CHAPTER 436: CHAPTER 250: HALF-STEP SPIRIT TREASURE

"Finally, I’ve reached the ten-thousand-year level!!"

Xu Ping slowly halted the operation of the Magic Technique, locking his gaze firmly on the Flame Prison Purple Wood in front of him.

At this moment, the Flame Prison Purple Wood had undergone a shocking transformation compared to its past appearance.

After stepping into the ten-thousand-year level, its branches and leaves appeared even more lush and vigorous, with each leaf resembling a treasury containing endless life force.

A gentle breeze passed through, causing the leaves to sway lightly, as strands of vitality seemed to drift out from within.

And the originally red-patterned lines had now turned into a vivid blood-red, like flowing blood, emitting an intense and compelling heat, as if the temperature of the entire space had risen a few degrees.

"Exhausting eight hundred and forty-three years of my lifespan, I’ve finally reached the ten-thousand-year level!"

However, at this moment, Xu Ping couldn’t help but show a trace of heartache on his face.

Such a long lifespan vanished in just a few days, disappearing without a trace, how could he not feel heartache?

If the Lifebound Magical Treasure crafted from this ten-thousand-year-level Flame Prison Purple Wood doesn’t reach his expected extraordinary power, it would be a devastating loss.

"But what exactly are the purposes of the two pieces of jade that fell from the Flame Prison Purple Wood?"

Xu Ping frowned slightly and reached into his robe to pull out two dull, gray pieces of jade.

These two pieces of jade had fallen off during his extreme efforts to accelerate the maturity of the Flame Prison Purple Wood.

At the time, he was fully focused on casting Magic, completely absorbed in maturing this Spirit Wood, and had only collected the two pieces of jade in passing, with no time to examine them carefully.

At first glance, these two pieces of jade looked just like ordinary pieces of stone.

Their surfaces were rough, without a hint of luster, with a color so lifeless it almost blended into the surrounding environment, truly nothing eye-catching.

Xu Ping furrowed his brow, slowly extending his Divine Sense to carefully explore the two pieces of jade.

However, no matter how much effort he put in, allowing his Divine Sense to weave through the jade, he still couldn’t discover anything unusual.

"How strange is this?"

Xu Ping’s face showed a look of confusion, as he began various attempts.

But no matter what he tried, the two pieces of jade remained unchanged, as if they were just two ordinary, worthless stones.

Having already expended so much during the cultivation of the Flame Prison Purple Wood, Xu Ping now felt utterly exhausted after all his experimenting.

"Forget it, I’ll keep them for now and slowly investigate later!"

Xu Ping sighed helplessly, then took out a jade box to store the two pieces of jade.

Although he hasn’t yet discovered their purpose, as they fell from the Flame Prison Purple Wood,

they are likely not simple objects and may prove unexpectedly useful one day in the future.

After carefully storing away the two pieces of jade, Xu Ping’s gaze returned to the Flame Prison Purple Wood.

The next thing he had to do was refine this Spirit Wood into his Lifebound Magical Treasure.

The process of refining a Lifebound Magical Treasure differs in some respects from a Blacksmith’s crafting of ordinary Magic.

To put it simply, refining a Lifebound Magical Treasure doesn’t rely particularly on exceptional smithing skills.

In refining a Lifebound Magical Treasure, one first needs to use the unique Pill Fire of the Golden Core Cultivator to refine the materials.

This Pill Fire is unlike any ordinary flame, containing the essence of Spiritual Power within the Golden Core Cultivator, with astonishingly high temperatures and a unique spirituality.

Only by undergoing rigorous tempering with this Pill Fire can the materials initially acquire the special attributes of a Lifebound Magical Treasure.

Afterward, the cultivator must use their own essence blood to shape the refined materials.

Essence blood is the concentrated essence of a cultivator’s life energy, and using it to shape can establish a subtle yet profound bond between the Magical Treasure and the cultivator.

Only in this way can the Magical Treasure and the cultivator reach a wondrous state of being as one, thus unleashing greater formidable power.

Xu Ping looked at the Flame Prison Purple Wood in front of him, his palm turning over, and the Magical Treasure Wooden Sword appeared in his hand in an instant.

Slash!

With just a thought, Xu Ping gripped the sword hilt and slashed fiercely.

Crack!

The Flame Prison Purple Wood was cleanly severed in two.

Immediately, Xu Ping swung the wooden sword several more times, a few sharp sword shadows flashed by, and the trunk was smoothly cut open; he pulled out a half-zhang long blood-red wooden strip from within.

This blood-red wooden strip was undoubtedly the essence of the Flame Prison Purple Wood and would serve as the core material for refining the Canghua Divine Wood Sword.

As for the remaining stump of the Flame Prison Purple Wood, Xu Ping didn’t choose to discard it.

On the contrary, he used the Ten Thousand Trees Spring Skill to stabilize its vitality.

This way, the Flame Prison Purple Wood could continue to grow.

After all, it was among the top-tier Spirit Woods; abandoning it so easily would seem a shame.

Allowing it to continue growing might prove useful in the future.

After carefully protecting the blood-red wooden strip taken from the Flame Prison Purple Wood, Xu Ping then left the cave and wandered through various shops in Luoyun Immortal City.

Because refining the Canghua Divine Wood Sword still required incorporating some auxiliary materials.

Although these auxiliary materials were relatively rare, fortunately, Luoyun Immortal City, being the largest city in Yue Country, was rich in resources.

Thus, Xu Ping took about a month to gather all the necessary auxiliary materials!

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That day.

Xu Ping, with a face filled with joy, carried all the materials back into the cave.

Upon entering the cave, he immediately set to work reinforcing the Array that enveloped the cave.