Chapter 595: Chapter 404: 3 Prohibitions

’The number of Supreme Elders in the sect has increased, but my cultivation resources haven’t diminished at all.’

This was not Fang Yun’s decision alone, of course, but the result of discussions among the sect’s upper echelons.

Third Tier resources within the sect, such as the Five Qi Chao Ling Pills used for cultivation, would only begin to appear in large quantities in another thirty years or so.

After the Celestial Demon Sect was eliminated, the cultivation of the main Spirit Medicine needed to refine Five Qi Chao Ling Pills began to increase. More Third Tier Spirit Fields were established, and that period was the most arduous for the Elders of the Spirit Field Institute. It was only after their numbers grew that their workload eased considerably.

Although the number of the sect’s Supreme Elders increased and their individual shares of Third Tier resources decreased, the situation was still vastly better than it had been for the past century.

Back then, Fang Yun hadn’t yet begun refining Five Qi Chao Ling Pills. The sect’s Supreme Elders all used Lower Grade Five Qi Chao Ling Pills and had never even seen a Middle Grade one.

Conversely, the Supreme Elders who had emerged in recent decades had never seen a Lower Grade Five Qi Chao Ling Pill.

Just as Fang Yun was about to stand up, he heard a knock on the door of his Cultivation Room.

He didn’t even need to guess; it had to be Song Qiaoqiao.

"What is it, my dear? I just finished my cultivation." The door to the Cultivation Room opened, and Fang Yun stepped out.

"My love, look what this is."

Song Qiaoqiao opened her palm, revealing an irregular, baby-fist-sized crystal. It was a semi-transparent, milky white, with a texture that was neither quite jade nor quite crystal.

"Celestial Jade Crystal!"

Fang Yun recognized the crystal at a single glance.

Celestial Jade Crystal was a Tier Three Top-Grade Spiritual Material. It was the main component needed for the Sacrificial Refinement and upgrade of his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Profound Jade Sword, and it was the very last material he was missing.

"Here you go, my love."

"Mm."

Fang Yun took the Celestial Jade Crystal from Song Qiaoqiao’s hand. The crystal felt as warm and gentle as heated jade, yet it held a faint, cool undertone, like that of metal and stone.

He took a closer look. The Celestial Jade Crystal had shell-like fractures with razor-sharp edges, and inside, cloud-like natural patterns swirled slowly.

After putting away the Celestial Jade Crystal, Fang Yun couldn’t wait to begin the Sacrificial Refinement and upgrade his Lifebound Magical Treasure.

Once this Sacrificial Refinement and upgrade was complete, the Profound Jade Sword would possess Three Prohibitions, further enhancing Fang Yun’s overall power.

Seeing the look on her husband’s face, Song Qiaoqiao knew he wanted to go into seclusion in the Artifact Refining Room immediately.

She had been about to say something, but she decided not to delay him.

After all, what she wanted to talk about was just some casual chatter between them and a few topics on pill refining, nothing concerning important sect affairs.

「In the Artifact Refining Room.」

At that moment, one of Fang Yun’s physical avatars was inside, refining a Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact.

It was a Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact specifically designed to deal with Ghost Cultivators.

After Ghost Cultivators from Ghost Head Castle appeared in the Dragon Demon Palace’s Earth Realm to help the Demons fight them, the demand among the Sect Elders for Spiritual Artifacts designed to counter Ghost Cultivators had increased.

The Spiritual Materials required to refine Spiritual Artifacts effective against Ghost Cultivators were much more difficult to gather than those used against Demons.

This was because some materials for anti-Ghost-Cultivator artifacts could only be collected in their territory. In contrast, the former lands of the Celestial Demon Sect and the Demon Spirit Sect still contained plenty of Spiritual Materials suitable for crafting artifacts against Demons.

Ghost Head Castle had decided to intervene.

According to the intelligence Fang Yun had received, the Ghost Cultivators from the Ghost Head Castle’s Earth Realm were not fighting as desperately as the Demons from the Dragon Demon Palace’s Earth Realm.

This led Fang Yun to put some of his plans on hold.

Since the conflict wasn’t as intense, he could focus on his own development.

The Celestial Cloud Sect had yet to fully digest and absorb everything from the Demon Spirit Sect’s former Earth Realm.

Compared to the Celestial Cloud Sect, its vassal Foundation Establishment Influences were completely overwhelmed. They all needed time to digest their gains and convert them into tangible power for their forces.

The Artifact Refining Room was large enough.

The avatar’s artifact refining wouldn’t disturb Fang Yun.

Fang Yun now rarely assigned his avatar tasks that required his divided attention to control; the avatar could complete the vast majority of its duties on its own.

His Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Profound Jade Sword, had already flown out and was now hovering directly in front of him, awaiting its Sacrificial Refinement and upgrade.

With the Celestial Jade Crystal in hand, Fang Yun willed the other Spiritual Materials to fly from the shelves around the Artifact Refining Room one by one.

Before beginning the Sacrificial Refinement and upgrade of his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Spiritual Materials had to be processed first.

Fang Yun had refined plenty of Magical Treasures with two Prohibitions, but he had never refined one with three.

The process of upgrading the Profound Jade Sword from two Prohibitions to three via Sacrificial Refinement was far more difficult than crafting an ordinary Magical Treasure with three Prohibitions from scratch.

Although Fang Yun was very confident in his artifact refining abilities, he remained extremely cautious, refusing to let his guard down for even a moment.

After all, this was his first time working with a Magical Treasure of three Prohibitions.

The entire process of Sacrificial Refinement and upgrading required a great deal of time and patience.

「More than half a month later.」

The Sacrificial Refinement and upgrade of the Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Profound Jade Sword, was finally complete.

Because Fang Yun had not dared to be the least bit careless, the upgrade process for the Profound Jade Sword had gone smoothly.

’The next Sacrificial Refinement for the Profound Jade Sword will require a Tier Four Spiritual Material, Golden Scale Jade.’

Since its founding, the Celestial Cloud Sect had obtained a number of Tier Four Spiritual Materials that could be counted on one hand. However, the Celestial Cloud Sect of today was different. With its expanded Earth Realm, the chances of discovering Tier Four Spiritual Materials were also higher.

In the past, because the Celestial Cloud Sect had no use for them, they had traded all the Tier Four Spiritual Materials they found to the Purple Mist Sect in exchange for needed Third Tier Spiritual Materials.

’Aside from the main material, the Tier Four Golden Scale Jade, the other supplementary materials will have to be at least Tier Three Lower-Grade.’

For the upgrade he had just completed on the Profound Jade Sword, the lowest-grade supplementary material he used was Second Tier Middle-Grade.

’For the next upgrade, if the Spiritual Materials are good enough, I can take it from three Prohibitions straight to five.’

’The alternative is to use lower-quality supplementary materials, which would also require only half the amount of Tier Four Golden Scale Jade. However, that method of refinement would only upgrade it from three Prohibitions to four.’

Fang Yun activated his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Profound Jade Sword. As he engaged all three Prohibitions, before he even launched an attack, the Artifact Refining Room shook twice.

It was an overflow of the Profound Jade Sword’s energy.

It quickly returned to normal.

’Just a slight overflow of energy has this kind of effect.’ Fang Yun was very satisfied with the upgraded Profound Jade Sword. ’With my current power, I can even hold my own against an Early-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.’

With this increase in strength, Fang Yun’s confidence grew.

Now, while defending the Celestial Cloud Sect, he could face an Early-stage Nascent Soul from the Black Dragon Hall and possibly even force them to retreat.

As for killing one... Fang Yun estimated he would have to wait until he broke through to the Late-stage of Core Formation.

Greater strength provided greater security, allowing him to be more aggressive in his actions.

Of course, Fang Yun still preferred to handle things one step at a time.

This was just an increase in his personal strength for now. As the sect continued to develop and the number of high-level Core Formation experts grew, the sect’s overall power would become more formidable. Subsequently, everything from gathering resources to handling other affairs would become much more convenient.

’The sect’s mid-to-high-level cultivators are a major factor in its regional influence.’

The greater the sect’s influence, the faster he accumulated Talent Points. It was a continuous positive feedback loop.

He left the Artifact Refining Room.

As he did, he saw Song Qiaoqiao emerging from her Cultivation Room.

"My love, what was that just now? Did something go wrong with the Sacrificial Refinement of your Lifebound Magical Treasure?" Song Qiaoqiao asked, concerned.

She had clearly felt the tremor from the Artifact Refining Room inside her own Cultivation Room.

"No, don’t worry." Fang Yun shook his head and explained, "I was just testing my Lifebound Magical Treasure."

"Oh, I see." Reassured, Song Qiaoqiao asked curiously, "My love, how powerful is your Lifebound Magical Treasure now?"

"Now, even without using stealth, I can easily kill a Demon at the Peak of Core Formation."

When Fang Yun said "easily," he meant he could instantly kill them.

Currently, within the Qionglin Domain, there was likely no Demon at the Peak of Core Formation who could withstand a direct blow from his sword.

The Qionglin Domain was, after all, only a Central Domain. In a Great Domain, there might be some exceptionally powerful Demons at the Peak of Core Formation.

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