Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

Celestial Spring Peak.

"The Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor, this method of refining ancient treasures is truly unique."

Ever since obtaining this method of refining an ancient treasure, Lin Chang’an has often held it in his hands for study.

In fact, over the past half year, he has frequently sought to research these materials he had never heard of before.

"Many things only existed in ancient times, and once exhausted, they naturally fade into history. Similarly, as the cycles of the Immortal Cultivation Realm change, there are now many things that were not present in ancient times."

Looking at the jade scroll in his hand, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.

The deeper one delves into the Hundred Skills of Cultivation, the more its mysteries are revealed, making it increasingly addictive and irresistible.

As a cultivator’s cultivation deepens, they begin to explore the various secrets of the Immortal Cultivation Realm, and the Hundred Skills of Cultivation is merely one of the methods of investigation.

It is not simply a monotonous method of enhancement.

"Gathering the Four Symbols’ Power, and containing the art of arrays within, this path of ancient treasures has truly broadened my horizons."

He had never previously encountered such artifact refining techniques, different from ordinary refining methods; it is a technique that pursues extremely singular power.

"What a pity, many materials still require time to find."

Lin Chang’an sighed secretly. During this period, he also learned a lot about the properties of these ancient materials, thereby finding current materials with similar properties.

However, the difficulty of restoration is immense.

"Even a Nascent Soul Cultivator would likely have to search through one ancient secret realm after another for materials to have a chance to restore this ancient treasure."

It’s rumored that the first secret realm in the Demon Beast Abyss contains countless extinct ancient materials.

However, thinking of this, Lin Chang’an sighed lightly and shook his head slowly.

What use is an ancient treasure’s power now? Even if he had a complete ancient treasure, his Golden Core Realm strength couldn’t possibly bring its power to bear.

In seventy years, when he enters the secret realm, his first priority will be searching for spiritual objects for Nascent Soul Formation, rather than treasures like these.

"Not to mention other materials; even these key materials aren’t something that ordinary cultivators can obtain."

The Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor first requires the essence of a flood dragon to be refined within, so it can once again emit spiritual charm, becoming a barely usable magical treasure.

Next, he needs to find the Four Great Pearls—Wind, Fire, Water, and Dust—but this task is not easy for him.

Therefore, he can only settle for spiritual objects with similar properties.

"For similar performance, it has to be refined with demon cores of the same attributes."

Given the dangers of the secret realm, this defensive ancient treasure will undoubtedly need to be restored with the best spiritual objects within his abilities.

"A Tier Three Upper Grade Demon Pill; while Water and Earth attributes are easier to find, Fire attribute is quite elusive, and the truly hard-to-find is the Wind attribute Tier Three Late Stage Great Demon."

Thinking of this, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but find it a bit tricky, but upon careful consideration.

If Yun Yao hadn’t given him this ancient treasure, he would still have needed to refine corresponding treasures, which may not necessarily have been less troublesome.

Even time-consuming and labor-intensive, more magical treasures do not necessarily equal more strength.

Conversely, if he can restore this ancient treasure, displaying just a portion of its power would be comparable to top-class Tier Three defensive magical treasures.

"It seems I need to hunt that Thunder Jiao first."

Then Lin Chang’an remembered the information Yun Yao had given him about a Thunder Jiao in the Outer Sea, quite a distance away.

"A Tier Three Late Stage Thunder Attribute Flood Dragon, its strength is somewhat tricky, it seems I need to make careful preparations."

Among demon beasts, flood dragons are already known for their strength in the same tier, not to mention the Thunder Attribute.

If there were a choice, he would prefer a different attribute.

After all, he doesn’t restrain thunder.

"But there are pros and cons; the downside is this demon beast’s extreme power, and my cultivation technique and magical treasures don’t restrain its attributes.

The upside is that this Thunder Flood Dragon swims out to the mountain valleys on the island to devour Celestial Thunder Power during thunderstorms."

Of course, the Flood dragon doesn’t directly absorb Celestial Thunder Power but uses the advantage of the valley to weaken it first and then devour it for cultivation.

"To trap this Thunder Jiao, with my current means, it seems the only option is the Four Symbols Xuanwu Array."

Thinking it through, this defensive array is the only possibility.

More importantly, he possesses the materials to refine this array.

"It seems the [spirit] of the Tier Three Giant Turtle Great Demon from last time, along with its bones and scale armor, are just right to refine this array."

The materials from the Tier Three Late Stage Giant Turtle he slew—the scale armor, bones, and spirit—are top-tier Tier Three materials.

Virtually saving him much time immediately.

"I must quickly refine this array to prevent the Thunder Jiao from changing its lair."

Thanks to the Sixth Elder’s array inheritance and the majority of the Yin Soul Sect’s inheritance, his understanding of arrays has deepened significantly.

Lin Chang’an then began collecting materials for refining this array.

Now, as an Elder of Profound Sound Pavilion, he doesn’t need to personally handle everything, except for a few top-tier materials.

...

Three months later.

The Sword Servant emerged from seclusion and, since forming the Core, she had finally stabilized her realm and grasped the current power of a Core Formation Cultivator.

"Master, here is a gift from the Four Seas Commerce Association."

The Sword Servant respectfully reported after coming out of seclusion, showing no change despite becoming a Core Formation Cultivator.

Meanwhile, within the cave dwelling, Lin Chang’an, who was studying the Four Symbols Xuanwu Array, couldn’t help but smile upon seeing the gift from the Four Seas Commerce Association.