CHAPTER 422: CHAPTER 245: RICH HARVEST (PART 2)

On one hand, this task is extremely dangerous, and any slight misstep could cost one’s life.

But on the other hand, refusing means that the Blood Attraction Skill hangs over my head like a sword, ready to claim my life at any moment.

Moreover, since Hongyi has made this request, he must have some confidence that he can succeed.

Seeing Xu Ping’s hesitation, Hongyi asked, "Fellow Daoist Xu, have you ever refined a Lifebound Magical Treasure?"

Xu Ping was silent for a moment before shaking his head and said helplessly:

"Not yet, I came to this Lava Secret Realm precisely to find materials to refine my Lifebound Magical Treasure!"

Upon hearing this, Hongyi’s face showed a meaningful smile, with a hint of temptation in his voice:

"In the place guarded by the Golden Core Perfection Demon Beast, grows a piece of Flame Prison Purple Wood, nourished over thousands of years.

This Spirit Wood is of extraordinary quality, rarely seen in the world.

And since you cultivate Wood Attribute Cultivation Techniques, this Flame Prison Purple Wood is the perfect material for refining your Lifebound Magical Treasure.

If you succeed in acquiring it, you may be able to refine a top-tier Lifebound Magical Treasure.

Such a great opportunity should not be missed."

"A thousand-year Flame Prison Purple Wood?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ping was taken aback.

The Flame Prison Purple Wood is renowned as a top-notch Spirit Wood; acquiring it would make refining a top-tier magical treasure a certainty.

After pondering for a long time, Xu Ping weighed the pros and cons and finally agreed.

However, despite agreeing, Xu Ping was far from assured since this required facing and slaying a Golden Core Perfection Demon Beast, where no mistakes could be afforded.

He then turned to Hongyi and asked, "Fellow Daoist Hong, are there any plans for slaying the Golden Core Perfection Demon Beast this time?"

Upon hearing this, Hongyi smiled confidently and said, "Fellow Daoist Xu, there’s no need to worry too much, you won’t need to fight that Demon Beast head-on."

"You just need to control a third-rank Upper Grade Array—the Six Escape Fire Pattern Array."

With that, he looked at Xu Ping intently and asked with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Xu, if you can deploy such a powerful Talisman Array, controlling the Six Escape Fire Pattern Array should not be a problem, right?"

"A Talisman Array?"

"It seems Hongyi has witnessed my battles," Xu Ping sighed inwardly upon hearing this.

However, now was not the time to dwell on it.

"If it’s just controlling this Array, I should be up for it!" Xu Ping nodded calmly without showing any expression.

"Then I’d ask for your trouble, Fellow Daoist!" Hongyi’s eyes flashed with joy.

He had previously faced the Golden Core Perfection Demon Beast, but the Demon Beast, using its geographical advantage, was stronger than ordinary Golden Core Perfection Demon Beasts.

Despite having profound cultivation and excellent Divine Techniques, he found this beast quite tricky, achieving no substantial progress in several encounters.

Now, with Xu Ping fully controlling the powerful Six Escape Fire Gate Formation, the odds of victory greatly increased.

After deliberating a few more details about slaying the demon, Xu Ping requested time to recover his Mana.

Hongyi understood this and agreed to stand guard for Xu Ping.

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Half an hour later.

In a newly opened cave dwelling.

Xu Ping casually set up a Restriction to block Divine Sense.

Although the defensive power of this Restriction was not particularly strong or weak, no Nascent Soul Cultivator could silently pass through this Array.

After setting up the Restriction, Xu Ping sat down on the stone bed.

With a wave of his sleeve, several Storage Rings appeared at his feet.

These were the relics of Yuan Kun and the two Demon Cultivators.

Xu Ping thought to share some with Hongyi.

After all, without Hongyi’s help, he might not have survived.

But Hongyi refused and even gave all the loot from the two Demon Cultivators to Xu Ping.

Seeing this, Xu Ping, not bothering with unnecessary politeness, accepted them gladly.

Calming his mind, Xu Ping began to dismantle the Restrictions on each Storage Ring.

After doing so, he carefully examined the contents for valuable materials.

The items carried by Yuan Kun and the others were not particularly rare or valuable, so Xu Ping quickly focused his attention on the Storage Ring of the barefooted youth.

After all, the treasures on this person were abundant.

Most enticing to Xu Ping were the Five-Color Bead that could imprison cultivators’ Mana, the incredibly resilient small flag, and the golden porcelain bowl that succeeded in trapping the Red Flame Golden Beetle.

Xu Ping first picked up the Five-Color Bead emitting a colorful glow. It felt warm in his hand, yet it exuded a chilling aura.

Then he began to focus on refining it.

Since the bead’s original owner was already dead, and the barefooted youth’s Divine Sense was not exceptionally strong compared to Xu Ping’s,

After several hours of concentrated effort, Xu Ping successfully refined the Five-Color Bead.

As he refined it, a mysterious message entered his Sea of Consciousness.

"So this item... is called the Spirit Capturing Pearl!"

Xu Ping muttered to himself, a glimmer of irrepressible excitement flashing in his eyes.

The Spirit Capturing Pearl is a mid-grade exotic treasure, and among the best of its kind, able to imprison a cultivator’s Mana.

Once released, the Mana of initial to mid-stage Golden Core cultivators would be completely imprisoned.

Even late-stage Golden Core cultivators would find a large portion of their Mana firmly constrained, significantly reducing their strength.