Chapter 856: Refining the Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearl (Second Update, requesting all)

Whether Zhao Yuanqing was truly at ease, Li Zhangsheng did not know, nor was it necessary to know; however, he was clear about one thing: Zhao Yuanqing did not have much time left and would certainly be thinking of his descendants.

As for whether Zhao Yuanqing would perform an act similar to the Spirit King—possessing Zhao Rui, who had a bloodline connection—that was hard to say; after all, he was a veteran King, and it would not be strange for him to possess Secret Techniques for Bloodline Possession.

One can know a person's face but not their heart; Li Zhangsheng could only guard against this possibility as much as possible.

After chatting for a while, the five of them finally dispersed, and Zhao Yuanqing specifically arranged a courtyard for Li Zhangsheng and the others to serve as their temporary residence.

Li Zhangsheng cautiously inspected the courtyard, and after confirming there were no issues, he set up a small Forbidden Array and various Restrictions within the courtyard.

After closing the door, Li Zhangsheng impatiently took out the broken Golden Bridge.

This Golden Bridge was about three feet long, its surface pitted and uneven, with a section missing from the end; it looked as if it had been cast from high-purity gold, giving one a dazzling feeling.

As a Refining Master nearing the peak, Li Zhangsheng only had to weigh it to know that the gilding on the outside was not gold, but rare Refined Gold.

However, the most precious part was not the Refined Gold used for gilding, but the material inside.

This material contained intense spatial fluctuations; according to Li Zhangsheng's speculation, this was a World Wonder grade material, and a spatial type at that.

"Hollow Willow Tree?"

Li Zhangsheng observed it for a long time, but he was not certain.

Of course, judging from the energy fluctuations, if it truly were a Hollow Willow Tree, an ordinary branch could not possibly emit such intense spatial fluctuations; at the very least, it would have to be material from the main trunk near the Wood Heart to emit such intense spatial fluctuations.

If that were the case, the difficulty of repairing it would be very high, and Li Zhangsheng did not have such materials on hand.

Of course, if other materials were used as substitutes, it would naturally be much simpler, but the power after repair would inevitably be weakened, likely dropping by a large margin.

After examining it, Li Zhangsheng prepared to refine the Golden Bridge; unfortunately, perhaps due to it being broken, Li Zhangsheng tried several methods but could not refine the Golden Bridge.

Li Zhangsheng did not feel surprised; after all, if the Golden Bridge could be refined, Zhao Yuanqing would not have handed it to him so casually.

In this situation, Li Zhangsheng had no choice but to put the Golden Bridge into his storage ring.

With the Shift ability of this Golden Bridge, it could have miraculous effects at critical moments; not only for pursuit and escape, but in battle, it could also instantly Shift Demon Pets, catching the opponent off guard.

Just this single function of shifting could achieve an unexpected effect in battle.

The only flaw was that it consumed too much Spirit Essence; a person's Spirit Essence was limited after all, and if the Spirit Essence was severely depleted, it would also shorten one's lifespan—Zhao Yuanqing was in exactly this situation.

After putting away the Golden Bridge, Li Zhangsheng began to check his other gains; since the Demon Commander had self-destructed, its corpse was naturally gone.

Therefore, in this battle, Li Zhangsheng had only obtained a few Great Demon corpses; their hearts could be used to make dissolving potions, their flesh and blood could be refined into Spirit Essence and handed to Kailan to make Bloodline Potions, and the remaining materials could be used for refining, maximizing their efficiency.

Li Zhangsheng handled the few Great Demon corpses with practiced ease, which only took him a little over an hour.

He did not rest immediately, but instead took out a pile of materials, preparing to refine the Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearl.

He happened to have the few main materials on hand, and the remaining auxiliary materials had been entrusted to Zhao Rui to purchase before leaving the Dai Kingdom Capital.

Li Zhangsheng prepared two sets of materials, naturally to refine them for himself and Ning Bizhen; it was not that he did not want to refine more Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearls, but the main materials were limited.

A Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearl could store fifty percent of a Peak Pseudo-King's Mental Power, which could temporarily meet the requirements of the two.

It must be said that one person could only refine one Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearl; there was no possibility of refining a pile of Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearls, otherwise, the World Wonder grade Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearl would not have been invented.

The refining method for the Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearl was quite peculiar, but the refining difficulty was not high, at least for Li Zhangsheng.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng took out the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron; the Crown Sunlight Luan spat out a ball of red and white flames, and the phantom images of five phoenixes instantly appeared on the cauldron body, circling and flying around the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron, causing the temperature inside the furnace to rise by a level suddenly.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng successively threw in the materials.

Soon, under the extreme high temperature, these materials were refined into colorful liquids.

As Li Zhangsheng formed a Seal Technique, this mass of liquid began to spin round and round in the furnace.

During this process, colorful mists emerged, and under Li Zhangsheng's control, they drifted out from the furnace, forming a large mass.

These mists were naturally impurities, and soon, this mass of impurities solidified again.

Although they were impurities, that was only relative; they were actually quite good refining materials themselves, and could be reused to refine mid-to-high-grade Treasures.

The refining was already at a critical juncture, so Li Zhangsheng naturally had no time to pay attention to this mass of impurities.

A large amount of Silver Seal Script appeared and was struck by Li Zhangsheng into the liquid inside the furnace; these Silver Seal Scripts automatically arranged themselves and began to turn into layers of Restrictions.

Not knowing how much time had passed, Li Zhangsheng changed his hand seals, and the liquid in the furnace divided into two equal parts, turning into spherical shapes.

"Condense!"

Soon, the spherical liquid completely solidified, turning into two crystal-clear pearls that hovered in the furnace.

Waiting for the temperature on the pearls to gradually cool down, Li Zhangsheng reached out and beckoned, and the two pearls automatically flew into his right hand.

These two pearls were slightly smaller than an infant's fist, and light flickered on them from time to time.

Li Zhangsheng inspected them, and after confirming the refining was successful, he refined one of the pearls and let it settle deep in his Consciousness Sea.

Under Li Zhangsheng's control, a large surge of Liquid Mental Power flowed toward the pearl.

The Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearl began to rotate clockwise, producing a suction force that Devoured the Liquid Mental Power.

After a long while, the pearl no longer absorbed Mental Power; it was already in a saturated state and remained motionless.

Li Zhangsheng sensed it; the pearl had absorbed a total of seventy percent of his Mental Power.

This was mainly related to the fact that Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power had not yet been cultivated to the peak; if he were at the peak, it would only require fifty percent of his total Mental Power.

The next moment, the Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearl began to rotate counter-clockwise, turning to spit out all the Liquid Mental Power it had just Devoured.

Li Zhangsheng sensed it and found that during this process, the Liquid Mental Power had been consumed a little, but it was just not very obvious.

After confirming the efficacy of the Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearl, Li Zhangsheng felt quite satisfied; with this Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearl, he could perform more Secret Techniques in battle, or maintain his transformation for a longer time.

(End of this chapter)