473: Chapter 473 Reprint

"Peach Blossom, Yun Yao is a crane and laid an egg. You are a tree yao; what will you give birth to?" Liu Xuan asked curiously.

This question stumped Peach Blossom, the bright smile on her pretty face turning into confusion.

"That's right! What would I, a tree yao, give birth to?"

"A peach?"

"A seed?"

Peach Blossom's true form was a Mutant Spiritual Peach Tree, a special mutated Yao Beast born of heaven and earth. She didn't even have a race, so the concept of reproduction was completely foreign to her.

Ordinary spiritual peach trees were spirit plants with extremely harsh reproductive conditions, and they could only reproduce within their own species. There had never been a precedent for cross-species reproduction.

Although some members of the Yao Race have a chance of producing offspring with the Human Race after taking human form, it seemed no one had ever heard of tree-type Yao Beasts doing so.

"If you can't figure it out, don't worry about it!" Liu Xuan changed the subject and asked, "Then do you know how long it will take for the child to be born?"

Peach Blossom shook her head; clearly, she didn't know. The child currently only had a tiny glimmer of life, and with no prior cases to reference, there was no way to guess.

"Husband!" A hint of worry appeared on Peach Blossom's face. "I won't give birth to a peach tree without intelligence, will I?"

If it turned out to be a spirit plant peach tree, its value would be greatly diminished no matter how high its grade.

"Don't worry, definitely not!" Liu Xuan comforted her. "Didn't the egg Yun Yao laid hatch into Tong Xiao? My children won't be that ordinary."

Liu Xuan wasn't actually worried about his child being a mindless spirit plant.

He had asked mainly because he was concerned about how long the child would need to gestate before being born.

It took Yun Yao over three years to give birth to Tong Xiao; would it take even longer for Peach Blossom? Three years, five years, ten years?

Within three to five years was acceptable, but over ten years would be difficult. If it required decades of gestation, then this joy would be for naught.

Recalling Tong Xiao's growth over the past two years, Peach Blossom's worries lessened slightly.

With a sixth-rank peak Roc Bloodline and a trace of Ying Dragon Bloodline, Tong Xiao had broken through to become a Foundation Establishment Demonic Beast at just three years old, catching up to his most talented older brothers and sisters.

He would likely promote to a Golden Core Yao Beast within ten years, leaving all his siblings behind.

This kid disrupted the balance too much and had already been excluded from the Family Talent Competition, not participating in the Family rankings.

Some of the less talented children didn't even know their younger brother, Tong Xiao, existed.

Liu Xuan and Peach Blossom discussed it for a long while without any results; they could only wait for the child to develop for a while.

After soothing Peach Blossom's emotions, Liu Xuan went to check on his newborn child and then went to the Star Space Cultivation Chamber to receive the fourth-rank peak Artifact Refiner Legacy.

Inside his Sea of Consciousness, the light orb rewarded by the System shattered upon contact with Liu Xuan's consciousness, turning into spots of light that merged into his Divine Soul.

Buzz—

A vast and mysterious stream of information flooded into Liu Xuan's Divine Soul, and a heavy warmth swept through every corner of it.

In an instant, countless runes exploded and regrouped in his vision. The underlying code of the Laws of Heaven and Earth seemed to be revealed intuitively. Liu Xuan felt he had gained enlightenment, but upon closer thought, it seemed he understood nothing at all.

The Dao of Artifact Refining! Its essence was not the smelting of metal, but using human strength to observe the Heavenly Dao and using artifacts to leverage the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

This Dao lay not in skill, but in comprehending the Dao—using objects to carry the Dao, using the spirit to control artifacts, and bearing the Laws of Heaven and Earth...

Just like receiving the fourth-rank peak Alchemical Dao Legacy, due to his cultivation level limitations, Liu Xuan only comprehended a trace of the Law of Artifact Dao, stepping onto the threshold of the fourth rank. The rest remained settled in his Sea of Consciousness, to be absorbed bit by bit as his Divine Soul improved.

Liu Xuan opened his eyes. Countless profound runes seemed to flash through his deep pupils, possessing a mind-disturbing magic that would cause an ordinary Cultivator to faint at a single glance.

"Third-rank peak Talisman Master, third-rank peak Formation Master, fourth-rank peak Alchemist, fourth-rank peak Artifact Refiner... In terms of cultivation skills, I am no longer just a Genius, but a powerhouse-level existence!"

Suddenly!

Liu Xuan felt something. The heavenly origin sword flew out from his palm, and a speck of shimmering white light lit up from the blade, transforming into a basic tier 2 medium grade thousand star flying sword.

With a finger pressed to the center of the thousand star flying sword, the entire sword silently shattered into countless fragments.

Buzz—

A cluster of Great Sun True Fire appeared out of thin air, enveloping all the fragments.

After a moment, the dimmed fragments slowly melted and then aggregated together.

In just a few breaths, this tier 2 medium grade thousand star flying sword returned to its original state, glowing with shimmering white light.

"It worked!"

A look of joy appeared on Liu Xuan's face. The fact that the thousand star flying sword could be shattered and repaired meant it could be directly replicated in the future.

Being able to replicate a tier 2 medium grade thousand star flying sword using the most basic fluorescent spirit iron meant that the Thousand Star Unity Sword could always be maintained in its best state, without fear of being gradually damaged when split apart.

Furthermore, ten tier 2 medium grade thousand star flying swords could combine into one tier 2 High Grade thousand star flying sword, and a hundred could combine into a third-rank Magic Treasure Flying Sword. Aside from the Third-rank Mid-grade requiring a bit of 'Charm', it was equivalent to being able to mass-produce third-rank Low Grade Magic Treasure Flying Swords.

The thousand star flying sword was no ordinary Flying Sword; it was a special Flying Sword that could be fused for enhancement or directly refined as a natal flying sword, making it extremely valuable to Sword Cultivators.

Coupled with its characteristic of aggregating from low rank to high rank, once mass production was possible, it would be an incredibly lucrative venture.

As long as he controlled the 'Charm' required to aggregate the Third-rank Mid-grade thousand star flying sword and didn't distribute it, ordinary thousand star flying swords could be used to make money, and at critical moments, he could even forcibly control their natal flying swords.

"If I could refine a trace of the thousand star flying sword's 'Charm', as long as I have sufficient raw materials, wouldn't that be equivalent to mass-producing fourth-rank Acquired Spirit Treasure Flying Swords?"

It sounded simple, but Liu Xuan knew it was essentially impossible in the short term.

Although a thousand star flying sword containing a trace of Charm was only Third-rank Mid-grade, it could aggregate up to the level of a fourth-rank Acquired Spirit Treasure, making its refining difficulty even harder than directly refining a fourth-rank Flying Sword.

"It will probably take at least until my cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul Realm for it to be possible."

Even an ordinary fourth-rank mid-grade Artifact Refining Great Master would find it difficult to comprehend a trace of the thousand star flying sword's Charm. As for the ultimate point of spirituality for the final unity, he would likely have to wait until he fully comprehended the fourth-rank peak Artifact Refiner Legacy.

Shrinking the thousand star flying sword and playing with it in his hand, Liu Xuan performed a Spatial Escape Technique and instantly arrived at the Liu Family Artifact Refining Workshop.

The Liu Family Artifact Refining Workshop, Liu Clan Alchemy Tower, and the Yin Yang Harmony Transformation Grand Formation had all been relocated near the Liu Residence at Peach Blossom Palace.

Although there was no hundred-year yin fiend beneath Peach Blossom Palace, it did not affect the enhancement of the Great Sun True Fire on Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

Inside the Artifact Refining Workshop, Zhou Qingwei was focusing on refining a third-rank peak Sun Warship. After several years of research, he felt he had already figured out all of Liu Xuan's Artifact Refining methods.

"You're here!"

Zhou Qingwei didn't look back. His old face was full of admiration as he looked at the warship in the crimson flames. "How is my improved version of the third-rank peak Sun Warship? Is it much better than the one you refined?"

Ignoring his self-indulgence, Liu Xuan stepped forward, showed him the thousand star flying sword, and asked, "What do you think of this Flying Sword?"

Zhou Qingwei glanced back and said disdainfully, "tier 2 medium grade? Is it even worthy of my attention?"

Liu Xuan smiled slightly. With a flick of his hand, another identical Flying Sword appeared, and the two instantly merged into one. "What about now?" Liu Xuan asked.