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Chapter 1047: Chapter 570: Trouble

Li Yuanba continued to use his Divine Thought to scan through Ancestor Song’s Mustard Seed Ring, where nearly a hundred Jade Scrolls were piled together.

His Divine Thought swept over each Jade Scroll; these all contained knowledge related to Artifact Refining, much richer and more comprehensive than the ten Jade Scrolls of Zhang Tieshan.

In addition to Inheritance Jade Scrolls for refining Pill Furnaces, there were also those for refining Flying Boats, as well as methods for crafting some special magical artifacts.

These Jade Scrolls are likely the complete artifact refining heritage of the Hundred Refinement Sect, though he couldn’t understand why Ancestor Song would carry these Inheritance Jade Scrolls with him.

Li Yuanba was in high spirits; his plan to refine a Fourth Grade Flying Sword Magical Treasure for ’Ten Thousand Sword Peak’ now seemed even more feasible because with these Artifact Refining inheritances, both his and his core Li Shiming’s artifact refining skills would immensely improve.

As expected from a specialized artifact refining sect, their heritage’s comprehensiveness and the research carried on through generations of Artifact Refiners far exceeded the artifact refining classics of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

Moving his Divine Thought away from the Jade Scrolls, only the last section of the Mustard Seed Ring remained, where a single jade box was placed alone.

Using his Divine Thought to open the jade box, he unexpectedly found a piece of Top-Grade Fourth-Grade Refining Material called ’Abyss True Sand’ inside.

’Abyss True Sand’ is a refining material produced only from the depths of the sea, and as a pure gold attribute refining material of top Fourth Grade quality, it is the best material for refining Flying Swords.

Li Yuanba hesitated slightly, for if the core Li Shiming had not obtained ’Traceless Illusion Gold’ to refine the ’Traceless Illusion Sword,’ perhaps the core Li Shiming would have refined ’Abyss True Sand’ into his Lifebound Flying Sword.

Now that the core Li Shiming possesses the ’Traceless Illusion Sword,’ while ’Abyss True Sand’ is extremely valuable, it is not needed for refining a second flying sword treasure.

More importantly, once the avatar Li Yuanba advances to the Nascent Soul Stage, ’Abyss True Sand’ will be more suited for Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba’s Lifebound Flying Sword Xingyi is a Third-Grade Flying Sword Treasure, and to enhance its quality, it can only be upgraded with matching Fourth-Grade Metal Refining Materials.

’Abyss True Sand’ has no bias towards any attribute, allowing the Xingyi Sword enhanced with ’Abyss True Sand’ to have more possibilities.

He stored the ’Abyss True Sand’; as for now, even having the ’Abyss True Sand’ is useless if the realm is insufficient.

He also exchanged this Mustard Seed Ring with the one he used, having acquired the artifact refining inheritance of the Hundred Refinement Sect, the spiritual imprint originally belonging to Ancestor Song was easily erased by his ’Six Yang Spirit Fire.’

He imprinted his own spirit mark, making this high-quality Mustard Seed Ring his own.

Several days later, Li Yuanba sensed something was wrong, surrounded by several Golden Core cultivators’ corpses discarded like rags on the ground.

This was the fourth attack he’d encountered in just a few days.

With his Divine Thought, he discovered a Space Ring from the corpses and found a Bounty Order inside, which not only described him but also carried his aura.

He was out seeking fortune, aiming to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, he couldn’t disconnect from the outside world, so it would be better to find a place to cultivate in seclusion.

Thus, he followed the map markings, visiting every market along the way to gain more insight, even if he purchased no Spiritual Objects.

The previous few attacks came mysteriously, and he thought they were merely motivated by greed.

Now, having seen the Bounty Order, he finally understood it was reprisal from the Hundred Refinement Sect.

Li Yuanba allowed only Ancestor Song’s Nascent Soul to escape back; as a mid-sized artifact refining sect, the several Nascent Soul cultivators of the Hundred Refinement Sect were not skilled in combat, so the Hundred Refinement Sect resorted to using bounties.

Offering some interests as bounty for Li Yuanba, combined with the Hundred Refinement Sect’s good relations with many forces, led to the continuous assaults on Li Yuanba.

However, it was evident that the Hundred Refinement Sect hadn’t disclosed Li Yuanba’s true battle prowess to these cultivators; otherwise, Golden Core cultivators wouldn’t dare to strike at him.

Li Yuanba’s combat achievements had left a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator severely injured; although he didn’t rely on his own strength, the cultivator’s Corpse Refining was considered part of his battle power.

He pointed out ’Six Yang Spirit Fire,’ instantly turning the corpses to ashes.

Just as he was about to leave, his expression suddenly tightened, regretting not borrowing IBMz15 to check the drone satellite system and survey his surroundings.

He sensed the aura of three Nascent Soul cultivators rapidly approaching, and he couldn’t believe the arrival of three Nascent Soul cultivators had nothing to do with him.

This wasn’t a bustling place, mostly a residence for Loose Cultivators; encountering one Nascent Soul cultivator might be plausible, but three arriving simultaneously was extremely unlikely, implying they came here purposefully.

Without any hesitation, Li Yuanba’s feet flashed with white lotus, using ’Step by Step Ascending Lotus’ to flee into the distance.

Without further thought, it was clear that the Golden Core cultivators he had just slain had exposed his whereabouts.

The three Nascent Soul cultivators spotted him and started chasing him.

The speed of ’Step by Step Ascending Lotus’ was indeed fast, especially with a circlet on his head that doubled the distance he could move each time he used ’Step by Step Ascending Lotus.’

But the three Nascent Soul cultivators were also extremely quick, especially after they pulled out a small Flying Boat, allowing them to keep up with his pace once they boarded it.

The three Nascent Soul cultivators were equally surprised, not expecting their target to possess the Divine Foot Skill.