Chapter 275: Divine Powers Manifest, Hunyuan Heavenly Star

The Hunyuan Bell rotated, swallowing the Yin Gui Banner.

The Yin Gui Banner could resist by instinct, but it had lost its master, and thus lost its protection.

Without a master, relying on the Yin Gui Banner's instinct, it could not withstand the Hunyuan Bell's devouring power; with Chen Chuyang helping from the side, the two working together seized the Yin Gui Banner. This evil artifact was fully understood by Chen Chuyang—its every structure and formation laid bare, unable to resist. He unraveled the formation and broke its resistance.

The Hunyuan Bell accelerated its devouring; Chen Chuyang began feeding it other materials, simultaneously refining the Hunyuan Bell. This spiritual artifact had reached the point of improvement. These days Chen Chuyang had not spared feeding it various materials and damaged spiritual artifacts; the broken spiritual artifacts in the clan, as well as those purchased outside, were all merged into the Hunyuan Bell by him.

The weapons of those he had slain, the treasures he had stored away—anything Chen Chuyang had clearly analyzed—all entered the Hunyuan Bell.

Those materials were all devoured, automatically becoming part of the Hunyuan Bell; its formations and all aspects were improving. Chen Chuyang devoted most of his effort, aiming to forge a true Hunyuan Bell.

This spiritual artifact is his natal spiritual artifact—how could he not treat it well? He was willing to throw all his treasures into the Hunyuan Bell, and at the same time Chen Chuyang also wanted to open a space inside the Hunyuan Bell so that whatever he devoured later would have a place to be stored, to be slowly digested.

He could also use the Hunyuan Bell to store things, no longer needing a storage bag; the storage bag's space is limited, and material limits space. Chen Chuyang's spatial formations could not be expanded further, but the Hunyuan Bell is different—it is a medium-grade spiritual artifact, about to advance to a high-grade spiritual artifact, opening up space and adding more functions.

The formations he had comprehended from the Yin Gui Banner were again applied to the Hunyuan Bell.

Hunyuan True Fire blazed, Chen Chuyang formed seals with both hands, imprinting each seal one by one; those seals were profoundly mysterious. The Hunyuan Bell accelerated its rotation—each turn brought a change, each turn an elevation.

"Turn."

"Swallow."

"Merge."

Hunyuan True Fire blazed, and within the Hunyuan Bell a space appeared.

This space began to expand from a tiny point, continually expanding.

Time passed, minute by minute, second by second.

Chen Chuyang sped up his hand seals, increasing the rate of opening.

The devouring accelerated; the Yin Gui Banner was rapidly being melted, and all resistance at this moment became futile.

One day passed.

The Hunyuan Bell showed a slight change, its patterns increased somewhat, as if countless ghosts were wailing.

The Yin Ghosts remaining inside the Yin Gui Banner were all devoured by the Hunyuan Bell.

After being devoured, those Yin Ghosts were purified and became part of it.

After merging into the Hunyuan Bell, they increased its power.

Chen Chuyang remained still, increased the output of Hunyuan True Fire, and burned the Yin Gui Banner.

"Hum."

As the Yin Gui Banner trembled, this evil artifact completely disintegrated.

It split into several parts, each flying to its respective place, then merging into the Hunyuan Bell.

The other materials were also devoured and merged together.

After mutual fusion, Chen Chuyang exhaled a breath.

"Fusion."

He clapped his hands; Hunyuan True Fire enveloped the Hunyuan Bell, and all materials at this moment fused into one.

It wasn't over yet.

"Drink."

He quickly imprinted formations with both hands, each formation one by one, raising the Hunyuan Bell's grade.

Second-grade formation.

Third-grade formation.

Fourth-grade formation.

These formations were imprinted; each had its own independent effect.

These formations interconnected and merged, becoming a whole.

As enough formations were imprinted, the Hunyuan Bell's light grew more brilliant.

The power it could unleash became even more terrifying, shocking the soul and suppressing the bloodline.

At this moment, all Qi was suppressed.

The first fourth-grade formation was set up, then the second, third, and fourth.

All the fourth-grade formations Chen Chuyang had comprehended were imprinted at this moment.

With each fourth-grade formation laid out, he gained insight, and the new fused formations also began to be arranged.

As time passed, the formations under Chen Chuyang's control rapidly increased.

Integration and penetration.

When laying them out, it was also a time for his own comprehension.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The formation imprinting was complete; Chen Chuyang's soul and Qi consumption was great, yet he felt no fatigue at all.

Excitedly staring at the Hunyuan Bell, its aura advanced, achieving a breakthrough.

The bottleneck of the medium-grade spiritual artifact was broken, reaching the level of a high-grade spiritual artifact.

This breakthrough was not merely a minor level advance; it was also the success of a conception for this spiritual artifact.

The Hunyuan Bell, possessing many advantages of spiritual and evil artifacts, capable of self-growth; a high-grade spiritual artifact is not comparable to a medium-grade one—the consumption of Qi increases manyfold, and likewise its power increases manyfold.

He extended his palm; the Hunyuan Bell shrank and hovered in his palm.

"High-grade spiritual artifact Hunyuan Bell, power increased again."

"Exceeding the power I had imagined, when this spiritual artifact appears, not just a few in Longshe Cheng can withstand it, not even the whole Great Qi Dynasty; the elders of the Yin Gui Sect may come again, but I am not worried."

When the Hunyuan Bell appears, who can contend with it?

He was a step closer to the weapon he had envisioned; Chen Chuyang hoped the Hunyuan Bell could advance to the level of that legendary weapon.

By then, being within the Hunyuan Bell, he would already be in an invincible position.

How vast is the world—where can't one go?

He also doesn't need to worry about the outside world.

"The Yin Gui Sect's artifact-forging method is quite special and has its merits, but my Hunyuan Bell cannot head in that direction—the drawbacks are too great, and it would easily backfire."

"Such a ghostly artifact as the Yin Gui Banner, once it gains self-awareness, will at any time and place backfire against its master."

"This is quite a headache of a problem; one slip and you'll be killed by the ghostly artifact."

"When you're at your peak, you might not need to worry, but once you fall into some kind of… weakened state, it will become very dangerous."

"Such a situation is something no cultivator would want to face."

"My path of cultivation is still steady progress; I cannot rush it."

"Step by step, solid and steady, I have plenty of time."

"Chen Chuyang isn't in a hurry; in this world, many people have noticed him, but after all they've never seen him, and they won't be interested in Longshe Cheng."

"A borderland, a chaotic place, with scarce resources, and with a strong one like him holding the fort, no one wishes to offend him."

"Mainly, it's unnecessary."

"It would be better to seize other places—low difficulty, high gain—why not?"

"The enhancement of my Hunyuan Bell has also let me comprehend a divine ability."

"Chen Chuyang opened his palm, and a sphere appeared in his palm, a rotating sphere that exuded a powerful attractive force."

"It is comprehended from the Hunyuan Bell's devouring ability, and it belongs to Chen Chuyang's personal divine ability."

"This divine ability is very powerful."

"Hunyuan Heavenly Star, one of my unique divine abilities."