Chapter 137

Chapter 137: Emperor’s Banner (Second Update)

Artifact Forging.

In his previous life, Lu Ye had forged a total of eight Celestial Artifacts.

One for each of his companions.

Shangguan Huanling borrowed her Celestial Artifacts from other Celestial Lords; they not only lent them to Lu Ye but willingly let him take them out for a spin, truly nice folks.

As for his own Celestial Artifact?

He hadn’t gotten around to forging one yet.

How funny it is—one Celestial Lord without a Celestial Artifact while eight Empresses, no matter how you slice it, each having one.

He truly is a certified simp.

Of course, part of the reason he hadn’t forged a Celestial Artifact was due to the shattered Stone Sword.

Being quite the sentimental type, the Stone Sword had accompanied him from his Yuan Dan phase up to becoming an Emperor’s weapon, then it broke, and he just tossed the whole weapon business aside.

In the Artifact Forging Pool.

Intense heat filled the cavern, with bubbling magma below glowing a fiery red.

Lu Ye pulled out a pile of precious metals and began forming hand seals.

“Boom!”

The Vermilion Bird True Flame shot up into the sky.

With the Vermilion Bird True Flame, there was no need to bother with all kinds of chaotic divine fires; it was good enough as is. Eventually, the Vermilion Bird True Flame could reach the pinnacle level of the Four Spirits of Heaven.

Zheng Tianhua watched as pieces of precious metal liquefied, with lines of light continuously imprinting within, as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth wildly converged into it.

The metals and the spiritual energy formed a bizarre blend within the strange marks.

It wasn’t that exhilarating kind of forging, but rather an effortless evolution.

The Stone Sword hummed, rising above the Artifact Forging Pool, and the metallic liquid flowed toward the Stone Sword, enveloping it.

It slowly seeped in, and the Stone Sword buzzed continuously.

“Gaga happy!”

The Stone Sword was a treasure born of heaven and earth; once formed, it would reach the level of a Primordial Spirit Treasure, and with another jump, it could become an Innate Supreme Treasure.

No “post-natal” nonsense.

Turns out the Stone Sword, despite its sharpness, hadn’t reached the level of a Primordial Spirit Treasure.

Now, Lu Ye was helping it fully take shape.

“Whoosh!”

A powerful sword intent spread out in all directions.

The cave became filled with myriad sword marks, radiating an unparalleled sharpness from the Stone Sword.

It came together effortlessly.

The second item was the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Lu Ye felt that the name “Ten Thousand Souls Banner” was a tad unfortunate.

Maybe he could help it get a makeover.

Since he intended to use it for protecting the Human Clan, how about calling it the Emperor’s Banner instead?

Good!

As streams of black stone turned to liquid in the Vermilion Bird True Flame, the liquid emitted wails, as if it contained souls within.

The black banner was just too ugly.

After some thought, Lu Ye quickly formed hand seals, merging the top-tier Divine artifact Golden Divine Jade into the black liquid, causing a rapid reaction; the black liquid began transforming into gold.

The golden sheen radiated a sense of uprightness and integrity.

The golden liquid stretched, becoming threads.

It began weaving across the tattered Emperor’s Banner, as golden hues slowly started claiming a large area, black and gold moving in succession.

In the end, a banner pop up featuring a black backdrop with a golden dragon, flapping in the Vermilion Bird True Flame.

It looked like a battle standard, a military flag!

Zheng Tianhua’s expression turned rather strange as he observed.

This…

If he wasn’t mistaken, that was the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, right?

Now it was transformed into this majestic form?

Whose Ten Thousand Souls Banner looked so righteous?

Lu Ye stored away the Emperor’s Banner, but unfortunately, the souls contained within hadn’t yet turned golden; if he waved it, it would still puff out black smoke.

Once he found suitable materials, he’d render the souls golden.

At that time, waving the Emperor’s Banner would blanket the sky with golden light.

Souls radiating gold, yet full of grievances from their torturous past, charging towards the enemy—it was a beautiful but disturbing sight.

“Is this the Ten Thousand Souls Banner?” Zheng Tianhua could no longer hold back from asking.

“No, this is the Emperor’s Banner!”

Lu Ye proclaimed firmly.

Zheng Tianhua… the Emperor’s Banner my foot, it’s clearly the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

The current Emperor’s Banner was already an Innate Supreme Treasure.

As for the last artifact, Lu Ye aimed to forge a Dan Furnace.

Yep, a Dan Furnace!

If the Qing Huo Daoist knew Lu Ye was here at the Artifact Forging Peak to forge a Dan Furnace, he might just flip the whole place upside down.

Because he had relied on building a good rapport with the Nine Dragons Flame Furnace, if Lu Ye forged a Dan Furnace, it was clear he wouldn’t be popping back to the Pill Peak.

But Lu Ye ultimately needed one.

The three-legged, two-eared Dan Furnace began to take shape in the Vermilion Bird True Flame, large amounts of spiritual energy howled in the Artifact Forging Pool, continuously refining the Dan Furnace to remove impurities.

Finally, it was fully formed.

The furnace was adorned with a radiant Vermilion Bird, vividly depicted.

It shone a fiery red hue, radiating treasure light, while the walls of the furnace were etched with eighty-one grand formations, interconnected, divine and extraordinary.

It was an Innate Spirit Treasure!

Zheng Tianhua was utterly stunned by the sight.

Innate Spirit Treasure!

Not to mention the previous two treasures, with their robust foundations—one enhancing, one mending—he couldn’t see Lu Ye’s true artifact forging prowess.

Now, from nothing to something, seamlessly achieving the level of an Innate Spirit Treasure—truly impressive.

Infinite Celestial Lord, awesome!

“Zheng Peak Master, here are some of my insights on artifact forging; if you find them useful, take a look. I have other matters, so I’ll take my leave now.”

Zheng Tianhua looked at the jade slip and hurriedly tried to retain him, but his efforts were in vain.

In his last life, he had been slow to ascend to the Second Heaven because he was waiting for his Dao Companion.

With nothing better to do, while waiting for Yue Hongling and the others, he began teaching the Grand Dao Sect disciples, which led to a significant increase in the sect’s overall power.

Now he no longer had to bring a bunch of dead weight to ascend.

Lu Ye naturally didn’t have time to dawdle in the First Heaven.

At this point, it seemed he was already on a countdown to ascension.

Even if he had only reached the eighth stage of Unity of Dao.

Back in his room.

Lu Ye began refining pills.

Before long, the enticing fragrance of pills wafted through the air, lush flowers and plants vibrant around him, showcasing vibrant life within several kilometers.

After pill refinement, he practiced cultivation.

On the ninth day, Unity of Dao ninth stage!

Accumulating, accumulating, accumulating.

Unless something went awry, he would reach the Unity of Dao tenth stage!

Keep rolling, just keep rolling.

Not that Lu Ye was rolling; it was just that if he were to break through to the Transcending Tribulation Realm, he’d need to face unknown toxins, so it was crucial to max out his Unity of Dao.

That way, he could better face the lethal poisons.

Speaking of which, Lu Ye still had no clue what kind of poison Shangguan Huanling had laid on him.

Eight Empresses, eight types of poison.

The Heavenly Zombie Poison earlier and the Massacre Lotus Heart were both potentially on the table.

However, the emergence of the Reincarnation Obsession made Lu Ye sense a conspiracy lurking.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation had the Reincarnation Celestial Lord guarding it.

Due to the massive merits he earned in shaping the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Reincarnation Celestial Lord was in an extremely unique state, above Celestial Lords, below Saints—nearly immortal.

Thinking of extracting the Reincarnation Obsession right under his nose?

Almost impossible!

And as for Shangguan Huanling… not Shangguan “Running” but Shangguan Huanling, that weakling of an Emperor, she might not even be on par with a Quasi-Emperor; imagining her finding a poison effective against a Celestial Lord was no easy task.

Better to ask Shangguan Huanling!

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