Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 332 - 197: Sacrificial Refinement Complete, the Ceremony Begins!

Chapter 332: Chapter 197: Sacrificial Refinement Complete, the Ceremony Begins!

"Who could possibly know? But the last time there was such a grand ceremony was probably when Master Yu Yi ascended to Core Formation. Speaking of which, it does bring back some memories..."

"?! You’ve touched upon an intriguing point! Do you think there might be another newly ascended Core Formation within the Immortal Sect?"

"Hiss... It’s not entirely impossible..."

Many people within and outside of the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect were discussing.

A lot of people started speculating that perhaps someone broke through their bottleneck and stepped into the Core Formation Realm.

However, some believed it was not the case, as the sect might have other reasons for hosting such a grand ceremony.

But regardless of whether it is or isn’t, everyone knows that in ten days, the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect will reveal a shocking, monumental news that will astound everyone.

Even outside of Qi Chuan’s Cave Mansion, several more Paper Crane Letters appeared.

Qian Lai and the Diwu Clan had sent letters again, all discussing the matter of the ceremony, causing astonishment at this Core Formation Clan.

Additionally, there was a Paper Crane Letter from Mo Qianbai, the Chief Steward of the Inner Talisman Hall, also discussing the ceremony.

Unfortunately, because Qi Chuan had been refining the Chongxu Bell all these days, he hadn’t left the Cave Mansion, thus he hadn’t seen these Paper Crane Letters.

On the last day before the ascension ceremony, Qi Chuan completed the refinement of the Chongxu Bell.

As Qi Chuan opened his mouth, much Mana surged back, entering his body and finally returning to the Dantian.

Clack!

Afterward, Qi Chuan extended his hand, and the Chongxu Bell immediately landed in his palm.

At this moment, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

[You nurtured and refined the Chongxu Bell with Mana for a quarter of an hour, attempting to completely master this Magical Treasure. You triggered a sixfold Critical Strike, achieving sixfold gains, and your refinement progress with the Chongxu Bell received a slight boost. You successfully completed the refinement of the Chongxu Bell.]

With the appearance of the text, Qi Chuan could feel a sudden, tight connection between his mind and the Chongxu Bell, as if a phantom thread linked his Divine Soul to the Bell itself. At this moment, it felt as if a mere thought could control the Chongxu Bell.

"Finally completed the refinement."

Qi Chuan couldn’t help but breathe out.

Originally, he’d thought he would finish the refinement earlier and have time to study the Bright King Technique.

Unfortunately, during these days, the Critical Strike multiplier of the Golden Finger had decreased, delaying the refinement progress.

However, ultimately he still completed the refinement within ten days.

Ten days is hardly worth mentioning for a Core Formation True Master. Completing the refinement of a Magical Treasure in this time is indeed fast, so Qi Chuan could still accept it.

Then, Qi Chuan thought about it, and the Chongxu Bell rose into the air, flying into mid-air, humming and immediately enlarging to one zhang in size, radiating bright light. A hazy blue-and-white radiance enveloped it, emitting a mystical and astounding aura.

This state signified the full power of the Chongxu Bell.

Instantly, Qi Chuan willed it again, and the gigantic Chongxu Bell began to slowly rotate, vibrating without being struck, emitting crisp and strange sound waves that spread like a tangible substance throughout the Stone Chamber, cascading across the entire Cave Mansion in an instant.

As the owner of the Chongxu Bell, Qi Chuan wasn’t greatly affected.

Yet he could still sense that the array of his Tier Two Top Grade Cave Mansion began to tremble violently and seemed about to be destroyed.

Thus Qi Chuan quickly willed it to stop moving the Chongxu Bell.

He was quite satisfied with the potential of the Chongxu Bell.

You should know, earlier, he hadn’t pushed it to the maximum, but merely tested it normally, yet even so, within a short time, it threatened the array of the Tier Two Top Grade Cave Mansion. If fully activated, the true power of the Chongxu Bell could only be imagined.

It certainly lives up to the name Magical Treasure.

However, Qi Chuan could also feel that during this time, his Mana had been somewhat consumed.

As a Magical Treasure, activating the Chongxu Bell is rather mana-intensive.

But Qi Chuan could sense that his First-Grade Nine Orifice Golden Core, if activating the Chongxu Bell, could probably last a long time.

A typical newly ascended Core Formation True Master might find this difficult to achieve.

After testing its power and feeling satisfied, Qi Chuan willed it, and the one-zhang Chongxu Bell swiftly shrank back to the size of a palm, ultimately transforming into a small white light that descended into Qi Chuan’s mouth, settling into the Dantian.

Buzz.

A crisp sound echoed within Qi Chuan’s Dantian.

Besides the Vibrating Annihilation Sword quietly hovering beside the First-Grade Nine Orifice Golden Core that hung like a great sun, now appeared a miniature White Jade Cloud Pattern Profound Bell—the Chongxu Bell.

Although not a Lifebound Treasure, after refining, the Chongxu Bell could still be stored within the Dantian.

When engaging in magical combat in the future, summoning it from the Dantian would be faster than taking it out of the Qiankun Bag.

"I can count this as having my first Magical Treasure!"

A slight smile appeared on Qi Chuan’s face.

Although merely refining the Chongxu Bell, possessing a Magical Treasure indeed significantly enhances one’s strength, giving Qi Chuan more confidence when facing other Core Formation True Masters.

After placing the Chongxu Bell in the Dantian, Qi Chuan finally had time to go outside the Cave Mansion, where he saw several Paper Crane Letters trapped within the array’s light.

With a wave of his hand, the Paper Crane Letters flew over and landed in his hand.

Qi Chuan then opened and read them one by one.

"It turns out the ceremony matter has spread widely, with many already speculating that someone has ascended to the Core Formation Realm. Yet probably no one would suspect it’s me."

Qi Chuan chuckled.

The information within the Paper Crane Letters: Qian Lai discussed the real reason behind the ceremony, sharing some opinions.

The Diwu Clan sought to get some insider information about the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect through Qi Chuan, especially since Qi Chuan, as a Tier Two Top Grade Talisman Maker in the Inner Talisman Hall, certainly had more informed news than the Diwu Clan.

Mo Qianbai, the Chief Steward of the Inner Talisman Hall, reminded him of tips for the ceremony period, to avoid mistakes that might lead to punishment and affect the reputation of the Inner Talisman Hall. Many Talisman Makers within the hall likely received similar advice.

None of these people expected the ceremony was due to Qi Chuan achieving Core Formation.

After reading, Qi Chuan replied to each letter.

Qi Chuan could have directly informed them that he had ascended to the Core Formation True Master Realm.

However, since the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect sealed the news, Qi Chuan saw no need to be the one to leak it, even if the secret was his own ascension to Core Formation, and it would be revealed tomorrow.

Upon finishing the replies, the Paper Crane flew out, and Qi Chuan closed the array and returned to the Cave Mansion.

At this time, a slight mental fatigue crept in from the sense.

"It seems continually refining the Chongxu Bell over the past days has indeed taken a toll on my spirit." Qi Chuan thought internally.

"Never mind, I’ll skip cultivation tonight and just sleep."

Qi Chuan lay on the bed, blissfully entering the dreamland.

In his dream, Qi Chuan saw himself, through his own efforts, finally stepping into the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm, becoming renowned across the world, and even continuing to ascend, advancing toward Divinity Transformation and Returning Void...

On the following morning, Qi Chuan awoke from the dream, his gaze clear.

In reality, with his current Cultivation, even in dreams, he could sense it was a dream, and if desired, he could at any time interrupt the dream to wake up.

Yet in the end, he chose not to, as it had been a long time since he’d had a dream, and this dream experience was quite nice, aligning well with his Cultivation goals.

"However, though it’s just a dream, through my efforts, it can become reality."

Qi Chuan smiled slightly, got out of bed.

Then, Qi Chuan thoroughly tidied up within the Cave Mansion, opened the Cave Mansion door, and stepped out, where a surge of cheerful ceremony noise reached his ears.