Chapter 197: Enhancing Magic Treasures

The trading fair offered no shortage of fine items.

He Pingsheng felt his heart stir.

But there was nothing he could do.

He dared not further expose his rare treasures—even the 【Golden Bee Sacred Nectar】 had been his limit.

The rest could only be watched from afar.

The trading fair ended quickly.

It concluded in about half an hour.

Afterward, He Pingsheng and Wang Dun left the Coral Trading House.

"Where do you live?" Wang Dun walked slowly beside He Pingsheng down the street.

Night had long fallen; the sky was pitch black, not a single star in sight.

He Pingsheng said: "What, you planning to find out where I live?"

"Pfft…" Wang Dun said: "Don't you forget you owe me one hundred thousand? Don't you think I should ask where you live?"

"Up ahead!" He Pingsheng didn't give a direct answer—he just kept walking forward. He knew even if he told Wang Dun, the bastard would follow him all the way home.

At the gate of the small courtyard, he opened the door.

He invited Wang Dun inside for a drink, and after some awkward small talk, Wang Dun left.

"Here's my address—come find me anytime!" Failing to convince He Pingsheng to join him at the Divine General Mountain, Wang Dun departed, somewhat disappointed.

After Wang Dun left, He Pingsheng activated all his arrays.

Then he began his inventory.

He had bought many things today—all of them ripe for enhancement.

First, the pair of shoes he bought at the auction: the Cloud-Chasing Shoes.

"Go…"

He Pingsheng extended his hand; fire-element spiritual energy coalesced from his meridians, forming a fire crow in his palm.

With a roar, the flame shot straight into one of the Cloud-Chasing Shoes.

And exploded inside.

He wasn't worried about damaging the shoes.

His fire crow technique had not been cast at full strength—it was only equal to the strike of a Qi Refining disciple.

Yet these Cloud-Chasing Shoes were magic treasures used by Jin Dan cultivators, capable of withstanding a full Jin Dan strike.

"Go…"

He Pingsheng repeated the process—a second fire crow flew out and slipped into the other shoe.

Under the searing heat, the original spiritual traces within both shoes were almost entirely burned away.

Still, He Pingsheng felt uneasy—he took the shoes outside and washed them thoroughly with clean water.

Only then did he toss them into the Treasure Basin.

Besides the Cloud-Chasing Shoes, He Pingsheng had acquired another item at the trading fair: the Earth-Origin Armor.

This too could be enhanced.

The next day, the Cloud-Chasing Shoes were fully enhanced.

Two shoes became four.

Two pairs!

And the two pairs looked different—one pair was pure black boots, the other was blue with faint golden flowing patterns.

From appearance alone, the blue pair looked more stylish.

So He Pingsheng casually picked up the blue pair.

He sent out his spiritual sense—the shoe's information appeared.

Name: Golden Pattern Treading Cloud Boots!

Quality: Supreme Magic Treasure, with twelve layers of seals.

Function: After cultivation and wearing, increases travel speed by double for disciples below or at Jin Dan realm; increases instantaneous burst speed by fivefold for disciples below or at Jin Dan realm.

Attribute: Earth!

Huh…

He Pingsheng sucked in a sharp breath.

He was stunned by the fivefold burst speed.

What did that mean?

It meant: when wearing them for travel, you gain double speed—but no one would wear them just for travel, since flying on a sword was faster; the real use was during combat, when dodging opponents—this speed boost let you evade. The burst speed meant that the instant an opponent's attack was about to land, you unleashed your spiritual power for a sudden, explosive surge—but this burst lasted only a moment.

But that was enough.

A fivefold burst speed for a single instant greatly increased your chance of avoiding fatal blows.

This thing was incredible.

After examining the first pair, He Pingsheng took out the second.

The second pair was black.

Name: Black Seal Dark Gold Boots!

Quality: Supreme Magic Treasure, with twelve layers of seals.

Function: After cultivation and wearing, increases travel speed by double for disciples below or at Jin Dan realm; increases instantaneous burst speed by fivefold for disciples below or at Jin Dan realm.

Attribute: Water!

Aside from the name and appearance, everything else was identical to the first pair, the Golden Pattern Treading Cloud Boots.

Both gave double speed normally, and fivefold burst speed in critical moments.

And the boots automatically shrank or expanded to fit the wearer's foot size.

No ill-fitting issues.

This item was excellent—but only one needed to be cultivated.

He Pingsheng chose the Golden Pattern Treading Cloud Boots.

Because they looked cool.

After stowing the Black Seal Dark Gold Boots, He Pingsheng began cultivating the Golden Pattern Treading Cloud Boots.

At the same time, he waved his hand and tossed the 【Earth-Origin Armor】 into the Treasure Basin for further enhancement.

The next day!

Likewise, the Earth-Origin Armor was enhanced into two.

One red, one gold.

He Pingsheng first picked up the golden armor and extended his spiritual sense into it.

Information immediately appeared.

Name: Seven-Clasp Sharp Gold Armor.

Rank: Supreme Magic Treasure, with twelve layers of seals.

Function: After cultivation, fill it with your own magic power—when all seven clasps glow, it can withstand seven strikes of equal realm, or one strike from a higher realm.

Attribute: Metal!

Wait…

He Pingsheng was stunned upon reading this description.

What did that mean?!

It meant: pre-fill your magic power into the armor, light up the seven clasps, then wear it—when attacked, you don't even need to react; the armor automatically defends?

Holy shit…

This was too overpowered.

He Pingsheng was stunned, then overjoyed.

Must cultivate it.

Huh…

He took a deep breath, then turned his gaze to the crimson battle armor.

He picked it up.

Name: Fire-Origin Blood-Reflecting Armor!

Quality: Supreme Magic Treasure, with twelve layers of seals.

Function: After cultivation and wearing, channel your magic power into it to form a circular shield.

Attribute: Fire!

This armor had no special function—it was just an ordinary defensive armor.

But as a Supreme Magic Treasure, its defense was still formidable.

What to do?

Looking at the two armors, He Pingsheng frowned slightly: which one to cultivate?

In the end, he decided to cultivate both.

First, charge the Seven-Clasp Sharp Gold Armor—keep it fully powered in his storage pouch as backup, then wear the Fire-Origin Blood-Reflecting Armor for defense.

When the Fire-Origin Blood-Reflecting Armor failed, he could instantly switch to the other and maintain defense for a while longer.

Perfect.

Just do it!

He Pingsheng made his decision without hesitation and immediately began the refinement process.

Of course, given his current level, he didn't need to refine all of it—of the twelve layers of seals, he'd start with eight.