Nine Marvels reached out with a beckoning gesture. Despite the Five Fire Child's frantic resistance, bristling like an angry cat, it was still irresistibly pulled into the air and landed in his hand.
"I can't believe that old vine from the Profound Pure Sect is still alive. I thought for sure it would have withered and died long ago, cut off from the Spiritual Qi of the Upper Realm. The Profound Pure Sect truly lives up to its name as an Ancient Major Sect; they're quite capable."
He said this while holding the Five Fire Gourd, examining it.
"What a powerful Divine Prohibition. To think someone refined Thunder Marsh Divine Sand into the Five Elements True Prohibition and used a Magical Treasure to execute a Divine Prohibition... truly ingenious. This Gourd was quite lucky to have found you."
With his sharp, discerning eye, Nine Marvels grasped the secrets of the Five Fire Gourd completely in just a few glances.
"What a fine Slaying Treasure. The only reason this Magical Treasure couldn't defeat that Divine Body was its Tier Three limitation. If it could break free from its shackles and reach Tier Four, it could probably obliterate the body with just a few bolts of lightning."
After he finished speaking, he released the Five Fire Gourd, allowing the Five Fire Child to scamper back to Yang Jing's side. Then, he summoned the Demon-Catching Tripod.
The Wanhua Child was far more pliant than the Five Fire Child, landing obediently in Nine Marvels' hand.
Nine Marvels tapped the body of the Demon-Catching Tripod. During his conquest of this Small Realm, he had slain countless Outer Celestial Demons. Even though the Demon-Catching Tripod had been created by the Western Demon Sect long after he entered the Nine Marvels Small Realm, he could still recognize the tripod's extraordinary nature at a glance.
"It fuses a multitude of Demon Natures into one, turning demons to its wielder's will, and can even birth a world within itself. Marvelous, simply marvelous. What's even more incredible is that a Top Tier Magical Treasure of the Demon Dao is so docile in your hands, showing no signs of backlash. Your methods of Demon Control are far superior to even those young demons in the Northern Continent," he said, his voice filled with admiration.
Outer Celestial Demons were innately rebellious. Demon Cultivators in the Northern Continent exhausted every possible method to control Celestial Demons, yet still inevitably suffered from backlash. During Yang Jing's recent magical combat with Ah Guoshami, had this Demon Tripod shown the slightest hint of rebellion, Yang Jing would have been utterly annihilated. To Nine Marvels, this was truly inconceivable.
As for the flying sword, even though Yang Jing had withdrawn it into his body, its ability to erupt with power on its own despite being only Tier Three—and to pierce the Divine Body in a single strike—spoke for itself. Its uniqueness required no further comment from Nine Marvels.
"You praise me too highly."
Yang Jing replied humbly. He knew that the more lavish the praise from Nine Marvels, the more difficult the coming request would be.
With a casual pinch of his fingers, Nine Marvels solidified a wisp of Nine Marvels Qi into a Jade Scroll, an act of Transforming Void into Reality.
"This Jade Scroll contains the internal structure of the Divine Body. I've recorded every minute detail of its tissues. This Divine Body is different from the humans of the Nine Heavens World; it has no meridians or Dantian. Instead, it has a system of three channels and seven chakras used to store and circulate Divine Power and connect to the so-called Netherworld. My request is that you refine this body to create meridians and a Dantian capable of circulating Magical Power, as well as a Sea of Consciousness Purple Mansion to house a Primordial Spirit."
'Without Yang Jing, Nine Marvels could have held his nose and adapted to the three channels and seven chakras. But since he'd encountered an Artifact Refining Grandmaster like him, why not have a better body refined?'
'Moreover, having Yang Jing re-refine it would also erase any measures that White God had left behind in the body.'
'Nine Marvels refused to believe that White God would expend such vast resources to refine a Divine Body without leaving behind some kind of Restriction. He wasn't afraid of it, but if he could avoid the trouble, why not?'
Yang Jing swept his Divine Sense over the Jade Scroll Nine Marvels offered him, and his scalp immediately went numb.
'The internal structure of the Divine Body was worlds apart from a Cultivator's; they couldn't even be considered the same type of living being. Reforming such a body into a physical vessel for a Cultivator would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.'
'Furthermore, he had absolutely no experience in this area and didn't even know where to begin.'
"Senior, with my current abilities, I'm afraid it will be truly difficult to fulfill your wish."
Nine Marvels' expression turned cold, and an icy chill instantly radiated out from him in all directions.
Even with his powerful will, Yang Jing could barely remain on his feet and avoid making a fool of himself.
"Of course, I am willing to give it my all. I can only ask for your forbearance, Senior, in areas where my abilities may fall short."
Nine Marvels instantly withdrew the chilling aura, his gentle smile returning.
"If you successfully refine this body for me, I certainly won't ask a junior like yourself to help for free. My name is the Nine Marvels Creation Tripod; since 'Creation' is in my name, it means I was refined with a Great Divine Technique that allows me to mediate creation itself. I can create something from nothing, bring the dead to life. By expending a bit of my essence, I can manifest any Spiritual Object below Tier Five with my Nine Marvels Creation Qi. Whether you want a Longevity Fruit that can extend one's lifespan by a thousand years, a Heaven-Reaching Stone to alter your innate talent, or even a Divine Dao Talisman that allows a Cultivator to master a Divine Technique—I can give them to you," he said, his voice laced with temptation.
Yang Jing's eyes narrowed. He never imagined the Nine Marvels Creation Tripod possessed such a heaven-defying Divine Technique. Even for a Major Sect like the Five Elements True Spirit Sect, which had a relatively short history, there were scarce records of the items he promised.
He had only ever read about Divine Dao Talismans in the ancient records of the Northern Army Governor's Mansion and the Profound Pure Sect.
However, such Spiritual Objects could only help a Cultivator master Minor Divine Techniques. Mastering something on the level of the Five Elements Great Escape, a Celestial Spirit Divine Technique, was completely out of the question.
It was similar to the Authorities of these Evil Gods; the white light Ah Guoshami had mastered was definitely an Authority on the level of a Great Divine Technique, while the other Evil Gods' Authorities were only comparable to Minor Divine Techniques.
"I am willing to make the attempt for you, Senior!"
A thought flashed through Yang Jing's mind; he already knew which Spiritual Object he needed.
Nine Marvels nodded in satisfaction. With another pinch of his fingers, he created a second Jade Scroll from Nine Marvels Creation Qi. The sight pained Yang Jing. To use the precious Nine Marvels Creation Qi to create a Jade Scroll—an item that cost only a few Spirit Stones—was an extravagant waste.
"This is an Artifact Refining Technique I collected long ago. It's from the collection of the Celestial Court's old Ministry of Works and is called the Creation Scripture. A rather grand name, but the content more or less lives up to it. Study it; it should prove useful."
Yang Jing accepted the Jade Scroll and discovered that it contained a true magnum opus. Even for someone like him, who was already highly accomplished in Artifact Refining, mastering its contents would be an incredibly difficult task.
"Go on, go on. Don't worry about the one-year deadline. Whenever you finish refining the body for me, I will let you out."
As Nine Marvels spoke, his body suddenly dissolved into billowing Spiritual Qi, dispersing like a wild stampede, like motes of dust, and instantly vanished between heaven and earth.
Yang Jing looked up at the Demon Moon in the sky and let out a long breath. He had never expected that the Contest for the Nine Marvels would entangle him in the turbulent affairs of beings on the level of a Tier Six Spirit Treasure.
He exhaled, put away both Jade Scrolls, and then took out his Treasure Bottle. He began to carefully collect every last drop of the Divine Blood that had been scattered when the Divine Body was previously struck.
Previously, his first priority would have been to restore his Magical Power. But now, under the protection of Nine Marvels—a being who was practically omniscient and omnipotent within this Small Realm—he could rest easy.
All of this Divine Blood was a Spiritual Object of the highest quality. Now that his safety was guaranteed, he certainly couldn't let it go to waste.
Only after collecting all the Divine Blood did Yang Jing close his eyes, sit cross-legged, and focus all his efforts on restoring his Magical Power.
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