Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 907

908. Reforging the Primordial Magnetic Mountain

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As the Avatar of the Great Firmament reached out, one of the grayish-white stone blocks slowly floated up and flew over. Then, as Han Li curled his finger, a gray light flowed from the Primordial Magnetic Mountain before him, and countless gray threads tightly wrapped around the grayish-white stone block.

The grayish-white stone block was pulled towards the black mountain. Han Li chanted an incantation and pointed at the black mountain.

*Whoosh.*

The Primordial Magnetic Mountain grew again, and a bizarrely large hole appeared on the side of the grayish-white stone block, emitting a wild burst of gray light. This was possible because Han Li could now control the Primordial Magnetic Mountain at will, having merged it with his hand.

He wouldn’t have been able to do this if he hadn’t cultivated the Hundred Vein Refinement Technique.

*Thud!*

The grayish-white stone block, tightly bound by gray threads, was pulled into the hole in the Primordial Magnetic Mountain. The Primordial Magnetic Mountain vibrated and flew several feet away, crashing to the ground.

*Boom!*

Another astonishing roar echoed, and the restrictions on the floor and four walls of the secret chamber shook.

The small mountain had dug a foot into the floor. Fortunately, Han Li had reinforced the secret chamber with restrictions, so it didn’t collapse.

At that moment, Han Li carefully observed the hole in the Primordial Magnetic Mountain, then formed a hand seal and released a silver fireball. The silver fireball transformed into a silver firebird and flew straight into the cave in the Primordial Magnetic Mountain.

Han Li immediately brushed his wrist and removed his storage bracelet.

*Whoosh.*

The bracelet flashed in the air, then spat out a series of bottles and wooden boxes. As he scanned the materials on the floor with his spiritual sense, the lids opened on their own, revealing various rare auxiliary materials.

Most of them were obtained from the Heavenly South Region by exchanging large amounts of spirit stones or pills, while some were obtained from the Spirit Realm and the Heavenbreaker Race.

Han Li slowly examined them, selecting the ones he needed. As his sleeve fluttered, a blue aura flew out, pulling over a dozen materials and carrying them into the cave of the Primordial Magnetic Mountain.

Inside, a wailing sound was heard, and silver flames flowed out. The ambient temperature rose instantly, causing a shimmering haze. Han Li, with a cautious expression, raised one hand and emitted a gray light.

*Whoosh.*

As if responding, the Primordial Magnetic Mountain also flashed with a gray aura, and the cave slowly sealed shut, disappearing with the high-temperature flames. Unexpectedly, he was planning to use the Primordial Magnetic Mountain itself as a furnace, using the Spirit Flame Firebird to fuse the grayish-white stone block with the mountain.

This would improve the defensive power of the Primordial Magnetic Mountain and significantly increase its weight, allowing him to launch a surprise attack when his enemies were off guard.

Of course, the grayish-white stone blocks couldn’t be easily melted even with the Spirit Flame Heavenly Fire. That was why he didn’t try to fuse all three stone blocks at once, but attempted to fuse only one first.

Even if a cornerstone melted into the Primordial Magnetic Mountain, it would take 30 to 40 years, and fusing all three would take over a hundred years.

If Han Li had to refine it with flames, he would never waste his magic power and spiritual sense for such a long time. However, it was fine to let the Spirit Flame Heavenly Fire burn on its own.

There was no inconvenience other than not being able to use the Primordial Magnetic Mountain for a hundred years. Han Li organized his thoughts and chanted an incantation. As the magic seal flew towards the small mountain, the dharma idol behind him spread out its six golden palms and grasped at the air.

At the same time, the small mountain trembled and shrank to the size of a foot, slowly settling in a corner of the secret chamber. This was because the Primordial Magnetic Mountain couldn’t be cultivated within his body until it had refined the cornerstone fragment.

After pondering for a while, he pointed at the storage bracelet in the air and took out a jade box. Inside was a bright red seed, emitting a strong medicinal fragrance.

It was the Azure Luo Fruit seed he had obtained from the Heavenbreaker Race. With this, he could easily obtain a true Azure Luo Fruit using the mysterious bottle. Later, if he refined the Azure Luo Pill and took it with the Black Flame Pill, he might be able to greatly increase the medicinal effect, depending on his luck.

Han Li carefully examined the seed, then released his spiritual sense outside the secret chamber. After a while, the barrier flashed, and the Second Nascent Soul flew in. He put the seed back into the jade box and threw it to the Nascent Soul.

The Nascent Soul skillfully pulled the jade box towards itself, and its form blurred again as it disappeared outside the barrier.

Having dealt with the matters he had been keeping in mind, Han Li slowly exhaled and closed his eyes.

Now, all that remained was to study the newly acquired sword incantation and see how powerful the Spring Dawn Sword Formation was. He needed to decide whether to give up the Great Firmament Sword Formation and re-refine the 72 Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords.

The Spring Dawn Sword Formation could be used by cultivators in the mid- to late-stage of the Transformation Realm, but the profundity of the sword formation was greater than that of the Great Firmament Sword Formation.

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Three months later.

Han Li quietly opened his eyes. However, his gaze was full of doubt.

“Is this what ‘Spring Dawn’ meant? No wonder the name was strange. Surprisingly, it’s a sword formation that focuses on illusions! If that’s the case, the power of the sword formation will depend on the enemy’s spiritual sense, their cultivation method, and their resistance to illusions. How can I judge its power?”

After pondering for an hour, Han Li made a determined expression.

If the creator of the Azure Origin Sword Incantation had abandoned the Great Firmament Sword Formation and created a new Spring Dawn Sword Formation focused on illusions, there must be a reason. The Great Firmament Sword Formation was sufficient for dealing with cultivators of the same level, but it had limitations when dealing with cultivators above the Fusion Realm.

Moreover, the most important thing was that refined flying swords were essential when deploying the Azure Reversal Sword Formation later. After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Han Li had no choice but to give up the Great Firmament Sword Formation.

Han Li didn’t hesitate and flipped his palm, taking out the jade slip that Old Man Jiang had given him. This time, it wasn’t to learn the sword incantation, but to refine the flying swords.

He had quickly glanced at it last time, but since the matter was important, he needed to check it again.

“…”

Not long after, Han Li, having retrieved the information from the jade slip, fell into thought. According to the contents of the jade slip, there were three ways to filter out the mixed materials in the flying swords.

The first method was very simple and could be done without any materials. He could use the flames of his Nascent Soul to slowly melt away anything that wasn’t a wood-attribute material.

It was the simplest method and had a low risk of failure. However, it was impossible to say how long it would take to forcibly melt the materials that had already fused into the flying swords. It would be difficult to succeed in less than 300 or 400 years.

Also, during that time, he couldn’t stop the flames of his Nascent Soul, which would greatly affect his other cultivation.

‘That’s out of the question.’

Han Li gave up on the first method as soon as he understood the contents.

The second method was to use the ‘Nine Flames Melting Gold Incantation’ recorded in the jade slip. If he could obtain a few special fire-attribute pills, he could spend 60 to 70 years in seclusion, using the power of the incantation and pills to remove the impurities from the Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords.

However, this method had a risk of failure. If he made a mistake, the wood attribute of the flying swords themselves could be damaged, greatly harming the vitality of his natal magic treasure. Also, the necessary fire-attribute pills were very difficult to obtain.

Old Man Jiang had probably meant the second method when he offered to help refine the flying swords. However, Han Li didn’t like the second method either.

That didn’t mean the third method was easy. It was almost impossible for other cultivators, and the time required was too long. According to Old Man Jiang, the third method was just a hypothesis, and he hadn’t even tried it himself.

However, he said that if he refined them as described, the chances of success were 80 to 90 percent, and the benefits would be enormous.

The third method was similar to grafting a flowering branch, which the old man called ‘Sword Seed,’ onto another flowering tree.

According to the jade slip, he needed to obtain a sapling of a spirit wood, plant it in a place with abundant spiritual energy, and then use a secret technique to seal the flying swords inside the spirit wood.

As the spirit wood grew, it would absorb the pure wood-attribute spiritual energy of the tree itself, gradually imbuing the impurities in the flying swords with the wood attribute. This way, there would be no need to remove the impurities.

Once the spirit wood was fully grown, the flying swords, having been cultivated with wood-attribute spiritual energy for a long time, would not have their vitality harmed, but would instead reach an unfathomable realm.

Although their power wouldn’t increase immediately, they would later possess a pure wood attribute, making it easier to reach the realm of Sword Heart Clarity.

Of course, the reason why Old Man Jiang had never even tried such a good method was because it had a very fatal flaw. The time it consumed was far too long.

Implanting the flying swords into the sapling to transform the impurities into wood-attribute materials would take much longer than the previous two methods.

Spirit woods usually grew slowly, taking over a thousand years to become mature trees. During this time, not only would he be unable to use the flying swords, but if an accident occurred and the spirit wood cultivating the flying swords died or was cut down, it would be the end.

What was certain was that the longer the sword seeding lasted, and the more precious the spirit wood, the purer the flying swords would become.

Having understood the third method, Han Li was greatly pleased and decided on this one.

The sword seeding method was impossible for other cultivators, but he had an excellent way to accelerate the growth of plants.

Using the mysterious bottle, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to grow a ten-thousand-year spirit wood instead of a thousand-year one. However, it was questionable whether the mysterious bottle would be effective even if he used it to grow the spirit wood.

But since it wouldn’t be too much trouble or take too long, he decided to try it first. If it didn’t work, he could reconsider the other two methods.

Having made up his mind, he flicked his sleeve and took out a jade-colored wooden box. Inside the opened box was a dried green bamboo fragment. It was the Golden Thunder Bamboo he had specially saved for later.

Although it wasn’t mentioned in the jade slip, he thought that using a spirit wood that was the same as the main material of the flying swords for sword seeding might be even more effective. Moreover, now that he knew he could refine the Vajra Subduing Demon Thunder from the Golden Thunder Bamboo leaves, he also planned to collect the leaves at this time.

Han Li summoned the Second Nascent Soul again and handed over the wooden box and a flying sword. He planned to experiment with only one flying sword first, and if it was effective, he would grow a large amount of Golden Thunder Bamboo and sword seed the rest of the flying swords.

After the Second Nascent Soul left, Han Li closed his eyes again for a long time to calm his mind. Then, he opened his eyes again and took out a milky white small bottle. He poured out a drop of True Essence Liquid and finally began his cultivation.

No matter how great the treasures were or how miraculous the cultivation methods were, they couldn’t be properly utilized without the support of magic power. He formed hand seals with both hands, and his whole body shone with golden light as the Avatar of the Great Firmament appeared behind him.

The three-headed, six-armed dharma idol moved its six arms to form mysterious hand seals, and at the same time, it sat in a meditative posture, as if it was cultivating.

*Whoosh.*

Like Han Li’s body, the Avatar of the Great Firmament was also covered in golden light. The light spread out, completely surrounding the dharma idol, and countless golden spell characters continuously flowed out from the six golden palms, hovering around the light before being absorbed into the dharma idol.

Behind Han Li, who was sitting with a blank expression, covered in golden scales, a mysterious event was taking place.

Time continued to pass, but the door to the secret chamber didn’t open easily. During that time, only the Second Nascent Soul would control the giant puppets to manage the herb garden before disappearing.

Outside the cave, the mid-level demons of the Black Silver Mountain Range all had worried expressions and exchanged large amounts of rare materials for wood spirit essence several times. The Second Nascent Soul grew some wood spirit essence and had a puppet that looked like Han Li trade with the demons.

When the puppet released a large amount of wood spirit essence, the demons were greatly relieved, and their anxious expressions gradually disappeared.

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