184: Preparation of the Five Elements Ring and Refining of the Ruyi Stick

Pavilion Lord Duan Canghai had successfully refined his Lifebound Treasure today and had also comprehended the Divine Ability to avoid calamities, making a Golden Core within reach. As the saying goes, 'joy makes a man cheerful,' and in his excitement, he caused one of his Incarnation fire butterflies to explode like fireworks.

Such an action was no different from sounding an alarm within the Sect, naturally attracting attention.

In less than a moment, Ming Long, a Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, arrived at the Fire Phoenix Pavilion. Before he even entered the door, a commotion was already audible from outside.

"Old Ghost Duan, what kind of trick are you playing, making such a huge fuss?"

The voice was extremely loud, directly penetrating the Magical Array of the fire storage room, allowing all three of them to hear it.

He probably saw that there was no external enemy invasion, so he didn't barge in, but rather stayed outside to appease the Dao soldiers.

"Haha, Junior Apprentice-Brother Chen, I'm truly sorry. I had some insights while refining a Magic Treasure, and I was so overjoyed that I actually summoned Ming Long!"

"That stubborn ox will surely question me. You don't mind if I tell him about the situation, do you?"

What he was referring to, of course, was Chen Cuo's ability to refine Magic Treasures. Ming Long and Pavilion Lord Duan Canghai were both Late Stage Foundation Establishment Disciples, and the former's cultivation was even more profound.

They were both on the cusp of the Golden Core. Lingbao Mountain had three pavilions that oversaw the Sect's affairs: Hongyu Pavilion governed, Baosheng Pavilion managed finances, and Fire Phoenix Pavilion commanded the military. Ming Long, however, stood outside these three pavilions as an Inspector.

His pavilion had no established structure, and his Disciples did not reveal their true appearance, directly obeying Ming Long himself. As for why, it was because Ming Long's identity as an Inspector was designated by the Sect's Dao-protecting Puppet.

Even Yuanyuan True Man could only obey his orders.

This fellow was straightforward and stubborn, often bickering and taunting Pavilion Lord Duan Canghai.

Chen Cuo, of course, didn't mind. If Pavilion Lord Duan Canghai spread the word about his ability to refine Magic Treasures and his talent in controlling the Five Elements, it would only benefit Chen Cuo.

His business would surely become even better.

"Of course, I don't mind, Senior Brother. Feel free to do as you please," Chen Cuo said calmly.

Artifact Refiners in the Sect who were proficient in the Five Elements Law were highly sought after, let alone Chen Cuo, who could even refine Magic Treasures.

"Junior Apprentice-Brother is generous! Here is some remaining Chi Yan Fire; it's much better than most of the ground fire seeds in the Sect. The Jin Yan Fire will definitely be delivered within a month at most. I will also do my best to collect other elemental Spiritual Fire for Junior Apprentice-Brother, but I can't guarantee any success."

Pavilion Lord Duan Canghai immediately decided to befriend Chen Cuo. He instantly fulfilled the initial transaction and even decided to search for fire seeds for Chen Cuo.

However, acquiring fire seeds like the water-attributed Azure Wave Fire and the wood-attributed Green Lotus Flame had required immense effort on his part, and he couldn't guarantee such good luck a second time, so he didn't speak with absolute certainty.

Chen Cuo said joyfully, "Thank you, Senior Brother. I wish Senior Brother a promising future on your Dao."

He had already suspected this when refining the Magic Treasure, so he naturally knew Pavilion Lord Duan Canghai's intentions and immediately offered his blessings.

"Hahaha, thank you, Junior Apprentice-Brother. Come with me to see Ming Long!"

Chen Cuo put away the Chi Yan Fire seed and went out with Pavilion Lord Duan Canghai and Zhang Zhao. Ming Long had already dealt with the Dao soldiers who had panicked earlier and was now drinking tea in the front hall. Beside him was another Foundation Establishment cultivator, the Master of Hongyu Pavilion, Qingfengzi.

"Haha, what wind blew today that brought both Junior Apprentice-Brothers to my Fire Phoenix Pavilion!" Pavilion Lord Duan Canghai asked with a hint of playfulness, his face beaming.

Chen Cuo and Zhang Zhao stood behind him, calmly observing.

Ming Long snorted coldly and said steadily, "Hmph, your Fire Phoenix Pavilion is steaming hot; do you think I want to come? It's all because of the huge commotion you caused just now! I thought the Sect was under enemy invasion!"

"It even caused those Dao soldiers to enter combat mode in response."

"Hahaha, I was just cultivating a Divine Ability and finally made some progress. I accidentally lost control, which made Junior Apprentice-Brother Ming Long laugh at me."

At this point, Qingfengzi and Ming Long finally noticed that the magical power surging around Pavilion Lord Duan Canghai was even more perfectly integrated, and his entire Aura had risen to a new level.

"You, you're about to step into that stage?" Ming Long asked, somewhat incredulously.

"Still a little short, but soon!"

Ming Long's expression also became serious. He said earnestly, "No wonder. It seems your Divine Ability, which you've cultivated for many years, has finally yielded results. Congratulations!"

"But Junior Apprentice-Brother is very curious, you haven't succeeded for many years, so why today all of a sudden...?"

"Haha, it's nothing. It's naturally because I received help from Junior Apprentice-Brother Chen. He refined a Magic Treasure for me."

...

With experience exchanges, treasure bartering, and a small celebration hosted by Pavilion Lord Duan Canghai, Chen Cuo stayed in the Fire Phoenix Pavilion for a full ten days before returning to his Immortal Cave.

Although this trip lasted a long time, he befriended Pavilion Lord Duan Canghai, Ming Long, and Qingfengzi, gained much Artifact Refining experience, obtained three types of Spiritual Fire, and collected many Materials for refining the Five Elements Rings Magic Treasure.

The Five Elements Rings he kept for his own use, of course, had to be refined to perfection and become a Magic Treasure.

For the models to be sold, he would use cheaper alternatives.

He had exchanged a metal from Ming Long that was quite useful to him. He had long conceived of a Magical Artifact, specifically for his martial Dao and Body Refining, but had never refined it.

He was missing a crucial Material: As-You-Wish Fine Gold.

The Magical Artifact, Ruyi Staff, was something he had conceived of when he killed the Demonic Path Cultivator who blocked his cross-realm passage and obtained a Hundred Ghosts Banner. At that time, he felt that the banner was strange, and its staff was incredibly hard.

Even now, it remained so. He couldn't find the name of this staff in the Sect's records, which greatly intrigued Chen Cuo.

Coupled with the Heavy Nether Iron Stone he bought earlier and the current As-You-Wish Fine Gold, his envisioned Ruyi Staff was about to take shape.

"There's also the refining of the Five Elements Rings. First, I'll refine five different elemental Spirit Ring Magical Artifacts, then try combining them into a Magic Treasure. After that, I'll gather all five types of Spiritual Fire to refine the Tianyan Lamp, then upgrade the Puppet Craftsman and mass-produce Magic Treasures."

"Oh, I'm going to be so busy!"

However, at present, there were still two problems: the Five Elements Spiritual Fire had not been fully gathered, and Chen Cuo's current Puppet Art Legacy was insufficient to support him in refining Third-tier Puppets, which are Puppets that reach the Magic Treasure level.

Both required time to wait!

Waiting was long, but also something to look forward to. Chen Cuo had enough time, and he was also refining his concept for the Ruyi Staff.

The Ruyi Staff, naturally, had to have the ability to change size at will, like the Great Sage's As-You-Wish Golden Cudgel, able to become large or small, long or short.

Chen Cuo crafted this treasure specifically for Physical Body combat. He had now given up on calculating the exact amount of his strength because, according to the description of his Limitless Strength talent, his current strength had no limit; it all depended on how much power his Physical Body could exert.

Currently, Chen Cuo's strongest Physical Body state was when he transformed into a Giant Spirit Body or Giant Demon Body using his Myriad Transformations Without Form talent, then applied his Heavenly Demon Possession talent, and activated Limitless Strength.

Let's put it this way: Chen Cuo had a feeling that if his Spirit Eye talent could become strong enough to see the traces of Law, in that state, he could crush Law chains with a single palm.

Of course, this was limited to this Cultivation world, as the stronger the world, the deeper the Law power was hidden and the harder it was to comprehend.

Moreover, in this state, he only had one chance to strike, and then his Physical Body would explode, dying tragically...

Then revive, and then an infinite loop, ahem...

Therefore, a handy weapon was very important, preferably one that could grow, like the Chain Blade. He felt that the System could bind another Immortal Artifact, but he didn't know what the upper limit was.

Anyway, he had more than one Lifebound Magical Artifact.