135: Refining crystals

“What about using the new Shaman Treasure?”

Mu Feng thought of the Ruler of Measurement Shaman Treasure he had just obtained.

“No.”

But he quickly shook his head, rejecting the idea.

The Shaman Treasure was powerful, but Mu Feng wasn't sure if it could deal with the Ant Queen.

Previously, the Shaman Treasure had killed enemies twice at close range.

The opponents were annihilated before they could react.

Given the current distance and the Ant Queen's speed, he wasn't confident that the Ruler of Measurement could hit the Ant Queen.

Moreover, his current problem wasn't whether he could defeat it, but how to escape safely.

If he killed the Ant Queen and was surrounded by the Heaven Crystal Ants behind him, he would still die.

His life was very precious.

He didn't want to trade his life for hers.

“There’s no other way.”

“I can only withstand the attack of this Sky Crystal Ant Squad.”

After a quick thought, Mu Feng could only come up with this last resort.

Anyway, he had the Python Scale Armor on him.

He could endure a wave of attacks.

Having decided on his strategy, Mu Feng immediately rushed towards the exit teleportation gate without hesitation.

“Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!”

Seeing Mu Feng approach, that Sky Crystal Ant Squad opened their fangs, jumped onto him with force, and began to Devour him frantically.

This action was beyond his expectation.

Originally, he thought these Heaven Crystal Ants would attack him with the Sky Crystal Flying Slash.

In that case, he would only need to use his shield to nullify it.

In the current situation, if he ignored them, given the sharpness of the Heaven Crystal Ant's fangs, his Python Scale Armor would be Devoured away in no time.

At that point, he would be in danger.

“Condense!”

Left with no choice, Mu Feng had to take out the Ancient Bronze Essence in his hand and freeze all the Heaven Crystal Ants that were Devouring him.

After dealing with the Heaven Crystal Ants behind him, Mu Feng's face showed no joyful smile.

Because of the momentary pause, the Ant Queen, who was previously some distance away, had already reached a close distance behind him.

This position was already within her attack range.

“Rumble!”

As expected, as soon as Mu Feng looked up, he saw countless massive blue crystals falling from the sky.

The Ant Queen's crystal attack was much larger than the Ant King's, and the impact was astonishing.

A slight mistake could lead to severe injuries.

However, he had no retreat.

Gritting his teeth, Mu Feng rushed straight into the center of the crystals, with all three layers of his shield fully activated, welcoming the baptism of the blue crystals.

“Thud!”

“Crack!”

After a few muffled thuds, the outermost green sword shield was the first to give way, scattering in all directions.

“Thump!”

Another muffled sound came, and the red shield of the Python Scale Armor was also pierced through.

Now, his only remaining defense was the Python Scale Armor itself.

The good news was that after this impact, the exit was already very close to him.

He only needed to withstand one more wave of attacks to leave safely.

However, the Ant Queen seemed unwilling to let Mu Feng leave just like that.

She opened her mouth, and a hazy slash shot out.

This slash was very fast, appearing behind Mu Feng in a flash.

Normally, Mu Feng wouldn't be too afraid of this slash.

But now, his shield had just been broken by the falling crystals from the sky.

He only had the Python Scale Armor to protect him.

Mu Feng was unsure if he could withstand the Sky Crystal Flying Slash attack.

“Boom!”

The gray slash slammed hard into the Python Scale Armor, emitting a violent roar.

Crack!

Under the super impact of the flying slash, the Python Scale Armor could no longer withstand it and shattered.

Using this momentum, Mu Feng quickly ran to the teleportation gate.

“Teleport!”

Ignoring the surging Qi and blood within his body, he stepped into the teleportation gate.

With a flash of white light, he returned to his Immortal Cave.

“Phew, that was truly dangerous.”

“Indeed, I still have to listen to the System's prompts.”

“Can't get arrogant, huh?”

Mu Feng gave a wry smile.

His recent surge in strength had made him a bit overconfident.

When the System said his strength would be barely enough, he didn't believe it.

He thought that with his strength, even if he couldn't win, he could retreat safely.

As it turned out, he was indeed barely enough.

Fortunately, there was no danger in the end.

And he even got one of the treasure chests.

Otherwise, it would have been a huge loss.

He took out a Qing Ling Pill and consumed it.

The surging Qi and blood in his body finally recovered.

The healing effect of this Qing Ling Pill was indeed good.

No wonder everyone liked it so much.

He should refine another batch when he had time.

After healing his injuries, Mu Feng reached out and took out the items he had obtained in the Cave Secret Realm.

He had taken them in a hurry earlier and hadn't properly checked the specific information of these items.

Besides the four items in the platinum treasure chest, Mu Feng took out three more items.

They were a mass of dark blue gas, a blue spherical ball the size of a ping-pong ball, and a blue crystal block emitting a rich spiritual power.

These were all things he had casually collected after killing the Heaven Crystal Ant King.

The situation was urgent at the time, so he didn't look closely at what they were.

But items that could survive the Vermillion Bird's flames shouldn't be bad, right?

Mu Feng picked them up in order to examine them.

[soul: Dropped after killing an Advanced Yao Beast in an Immortal Cave. It has wide uses, most commonly used in Artifact Refining to increase the spirituality of Magical Artifacts.]

[Second-Tier Yao Core: Dropped upon killing a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Yao Beast. It has wide uses, including Artifact Refining, Alchemy, and raising Yao Beasts.]

The first two were common souls and yao cores.

There was nothing special to see.

Mu Feng put them into his Storage Ring.

Just when he thought the third item was also something unremarkable, [Refining Crystal: A very hard stone, a top-grade Material for refining Magic Treasures.]

“Huh?”

“Refining Crystal!!!”

“This thing is actually a Refining Crystal!”

The happiness came too suddenly.

Mu Feng felt a bit stunned.

“No, isn't the Refining Crystal in another treasure chest? How could it be on the Ant King?”

“Did it secretly bring it out?”

“Uh, probably not.”

Mu Feng found his own thought a bit amusing.

He didn't even believe it himself, let alone the dear readers.

[Tsk tsk, I have to say your luck is really good. You actually managed to refine the Refining Crystal contained within the Heaven Crystal Ant King's body.]

Just as Mu Feng was filled with doubts, a red prompt appeared before his eyes.

“This was refined from the Heaven Crystal Ant King's body?”

[Of course, you didn't really think it specifically brought it from its old nest for you, did you?]

[The Heaven Crystal Ant's body is so hard because it can Devour and digest hard crystals it swallows. These crystals, after being nourished by them, are distributed throughout their bodies, becoming a part of their bodies.]

[However, these crystals are usually very difficult to extract because they have become a part of the Heaven Crystal Ant's body. Only by using ultra-high temperatures to completely refine them can a complete Refining Crystal be obtained.]

[The flames of the Vermillion Bird Ring Shaman Treasure happen to be one of the few flames that can refine the Refining Crystal from the Heaven Crystal Ant's body. So, you are truly lucky; you accidentally refined the Refining Crystal you needed.]

“So that's how it is.”

“Refining Crystal, Refining Crystal, so it means a crystal refined out, no wonder it's called Refining Crystal.”

Mu Feng suddenly understood.

He suddenly had a bit of an idea why there would be a Refining Crystal in the Heaven Crystal Ant's nest treasure chest.

Turns out, they refined it themselves.