Beast Taming and Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Mountain Chasing

"Awoo..." Little Black rubbed its head against Chen Changqing's leg and pointed with its paw at the three magical artifacts on the table.

It means it's time to refine the magical artifact.

Chen Changqing vigorously rubbed Xiao Hei's head: "Now we'll begin refining the magical artifact."

The little black tiger let out a low growl, a hint of excitement flashing in its eyes, and vigorously swung its tail, clearly full of anticipation for the upcoming refining process.

Chen Changqing walked to the table and picked up the two magical artifacts.

Two defensive magical artifacts, one large and one small.

The smaller one was naturally prepared for him; it was dark gray all over, with no fancy patterns on the surface, making it look extremely simple.

The larger one was prepared for Little Black Tiger; the armor was jet black and gleamed with a cold luster.

Chen Changqing touched the two magical artifacts; they were icy cold to the touch and faintly emitted a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation.

Chen Changqing was secretly astonished; these were all intermediate-level defensive magic artifacts.

Ritual implements are classified according to their quality.

From lowest to highest level, they are divided into low-level magical artifacts, mid-level magical artifacts, high-level magical artifacts, and top-level magical artifacts.

The magic artifact that Wang Yuyuan had previously possessed was a low-level defensive magic artifact, worth around 400,000 copper coins.

But the two items Zhao Qingtian gave him were mid-level defensive magic artifacts.

Defensive magical artifacts are difficult to manufacture and extremely expensive.

A low-level defensive magic artifact costs about 400,000 copper coins.

Intermediate-level defensive artifacts are much more expensive than low-level defensive artifacts.

This one alone is worth over a million copper coins.

Two items, that's a whopping two million copper coins.

Zhao Qingtian was really generous to him.

The vast majority of low-level cultivators don't even have a single piece of low-level defensive armor.

However, he possesses two pieces of intermediate-level defensive armor.

Chen Changqing first placed the small suit of armor on the ground, then bit his fingertip and dripped a drop of blood onto the armor.

The blood was quickly absorbed as soon as it touched the armor, and a pattern on the surface of the armor slowly lit up.

Chen Changqing sat down cross-legged, formed hand seals, circulated his spiritual power, and began refining the battle armor.

As spiritual energy was infused, the patterns on the surface of the armor gradually lit up.

Chen Changqing sensed an unusually warm feeling in the areas where the patterns lit up.

Chen Changqing poured all his spiritual energy into it, and lines of energy slowly lit up.

The refining process was not easy. Beads of sweat gradually appeared on Chen Changqing's forehead, but he did not relax at all. He continued to urge his spiritual power and refine and control the battle armor little by little.

Time passed second by second. Chen Changqing infused his spiritual power into the armor, slowly refining it. The mysterious and complex patterns on the armor gradually lit up, and Chen Changqing felt that the armor was becoming more and more familiar to him.

Half an hour.

One hour.

Just as Chen Changqing's spiritual power was almost exhausted, he finally managed to light up all the runes on the entire battle armor.

An extremely warm feeling welled up in Chen Changqing's heart.

With a thought, Chen Changqing's armor miraculously disappeared.

It burrowed into Chen Changqing's dantian.

With another thought, Chen Changqing donned the armor, which covered his torso, legs, and arms.

The armor fit him perfectly, clinging to his body like a second skin, both lightweight and durable.

Chen Changqing tried moving around in his armor and found that it did not affect his movements at all.

With a thought, the armor vanished.

With another thought, the armor reappeared on his skin.

Chen Changqing was having a great time.

But after half a minute, they got bored.

The armor is extremely resilient and can easily withstand attacks from a level seven demon.

However, the armor's defense is only the most basic level.

The most powerful defensive state of a magical artifact is when it is infused with spiritual energy.

The higher the quality of the spiritual energy infused, the stronger the defense.

In other words, the higher one's cultivation level, the stronger the armor's defense.

Chen Changqing infused spiritual power into the armor, and a layer of light film instantly appeared on the surface of the armor. The light film adhered tightly to the skin, completely enveloping the entire body.

This is the battle armor, its most formidable defensive configuration.

A defense that leaves no blind spots.

Moreover, its defense is extremely strong.

It is said that this intermediate-level defensive magic artifact can allow a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining to withstand the full force of an attack from a demon at the seventh level of Lesser Demon.

Even a basic defensive magic weapon can allow a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining to withstand the full force of an attack from a fifth-level Lesser Demon.

Back then, Wang Yuyuan, who was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, was wearing a basic defensive magic weapon. When they attacked him, neither he nor Xiao Hei could break through their defenses.

Fortunately, they killed Wang Yuyuan's contracted spirit beast, the Black Sable, in the blink of an eye.

Wang Yuyuan's soul was severely damaged, and his spiritual power was in disarray.

Without the infusion of spiritual power, the defensive artifact automatically dissipated its protective light membrane, giving them the opportunity to kill Wang Yuyuan.

Chen Changqing looked at the little black tiger: "Little Black, try attacking me."

Xiao Hei stepped forward and gently scratched Chen Changqing with its paw.

Chen Changqing said, "Don't hold back, attack with all your might."

"Awooo." The little black tiger growled and slapped Chen Changqing hard with its paw.

The little black tiger, with its fifth-level demon cultivation, possessed exceptionally fierce strength, easily shattering steel blocks.

The blow struck Chen Changqing, the terrifying force sending him flying and crashing heavily into the wall of the secret chamber.

Chen Changqing landed on the wall and gently steadied himself.

He was not injured, and did not even feel any pain.

"It really is a good thing." Chen Changqing was extremely satisfied. Xiao Hei's terrifying attack hit him, but it only made the light membrane flicker a few times.

"My spiritual power cultivation is at the third level of Qi Refining, my physical body cultivation is at the fifth level of Body Refinement, and my archery skills are at the fifth level."

"Wearing this armor, I should be able to deal with, or even kill, a demon at the sixth level of the Lesser Demon Realm."

Chen Changqing recalled the Mist Shadow Cat that had almost wiped them out a few months ago.

That Misty Shadow Cat was only at the sixth level of the Lesser Demon realm.

If he were to encounter the Misty Shadow Cat from the Cloud Mist Mountains now, he would most likely be able to kill it.

Even if you can't kill the opponent, you can still ensure a safe retreat.

This defensive armor ensures his invincibility, allowing him to unleash his full power without restraint.

At this moment, the little spiritual power that Chen Changqing had left in his body had been completely exhausted.

The light film quietly dissipated.

"This mid-grade defensive armor, when activated, has terrifying defensive power, but it consumes too much spiritual energy."

Chen Changqing made a rough estimate.

He now possesses all the spiritual power of the intermediate level of the third stage of Qi Refining, activating his battle armor.

Xiao Hei continued to attack, and he held out for half an hour before running out of spiritual energy.

A level six demon can withstand attacks for about fifteen minutes.

The attacks from demons at the seventh level of the Lesser Demon Realm last for a shorter period of time.

The attack from an eighth-level demon would probably only last a few hits.

However, this is also quite terrifying.

It should be noted that Chen Changqing's current spiritual power cultivation is only at the third level of Qi Refining.

It's quite incredible that a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining could withstand several attacks from a minor demon at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Chen Changqing pondered, "With this intermediate-level defensive magic artifact, even if I encounter a demon at the seventh level of Qi Refining, I can hold out for quite some time. This time will be enough for me to travel from Shanhe Town to Dayang County."

"But if we encounter a demon at the eighth level of the Lesser Demon realm, it will be somewhat dangerous."

"External aids are of great help, but they are useless when faced with beings that are far more powerful."

"I still need to improve my cultivation level as soon as possible."

With a thought, Chen Changqing stored the magical artifact inside his body.

Chen Changqing looked at Xiao Hei: "Xiao Hei, it's your turn. Hurry up and refine this armor."

"Awoo!" Little Black jumped up excitedly and immediately came over, its eyes full of anticipation.

Chen Changqing smiled, picked up the magical flying sword on the table, and quickly poked Xiao Hei's buttocks, causing blood to spurt out immediately.

"Ouch..." Little Black was poked and felt a sharp pain. It jumped three feet high in the air and looked at Chen Changqing with resentment.

Chen Changqing said, "Come here quickly and drip your blood onto this armor."

Little Black Tiger quickly stepped forward and dripped his blood onto the armor.