100: Star Gathering Spirit Plate
Zhang Sheng began refining the star vortex spirit gathering plate again.
The speed had indeed improved significantly.
Not only that, but refining a single star vortex spirit gathering plate could increase his progress by a few points.
However, refining one star vortex spirit gathering plate still took several minutes; it was still not fast enough!
Consequently, he set his sights on the star vortex spirit gathering rune.
Zhang Sheng first refined a blank Formation Plate, drew the star vortex spirit gathering rune, and then erased it.
This formed a new skill: "Skill: Draw Star Vortex Spirit Gathering Rune (Beginner: 1/100)"
After erasing it with a thought, he drew the rune again.
Simply drawing the rune, supported by his powerful Mental Energy, was extremely fast.
Once he reached the Proficient and Proficient Realms, this speed became even faster!
Only three days passed before: "Skill: Draw Star Vortex Spirit Gathering Rune (Perfected State)"
At this moment, drawing the star vortex spirit gathering rune was just a thought away for Zhang Sheng.
Combined with his Transcendent Barlin Artifact Refining Technique, the speed of refining the star vortex spirit gathering plate increased several times over; refining it just once increased his progress by 30 points.
After the blue flame melted the Formation Plate, Zhang Sheng refined it again.
Repeating this process, though the days were monotonous, every effort yielded results!
This was a great happiness.
During the period of refining the star vortex spirit gathering plate, good news arrived: Song Xian had actually cultivated the "Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art" to the Transcendent stage.
Previously, Zhang Sheng had refined several thousand supreme-grade blank Jade Slips, which were more than enough. Song Xian could now produce Jade Slips for the "Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art."
He couldn't help but exclaim that having Clones was truly great.
Previously, when using the Spirit Gathering Array in the underground cultivation hall, Zhang Sheng thought it was Song Xian's main body, but later, after cultivating his Mental Energy technique, he realized otherwise.
It was certain that what he saw daily was not Song Xian's main body at all, but Song Xian's Clone.
Even so, he could still dispatch Clones outside. It was certain that this guy had at least two Clones!
The main body was hidden who knows where...
Song Xian's Clone Talent was SSS-level Talent. Even if he only had two Clones, plus the main body, three bodies cultivating the same Spell simultaneously with shared insights meant his cultivation speed was bound to be astonishing.
Coupled with the fact that he was a dual SSS-level Talent Awakened, with his other Talent being All Meridians Open, the combination made his cultivation speed skyrocket like a rocket.
In the evening, Song Xian arrived at Zhang Sheng's villa.
Meeting again, Zhang Sheng sensed the Spiritual Qi aura within his Clone, which had reached at least six million Spiritual Qi value!
This was just one Clone; adding the other Clones and the main body, Song Xian's total Spiritual Qi was likely over twenty million.
Although it didn't compare to Zhang Sheng, for an ordinary Cultivator, it was absolutely an unreachable existence!
"Zhang Sheng, long time no see."
Zhang Sheng sensed a faint trace of Divine Sense probing him. If it were an ordinary Cultivator, they probably wouldn't have noticed, but with his Perfected State Breath Concealment Art combined with his powerful Mental Energy, all Song Xian could sense was a void.
Zhang Sheng's lips curled slightly. After locking eyes with Song Xian for a moment, he smiled faintly and said, "It hasn't been that long, just a week. You, on the other hand, have grown much stronger!"
"Hey, don't mock me. Even now, I still can't see through you at all!"
From Zhang Sheng's eyes, Song Xian already understood that his probe had been exposed.
The Hidden God Art he cultivated worked every time he probed others without being discovered, but in front of this monster, it was useless.
Probing others with Divine Sense rashly not only offended people but also made a fool of himself; he hoped Zhang Sheng wouldn't take it to heart.
Song Xian then said, "Zhang Sheng, the fact that I could Cultivate the 'Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art' to the Transcendent stage is all thanks to you!"
"If it weren't for the 'Mysterious Spider Thought Binding Method' you sent, how could I have cultivated so fast!"
...
Zhang Sheng noticed that Song Xian had changed; he was no longer as carefree, confident, and wild as before.
A pile of blank supreme-grade Jade Slips flew in front of Song Xian. "Take these Jade Slips!"
"So many?" Looking at the thousands of blank Jade Slips, Song Xian simply couldn't believe his eyes.
"I've discovered that everyone always underestimates you!"
"Dean Hou has instructed that next, we will use the manually refined Jade Slips of the 'Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art' to exchange for blue-grade Jade Slips produced in foreign Secret Realms."
"Of course." "The new blue-grade Jade Slips will be sent to you as soon as possible!"
Watching Song Xian take the blank Jade Slips away, Zhang Sheng knew: "This guy didn't need to come in person to get the Jade Slips; he just wanted to use the opportunity to test my strength."
"Using the 'Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art' to exchange for blue Jade Slips from other Secret Realms is definitely a good idea."
"The 'Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art' is currently the only Qi Refining technique for the Divine Breath Realm."
"Exchanging an unknown blue Jade Slip for a confirmed Cultivation Technique, and a desperately needed one at that, is very cost-effective. Other countries have no reason to refuse."
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Under the boost of the Transcendent "Barlin Artifact Refining Technique" and the Perfected State star vortex spirit gathering rune, Zhang Sheng's progress in refining the star vortex spirit gathering plate skyrocketed like a rocket.
Three more days passed. "Skill: Refine star vortex spirit gathering plate (Transcendent 6/1000000)"
A silver-white, palm-sized, exquisite spirit gathering plate appeared in Zhang Sheng's hand. The silver-white color was the result of the perfect Fusion of pure iron without Impurities and Warm Jade. It was like a beautiful piece of art.
The Tier 2 supreme-grade star vortex spirit gathering plate was refined. Refining just one increased his progress on the Transcendent stage by 6 points.
As the insights of the Transcendent stage flooded into his Sea of Consciousness, Zhang Sheng understood the effects of the Tier 2 supreme-grade star vortex spirit gathering plate. He also knew that cultivating it to the Perfected State would not further improve its effects, only reduce the Mental Energy consumed during use.
Zhang Sheng was not lacking in Mental Energy, so spending a large amount of time to upgrade this skill to the Perfected State was not worth it.
Carrying the spirit gathering plate, Zhang Sheng impatiently flew into the high altitude to test its effects.
As Mental Energy was injected into the spirit gathering plate, the star vortex rune began to rotate at high speed, as if it had been given life.
With the spirit gathering plate as the center, a Spiritual Qi vortex slowly formed. Ten meters! A hundred meters! As the consumption of Mental Energy intensified, the diameter of the vortex continued to expand...
It didn't stop expanding until the diameter of the Spiritual Qi vortex reached an astonishing one thousand meters.
The Spiritual Qi vortex formed by a Tier 2 Low Grade star vortex spirit gathering plate was only ten meters in diameter; the difference between the two was more than a hundredfold.
Zhang Sheng suppressed the urge to Cultivate the "Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art" because there was a better place to go—the Secret Realm.
The Secret Realm would eventually dissipate; not refining the Spiritual Qi within the Secret Realm was simply a huge waste.
Moreover, the Spiritual Qi inside the Secret Realm was several times denser. When Cultivators from various countries had finished clearing out the Secret Realm, they would enter it to Cultivate.
Zhang Sheng entered a Secret Realm that had recently appeared in Huaxia. Only a few Foundation Establishment Realm little Yao Beasts remained inside, used to maintain the existence of the Secret Realm.
A large number of Cultivators were transporting supplies from within the Secret Realm to the outside world.
Zhang Sheng flew to the air at the center of the Secret Realm, placed the star vortex spirit gathering plate above his head, injected Mental Energy, and activated it with all his might. At the same time, he circulated the "Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art" Cultivation Technique.