Chapter 480: Inner Refining Artifact

Another purpose of Wang Yu coming to Hanlan Market was to find some materials for Bai Li, the second-rank spirit beast that had already advanced, to refine a suitable second-rank artifact for it.

Just like Foundation Establishment cultivators of the human race who could place an artifact in their divine sense sea to nourish it, gradually increasing the artifact's power.

Most demon beasts above the second rank that had opened their intelligence could naturally swallow some external objects into their bodies, slowly polish them into artifact embryos through their own demon power, and gradually condense inscriptions on the external objects, thereby internally refining a life-bound artifact suitable for themselves.

The process of high-rank demon beasts internally refining artifacts was generally very long, calculated in at least decades or even a hundred years, but once nourished, it was naturally compatible with the demon beast.

In addition, unlike human Foundation Establishment cultivators who could drive multiple artifacts to fight enemies besides their life-bound artifact, usually second-rank demon beasts could only nourish one object in their bodies at the same time, and generally only one artifact could be controlled, so they cherished the artifact in their bodies very much and would not spit it out to fight enemies easily.

Second-rank demon beasts usually relied on their strong physical bodies and talent abilities in fights; otherwise, once the life-bound artifact was destroyed, they would need to find external objects to re-nourish it, and the time required was imaginable.

When a human cultivator's artifact was broken, it was much simpler: just find an artifact refiner to repair it, or simply buy a new artifact to replace it.

Similarly, as a spirit beast with a master, it was different from a wild demon beast. It didn't need to choose external objects itself. As long as it swallowed the suitable artifact embryo chosen by its master, it could save most of the time for the spirit beast to internally refine its life-bound artifact, which was much easier than the demon beast internally refining the artifact itself.

This was also the reason why Wang Yu immediately planned to refine a second-rank artifact embryo for Bai Li as soon as he saw it advance.

If it were a rogue cultivator or a Foundation Establishment cultivator of a small sect, perhaps they would be confused about how to choose an artifact embryo for a spirit beast.

But Wang Yu, as a true disciple of the Four Symbols Gate, had already mastered the relevant information clearly.

Bai Li, this mutated Iron-Headed Crocodile, possessed the four abilities of controlling wind, rain, ice, and thunder at the same time. The artifact embryo refined for it naturally needed to be of the multi-attribute control and change type, rather than the rough, clumsy, and single-power life-bound artifact driven by most demon beasts.

So as soon as he entered this new artifact shop, his gaze swept over, and he found that the materials and artifacts in the counters all around were almost all first-rank. He released a trace of Foundation Establishment pressure toward a cloth-clad man who came to greet him and asked lightly:

"Do you have second-rank spirit wood or beast skin with water, wind, or ice attributes? Naturally, it would be even better if there were thunder attributes."

"Welcome, Senior! Senior is joking. How could my small shop have second-rank materials with strange attributes like wind, ice, and thunder? Especially high-rank materials like thunder attributes that restrain demon beasts, they would be snatched up by people as soon as they appeared.

However, our shop has a second-rank water-attribute beast skin. Not only is the area not small, but it is also preserved very completely, and there are some gifted spirit inscriptions on it, which seem to match the senior's requirements very well. Does the senior want to take a look?" The big man saw Wang Yu, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, walk in, first startled, then hurriedly greeted him. But after hearing the materials Wang Yu wanted, his face became bitter again, and he bowed and said carefully.

"Take it out and let me see first." Wang Yu said lightly.

"Senior, please wait a moment." The cloth-clad man heard this, his spirit lifted, and he immediately walked toward a counter.

A moment later, he took down a wooden box from a shelf behind the counter and held it to a square table nearby.

"Senior, please look. This is a complete beast skin peeled from a second-rank Water Arrow Rat, but it left a fatal wound when the beast was killed." The big man said, opened the lid, took out a fluffy blue beast skin from within, and spread it out slowly on the nearby table.

A blue light bloomed from the beast skin. It was indeed a second-rank beast skin, full of spiritual nature.

Wang Yu walked over, swept his gaze, and saw clearly a long, thin slit in the center of the blue beast skin, seemingly left by a sharp blade.

But in a corner on the edge of the beast skin, there was another large piece of pale cyan spirit inscription pattern.

"Second-rank Great Wind Art, it seems somewhat incomplete."

Wang Yu's attainments in inscriptions were so deep that his divine sense swept over the cyan pattern, and he recognized the spell represented by the cyan spirit inscription at a glance, showing a greatly surprised expression.

According to what he knew, Water Arrow Rats should only be able to control water-attribute spells, so why did wind-attribute gifted spirit inscriptions appear on their fur?

"Senior has a good eye. This second-rank rat skin is so complete, it was originally a rare treasure, but it happened that the one killed was a mutated Water Arrow Rat, which also possessed some wind-control ability and gave birth to wind-attribute gifted spirit inscriptions on its abdomen.

In this way, this item has both water and wind attributes. After hearing that the senior needed water and wind attribute beast skin materials earlier, this second-rank rat skin is simply prepared specifically for the senior." The big man introduced with a full face of smiles.

"Double-attribute beast skin is indeed very rare, but you should be very clear that for artifact refining, the more mixed the attributes of the material, the harder it is to refine into an artifact, and it is not as valuable as a single-attribute material.

Although this second-rank rat skin is quite good, the fur is somewhat dim, and its spiritual nature has lost quite a bit. It should have been in your shop for a long time, right?" Wang Yu examined the blue beast skin carefully for a few more looks and said noncommittally.

"Senior has eyes like torches. This double-attribute beast skin has been hoarded in our shop for many years, but such a good second-rank beast skin is indeed rare. As long as the senior doesn't let our shop lose money, I am willing to sell it to the senior, as long as the senior will take care of our business in the future." The cloth-clad man saw Wang Yu point out the shortcomings of the beast skin directly and no longer hid anything, saying respectfully.

"Cost price? That can be discussed." Wang Yu touched his chin, thinking thoughtfully.

A stick of incense later, Wang Yu walked out of this artifact shop, and there was an extra wooden box in his storage bag.

Next, he walked into several shops, and finally, in another inconspicuous small artifact shop, he spent over ten thousand spirit stones to buy a half-section of spirit wood that was transparent as an ice sculpture, and some other artifact-refining auxiliary materials.

Wang Yu then ended the purchase of artifact-refining materials and went to some shops selling cultivation techniques, secret arts, and even miscellaneous books.

What made him somewhat regretful was that the cultivation techniques, secret arts, and other books and jade slips sold in these shops were also mainly at the Qi Refinement level, and there were very few involving Foundation Establishment, and most had already been collected by him. On the contrary, some miscellaneous books had unique features, involving all aspects of the Eastern Wasteland. If he read them all, he believed it would make him understand the entire Eastern Wasteland better.

Wang Yu didn't stand on ceremony, spent a little spirit stone, and swept away all the miscellaneous books in these shops, preparing to find time to input them all into the system to enrich the system data.

After a night, facing the red morning sun.

A bone boat flew up from the market, heading straight toward the Mishan Sect.

On the boat stood two people vaguely, one in yellow robe and one in blue robe, exactly Wang Yu and the Yan-surnamed young man.

Ten-plus days later.

Between the mountains, a long convoy of vehicles was moving forward bit by bit on a rugged mountain road.

In the convoy, they were all giant vehicles the size of houses, wrapped in thick oilcloth, with bottoms made of thick wood, looking rough and simple, but unusually sturdy.

In front of these giant vehicles, the strange livestock pulling the vehicles forward with effort, tied with thick ropes, were beasts with long horns on their heads, manes on their necks, and bodies like both cows and horses.

The guards escorting the entire convoy were human warriors wearing various leather armors and carrying different weapons.

These warriors were all broad-shouldered and powerful, but there was no spiritual energy fluctuation on their bodies, clearly just mortals.

But what was most eye-catching in the convoy were the few vehicles not covered with oilcloth, on which were placed several giant crossbows.

The metal strings on the crossbows had already been pulled full by the mechanism, and the metal crossbow bolts as thick as arms were pointed obliquely toward the two sides.

Beside each crossbow were two mortal guards, all looking around vigilantly.

Suddenly, a long cry came from a mountain peak on one side.

Then, there was continuous chirping from the high part of this mountain peak, countless trees on the mountain peak shook, and masses of black shadows jumped and rolled among the trees, swarming down toward the convoy on the mountain road. ===== CHAPTER 481 =====