Chapter 234: Treasure Refining Art

Inside the cave dwelling.

Qin Ming took out the two bronze mirror fragments and discovered they could fit together perfectly without any gaps.

"As expected, they are fragments of the same magical treasure."

After he pieced the bronze mirror together, a complete ancient bronze mirror appeared before him.

The back of the mirror was inscribed with Eight Trigrams symbols and spiritual runes, while the mirror surface was incredibly smooth, emitting a mysterious and obscure aura.

Even though this magical treasure had been damaged, Qin Ming could still feel that when the magic mirror was intact, it must have been an exceptionally powerful treasure.

At the very least, it was far stronger than ordinary Jin Dan stage magical treasures.

"What a pity; if only this treasure could be repaired," Qin Ming said, gently stroking the mirror surface, filled with regret.

Subsequently, he picked up the other half of the bronze mirror fragment and studied it for a long time, discovering it was also locked by ancient prohibitions.

"I still need to let the Shi Tian Shu erase the prohibitions inside the bronze mirror first."

"I wonder how its recovery has progressed after eating the Spirit-Dissolving Demon Fruit."

Qin Ming immediately stepped out of the cave dwelling.

Just as he arrived outside, from the direction of the spiritual fields, a vast and immense demonic qi surged straight into the sky, spreading out in all directions.

Even the Profound Water Crocodile and the Silver-Winged Frost Bees flew near the spiritual fields to watch.

"Hahahaha!"

"This Great Master has finally recovered to the peak of the second stage!"

"It was truly damn difficult!"

"If I endure a bit longer, perhaps I can recover my full cultivation and return to the posture of a third-stage Demon King, gagagaga!"

The Shi Tian Shu's extremely arrogant laughter echoed across the spiritual fields.

By the time Qin Ming went over to find it, the Shi Tian Shu was still standing with hands on its hips, laughing wildly at the sky.

Qin Ming went over and kicked it on the buttocks, "What are you doing? Full of rebellious bones; now that you've recovered your cultivation, are you preparing to rebel?"

"Ehehe! Master, how would I dare? I was merely expressing my feelings and releasing some suppressed emotions from within," the Shi Tian Shu said, rubbing its buttocks and putting on a smiling face, grinning with delight.

Qin Ming nodded, then handed the other half of the bronze mirror to it, "See if you can remove the prohibitions inside this fragment."

The Shi Tian Shu took the bronze mirror fragment, glanced at it only briefly, and then patted its chest proudly, saying, "Master, rest assured."

"I have recovered quite a bit of my cultivation strength, and many of the divine abilities I can wield have also recovered; nowadays, breaking the prohibitions inside will take only a small half-day."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming revealed a trace of surprise; last time, when the Shi Tian Shu removed the prohibitions in the first fragment, it still required two days.

Now it only requires a small half-day, indicating that in the art of breaking prohibitions, it truly possesses an endless array of methods.

After taking the fragment, the Shi Tian Shu buried its head and began swallowing and exhaling mysterious light to start breaking it down.

A small half-day later.

Qin Ming was under the peach blossom tree, tasting Five-Elements Primordial Qi Spiritual Peaches, sipping Bai Yulin wine, and gazing down at the spiritual farmers plowing below the island, feeling extremely content.

The Shi Tian Shu, holding that fragment, grinned and handed it up to Qin Ming, "Master, the prohibitions inside have already been broken; take a look."

"Oh? It really is quite fast." Qin Ming's eyes brightened; he took the bronze mirror fragment, gave a casual pull, and extracted half a piece of ancient silk.

After handing over the item, the Shi Tian Shu did not leave immediately, its gaze wavering indecisively between the spiritual peaches and the spiritual wine.

Qin Ming frowned slightly, then poured it a bowl of Bai Yulin wine, "If there's nothing else, you can go back to farming."

"Hehe! Many thanks for Master's reward."

Having gained a benefit, the Shi Tian Shu happily trotted back into the spiritual fields to get busy.

Qin Ming then unfolded the silk, and the content recorded within immediately made him beam with joy.

"It is indeed the complete method for offering and refining magical treasures!"

For the time that followed, aside from tending to the spiritual fields and spiritual herbs, Qin Ming devoted all his attention to this Treasure Refining Art.

However—

The more Qin Ming read, the more alarmed he became, because from the records on the ancient silk, he learned that this ancient bronze mirror was actually the natal magical treasure of some ancient great expert from tens of thousands of years ago, named the Hook-Jade Jin Guang Mirror.

That Jin Dan peak powerhouse had once relied on this precious mirror to dominate the Immortal Realm, being nearly invincible below the Nascent Soul stage; the number of Jin Dan old ancestors who died beneath its Jin Guang divine flames was countless... However, for some unknown reason, that great expert actually destroyed their own natal magical treasure and furthermore hid a piece of ancient silk, recording their lifetime's techniques for offering and refining magical treasures within it.

Besides this, Qin Ming also obtained a very important piece of information from the latter half of the ancient silk.

That was, this Hook-Jade Jin Guang Mirror originally had a treasure spirit, which that ancient great expert had sealed in a certain place within the Liang Kingdom Immortal Realm, and even marked the detailed address.

"If I could find the treasure spirit, I wonder if the precious mirror could be completely repaired?"

"However... something seems off!"

"In a place as far away as the Liang Kingdom, could this be a trap to lure fish?"

If it were anyone else, upon seeing the introduction to the mirror's power, they would probably get carried away and follow the address to seek the treasure spirit.

But Qin Ming, adhering to the principle of being cautious and meticulous, did not rush to go search for it.

In any case, he had already cultivated the spiritual materials capable of refining a magical treasure embryo.

He planned to first follow the method on the ancient silk and attempt to refine and create a natal magical treasure embryo before anything else.

"However, in one year, I will sooner or later have to make a trip to the Liang Kingdom to go to Profound Creek Valley and obtain the pill formula for forming the Jin Dan..."

"By that time, regarding the matter of the treasure spirit, perhaps I can investigate and observe a bit."

Subsequently, Qin Ming memorized every word of the entire Treasure Refining Art in his heart, ensuring nothing was omitted.

The methods for inscribing spiritual runes and prohibitions within, as well as the offering and refining techniques, were also practiced by him countless times.

Half a month later.

Qin Ming walked out of the cave dwelling and came before his natal spiritual plant, the Yin Yang Xuanteng; four golden entries floated into his vision: 【Name】: Yin Yang Xuanteng 【Entry】: Abundant Lifespan x5 (Maturity 86%)

【Name】: Yin Yang Xuanteng 【Entry】: Source of Magic Power (Maturity 87%)

【Name】: Yin Yang Xuanteng 【Entry】: Leaves of Space-Time (Maturity 85%)

【Name】: Yin Yang Xuanteng 【Entry】: Spiritual Plant Seed Treasure (Maturity 88%)

"After feeding it the dozen or so Foundation Establishment Calamity Cultivator blood pearls obtained last time, along with three blood pearls from a perfect Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"The progress of the Yang Xuanteng's demon flower growth indeed accelerated significantly; it was already nearing maturity."

Subsequently, Qin Ming reached out with a hand gesture and produced several dozen more blood pearls.

These blood pearls were what he had collected within the Mist Illusion Realm; they all came from lowly demon beasts that had blindly stumbled into the realm and been drained into dried corpses by the thorny spirit seeds arranged inside.

However, most were merely low-tier demon beasts; there were only five blood pearls from second-tier demon beasts.

"Presumably, these blood pearls should be sufficient to force the demon flowers on the Yang Xuanteng to maturity."

Qin Ming waved his hand, and several dozen blood pearls fell beneath his innate spirit plant, the Yang Xuanteng.

Countless black vines danced, absorbing every last one of the blood pearls until nothing remained.

The Xuanteng shot upward continuously, while the spiritual light of the demon flowers on its vines blazed intensely as they began to grow at an accelerated pace.

Three days later.

Upon the Yang Xuanteng, several dozen spirit fruits interwoven with silver and black had formed.

Qin Ming extended his hand to grasp them, harvesting all the spirit fruits from the vines.

In an instant, three blue entries and one purple entry appeared within his sea of consciousness.

(End of Chapter)