Chapter 145: A Cultivation World Version of a Mobile Phone? Joining the Heavenly Blade Sect
In the end, you still spared the Demoness’s life, letting her lead you to the location marked on the treasure map.
But as the condition for sparing her, the Demoness’s soul blood was already in your grasp. Her life and death were now decided by a single thought from you.
Although you knew the Ascension Passage had been closed, and ascending to immortality was now impossible.
But toward the temptation of immortality, how could it be so easily resisted?
Anything that even touched upon the word “immortal” was no ordinary thing!
“Senior, this little woman’s life is now in your hands. No matter what you wish to do, I cannot resist at all!” Along the way, the Demoness constantly tempted you.
“Focus on the road. Those little tricks of yours are useless on me.” You did not even glance at the Demoness, only concentrating on the journey.
“Tch, how boring. What a waste of Senior’s fine looks.” The Demoness muttered under her breath.
“Hm?” Your brow furrowed slightly. You directly slapped her, heavily injuring the Demoness once more.
This time, the Demoness thoroughly recognized her situation and became obedient.
A month later, the Demoness brought you near the Heavenly Blade Sect.
“Senior, according to this little woman’s investigations over the years, the endpoint of the treasure map is within this Heavenly Blade Sect!”
“However, the Heavenly Blade Sect’s Sect Master is a mighty figure of the Fusion realm. This little woman did not dare to infiltrate and investigate deeply.”
“As expected of Central State, a holy land of cultivation. Even the Sect Master of just any sect has Fusion realm cultivation!” You sighed with emotion, feeling the matter was somewhat troublesome.
“Is the Heavenly Blade Sect still recruiting?” you asked.
“Senior, you mean… join the Heavenly Blade Sect?” The Demoness gave you a puzzled glance and explained.
“But the Heavenly Blade Sect only recruits disciples below the Nascent Soul stage. With Senior’s cultivation, I fear they will not want you.”
“Is that so?” You chuckled. “Then I wonder if they recruit Artifact Refiners and Formation Masters?”
“Senior, you even know such things!” A flicker of surprise passed through the Demoness’s eyes. She hurriedly said, “Masters like these are rare talents in any faction. The Heavenly Blade Sect will definitely recruit you.”
“Good.” Afterward, you found a place and began secluded cultivation.
“I wonder what level Senior’s attainments have actually reached. How exciting.” Outside the door, the Demoness, standing guard for you, spoke thus.
You began secluded cultivation, earnestly studying the Secret Tome of Five-Element Formations. This tome contained many powerful formations. In the past, you had no time to study it. Now was a perfect opportunity.
You basically had all the materials for setting up high-rank formations. This was thanks to that trip to the Dragon Fall Lands, which had given you quite a bountiful harvest.
Ten years later, you successfully set up a Fifth-Rank Formation, the Five Elements God-Binding Formation!
This was a high-rank formation capable of trapping Spirit Transformation cultivators. With the power of the Five Elements circulating, it could trap a Spirit Transformation cultivator for a very long time.
Having successfully set up a Fifth-Rank Formation, you successfully advanced to a Fifth-Rank Formation Master, self-proclaimed.
You took out the artifact-refining technique the Old Monster had given you, and began patiently studying it.
Your talent for artifact refining was not poor. In only three years, you barely managed to refine a low-rank, lower-grade artifact.
In the fifth year, your success rate for refining Earth-rank lower-grade artifacts had already reached seventy percent!
In the tenth year, you successfully refined an Earth-Rank Mid-Grade Artifact!
The joy of success filled your heart. Your enthusiasm surged, and you continued refining artifacts.
In the fifteenth year, your success rate for refining Earth-Rank Mid-Grade Artifacts had already reached seventy percent. You felt you had entered a bottleneck, and could no longer rapidly improve your artifact-refining skills in a short time.
You came out of seclusion. You looked at the bright, sunny weather. The improvements in artifact refining and formation techniques made your mood comfortable.
This feeling of clearly sensing your own abilities improving made you deeply fascinated. If not for still needing to investigate the Heavenly Blade Sect, you might have continued in secluded cultivation.
“Senior? You have finished seclusion?” The Demoness, who had waited over twenty years, excitedly stood up the moment she saw you leave seclusion.
“Mm, let’s go. It’s time to head to the Heavenly Blade Sect!”
“Who might Your Excellency be?” Outside the Heavenly Blade Sect, the disciple responsible for guarding the sect questioned the two of you.
“This humble one is Ye Fan, an Artifact Refining Master. I have come this time intending to join your honored sect. I hope Fellow Daoist will announce my arrival.” You cupped your hands, then took out an Earth-rank lower-grade artifact from your storage ring and handed it to the Nascent Soul stage disciple.
The Nascent Soul stage disciple looked at the Earth-rank lower-grade artifact in his hand, joy appearing on his face, and quickly put it away.
“Cough, Senior is too polite. Please wait here a moment. This junior will go in and report to the Elder of the Artifact Refining Hall.”
A quarter of an hour later, the Nascent Soul stage disciple returned, followed by a Return-to-Void realm cultivator.
“First Elder, it is this person. He wishes to join our sect,” the Nascent Soul stage disciple introduced.
“Greetings, Senior.” You politely greeted him.
“Mm.” The First Elder sized up you and the Demoness, then said, “Follow me in.”
Entering the sect, the First Elder led you to the Artifact Refining Hall and into an artifact refining room.
“Let me see what grade of artifact you can refine.” The First Elder said directly.
You did not hold back either. In front of the First Elder, you began refining artifacts, while the Demoness assisted at your side.
A week later, you held a brand-new Earth-Rank Mid-Grade Artifact and presented it before the First Elder.
“Not bad, not bad!” The First Elder stroked the Earth-Rank Mid-Grade Artifact you had forged and nodded in satisfaction. Then he tossed you a token.
“This is an Elder token. Drip a drop of blood and a thread of divine sense into it.”
You restrained the physical power of your Return-to-Void realm body. Only by exerting immense strength did you manage to bite your finger until it bled, and a drop of fresh blood soaked into the token.
“Identity confirmed. Ye Fan, Elder of the Artifact Refining Sect, Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivation, male…” An emotionless voice rose from the token, recording your identity.
“This…”
“Do not worry. This was created by my Heavenly Blade Sect’s Heavenly Secrets Mirror,” the First Elder explained.
“Alright, your identity has been successfully registered. If there is anything you do not understand, you can ask the token.”
The First Elder left. You examined the token in your hand, the first thing you registered was how utterly novel it was.
Within the token, you could see all kinds of information, such as the requirement to submit two Mystic-rank middle-grade artifacts every month, the location of the cave residence you lived in, how much your monthly salary was, where to collect it, and so on.
“A smartphone of the Cultivation World?” You never imagined that something you had once fantasized about would now truly appear in your hands.