Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards

Chapter 445 - 254: Refining the White Dragon Tripod and the Mysterious Stone Talisman

"Then, Senior Brother Qingyun, I’ll take my leave."

After conversing with Qingyun True Monarch for a while, Qi Chuan bid farewell to him and returned to his own Tier Three Upper Grade Cave Mansion.

Having not returned for over a year, the inside of the cave mansion had hardly changed.

Qi Chuan merely cast a spell to tidy up the cave mansion a little, then went to his secluded stone chamber, sat down cross-legged on the bed, and took out the White Dragon Tripod from the Qiankun Bag.

"Let me see if this White Dragon Tripod is truly an artifact of the Spirit Treasure Tier!"

Looking at the White Dragon Tripod, there was a hint of expectation in Qi Chuan’s eyes.

This White Dragon Tripod had been rather peculiar ever since he acquired it.

As long as he touched the tripod’s body with both hands and infused mana, it would feed back with rich and pure Spiritual Qi. Initially, it had the Spiritual Qi concentration of a Tier Two Upper Grade or Top Grade Spirit Vein, and by the time he reached the Core Formation Late Stage, it was equal to the Spiritual Qi concentration of a Tier Three Upper Grade Spirit Vein.

He had never fully controlled this tripod, opening its lid to explore the cauldron inner space.

Now that he has reached the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm, his realm is quite high, so surely he won’t be unable to open the lid of the cauldron?

Thinking this, Qi Chuan extended his hands, touching the body of the White Dragon Tripod, and sent a trace of Nascent Soul Magical Power into the tripod.

Hum.

The next moment, the White Dragon Tripod emitted a faint humming sound.

Immediately, a gush of rich and pure Spiritual Qi burst forth from the mouth of the azure dragon pattern on the surface of the White Dragon Tripod.

This Spiritual Qi reached the concentration level of a Tier Four Lower Grade Cave Mansion!

This was undoubtedly a great boon.

Currently residing in a Tier Three Upper Grade Cave Mansion, the benefits for his cultivation as a Nascent Soul True Monarch were somewhat lacking.

But with the White Dragon Tripod, it was like carrying a Tier Four Lower Grade Cave Mansion with him, ensuring his cultivation would never fall behind at any time.

However, feeling this high-concentration Spiritual Qi, Qi Chuan’s pupils suddenly contracted.

He was now in the Nascent Soul Realm! To prepare a Tier Four Lower Grade Cave Mansion would take Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect a year with all their resources.

Moreover, Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect only possesses a Tier Four Middle Grade Spirit Vein, and from this vein, only a few Tier Four Cave Mansions can be developed, probably two or three, three or four at most.

But as for this White Dragon Tripod?

It’s just a small artifact.

Previously, when he was at Core Formation, it releasing Tier Three Cave Mansion level Spiritual Qi was understandable.

But now this little White Dragon Tripod can release Spiritual Qi equivalent to a Tier Four Lower Grade Cave Mansion? There must be at least a Tier Four Lower Grade Spirit Vein hidden inside the cauldron?

How is this possible?!

Shocked, Qi Chuan hastily increased the mana input and released a wisp of Divine Soul power, attempting to infiltrate the White Dragon Tripod and explore its inner space.

Generally, if it’s an unowned artifact and one’s power is compatible, it should be relatively easier to gain control over it.

And so it was.

The White Dragon Tripod, although it generated a resisting force to prevent Qi Chuan’s Divine Soul power from infiltrating, this resistance wasn’t very strong, only produced autonomously by the tripod.

Sensing the strength of this resistance, Qi Chuan’s eyes showed a hint of delight.

"This time, it might work!"

Immediately, he increased the output of his Nascent Soul Magical Power again, flicking his ten fingers to cast various Sacrificial Refining Techniques, starting the sacrificial refining of the White Dragon Tripod.

The small White Dragon Tripod, enveloped by a surge of mana, spun rapidly like being in a mini-storm, floating and ascending before Qi Chuan.

A quarter of an hour later, Qi Chuan paused briefly, and a line of text appeared before his eyes.

[You nurtured and refined the White Dragon Tripod with Nascent Soul power for a quarter of an hour, attempting to fully control this artifact, triggering a thirtyfold critical strike, and gaining thirtyfold rewards, your progress in refining the White Dragon Tripod has slightly increased.]

Simultaneously, Qi Chuan felt as though a subtle connection had formed between him and the White Dragon Tripod, as if the refining progress had improved somewhat.

Seeing this, Qi Chuan nodded slightly and continued refining the White Dragon Tripod.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

By this time, Qi Chuan finally and slowly withdrew his mana.

For the White Dragon Tripod was completely refined.

As all the mana receded, the White Dragon Tripod floated quietly in the void, very serene.

Meanwhile, a line of text appeared before Qi Chuan’s eyes.

[You nurtured and refined the White Dragon Tripod with Nascent Soul power, attempting to fully control this artifact, triggering a hundredfold critical strike, and gaining hundredfold rewards, your progress in refining the White Dragon Tripod has significantly increased, and you have successfully completed its refining.]

With the text’s appearance, Qi Chuan felt a part of his mind had formed a strong connection with the White Dragon Tripod.

This was a sign of the refining’s completion, and it also meant the White Dragon Tripod had become his artifact, entirely under his control.

At this moment, Qi Chuan’s mind up clear perceived the grade of the White Dragon Tripod.

It was indeed Tier Four Lower Grade, unquestionably a Spirit Treasure Tier.

With it, when refining the Nine Flood Dragon Spirit Fire Shield later, it would be equivalent to having two Spirit Treasures by his side, making his power no longer insignificant.

However, if the White Dragon Tripod was nothing more, Qi Chuan would indeed feel a bit disappointed.