Chapter 221: Demon-Restraint Armor and the Three Great True Lords

Fellow Daoist Yunhe, fortunately I did not disgrace the mission.

Yun Palace City, Yun Pavilion Towers.

Steward Zhao Tianhe smilingly handed a storage bag to Yunhe, and at the same time received another storage bag filled with Spirit Stones.

As his divine sense scanned the number of Spirit Stones in the storage bag, the smile on his face instantly grew a bit richer.

This storage bag holds over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones, showing how precious the items Yunhe collected this time are.

Most importantly, the Spirit Stones in the bag slightly exceeded the previously agreed price.

Obviously, this extra portion is the 'favor' Yunhe gave him.

In the cultivation world, there is not only scheming and deceit, but also human relations and worldly wisdom.

Yunhe also openly used his divine sense to scan the storage bag Zhao Tianhe brought, confirming its contents.

'Fourth-level materials: Gangyin Silver Sand, Earth Smelt Essence.'

Besides the rare fourth-level materials, there is also a large amount of third-level materials.

Speaking seriously, in the vast Cloud Upper Realm, to gather so many precious fourth-level materials in just half a year, aside from the Yun Merchant Alliance, no other force could likely achieve this.

Not only are the materials in the storage bag extraordinary, but even the storage bag holding them is not ordinary.

This is a 'Heaven-Earth Bag'.

Its capacity is nearly a thousand cubic units, and it is not cheap.

Although Yunhe has obtained many storage bags, out of habit he has always used the storage ring he first acquired, supplemented by other storage bags for miscellaneous items and Spirit Stones.

But as his possessions grew, it became somewhat inconvenient, so he took this opportunity to replace them all at once.

'Fellow Daoist Zhao, payment and goods are settled.'

After confirming everything was correct, Yunhe bowed and then turned to leave.

After Yunhe left, Zhao Tianhe's smile gradually faded.

At this moment, a person stepped out from the side, bowed respectfully, and said, 'Steward Zhao, this is the information we have gathered.'

Speaking, he handed over a Jade Slip.

Zhao Tianhe did not hesitate; after taking it, he quickly glanced at its contents, and his brows furrowed tightly.

'Only these?'

'Yes.'

If Yunhe were also here, a glance at the Jade Slip would reveal that all the recorded information concerns him.

Including when he formed his Golden Core, the location of his cave dwelling in Yun Palace City, who his friends are, and so on.

But there is hardly any information about him before he formed his Golden Core, as if he appeared out of nowhere.

However, Zhao Tianhe was not particularly surprised by this.

After all, in the cultivation world, many people use false identities for disguise; perhaps 'Yunhe' is merely a guise, and this person hides his identity so well that even the Yun Merchant Alliance's abilities could not uncover it.

'Steward Zhao, want to—' that person tentatively began to speak.

But Zhao Tianhe glared at him without hesitation.

'Are you looking to die? The other party is a Mid Golden Core Stage cultivator! He possesses considerable wealth, and might even be a power-holding cultivator of some faction.'

Having reached Mid Golden Core Stage, unless a Nascent Soul old monster takes action, in the Cloud Upper Realm he is already a formidable existence; even a Late Golden Core Stage cultivator acting might not be able to subdue him.

'Yes, yes!'

As for the departing Yunhe, he naturally would not know what happens next.

But even if he knew, he would not take it to heart.

Just as Zhao Tianhe thought.

Who among cultivators who have reached Mid Golden Core Stage does not have three or four false identities?

Tianzhu Mountain Cave Dwelling.

Long unused, the cave dwelling was covered in thick dust, but after a few minor spells, the place was cleaned spotless.

After skillfully laying down an array,

he arrived at the familiar forging chamber.

Yunhe took out the Luo Tian Command, glanced at it, and the vine patterns on it unfurled a bit more.

Judging by the speed at which the vines unfurl, the opening of the Luo Tian Secret Realm is not far off.

'Haste makes waste.'

Yunhe drew a slight breath, took out the Congealed Fat Ice-Pure Lotus, sat cross-legged, and regulated his breath.

At the same time, he reviewed in his mind the method for forging the Demon-Restraint Armor.

'The Demon-Restraint Armor is a supreme treasure of the demon race; what he has mastered is only the forging method of an imitation, but even an imitation, once forged, will surely not be weak in power.'

However, forging this armor is no easy task.

Although the demon race's magical treasure forging is mostly simple and brutal, somewhat resembling the ancient treasures of human cultivators, the forging method of this armor is not comparable to those ordinary demon treasures.

Moreover, Yunhe only has two pieces of fourth-level Land Mountain Turtle Back Shell in hand, which falls short of the 'Four Spirits Four Sages' required for the Demon-Restraint Armor; therefore he must adjust and modify the original forging method.

This is a test of his skill in the artifact dao.

Combining the demon race's artifact-forging method with that of human cultivators is not an easy task.

He regulated his breath for three days straight.

Yunhe suddenly opened his eyes.

With a flick of his sleeve, a large amount of material appeared before him.

Among them, the most striking are naturally the two pieces of shell from the fourth-level demon beast, the Land Mountain Turtle.

However, the pile of dark-colored turtle shells beside them is not lacking in spiritual aura compared to those two shells.

These are all the turtle shells shed by Yunhe's Demon Beast Body cultivation to date; especially, after his Demon Beast Body emerged from the Demon-Washing Pool and his bloodline underwent a great transformation, each advancement in his Cultivation Base left behind a turtle shell.

Besides that.

Yunhe also took a drop of precious essence blood from the Demon Beast Body.

Being both turtle-type demon beasts, using essence blood as a primer, it became possible to fuse the two turtle shells.

Also, he bought Fourth Level materials "Gang Silver Sand" and "Earth Melting Essence".

Gang Silver Sand can greatly increase the hardness of magic treasures, giving the refined Yao-resisting Armor stronger defensive power, while Earth Melting Essence is an earth-attribute material that can further bring out the thick-earth characteristic of the Lu Shan turtle shell and can temporarily melt and soften the shell, making refining this armor relatively easier.

Also, the essence blood of the Fire Python and Qing Yao, plus plenty of precious third-level materials.

Although the refined magic treasure is named Yao-resisting Armor, the refining method has actually been heavily modified by Yunhe.

Limited by the materials, there's nothing that can be done.

"Let's begin."

Yunhe took a deep breath, summoned elixir fire, first refined Earth Melting Essence; after it was completely melted into liquid, he used it as a guide to forge the Lu Shan turtle shell.

Thereafter, using the essence blood of the Demon Beast Body as a guide, he refined the turtle shell of the Demon Beast Body.

This is destined to be an extremely time-consuming process.

It took Yunhe a full five months, absorbing the spiritual energy from dozens of medium-grade Spirit Stones, before he finally fully refined both turtle shells.

During that period, he also incorporated various precious third-level materials.

"After that comes the most troublesome part."

Refining the two turtle shells is painstaking work; combining them is the true test of his skill in the artifact Dao.

The only thing Yunhe can be glad about is that the Lu Shan turtle shell is earth-attribute, while the Demon Beast Body's turtle shell, though water-attribute, retains some earth-attribute characteristics due to its cultivation of the Tu Shan Jue, making the fusion relatively easier.

Yunhe seized the time to restore his own magical power.

Once the fusion process begins, it cannot be stopped midway.

To ensure the continuation of his magical power at that time, he not only prepared several elixirs for restoring magical power, a large quantity of medium-grade Spirit Stones, but even took out two top-grade Spirit Stones as backup!

Adding the spiritual energy inside the cave dwelling and the Condensed Fat Ice Pure Lotus, there should be no need to worry about magical power anymore.

When his condition is restored to its peak.

Yunhe first etched a special formation on the ground by following the gourd, and then also left the formation on the two sets of turtle shells that had been completely refined.

Without exaggeration, this formation is one of the most important parts in refining the Yao-resisting Armor.

It is precisely because of this formation's existence that the finally refined magic treasure can still be called the Yao-resisting Armor.

Although he doesn't understand it, replicating it is not difficult.

After doing these, Yunhe then embedded Spirit Stones into the formation, exhaled a puff of hazy pure magical power to envelop the turtle shells, and only then began the final refining.

At the summit of Tianzhu Mountain.

A towering, extremely luxurious jade-colored snow-white palace suspended in midair, shrouded in misty vapor, glittering with crystal-like light points, as if a piece of the vast starry sky had been cut out.

In the deepest part of this palace lies a room that seems boundlessly wide, surrounded by sun, moon, and stars, in which a platform floats.

On it sit three terrifying cultivators emitting a domineering magical power aura.

They are two men and one woman.

One of them, an old man with white hair and beard, spirited, wearing a white hemp robe, suddenly opened his eyes.

At the moment his eyes opened, his pupils seemed dotted with countless stars, indescribably deep and beautiful.

"Hmm?"

The old man let out a soft "yi", showing a hint of doubt, his gaze sweeping past the two people before him and looking toward the distance.

"Senior Brother, what's wrong?"

The old man's movement obviously drew the attention of the other two.

Similarly seated here, a middle-aged cultivator wearing a golden Dharma robe, his body radiating scorching yang-like spiritual energy, wore a hint of doubt.

On the other side, the sole female cultivator on the platform, wearing a snow-white long dress, also looked at the old man with some doubt.

Hearing this, the old man gave a slight smile and said in a gentle voice, "It's nothing, just a slight feeling."

These three are the legendary "Sun, Moon, Stars" trio of cultivators from the Yunshang Hall, as rumored in the Yunshang Realm!

Each of them possesses at least late Nascent Soul cultivation!

"Senior Brother, you're versed in the Star Divination Technique—have you found that opportunity to become a Deity?" the True Lord of the Sun laughed.

The old man, the True Lord of Star Divination, helplessly shook his head and said:

"Junior Brother, don't joke with me—becoming a Deity is no easy matter; our Yunshang Hall hasn't produced a true Deity in nine thousand years, right?"

Although the three are Nascent Soul True Lords revered by countless cultivators in the Yunshang Realm, they are peers of the same realm, and in their interaction no one puts on airs.

The Moon Laurel Fairy chuckled, covering her mouth, "Senior Brothers, you should still properly comprehend the 'Twelve Earthly Branches Heavenly Net Formation'; with this formation protecting us, our Yunshang Hall need not fear a true Deity."

The three exchanged smiles.

The "Twelve Earthly Branches Heavenly Net Formation" is the true secret not passed down of the Yunshang Hall; only the three True Lords of Sun, Moon, and Stars are qualified to comprehend it.

The True Lord of Star Divination, supporting himself on his knees, slowly rose, under the doubtful gazes of the True Lord of the Sun and the Moon Laurel Fairy, and laughed:

"Haha, as your elder brother I've lived a few hundred years longer than you; I learned this formation earlier than you did, so it's thanks to your efforts."

He patted his robe and continued:

"Your elder brother is going out for a breath of fresh air."

As the words fell, his figure gradually dissipated.

"Senior Brother has been unable to sit still lately," the Moon Laurel Fairy said softly.

The True Lord of the Sun smiled, a hint of helplessness flickering in his eyes, sighed, and said, "Haven't you caught the meaning in your elder brother's words? Though he's lived a few hundred years longer, he now has only a little over a hundred years of lifespan left."

Hearing this, the Moon Laurel Fairy was stunned, then also sighed.

"The next 'Star Child' still lacks the right timing."

"It's done!"

Yunhe gazed at the turtle shell hovering before him, palm-sized, exhibiting a mysterious yellow hue, his face showing great delight.

Demon-Lifting Armor!

After ten months of effort, he finally managed to refine this treasure.

He immediately spat out a mouthful of essence blood onto the turtle shell, then pinched the seal to refine it.

Soon Yunhe felt a connection between himself and this treasure.

He tightly opened his mouth, placing the treasure into his dantian qi sea to refine it with mana.

Although at most it's only a semi-finished product among imitations, Yunhe could feel that this armor, with just a little time spent on refinement, would at least be a third‑level supreme magic treasure.

If in the future he can find a more powerful demon beast scale armor to incorporate into it, he might even have a chance to enter the ranks of fourth‑level magic treasures.

After all, his foundation for this armor is still relatively solid.

"All is ready."

Yunhe rose, gathered the array paraphernalia, and then left the cave abode heading straight for the Transmission Hall.

At this moment his confidence was full.

His flesh had already attained Golden Core, he possessed a Cloud Escape Talisman, and he had refined Demon‑Lifting Armor; as long as no Yuan Ying Cultivator went madly chasing him, he was confident that his self‑defense ability among many Golden Core cultivators would be outstanding.

Furthermore, he had the weapon of slaughter, the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword, and the third‑level supreme magic treasure, the Beast Soul Banner.

He had offense, defense, and escape all covered.

Before the opening of this Heaven's Net Secret Realm, he had already pushed his abilities to the utmost.

Let's give it a go!

(End of Chapter)