In just a few breaths, four spirit patterns had already been condensed on the flying sword!
Four spirit patterns were at supreme-grade!
Another step further and it would be perfect.
Spirit gathering was the most difficult step in weapon refinement. However, it was executed so easily by Hokkaidōjin.
One could be called an Advanced Weapon Refinement Master if they could refine superior-grade spirit weapons.
Above Advanced Weapon Refinement Masters were the titles of Weapon Refinement Grandmasters and Weapon Refinement Grandmasters.
What was the title of this Hokkaidōjin before him?
In order to let Su Zimo see his weapon refinement technique clearly, Hokkaidōjin removed the Weapon Tripod when he was tempering and spirit gathering.
After Hokkaidōjin condensed four spirit patterns, he did not stop at all and wanted to condense a fifth.
"Hmm?"
Right then, Su Zimo's heart skipped a beat and a sense of danger flashed.
The sense of danger came from the scarlet sword. It was very familiar – it was the precursor to a failure of spirit gathering!
"Don't!"
Seeing that Hokkaidōjin had no intention of stopping, Su Zimo shouted instinctively.
Hokkaidōjin paused and glanced at Su Zimo, murmuring softly, "That's right. Even if you're given a perfect spirit weapon, you won't be able to control it given your cultivation realm."
Given Su Zimo's spirit energy, even if he could control a perfect spirit weapon, he would not be able to last long.
The consumption of spirit energy for all five spirit patterns to be activated was way too great.
Su Zimo heaved a sigh of relief and lamented internally, "Although Hundred Refinement Sect's spirit gathering technique is indeed powerful, the success rate isn't 100%. Although my spirit gathering technique is slower, it's safer. "
In other words, if Su Zimo was able to reach the limits of material selection, smelting, molding and tempering, he would be able to refine a perfect spirit weapon with a 100% chance of success!
If news of this were to spread in the cultivation world, Su Zimo would become the most sought-after Weapon Refinement Master!
There was no one else.
"This supreme-grade flying sword is for you. Take it."
Whoosh!
A sword light flashed and stabbed into the ground in front of Su Zimo.
"Sigh, after five thousand years, it's still futile …"
Hokkaidōjin's Primordial Spirit was dyed with a tinge of green, and it was getting darker and darker.
Su Zimo raised his eyebrows slightly and tried to suppress the shock in his heart.
Hokkaidōjin's Primordial Spirit flew out from between his eyebrows. In this short period of contact with his physical body, it was infected with this poison.
From this, one could see how strong the poison was!
"Inside the body of the Ash Wolf … is … an Inner Core. For you, it would be a great tonic. Don't forget to take it out …."
Su Zimo's eyes lit up.
In Immortal Cultivation, when a cultivator stepped into the Dao of Alchemy, they would condense a dazzling Jin Dan in their dantian.
According to The Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness, after a demon formed a core, an Inner Core would be formed in their body.
The Inner Core was similar to the Jin Dan in that it was the essence of a cultivator's cultivation.
The only difference was that the Jin Dan was formed by the qualitative change of spirit energy, whereas the Inner Core was formed by the essence qi of the five organs.
According to the Organs Refinement section, the essence qi of the five organs was the five types of essence qi produced after Organs Refinement. When it was released in the body, it would nourish the skin, flesh, tendons, bones and marrow, causing the body to undergo a complete transformation.
Be it in terms of strength or speed, there would be an obvious increase!
When the body reached its limits under the nourishment of the essence qi of the five organs, it would enter the next realm – Orifice Clearing.
Orifice Clearing did not bring about a huge increase in strength or speed. However, it brought about an obvious change in the overall strength of a Xiuyao!
The so-called Orifice Clearing was to make use of the essence qi of the five organs to clear the seven orifices of the mouth, eyes, ears and nose.
Once the seven orifices were cleared, the five senses of a Xiuyao would be enhanced tremendously. Their vision, hearing and sense of smell would become extremely sharp!
This was just a change on the surface.
There would be a qualitative change within a Xiuyao as well.
The five organs, skin, flesh, tendons, marrow and five senses would form a close connection with each other, forming a mini cycle within the body!
Once Orifice Clearing reached greater mastery, the body would be both tough and soft, becoming one with a great increase in coordination.
The Inner Core would be formed when the five qi converged into one!
The Inner Core was the condensation of the five organs and was the essence of the Ash Wolf King's cultivation. For Su Zimo, it was way too important!
After consuming the Inner Core, there was a high chance that Su Zimo would take a crucial step forward in the Organs Refinement section.
"The path of cultivation is long and arduous. A single misstep can lead to death. How sad, how lamentable …"
Hokkaidōjin's Essence Spirit floated down slowly and laid on the ground. His brows were filled with endless vicissitudes as he murmured and closed his eyes gradually.
At this moment, Su Zimo felt sorrowful as though he was experiencing the same thing.
This Hokkaidōjin before him was countless times stronger than him. However, he still ended up in this state.
How far could he go in the future?
Furthermore, the path he had to take was even more arduous and bumpy.
"Thank you for saving my life, imparting the Dao and bestowing treasures, senior."
Su Zimo bowed deeply in the direction of Hokkaidōjin's corpse.
Hokkaidōjin's Essence Spirit had already turned greenish-black and his vitality was faintly discernible – it was clear that he could no longer live.
"Hais."
Su Zimo sighed gently and came to the side of the stone bed, prepared to put away the storage bag left behind by Hokkaidōjin.
Because Hokkaidōjin had left a spirit consciousness restriction on the storage bag, Su Zimo could not open it given his current cultivation.
Even so, it was worth looking forward to.
As a Dao Lord of the Hundred Refinement Gate, one of the four unorthodox groups, how many treasures would he have in his storage bag?
Keeping the storage bag, Su Zimo placed the supreme-grade flying sword on the ground into his storage bag.
"Eh?"
Su Zimo exclaimed softly.
The moment he closed the storage bag, he could vaguely sense that there was something amiss with the Buddha Bead the size of a longan in the storage bag.
Su Zimo took out the Buddha Bead.
The moment he picked up the Buddha Bead, Su Zimo frowned and looked even more puzzled.
The Buddha Bead was warm to the touch!
"Strange,"
Ever since he picked up the Buddha Bead from the stone coffin, it had not undergone any changes – this was the first time.
Su Zimo surveyed his surroundings in deep thought.
If he was not wrong, there might be something in this cave abode that could cause the Buddha Bead to sense something!
Su Zimo held the Buddha Bead in his palm and walked around the cave abode.
After taking a few steps, Su Zimo suddenly stopped and bent down, looking at Hokkaidōjin's Essence Spirit that was lying on the ground not far away. He frowned in silence.
A moment later, Su Zimo tried to straighten his arm and bring the Buddha Bead near Hokkaidōjin's Essence Spirit.
Pshew!
A streak of light.
Right in front of Su Zimo, Hokkaidōjin's Essence Spirit was suddenly sucked away by the Buddha Bead and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Hmm?"
Su Zimo's expression changed and he hurriedly threw the Buddha Bead on the ground.
Hokkaidōjin's Essence Spirit was also poisoned. Now that it was sucked into the Buddha Bead, the Buddha Bead would not be spared either.
After observing for a long time, Su Zimo was shocked to discover that there were no changes to the Buddha Bead.
Su Zimo did not dare to be careless. He grabbed a stone from the ground and touched the Buddha Bead with it.
There were no changes to the stone either.
This meant that the Buddha Bead was not tainted with the terrifying poison.
Su Zimo heaved a sigh of relief.
He could not be blamed for being so cautious – the poison was truly way too powerful.
Even a powerful cultivator like Hokkaidōjin ended up in such a state after 5,000 years – Su Zimo had no choice but to be careful.
Su Zimo picked up the Buddha Bead and studied it for a while before putting it back into his storage bag.
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