My Artifacts Can Upgrade Infinitely

"Please have a seat. You can call me Zhi Ya."

Zhao Zuo made himself at home, sitting right down on an empty sofa.

"I’m here to sell some Magical Artifacts and purchase a few materials."

Zhao Zuo opened his Storage Bag. With a small wave of his hand, he took out thirty Lower Grade Magical Artifacts and piled them on the table.

A faint smile remained on Zhi Ya’s face as she patiently began to inspect the Lower Grade Magical Artifacts. She placed each one into her Storage Bag after a thorough examination, her process clearly meticulous.

Zhao Zuo didn’t rush her and waited patiently.

After about three minutes, Zhi Ya finished her inspection.

"Sir, these Lower Grade Magical Artifacts are worth four hundred and eighty Spirit Stones."

"Alright." After a moment’s thought, Zhao Zuo took out his Honored Guest Token. ’After Zhou Qingning intervened to stop Zhou Wushuang last time, my Spirit Treasure Pavilion Contribution Points were wiped clean... Now I have to start accumulating them all over again.’

"That’s a total of thirty Contribution Points." With a casual wave of her hand, a fleeting Spiritual Light flashed across the token’s surface. Zhao Zuo injected a bit of Mana to check it.

"Additionally, I’d like to sell this." Zhao Zuo opened his Storage Bag again and took out the Defiled Blood Saber.

Even before the blade was unsheathed, wisps of Evil Qi began to spread, causing the temperature in the room to drop noticeably.

’What a vicious blade. It must be an Upper Grade Magical Artifact.’ A flicker of joy, nearly imperceptible, crossed Zhi Ya’s face. To her, the previous transaction of a few hundred Spirit Stones was merely an appetizer; this was the main course that would let her make a real profit.

"That’s right. I got it after killing a Demon Path Cultivator," Zhao Zuo explained casually.

Hearing this, Zhi Ya’s attitude became more respectful. She slowly drew the Defiled Blood Saber. A scarlet blade came into view, and wisps of a bloody aura diffused from it, instinctively beginning to corrode the right hand that held it.

She had no choice but to circulate her Mana to defend herself.

This action allowed Zhao Zuo to gauge Zhi Ya’s strength: Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation, practicing a Wood Attribute Cultivation Technique.

No matter how vicious, an ownerless Upper Grade Magical Artifact couldn’t possibly harm a Late Period Qi Cultivation Cultivator. The corrosive, bloody aura was quickly suppressed by her vibrant green Mana. Zhi Ya then began to carefully examine the Spirit Patterns inside the artifact.

"The Defiled Blood Saber, the most famous Magical Artifact of the Blood Dao. It’s been nurtured exceptionally well and has good potential. If you’re willing to sell, I can offer a price of thirteen thousand Spirit Stones," Zhi Ya said after spending about five minutes on her inspection.

"Fourteen thousand Spirit Stones." Zhao Zuo knew he wasn’t good at haggling, but he decided to give it a try anyway. After all, a single sentence might earn him an extra thousand Spirit Stones.

"Sir, as an Honored Guest of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, you’re practically one of our own, so I won’t hide this from you. The sale price for this Magical Artifact is around fourteen thousand, but that’s the price we sell it for," Zhi Ya said.

’The Spirit Treasure Pavilion is a business, after all. They have to make a profit.’

"Alright." Seeing Zhi Ya’s firm attitude, Zhao Zuo didn’t waste any more words.

At his agreement, Zhi Ya waved her hand and put the Defiled Blood Saber into her Storage Bag.

"Sir, will you be taking Spirit Stones, or would you like to purchase some materials?"

"I want to purchase the Heart Spirit Blood and a full set of Spirit Bones from a Second Tier Demon Beast, as well as some Wind Shadow Refined Gold," Zhao Zuo said, tearing his gaze away from the Defiled Blood Saber.

"We have Spiritual Materials from a Second Tier Wind Attribute Demon Beast in stock. With the Wind Shadow Refined Gold, the total comes to fourteen thousand five hundred Spirit Stones. You’ll just need to pay me an additional one thousand five hundred Spirit Stones," Zhi Ya said, her smile growing even more genuine.

’A sale and a purchase—that’s a double commission for her.’

Before long, Zhao Zuo had acquired the items he wanted. After an enthusiastic farewell from Zhi Ya, he left the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

After leaving the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, he immediately disguised his face, changed into a different Taoist Robe, and spent another two thousand Spirit Stones on food, Pill Medicines for survival in the wilderness, and a waterskin.

Of course, he visited several different shops to buy these items, changing his identity each time. He didn’t want anyone to know he was planning a long journey. He was willing to help Chen Xiaorong, but he didn’t want to be dragged completely into her camp and make enemies of the Moyun Sect’s upper echelon.

Once everything was ready, Zhao Zuo returned to his Cave Mansion, took out the Sky-Breaking Saber, and summoned the transparent panel.

He tapped... Upgrade.

The Second Tier Demon Beast’s Spirit Blood and bones from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion all came from a species called the Wind-Riding Mad Wolf. Upon reaching adulthood, these demon beasts possessed the strength of a High-Level One Tier creature. After a few more years of development and consuming some Wind Attribute Spiritual Objects, they could successfully advance.

’It’s a Demon Beast with a powerful bloodline, so this transaction wasn’t a loss at all,’ Zhao Zuo thought. ’The quality of items from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion is truly guaranteed.’

He then turned his gaze to a bone box in front of him, roughly two meters tall. After a Demon Beast was deboned, its skeleton would be packed onto a wooden frame for convenient storage, forming a crate made of bone like this one.

Alongside it was a flask containing the Heart Spirit Blood of the Second Tier Demon Beast.

Within the gray light, the Sky-Breaking Saber rapidly melted into liquid, leaving only two Spirit Pattern Paths—one silver, one gold—floating quietly in the dark expanse. The Wind Shadow Refined Gold also melted into a cyan metallic liquid, but before they could fuse, the Gray Space began to purge it of impurities.

’The Melt Casting Technique,’ Zhao Zuo thought. The process before him was like a perfect demonstration of the technique, except the method used by the Gray Space was something no human could ever replicate. The way it purged the impurities was like a work of art, a performance to be savored.

In a trance, Zhao Zuo suddenly felt a connection between his Golden Finger and the Path of Artifact Refining. Or rather... his Golden Finger seemed to be the very pinnacle that the Path of Artifact Refining strived to reach.

To melt and fuse at will.

The two masses of metallic liquid successfully fused within the Gray Space, swiftly taking the form of the Sky-Breaking Saber and cooling in an instant. The saber was now a solid cyan color, with silver patterns gracing parts of the blade. They looked like wind frozen in time, yet also like wind in motion, constantly shifting.

The weapon had grown larger, its blade straighter and thicker. It now featured two grooves, similar to fullers, that ran to the tip, making it look incredibly sharp.

The two Spirit Patterns reintegrated into the Sky-Breaking Saber. Then, fine cyan threads were drawn out from the Spirit Blood and bones—this was the Wind Series Energy they contained. The ends of these threads all led to the Sky-Breaking Saber, which was floating in mid-air.

As the Wind Series Energy was gradually devoured, the Spiritual Light on the Spirit Blood and bones dimmed until it vanished completely. The bones turned to dust and scattered on a nonexistent breeze, while the blood’s color faded until it became a pool of clear, colorless water.

Having lost all their value, the remains were unceremoniously spat out by the Gray Space, falling to the floor.

Zhao Zuo casually used a Cleaning Talisman to clean up the mess, then turned his attention back to the Gray Space. It was shrinking, contracting until it only enveloped the Sky-Breaking Saber.

Finally, the familiar Golden Light detached from his forehead and submerged into the Sky-Breaking Saber.

As if the final piece of a puzzle had been set in place, the golden patterns formed a perfect, mystical grid. Simultaneously, the gray light gradually dissipated, revealing the Sky-Breaking Saber itself.

A cyan storm enveloped the Sky-Breaking Saber, letting out a whistling gale that caused objects in the quiet chamber to tremble. An incredibly deadly aura of sharpness spread out along with it.

Fortunately, this sharp aura quickly dissipated, and it wasn’t directed at Zhao Zuo.

The Sky-Breaking Saber didn’t fall back into Zhao Zuo’s palm. Instead, it danced around the chamber as if celebrating its own rebirth, reveling in its newfound joy.

For some reason, he could sense a flicker of spirituality coming from the Sky-Breaking Saber.

It wasn’t a bad thing for a Magical Treasure to possess a spirit; even Spiritual Artifacts had a certain degree of spirituality. The fact that the Sky-Breaking Saber could awaken its spirit at this moment was a testament to how extraordinary it was.

After about a minute, perhaps tired from its play, the Sky-Breaking Saber settled back into Zhao Zuo’s palm.

It was cool to the touch, with the distinct feel of metal. Although it had grown in size, its weight hadn’t changed in the slightest, as if the added volume was weightless. It was incredibly magical.

A few seconds later, the familiar transparent panel appeared before Zhao Zuo’s eyes.

𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

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