Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

But that method actually can no longer be called artifact refining; it’s entirely a magical artifact forcibly crafted through sheer cultivation strength, which holds little significance.

"In that case, I have shot and killed a Late Stage Fetal Breathing Nether Spider Demon Beast before, its several spider legs are extremely hard. How about later, I hand over these along with other materials to Elder?"

Luo Yao nodded in satisfaction.

Using Late Stage Fetal Breathing Demon Beast materials to refine a magical artifact, she’s somewhat confident she can produce a superior lower-grade magical artifact, which wouldn’t be a waste of materials.

"May I ask, Elder, if it’s materials from a Golden Core Realm Demon Beast, what kind of magical artifact can be refined?"

Shen Chongming pondered for a moment before speaking.

Upon hearing this, Luo Yao’s teacup trembled slightly, and she looked at him incredulously.

Then she chuckled lightly and said, "Your words have truly startled me."

"Not to mention how difficult it is to kill an existence of the Golden Core Realm."

"Even if by luck you kill a Golden Core Realm Demon Beast, there’s a high chance you won’t get its complete body."

Shen Chongming furrowed his brows in puzzlement: "Elder means..."

Luo Yao gazed afar and said, "I once heard from my uncle master, Golden Core Cultivators, their flesh and blood are linked closely with their Golden Core."

"In battle, if they fight to the death, ultimately their flesh and Golden Core will be completely consumed."

"You can understand it as the existence of the Golden Core Realm can mobilize all their body’s power, transforming their entire physique into energy."

After drinking the tea in her cup, Luo Yao lowered her voice: "Moreover, most of the time, if Golden Core Cultivators know they can’t win and there’s no hope of escape, they often choose to self-destruct their Golden Core, perishing together with their enemy."

"Under the terrifying force of a Golden Core’s self-destruction, it’s even more impossible for the flesh to remain."

"Unless the enemy is so strong that they can kill them in an instant before the self-destruction of the Golden Core."

So that’s how it is...

Shen Chongming realized, as he slowly recalled the Poisonous Flood Dragon corpse his third uncle brought back from Hidden Dragon Mountain recently.

That Golden Core Realm Poisonous Flood Dragon was beheaded, leaving its body intact.

Inside, there were even some remnants of Golden Core fragments.

Seeing this, one could tell the slayer of the Poisonous Flood Dragon must have been very powerful.

Powerful enough that the Poisonous Flood Dragon couldn’t even fight back with its life before its head was chopped off.

"Could the Shen Family really have a Golden Core Demon Beast corpse?"

Seeing Shen Chongming in thought and not speaking, Luo Yao asked suspiciously.

Shen Chongming’s mind spun and he slightly shook his head: "Not quite."

"Just that third uncle happened to obtain a piece of Golden Core Demon Beast bone and thought about whether it could be forged into a magical artifact."

"Just a piece of bone?" Luo Yao spoke again: "If the bone retains some spiritual essence, it can be used as a magical artifact itself."

"Though it can’t be refined, its power should not be weaker than a lower-grade magical artifact."

She didn’t doubt Shen Chongming’s words having any hidden secrets.

If luck prevails, gaining a part of a Golden Core Demon Beast’s bone or body part is indeed possible.

After chatting for a while and confirming there was nothing major for the Shen Family, Luo Yao didn’t linger much more, getting ready to go back and oversee the repair and reconstruction of the city under her rule.

Shen Chongming brought out a large quantity of demon beast materials and ores and handed them over to her, asking for help in refining some magical artifacts.

After sending off Luo Yao, he pondered and headed to Black Water Pavilion.

On the second floor, grandfather and grandson sat facing each other.

"Luo Yao from Luoxia Mountain brought Elder Jiang’s reminders from afar."

Shen Chongming respectfully handed over a cup of spirit tea.

"What did he say?"

Shen Yuan reached out to take the teacup.

"The elder said recently there’s been a change in heaven and earth in Yangnao Land, asking us to be cautious."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan paused slightly with the teacup near his mouth, a trace of curiosity flashed in his eyes, then he sipped the tea and said: "Indeed, I felt something was amiss."

"Did Grandpa also feel it?"

Shen Chongming was a bit curious.

Shen Yuan set down the teacup and nodded: "During the harvest, I was consistently deducing the final outcome."

"But while deducing, I could sense a mysterious variable affecting the deduction result."

After pausing, he continued: "This variable actually appeared ever since the Void Combination Corridor Array was breached."

"Initially, I didn’t pay much attention, just thinking it was natural changes due to occurrences in the Southern Border."

"But now, it seems something’s not quite right."

Shen Chongming rubbed the teacup in his hand, contemplating for a long time before speaking solemnly: "Lan Jue from Great Witch Mountain says Yangnao Land has become a cosmic chessboard."

"Behind the scenes, mysterious forces are using all beings and various powers as chess pieces to play a significant game."

"Grandpa thinks this variable might be manipulated by the chess player behind it?"

Shen Yuan nodded: "That’s inevitable."

"Now, it’s about what exactly the person behind is plotting."

"But there’s no need to worry too much."

Shen Yuan smiled slightly and continued: "Even after several Golden Core Influences in the Southern Border joined the board, none has the privilege to jump off it; the Shen Family needn’t overthink either."

Without the power to change the grand scheme, considering too much leads to internal consumption.

In such circumstances, only by enhancing one’s strength as much as possible, making the Shen Family’s value in the chess player’s eyes greater, can one not be easily abandoned.

To jump off the board and become the chess player, the premise is to live long enough to wait for the chance.

"By the way, Grandpa deduced that your father should be coming out of closed-door training in these days."

"So much time in closed-door training must mean significant gains."

Back when Shen Chongzhen was born, many members of the Shen Family underwent bloodline tempering.

Shen Wenxing started his closed-door training from that time.

Counting it, it’s been over four years now.