My Artifacts Can Upgrade Infinitely

In the quiet room, Zhao Zuo stood up, a series of crisp, pleasant cracks echoing from his bones.

"Huuu..."

Mana flowed to the Breath-Concealing Ring on his finger, and Zhao Zuo’s Cultivation finally stabilized at the early stage of the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer. At the same time, the powerful aura radiating from his body was completely restrained.

Not only that, but the world in Zhao Zuo’s eyes had also become much clearer. His perception was so sharp he could now clearly see even the fine dust motes in the air. This change was just one of the many benefits of his breakthrough.

Zhao Zuo began to swing his arms, his feet moving through the patterns of the Big Dipper and the Eight Trigrams as he practiced a simple, mortal Fist Technique. Through these movements, he quickly familiarized himself with his transformed body. At the same time, he was surprised to discover... that his overall physical strength had increased significantly once again.

’About... 1,500 jin or so.’

His total physical strength was now nearing 18,000 jin. He reckoned that once his Golden Body Technique officially broke through to the Fifth Layer, his body would possess a force of 20,000 jin.

As he practiced the Fist Technique, the Sky-Breaking Saber danced continuously through the air, leaving a trail of afterimages.

Some time ago, Zhao Zuo had upgraded the Sky-Breaking Saber to an Upper Grade Magical Artifact +2. Not only had its damaged Spirit Patterns been fully repaired, but its innate Wind Attribute power had also been greatly enhanced.

Its autonomous flight time had been extended, and the amount of experience it gained daily had also improved significantly. However, the next upgrade was still a long way off. From now on, Zhao Zuo planned to focus on grinding experience for the Sky-Breaking Saber by controlling it while he practiced the Golden Body Technique.

The Sky-Breaking Saber still needed another 180,000 experience points to evolve into a Magical Treasure.

Zhao Zuo took a few steps forward and activated the mechanism for the quiet room’s door.

With a thunderous RUMBLE, the heavy stone door slowly slid open. A fiery red shadow darted through the gap, immediately approaching Zhao Zuo and coiling up his legs until its flickering tongue could reach his palm.

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"You’re a big fella now, you can’t keep acting like you used to," Zhao Zuo said with a hint of exasperation as he pushed Xiaohei away, then took out a few Fire Element Seeds and placed them on the ground.

The Fire Spirit Snake’s body thudded onto the ground. It raised its head to gaze at Zhao Zuo with an expression of utter disbelief, like a poor kitten abandoned by its owner. It even managed to squeeze a single, glistening tear from the corner of its eye.

"Hurry up and eat. When you’re done, go back to sleep." Zhao Zuo rolled his eyes. ’This Fire Spirit Snake really has a talent for theatrics. There’s no way it could get hurt from a fall like that.’

The Fire Spirit Snake swallowed the Fire Element Seeds in a single gulp and began the process of Refinement and absorption.

Zhao Zuo glanced at the mechanical clock on the stone wall. Based on the time displayed, his breakthrough had taken a total of about seventeen two-hour periods, equivalent to roughly a day and a half.

The two-to-three-day supply of food he had prepared for the Fire Spirit Snake was already gone. Clearly, its speed of digesting the Fire Element Seeds had increased again, which also meant the Fire Spirit Snake’s growth rate was accelerating.

By now, its body was nearly three meters long, and it had grown noticeably thicker and more robust.

Zhao Zuo walked forward a few steps, the Sky-Breaking Saber still dancing in the air behind him. When he reached the entrance to the Cave Mansion, he took out his Identity Token and deactivated the protective Array around the area.

The heavy stone door slid open, activated by the mechanism. A fierce wind carrying a torrential downpour rushed in, along with a blast of cold air. Zhao Zuo took a few steps forward, walking out into the storm and onto the platform in front of his Cave Mansion.

The black shroud of night felt oppressive. A violent storm raged between the surrounding mountain peaks, the rain LASHING against the nearby cliffs. The dense downpour was like a frenzied symphony.

A brilliant flash of lightning tore open the night sky, only to be swiftly devoured by the surrounding darkness once more.

Zhao Zuo stood amidst the raging storm, allowing the rain to soak his Taoist Robe and stream down his skin. He quickly took out a Vajra Pill, placed it in his mouth, and crushed it with his teeth before swallowing. A searing energy immediately began to spread from his abdomen as he assumed the stance for the Golden Body Technique.

Inside the Cave Mansion, the Fire Spirit Snake sensed the chill in the air. It raised its head and slithered low to the ground over to Zhao Zuo’s side. It then reared up its body, forming a great, flaming-red umbrella to shield him from the wind and rain.

It didn’t know why its master had gone mad and come out to stand in the rain in the middle of the night, but it knew its job was to do its best to shelter him. How could a simple snake understand that this was a step in Body Refining Cultivation? All it knew was that it had to protect its master to the best of its ability.

His Qi Blood churned violently, and wisps of white steam began to rise from all over his body. White vapor also poured from the gaps between the Fire Spirit Snake’s scales. Under the cold night sky, the man and the snake together resembled a single Melting Furnace radiating a terrifying heat.

After more than half an hour, Zhao Zuo took out another Vajra Pill and swallowed it.

Stimulated by the medicinal power of the Vajra Pill, Zhao Zuo’s body changed rapidly. His muscles and bones grew stronger with each passing moment as streams of Qi Blood nourished his physique from the inside out.

Whenever the effects of a Vajra Pill wore off, Zhao Zuo would take out a new one to ingest and absorb, continuing to grow stronger. The Golden Body Technique wasn’t actually that difficult. As long as one reached the Entry Level, they could improve continuously until they hit a major bottleneck at the next major stage.

Cultivating the Fourth Layer of the Golden Body Technique was more like a process of accumulating energy. For a normal person, whose Qi Blood was limited, this step would be incredibly slow. The purpose of the Vajra Pill was to accelerate this energy accumulation—it just came at a steep price.

As Zhao Zuo shifted his stance, the Fire Spirit Snake above his head also changed its shape. Its lower body formed a supporting pillar while its upper body coiled into a circle. Under the baptism of the fierce storm, however, the amount of rain it could block was still very limited.