After the pleasant surprise of the Profound Yin Umbrella, the materials refined from the three Immortal Swords seemed somewhat shabby in comparison. However, it was better than nothing.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed the Big Dipper Banner in the sky. Starlight shone on Xiao Chen's face, making him look like a Star Venerate in the night sky.
Xiao Chen weighed the flagpole. There were no divine materials in it, only thousand-year-old Mysterious Iron and a few other rare metals.
The scarlet banner with the seven Astral Pearls on it fluttered in the wind. Although it used many materials, it did not contain any divine materials.
The clan behind Ye Qing was probably not a major faction. The resources they gave Xiao Chen were only enough to refine the Astral Pearls. They did not care much about the flagpole or the banner.
However, the might of the Big Dipper Banner lay in the seven Astral Pearls. Only an extremely wealthy person would spend the effort to refine the flagpole and banner.
Xiao Chen had other plans. He needed divine materials infused into the flagpole and banner as well.
There were eighty-one divine materials, each weighing two hundred and fifty kilograms. Xiao Chen planned to use half of them on the flagpole and banner. The remaining half would be used on the Astral Pearls. That way, the quality of the entire Big Dipper Banner would increase severalfold.
Xiao Chen had long since memorized the refinement method. He showed a cautious expression, not daring to get distracted. He was extremely focused on the summit.
The instant the sun rose, the brand new Big Dipper Banner was finally refined. The black flagpole gave off a dense glow. It no longer looked as light as before. With just one look, one could tell that it looked solid.
Xiao Chen held it in his hand and waved it around. A dull, heavy sound immediately rang out at the summit. The humming sound spread for fifty kilometers around, shaking the trees and startling the birds and beasts. "Flap! Flap!
Flap! "
The dense forest at the foot of the mountain was filled with the sound of birds and beasts flapping their wings, looking very majestic.
A satisfied expression appeared on Xiao Chen's face. Just a casual wave of the flagpole could cause such a commotion. The eighty-one divine materials had not been added for nothing.
With a turn of his right hand, a red aura spread out, bright and glistening. The color of the flag was much deeper than before, fluttering in the wind at the top of the mountain.
Seven stars were imprinted in the middle of the flag. The bright starlight overshadowed the rising sun.
"The accumulations of a Sovereign Noble Clan are indeed astonishing. Just one Profound Yin Umbrella allowed my Big Dipper Banner to increase by more than two grades."
Xiao Chen's heart was filled with joy, and a thought occurred to him.
If I have a few more peak King Grade Secret Treasures, my Big Dipper Banner might be able to reach the peak of quality, comparable to the Big Dipper Banner that the Cyclic Astral Lord has.
However, this was just a thought. With this lesson, the people of the three Sovereign Noble Clans would not be able to defeat them. Without reaching the strength of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, these Noble Clan disciples would definitely not come alone. If they came, they would definitely invite older-generation experts.
How unfortunate! I lost such an opportunity for nothing.
However, if I succeed in the next step, my Big Dipper Banner will definitely blaze a new path, surpassing the seniors of the Cyclic Astral Palace and reaching another peak.
Xiao Chen's expression turned grave. The Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness burned, turning into a mental energy flame and starting to melt the Massacre Throne.
According to the jade strip that Long Fei gave Xiao Chen, if he wanted to refine the throne into a weapon, he needed to circulate a Secret Technique and temper it with the mental energy flame. Long Fei had trained for a month before he managed to refine the Destruction Throne into a trident.
Xiao Chen's Mental Energy turned into an even stronger Magic Energy, more than ten times stronger than Long Fei's, comparable to the Blue Robed Emperor's. The refinement went smoothly. In less than half a day, he had already melted the throne.
However, he did not refine it into a weapon. Xiao Chen shouted coldly and sent the melted Massacre Throne into the Big Dipper Banner's Dubhe Star, merging it with the Big Dipper Banner's first Astral Pearl.
After repeating this process three times, Xiao Chen merged the Death Throne and the Destruction Trident into the Merak and Phecda Astral Pearls.
After letting out a long breath, Xiao Chen stared at the banner. The surface of the Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda Astral Pearls changed colors.
Massacre, Death, and Ruin Qi intertwined. However, they did not merge perfectly and still needed to be adjusted.
Xiao Chen sent out the Big Dipper Banner, and it soared into the clouds. As the banner fluttered, it absorbed the drifting starlight in the sky. The starlight shrank and turned into an astral cocoon surrounding the banner.
When sufficient Astral Energy was gathered, the three thrones and the Dubhe Stars would merge perfectly. Then, they would break out of the cocoon and undergo a complete transformation.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. Then, he rummaged around in the Universe Ring for a while and took out all the Astral Cores of the three Heaven and Earth Sect inner sect Elders, refining them into seven Inferior Grade Astral Pearls.
Then, he set up a small constellation around the astral cocoon, increasing the speed at which it absorbed Astral Energy.
Now that he was done, there was nothing left for Xiao Chen to do. All he had to do was wait for the Big Dipper Banner to break out of the cocoon.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of anticipation. Since ancient times, no one had done this before. Furthermore, no one had the conditions to do so. He wondered what the brand new Big Dipper Banner would look like.
Would it be able to accompany Xiao Chen in dancing through the winds and clouds, carving out a bloody path to kingship amid the many strong enemies?
It was clearly noon, and the sun was high up in the sky. However, the summit of Xiao Chen's mountain was filled with starlight. Stars appeared, decorating this ordinary summit like an Astral Palace.
Xiao Chen remained calm as he sat on the stone bench. Then, he took out the Blue Dragon Body Nourishing Art and started reading it.
Xiao Chen's physical body had reached peak Rank 3 Sage Body. However, his Vital Qi remained stuck at half a Dragon Force — two thousand five hundred tons of force — unable to improve. The Blue Dragon Body Nourishing Art was undoubtedly a timely help to him.
After roughly reading a few pages, Xiao Chen's expression turned grave. "Sha! Sha!" As he flipped through the pages, Xiao Chen frowned. His lips twitched involuntarily.
When Xiao Chen finished reading, he smiled bitterly and tossed the Blue Dragon Body Nourishing Art onto the stone table.
It was not that this Blue Dragon Body Nourishing Art was not strong. After successfully cultivating the first layer, one could burst out with five thousand tons of force with one Dragon Force.
Rather, the method of cultivating the Blue Dragon Body Nourishing Art was simply incredible, flabbergasting.
Nourishing the body. The word nourishing was very appropriate. Cultivating this Blue Dragon Body Nourishing Art required consuming large amounts of divine materials to nourish the body and nurture Dragon Energy.
The number of divine materials required was extremely vast. Just the first layer required close to five thousand tons of divine materials.
The divine materials required to condense the Dragon Armor Body for the second layer were even more astronomical.
Aside from the Dragon's Gate, which swept through the place back then, no one else could provide so many resources for such a Cultivation Technique. Xiao Chen felt that no one in the current sect could provide so many divine materials.
After putting away the Blue Dragon Body Nourishing Art, he temporarily gave up on cultivating this Cultivation Technique. Then, Xiao Chen took out a Heavenly Soul Pearl and started to absorb its energy to strengthen his Magic Energy.
The words of the two from the One Dao Palace were indeed true. The Heavenly Soul Pearl of this evil Demon was a great supplement to cultivators.
In the past ten days, Xiao Chen had consumed twenty Heavenly Soul Pearls. The sea of Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness had doubled in size, occupying most of his sea of consciousness.
Now, when Xiao Chen used the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron, he could easily control one hundred mutated beast images.
On this particular day, just as Xiao Chen prepared to consume the jade-white evil Demon's Heavenly Soul Pearl, a large group of figures flew out of the forest at the foot of the mountain.
Killing Qi soared into the sky and gathered together. Even Xiao Chen, who was at the summit, felt a strong wind blowing, ruffling the hair on his forehead.
Xiao Chen put down the jade-white Heavenly Soul Pearl. Then, he stood up and looked at the astral cocoon above him. "What should have come has finally come. If only it had come a little later. The Big Dipper Banner would have broken out of the cocoon."
"Xiao Chen, you are really in a good mood. Right now, the entire Primal Chaos Domain knows that you have a peak Immortal Spirit Ring and a Rank 9 Spirit Tree. The people who want to kill you can line up from the foot of this mountain to the summit. Yet, you are still thinking about refining a Secret Treasure. "
Many people flew up from the forest. In the blink of an eye, three people arrived at the summit and met Xiao Chen's gaze.
Xiao Chen squinted and discovered that these three people were not very old. They were all early-stage Superior Grade Martial Sages. The one in the middle was particularly powerful. He was already a peak Superior Grade Martial Sage, only lacking the air of a grandmaster before he could advance to grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
These three people wore clothes similar to Lang Taotian's. They should be disciples of the Xuanshui Sect. Xiao Chen had heard that the Sect Master of the Xuanshui Sect had a few final disciples. He wondered if the person who spoke was one of them.
"That's not right. This is a Secret Treasure of the Zodiac Hall. It actually condensed into an astral cocoon. Hahaha! I was right to come this time. I can kill you and snatch this Secret Treasure. Then, I can use your head to ask Master for a King Grade Secret Treasure. "
The expression of the youth in the middle changed slightly as he laughed maniacally.
"Ji Zong, it is not your turn to collect the Secret Treasure of this Astral Palace. Do you think that there is no one else in our Primal Chaos Domain?"
A strong wind blew, and a beam of light flew over. Then, a youth in azure robes appeared. His entire body radiated a bloody sword Qi. "Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! "
More and more people gathered. Soon, hundreds of people surrounded the summit filled with starlight. These people were all experts of the Primal Chaos Domain, loose cultivators, or elite disciples of large sects.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He only looked coldly at these people. Then, he looked back and saw three old men with extremely strong auras hiding in a cloud several dozen kilometers away.
Mister Qin!
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. The person in the middle was the Medicine God Valley's grandmaster-level Alchemist, Mister Qin. At this moment, he was smiling coldly as he looked at the summit.
Of the two people beside Mister Qin, one was a middle-aged man, and the other was an old man in hempen robes. Both of them had the air of grandmasters that surpassed ordinary people.
These were grandmaster-level Martial Sages who had surpassed the threshold of Superior Grade Martial Sage and had a unique understanding of the Martial Dao. They were grandmaster-level Martial Sages who had already touched the top of the pyramid. They were only one step away from the word "Emperor" and becoming influential people like the Blue Robed Emperor.
A grandmaster-level Alchemist indeed had great connections. He could even invite grandmaster-level Martial Sages — two of them at once. Mister Qin really put in a lot of effort and hated Xiao Chen to the bone.
Aside from the youth called Ji Zong, Xiao Chen did not care about the others. No matter how many of them came, he would not care.
What Xiao Chen cared about was Mister Qin and the two grandmaster-level Martial Sages beside him, who were several dozen kilometers away. Normally, he could just leave.
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