Opening his eyes, the 'Ink-Stained Myriad Peaks' on the ground entered his vision. In an instant, various pieces of information surfaced in his mind.
The sword was 1.45 ters long and five centiters wide. The patterns on the spine of the blade were marks left behind during the Forging process. It had been repeatedly hamred for over a year using a special thod resembling the 'Thousand Hamr Forging thod'...
This feeling was far too profound and mystical. With just a single glance, it felt as though he had personally forged this item with his own hands.
"With my current attainnts, speaking solely in terms of forging weapons, I am probably no inferior to people like Jiao Beiluo. They are Forge Grandmasters who the Sects expended no small amount of effort and resources to cultivate."
Su Chen clicked his tongue inwardly. The Morning Star Embers were truly profound and mystical. He suspected that this infusion of mories was not only due to the Profession itself but also to the contributions of the Morning Star Embers.
'Unfortunately, I don't have much interest in these auxiliary-type Professions...' Returning to his senses, Su Chen only then began to examine the abilities on his Status Panel.
There wasn't much to say about the first ability; it was a conventional ability used for forging weapons. Multiple simulations could greatly increase the success rate, but he wouldn't have much use for it.
"Not necessarily..." Su Chen suddenly shook his head. Sooner or later, there would co a day when he possessed his very own Morning Star Artifact.
When that ti ca, this ability might actually prove useful.
'It's a pity I can't forge all my Mystic Tools into Morning Star Artifacts...' Su Chen couldn't help but feel a sense of regret. Mystic Tools could be integrated into his body, bringing about a powerful increase in strength.
To him, the value of forging them into Morning Star Artifacts was naturally even higher.
But there was only one type of Spirituality; it would be incredibly difficult to forge a second one.
The second ability was quite interesting. He examined it carefully.
Su Chen rubbed his chin. Extracting the Spirituality from a Morning Star Artifact to temporarily elevate another 9th-Tier weapon to the Morning Star rank... It didn't look that great and even seed a bit wasteful, but it was absolutely out of the ordinary.
Although one could expend greater Resources, more Materials, and undergo more difficult steps to forge a 9th-Tier weapon into a Morning Star Artifact, thereby bringing about a powerful increase in strength...
It was also precisely because of this that every Morning Star Tier expert could only use the Morning Star Artifact forged from their own Profession's traits.
"Although this is a temporary elevation, it allows for multiple wields." Su Chen pondered. "Furthermore, for , I might not even have to wait until the 9th-Tier. I can perform Arcane Artifact Enhancent, strengthening the Mystic Tool to the 9th-Tier, and then use the Sky-Scars to temporarily create a Morning Star Artifact, before integrating the Morning Star Artifact into myself..."
After drawing these connections, Su Chen's throat couldn't help but bob. He couldn't imagine just how terrifying the augntation brought by a Morning Star Artifact would be.
He even felt the urge to give it a try. However, he currently only possessed a single Sky-Scar. This thing was a consumable; once used, it would be gone. It obviously couldn't withstand his experintation.
Moreover, with just a tentative prod, Su Chen felt an illusion as if his entire body had been hollowed out.
Clearly, if he wanted to utilize these so-called 'Sky-Scars', the consumption would be even greater.
Although the 9th-Tier and Morning Star Artifacts seed to be on the sa tier, in reality, they were worlds apart. He estimated that he might not necessarily be able to withstand the consumption of such an enhancent right now.
"I either have to find a way to continue increasing my Physical Stamina, or advance to the 8th-Tier."
He had too many Holy Classes on him, and the vast majority could be activated simultaneously, playing a massive role in battle. This was a rather significant drain on himself.
Even with the Eternal Physique supporting him, it still wasn't quite enough.
"I can't possibly find another stamina-type Holy Class to fuse into myself, right?" Su Chen couldn't help but offer a Bitter Smile. When he Molten Cast the Eternal Physique back then, he hadn't expected it to beco insufficient so quickly.
It could be considered a happy problem. What restricted the upper limit of his strength in the short term was not the limit of his Holy Classes, but rather the lower limit of his Physical Stamina.
Just as he was pondering, the Status Panel suddenly reacted: [The Eternal Physique has been stimulated and deeply feels its own inadequacy. If it can devour five highly intense stamina-type Specialized Classes, it will inevitably undergo a change.
[If you can find Morning Star Embers containing a stamina-type Holy Class for it, it might bring about unexpected changes.]
Su Chen was slightly stunned. The Eternal Physique... got stimulated?
Uh... he had rely sighed with emotion casually. He hadn't expected to actually stimulate the Eternal Physique.
"Five highly intense stamina-type Professions? It can actually still improve after Molten Casting into a Holy Class?" Su Chen was truly surprised. He had never heard of anything similar before.
However, he had already experienced more than enough things on himself that he had never heard of before.
"But this guy also wants Morning Star Embers. It's probably greedy for them..."
Su Chen shook his head. The Profession Requirents were manageable, but were Morning Star Embers sothing one could obtain just like that?
The Morning Stars of the Five Great Sects would undergo Fire rging upon the verge of death. Non-mbers of the Five Great Sects would hide far away when they were about to die.
The fact that Qin Yun had one was enough to leave all parties astounded. Where was he supposed to find another one? And it had to be one containing a stamina-type Holy Class to boot.
"I'll just keep it in mind for now. In the One in Ten Thousand chance my luck explodes and I suddenly pick one up..."
Su Chen muttered to himself and picked up the Ink-Stained Heavenly Phoenix from the ground. Without its Spirituality, the Purple Flas shrouding its surface that suppressed the Spirituality's resistance had also vanished.
It felt quite heavy in his hand. Su Chen casually swung it, and the sound of tearing air rang out.
This thing could only be considered a rather formidable 9th-Tier weapon now. It was an even greater 'gold-swallowing beast'. If he wanted to unleash its might...
Su Chen tentatively infused a bit of elental power into it. Like a Clay Ox Entering the Sea, the blade trembled slightly and rely grew a bit brighter.
He estimated that even if he drained himself dry, it would only be enough to make this thing move once.
"Forget it." Su Chen decided to temporarily give up. Whenever the day ca that he prepared to forge a Morning Star Artifact, he could lt it down to use as Materials.
Changing the subject, he asked the Remnant Spirit again, "I still want to obtain more Morning Star Artifacts from the Spirit of the Vast Sun. Is there a way?"
What did he want Morning Star Artifacts for? The Remnant Spirit couldn't figure it out. Morning Star Artifacts couldn't be used by anyone other than their masters. No matter how many he collected, he could only lt them down to use as raw materials.
With Su Chen backed by the Bronze Sect, if he truly advanced to the Morning Star Tier, he wouldn't lack the materials to forge a Morning Star Artifact.
Although it couldn't figure it out, the Remnant Spirit didn't mind displaying its sincerity for sothing so harmless. "For your first request, the Spirit of the Vast Sun agreed to it. But if you wish to continue demanding more, I'm afraid you will have to pay so sort of price."
"A price? What kind of price?" Su Chen couldn't help but ask.
The Remnant Spirit said, "Professional Spirituality is most fond of the Power of Faith. You can use purified, pure Power of Faith as an offering in exchange for Morning Star Artifacts."
"Pure Power of Faith?"
Su Chen thought of the item the Remnant Spirit had given to the Spirit of the Vast Sun during its previous Deduction of the Recognized. Was that pure Power of Faith?
He only knew that Evil Gods could absorb the Power of Faith. He hadn't expected that Professional Spirituality could actually absorb it as well.
Pondering for a mont, he asked, "What benefit does this Power of Faith have for the Spirit of the Vast Sun?"
The Remnant Spirit explained, "It can increase the depth of its Spirituality, which is to say, make it more intelligent."
Su Chen grew thoughtful. "Then why can't ordinary Morning Star Spirituality and Radiant Moon Spirituality absorb it?"
If they could absorb it, he definitely would have known about this long ago.
"It's not that they can't absorb it, but rather that they lack a main body of Spirituality," the Remnant Spirit explained. "Simply put, they don't possess true intelligence, so they naturally cannot absorb the Power of Faith to elevate themselves."
"True intelligence..." Su Chen suddenly understood. That made sense. This Spirit of the Vast Sun was practically like a living creature, far stronger than the Great Exalted's Spirituality.
Of course, he ant external Spirituality, not the ones derived by the Status Panel.
"However..." the Remnant Spirit added, "The Abyssal Domain seems to have a thod to forcibly infuse the Power of Faith into Morning Star and Radiant Moon Spirits, in order to spur them into becoming stronger."
It seed to have already accepted the current situation. Not only did it explain things in extre detail, but it would also provide additional information.
"What's the use of the Spirituality becoming stronger?" Su Chen was quite puzzled by this. "Can it also assist in battle?"
"Not in battle, but rather to provide more help to the Recognized," the Remnant Spirit explained in great detail. "Spirituality is the manifestation of a Profession. The stronger the Spirituality, the greater the help it provides. Things like bestownts, Spirit Attunent, and even reducing the difficulty of Profession Requirents..."
"Is that so..." Su Chen's eyes flickered. From the looks of it, the various thods possessed by the Abyssal Domain were far more nurous than those of the Dust Star Sea.
"Where do I obtain pure Power of Faith, then?" Su Chen hesitated slightly before still asking.
There were still five Morning Star Tier items waiting for him to Extract in this place. Where would he find such an opportunity in the outside world?
"Evil Gods." The Remnant Spirit spat out two words. "Evil Gods possess massive amounts of Power of Faith. After refinent, one minor Evil God can yield roughly twenty to thirty portions of Faith Essence, which is the common term for pure Power of Faith."
"Faith Essence? One minor Evil God can only yield twenty to thirty portions?" Su Chen couldn't help but be astounded. A minor Evil God was comparable to the Morning Star Tier!
Last ti, the so-called Ritual the Remnant Spirit used to enter the Flare Realm had cost ten portions of Faith Essence, equivalent to what could be extracted from half a minor Evil God.
The Remnant Spirit seed to harbor a smile. "Twenty or thirty portions is the result of the accumulation of techniques from the Abyssal Domain's years of raising them in captivity. Over here in the Dust Star Sea, being able to squeeze ten or fifteen portions out of a minor Evil God is already not bad."
Su Chen fell silent for a mont before asking, "The Abyssal Domain is raising Evil Gods in captivity?"
The Remnant Spirit replied, "Indeed. The birth of Evil Gods leaves traceable signs. They are released and allowed to grow on their own. Once they reach a certain level, they are then harvested."
"After all, the Power of Faith is a crucial material for the operation of many rituals, and it is also extrely important in the Abyssal Domain."
Released? Harvested?
For so unknown reason, Su Chen suddenly felt waves of chills assailing him from out of nowhere.
But he quickly suppressed it, asking, "How many portions of pure Power of Faith does it take to exchange for one Morning Star Artifact?"
"According to my estimations, at least ten portions, and at most thirty."
Su Chen's eyelids twitched slightly. At the very least, it required squeezing dry one minor Evil God. This Spirit of the Vast Sun's appetite was not small at all.
"Actually, there is another thod," the Remnant Spirit hurriedly said upon seeing Su Chen fall silent.
"Oh? Let's hear it." Su Chen snapped back to attention.
The Remnant Spirit's voice wafted over: "The vast majority of the Primal Source power I discarded is on the Vast Sea Emperor. If I can retrieve it, I might have a thod to deceive the Spirit of the Vast Sun and thereby steal Morning Star Artifacts."
"The Primal Source power you discarded..."
Su Chen's eyes flickered slightly. That thing should be the Remnant Spirit's lifeline. It had only discarded it previously because it was certain it could seize my body.
Now, it was taking the opportunity to propose retrieving it.
Between their question and answer, although it seed very peaceful, in reality, Su Chen hadn't relaxed his vigilance against the Remnant Spirit even a tiny bit. Upon hearing this, he rely replied, "I understand."
Hearing Su Chen's noncommittal response, the Remnant Spirit couldn't help but mutter inwardly. This proposal was sowhat risky.
But for so unknown reason, Su Chen seed extrely eager to obtain those broken Morning Star Artifacts. This was a rare opportunity.
Moreover, the thod to let those Ancient Kings out was Su Chen's bargaining chip. It hadn't ntioned that if Su Chen wanted to, he would naturally be able to think of this layer.
"If you retrieve your origin, can you make The Chosen?" Out of the blue, Su Chen suddenly asked this question.
The Remnant Spirit paused. In its view, this question was the most sensitive topic between the two of them, and Su Chen shouldn't touch upon it easily.
But before it could respond, Su Chen said, "Forget it. No need to answer. I was just asking casually."
The Remnant Spirit let out a sigh of relief.
After once again deepening the Remnant Spirit's impression that he wanted to beco The Chosen, Su Chen pondered to himself. Retrieving the Remnant Spirit Origin carried far too much risk.
If he inexplicably brought up that cluster of flas, those old bastards would definitely draw so sort of connection.
Furthermore, he still had to exchange for a Radiant Moon Bone. Its importance was far greater than the rest of those Morning Star Artifacts.
It was still best to focus on the Radiant Moon Bone. Su Chen didn't agonize over it too much and Cast to the Back of One's Mind.
"As for right now, it is ti to leave."
There was no telling how long the Suppressing Hell King's verification would take. He naturally couldn't stay here forever.
The steps to leave were roughly the sa as when he arrived, all conducted via guidance from this tower.
...
Outside The Tower, in a certain palace within the Nether Hall, Xuantian Ancient King suddenly raised his head and said, "He's leaving."
The others had already stepped out of the palace as well.
In the next mont, a pillar of light that pierced the heavens and reached the earth erupted from The Tower, pouring into the Firmant above. Faintly, a cluster of fire could be seen within it.
"Leaving so soon? He only obtained a single Morning Star Artifact," Ancient King Sacred Cauldron said, raising his head.
Xuantian Ancient King added, "Perhaps he is only paving the way. Afterwards, there might be even more people coming."
"Does he truly have a way to let us leave this place?" Star-Firmant Ancient King muttered.
"Rest assured." The Bronze Ancient King said indifferently, "Regardless of whether he does or not, he will look for one. He hopes we leave more than anyone else present. After all, with us blocking his path, he can't do a single thing."
"Actually, we don't necessarily have to leave either." The Vast Sea Emperor suddenly spoke, his expression solemn. "We ca here for the Spirit of the Vast Sun in the first place, and we haven't gained anything yet."
The Bronze Ancient King shook his head. "Whether we want to leave or not, we must grasp the thod."
The group didn't pay much mind to the departure of this fellow nad 'Taixuan Hong'.
The Spirit of the Vast Sun was right here. It was bait sweeter than anything else. It was impossible for the other party to leave for too long; he would inevitably return.
Watching the pillar of light gradually shrink until it completely vanished, the crowd finally retracted their gazes.
However, in the very next mont, another faint pillar of light descended from the heavens.
"Hm?"
The expressions of the crowd instantly beca Doubtful and Uncertain. Unlike the situation when that Taixuan Hong arrived, this pillar of light was faint, distorted, and intermittent, looking as though it could be extinguished by the wind at any mont.
"Is soone else coming?"
The group's brows were tightly furrowed, their eyes fixed on that hazy and illusory pillar of light. However, right until the end, it failed to connect to The Tower.
"It seems to have failed."
The group exchanged glances. Zhenwu Ancient King's eyes were cold and silent. "More and more people are getting involved."
...
Opening his eyes, Su Chen had already returned to the Nether Tower. He lowered his head to look at the Ignition Cinders in his hand. It was limp and listless, far dimr than before, as if it had lost all its vitality.
His various actions inside had nearly drained all the energy within it.
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