Refining Treasure · Dragon Bird Ring

  Xu Fei Nang stayed in the palace for over ten days, and when she saw that Yue Qing had adapted well, she proposed to bid farewell: "There is another junior fellow apprentice in our sect who went to the southwest to search for treasure, so he couldn't come together this time. I heard that the scenery in the palace is beautiful and wonderful, it's a pity. Calculating the days, he should have obtained the treasure by now, I'll go pick him up and bring him here, I wonder if the sisters would welcome him?"

  The people in the palace originally thought that Xu Fei was the most generous and wealthy fairy under the sky, but after seeing Yue Qing, they found out that she was ten times more luxurious than Xu Fei. Now hearing her mention another junior brother, who is also going to search for treasure in the southwest, they think he must be similar to Yue Qing. Xu Fei wants to bring him over, and there's no reason not to welcome him, so they all urge Xu Fei to hurry up and go fetch him back quickly.

  After Xu Fei left, San Feng called Wu Fan over and first asked him about Yue Qing's situation in the past few days. After secretly thinking for a while, he finally handed a small flag to Wu Fan: "You have done a good job entertaining our guest these days, so I will reward you with this Soul-Capturing Flag."

  Wu Fan happily knelt down and received it: "Thank you, Master of the Three Palaces!"

  San Feng said, "This banner was refined by me using the Tianmo secret technique. Its power is not to be underestimated. As long as you lightly shake it towards someone, you can capture their primordial spirit and do with them as you please. However, its power is too great, and I'm afraid you won't be able to use it. I heard that Sister Xu said that Brother Yue of the Wutai Sect is the first master craftsman in refining equipment. Why don't you take this banner to him and ask for his help?"

  As soon as Wu Fan came out of the Coral Pavilion, he still didn't quite believe San Feng's words. He picked up the Soul-Capturing Flag and waved it twice, but suddenly felt dizzy, stumbled, and almost fell to the ground. His stomach churned with nausea, and only then did he realize that San Feng hadn't deceived him. Hurriedly holding the flag, he came to Da Xiong Jiao to seek help from Yue Qing.

  Yu Qing was playing the zither and drinking tea in a cool pavilion, cultivating his spirit. Under the pavilion, in the middle of the sea, fish and dragons were swimming freely, shrimp and clams were gathering in groups, small ones less than an inch long, millions gathered together, big ones exceeding several feet, overturning the river and sea, various colors and shapes, strange and wonderful, all gathered under the pavilion, together raising their heads out of the water, bowing and dancing upwards, only hoping to delight Yu Qing, able to get him to throw down an immortal pill.

  Wu Fan arrived on the island by means of a celestial boat and followed the corridor to appear before Yue Qing, producing a small banner: "Uncle Yue! The Third Palace Master has rewarded me with this small banner because I have been serving you diligently these past few days. However, the power of this banner is too great; whenever I use it, I become dizzy and disoriented, my soul leaving my body. I heard that Miss Xu is an expert in refining instruments, so I've come to ask for your help in thinking of a solution."

  Yue Qing knew this was San Feng's probe, he took the flag and looked at it: "This is made by soaking the juice of xianrenji and hehuanlian in secret refining, but it's just a means between ordinary people, not a treasure of the immortal family, only Can deal with ordinary people who don't understand magic. Only the mysterious magic soul hook on top is a formidable thing, unfortunately, there is no Taoist clear heart method to restrain, it's easy to capture one's own soul, you just shake it slightly and feel dizzy, this is the sign, as long as the opponent's cultivation is similar to yours, you will not be able to hurt him, but suffer from backlash first. Moreover, since there is a mysterious magic soul hook, these herbs are used in vain, even if there were no such aphrodisiacs, as long as the magic can hook the opponent, it would be at your mercy, why bother with the power of medicine?"

  Wu Fan listened to him speak reasonably and couldn't refute him for a while.

  Yue Qing shook the banner: "Since you came to me, I'll help you improve it." He operated the Five Elements True Qi with his right hand's index finger on the banner and added a Taiyi 16th God Symbol. Then he drew the Six Paths Secret Demon Hook Soul Seal inside and handed it back to Wu Fan, "Try again this time."

  Wu Fan gently shook the banner, and the magic seal on its surface took effect, generating an invisible aura that captured a five-colored brocade carp in the water below the pavilion. The carp struggled with all its might but couldn't escape. Just as Wu Fan was about to add more force, Yue Qing snapped his fingers, breaking Wu's spell, and the carp darted into the depths of the water.

  Wu Fan saw Bao Fan's achievement and no longer felt dizzy and confused as before, suddenly delighted and danced with joy.

  Yue Qing returned the flag and said, "After this flag captures the opponent's soul, they will lose their consciousness. Although you can control them at will, it's like manipulating a wooden puppet. What fun is that? I'll teach you another Daoist heart-clearing mantra. Go back and practice it for an hour every day. After 49 days, you'll succeed. At that time, the opponent's body will be under your control, but their mind will still be clear. Although they'll be helpless, they won't be able to resist. Isn't that better?"

  Wu Fan couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he knelt down on the ground to kowtow to Yue Qing: "If it really has such an effect, Master Uncle is my reborn father!"

  Yue Qing transmitted his secret incantation to Wu Fan, who left with joy. When he arrived at the Coral Pavilion, he recounted what had happened to San Feng and Dong Xiu.

  San Feng took over the Soul-Capturing Banner and examined it: "This talisman is cleverly designed, restricting my demonic seal while not reducing its effectiveness."

  Dong Xiu said: "This curse is also rare. If it really can be like what he said, then there are many more meanings."

  After several days, Dongxiu personally came to find Yueqing, holding a pair of golden linked rings: "Yue Daoyou comes from a large Taoist sect, must be knowledgeable and have excellent Taoist skills. I have a treasure here, please help me take a look."

  Yue Qing took the golden hoop and glanced at it casually before handing it back: "This thing should be called the Dragon Bird Ring, a magical treasure refined by Lian Shan Dashi in the past. Originally, it still had some use, but unfortunately, this treasure is incomplete, only half of it remains, and its power is greatly discounted. This thing was originally used to defend against Tianmo, but you used Tianmo's method to refine it, so its power was again discounted."

  Dong Xiu heard him say that his treasure was so useless, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of discontent: "It's not as useless as you said. This ring can be large or small, when facing an enemy, it can be released to entangle the opponent's flying sword. As long as I recite the incantation, it will become tighter and tighter, eventually breaking into several pieces."

  "That's because you haven't met a truly good sword yet." He released his flying sword, stretched out his hand and wiped it, and the silver light burst forth, like a fire tree with silver flowers, suspended in front of him. With a flick of his finger, the sound was like a startled dragon. "If you don't believe me, put your ring on my sword and try it out to see whether the ring breaks or the sword bends."

  Dong Xiu hesitated for a moment, not daring to test it, and forced a smile: "Yue Dao's immortal sword must be a rare treasure in the world. Can various sects find a few that can be mentioned together?"

  "You're wrong about that." Yue Qing shook his head and sighed, "These two precious swords of mine can only be considered ordinary. As far as I know, there are at least a hundred flying swords with better quality than them."

  Dong Xiu was unhappy in his heart, and he waited to leave immediately. However, he couldn't help but ask: "Fellow Daoist, you just said that this treasure is only half of it. Do you know where the other half is? If we can make it whole, who knows what kind of power it will have?"

  "Haha." Yue Qing laughed, "It's no harm to tell you, I remember that year when our family master was competing with the Emei Sect, I vaguely heard that the two old men of Songshan had a pair like this, and they said they had already calculated where the other half was. However, due to some past relationships and face-saving, it wasn't good to take it directly, so we just waited for the future to find an opportunity to ask for it again. If not, we would have made other plans. At that time, we were still guessing who had the other half, but unexpectedly, it was in your hands."

  Dong Xiu's scalp felt numb and his face turned pale: "How could it be in the hands of the two old seniors on Mount Song?"

  "I've also heard about this, the Dragon and Phoenix Ring was originally refined by Lian Shan Da Shi, the master of Chang Mei Zhen Ren. It should be placed in the cave on Yue Er Island, which opens from time to time. Song Shan's two elders once went to retrieve Lian Shan Da Shi's notes on cultivation under Chang Mei Zhen Ren's orders and took a few magical artifacts by chance, including half of the Dragon and Phoenix Ring. They didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but when they needed it years later, they remembered it and went back to search for it in the cave, only to find that it was already gone."

  Dong Xiu knew he wasn't lying when he mentioned "Moon Island" and "Lian Shan Master". Among the six owners of the Purple Cloud Palace, her Taoist practice and magical powers were the weakest. Although she had also refined a few magic treasures, they all felt that they couldn't compare to the Dragon Bird Ring. Now that Yue Qing had said so, even the Dragon Bird Ring had become trash, and it was inevitable that she would feel disheartened.

  However, what made her even more anxious was that the other half was actually in the hands of the two old men on Mount Song. She knew very well how high their magical powers were, and even if the six people from the Purple Cloud Palace joined forces, they might not be a match for them. If they really came to demand it back, how should she respond? If she didn't give it to them, there would naturally be no good outcome, but if she did give it to them, it would be like cutting off a piece of her own flesh!

  Thinking of this, he hated Jin Xun Nu even more. He had brought back six treasures from the Moon Island that year and distributed them to everyone, so he must have known the truth beforehand. On purpose, he gave himself the Dragon Bird Ring, making himself end up with nothing! His heart was filled with anxiety and regret, and he secretly cursed all the way as he returned to the Coral Pavilion to discuss countermeasures with San Feng.