Chapter 98: Congxiao Dan

  Deploy this ritual instrument, the control position is in the middle of the ship, in a cabin under the deck. He can be anywhere, of course; those five top-notch Qi-refining cultivators are taking turns to urge the power of the law on the large array of this ritual instrument. The ship is advancing on the sea, breaking waves, and its speed has surpassed that of a running horse. Within an hour, it can sail out two hundred miles. However, the Divine State is said to have a sea route of millions of miles, and at this speed, even in one day, it's only more than 2,000 miles, when will we arrive?

  Bai Qi didn't know that this magical tool was already fast enough. Otherwise, a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage would need seven or eight years to cross the ocean. If their magic wasn't sufficient and they needed to rest halfway, it would take over ten years to cross the ocean, which was normal.

  Just having to endure this scene on the boat for over a year, Bai Qi was unwilling, and he simply said to Zhan Bu: "Brother Zhan, why is your treasure so slow?"

  His originally ruddy face turned even redder. He knew that Bai Qi was just joking, so he said: "This magic tool of mine is already mid-tier among its peers, and it consumes very little magical power. Other cultivators wouldn't dare to have a few people cross the sea like this."

  "What's the origin of this ritual object?" Bai Qi's words were even more abrupt. But Zhan Bu answered patiently.

  "What I got from a high-ranking Buddhist monk is called the Golden Ark of Salvation. After refining it, it's indeed a bit flashy, but whether it's for escaping or defending, it's rarely seen in lower-grade artifacts."

  "Brother Zhang, can you think of a way to further improve this technique?" Bai Qi asked nonchalantly.

  Zhan Bu was taken aback at first, then said disbelievingly: "Bai brother, it's not right for you to tease people like this. How could I have such skills?"

  "What do you think of this?"

  He took out the Starry Sky Chessboard, which had been through several battles and its magical power was almost depleted. It was also severely damaged, and Bai Qi later didn't dare to use it against his enemies.

  Although the law scroll can be reused, it is ultimately a consumable item. Bai Qi never thought of restoring it, but if this thing were to merge with the Du'e Golden Ark, the degree of the Du'e Golden Ark would increase significantly, and the space would also become more vast.

  He spread out a face of disbelief and said to Bai Qi: "This is even more ridiculous, we are scattered cultivators, what do we have that can be exchanged with you?"

  Bai Qi smiled and said: "Let's just... become friends."

  Zhan Bu shook his head: "I don't believe it."

  Bai Qi said seriously, "This Golden Lotus Boat is for crossing tribulations. I've come to refine it through sacrifice. All I want to know is the method of refining instruments used by the Buddhist sect. I have something from the Buddhist sect in my hands that I'm not good at handling, and it would be a pity to give up on it."

  Zhan Bu said straightforwardly: "What if you take away my magic weapon?"

  "Looking for Zhu Guo as a witness, if I took your magic weapon, you two, combined, can't even defeat me alone?"

  Bai Qi's words really moved Zhan Bu. Bai Qi's talisman was of a very high level, and if it hadn't been damaged, he probably wouldn't have taken it out. If he could fuse it into his own artifact, maybe he could really make the Du'e Golden Ark become a mid-grade artifact.

  Even if it's just one level apart, the gap is still huge.

  To sail on the sea for more than a year, there are many crises. If you have a medium-grade magic tool to protect yourself, the possibility of arriving in the divine state alive will increase by several times.

  "I don't know if Zhu Guo will agree." Zhan Bu said nervously, his concern was not this, even if Bai Qi wanted to understand the Buddhist sect's equipment refining methods, the Fa Lao was too precious. After all, there were very few good things in the hands of scattered cultivators, first, materials were hard to find, second, the time spent on refining equipment was too long, and scattered cultivators had no gate or school, their progress was much slower than that of the disciples of the big sects, if they spent more time refining equipment, what hope was there for longevity.

  "This thing, I promised." Then Zhu Guo poked his head out of the cabin and beckoned to the two people.

  "Alright, if there's an island ahead, let's stop and refine our equipment."

  Bai Qi didn't bother to explain, and the matter was settled. The Starry Sky Chess Sect's talismans weren't anything special either; they were just something given to disciples when they went out on a mission. Moreover, they might not even be specialized talismans for this particular task - depending on the disciple's abilities, the talisman given would also be different.

  Bai Qi's time in the door was short, and he could only control a few spells, so he divided it into such a big road goods.

  Bai Qi has now lost his sect, but the equipment on his body is not lacking. He has the Inverse Scale Spear, the Demon Spirit Gourd, the Seven Star Fumo Gun, as well as the Eternal Night Sword Pill and the Moon Wheel Sword Pill. He even has a Qingfeng Sword of the Fa Bing grade.

  The Nine Heavens Purple Fox Seal transmitted by the True Person of the Purple Eyebrow is even more capable of advancing to a sacred artifact. Bai Qi didn't think that letting Zhan Bu occupy any advantage, he now wants to refine the Buddha's Golden Body of Wú Chǐ Shén Sēng, but his strength is insufficient, and he must first understand the Buddhist method of refining artifacts.

  The Duō è jīn zhōu is a well-known Buddhist utensil. Although the grade of this exhibition is low, the refining technique is the same.

  The rotation of the five elemental periods was almost negligible, and in less than half a day's time, they saw a small island. However, Zhang Wuji did not stop to rest, as this island was too small, and if sea monsters were to attack, there would be nowhere to hide. Most sea monsters borrowed the power of the vast ocean to increase their combat strength several times over, and if they were too far away from the ocean, their combat strength would also decrease drastically.

  If the island is large enough, it can also make Bai Qi feel at ease in his cultivation. Otherwise, with three Nascent Soul stage and five Core Formation stage cultivators, a single Golden Dan stage demon that comes would be able to wipe them all out.

  The Wu Guo Jin's ability can shield the enemy's perception, otherwise, even if they spread out, they wouldn't dare to send so many people to cross the sea.

  After traveling another day at sea, they were already over 3,000 miles away from the shore. Only then did they see a slightly larger island, with several mountain peaks on it. This kind of terrain was not suitable for sea monsters to fight.

  Everyone already knew that Bai Qi was going to upgrade this artifact, and no one objected. Being able to upgrade a bit would mean spending fewer months at sea. Those five Nascent Soul cultivators were even more afraid of the ocean.

  Zhan Bu arranged the five Qi-refining cultivators on the surrounding mountain peaks to monitor the sea monsters. Some of the methods for refining equipment in Daoism cannot be interrupted. He had asked Bai Qi, and Bai Qi said it was fine, but he still chose to be cautious.

  They found a vacant lot, and asked Bai Tou if they could watch from the side. Bai Tou agreed, and the two of them automatically retreated 100 zhang away. Zhang San was experienced and knew not to get too close, lest he be misunderstood. But Zhu Guo was a person with a certain background, so he still had some manners.

  Bai Qi took the golden boat of E in his hand and directly unfolded the starry sky chess boundary. Both Zhu Guo and Zhan Bu were incorporated into it.

  The two were shocked and immediately saw that the Golden Ferry Boat had also been unfolded, and Bai Qi's yin spirit directly entered the Golden Ferry Boat.

  To two people, Bai Qi's move was quite adventurous. In fact, Bai Qi only sent a wisp of the dark energy into the Golden Ark, not all of it.

  First, he probed the Jinzhou formation to see what kind of array it was. Bai Qi's yin energy was powerful, and with just a slight scan, he already had a number in mind. Although it wasn't a Daoist technique, the method was rough, but in Bai Qi's eyes, there weren't many secrets.

  The core of the Golden Lotus Boat is a golden lotus, on which a Buddhist scripture is arranged. The golden text shines with a somewhat impure light. Bai Qi didn't mind, he focused on observing the structure of the golden lotus.

  The golden lotus has nine petals, and each petal only has forty-nine sentences of scripture. The scripture is written in Sanskrit, and Bai Qi's yin energy is very strong, directly extracting the poison. He now has a rough understanding of the Buddhist techniques. If he can cultivate the ninth chapter of Qing Lei Zhen Jie, he might be able to refine a single Golden Ferry Boat immediately.

  Bai Qi immediately spat out a stream of flames, refining the starry sky chessboard into the Golden Ark.

  The combination of Faqi and Faluo is also a common means, Xingkong Qi Jie Faluo is a high-quality Faluo, which can only be merged into Du'e Jinzhou to have the possibility of upgrading the properties of Jinzhou.

  Both Buddhism and Taoism emphasize the concept of kalpas. The Golden Ark for Crossing Calamities was originally created by a high-ranking Buddhist monk to help his disciples cross over difficult times, and its uses are endless. Bai Qi's fire of calamity is pure, but after all, it's not very powerful and can't destroy the Golden Ark. He himself controlled it, gradually merging the Golden Ark with the Starry Sky Chessboard Seal.

  The starry sky chessboard's symbol seed was merged into the golden lotus, transforming into golden scriptures. The quality of the Golden Ferry slowly improved. Bai Qi saw that his own demonic fire power was insufficient and didn't want to expose too much of his true strength, so he took out the earth fire obtained from the cave in Fuzi Mountain to help refine this Buddhist artifact.

  As soon as the earth fire emerged, it wrapped around the Golden Lotus Ferry and the Starry Sky Chessboard, quickly merging the two into one. Bai Qi decisively sent the purification of the earth fire into the Golden Lotus Ferry, and the earth fire instantly engulfed the golden lotus in flames.

  Zhan Bu was overjoyed, he saw the light of the Jin Zhou boat burst through the clouds in an instant, hundreds of golden scriptures shone brightly, floating outside the Jin Zhou. It was a success!

  It's just a magic weapon, and even if the refining is successful, there won't be any calamity. If it's a Taoist artifact, you'll still have to face the heavenly tribulation test. Bai Qi had a plan in mind, slowly recalling his own life-bound demon fire. After using this life-bound demon fire to refine the Escape from Calamity Golden Boat, he gained more experience with the Buddhist sect's refining techniques.

  That Zhu Guo was deep in thought, seeing Bai Qi didn't mention any conditions, and handed over the refined Du'e Jin Zhou to Zhan Bu. She suddenly spoke up: "Brother Bai, can you sell me some of that earth fire?"

  "He shook his head and said, 'I won't sell.'"

  Zhu Guo pouted, but refused to mention it again.

  Bai Qi shook his head and said: "Don't get angry, we're in the same boat now, but once we reach Shen Zhou, we'll go our separate ways. I don't need your elixir, what will you use to buy it?"

  The white flame that burns without a source will surely burn for hundreds of years before extinguishing itself. That Zhu Guo must have come to refine the elixir.

  Bai Qi said: "This land fire of mine contains evil energy internally, when refining equipment I can extract it, but if you refine elixirs, I'm afraid it will harm the person taking the medicine."

  Zhu Guo said proudly, "What do you know about alchemy? I'm actually interested in the earth fire within you that contains killing energy. I want to refine a Condensing Killing Energy Pill. In the Divine State, there is a special group of Qi-refining masters who cultivate by relying on the Earthly Killing Veins. Those who can't find the Earthly Killing Veins have no choice but to rely on the Condensing Killing Energy Pill; otherwise, they will have no hope of breaking through to the Golden Dan realm in their lifetime."

  "Is there still this matter?"

  "Hmph, you send me a ball of earth fire, and I'll send you a gourd of Congxian Dan. This Congxian Dan can sell for a good price in the Divine Continent, but its best use is as a currency to exchange for cultivation techniques."

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