Chapter 988 Fifth-Tier Top-Grade Materials
Ji An gazed at the dark sea beyond his sight and asked uncertainly:
Are the walrus people closely connected? Will we be hunted down next?
This depth is the territory of sea beasts. Although he was confident that he was strong enough, he could not withstand the siege of a large number of high-level sea beasts.
Yunmiao Sanren smiled slightly and explained:
"The number of walrus people is small, they are scattered across a vast sea area, and their connections are not particularly close."
In particular, high-ranking walrus people have even less contact with their own kind.
The slain walrus was close to the peak of the Three Flowers Realm, so he was destined not to have any blood curse left by his predecessors. Therefore, by the time the tribe discovered that he was no longer there, it would be much later.
The Thunder Sea Python clan is the one we need to pay attention to. Although they are not particularly strong, their numbers are vast. If we encounter a powerful clan, we can only temporarily avoid a direct confrontation.
She has been hunting sea creatures for many years and knows the habits of most of them very well.
Although the situation in the Vast Ocean Realm is different from that in the Purple Star Realm, some patterns are the same.
She had been here once before, and that experience proved her judgment to be accurate.
After saying that, she released more than a dozen fish, each about ten feet long, with ferocious faces. The strange fish shook their tails vigorously and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Yunmiao Sanren held up a conch-shaped magical artifact and continued:
"Among the sea beasts I raise, there are sixteen that have reached the late Nascent Soul stage; they are my best eyes and ears."
Even under the current circumstances, they can maintain a special connection with me within a range of twenty miles.
If they detect a large group of sea creatures approaching, they can trigger this magical artifact as an early warning.
In this way, our security will be sufficiently guaranteed.
As a cultivator specializing in hunting sea beasts, she made the most thorough preparations she could for this trip to the Vast Sea Realm.
Xuan Shuang Sanren laughed and said, "During our last trip to the Vast Sea Realm, we were fortunate to have the fish demons raised by Miao Miao. Otherwise, we might not have been able to return to our world alive."
Crescent Moon Hermit nodded in agreement, "Yes."
It was precisely because they had witnessed it firsthand during their previous collaboration that they trusted Yunmiao Sanren so much.
After hearing these words, Ji An felt somewhat relieved. He took out two ivory tusks and asked:
"Is there any way to make these two magical treasures usable?"
The treasures that monsters or sea beasts obtain by refining a part of themselves are their natal spiritual treasures. Similar to the natal spiritual treasures of cultivators, these spiritual treasures will quickly lose their spirituality when their masters perish.
He had no way to deal with it, but the weapon refiners might have other methods.
The Crescent Moon Hermit took the ivory and examined it carefully with his divine sense for a moment, then said regretfully:
"Ivory is an extension of the walrus people's bodies. The material of this magical treasure has reached the fifth-tier top-grade level. What a pity..."
I have a secret method to refine ivory and remove the influence of its bloodline, but it requires some precious materials, and all I can obtain are some materials.
The quality of the materials obtained will inevitably decrease, but overall it will still be profitable.
After all, it's a top-tier fifth-grade base material; even if the grade drops, it can still yield a high-grade fifth-grade material.
When his cultivation level reaches the late stage of the Three Flowers Realm, he will need a large amount of fifth-grade high-quality materials.
Ji An nodded, "Then let you handle it, fellow Daoist."
Crescent Moon Hermit cupped his hands and smiled:
"We still need your help, fellow Daoist. Your spiritual fire can accelerate the refining process. Let's start refining once we return to the sea. The sooner we start refining, the better the quality of the materials we get."
Yunmiao Sanren asked with concern:
"How long will the refining process take? We are among the first batch of cultivators to enter the Vast Sea Realm, and we arrived at the Misty Sea Islands earlier than others."
The first few months are crucial; you can access a lot of high-level resources through searching.
If the refining process takes a long time, she would advise everyone not to waste time on the ivory for the time being.
Crescent Moon Hermit waved his hand, "It won't take long, at most two days, it won't delay everyone's plans."
He possesses a secret treasure that can enhance the strength of spiritual fire, but it requires the consumption of a fire-elemental spiritual material.
"That's good. After the search today, everyone can rest. You two will be in charge of refining the materials, and the two of us will be in charge of guarding."
Yunmiao Sanren nodded in agreement. Acting alone was not a good idea; everyone should try to work together as much as possible, because no one could predict when an accident might occur.
The group continued their descent, during which they encountered no other high-ranking walrus beings, and even the Thunder Sea Serpents were rarely seen.
Perhaps this sea area was occupied by the slain walrus man, which is why this scene exists. High-level monsters will not allow another equally powerful competitor to approach their territory.
After spending about two days in the deep sea, Xuan Shuang Sanren's breathing became increasingly rapid, and a fine layer of sweat covered his forehead.
"Gentlemen, my condition is starting to decline, and I can no longer stay here."
She glanced at the surrounding people and saw that they were all in much better condition than her, which made her feel somewhat bitter.
One can judge the strength of everyone's soul from their condition. Fellow Daoist Xuanqing's complexion was worse than when she descended, and she looked slightly tired, even better than Miaomiao. Fellow Daoist Queyue was in better condition than her, but only slightly better.
She was shocked. Fellow Daoist Xuanqing was a mid-stage cultivator of the Three Flowers Realm, and had broken through to this realm in the shortest time. However, Miaomiao was already a late-stage cultivator of the Three Flowers Realm. Although there was a difference in their realms, their spiritual strength was comparable.
She wasn't the only one who realized this; Yunmiao Sanren and Queyue Sanren were both secretly alarmed.
They found several mid-grade fifth-tier corals, which are excellent materials for refining weapons and are exactly the spiritual materials that Ji An needs to upgrade the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag.
What they obtained most were various kinds of spiritual water, but most of them were of the fourth-grade top quality and the fifth-grade low quality.
The first drop of fifth-grade high-quality triple-element heavy water that we obtained was actually the biggest gain.
Back on the sea, Ji An made a hand seal and released his magic power to condense a huge block of ice with a radius of ten miles.
The Crescent Moon Hermit carved some array patterns in certain places, and the ice blocks remained floating but did not move with the fluctuations of the seawater.
The nearest island to where they chose to dive was a hundred miles away. Although it was close, it was likely to be occupied by other cultivators. Floating on the sea was the best option.
Several people took turns using top-grade spirit stones to restore their mana. After everyone had recovered, the Crescent Moon Hermit took out an irregularly shaped circular stone slab that resembled a compass.
This silver-gray treasure is about ten feet in diameter and is covered with red flame patterns. The patterns shimmer with bright light and then slowly dim.
Ji An stared at the stone slab; judging from its shape, it seemed to have been formed naturally.
Generally speaking, such things have various limitations, but they also have special functions.
Then, the Recluse of the Crescent Moon took out a crimson jade bottle, poured out a dark red powder, and introduced it:
"This is powder of mid-grade fifth-tier Blazing Jade Fire Crystal, a consumable for refining ivory. The team needs to reimburse the amount of powder consumed."
The refining fee can be waived, but the materials consumed need to be compensated.
Yunmiao Sanren smiled and said, "This was agreed upon long ago, so please rest assured, fellow Daoist."
The Hermit of the Crescent Moon sprinkled the powder on certain specific places, and then activated the technique that he had been exploring for many years.
The powder emitted a bright light, like magnesium that had been ignited.
The burning lasted for fifteen minutes, the stone disc turned red, and the original red patterns turned silver, while the stone disc began to float in the air.
He extended his arm and said kindly:
"Fellow Daoist, please use all your strength to activate the Yin-Yang Spiritual Fire to burn the center of the bottom of the stone plate."
Ji An squatted down and found that the bottom of the stone plate was lit up with many runes, some of which looked like characters, and the center was empty.
He activated the Yin-Yang Spiritual Fire, and the distinct black and white flames burned for a moment, causing the silver patterns on the outermost edge of the stone disc to slowly turn gold.
As more and more patterns turned golden, they finally converged in the center of the stone plate, where another yin-yang spirit fire began to flicker.
Ji An couldn't help but marvel; the flames appearing on the stone plate were significantly brighter than the flames he had activated.
The Moonlit Hermit spoke with pride, “This treasure can enhance the strength of the spirit fire. It won’t be long before I can obtain a fifth-grade top-quality flame. At that point, melting ivory will be much easier.”
It was because of this secret treasure that he was able to refine materials beyond his own capabilities.
Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, the intensity of the flames on the stone slab reached the fifth-tier top-grade level.
The Crescent Moon Hermit poured out some more Blazing Jade Fire Crystal Powder, then took out the ivory and roasted it over the flames.
The ivory quickly showed signs of melting, and just a quarter of an hour later, the first drop of silvery-white liquid fell.
The Crescent Moon Hermit used his object manipulation technique to remove the liquid, then exclaimed in surprise:
"We actually obtained a fifth-tier top-grade material. This is unbelievable."
Normally, the materials obtained by refining someone else's natal spirit treasure must be one grade lower than the spirit treasure itself.
He knew in his heart that this must be because Fellow Daoist Xuanqing's spiritual fire had some special ability, so he voiced his guess.
Ji An was also quite delighted; who wouldn't want such a good thing to happen to them!
If one had to pinpoint anything special about his Yin-Yang Spirit Fire, it would be that it receives care from the stone tortoise every year, receiving a share of its pure spiritual energy. This special care has continued for over a thousand years.
A hint of envy flashed in Xuan Shuang Sanren's eyes as he said:
"Using such spiritual fire to refine pills will also enhance the quality of the pills to a certain extent."
The ability to refine fifth-grade top-quality materials from ivory fully proves that the Yin-Yang Spirit Fire contains a substance brimming with the aura of creation.
It only took one day to refine the two tusks, a progress that far exceeded Queyue Sanren's expectations.
After weighing the materials, his tone was somewhat hurried, and his heart was filled with joy:
"I've struck it rich! I've obtained 400 jin of top-grade fifth-tier materials and over 600 jin of high-grade fifth-tier materials."
These materials can be used to refine spiritual treasures. Fellow Daoist Xuanqing, you can use these materials to upgrade the Plain Cloud Banner to the fifth-tier top-grade level.
The material obtained from refining ivory has metallic properties and extremely high density. Initially, he expected to obtain only a few high-grade and medium-grade materials.
The Yin-Yang Spirit Fire is an extremely important factor in enabling us to obtain fifth-tier top-grade materials.
Three months later, everyone returned to the surface from the deep sea and was making the most of their time to recover their magical and spiritual power.
It was midday, the sky was cloudless, and the horizon was a clear, bright blue.
When it was Ji An's turn to protect everyone, he cautiously observed the surroundings and suddenly noticed a white line appearing on the horizon.
He frowned slightly. That white line must be a wave. According to normal ocean currents, there shouldn't be a large wave coming from that direction at this time.
A moment later, seeing the white line rapidly approaching, he immediately shouted:
"Gentlemen, there's an emergency. Take to the air immediately."
Upon receiving the warning, everyone immediately stopped absorbing the spirit stones and flew into the air.
A suspicious expression appeared on Queyue Sanren's face. "The arrival of these waves is strange. Should we go and take a look?"
At this moment, everyone is thousands of feet in the air and can see the magnificent waves, with huge, continuous waves surging towards them.
Yunmiao Sanren stared at the approaching waves and said:
"Let's see. If the waves remain like this for another half hour, we'll go to the source."
Actually, she didn't really want to go. Nobody knew how far the real source was from here, and most importantly, unusual things usually meant trouble.
Ji An's field of vision was wider than others; he was the first to see the situation clearly and said:
"Judging from the first wave, it was over a hundred feet high, and the subsequent waves were getting higher and higher, and the speed of their spread was too fast, which is very abnormal."
Such waves do not seem to be formed in a normal environment, and he could not guess what caused this spectacle.
Half an hour passed quickly. The waves were still surging in, but they were much lower, now only two or three zhang high.
Xuan Shuang Sanren brushed the hair from his temples behind his ears with his fingers. "It seems the abnormal situation is about to calm down, but I still think I should go and take a look."
This situation is clearly unusual; perhaps there's some kind of opportunity involved.
As soon as she finished speaking, Ji An noticed a touch of crimson on the horizon, like a rosy cloud rising, giving him a sense of familiarity.
As if it were contagious, half the sky was soon dyed red.
Everyone was stunned and immediately said they wanted to go and check it out. Yunmiao Sanren did not stop them. Whether it was an opportunity needed to be verified.
"Let's go take a look."
If it were truly a matter of chance, but she prevented everyone from going, it would inevitably cause resentment among the people.
Several streaks of light flew at high speed, and after a while, Ji An finally remembered where that familiar feeling came from.
His voice trembled with excitement, "If I'm not mistaken, that's a sight only seen during a volcanic eruption!"
The Vast Ocean Realm is a world dominated by the power of water. There have never been any volcanoes here, nor any rumors of underwater volcanic eruptions.
The voice of the Crescent Moon Hermit suddenly rose, "If it is a volcanic eruption, it will surely be a grand spectacle for this water-based world."
For a world dominated by the power of Yin to exist stably, the power of the sun must be present to balance Yin and Yang. Cultivators speculate that there is a huge sealed place here.
After flying for half an hour, everyone could see the situation clearly. There were indeed volcanoes erupting in the distance, and there was more than one volcano. Ji An estimated that the largest lava flow was a thousand feet long!
(End of this chapter)
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