Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 276 Refining Treasures and Destroying Formations
"This knife is quite arrogant."

Chen Beiwu stared intently at the three-pointed double-edged sword that hovered in the air, exuding immense power.

He reached out and grasped, his internal magical power transforming into an invisible hand, attempting to subdue it, establish a connection, and then slowly refine it.

"Zheng!"

The three-pointed double-edged sword suddenly trembled, and its sharp sword energy spread out like ripples, instantly tearing apart Chen Beiwu's magical restraints.

Chen Beiwu frowned slightly, made a hand seal, and poured out his immense magical power from his dantian, attempting to forcefully suppress the object.

"boom!"

But this three-pointed double-edged sword was not to be trifled with. With a tremor, it took the initiative to attack, sending three golden blade beams in a triangular formation toward Chen Beiwu.

As a top-grade third-tier magic weapon, its spirituality is equivalent to that of a five-year-old child.

Even without the support of a host's magic power, and unable to unleash its strongest power, it can easily crush beings below the Golden Core stage.

Chen Beiwu, a mere Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator, could not possibly gain the approval of the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword.

Only the truly strong can become its master.

Faced with the blade's edge, Chen Beiwu made no reaction, letting the golden egg charge forward and block the blade with its gilded body, before being knocked back three steps.

"Alright, alright." Chen Beiwu's eyes narrowed slightly.

Subduing a third-tier magic weapon with such a proud temperament is very simple; you can just defeat it by defeating it directly.

Of course, some magical artifacts are also eccentric and would rather die than submit.

Considering that Qian Buhuan never used the three-pointed double-edged sword during the entire duel, Chen Beiwu thought there were two possibilities.

Either Qian Buhuan underestimated his opponent and was careless, failing to use his full strength, or the magic weapon was too arrogant, refusing to even acknowledge its original owner who had transformed into a golden-armored corpse.

"Fine, I'll play along with you."

Chen Beiwu's lips curled slightly, and with a flick of his finger, a landscape painting titled "Jianmu Duguang Tianhe Shengxuan Five Elements One Qi Transformation Dragon Landscape" slowly unfolded, emanating an incomparably strong "intention" that poured into the golden egg's body.

"Roar."

With a long roar, the golden egg's scales shattered inch by inch, but then instantly reformed, and its body suddenly expanded, transforming into a powerful golden dragon.

Unlike previous battles, Chen Beiwu deliberately controlled the intensity of the beast-taming landscape's enhancement this time, so that four sharp claws did not grow from the golden egg's belly, and the aura it emitted was only faintly superior to the fake core.

However, there are also advantages. After controlling the intensity, the golden egg will not fall into a coma or sleep due to a single beast-taming exercise.

Even after the battle ends, they can maintain a certain level of combat power, making the "beast taming and participation" landscape a regular occurrence.

"Zheng!"

Sensing this oppressive force, the three-pointed double-edged sword emitted a sharp golden light, unwilling to be outdone, its fighting spirit surging like a tide, wanting to fight the golden dragon, or even slay it.

"Very well, let me shatter your pride head-on."

Chen Beiwu made the "soldier" hand gesture with his left hand and drew the "resolve" hand seal with his right hand. Then he put his hands together and touched the golden egg's forehead with his fingertips.

"Form moves with will, and the same principles govern the transformation of troops."

"Zheng!"

As the sound of a sword rang out, a sudden change occurred.

A three-pointed, double-edged sword, about nine feet four inches long and shaped like the Chinese character "山" (mountain), slowly appeared.

Its shape is exactly the same as a machete, except that there are some dragon patterns on the surface of the blade. It is no exaggeration to say that they are exactly the same.

"Qiang——!"

The moment the golden egg and the weapon were transformed, the three-pointed double-edged sword seemed like an enraged peerless swordsman, unleashing a dazzling sword aura.

Those who learn from me live, those who resemble me die.

A golden dragon dared to transform into its appearance; it was undoubtedly courting death.

Ignoring the fierce reaction of the three-pointed double-edged sword, Chen Beiwu clenched his fingers, gripped the handle, and a sudden intuition surged within him.

Compared to knives and guns, the three-pointed double-edged sword is the true embodiment of the golden egg's transformation into a weapon, and the support it provides is also the strongest.

"boom!"

With just a grip on the hilt, Chen Beiwu's three-pointed double-edged sword emitted a deafening dragon's roar.

The dragon patterns on the blade moved as if they were alive, surging wildly into his body, causing the magical power of the man and the beast to resonate perfectly, unleashing a pressure comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator.

'This power!'

Chen Beiwu raised his head, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

If the power boost from the Golden Egg transforming into a blade is tenfold, giving him power close to the Golden Core level, then the boost from the Golden Egg transforming into a Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade is a full fifteenfold, or even twentyfold.

At this moment, even if a cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm stood before him, Chen Beiwu would have the confidence to kill him with a single strike and win the battle.

Moreover, the opponent was an unclaimed, high-grade third-tier magic weapon.

With this thought in mind, Chen Beiwu slightly raised his eyes and looked at the pure blade energy rushing towards him.

The blessing of the beast-taming landscape and the transformation of the fellow cultivators into soldiers may seem slow, but in reality, it is completed in an instant.

Some high-level cultivators from the Immortal Alliance were able to seize the opportunity and launch a counterattack in that instant, but cultivators from the Southern Wilderness could not do that, let alone a magic weapon.

"boom!"

Chen Beiwu neither dodged nor evaded, but instead slashed down with his Golden Dragon Blade. His attack, though delayed, was already overpowered, tearing through the incoming blade energy with a single blow, causing the three-pointed double-edged blade to groan under the strain.

"The last chance: surrender or destruction."

Chen Beiwu pointed the tip of his blade at the three-pointed double-edged sword and said coldly.

However, all that answered him was the clear, unyielding clang of the blade and the increasingly fierce aura of its blade.

"Since you refuse to submit, then die."

Chen Beiwu held back this time. The Golden Dragon Blade slashed down, forming a hundred-foot-long blade shadow that fiercely pierced through the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade.

"Buzz!"

The three-pointed double-edged sword emitted a mournful cry, and the spiritual energy flowing within it was completely annihilated by Chen Beiwu's strike, losing its former brilliance, and finally fell to the ground.

"call."

Chen Beiwu exhaled a breath of turbid air, dispelled the landscape blessing and the transformation of fellow practitioners into soldiers, and the golden egg reappeared beside him.

This three-pointed, double-edged sword is truly stubborn. Even after its final defeat, it still believes that its victory was unfair, rather than attributing its strength to the Golden Dragon Sword transformed from the Golden Egg.

If you lose, you lose. There are no "what ifs" in this world!
"Gulu."

Golden Egg shook its head, feeling a little dizzy.

Chen Beiwu only swung his sword twice, and its magical power and divine consciousness were almost completely wiped out. Fortunately, this time it did not have to fall into a deep sleep.

"Wang."

Tie Dan let out a low growl, feeling it was a great pity.

The three-pointed double-edged sword will lose much of its power after Chen Beiwu cut off its spiritual essence.

Moreover, without the assistance of magical artifacts and spiritual energy, Chen Beiwu will need to expend more magical power to activate the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword in the future.

'Who said I was going to refine this three-pointed, double-edged sword?' Chen Beiwu's lips curled up as he stroked Tie Dan's chin.

Tie Dan tilted his head, somewhat confused by Chen Beiwu's meaning.

"One three-pointed double-edged sword is enough; having more is useless," Chen Beiwu said with a smile.

He would rather die than yield with a three-pointed double-edged sword, and he certainly wouldn't dare risk using it in a magical duel.

Otherwise, if the former were to turn against their master even slightly, it would be a classic case of a magical artifact devouring its master, leading to the cultivator's death.

As for preserving the spiritual essence of the magical artifact and slowly taming and refining it, that is a potential hidden danger.

Chen Beiwu didn't have much time or energy to suppress a third-tier magic weapon. Besides, Chen Beiwu had read extensively in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect's books and knew some of the Immortal Alliance's secrets and techniques.

For example, the metal-type magical beasts contracted by Immortal Alliance cultivators can devour the energy of similar magical treasures to strengthen themselves, and even devour the essence of magical treasures of the same 'weapon transformation' type to enhance the power of the weapon transformation.

Admittedly, Chen Beiwu did not know how to cultivate such a secret technique of devouring weapons, and the contracted beast was not made of metal.

However, the golden egg possesses the treasure technique of embracing all things, which allows it to seize the creation of heaven and earth to nourish itself and nurture its own immortal golden nature.

The reason he deliberately removed the spiritual essence of the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword was to allow the Golden Egg to better utilize its innate treasure technique to devour the treasure and transform the third-tier high-grade magic weapon into resources for its own growth.

"Gulu."

Upon hearing this, the golden egg's eyes brightened slightly. It activated the "All Rivers Run into the Sea" technique, swallowed the three-pointed double-edged sword that had fallen to the ground, and let out a burp.

The master is truly generous, giving away a top-grade third-tier magic weapon so readily.

Compared to the Iron Egg, it seems that it is simpler and more appealing to the emperor.

Upon seeing this, Chen Beiwu nodded slightly.

Everything should be about cost-effectiveness.

Metal generates water, and fire generates earth.

Unlike the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword, the Golden Egg's attempt to devour the third-tier magic weapon [Crimson Sky Flame Spear] using the Ocean-Gathering Treasure Technique was extremely time-consuming and yielded minimal benefits, resulting in the Crimson Sky Spear gathering dust in Chen Beiwu's storage ring due to its mismatched attributes.

"How are you feeling?" Chen Beiwu asked.

"Gulu."

Golden Egg nodded first, then shook his head.

It felt great, its cultivation level was increasing every moment, but the rate of increase was a bit slow.

“That’s normal. With your late Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, it would take you several years, or even decades, to fully refine a third-grade high-quality magic weapon.” Chen Beiwu was not surprised and continued to probe the storage ring with his divine sense.

The three-pointed double-edged sword seemed to be the last surprise. Chen Beiwu searched through the storage space, but all that remained were miscellaneous items that didn't catch his eye.

"what."

Chen Beiwu's eyes flickered slightly as he pulled out a yellowed animal hide book from his storage ring.

This book isn't even a magical artifact, but the reason it attracted Chen Beiwu's attention was its content.

'Who in their right mind keeps a diary, especially a golden-armored corpse?'

Chen Beiwu shook his head and turned to the first page of the animal skin book.

The diary entries were a mixed bag; Qian Buhuan wrote down whatever came to mind. Ignoring the vain boasts, Chen Beiwu finally found some useful information.

[Taiyuan Era 9392, Grain Rain]

"Today I tried to break through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm again, but failed once more. I am nine hundred and seventy years old, and I have exhausted all my longevity pills. My temples are already turning white."

If my cultivation doesn't improve further, I'll perish within two hundred years, but I refuse to believe in fate!

[In the year 9395 of the Taiyuan Era, a heavy snow fell.]

"Together with Fellow Daoists Sun, Li, and Tiancan, we attempted to leave the Southern Wilderness Realm and head to the Eastern Land."

Just as a cultivator's lifespan has its limit, so too does the Endless Sea. However, such a barrier between heaven and earth is far beyond the capabilities of a Golden Core cultivator to break through. How hateful!

[Year 9400 of the Taiyuan Era, the Awakening of Insects]

"Hahaha, God bless this old man! There is actually a Golden Armor Corpse King Pill in the Heavenly Sea Secret Realm. It's a pity that this Corpse King Pill is severely damaged. I wonder what kind of powerful enemy it encountered."

"But this is just right. If it were a completely undamaged Corpse King Pill, I would most likely be dead."

[Taiyuan Era 9410, Zhongyuan]

"Hehe, after ten years of researching the Corpse King Pill, I have finally found a way to restore its power: blood sacrifice."

Fellow Daoist Li, I'm sorry, but since your lifespan is nearing its end anyway, and you don't have many years left to live, you might as well die by my hand and help me attain the Dao of a True Monarch.

Chen Beiwu's eyes narrowed.

Qian Buhuan is truly ruthless. In order to survive, he would even turn against his fellow Daoists who fought side by side and shared life and death.

[Winter Solstice, Year 9415 of the Taiyuan Era]

"Why is it still not working? I am exceptionally talented and have the Corpse King Pill to help me, so why can't I break through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm?"
"So be it, so be it. Such is fate. Since I can no longer be human, I will become the king of corpses after death and live another life."

At this point, the diary entry became blank, and Chen Beiwu flipped through dozens of pages before finding a new entry.

As the saying goes, there is great terror between life and death.

Through subsequent entries in the diary, Chen Beiwu saw how Qian Buhuan, in order to survive, gradually descended into demonic ways, spending all his family fortune to buy various resources, consuming and refining the essence of the Chilong dragon, and switching to the path of corpse cultivation, disregarding even the life and death of the immortal cultivation family behind him.

[In the early years of the Yuanfeng era, a yin month]

"With the help of the dragon vein, I have finally transformed myself into a golden-armored corpse. It's just that my fingernails are a bit long, and scratching myself can easily pierce my own skull."

But it doesn't matter; this injury will heal in the blink of an eye. Most importantly, I have unlimited lifespan and won't die of old age.

[The Blood Moon in the 500th Year of the Yuanfeng Era]

"As expected of the King of Corpses, I have reached the late Golden Core stage in just a thousand years of cultivating the Corpse Path. If I cultivate for another thousand years, wouldn't I be able to advance to the Golden Armor Corpse King?"

In the 625th year of the Yuanfeng era, the earth dragon turned over.

"Today, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator actually came to my door to die, lending me a helping hand. I am indeed a chosen one. The so-called backlash from the dragon vein is mostly just a rumor."

"Very well, the more Golden Core cultivators I consume, the faster I can refine the Corpse King Pill. Perhaps the outer array of the Corpse Refining Ground could be modified into the Heavenly Coffin Corpse Suppression Three Tribulations Formation, attracting more Golden Core cultivators to come to me."

"As for that stubborn machete, out of consideration for our past friendship, I'll spare his life..."

Turning to the last page of the animal-skin book, Chen Beiwu quickly took out a blank jade slip and recorded the exact map of Qian Buhuan's journey to the Eastern Land and the Heavenly Sea Secret Realm.

According to the analysis of the diary, the Tiansonghai Secret Realm is a legacy left by the ancient demonic sect of the Southern Wilderness, the Xuan Yin Corpse Refining Sect.

It contains countless treasures, and may even contain the legendary Nascent Soul Pill. Unfortunately, each cultivator can only enter once in their lifetime.

It is precisely for this reason that the Tiansonghai Secret Realm is strictly controlled by the top cultivation sects in the Southern Wilderness, and outsiders are not allowed to enter.

Qian Buhuan was lucky; by chance, he found an ancient ruin that allowed him to bypass the top sects of the Southern Wilderness and teleport into the Heavenly Sea Secret Realm.

But Chen Beiwu had no intention of exploring it; instead, he kept it as a record.

The reason is simple: his strength is not yet sufficient.

"On the path of cultivation, one wrong step can lead to eternal damnation. Every cultivator who can achieve the Golden Core Realm is indeed not to be underestimated."

Chen Beiwu slowly closed his diary and sighed softly.

Perhaps because things had been going too smoothly for him lately, he became arrogant and, instead of being cautious, listened to Master Yu's advice, thinking that a golden-armored corpse that had not yet gained power was not worth mentioning. As a result, he almost capsized in a ditch.

'With lessons learned from the past, the matter of destroying the dragon veins should perhaps be reconsidered with greater care.'

Putting away his diary, Chen Beiwu lowered his head slightly and looked through the soil and gravel at the Bengmai Shuttle deep underground.

Even Qian Buhuan couldn't withstand the backlash from the heavens and earth's fortune. Was it necessary for him to risk destroying a dragon vein just to study the power of the Nine Breaths Chaos?
Even though the Nine Breaths of Chaos was his most valued reliance for achieving immortality.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Beiwu formed hand seals. Instead of taking advantage of the situation to destroy the dragon vein, he used his mind to control the Collapse Vein Shuttle and first destroyed the Heavenly Coffin Corpse Suppression Tribulation Formation set up in the Corpse Refining Ground.

"Roar!"

Soon, a tremor came from deep within the earth's veins, and the great formation collapsed.

Having lost the erosion and pollution of multiple third-tier demonic arrays, the golden dragon of fortune, which had been suppressed, was like a trapped dragon ascending to heaven or entering the sea. The purplish-black foul air that had been writhing at its reverse scales also dissipated and disappeared.

Chen Beiwu glanced down at his heart.

As he expected, the dragon vein did not collapse, the dragon vein energy did not leak out, and the Nine Breaths Chaos naturally did not make any movement.

However, in the next instant, Chen Beiwu's eyes changed slightly as he noticed a strange change in the chaotic world.

(End of this chapter)