Chapter 518

Time flies like an arrow, and before one knows it, a month has passed.

During this month, Li Changsheng used seclusion as an excuse and never stepped out of his courtyard once, becoming a true homebody.

Although he did not leave the courtyard, Li Changsheng spent his time very fruitfully. Apart from his daily cultivation, he spent most of his time comprehending the partial memories of Flame King Di Zhiyi, such as Di Zhiyi's combat techniques, spirit communication training methods, secrets, and so on. These greatly solidified Li Changsheng's foundation, preventing him from becoming top-heavy due to progressing too quickly.

The remaining time was basically spent studying the Art of Crossing Tribulation and Feigned Death, the Methodology for Resolving Heterogeneous Bloodlines, the Nine Heavens Golden Palace Treasure Refining Art, and the Big Dipper Monster Taming Art.

The Art of Crossing Tribulation and Feigned Death increases one's lifespan; it is not of much use to him now, but it will still be useful in the future. After all, even if one becomes an Emperor Rank, there is still a limit to one's lifespan.

A longer lifespan means having more time to cultivate, which to a certain extent increases the probability of breaking through to the next stage. Just like the Tiantai Sect Supreme Elder Zuo Qiulin, if he were given enough time, it is not impossible for him to become a King Rank.

The Methodology for Resolving Heterogeneous Bloodlines goes without saying; some of its theories have a certain enhancing effect on the Book of Bloodlines. However, wanting to integrate the Methodology for Resolving Heterogeneous Bloodlines into the Book of Bloodlines requires not only time but also a large number of experiments.

After a month of research, Li Changsheng felt that if the two were merged, the purification efficiency could potentially increase by two or three percentage points.

The improvement seems very slight, but it is a significant step forward.

As for the Nine Heavens Golden Palace Treasure Refining Art, this was actually the knowledge Li Changsheng grasped the fastest, because Di Zhiyi's partial memories contained accumulations in this area. Even if they were incomplete, they allowed Li Changsheng to advance by leaps and bounds, giving him a feeling of "one should look at a scholar with new eyes after three days of separation."

As for the final Big Dipper Monster Taming Art, Li Changsheng only studied it in his spare time and would occasionally discuss it with Ning Bizhen. After all, it would still take a considerable amount of time before he finished cultivating the Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art.

Besides these, Li Changsheng's strength also rose steadily, and Kailan deserves much of the credit for this.

As long as it was not a rest day, Kailan would day after day lead the Demon Pets to the Paid Training Ground, occasionally supervising their training.

Even the laziest Round-and-Round had developed the habit of training and no longer slacked off during training time.

During this period, the strength of the Demon Pets improved to varying degrees, especially in terms of their rank. Aixi, Kailan, Adai, Round-and-Round, and the Crowned Flame Bird successively reached the critical points of their respective ranks. As long as they wait for Li Changsheng to complete his breakthrough, they will have the opportunity to become Lord-level Demon Pets.

The slowest to improve in this regard were naturally the other Temporary Spirit Pets besides the Xi Mouse. With only Superior Quality, they were naturally left behind in terms of improvement speed.

This gives one the feeling of the gap between an ordinary genius and a top-tier genius.

Li Changsheng's Mental Power naturally also had a significant increase; to be precise, it was on the verge of a breakthrough critical point.

At this moment, in Li Changsheng's Consciousness Sea, the half-moon manifested by his Mental Power was already close to a full moon. According to his estimation, it would likely turn into a full moon completely tonight.

By that time, Li Changsheng could attempt to advance to a Fifth-tier Beastmaster.

In short, everything is developing in a good direction!

In a quiet room in the Number One Courtyard, this place had long been transformed by Li Changsheng into a Refining Room, and he had specifically spent 20,000 Academic Credits to exchange for an Advanced Treasure cauldron—the Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron.

This was even after using the half-price discount for Academic Credits; otherwise, it would have required a full 40,000 Academic Credits.

This is also the best refining cauldron in the Credit Exchange Manual. In the entire Yuanling Academy, the only refining cauldron better than the Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron is in the hands of Dean Ning Wei, but it is not much better.

Li Changsheng hovered beside the Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron, and not far away, the Crowned Flame Bird would occasionally spew out red-and-white flames, which landed beneath the Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron.

The Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron is a full zhang high. Just like its name, when it is in operation, jade-like clouds and mist appear, taking the shape of a dragon, looking as if a jade dragon is circling the cauldron.

As an Advanced Treasure refining cauldron, the Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron can not only increase the success rate of refining but also slightly improve the quality of the refined artifacts.

Inside the Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron, a mass of liquid shimmering with an earthy yellow color was condensing; this was the product of melting a large amount of precious materials.

In one month, with cost-no-object investment, Li Changsheng would refine several Treasures every day to practice his skills.

Due to Di Zhiyi's accumulation, Li Changsheng grasped the Nine Heavens Golden Palace Treasure Refining Art extremely quickly and had already refined nearly ten Advanced Treasures, not to mention medium and low-level Treasures.

Because his advanced materials were exhausted, Li Changsheng did not refine any more Advanced Treasures, and having fully mastered the technique, he finally began to refine Top-Grade Treasures.

However, top-grade materials were limited to begin with, and coupled with the fact that many materials had different attributes, under various conditions, Li Changsheng only gathered enough materials to refine one Top-Grade Treasure.

As for the planned refining of a Semi-Artifact, now is not the opportunity. Firstly, Li Changsheng's refining ability has not yet reached that level, and secondly, although he has collected the Nine Aperture Moon Crane Stone and the Blood Pattern Black Crystal, he still needs to collect several more compatible refining materials.

At this moment, this refining process had reached a critical juncture; success or failure hinges on this one move.

Based on the Seal Technique and mental cultivation method in the Nine Heavens Golden Palace Treasure Refining Art, Li Changsheng's ten fingers flew, and silver, distorted characters flew into the mass of earthy yellow liquid like butterflies.

Within the allotted time, Li Changsheng successfully struck in dozens of Seal Techniques.

Inside the Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron, the earthy yellow liquid began to spin rapidly, and a large number of Silver Seal Scripts emerged on it, emitting inexplicable fluctuations that faintly resonated with the entire world.

"Condense!"

Li Changsheng gave a soft shout, his hand seals changed, and a ray of brilliance flew straight into the earthy yellow liquid.

The next moment, Li Changsheng's Mental Power was rapidly consumed. Under his control, the earthy yellow liquid in the Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron began to solidify.

Time passed slowly, and half an hour passed quickly. The earthy yellow liquid in the Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron was almost completely solidified, looking as if it were about to condense into a flag-shaped Treasure.

During this process, Li Changsheng swallowed an Alchemical Pill he had been holding in his mouth and held a Superior Soul Crystal in his hand, rapidly replenishing his consumed Mental Power.

Even with the help of the Alchemical Pill and the Superior Soul Crystal, Li Changsheng still felt overwhelmed; the Mental Power consumed was several times more than that for refining an Advanced Treasure.

This was only refining a Top-Grade Treasure; if he were to refine a Semi-Artifact or even a Divine Artifact, he really could not imagine how much Mental Power it would require.

Even Di Zhiyi only dabbled in the Nine Heavens Golden Palace Treasure Refining Art and had no experience in refining Semi-Artifacts or Divine Artifacts in his life.

Firstly, materials of the Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade like the Nine Aperture Moon Crane Stone are too rare, and secondly, Di Zhiyi's energy at the time was entirely focused on increasing his lifespan and Possession, so it was normal that he did not refine any Semi-Artifacts.

If Li Changsheng wants to refine a Semi-Artifact, he still needs to explore it. However, with Di Zhiyi's experience and the miraculous nature of the Nine Heavens Golden Palace Treasure Refining Art, as long as he masters the method, refining a Semi-Artifact is not too difficult a matter.

A quarter of an hour later, the flag-shaped Treasure was completely formed. The moment it took shape, a rich earthy yellow brilliance suddenly emerged, but it was completely masked by a Breath Concealment Restriction.

This represented that Li Changsheng had successfully refined a Top-Grade Treasure.

This flag-shaped Treasure was about thirty centimeters long, and the earthy yellow canvas on it was painted with clusters of white clouds, looking just like the firmament.

"I'll call you the Cloud Top Apricot Yellow Flag. I hope it's that, or a double boost would also be fine."

Li Changsheng thought for a moment, named the flag-shaped Treasure, and could not wait to study it.

Only those that can increase ability by 50% or 60% can be called Top-Grade Treasures. At the same time, whether or not they carry special abilities is also an important factor in measuring the value of a Top-Grade Treasure. For example, the Thorn Halo that comes with the Crown of Thorns makes the value of this Top-Grade Treasure soar, reaching a level comparable to a Semi-Artifact.

After "fiddling" with the Cloud Top Apricot Yellow Flag for a while, the smile on Li Changsheng's face became increasingly perverted.

Cloud Top Apricot Yellow Flag: Top-Grade Earth Element Treasure, enhances Earth Element skill power by 60%, comes with Earth Power; as long as one stands on the ground, strength is temporarily increased by 30%.

Li Changsheng did not expect that his first attempt at refining a Top-Grade Treasure would result in a top-quality item.

He muttered to himself, could it be that he had been with Ning Bizhen for too long and had been infected with her luck?

Even among Top-Grade Treasures, this Cloud Top Apricot Yellow Flag can be said to be a boutique, especially suitable for Behemoths.

Adai originally wore the Titan's Grasp, which is a top-grade special Treasure that can boost strength by 60% and has a certain Paralysis effect.

Li Changsheng prepared to give this Cloud Top Apricot Yellow Flag to Adai to wear. As for the Titan's Grasp, he did not give it to Round-and-Round or the Giant Whale Kun, who were also good at strength, but to Aixi.

That's right, Aixi!

Aixi is also skilled in strength; it's just that its speed is too prominent, so it has always given people the impression of being an agility-based type, thereby causing them to overlook its strength.

If equipped with Titan's Grasp, Aixi's strength will surely increase greatly, and in melee combat, it will even carry a certain Paralysis effect; combined with its speed, it is enough to give anyone a headache.

High attack and high speed, this is simply an assassin-style build, but Aixi's physique and defense are not bad either; it has absolutely no weaknesses to speak of.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng used Titan's Grasp to replace the Xun Wind Bead that Aixi was originally wearing; although its speed and the power of its Wind Element skills decreased by twenty percent, Aixi's combat power is definitely stronger than before, not to mention that Li Zhangsheng can also swap the opponent's Treasure at a critical moment.

After tidying up, Li Zhangsheng closed the door of the Refining Room and looked up at the sky; it was already dark, and a full moon and a multitude of starlight hung in the night sky.

Tonight is the perfect time to break through to the Fifth Rank!

(End of this chapter)