Chapter 642

384. Himeko: You cultivators, stop talking about hundreds of thousands of years so casually.

Jiang Yan looked at the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements in Ei's hand with a hint of emotion.

"The overall situation is about the same as what circulates in the cultivation world; I suppose some predecessor just didn't want to write much after bringing back the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements, so they just added a casual annotation."

"This Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements is indeed a quite powerful technique, but the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements alone definitely isn't at a very high level; the evaluation of Profound-tier High-grade is not wrong."

"The Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements is a powerful artifact-refining technique, but most of those who cultivate this art are disciples of the Wind-Returning Peak."

"As for controlling objects… Shushan's Sword-Controlling Art is stronger than any method of controlling objects."

Ei was stunned for a moment and said somewhat conflictedly:

"Sect Master, then this Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements I'm holding…"

"Rest assured, it is still a very powerful technique."

Jiang Yan smiled and added:

"The power of the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements is beyond doubt; at the very least, even for those Refining Spirit into Void, it is well worth obtaining."

"From the perspective of artifact-refining techniques, it is even more so."

"But for true powerhouses, the power of the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements stems from the Eight Extraordinary Techniques."

"Ningguang should be clear about this; having collected several of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, she can intuitively feel their power."

Ningguang nodded and acknowledged it.

Jiang Yan continued:

"Speaking of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, their origins are grand; the unification of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques is said to be the pinnacle of numerology, originating from the ancient great god Fenghou."

"Fenghou was a close minister to the Human Emperor Xuanyuan; before Fenghou, numerology was infinite, but after Fenghou, the pinnacle of numerology became him."

"Therefore, the unification of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques is something no one can fathom, but since ancient times, apart from Fenghou, no one has been able to master all eight simultaneously."

"Mastering just a few of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques is enough to be called a great power in the cultivation world."

"If one can master other Eight Extraordinary Techniques and pair them with the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements, one can fully unleash even greater power from the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements."

"Therefore, the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements is still quite worth pursuing for you, Ei; furthermore, with the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements, you can also continue to search for other Eight Extraordinary Techniques."

"Just like Ningguang."

Upon hearing this, Ei nodded thoughtfully, keeping Jiang Yan's words in her heart.

In turn, Jiang Yan continued:

"Speaking of the Body-Refining Furnace, this thing has extraordinary effects, but it is truly not as powerful as you imagine."

"As for saying that the Dao does not allow such things to appear, that is also nonsense."

"Only those Refining Void into Dao can barely touch the shadow of the Dao; only true Immortals can be valued by the Dao."

"When the Divine Machine Sect elder refined the Body-Refining Furnace, he was only at the late stage of Refining Spirit into Void; if what he refined could cause the Dao to fluctuate, then the Immortal World would truly have to tremble."

"The so-called destruction of the Body-Refining Furnace by the Dao was just because the Divine Machine Sect's Great Elder died suddenly for no reason, and after the Divine Machine Sect was wiped out, the Body-Refining Furnace disappeared without a trace."

"People in the cultivation world searched to no avail and could only believe such rumors."

"But there is an inside story to what happened back then, which any great sect with a bit of foundation knows."

Upon hearing this, Venti immediately perked up; he keenly sensed that there were still some stories worth hearing here.

He looked at Jiang Yan with anticipation, already prepared to record his new ballad of the cultivation world.

Seeing that everyone was curious, Jiang Yan didn't hide anything and said leisurely:

"About thirty thousand years ago…"

Himeko pursed her lips, her mood somewhat complex; even after starting cultivation, she still wasn't quite used to the span of time recorded by cultivators.

"At that time, the three giants—Shushan, the Small Leiyin Temple, and the Jixia Academy—had already dominated the cultivation world for a long time."

"Many small sects were attached to these three leaders, and naturally, many disciples who were peerless geniuses would also choose to join these three sects at the first opportunity."

"But there were also some sects that were unwilling to give up, wanting to carry forward their own heritage, so they adopted some special means."

"The Great Elder of the Divine Machine Sect was one of them."

"The Divine Machine Sect was a medium-sized sect in the cultivation world, with only one Sect Master at the Refining Void into Dao stage."

"But the Divine Machine Sect was skilled in deducing heavenly secrets, and they also had a great reputation in the cultivation world."

"When a person possesses a reputation that doesn't match their strength, either they use that reputation to transform into strength, or… it is the beginning of destruction."

"You should be able to guess the general events."

Zhongli nodded slightly and said subtly:

"Fame is also a poison…"

"Correct."

Jiang Yan nodded.

"The Divine Machine Sect gathered the strength of the entire sect to deduce the location of the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements and the Dual-Complete Hand, and also inferred the existence of the Body-Refining Furnace."

"The Divine Machine Sect considered itself to have the opportunity to join the ranks of large sects, and after spending a great deal of manpower to find them, they handed the two great Eight Extraordinary Techniques to the Great Elder who mastered the Origin of Qi."

"Eight thousand years later, that Great Elder of the Divine Machine Sect successfully created the Body-Refining Furnace using the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements and the Dual-Complete Hand."

Looking at Ei's blank gaze, Jiang Yan smiled lightly:

"In fact, the Body-Refining Furnace does not need the Origin of Qi; as long as there is the flesh and blood of a cultivator with a strong constitution, one can also rely on the Dual-Complete Hand to construct the core."

"After the birth of the Body-Refining Furnace, the Divine Machine Sect revered it as their sect-protecting treasure, calling it a divine object that could change the landscape of the entire cultivation world, and even the entire cultivation world itself."

"The Divine Machine Sect recruited disciples widely, and even on the day of their mountain-opening, in front of countless sect envoys, they improved a disciple with a mid-grade dual spirit root into a top-grade single spirit root."

"Even one Divine Machine Sect disciple, after passing through the Body-Refining Furnace, was improved to possess a special constitution."

Upon hearing this, the breathing of Bai Zhu and the others became increasingly heavy.

But the keen Himeko sensed the key to the problem and said thoughtfully:

"There's a problem, right?"

Jiang Yan nodded slightly.

"Correct, a special constitution is a gift from the Dao; how could it be created casually? If one really had such ability, the giants of the Immortal World wouldn't be able to sit still."

"Then that disciple's special constitution was…"

Lisa seemed to think of some possibility and was somewhat disappointed.

"Just as you thought."

Jiang Yan said softly:

"It was merely activating a hidden special constitution; it was something they already possessed, and the Body-Refining Furnace only activated it for them."

"Of course, one cannot say the Body-Refining Furnace is poor; if it weren't for the Body-Refining Furnace, that disciple might never have awakened their constitution in their entire life."

Lisa shook her head with regret, but overall, she was still looking forward to it, after all…

She had an unawakened special constitution, and the Body-Refining Furnace would also be of great use to her.

"Such a thing, at that time, any cultivator at the Refining Void into Dao stage could see; the three giants like Shushan didn't have a high demand for the Body-Refining Furnace."

"But one has to admit, the Body-Refining Furnace is indeed a quite heaven-defying treasure."

"Only needing to consume a certain amount of resources, cultivators below the Refining Void into Dao stage could cleanse their true spirits, and those below Heaven Spirit Roots could all improve their spirit root level."

"Although there are other treasures in the cultivation world that can improve aptitude, no treasure is as simple as the Body-Refining Furnace, and it can also be used repeatedly."

"The consumption is also quite small."

"The Divine Machine Sect became famous in one battle and was hailed as the cultivation great sect most likely to become second only to the three giants in that era."

After speaking, Jiang Yan stopped talking and quietly observed the crowd; Venti and the others were just amazed, but Himeko and the others frowned.

Jiang Yan nodded with satisfaction.

"It seems you have already thought of the result."

Himeko nodded heavily.

"Praising to kill…"

"Correct."

Jiang Yan sighed.

"Don't forget, I said that the strongest person in the Divine Machine Sect was only a Sect Master at the Refining Void into Dao stage."

"Fame that doesn't match one's own strength is a chronic poison, but possessing a treasure that doesn't match one's own strength is a death warrant."

"Having obtained the Body-Refining Furnace, the arrogant Divine Machine Sect ultimately met with disaster…" ===== CHAPTER 643 =====

385. Even cultivators care about brothers driving Land Rovers.

"Although it's not great to say it like this, but..."

Jiang Yan shrugged helplessly.