Eat, eat, eat in the primordial world

"The highest-grade low-level acquired spiritual treasure corresponds to the pinnacle of the Void Refining Realm. Although it is not bad, it is still not enough to match my cultivation level."

Looking up at the Emperor Abyss Sword, Jiang Yuan continued to inscribe arrays on it with his divine sense. This time, he was inscribing a mid-level array, intending to refine it into a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

He possessed the cultivation level of a Celestial Immortal, and a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure corresponded precisely to the Celestial Immortal realm.

In other words, a Celestial Immortal needs to carry at least a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure to receive assistance. If it's below this grade, it won't be an aid, but a hindrance.

Jiang Yuan's cultivation level was only at the third level of the Celestial Immortal realm, far from perfection. Logically speaking, he should not have been able to inscribe one hundred and eight intermediate-level formations on the Emperor Abyss Sword and refine it into a top-grade mid-level acquired spiritual treasure.

But he had a cheat code; with the help of the Creation Jade Disc, he easily accomplished this even though his cultivation level was insufficient.

Furthermore, if he so desires, he can continue to inscribe 108 advanced formations on the Emperor Abyss Sword, making it a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

However, after some thought, Jiang Yuan still refused. There was no other way; the material used to forge the Emperor Abyss Sword was too poor. It was already its limit to accommodate one hundred and eight intermediate-level formations. Any stronger, and it would collapse on its own.

Although this problem could be solved simply by incorporating better materials, it's unnecessary. A top-grade mid-level acquired spiritual treasure is sufficient for Jiang Yuan's needs for now.

The good materials saved can be used to forge another magical artifact—the Emperor Mirror.

The so-called Heavenly Emperor Mirror is actually a monitoring-type magical artifact that Jiang Yuan is preparing to refine. The reason for this name is mainly to match the Earthly Emperor's Book and the Human Emperor's Brush.

The Three Sovereigns already possessed the Earth Sovereign's Book and the Human Sovereign's Brush, so they would definitely go all the way and forge the Heavenly Sovereign's Treasure as well.

Mirror-type magical artifacts are inherently aligned with the Dao of Insight, making them ideal for surveillance. Therefore, Jiang Yuan named it the Heavenly Emperor Mirror, signifying its ability to bear the Dao of Heaven and perceive the universe.

"The Emperor Mirror is the most important, so we'll refine it last. Right now, let's refine a few farming tools that can help with land reclamation and cultivation."

Putting away the Emperor Abyss Sword, Jiang Yuan took out the Acquired Divine Iron again, preparing to forge a farming artifact similar to a tractor.

To be honest, although the "tractor" looks more complicated, it is actually much easier to forge than the Emperor Abyss Sword.

In pursuit of greater lethality, Jiang Yuan inscribed a total of 108 formations on the Emperor Abyss Sword.

However, to get the tractor moving, four or five formations are enough, reducing the difficulty by many times, making it much simpler.

In fact, Jiang Yuan could have made it more complex, but it was unnecessary. Firstly, the farming magic weapon was simple; it only needed to clear land and cultivate crops, and didn't need any other functions.

Secondly, the development of the human race cannot rely solely on Jiang Yuan. His purpose in crafting this magical artifact was primarily to set an example for others. How to further develop and improve it would depend on the wisdom of future generations; he had already done what he needed to do.

For a race to rise to prominence, individual efforts alone are insufficient; it requires the collective wisdom of all individuals to develop together.

Furthermore, putting aside whether Jiang Yuan has that much time, if he does everything, what is there for the others to do?

"It's done!"

Before long, Jiang Yuan had produced a tractor, which was not much different from those of later generations, except that it was more sturdy and powered by spiritual energy.

Actually, it would have been easy for Jiang Yuan to make changes; there was no need to go through the trouble of creating a tractor-like system. But he was lazy. Why bother with the effort of researching something new when he could simply plagiarize existing work from later generations?

Do you really think he's got nothing better to do?

"That's enough. Anyway, I've already passed on the 'Detailed Explanation of the Fundamentals of Array Dao' and the 'Detailed Explanation of the Fundamentals of Weapon Dao.' If anyone is dissatisfied, they can find a way to improve them themselves."

As if fulfilling a task, Jiang Yuan created an avatar and, carrying the newly crafted tractor, went to find his students.

One tractor is obviously insufficient to meet the current farming needs of the human race, but that doesn't matter, crafting this item is not difficult.

The task of Jiang Yuan's avatar is to teach the students how to forge this item. Then, they can build more tractors to meet the ever-growing needs of humanity.

In the end, they might even be able to export to other tribes and earn resources.

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With the miscellaneous tasks completed, the main event was about to begin: Jiang Yuan prepared to forge the Heavenly Emperor Mirror. For this, he even used all the merit points he possessed.

This time, he is going to refine a spiritual treasure based on acquired merit.

The difference between merit-based spiritual treasures and ordinary spiritual treasures is not just that killing someone does not incur karmic consequences; more importantly, it is their power.

Any magical artifact, even one with only one array, will have its power surge immediately once it can be transformed into a merit-based magical artifact, becoming a supreme existence among those of the same grade.

If a magic weapon with a single array formation is so powerful, one can only imagine the enhancement it would receive if it had multiple array formations.

The more formations a magic weapon possesses, the greater the enhancement it will receive after transforming into a merit magic weapon.

Why is the Qiankun Cauldron, as a top-tier innate treasure, less powerful than the Kaitian Treasure? The reason lies in the fact that the Qiankun Cauldron is merely an innate treasure, while the Kaitian Treasure is an innate treasure of merit.

With the addition of the word "merit," they are significantly superior to the Qiankun Cauldron.

"With my abilities, amplified by the Creation Jade Disc, I am capable of refining the most top-grade acquired spiritual treasures. I just don't know if my merits can transform it into a merit spiritual treasure."

Looking at the merits on his body, Jiang Yuan felt for the first time that it wasn't enough.

It's all his fault for being so extravagant in the past, spending almost all of his merits early on, so that he didn't have enough when he needed them.

The stronger the magic weapon, the more merit is required to transform it into a merit magic weapon.

For a magic treasure of the highest grade, such as a top-tier acquired spiritual treasure, the amount of merit required to transform it into a merit-based magic treasure is enough to directly elevate a mortal to the perfect Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

This much merit, if added together with all the merit Jiang Yuan had previously accumulated, would be enough. Unfortunately, he had already spent most of it and certainly couldn't come up with any more now. Fortunately, his merit would increase, and perhaps in a few thousand or tens of thousands of years, it would be enough.

Although the merits are insufficient, the Emperor Mirror is of utmost importance, and it must still be forged.

He took out the materials he had prepared beforehand: a small piece of innate brass, the Heavenly Crystal, a treasure unique to the Heavenly Realm brought by the previous demon clan visitor, and a small piece of Sun and Moon Divine Stone.

Innate brass, a product of Shouyang Mountain, was obtained through trade with races near Shouyang Mountain.

Celestial Crystals are formed from the pure energy of the Nine Heavens and share the same origin as the celestial realm, hence they are also known as fragments of the celestial dome.

The Sun and Moon Divine Stone is a treasure formed from the condensation of the essence of the sun and moon.

As the saying goes, a bright mirror hangs high, like the sun and the moon, surveying the heavens and discerning all things. Therefore, if one wishes to forge the Heavenly Emperor Mirror, Heavenly Crystal and Sun and Moon Divine Stones may not be the best materials, but they are certainly the most suitable.