Chapter 577: Chapter 256: Ancient Treasures, Spirit Treasures, and the Immortal Dew Pill (Part 2)
"Junior Brother, could it be that you intend to incorporate this Black Profound Gold into those spirit swords?"
As he spoke, Ge Liuyang’s tone was full of doubt.
Years ago, he had already told Chu Ning that even he couldn’t refine this Black Profound Gold.
Chu Ning nodded and said, "I don’t have full confidence, but I still want to give it a try. If it works, incorporating some into the spirit swords would be ideal.
If it doesn’t work, then so be it. The other materials can also be refined."
In fact, what Chu Ning really wanted was to use Black Profound Gold as the primary material to refine the spirit sword.
However, Chu Ning knew his own limitations and understood that his Pill Fire might be stronger than most Middle Stage of Golden Core cultivators.
But, to say that he could use Black Profound Gold as the main material to refine an entire flying sword was something he couldn’t achieve.
For now, he could only use other materials as the primary components and then mix in some Black Profound Gold to enhance the quality of the flying sword.
Ge Liuyang nodded slightly after hearing this.
Then, with a wave of his hand, a small white knife appeared in his hand.
This small knife was only two feet long, with a cold blade, even Chu Ning felt momentarily affected upon seeing it.
Chu Ning asked immediately:
"Senior Brother Ge, what is this treasure exactly? It feels like it’s of a higher level than ordinary magical treasures.
Could there be treasures beyond magical treasures?"
"Indeed, this is a treasure of a higher level than magical treasures." Ge Liuyang nodded and said.
"Nascent Soul cultivators refer to it as an ancient treasure or spirit treasure, though I don’t fully understand it myself.
Perhaps only Nascent Soul cultivators like our Martial Uncles would know better."
"Ancient treasure or spirit treasure." Chu Ning murmured softly.
He couldn’t help but feel amazed; the path of cultivation truly seemed boundless.
Being able to successfully break through Foundation Establishment and Core Formation was already something many cultivators could only dream of.
But the more he learnt, the more he realized how much profound knowledge was still beyond his grasp.
Nevertheless, Chu Ning wasn’t too discouraged. After all, he had only been cultivating for a little over forty years.
And he had the "Golden Finger" to refresh his talent, providing an opportunity to encounter these mystical things sooner or later.
At that moment, Ge Liuyang gently slid the cold small knife across the Black Profound Gold.
Instantly, a section of the Black Chain was cut off.
Following Chu Ning’s directions, Ge Liuyang cut off two more sections.
Then, Chu Ning collected these three sections of Black Profound Gold, along with the other artifact refining materials, into his Storage Bag.
Ge Liuyang then spoke:
"Junior Brother Chu, you’ve never used Pill Fire to refine a magical treasure before. Coincidentally, the sect intends to refine another magical treasure at the moment.
It’s also a flying sword, would you like to try refining this magical treasure?"
Hearing this, Chu Ning was overjoyed and immediately agreed.
This was truly a rare opportunity for Chu Ning to practice.
Even in Jiuhua Sect, refining a magical treasure was not a common occurrence.
Often, it took ten years for such an opportunity to arise.
Ten days later, Chu Ning emerged from the Artifact Refining Pavilion with a complex expression, then flew towards the Alchemy Pavilion.
Reflecting on the process of refining the flying sword magical treasure in recent days, his heart was filled with murmurs.
"Fortunately, I had the chance to practice first, or else my materials might have been wasted."
Chu Ning never expected refining a magical treasure with Pill Fire would be so consuming.
Not to mention, he just started using Pill Fire and lacked experience.
Despite his profound magical power, he still struggled to continue after refining the flying sword to eighty or ninety percent completion.
Luckily, Ge Liuyang was right there to take over, otherwise, the refining would have failed.
However, this was just an ordinary magical treasure, which Ge Liuyang could continue refining.
Now, Chu Ning needed to refine his Lifebound Magical Treasure, which couldn’t be handed over to someone else.
Moreover, the spirit swords needed for the Five Elements Sword Array could only be refined using the Five Elements Chaos Technique’s Golden Core Pill Fire.
This required Chu Ning to do it himself.
"If I don’t mix in that Black Profound Gold, I might have had better assurance.
Mixing in this Black Profound Gold now is still too risky."
The artifact refining materials Chu Ning prepared over the years were hard to find, so naturally, he wouldn’t take such risks.
Now he had two options: continue cultivating for a few more years until his magical power became more robust and refined.
The second was to prepare some spirit pills and wondrous medicines that rapidly replenished magical power.
After some consideration, Chu Ning chose the second path.
After all, the formation of the Spirit Realm was nearing, and the time left before cultivators from all sects entered wasn’t long.
Without his Lifebound Magical Treasure, Chu Ning wasn’t confident enough to compete with Middle Stage and even Late Stage Golden Core cultivators.
Moreover, the magical treasure also required nurturing by his Lifebound Primordial Spirit and Pill Power after being refined.
If not prepared in advance, it would be too late to start refining upon entering.
So Chu Ning decided to first refine a batch of elixirs suitable for himself to quickly replenish magical power.
This way, should his magical power deplete while refining the magical treasure, he could replenish it promptly.
Coming to the Alchemy Pavilion inevitably caused quite a stir.
Many alchemists stepped forward to greet Chu Ning.
He Yanmao, Yuan Rongzhang, Su Yuqing, and others were deeply impressed when they finally came face to face with Chu Ning.
Especially Yuan Rongzhang, recalling when Chu Ning first arrived at Jiuhua Sect, he repeatedly questioned and targeted him.
