Chapter 180
“Phew!” Chen Jingzhai exhaled softly and brushed off the nonexistent dust on his robe.
His spirits lifted considerably.
He, who had the combat power of a Golden Core Sage, did not unleash his full strength because he wanted to observe the barbarians.
Different barbarians of different bloodlines fought differently. Being able to come into contact with some barbarians in advance could give him some experience.
After all, he would leave through the Woods Ocean Ancient Path in the south in the future. Who knew, he might even have to fight barbarians in the future.
However, he did not expect the explosive bloodline power of the barbarians to be so shocking. It was undeniable that the barbarians who had fused with the demonic beast bloodline were indeed unique.
It was no wonder that some dynasty cultivators or some hidden sect members liked to capture bloodline barbarians to refine Dao soldiers.
Chen Jingzhai looked at the floating prizes as he arrived at the Restriction.
There were three prizes. One was an Essence Origin Elixir that contained the golden tiger bloodline.
The other was a pair of Tiger King Gloves, a superior Grade 2 spiritual item of excellent quality.
Then, there were the three mini golden tiger seals. Below the seals were the words Heaven, Earth, and Man.
“It’s actually the formation foundation of the Heaven, Earth, and Man Formation!”
Chen Jingzhai accepted the seal happily.
A Grade 2 formation foundation was also extremely rare. Moreover, it naturally had a formation within. This could be considered a set of restricted formation tools. It was just that it was not as precious as the Great Heaven Mirror, but it was rare for the disciples of Daoxuan Peak.
Chen Jingzhai, who was in a good mood, stepped into the Restriction.
On the eleventh floor.
His opponents were still bloodline barbarians, but they had the bloodline of the ghost-faced ape. The five barbarians of the ghost-faced ape bloodline could escape into the shadows and howl. Their howls could even damage the souls of cultivators.
Chen Jingzhai relied on his powerful divine mind to resist the impact of their howls. Seizing the opportunity, he used the five elements spell to kill them one by one.
On this floor, Chen Jingzhai obtained a top-grade spiritual item, the Mourning Staff.
As long as he took out the pitch-black Mourning Staff, he would definitely be able to unleash its might.
Foundational Cultivators had zero resistance against it unless their divine minds were as tough as Chen Jingzhai’s, or they had a soul-protecting spiritual item or magic treasure.
Chen Jingzhai was quite satisfied with this rare treasure.
The twelfth floor.
His task was still item alchemy, and it was refining a superior Grade 1 magic item.
This was a piece of cake for Chen Jingzhai.
Using the materials in the cauldron, Chen Jingzhai tried to refine a Grade 2 spiritual item. Unexpectedly, he succeeded and refined a Wind Falcon Sword. It was refined from the bones and feathers of the White-Headed Wind Falcon.
Chen Jingzhai did not use the Small Heavens Cloud Forbidden Restriction. He followed the instructions on the jade slip to a T.
This outcome was a little unexpected. Chen Jingzhai did not expect himself to be able to do this.
However, on careful thought, he had reached the Complete Foundation Plane. His divine mind and spiritual essence far exceeded cultivators of the same plane.
Under such conditions, it seemed very normal to refine an inferior Grade 2 spiritual item.
Chen Jingzhai, who felt that he was making too big a fuss over this accomplishment, quickly regained his composure.
After successfully refining the sword, he successfully passed the twelfth level.
In front of the Restriction, Chen Jingzhai obtained an Item Cauldron Forging Technique. This Item Cauldron Forging Technique was very special. It used a technique of tempering and refining thousands of times.
He could use his spiritual essence to constantly refine different item cauldrons.
Apart from this Item Cauldron Forging Technique, the forging technique left behind by the jade slip was priceless. This was because there were Grade 2 to Grade 4 forging techniques on it. It was very detailed and even included the materials and techniques.
The only problem was that there was no way to leave a Restriction spell.
If there were no Restrictions on the Path of Item Alchemy, it was equivalent to losing the core.
The cauldron that was forged was at most a Grade 2 spiritual item. It was impossible to become a magic treasure or a spiritual treasure.
But even so, Chen Jingzhai was very happy. This was because he had the Small Heavens Cloud Forbidden Restriction passed down by Hongdu Immortal!
This Restriction was extremely adaptable and covered many situations and uses. Not only was it used to refine spiritual clouds or set up formations, but it was also used to refine weapons.
As for the Item Cauldron Forging Technique, other than forging an item cauldron, it was also a Physique Tempering Technique.
This secret technique used the human body as the material for an item cauldron. It would then temper and refine the physical body.
If a Grade 1 item cauldron was successfully forged, the physical body could resist magic items.
If a Grade 2 item cauldron was successfully forged, the physical body could resist spiritual items.
After successfully forging a Grade 3 item cauldron, the physical body could resist magic treasures.
If a rogue cultivator obtained this Item Cauldron Forging Technique, they would definitely be able to establish a celestial family. They could even become item alchemists and live a comfortable life.
Now, this secret technique had benefited Chen Jingzhai.
According to the spirit of the cave residence, the prizes were all pretty much the same. However, the prizes for item alchemy on the eighth or twelfth level were all unique and there was only one of them in the entire world.
In other words, only Chen Jingzhai had obtained this Item Cauldron Forging Technique.
That was music to his ears!
Other than this secret technique, the Treasure Records of Materials that Chen Jingzhai had obtained previously was also a unique prize.
This meant that Chen Jingzhai was qualified to be Venerable Ning’s successor.
As for whether he could succeed, it would still depend on whether he could clear the 24th level of the tower!
On the thirteenth floor.
As soon as Chen Jingzhai entered, a gust of cold air blew over.
“It’s actually a snow mountain!” Chen Jingzhai stared at the space.
What he saw was a mountain peak made of ice crystals. He looked extremely small standing at the bottom of the mountain.
On this level, the space was surprisingly large, as if it had fallen into a Grotto-heavens world.
To make matters worse, the snow kept falling from the sky. Moreover, a chill lingered around him, and even his magic robe could not resist the cold.
“Something’s wrong!”
“I’m a Complete Foundational Cultivator. I can even dare to grab the ice soul stone with my bare hands. What other cold is there that I cannot withstand?”
Chen Jingzhai suddenly woke up. At the same time, the divine stone in his upper core trembled slightly. Then, the scene in front of him shattered, and even the cold air instantly disappeared.
It was an illusion!
It was so exquisite and so brilliant!
While Chen Jingzhai was exclaiming in his heart, he locked his eyes on the silver fox that was raising its claws in front of him. Its fur coat was a gleaming silver and looked extremely soft. The silver fox had icy blue eyes. It looked the size of a calf, and its claws were very sharp. It almost dealt a death blow to Chen Jingzhai.
Perhaps the silver fox did not expect Chen Jingzhai to break free from the illusion so quickly. Its eyes were filled with confusion.
“What a shame!”
Chen Jingzhai shook his head and raised his Mourning Staff. The howling sound directly rushed forward.
The silver fox barked in fear and immediately jumped towards Chen Jingzhai, leaving a shadow behind. Unfortunately, it was too late.
It fell through the air, making quite a noise.
The Mourning Staff was a superior Grade 2 spiritual item. The full power of a top-grade spiritual item was something that even a Grade 2 silver fox could not withstand. Chen Jingzhai shook his head and smashed the silver fox’s head with the Mourning Staff.
As expected, the Restriction leading to the upper level appeared.
“What a pity. If I can take it away, I can bring it out to be Senior Sister Su’s pet!”
“Blue-eyed silver foxes are extremely rare. I’m afraid there aren’t any in the sect’s secret zone.”
Chen Jingzhai shook his head secretly. His spiritual essence surged and he directly cleaned up the filth.
The Grade 2 silver fox’s innate spells were all illusions. It could be said that among demonic beasts, it was a top Grade 2 demonic beast in the illusion domain.
Even with Chen Jingzhai’s powerful divine mind, he was still bewitched. Even if it was for a moment, it was still impressive.
Any demonic beast or cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Plane would be affected by the silver fox.
“The danger on this level has greatly increased. I’m afraid many people have been eliminated.”
With this thought in mind, Chen Jingzhai came to the Restriction.
Five prizes appeared before him. It could be seen that Chen Jingzhai’s quick kill was effective in passing the level.
Of the five prizes, he first excluded the elixirs and spiritual items.
Even though the spiritual item was a magic robe made from the fur of a silver fox, Chen Jingzhai was not tempted.
Of the remaining three prizes, one was a Beast-Taming Card with a pair of silver fox cubs inside. They were still young. Chen Jingzhai immediately took it.
The refining technique of the Beast-Taming Card had long been lost, not to mention that there was a pair of silver fox cubs inside.
If the Grade 2 demonic beasts were tamed, they would become a pair of spirit beasts. If he nurtured them in the Primordial Essence World for a while, it might increase their potential.
The other was fragrant fox grass, a type of spirit plant. It was considered rare. However, it was still a Grade 2 herb, and its value was not high. It was just a kind of spice.
There were also medicinal ingredients that could be used to refine incense pills or elixirs.
The incense pills that female cultivators of the Kun Path liked were not attractive to Chen Jingzhai.
The last prize was a pair of icy blue silver fox eyes.
