Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

"This was given to me by Master before he went into seclusion, to pass on to you."

At the entrance of Taoist Palace, Cao Hongzhi handed Wang Chen a Storage Bag wrapped with golden threads, "He said it contains what you need for your cultivation and instructed you to diligently practice and not stray from the right path."

This chief disciple of Long River Sect had a faint trace of envy deep in his eyes that was barely perceptible.

As the one closest to Long River True Person, Cao Hongzhi was well aware of how much his master valued his junior brother!

The former once mentioned to him that Wang Chen possessed a great fate and, provided he did not die prematurely, he had a hopeful chance of Solidifying Pill and Forming Nascent Soul.

Cao Hongzhi understood that his master was giving him a hint.

After all, given his own innate talents, the process of condensing a Golden Core would be extremely difficult. Though his current cultivation realm stood above Wang Chen's, he might end up relying on Wang Chen's support in the future.

Establishing a good relationship now would make things easier later!

"Thank you, eldest senior brother."

Wang Chen took the Storage Bag, "Did Master have any other instructions?"

"No."

Cao Hongzhi shook his head, "If there were, they should all be in there."

After returning to Tingtao Villa with the Storage Bag, Wang Chen opened the Storage Bag left by Long River True Person.

As he had suspected, the Storage Bag contained various materials for crafting magical treasures.

Both the quantity and quality were astonishing!

The prized collection of a Golden Core True Person was indeed extraordinary, and what moved Wang Chen was that his master had selected so many precious materials for him to choose from.

Beyond the large amount of materials, there was also a letter inside.

It was a letter of recommendation.

To craft a Lifebound Magic Treasure, one had to either pay a high price to commission it through Myriad Treasures Pavilion and the Four Seas Commerce Association, or ask a Refinement Master of the Sect to make it.

If given the choice, disciples of the Sect would not entrust the crafting of their Lifebound Magic Treasures to outsiders.

A Refinement Master from one's own Sect would undoubtedly be much more reliable.

But Golden Core-level Refinement Masters were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns within the West Sea Sect, and they also shouldered numerous Sect tasks. To request their assistance, one would have to queue up.

Normally, waiting for three to five years was considered normal!

Wang Chen had previously made a point to understand this, so he was somewhat knowledgeable about the situation.

Naturally, Long River True Person knew even better. That's why he prepared this letter of recommendation for Wang Chen, so he could go to one of the Sect's Refinement Masters and get some help jumping the queue.

It was truly a painstaking effort!

Wang Chen stored the letter into his Sumeru Ring.

For now, he could only appreciate his master's kindness in his heart, because he still planned to use the Creation Cauldron to refine by himself.

Handing over one's Lifebound Magic Treasure to others, even if it was a Sect Refinement Master, could not guarantee that there would be zero issues.

However, the Ding, though somewhat greedy, would not leave any "backdoors" in the magical treasure.

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Upon arriving in the quiet room where the Creation Cauldron was placed, Wang Chen summoned the Ding and brought out all the materials from the Storage Bag for it to select.

Wang Chen had already provided the Artifact Spirit with the information about the Dragon Abyss Sword.

Although the Dragon Abyss Sword was a higher-tier Taoist Artifact, as long as the materials were complete, the Creation Cauldron was fully capable of refining it.

The Ding did not hold back in the slightest and quickly picked out a large pile of materials.

Wang Chen did not dare overestimate its integrity and carefully checked over them.

The materials provided by Long River True Person were abundant, and some of the precious natural treasures were not needed for refining the Flying Sword. Wang Chen had no intention of claiming them for himself and planned to return them later.

And even when it came to useful materials, he only took an appropriate amount.

Even if these materials could be exchanged for countless Spirit Stones, he had no thought of coveting them at all.

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The exact amount it should be!

There are a total of thirty-seven kinds of materials involved in refining the Dragon Abyss Sword, including Skyforge Meteoric Iron, Ten Thousand Year Profound Iron, Essence of the Five Elements, Star Sand, Wind Copper, Fine Gold, and so on.

The reason why so many precious materials are required stems from Wang Chen's demands for his life-bound flying sword.

Balance!

Although Wang Chen considers the flying sword as his lifebound magical treasure, he has no intention of becoming a sword cultivator.

The path of a sword cultivator is unyielding, excels in sharpness, but prone to extremism.

If Wang Chen were a pure sword cultivator, his life-bound flying sword would need to be exceedingly sharp and fierce, with its attack power maximized to the extreme.

With one strike, it's either you die or I perish!

Such a path of the sword does not conform to Wang Chen's character, nor to the cultivation technique he primarily practices.

Wang Chen's cultivation level has now reached the fifth tier of the Purple Mansion, his cultivation of the Innate Five Elements Skill tends towards the Great Achievement Realm, and his mana attributes are far more balanced than when he was at the Qi Cultivation Tier.

Originally Wang Chen was primarily of the Fire Aspect, but now the advantage of his fire attribute has become very weak.

Therefore, there's no need for the Dragon Abyss Sword to emphasize the amplification of fire aspect spells; it needs to be complete and flawless in all five elements.

This leads to higher demands on the treasure itself.

The sharpness of Gold, the vitality of Wood, the agility of Water, the intensity of Fire, the depth of Earth...

Every aspect must be attended to!

Furthermore, Wang Chen has another high requirement for the Dragon Abyss Sword.

This magical treasure flying sword has to be upgradable, able to continue to rise in tier, with potential to become a fourth or even a fifth-tier Spirit Treasure Taoist Artifact, growing alongside Wang Chen.

These extremely high demands naturally push the cost of refining the Dragon Abyss Sword to an astonishing level.

The materials selected by the small ding are less than half of what is required.

The more than half remaining materials, Wang Chen could only exchange for himself using his own Merit Points at the Merit Department.

The West Sea Sect, truly worthy of being the first great sect of the Mountain and Sea Realm, has an unimaginably deep foundation; all the materials he wanted were available for exchange, but they required a huge number of Merit Points.

Especially the Void Star Dust, one grain for ten Merit Points.

Wang Chen exchanged for five thousand grains, and when gathered together they were just the size of a pill, costing him fifty thousand Merit Points!

But such materials are indispensable, being key to ensuring the growth of the magical treasure.

No matter how expensive, Wang Chen had to grit his teeth and exchange for them.

Fortunately, he had made great achievements in the Yin Nether Realm and was rewarded with a total of one hundred thousand Merit Points, otherwise, he would not have been able to afford it.

Even so, after obtaining all the materials, Wang Chen's hard-earned sect merit, which he had fought desperately for, was reduced to just a few thousand points.

"This magical treasure is now in your hands."

After gathering all the materials, Wang Chen solemnly said to the small ding, "If you succeed in refining it, I'll reward you with a hundred Upper Spirit stones, but if you fail..."

He gave the Artifact Spirit a "you know what I mean" look.

Wang Chen really didn't want to threaten it, but without some pressure, this guy tends to indulge himself too easily.

"Master, be at ease!"

The small ding chuckled and wagged its head, "Small ding guarantees to perfectly refine your life-bound flying sword."

"Just wait and see!"

It was clearly eager to begin, and having said its piece, it leapt into the Creation Cauldron, with the heavy lid automatically closing behind it.

The precious cauldron shook violently for a moment and emitted a reddish glow.

The magical treasure refining, officially started!

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Here's the first release.

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