Chapter 164: Repairing the Heaven-Turning Seal

Listening to the tapping sound coming from the Spirit Insect's lower jaw, Zhang Nuo's heart beat in rhythm with the sound, his eyes never once leaving the tail of the "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect."

"Swish!"

The white spirit light at the Spirit Insect's tail suddenly expanded and contracted, turning into faint white ripples that spread outward. Appearing before Zhang Nuo's eyes was a "White Profound Crystal Stone" the size of a fist!

The moment he saw the white crystal, Zhang Nuo felt a sense of disappointment. He had hoped for so long that this time the Spirit Insect would produce a "Black Profound Crystal Stone."

But having something was far better than having nothing. Zhang Nuo pointed a finger at the falling "White Profound Crystal Stone," and with a "whoosh," the crystal was drawn into his palm.

At this moment, the Spirit Insect flew back to Zhang Nuo's shoulder, extremely exhausted, rubbing its head against his neck incessantly, looking extremely affectionate!

"Little guy! You've worked hard!"

Reaching out to stroke the Spirit Insect's smooth shell, Zhang Nuo communicated with it through his mind. The Spirit Insect let out a "squeak," and the intensity of its rubbing increased!

Zhang Nuo frowned slightly, a bitter smile appearing on his face! From the mental connection just now, he learned that the Spirit Insect was hungry again and needed to eat a large amount of metal to satisfy its hunger!

This little guy, it sleeps after eating and eats after waking up! It was practically no different from a pig! After a good deal of coaxing, Zhang Nuo finally put it into the Spirit Beast Bag.

The Spirit Insect crawled into the Spirit Beast Bag with a look of grievance, occasionally casting pitiful glances at Zhang Nuo! It really looked like a child who had been wronged.

After finally waiting for the Spirit Insect to enter the Spirit Beast Bag, Zhang Nuo sealed the bag and put it back into his bosom. At this time, he looked at the "White Profound Crystal Stone" in his hand, pondered for a moment, and took the Sword Box out of his Storage Bag.

"Senior! We have a Mysterious Crystal Stone!"

After calling out softly to the Sword Box a few times, Chunyangzi replied lazily:

"Black or white?"

"White!"

Zhang Nuo did not hesitate at all, shaking the large piece of White Profound Crystal Stone in his hand.

"It seems to be about what I expected. It is indeed difficult to get a Second Tier 'Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect' to produce a 'Black Profound Crystal Stone'! But white is white! It's better than nothing at all!"

Chunyangzi was not greedy, and after pondering for a moment, he said:

"In that case, the Nine Dragon Sword Case doesn't need to use this 'White Profound Crystal Stone.' Judging by its current state, using more of this grade of Mysterious Crystal Stone won't help. Take one piece off for the Spirit Stone, and use the rest to repair the 'Heaven-Turning Seal'!"

Reminded by Chunyangzi, Zhang Nuo suddenly remembered the "Heaven-Turning Seal." He had bought this discarded Ancient Treasure just for this day. He extended a finger, and a sword-like Sword Qi an inch long appeared at his fingertip, cutting down toward the whole "White Profound Crystal Stone."

"Don't cut too large a piece, or it will invite a fatal disaster!"

Seeing Zhang Nuo's posture, as if he were about to cut off a large piece, Chunyangzi hurriedly warned. This "White Profound Crystal Stone" was an immense treasure; in the outside world, even a tiny bit could cause loss of life. If Zhang Nuo brought out too much "White Profound Crystal Stone" at once, it would certainly attract the attention of some high-level cultivators.

If it really came to that, the loss would outweigh the gain! Zhang Nuo nodded slightly, and the Sword Qi on his finger brushed lightly across the "White Profound Crystal Stone," immediately causing a crystal the size of a fingernail to fall off.

"Too big!"

Seeing the "White Profound Crystal Stone" Zhang Nuo had cut, Chunyangzi said decisively.

"Back then, your master obtained a piece of white Mysterious Crystal Stone the thickness of a hair, and it cost tens of thousands of Mid-grade Spirit Stones. If you take a piece this big out to sell, it would be strange if people didn't get suspicious!"

"Can't I just divide it into several parts to sell?"

Zhang Nuo looked at the Sword Box in surprise, feeling slightly unconvinced.

"That won't work either! Wealth should not be flaunted. Even if you are shrewd, there will be times when you slip up. Keeping one-third is enough!"

This time, Chunyangzi gave Zhang Nuo no room for negotiation and rejected his idea outright.

Looking at the cut "White Profound Crystal Stone," Zhang Nuo was truly reluctant. He had been poor for too long, and the feeling of having to ask others for Spirit Stones all day was really not great. If he sold this crystal, making a few hundred million Spirit Stones would be no problem at all. But thinking back on what Chunyangzi said, it wasn't entirely unreasonable!

For the sake of safety, Zhang Nuo divided the fingernail-sized crystal into two, keeping only one-third of the size for himself and putting it into his Storage Bag.

At the same time, he reached out and took out the "Heaven-Turning Seal." Holding the seal in his palm, he saw it was still in a dilapidated state, but as the seal slowly approached the "White Profound Crystal Stone," a strange change occurred!

At the top of the "Heaven-Turning Seal," the ancient beast carving, which had originally looked like it was covered in a thick layer of dust, suddenly moved, and quite a bit of the worn-out surface skin around the seal was shaken off.

Zhang Nuo narrowed his eyes, two rays of light blooming within his pupils. It seemed the "Heaven-Turning Seal" had a reaction to the "White Profound Crystal Stone," so he brought the distance between the two even closer.

This time, the beast carving on top of the seal moved even faster, causing his entire palm to tremble. The distance between the Heaven-Turning Seal and the "White Profound Crystal Stone" grew closer and closer. At this moment, even Chunyangzi inside the Sword Box was exceptionally quiet, fearing that any sound would startle the beast on the seal.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound came, and the beast statue on top of the Heaven-Turning Seal seemed to break free from the shackles wrapped around it, shattering the outer shell. Only then did Zhang Nuo and Chunyangzi clearly see what the carving on top of the seal was.

"Chaos Beast!"

Chunyangzi almost screamed the name. Zhang Nuo looked at the beast on top of the seal in astonishment, unable to speak for a long time. This legendary Chaos Beast was carved vividly, as if it were real, and its ferocious expression was somewhat frightening.

"No wonder this Ancient Treasure has dominated the Human Realm for so many years; it turns out it had the essence blood of this beast as its foundation!"

While marveling, Chunyangzi slowly explained. Magic Treasures are different from Ancient Treasures. The beasts carved on Ancient Treasures are not done at will. Generally, high-level Ancient Treasures are refined using the essence blood of certain demon beasts, and when the Ancient Treasure is first formed, the form of this demon beast will be reflected on it.

Like Zhang Nuo's Nine Dragon Sword Case, it is highly likely that the essence blood of the ancient divine beast, the dragon, was added when the Magic Treasure was refined. And the "Heaven-Turning Seal" before them was carved with the statue of a Chaos Beast. Although it could not have been refined with the true essence blood of a Chaos Beast, it was at least refined using the essence blood of a demon beast that had a bloodline relationship with the Chaos Beast.

Just as Zhang Nuo and Chunyangzi in the Sword Box hesitated for a moment, the Chaos Beast on the Heaven-Turning Seal suddenly opened its mouth wide, and a powerful suction force followed. The "White Profound Crystal Stone" in Zhang Nuo's other hand was instantly sucked into its mouth.

Almost without chewing, the Chaos Beast moved its mouth and swallowed it into its belly. After a long roar, the Heaven-Turning Seal left Zhang Nuo's palm and spun in mid-air. The tattered outer skin around it began to fall off on its own, and the Chaos Beast stone carving on top of the seal was even more agitated, its whole body trembling incessantly, as if it had just awakened from a deep sleep.

At the bottom of the seal, Golden Rune light flowed. In the blink of an eye, the broken Ancient Treasure was renewed. Appearing before Zhang Nuo's eyes was a Heaven-Turning Seal radiating golden light!

Slowly, the golden light on the body of the seal began to dissipate, and the Chaos Beast on top also calmed down, finally returning to the appearance of a stone carving, hovering motionless in mid-air.

"It looks like it's finished!"

Feeling the Spirit Power fluctuations coming from the seal, Zhang Nuo reached out and beckoned lightly, and the Heaven-Turning Seal landed in his hand. Just holding this seal felt very heavy; if he were to infuse it with Spirit Power and cast it out, its power would definitely not be underestimated.

"Tsk tsk! What a powerful Heaven-Turning Seal! It swallowed such a large piece of Mysterious Crystal Stone and only repaired five-tenths! It seems that if this treasure is completely repaired, its power will be even greater than that of an ordinary Magic Treasure!"

Chunyangzi kept clicking his tongue, saying in surprise.

The Nine Dragon Sword Case had used much more "White Profound Crystal Stone" than the Heaven-Turning Seal, yet it had only been repaired by one or two-tenths. From this, it was not hard to see that the power of the fully repaired Sword Box should still be above that of the Heaven-Turning Seal.

"Kid Zhang, hurry up and test its power!"

Chunyangzi couldn't hold back anymore and urged Zhang Nuo. In fact, Zhang Nuo was even more anxious than him! With a light movement of his Divine Sense, he placed a Divine Sense Mark on the seal, then threw it into the air with one hand.

Immediately, a massive wave of Spirit Power emanated from the seal. With a spin, the Heaven-Turning Seal transformed to half a zhang in size, and the Golden Rune at the bottom of the seal flowed, releasing ten thousand rays of Golden Light.

As soon as these Golden Lights shone on the ground, a half-foot-deep pit immediately appeared. Seeing this, Zhang Nuo hurriedly retracted the Heaven-Turning Seal. Just being covered by the Golden Light emitted by the seal had such power; one could imagine what the effect would be if one were hit head-on by this seal.

"Treasure! Haha! It really is a good thing!"

Chunyangzi was also laughing incessantly, feeling very proud of his wise decision back then!

"If this seal is used with full force, its power will surely be terrifying! In the future, when facing enemies, I have gained another trump card!"

Zhang Nuo also kept examining the Heaven-Turning Seal, feeling an indescribable excitement in his heart!

A moment later, he had the Chaos Beast on the Heaven-Turning Seal swallow the last remaining bit of White Profound Crystal Stone, but this time, because the quantity of Mysterious Crystal Stone was too small, no changes occurred.

After a good while, he finally put the large seal into his Storage Bag; having powerful Magic Treasures in one's hands is the fundamental basis for a Dharma Cultivator's strength, and now, in addition to the Nine Dragon Sword Case, Zhang Nuo had gained an Ancient Treasure, the Heaven-Turning Seal, so even if he encountered a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, he could compete with them.