovered, looking at Han Li, his pupils slightly constricted.

Xiantian Second Realm… Was this Junior Brother enlightened by some expert?

Feeling a trace of aura emanating from Han Li, Senior Brother's heart trembled.

If he remembered correctly, this Junior Brother had only been in the Sect for two years, right?

This Cultivation speed was probably the legendary Immortal-grade talent.

“Xiantian Second Realm, Junior Brother, you really surprise me!”

Looking at Han Li, Senior Brother said with a smile.

“I just Broke Through a few months ago, Senior Brother, you flatter me.” Han Li said with a smile.

Wu Wuji: “…”

He Broke Through a few months ago… This Junior Brother, he's probably some Celestial Reincarnation, isn't he?

Looking at Wu Wuji, Han Li was also very shocked.

At close range, he could feel the vast and boundless aura within Wu Wuji's body.

It seemed no less than Tang Sanzang, whom he had met before, and even felt a bit stronger.

“Senior Brother, how was your harvest from this trip to Tai Xu Ancient Land?” Han Li recovered and asked.

“The harvest was good. I'm back this time, and in a few days, I'm preparing to impact the God Realm.” Wu Wuji said.

“Impacting the God Realm!”

Hearing this, Han Li's eyelids twitched.

He remembered the scene of Revered Master Undergoing Tribulation back then.

Senior Brother had a special Physique, the Dou Zhan Sheng Ti (Battle Saint Body), so if he Underwent Tribulation, there was an eighty to ninety percent chance that a variant Heavenly Tribulation would appear.

“Senior Brother, how confident are you?” Han Li asked.

“Haha, no need to worry about me. A God Realm Heavenly Tribulation is not a big problem.” Wu Wuji laughed loudly.

Hearing this, Han Li felt a slight relief in his heart. It seemed Senior Brother was very confident.

Revered Master failed his Undergoing Tribulation, and although he might still be alive, he must have suffered some immense damage.

Han Li was also a little worried about Wu Wuji's Undergoing Tribulation.

“Since Senior Brother is going to Undergo Tribulation, then I will be Senior Brother's Protector!”

Han Li said.

“Haha, alright, Junior Brother, with your current strength, you're definitely not bad. I'll leave the task of Protector to you then.” Wu Wuji smiled.

Han Li nodded and then said, “Senior Brother, when are you planning to Undergo Tribulation?”

“In three days. You come to my Dao field. I came back today to inform you. If you're in the Sect, then there's no problem. Perhaps you can learn from the experience, which will give you some confidence for your future Undergoing Tribulation.”

Wu Wuji said.

“Three days later… Alright, Senior Brother, don't worry, I will definitely be there.” Han Li nodded.

“Second Junior Brother and Third Junior Brother, they will probably be back tomorrow or the day after. The other Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters probably won't be back for now.” Wu Wuji said.

“That's enough. Undergoing Tribulation within the Sect, I don't think it will be a big problem.” Han Li said.

“Alright, then I'll head back first. In three days, you can just come directly.” Senior Brother nodded and said.

“Farewell, Senior Brother!” Han Li bowed, and Wu Wuji transformed into a white light, quickly disappearing before Han Li's eyes.

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