"Hiss!"

  After clearing up a temporary residence, Qin Tianyi waved his hand and the three spiritual instruments stored in the storage ring appeared before him.

  Three spiritual artifacts, each with a different shape, are a small flag, an octagonal diamond mirror, and a sword without edges.

  "Hmm... This sword without a blade is actually a flying sword?"

  Qin Tianji grasped the sword with no edge and measured it for a moment, his expression slightly surprised.

  Void!

  Only by reaching the realm of Tiankong Sword Master can one conquer with a single move, and only when humanity reaches the Tiankong Sword Master can they break free from gravity and soar through the air. However, there are countless cultivators in the world; without a complete and orthodox sect's inheritance, how many people can truly cultivate to the stage of Tiankong Sword Master?

  Count on one's fingers.

  Although it is extremely difficult to cultivate to the stage of Tiankong Sword Master, however, humans have never given up their yearning for the sky. Under such a grand environment, Feikongzhijian was born accordingly.

  Flying Sword

  Made from special materials and forged with a special method, it does not possess the sharpness of a spiritual sword nor the mysterious properties of a spiritual artifact. However, once refined, it can allow one to ride the sword through the air, granting the ability to fly without reaching the Sky Sword Master stage.

  Of course, to cultivate the flying sword, one must at least have the cultivation of a great sword master. Only when one reaches the realm of the great sword master and their true yuan transforms into a golden elixir can they support the practitioner in flying with the sword. If a sword practitioner in the sword practitioner stage forcibly cultivates this flying sword, before they can even take to the air, the enormous consumption will be enough to completely drain their true yuan, and even a truly powerful great sword master can only barely manage to fly with the sword.

  It is true that among many cultivators, the value of the Flying Empty Sword was still not below any of the middle-grade spiritual artifacts.

  Two great swordsmen, if they were to engage in a head-on battle, once one of them possesses the flying sword, when their true energy is insufficient, they can directly fly away and leave with ease, with one sword in hand, their body has already made them stand in an unbeatable position. Under this premise, the flying sword is almost equivalent to having an extra life.

  If Qin Tianyi had the heart to sell this Flying Empty Sword, its popularity would probably surpass that of those mid-grade spiritual artifacts.

  "The realm of a great sword master... unfortunately, I am still far from it."

  With some regret, Qin Tianyi put down the sword and his gaze fell on the other two spiritual artifacts. Among these two spiritual artifacts, one was a flag-type artifact called the Wan Huan Flag, which had the ability to transform into an illusionary array, capable of confusing enemies. Once trapped in the illusionary array, even a strong Tian Xiang Sword Master would find it difficult to escape.

  As for the other octagonal diamond mirror, although it is also a medium-grade spiritual instrument, it is a highly valuable protective spiritual instrument among spiritual instruments. As long as enough true energy is infused, when the host encounters danger, it can automatically fly out and dispel harm. The value of such a protective spiritual instrument may not be comparable to those high-grade spiritual instruments, but among medium-grade spiritual instruments, it is absolutely the most precious treasure.

  The only thing that's a bit regrettable is that this spiritual instrument has quite a few cracks on it and the damage is severe.

  But this is also reasonable.

  If this spiritual device hadn't been damaged, how could the master of Wanjian Gate have died under the claws of a ferocious beast.

  "This master of the Wan Jian Men, truly has a wealthy family background... with so many treasures in hand, and flying swords at his command, he is absolutely among the best in the Great Sword Master stage. Even if he were to encounter a Tian Kong Sword Master, he could use that Wan Huan flag to buy time for himself and escape calmly. Unfortunately, he encountered a ferocious beast attack, and for the sake of his sect, had no choice but to retreat, ultimately dying in battle."

  After a brief moment, Qin Tianyi took out the Wan Huan flag and, relying on his strong spiritual advantage, had already made initial contact with this mid-grade spirit artifact in less than three hours. As true energy poured in, a simple illusion array was deployed by him, enveloping this mountain rock area.

  Due to the limitations of its setup and spiritual power, this illusion array probably can't even block a Great Sword Master-level expert, let alone those sword masters who are well-versed in illusions. However, one mustn't forget that this is the outer reaches of the Sunless Mountains, where the probability of encountering humans is extremely low, not to mention Great Sword Masters and top-notch sword masters who excel at illusions. The true purpose of Qin Tianji setting up this array was to block high-level ferocious beasts and Lord-level ferocious beasts that might accidentally wander into this area.

  After setting up the illusion array, Qin Tianji had already picked up the Ba Jiao Ling Jing: "The Eight Sides Mirror has been severely damaged, and its spiritual nature has also suffered a certain degree of damage..."

  In a moment of contemplation, Qin Tianyi's spiritual world in his mind suddenly compressed, and a star was abruptly thrown into the Eight Trigrams Mirror by him. Less than an hour later, another star was condensed again and thrown into the Eight Trigrams Mirror.

  "Explode!"

  Accompanied by a low shout, the Eight Trigrams Mirror trembled slightly, and the original cracks spread out another inch, as if it was about to shatter.

  But after trembling for a moment, this eight-way mirror finally calmed down.

  Qin Tianyi also hastily closed his eyes and entered a state of meditation, recovering his severely depleted spiritual energy.

  It wasn't until a whole day had passed that he finally opened his eyes again, took a glance at the Octagonal Mirror in his hand, and felt the true energy surging throughout his body, pouring endlessly into the mirror.

  As he infused his true energy, the surface of the Eight Trigrams Mirror emitted a layer of ethereal glow. With a soft whoosh, it automatically floated up and slowly revolved around Qin Tianyi.

  But this rotation only lasted for a moment, and with Qin Tianyi's face becoming increasingly pale, it quickly fell down.

  "Hoo-hoo!"

  He disconnected from the Eight Trigrams Mirror, Qin Tianyi took a deep breath and after a while, he picked up the medium-grade spiritual artifact again. He smiled bitterly: "Indeed, you get what you pay for. This medium-grade spiritual artifact is severely damaged, its defensive power has been greatly reduced, and it can only withstand a blow from a late-stage Sword Master at most. However, its consumption of true energy remains in its prime state... With my current true energy as a Great Sword Master, I'm already lucky to be able to refine it. To fully refine it, absorb it into my body, and have it automatically appear to protect me when I'm in danger, I'll need to reach the late-stage Sword Master at least."

  Sword Master's later period... Condensing True Fire...

  By then, would this damaged spiritual artifact still have any significance for him?

  A waste of time!

  Shaking his head, Qin Tianyi couldn't help but cast his gaze onto the Thousand Ancient Sword.

  "This ancient sword is the ancestral sword of the Wan Jian Men, personally forged by a strong master of the Wan Jian Men. Its compatibility with the Wan Jian Men's techniques is extremely high. Without cultivating the Wan Jian Men's techniques, the progress of spiritual awakening will be very slow, and it may take tens or even hundreds of years to reach a spiritual awakening degree of over 50%. If taken into the body..."

  Qin Tianji looked for a moment and slightly furrowed his brow.

  He had already searched the storage ring, and although there were many sword techniques and skills in it, there was no trace of the Wan Jian Men's Town School's ultimate skill, the Wan Jian Jue.

  "It seems that to fully unleash the power of this mid-grade spiritual sword, I'll have to wait until I break through to Spiritual Master. Once my spiritual acuity breaks through to Spiritual Master, it will likely surge to around 3. At that time, with the roots of the green tender sprout solidifying my spiritual world, when the divine sword strikes and shatters its spiritual nature, I should be able to withstand this backlash."

  Putting aside the matter of the Thousand Year Sword for the time being, Qin Tianyi rummaged through his storage ring for a moment.

  There were still many other treasures in the storage ring, among which he also found several materials for refining high-grade spiritual instruments.

  Although these materials are slightly better than the Cloud Sword, they still can't surpass it by much. Qin Tianyi hesitated for a moment before dismissing the idea of using these materials to forge his life-bound artifact.

  The better the material, the faster it grows.

  He didn't want to casually refine a life-bound divine artifact only to have every subsequent transformation be extremely difficult.

  "Next is cultivation."

  After finishing the harvest, Qin Tianyi had already taken out the bottle containing the Blood Moon Condensed Yuan Spirit Pill.

  Most of the medicine bottles in the storage ring were empty, but perhaps the Blood Moon Condensation Pill was of no help to this master of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect. The number of these pills that remained was indeed extremely large, with a full fifty-six pills.

  Without hesitation, Qin Tianyi directly poured out one and swallowed it down.

  The elixir entered his body, quickly dissolving and burning fiercely like a flame within Qin Tianyi's body, refining the true energy inside him, causing his true energy to be rapidly refined.

  "Huh?"

  Qin Tianyi carefully sensed for a moment, and the true energy inside his body underwent continuous purification. Not only did the true energy gradually transform towards liquefaction, but even the originally full meridians also gradually became empty and floating.

  "The effect of Xueyue Ning Yuanshen Dan is to refine and purify, I don't know what would happen if taken together with Lianqi Dan..."

  As soon as the idea occurred to him, Qin Tianyi immediately took out a bottle of Lianqi Dan from his bosom, quickly poured out three pills, and swallowed them in an instant.

  After the Lianqi Dan entered his body, it immediately transformed into a pure energy that was instantly absorbed and mixed with the medicinal properties of the Xuanyue Chengyuan Lingdan. This caused the energy to be continuously refined even though Qin Tianyu had not fully assimilated it yet.

  In less than an hour, these three Refining Qi Pills had been completely refined and, seemingly, without any impurities settling down.

  "I knew it!"

  At this point, Qin Tianyi's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness.

  The Refining Qi Pill is a medicinal pill that practitioners of the Great Swordsmen cultivate, but to fully refine the medicinal properties of one Refining Qi Pill, at least a day's time is required. Otherwise, the residual energy left in the body will be impure and cause the true qi to become increasingly stagnant and difficult to circulate.

  However, at this moment, with the help of Xueyue Condensed Yuan Spirit Pill, the refining speed of Lianqi Dan was increased by more than tenfold. When he swallowed the Xueyue Condensed Yuan Spirit Pill, he could completely swallow ten Lianqi Dans in one breath, and his cultivation speed almost increased by tenfold in an instant.

  Of course, this cultivation method can only be used by Qin Tianji. If it were to be changed to anyone else, even the young masters of those top-notch sects, they would probably only be able to allocate three or four dozen Lianqi Dan per month. Consuming several hundred Lianqi Dan every month is an intense consumption that even those top-notch sects absolutely cannot withstand.

  Especially...

  Apart from the Refining Qi Pill, there must also be the even more precious Blood Moon Condensing Yuan Spirit Pill to complement it. This kind of pill, even if a top-notch sect were to obtain it, would have to treasure it as a priceless gem, so how could they bear to waste it lightly?

  "Tenfold! Although doing so would weaken the efficacy of the Blood Moon Condensing Elixir and waste its medicinal properties, it could allow me to cultivate to the Inner Circle stage in just one month! No matter how good a pill is, it's all about increasing cultivation. As long as my cultivation advances, will I still worry about not having enough Blood Moon Condensing Elixirs in the future?"

  At this point, Qin Tianyi's heart quickly emerged with a determination.