Chapter 512: Chapter 334 Five Elements Gourd, the Secret of Ancient Times

[The Magic Treasure Gourd: A top-grade treasure in its embryonic form, with boundless potential.]

[Originally crafted as an evil-path magical treasure by the Plague Elder, a cultivator of the Primordial Spirit, it was later purified of its restrictions and re-crafted into the embryonic form of a magical treasure.]

[This treasure contains Chaos Divine Iron, capable of containing all things, accommodating the power of any attribute.]

[This treasure has been refined with multiple attribute restrictions, embodying the fullness of the Five Elements, forming a cycle within itself, indescribably wondrous.]

…

Upon seeing the purple Superpower Light emerging on the gourd and those lines of information,

Lu Qing had a satisfied smile on his face.

This was his first official attempt at artifact refining.

Although he had already simulated and contemplated it many times using his superpower,

To succeed on the first try without any mishaps was still a cause for happiness.

“From now on, you shall be called the Five Elements Gourd.”

After naming the magical treasure in hand, Lu Qing tossed the gourd, allowing it to hover in front of him, and he sprayed a mouthful of Lifebound Essence upon it.

After the restrictions of the magical treasure were well refined, the next step was the most important one: recognizing the master.

And the recognition of a lifebound magical treasure was much more complex than that of ordinary treasures.

It required a continuous and prolonged infusion of Lifebound Essence and Divine Soul Power to make the magical treasure fuse with his Heart and Spirit, becoming one with him, responsive as his own limbs.

When further progress was made, it would involve nurturing a certain spiritual nature with his own Essence Qi Soul, enlightening an Artifact Spirit, allowing it to be promoted to a Spiritual Artifact.

The reason why the Plague Elder could so easily abandon his body and take possession of the Artifact Spirit,

Was precisely because the Artifact Spirit of the Plague Gourd was inherently from the same origin as him.

Otherwise, changing from a human body to a magical treasure while still preserving the True Spirit would not be so simple.

“Young Master is cultivating the ‘Five Elements Body Refining Technique,’ and has even reached the realm of Body Shining.”

“Yan,” noticing the Lifebound Essence exhaled by Lu Qing and seeing his body shine momentarily with the essence of the Five Elements amid his cultivation,

Was immediately surprised.

Since Lu Qing had refined the Leaving Fire Tripod, he had put its restrictions on lockdown.

Thus, “Yan” knew very little about Lu Qing, not even the cultivation technique he was practicing.

Previously, when Lu Qing helped refine the Plague Elder to death, he had activated the power of this cave’s Array and had not used his own Spiritual Energy.

So it was only now that “Yan” realized that Lu Qing was cultivating the ‘Five Elements Body Refining Technique,’ a technique from the Ancient Immortal Cultivation Era, which was almost unpracticed by anyone.

“Are you really cultivating this technique? Young Master, what are you thinking, could it be, among the cultivational inheritances of the Li Huo Sect, this was the only technique?

Or does he not know the flaws of this technique?”

“Yan” was puzzled.

The ‘Five Elements Body Refining Technique’ was not regarded as an exceedingly profound technique.

Not only was the speed of cultivation slow, but its upper limit was not very high.

Even the cultivator who created this technique only achieved the Golden Core Realm Perfection at most.

Lu Qing’s decision to cultivate this technique was beyond its expectations.

However, “Yan” also knew that now was not the time to ask, so it just quietly watched Lu Qing refining the magical treasure.

As Lu Qing spurted out mouthful after mouthful of Lifebound Essence, the Five Elements Gourd also became thoroughly branded with his mark, refining it into his lifebound magical treasure.

Once the branding was complete, the Five Elements Gourd turned into a stream of light, merging into his body, and finally settling in the Dan Tian Qi Sea.

It absorbed all the Five Elements Spiritual Power in Lu Qing’s Dantian, circulated it within itself, and then expelled it.

Then it would absorb it again, and expel it.

As the Five Elements Gourd continued to absorb and expel the Spiritual Power, Lu Qing discovered that with each cycle, the Spiritual Power in his Dantian became more refined.

He was somewhat surprised.

The ‘Five Elements Body Refining Technique’ he was cultivating required him to continuously temper his physical body with his own Spiritual Power.

With the increasing strength of his physical body, the requirements for the refinement level of Spiritual Power would also increase.

Now that the Five Elements Gourd could refine his Spiritual Power, it was equivalent to constantly aiding his cultivation.

This could greatly accelerate the speed of his cultivation.

“Indeed, choosing to refine the Five Elements Gourd as my lifebound magical artifact was the right decision.

Even just starting the refinement of this treasure has already shown such remarkable effects.

Once it is continuously refined and fully shaped into a Spiritual Artifact later on,

The benefits to me will probably be unimaginable!”

Currently, the Five Elements Gourd was merely imbued with a single layer of restriction by Lu Qing.

This restriction involved the complete Five Elements, forming a set of Five Elements Array.

He crafted it by combining the heritage of the Divine Talisman Sect and the artifact refining techniques of the Li Huo Sect.

Ordinarily, just a single layer of restriction would at most craft a magical artifact at a basic level.

However, the pedigree of the Five Elements Gourd was simply too good.

The Plague Elder had invested all his life’s accumulations in refining it as his lifebound magical artifact,

And had unintentionally incorporated a piece of the legendary Chaos Divine Iron.

This made the Five Elements Gourd rank among the upper tier of treasures based solely on its material capabilities, even without any restrictions.

In the future, as long as Lu Qing continued to refine it, imbuing it with restrictions, a day would come when it would transform anew into a Spiritual Artifact.

By then, as the master of the Spiritual Artifact and also as its lifebound magical artifact, he would undoubtedly receive tremendous benefits.

“Congratulations, Young Master, on the successful refinement and acquiring your own lifebound magical artifact.”

“Yan,” seeing Lu Qing incorporate the Five Elements Gourd into his body, immediately voiced its congratulations,

While also inwardly marveling at how good Lu Qing’s fortune was.