"Golden Flame Spirit Wine"
"Grade: Fourth-Tier Spirit Wine"
"Characteristics: golden origin Body Restoration, Golden Flame Vitality, Strengthens Root Bones, Enhances Origin."
"Fourth-Tier - Golden Flame Spirit Wine, a fourth-tier Spirit Wine brewed over ten Years using a secret method, made from fourth-tier golden origin Fruit, Spirit Flame Ginseng, and celestial one true water. It has the effects of Body Tempering, Spirit Condensing, increasing golden origin nature, and regular consumption can strengthen Metal-element Spiritual Roots and Fire-element Spiritual Roots."
"Azure Origin Wine Pot"
"Grade: Third-Tier Spiritual Artifact"
"Characteristics: Stores spirit liquid, nurtures spirit Origin, thousand-sided space, Cultivates vitality, mellow base."
"Third-Tier - Azure Origin Spirit Wine Pot, a third-tier water-storing Spiritual Artifact refined from third-tier Azure Ancient Jade Stone, Elemental Disk Crystal, and Heavenly Rainbow Wood. Used for storing High-Grade Spirit Wine, it has the effect of extracting and increasing spiritual essence, and enhancing the mellow quality of the Spirit Wine."
With the effect of his Heavenly Talent - Identify Myriad Spirits, Li Mu immediately obtained all the information about the wine pot and the Spirit Wine inside it.
After taking a large gulp, the Golden Flame Spirit Wine transformed into warm currents flowing throughout his body.
Li Mu let out a comfortable hum, circulating the max-level Spirit Devouring Body Nourishing Art, quickly digesting the Spirit Wine's spiritual power. His Cultivation immediately received a noticeable boost.
Watching Li Mu gulp down the Spirit Wine, looking like he was about to drink the entire pot, Kunling Honored One couldn't help but twitch his mouth, his face filled with heartache.
"Alright! Alright! Leave some for this old man! This wine can't be drunk too much!" Kunling Honored One snatched the wine pot from Li Mu, saying with a pained expression.
"Thank you, Senior, this wine is really good!" Li Mu smiled awkwardly, a look of unfulfilled desire on his face, thinking that he should brew some Advanced Spirit Wine himself someday. It would be great if he could get the brewing recipe for this Fourth-Tier - Golden Flame Spirit Wine!
"You brat, that's how you drink Fourth-Tier Spirit Wine! No wonder you have such capability." Kunling Honored One looked at Li Mu seriously, speaking with deep meaning.
Li Mu instantly understood that Kunling Honored One's reason for keeping him was definitely not that simple!
"Senior, the wine has been drunk, shouldn't we speak frankly?" Li Mu smiled slightly, looking at Kunling Honored One and asking.
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Kunling Honored One's eyes, and he chuckled, "Since you know I have another purpose, why did you still dare to board the ship?"
"Why wouldn't I dare? If Senior wanted to plot against me, why would he save me? Besides, with your strength, there's no need for such trouble!" Li Mu stated bluntly, though he was secretly on guard in his heart.
Kunling Honored One laughed heartily, took a generous gulp of Spirit Wine, and looked at Li Mu with a smile, "I wasn't sure before, but now I probably know your true Origin. I do indeed have something to ask of you. I wonder if Li Jianxian can refine a six-tier spirit treasure for me?"
What?
Li Mu looked at Kunling Honored One in surprise, not expecting him to expose his identity so suddenly.
"Haha! I wasn't wrong, you really are 'Li Jianxian'! Dao Friend Li, you hide yourself truly deeply. If you hadn't used that six-tier Five Elements Spirit Treasure, and were also proficient in Formation, easily destroying Ziguang's Formation artifact with one move, and were so calm when facing that vixen Ji Yun in the Nascent Soul Realm, combining all these clues, I really wouldn't have guessed it was you!" Kunling Honored One laughed happily. His long observation was just a test, and he didn't expect to actually guess correctly.
Li Mu's gaze deepened, and the true essence within his body quietly mobilized. If the situation turned bad, he would immediately erupt!
"Dao Friend Li, don't panic. This old man has no ill intentions towards you. I am a close friend of the previous Sect Master of Yu Ling Sect, Revered Qing Wei. A while ago, Yu Ling Sect suffered a calamity, and I originally wanted to go rescue them, but the journey was extremely long. Fortunately, thanks to your help, they turned danger into safety. When he spoke with me, he praised you endlessly." Kunling Honored One smiled through his beard, a sincere smile spreading across his aged face.
Upon hearing this, the huge stone weighing on Li Mu's heart slightly lifted.
He didn't expect Kunling Honored One to actually be friends with Revered Qing Wei! This was a bit beyond his expectation.
"Senior, I did not intentionally conceal my identity, it was out of necessity, please forgive me!" Li Mu nodded, slightly lowering his guard, and cupped his hands apologetically.
"I've heard about your deeds long ago. The mere Loose Cultivator Alliance and Shanhe Sect are not worth mentioning. Even if their three people join forces, they are no match for this old man. If they dare to trouble you, tell this old man, I don't mind making a move to eliminate them." Kunling Honored One said confidently and swore solemnly.
Among Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators of the same Realm, there are also differences in strength, mostly closely related to Cultivation Technique and Spiritual Artifact.
The Kun Family is one of the Eight Great Families in Zhongzhou. When Li Mu bought information about Barren Ancient City from that previous Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, it included some information about various major forces, naturally including the Ji Family and the Kun Family. These two Great Families are powerful families that have existed for tens of thousands of Years in Zhongzhou.
Their heritage is extremely profound, and the Cultivation Techniques they Cultivate are top-tier Cultivation Techniques that ordinary Cultivators would search for thousands of times and still not find. Once Cultivation is successful, they are among the top ranks in the same Realm.
Not only that, the Eight Great Families are financially powerful, and whether it's their Disciples or Elders, the Spiritual Artifacts they possess are all top-grade.
The spiritual axe that Kunling Honored One held in his hand during the previous battle was a Fifth-Tier Pseudo Spirit Treasure, and combined with his Cultivation Technique, it greatly increased his strength.
Therefore, even though they are both in the Soul Transformation Realm, among those of the same Realm, Cultivators from the Eight Great Families can defeat opponents by fighting one against three, or even one against five.
Li Mu was naturally happy about Kunling Honored One's kindness, but he also had a troubled point and said apologetically, "Senior Kun, I am naturally willing to refine Spiritual Artifacts for Senior, but currently I can only refine Fifth-Tier Spiritual Artifacts. The failure rate for refining six-tier spirit treasure is extremely high, and I am not yet confident."
"Don't worry, Revered Qing Wei has already spoken with me. He said that you only need about a hundred Years to have a chance to successfully refine a six-tier spirit treasure. Is this true?" Kunling Honored One said frankly, his eyes shining brightly.
Li Mu smiled bitterly. This Revered Qing Wei really tells everything, but a hundred Years indeed allows him to reach that level. So he cupped his hands and frankly said, "That is indeed the case. After a hundred Years, I do have the confidence to refine this six-tier spirit treasure. May I ask what Senior wishes to refine?"
"It really is so! Dao Friend Li, at such a young age, your own strength is already extraordinary, and I didn't expect your talent in Artifact Refining to be even more outstanding. To have the confidence to refine a six-tier spirit treasure in a hundred Years is truly a Prodigy. I think currently, throughout the entire Zhongzhou Continent, only Celestial Evolution Divine Lord can surpass you."
Celestial Evolution Divine Lord?
Hearing such praise, Li Mu couldn't help but want to laugh.
This Celestial Evolution Divine Lord is currently still sleeping within his Spirit Treasure, but he really didn't expect Celestial Evolution Divine Lord to be so famous on the Zhongzhou Continent.
"Senior, you flatter me too much. By the way, Senior Kun Ling, are you looking to refine a more suitable six-tier spirit treasure?" Li Mu speculated that Senior Kun Ling obviously wanted to possess a six-tier spirit treasure to increase his strength.
When his Lifespan was nearing its end, relying on his own strength plus a six-tier spirit treasure, he might be able to easily kill Honorable Being Ji Yun if he sought revenge again.
"Dao Friend Li, what I want to refine is a six-tier Formation Spiritual Artifact. Alas... it truly makes this old man furious. Not long ago, in Barren Ancient City, the Family's sixth-grade Formation Spiritual Artifact, which guarded the Family, had its spiritual energy damaged due to its age and needed to be re-forged. So it was sent back to the Family to be re-refined by the Family's Artifact Refining Great Master. After three months, it was finally refined and was about to be sent back. This was originally a major event."
"However, rumors came from the Wangxing Sea that an Immortal Cave of an ancient Cultivator in the Combined Body Realm had appeared. The main Family agreed to send people to explore it. If there really was an ancient Cultivator's Immortal Cave, it would be an Opportunity. So they sent a talented Golden Core Disciple with the refined Formation artifact to explore it, treating it as a training Opportunity."
"But unexpectedly, that Disciple was arrogant, spoiled within the Family, and too lawless. He brought two Family servants, disregarded obstacles, and secretly entered the Wangxing Sea. As a result, they met with misfortune, their soul tablets shattered, and both he and the two Family servants died in the Wangxing Sea. The two repaired Formation artifacts happened to be on him, and their whereabouts are still unknown to this day."
Kunling Honored One couldn't help but feel a surge of anger at this point, secretly cursing the main Family's foolish decision. He then continued, "Now there's only one Formation artifact, which simply cannot form a protective Sect-guarding Formation. Revered Qing Wei said that Fellow Daoist's Artifact Refining skills have reached the Peak. The lost Formation artifact for their Thunder Domain Great Formation was also refined by you. Although it was only a Fifth-Tier Pseudo Spirit Treasure, when truly activated, its effect was not much worse than a true six-tier spirit treasure. I guess it's hopeless to recover those two Formation artifacts, so I hope to trouble Dao Friend Li to help refine them then..." Kunling Honored One looked at Li Mu, pouring out the truth voluminously.
After hearing this, Li Mu couldn't help but click his tongue.
It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?
As he pondered, Li Mu remembered that he had been extremely busy recently and hadn't yet thoroughly checked the Kun Family Disciple's storage Magical Artifact.
While conversing, Li Mu sent a wisp of Divine Sense into the nine storage spiritual pearl and found two storage Magical Artifacts. One belonged to the Family servant, and the other was of extremely High Grade, a Fourth-Tier Top-Grade storage Magical Artifact, which must have belonged to that Golden Core Disciple.
Li Mu immersed his Divine Sense and saw that although he was a Golden Core cultivator, his storage Magic Treasure contained over two hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, and two thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones, as well as two Fifth-Tier defensive Spiritual Artifacts, one Fifth-Tier Medium Grade spiritual blade, and Medicinal Pills. His total wealth even exceeded that of a Loose Cultivator in the Soul Transformation Realm.
Among these Magical Artifacts, he indeed saw two Formation artifacts, namely the Seal Spirit Hammer and the Divine Slayer Plate, both of the sixth tier.
Li Mu couldn't help but want to laugh. This was a blind cat finding a dead mouse. This Kunling Honored One was really lucky.
"Senior, you should also know that I also went to Wangxing Sea a while ago..." Li Mu smiled leisurely, his eyes bright, looking towards Kunling Honored One.
"Hmm?"
Kunling Honored One was somewhat puzzled by these words, but after some thought, his eyes couldn't help but light up, "Dao Friend Li, could it be..."
"Haha, I also went to Wangxing Sea to search for that ancient Cultivator's mansion. As a result, by chance, I saw a Fifth-Tier Peak Octopus Demon King, so I easily eliminated it. From some of the remains in its belly, I happened to discover two storage Magic Treasures, so I took them."
"There's a token in this storage Magic Treasure with the character 'Kun' written on it. I suppose it should be a Disciple of your esteemed Family!"
Li Mu naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal that he had left the Kun Family Disciple to die, so he could only fabricate an excuse.
Anyway, there were no witnesses, so no proof!
After speaking, Li Mu took out the two storage Magic Treasures from the nine storage spiritual pearl and presented them together.
Seeing this, Kunling Honored One was overjoyed and had no suspicions, as Revered Qing Wei had given Li Mu a very high evaluation, and his character was beyond reproach, so he naturally wouldn't think that Li Mu would do something like leaving someone to die.
Kunling Honored One took the storage Magic Treasures, immersed his Divine Sense, and couldn't help but stand up in surprise.
"Seal Spirit Hammer, Divine Slayer Plate... I didn't expect these two main artifacts to be recovered after being lost, Hahahaha..." Kunling Honored One laughed in joyful surprise, unable to contain his delight.
These two important Formation artifacts concerned the Kun Family's reputation in Barren Ancient City. The loss of these Formation artifacts had made some hostile forces within Barren Ancient City mock them for a long time.
Especially the Ji Family, who already held a grudge, always used this matter to mock them, which had kept Kunling Honored One, as an Elder of the Family, feeling depressed for a long time.
"Dao Friend Li, on behalf of the Kun Family, I sincerely thank you."
Kunling Honored One put away the two Spiritual Artifacts with a solemn expression and thanked Li Mu gratefully.
Seeing this, Li Mu gently waved his hand, "Senior Kun, you exaggerate. Today I was pursued by Honorable Being Ji Yun, and with my strength, I'm afraid it would have been difficult to escape. If not for your timely rescue, I might have perished here today. I was just wondering how to repay your kindness!"
Although Li Mu had the means to kill Honorable Being Ji Yun, he couldn't easily use them. It was best not to expose his trump card.
Hearing this, Kunling Honored One admired Li Mu even more, finding him more and more pleasing to the eye.
"Dao Friend Li, Revered Qing Wei was indeed right, you are truly a hero among men, I deeply admire you." Kunling Honored One laughed heartily, congratulating him happily.
Li Mu couldn't help but blush. If Kunling Honored One knew that he had left someone to die, he wondered what he would think.
"Dao Friend Li, why don't you come to our Kun Family mansion for a visit, so we can properly thank you." Kunlei Honored One enthusiastically invited him.
Li Mu frowned, not wanting to agree. He was eager to return to Yin Yang Valley to continue planting spiritual plants.
Moreover, twenty thousand catties of Mystic Nether True Water were already in hand, and the two Dragon bones would soon be fully repaired. At that time, he could activate the Four Dragons Immortal Extermination Great Formation, and also the Net Blood Spirit Zhi, which Xuantians also needed to give to Little Gold and Little Tile for them to advance to the Fifth-Tier.
There were too many things to deal with, so he couldn't stay outside for too long.
However, no matter how Li Mu refused, Kunling Honored One insisted on inviting him to his mansion for a visit.
Facing Kunling Honored One's warm invitation, Li Mu couldn't refuse and ultimately could only smile bitterly and accept the invitation.
Thus, Li Mu, who had just left Barren Ancient City, arrived in Barren Ancient City once again.
North Wilderness Gate, familiar streets once again came into view.
Li Mu followed Kunling Honored One and boarded the Spirit Beast carriage raised by the Kun Family. The carriage was pulled by four Fourth-Tier Peak Red Origin Fiery Horses, and the carriage compartment was carved entirely from Fifth-Tier Profound Cherry Wood.
It was warm in winter and cool in summer, and could gather Spiritual Qi. Sitting inside, it was extremely comfortable, feeling no bumps at all, as if on flat ground.
The carriage traveled on the street, and pedestrians on the road respectfully moved to the sides. As long as they saw a horse carriage in Barren Ancient City, anyone who wasn't foolish knew that this was the Kun Family's Spirit Carriage.
In North Wilderness Gate, the Kun Family was the local emperor, with such high status that their word was law.
Li Mu and Kunling Honored One sat upright in the carriage. He looked out the window at the street scenery.
The Spirit Beast carriage's speed was very fast. From the main gate, it was ten li to the Kun Family's mansion grounds.
Don't let it be called North Wilderness Gate, its land area was extremely vast, hundreds of li wide, boundless.
"That is our Kun Family's mansion." Kunling Honored One in the carriage handed the wine pot to Li Mu, pointing to a majestic spiritual mansion ahead.
Li Mu had already seen that giant mansion in the distance just now. This mansion was suspended a hundred zhang in the air, with an extremely vast area, at least ten li wide.
Outside this mansion, black-clad guards, riding Spirit Beasts or treading on Magical Artifacts, each had an extremely profound aura, all of them being Golden Core cultivators. Over a dozen Fifth-Tier Spirit Beasts guarded the four directions.