Without long-term consideration, immediate worries are sure to follow.

The arrival of the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre and Dream Bizarre was unpredictable, and it would be too late to run once disaster struck.

He regarded Peaceful Water Courtyard Lake as a place to transcend calamity, holding no deep attachment to it.

Moving to a new home wasn't difficult, but the biggest challenge lay in relocating the cultivated Spiritual Medicine Field.

After harvesting and preserving the Spiritual Medicine, he summoned the Thousand-Year-Old Black Turtle and the Fathead Fish Demon using the Mountain and River Pearl to move once again.

The further away from the Barren Extreme Land, the better.

The Thousand-Year-Old Black Turtle carried the Water Mansion at the forefront, followed by twenty-two Mysterious Turtles, each carrying a Spirit Field on their backs, forming a migrating convoy.

The Fathead Fish Demon charged at the very front, emitting the aura of a Third-order Monster Beast, causing other Magical Beasts to retreat and saving much trouble.

They headed upstream along the Peaceful Water River.

The further they traveled, the denser the Spiritual Power of the water system became, and the number of Magical Beasts increased.

Jia Ren activated a Demon-Spotting Talisman, and a clarity appeared in his eyes as he scouted for potential Magical Beasts, avoiding them in advance.

Along the way, they encountered two Third-order Monster Beasts, but most of the Magical Beasts were not aggressive.

They did not behave like the Shrimp Demon they had encountered before, which had actively sought out conflict; instead, there was peace.

Following the source of the stream for half a month and traversing tens of thousands of miles, they encountered no Bizarre Demons, so their luck was considered quite good.

"Finally, we've arrived at the Western Extreme Sea!"

Looking up, he saw the boundless ocean, with waves surging forth.

Unlike Peaceful Water Courtyard Lake, this was a true sea, vast and without boundaries.

The Western Extreme Sea was brimming with Spiritual Energy, a paradise for Magical Beasts.

Without delving deep into the sea, one could already feel the presence of powerful sea beasts lurking beneath.

Massive numbers of Magical Beasts gathered, most of which posed no threat, presenting only white auras.

The most noteworthy were three red glows, all Third-order Monster Beasts, but one aura was crimson with a hint of purple, and its strength could not be accurately judged.

Could it be a Fourth Order Demon Beast?

That was not a being he could afford to provoke.

Was the perimeter of the Western Extreme Sea home to such a level of Magical Beast?

What about the inner sea?

Could it be that there were Fifth Rank Demon Beasts... comparable to Sea Demons at the God Transformation Level?

A Demon Beast of such level could cause a natural disaster with a mere sneeze.

Where is the nearest island?

Jia Ren wanted to find an island to settle in the Western Extreme Sea and become its lord.

He opened the map to search and indeed saw the Qunxing Archipelago.

Many islands were scattered about, like stars in a chessboard pattern.

The migration caravan carefully avoided regions with powerful Magical Beasts and made their way towards the vicinity of the Qunxing Archipelago.

There were many islands in the Qunxing Archipelago, but most were of no value, lacking Spirit Veins and unsuitable for Cultivators to reside for long.

Islands with abundant Spiritual Energy had Formations set up on them, already claimed by others.

Passing by a vast array of islands, they still had not found an appropriate area.

"Huh, this place is not bad."

Jia Ren spotted a small island, about seventy to eighty miles in area, planted with lush green bamboo, long unattended to.

Sensing his surroundings, he detected no Formations.

What he did find, however, was a simple Cave.

Someone had lived there before, but for some unknown reason, the place was deserted.

"Not bad, it can serve as a dwelling place."

Jia Ren was quite satisfied, continuously surveying the area.

The small island had a Spirit Vein. Although small, it was better than none. Combined with a Spirit Gathering Array, it could meet his own needs and those of the Spirit Field's growth.

Good!

Next was the most crucial issue of safety.

The Demon-Spotting Talisman detected no Third-order Monster Beasts wandering within a hundred miles, nor Bizarre Demons.

With all aspects of Qingzhu Island meeting his requirements, it was suitable for constructing a Cave.

The Golden Armor King Worm was split into two groups, one to expand the Cave and the other to construct a second Cave.

As usual, he established both a visible and a concealed Cave.

Then came setting up Formations and a Spirit Gathering Array, planting the Spiritual Medicine, and thus settling down.

For the time being, Jia Ren was not short on Spiritual Medicine resources, focusing primarily on seclusion and Cultivation.

His next focus was on Cultivation, refining Red Spirit Pills, and studying Perpetual Motion Artifacts.

The Red Spirit Pill was an Alchemy Recipe suitable for Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage. Since he now had better options, there was no need to continue refining Solidifying Yuan Pills.

Jia Ren had obtained a vast amount of precious Spiritual Medicines from the Five Spirits Medicine Garden, so refining a large number of Red Spirit Pills would not be difficult.

Every day, he spent a great deal of time refining Spiritual Medicine while also Cultivating in seclusion and refining Magic Artifacts.

「Before he knew it, four years had passed.」

Jia Ren emerged from the Cave, his aura rich and seemingly capable of piercing the heavens.

In four years, his Cultivation Level had broken through, reaching the Foundation Establishment Late Stage!

Normally, it would take at least seven to eight years for a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage to progress to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage using Solidifying Yuan Pills.

By switching to Red Spirit Pills, his cultivation speed was nearly twice as fast as before.

With four years' time, he reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, not far from the Golden Core Stage.

Jia Ren wore an exceedingly bright smile as he entered the Talisman Crafting Room of the Cave.

A Technique Approaching the Dao level Banishing Evil Talisman was effortlessly crafted, with intricate talisman patterns that were marvelously perfect, appearing as the most impeccable artwork in the world.

The Banishing Evil Talisman, now at the Technique Approaching the Dao level, was significantly more powerful. Unfortunately, it hadn't been tested on Bizarre Demons, so its true effect remained unknown.

Could it achieve eternal burning?

During the four years, he had never given up on creating a Perpetual Motion Artifact.

Its core was the Eternal Flame.

The Extraordinary Saint Level Banishing Evil Talisman fell short by quite a bit and was far from achieving eternal burning.

The solution was to raise the Proficiency Level of the Banishing Evil Talisman, to elevate it to the point where the technique was approaching the Dao.

When the technique approached the Dao, the Banishing Evil Talisman Pattern would be altered to become the Inscription of Evil Banishing, forming the core of the Perpetual Motion Artifact.

Let's try again!

Jia Ren entered the Refining Workshop, activated the Earth Fire, and began Artifact Refining.

Yes, it was Earth Fire.

Interestingly enough, Qingzhu Island was located near an extinct volcano, which could be harnessed to tap into the Earth Fire.

Among the Formation inheritances Jia Ren received, there happened to be a Formation for deploying Earth Fire, and the Earth Fire room was already constructed.

Compared to refining pills with Innate True Fire, Earth Fire was more efficient, and the effects of Alchemy were even three parts better.

Given the better option, naturally, he switched to using Earth Fire for Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

A Spell was sent into the dragon head statue of the Earth Fire room, connecting nine statues.

In an instant, a wave of Earth Fire flames, hotter even than those at the Great Wilderness Market, surged upward.

The Earth Fire in the Great Wilderness Market was mainly Vein Fire, which was no match for the renovated Earth Fire room with the Volcano's Power.

The Earth Fire was dedicated to a single person, far superior to the Earth Fire room of the Great Wilderness Market.

Under his expert control of the fire, the flames turned cyan-white, condensing to a single point, jumping and burning constantly.

A chunk of raw Xuan Ming Stone, filled with impurities, was thrown in; it rapidly melted into a cyan liquid, burning off impurities at an astonishing speed.

Xuan Ming Stone, Xuan Yang Gemstone, Phoenix Flame Tail, Thunder Rhino Horn...

He had not killed the seven Thunder Rhino Beasts to obtain their horns. The stronger they became, the better, as they could also serve as his combat spirit pets; the seven little ones were endearing, and he didn't want to slay them.

The solution was to use a Magic Artifact to scrape powder from their horns, accumulating it over time.

Taking the Beast Saint Pill daily, the Thunder Rhino Beasts showed significant progress, and the damaged horns could even recover bit by bit.

This was a sustainable development strategy.

All four evil-warding materials were purified, and other auxiliary materials were added in succession. These could both unleash the properties of the four evil-warding materials and merge them.

Over four years, he made a total of twelve failed products.

The first three failed artifacts were the earliest ones he refined without any effects whatsoever.

Evil-warding materials were precious, so after each failure, he would summarize the experience and find a solution before attempting again.

The Magic Artifacts he made subsequently were quite good, all being Superior Evil-Warding Artifacts.

They only had effects such as Warding Off Evil, expulsion, and sealing, but they were not the desired Perpetual Motion Artifact.

But today was different; Jia Ren had a premonition that he would succeed.

The materials merged into one, gradually changing shape, condensing into a Token-shaped Magic Artifact, with intricate lines gradually etching out and taking shape.

The first Inscription infused was the Technique Approaching the Dao level Inscription of Evil Banishing.

The Xuan Yang Gemstone and Phoenix Flame Tail were its bearers. The former could allow the Inscription of Evil Banishing to truly unleash its power, bursting forth with the Burning Evil Flame.

The latter served as a stabilizer for the flames and a reservoir for the Wicked Flame.

A day later, the Inscription of Evil Banishing was fully engraved, followed by the Evil-Sealing Inscription and the Evil-Suppressing Inscription.

Both were cores of the Evil-Sealing Artifact and the main, indispensable Inscriptions for sealing Bizarre Demons.

Finally came the transformation Inscription...

A Magic Artifact with four core Inscriptions was too taxing; it had reached the physical limits of the Magic Artifact.

Jia Ren's prior failures were because the Magic Artifact could only accommodate a limited number of Inscriptions.

Normally, bearing two core Inscriptions was the maximum.

For example, a standard Evil-Sealing Artifact's main Inscriptions were just the Evil-Sealing Inscription and the Evil-Suppressing Inscription, with these two as the primary and others as subsidiary.

Jia Ren aimed to create a Perpetual Motion Artifact, which couldn't be achieved with only two primary Inscriptions; otherwise, what would differentiate it from an ordinary Evil-Sealing Artifact?

Holding three Inscriptions barely met the standard; such a Magic Artifact could only seal and torment Bizarre Demons, unable to harness the Bizarre Demons' power for its own use.

This did not match his initial plan.

"Alas, it has reached the Magic Artifact's limit..."

Jia Ren had to change his strategy, slightly modifying it, switching the primary Inscription to a simplified auxiliary version.

This was a reluctant compromise; the conversion effect would be greatly reduced, saving perhaps one out of ten.

To truly succeed, only a Magical Treasure will do...

A Magical Treasure was exclusive to Golden Core Cultivators, and without breaking through to the Golden Core Stage, it would be impossible to refine a Magical Treasure.

The requirements for a Magical Treasure were extremely high, and the materials he had were likely...substandard.

I'll call you the Evil-Suppressing Holy Fire Order!

I wonder what the effect will be?

Jia Ren looked at the gray Token with an astonishing number of lines, lacking confidence.

Sealing Bizarre Demons wouldn't be an issue; the only uncertainty was how long could the Wicked Flame burn?

Could it burn eternally?

With the transformation Inscription changed to a simplified version, what would the effect be?

He would still need to put it to the test with a Bizarre Demon.

Jia Ren recalled that he had another Evil-Sealing Artifact that detained a Bizarre Demon called Mirror Bizarre.

Should he release it to serve as a test subject?

After some hesitation, he abandoned the idea.

Mirror Bizarre was a Bizarre Demon that the Bizarre Alliance Cultivators aimed to capture; its power and potential were exceptional. Even if it couldn't match the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre, it was definitely an extremely terrifying Bizarre Demon.

Such a dangerous Bizarre Demon should not be unleashed without knowing how much power it retained; it would be seeking death to do so.

He should instead experiment with an ordinary Bizarre Demon.

In the Cultivation World, Bizarre Demons were numerous, with the vast majority nowhere near as terrifying as the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre or Dream Bizarre.

There was no need to use a powerful Bizarre Demon as a subject; he could find a weaker Bizarre Demon to experiment with.

He needed to find a way to obtain a Bizarre Demon for experimentation.

Since when did I become so bold?

In the past, Jia Ren would avoid Bizarre Demons at all costs, wishing to run as far away as possible.

Now, however, he was actively seeking out Bizarre Demons...

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