Li Yuanba still didnât know he was being targeted by five super forces; he was currently at the Ten Thousand Beast Sect for an official visit.
This time, he was here for the matter of the Xingyi Sword.
As he advanced to Peak Great Cultivator, he always felt that the power of the Xingyi Sword was insufficient to fully demonstrate his overall strength.
Of course, if other Sword Cultivators heard such words, they would likely be enraged to the point of coughing blood.
When had Spiritual Treasures ever been unable to satisfy the Sword Cultivators at the pinnacle of their cultivation? After all, Spiritual Treasures are magic artifacts only qualified for use by Great Powers.
It couldnât really be blamed on Li Yuanba; in fact, the potential of the Xingyi Sword was truly immense, and his cultivation indeed couldnât fully unleash its potential.
But the problem was, originally due to Li Shimingâs limited artifact refining ability, he could only choose one primary direction to strengthen the Spiritual Treasure.
The Xingyi Sword chose four hundred million speed runes and fifty million years sturdy runes.
The four hundred million speed runes were intended to enhance the speed of the Xingyi Sword. Upon successful refinement, the Xingyi Sword manifested a âSpeed Rule Imprintâ.
Yet, the fifty million sturdy runes only enhanced the sturdiness of the Xingyi Sword, and because the number of sturdy runes was too few, even the corresponding rule imprint failed to form.
Compared to Li Shimingâs other spiritual treasures, the Xingyi Sword was considered an early work, which fell far short in refinement techniques and the number of engraved rune incantations compared to other spiritual treasures.
The Xingyi Sword was Li Yuanbaâs Lifebound Flying Sword; as a Sword Cultivatorâs Lifebound Flying Sword, its prowess was closely linked to the Sword Cultivatorâs strength.
Li Yuanba arrived at the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, and after meeting Li Shiming once, he was arranged in a guest cave residence of the sect.
His Lifebound Flying Sword was taken by Li Shiming; without the Lifebound Flying Sword, a Sword Cultivator should not venture outside.
Li Shiming obtained the Xingyi Sword, and he was no longer the same as back then, possessing many top-grade fourth-grade refining materials.
Acquiring them by slaying Great Cultivators from super forces and through adventures in the Cloud Island Sea.
This time, he used a material called âRainbow Illusion Goldâ for the upgrade of the Xingyi Sword, a top-grade fourth-grade refining material produced by the Divine Palace in the Cloud Island Seaâa gold element refining material never seen in the Cultivation World here.
The characteristics of âRainbow Illusion Goldâ are dazzling and blinding; when spiritual power is activated, it bursts with rainbow light and can emit an extremely intense blinding light as needed.
Moreover, the appearance of âRainbow Illusion Goldâ is immensely alluring; the rainbow flying sword is highly attractive to cultivators, and this rainbow light can partially conceal other auras within the metal.
The process of refining the Xingyi Sword was not complicated; using âRainbow Illusion Goldâ to upgrade it was akin to clearing the original engraved runes on it and re-engraving new ones.
In the machine room space, there was a precision of 0.05 nanometers, allowing him to engrave as many rune incantations as possible within the maximum limit that âRainbow Illusion Goldâ could withstand.
What he needed to pay attention to was how the engraved runes matched Li Yuanbaâs strength.
He almost mobilized every brain he could, ending the refining of the Xingyi Sword within twenty days.
Li Shiming brought the Xingyi Sword and found Li Yuanba in the guest cave residence.
He did this deliberately to make all cultivators believe that he and Li Yuanba were friends.
It must be known that he wouldnât even meet with representatives of some super forces, merely letting the Ten Thousand Beast Sect host them, yet he had met Li Yuanba twice in a short period, and the last meeting was initiated voluntarily.
Although revealing that Li Yuanba is Li Shimingâs clone couldnât be done, the two of them would have much contact in the future, so itâs always necessary to provide a relatively reasonable excuse.
"Fellow, your flying sword!" As soon as Li Shiming entered the cave residence, he casually tossed the Xingyi Sword to Li Yuanba and said.
Upon leaving his control, the Xingyi Sword was immediately taken over by Li Yuanba.
The Xingyi Sword danced beside Li Yuanba as he quickly familiarized himself with the changes in the sword.
"Ten billion speed runes, ten billion sharpness runes, four billion sturdy runes!" Li Yuanba exclaimed.
The rainbow light flickered on the Xingyi Sword, concealing its spiritual treasure quality, allowing him to use the sword without specifically hiding its quality.
Of course, when attacking a target, itâs still necessary to directly annihilate them.
Because the targeted cultivator, as long as their cultivation level is sufficient, they can still perceive the quality of the Xingyi Sword when facing it.
Now the Xingyi Sword can be said to be the pinnacle of Li Shimingâs artifact refinement.
Engraving twenty-four billion rune incantations on a small flying sword, besides having the strength of âRainbow Illusion Goldâ, it was due to his engraving capability at 0.05 precision.
There are many cultivators in the Cultivation World capable of refining spiritual treasures, but only Li Shiming has crafted spiritual treasures using fourth-grade refining materials.
Normally, spiritual treasures require fifth-grade refining materials for crafting; Li Shiming used his unique refining method to forcibly raise an originally fourth-grade magic artifact to a fifth-grade spiritual treasure.
"The Golden Winged Dapeng will accompany you!" Li Shiming waved and said.
He wouldnât leave the Ten Thousand Beast Sect for a while, and Li Yuanba needed massive battles to solidify his position and accumulate combat insights for advancing to Half-step Great Power; having the Golden Winged Dapeng would greatly reduce travel time.