Chapter 315

Guard Self Apricot Yellow Pearl!

Yunhe expended so much effort, yet he actually only obtained a name from this treasure bead.

Looking at the earth-colored treasure bead in his hand, Yunhe gently rubbed its smooth surface.

No wonder that old Turtle, Lu Shan Turtle, expended so much effort and only refined a small part, but refining just that small part gave its strength a considerable boost; even as timid as it is, it dared to come cause trouble.

He guessed that Lu Shan Turtle must be hiding a secret; otherwise, given its aptitude and ability, it should be extremely difficult to break through the Fourth Level.

Long-lived turtle demons are not few; Lu Shan Turtle isn't particularly rare either, so why could this Lord Lu Shan break through the Fourth Level? It must be due to some extraordinary encounter or hidden secret.

But I never expected that what it hid was actually such a Guard Self Apricot Yellow Pearl.

How to refine this pearl is a problem.

Lu Shan Turtle spent so much time yet only refined a small part; according to its pace, it would likely need at least nearly a hundred years.

That would be fine enough.

The point is, Yunhe feels that even if he spent that much time, he couldn't refine this pearl.

Probably need to find the suitable refining method.

As far as Yunhe knows, there indeed are some treasures that require a specific forging method to be refined.

But such treasures usually have extremely great power and are rare; without the specific forging method, others basically cannot control them.

"This treasure appearing in the Yao Shou Shijie suggests it was not forged, at least not by cultivators; thus its refining method could not exist in the cultivation world."

"But that old Turtle, Lu Shan Turtle, could refine a small part; it couldn't possibly master the refining method, meaning it's not absolutely necessary to have a special refining method, or perhaps it has mastered a certain method?"

Yunhe fell into contemplation.

Suddenly he had an epiphany.

Ten Thousand Li Great Mountain!

His eyes suddenly brightened: "That old Turtle hides in the Ten Thousand Li Great Mountain; even if besieged, it wouldn't leave. If said to have no relation to this treasure, I simply wouldn't believe it."

Perhaps there is still something hidden within the Ten Thousand Li Great Mountain.

Yunhe flicked his sleeve.

He put the Guard Self Apricot Yellow Pearl back into his storage bag.

Anyway, the beast soul of Lu Shan Turtle is under my ear's control; even if a Fourth Level demon beast's ear soul cannot search souls, I should still be able to ask something.

He slowly walked out of the training chamber.

However.

Before he could take a few steps, he felt a faint fragrance seep into his nostrils.

Immediately afterward, he saw a graceful figure quickly approach.

Young master, have you left seclusion?

Pearl saw Yunhe walking out and revealed a cute smile.

Yunhe nodded.

Young master, would you like tea? Pearl has already boiled the water.

Hearing that, Yunhe was somewhat surprised, raising his eyebrows.

He didn't inform Pearl when he left seclusion, and his seclusion time wasn't fixed; with a seal blocking Pearl, it was even more impossible for her to know what happened inside his training chamber.

In that case.

It seems Pearl was thoughtful.

Good.

The two walked to the guest chamber.

But the situation inside the guest chamber at this moment made Yunhe's eyes light up.

Previously, calling his guest chamber simple would be praise; the walls were bare, with only a table and a few chairs.

But now his guest chamber, though arranged, cannot be called luxurious, yet it is extremely exquisite.

Flowers, shells, pearls, and even coral were placed in just the right positions.

Seeing Yunhe not show anger, Pearl secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then after a graceful salute, softly said:

Pearl overstepped a bit in arranging the Young master's cultivation abode; I hope, I hope the Young master will not blame me.

Upon hearing that, Yunhe smiled.

No problem. He walked over to the table where the cold pond water was already boiling, sat down, and added: "Quite good, for brewing tea."

Hearing those words, Pearl smiled sweetly and quickly replied:

Oh!

Saying that, she swiftly and familiarly walked aside to begin brewing spiritual tea.

The fresh, fragrant tea aroma quickly spread throughout the guest chamber.

Huh? This is.

Looking at the swirling in the pot, those dark green leaves mixed with a hint of blue, their outline somewhat resembling coral, the tea aroma actually also mixed with a hint of fresh sea scent.

This is clearly not the spiritual tea he left in his abode.

Young master, this is Coral Fragrance, a kind of spiritual tea of my sea clan. Pearl carries some seeds; wanting to let the Young master taste our sea clan's spiritual tea, I opened a small tea field in the cold pond outside, and in my leisure I tend it together with the little flood dragon. This is the first batch of new tea, Pearl has just finished processing it not long ago.

Coral Fragrance?

Yunhe revealed a thoughtful expression.

After Pearl poured a cup, she lifted the jade cup and first placed it under her nose to sniff.

Speaking solely of aroma, it is indeed somewhat different from ordinary spiritual tea.

She took a small sip.

Pearl looked at Yunhe with anticipation and softly asked: "Young master, how is it?"

Yunhe slowly opened his eyes, revealing a smile, "Good tea."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Pearl's face instantly grew a bit richer; she hurriedly rose and added some more tea for Yunhe.

"Young Master, Pearl will play the seashell for you."

Saying that, she took out her seven-colored sea snail.

"Good."

Soon.

The melodious tune began to reverberate within Yunhe's cave abode.

"A servant girl is indeed much better than puppets or refined corpses. At least, she has more vitality."

After resting for two days, sleeping soundly, and replenishing his spirit to recover his condition, Yunhe entered seclusion again.

However, this time he did not enter the cultivation chamber but the artifact refining chamber.

Preparing to refine artifacts.

He patted his dantian and spat out a small earth-colored shield.

Subduing Demon Armor!

However, the current "Subduing Demon Armor" differs slightly from the one Yunhe previously used; upon its original earth-yellow hue, a wisp of light azure color twines.

Moreover, its defensive power has increased considerably compared to before.

Because Yunhe has already refined the scales of the Beautiful Armor Golden-Eyed Beast into it.

Speaking purely of defensive power, this armor's defense should now be no weaker than a middle-grade fourth-level magic treasure.

"Sorry, I have to trouble you again."

Yunhe said with a smile, gently stroking the armor's body, feeling the spiritual energy fluctuations upon it.

After speaking, he opened his mouth and expelled a mouthful of misty essence, enveloping the armor.

Immediately afterward, he cast a spell seal, infusing it.

Buzz—

Accompanied by a slight tremor, the Subduing Demon Armor floated up, continuously rotating before him, with strands of peculiar spiritual energy swirling upward.

Seeing this, Yunhe nodded slightly.

He lightly tapped his storage bag.

The Land Mountain Turtle's massive, heavy shell appeared in the artifact refining chamber.

"Buzz!!"

Sensing the aura of the Land Mountain Turtle's shell, the spiritual energy shimmering upon the Subduing Demon Armor instantly became surging.

After all, the Subduing Demon Armor and this Land Mountain Turtle's shell share the same origin.

However, Yunhe showed no change in expression because of this.

Refining the Subduing Demon Armor anew, he was not doing it for the first time.

This time, compared to the scales of the Beautiful Armor Golden-Eyed Beast previously refined, the level is higher, and the refinement process will be more troublesome.

But correspondingly.

Yunhe believes that after fully refining the Land Mountain Turtle's entire shell this time, the armor's ability will certainly advance to another level.

He did not hesitate overly.

With both hands forming seals, the artifact refining chamber immediately manifested the previously outlined artifact refining formations.

At the same time, the same pattern appeared on the Subduing Demon Armor.

Subsequently, Yunhe directed a spell seal toward the Land Mountain Turtle's shell; accompanied by fluctuations of magical power, the shell floated up.

These two shells, one large and one small, complemented each other under Yunhe's magical power.

"The benefit of sharing the same origin is that there's no need to spend extra time letting the magic treasure familiarize itself with newly refined materials."

【101) Thereafter.

Afterwards.

He opened his mouth and expelled a mouthful of extremely pure true fire, placing it beneath the shell to scorch it.

Speaking of which, the Land Mountain Turtle's shell truly possesses formidable defensive power; with Yunhe's current Nascent Soul true fire, it was scorched for three full days before it began to show changes.

This is a matter of gradual effort; as long as the fire and time are controlled, it is not overly difficult.

Although Yunhe's artifact refining level is only mid‑third‑level, re‑refining does not require much skill.

For a while.

Within the artifact refining chamber, only the sound of the true fire's scorching remained.

Five months later.

Yunhe gazed at the incessantly writhing magic treasure before him, his face showing a hint of weariness.

"No wonder it is a fourth‑level demon beast's shell; refining it is indeed somewhat difficult."

But during the process, no mishaps occurred; everything went very smoothly.

At this point, the Land Mountain Turtle's shell has already fused with the Subduing Demon Armor, though it still falls slightly short of complete integration.

"Unlike the previous incorporation of the Beautiful Armor Golden-Eyed Beast's scales, this time's integration of the Land Mountain Turtle's shell brings about far greater changes to the Subduing Demon Armor."

"Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity, we can further strengthen it; thus, future re‑refining will be much more convenient."

Thinking of this,

Yunhe patted his storage bag, pouring out many precious ores, among which were not lacking fourth‑level ores.

Aside from some ores specially reserved for preparation, he took out all the ores that could reinforce this armor.

With one hand forming seals to control the refining of the Subduing Demon Armor, his other hand began to refine those ores.

With his current cultivation base, refining these ores is not difficult.

"Still lacking a 'regulating' item."

After a brief consideration.

Yunhe took out a crystal-clear white bone from his storage bag.

Land Mountain Turtle's bone!

"This bone resembles jade and stone, and it's just right."

Bang!!

Infusing magical power, the bone trembled violently, and finally with a bang turned into fine dust.

This refining took far longer than Yunhe had anticipated.

Time passed unnoticed.

The writhing "Monster-Holding Armor" gradually calmed down, as if returning to its original form.

Yunhe spat out a mouthful of essence blood.

In an instant it merged into this armor.

As Yunhe unleashed the final spell formula, he lowly shouted:

"Condense!"

One word spoken, like a proverb.

After a violent tremor of the "Monster-Holding Armor", everything returned to calm!

After being reforged, the "Monster-Holding Armor" looked almost no different from before.

But the next moment.

Boom!!

A surge of extremely vigorous and overbearing Spiritual Power burst forth, amid waves of earthly qi, carrying a heaviness comparable to perilous mountains and rivers.

When Yunhe was satisfied with the changes to the "Monster-Holding Armor", he suddenly felt his storage bag stir.

This was the first time he had encountered his storage bag stirring.

He brushed his palm over.

An earth-yellow treasure pearl instantly appeared in the refining room.

"Guard Self Apricot Yellow Pearl?"

Upon seeing this pearl, Yunhe felt suddenly surprised.

This pearl is not under his control, but he can sense that the "Monster-Holding Armor" does not seem to reject it.

"Could it be that this pearl should be refined into the 'Monster-Holding Armor'?"

But as soon as that thought arose, he saw the pearl suddenly emit a similarly extremely heavy spiritual aura, and the "Monster-Holding Armor" likewise became active again.

However, shortly afterward the pearl returned to silence.

"Heavy earth-attribute spiritual aura can move this pearl? Or perhaps this pearl can only be opened and refined when faced with heavy earth-attribute spiritual aura?"

The appearance of the treasure pearl gave the "Monster-Holding Armor" some benefits, but the impact was not significant.

Yunhe waved his hand, and this armor fell into his grasp.

Feeling the changes in the "Monster-Holding Armor", Yunhe could no longer contain the joy on his face.

"Fourth Level Upper-Grade Magic Treasure!"

(End of Chapter)