My Artifacts Can Upgrade Infinitely

Early in the morning, Zhao Zuo first tended to his stinging meridians before opening his eyes. He had already discovered that this dose of the Purifying Spirit Pill was far more effective than the previous ones, though he had no idea why.

’It seemed... as if in a trance, he had once again modified the basic Qi Cultivation Spell.’

By his bedside, a weak flame flickered inside the Spirit Stone lamp. Zhao Zuo casually extinguished it.

Zhao Zuo stood up and stretched a little. His bones popped crisply, and the dormant Qi Blood in his body stirred to life. After meditating all night, he felt no discomfort whatsoever; on the contrary, he was full of energy.

After a simple breakfast, he began practicing One Slash in the courtyard.

His recent efforts had accumulated 8,300 experience points for the Hidden Blade Giant Sword.

After a delay of several days, it was time to upgrade the Hidden Blade Giant Sword.

In fact, Zhao Zuo had also found a training manual for a Magic Skill in Xue Liang’s Storage Bag, but he had no intention of practicing it. Very few Loose Cultivators spent time cultivating Magic Skills. Not only did they require a huge amount of time, but any emotional fluctuation during combat could cause them to fail.

’All in all... they were pretty useless.’

Powerful Magic Skills certainly existed, but Loose Cultivators had no way of accessing them. Besides, the difficulty of cultivating such skills was undoubtedly even more outrageous. This was why most Loose Cultivators in the Qi Cultivation Stage focused on raising their Cultivation level, supplemented by a trade to earn Spirit Stones.

This was also why Loose Cultivators tended to be weaker in combat.

Fortunately, Zhao Zuo had his Golden Finger. His combat style was destined to be different from that of other Loose Cultivators. Perhaps this was his own, unique Great Path.

After another two days, the Clear Heart Jade Pendant had completely purged the Intoxicated with Wine Aroma from Zhao Zuo’s body. The fragrance turned out to be a toxin that acted on the level of Divine Thought, which was how it could control Cultivators.

After that, Zhao Zuo reread the Wine God Curse scroll several times, only to discover it was merely a fragment. He suspected the complete Wine God Curse possessed a truly terrifying power.

Inspired by Xue Liang, Zhao Zuo began to document his Artifact Refining experiences, searching for and correcting flaws in his process. After two days of solitary study, his notes on Artifact Refining had grown to several thousand words, and he had gained more experience in refining Lower Grade Magical Artifacts.

’Unfortunately... he still had no clue how to refine Middle Grade Magical Artifacts.’

At times like these, Zhao Zuo would feel a pang of longing for the Moyun Sect. If he had a master to teach him the secrets of Artifact Refining, it would undoubtedly save him an immense amount of time and effort. ’However... joining the Moyun Sect is a matter that must be approached slowly and carefully.’

Around noon, Zhao Zuo put on a new Taoist Robe, changed his face to the one he used on his last visit to the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, and left his small courtyard with all the Magical Artifacts he had refined.

Zhao Zuo arrived at the Moyun Market. Over the past month, he had refined a hundred Magical Artifacts. Of course, he couldn’t sell all of them at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion... otherwise, the secret of his powerful soul would surely be exposed.

He first visited several material shops, selling sixty Magical Artifacts for a total of nine hundred sixty Spirit Stones. He then spent two hundred Spirit Stones on ten bottles of Spirit Ink and some Spirit Powder.

After leaving the shops, Zhao Zuo headed straight for his second destination, changing his appearance en route.

Moyun Hall, a shop affiliated with the Moyun Sect. Its business was quite diverse, carrying essentially all the items a cultivator might need. It was the second-largest shop in the entire market.

Zhao Zuo planned to sell his surplus Talismans here. After a full fifteen minutes of probing, psychological games, and haggling, he sold the extra Talismans for seven hundred Spirit Stones.

With these transactions complete, Zhao Zuo headed to the third stop on his trip: Yangyang Grocery Store.

Blazing Fire Rock was a type of ore containing the Fire Element. It was said to be a material for refining Middle Grade Magical Artifacts, but as for how to use it... Zhao Zuo couldn’t find any useful leads.

After selecting a hundred catties of Blazing Fire Rock, Zhao Zuo handed the business card to Lan Yangyang, receiving another ten percent discount and saving one hundred Spirit Stones.

Of course, Zhao Zuo didn’t get to leave with his remaining Spirit Stones either.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any Magical Artifacts that can conceal one’s aura and Cultivation?" Zhao Zuo asked.

His Cultivation was on the verge of a breakthrough. To prevent anyone from noticing his abnormally fast progress, Zhao Zuo needed to buy a Breath Concealment Supporting Spiritual Artifact as soon as possible. He would then upgrade it to the point where it could ignore a Foundation Establishment Divine Thought. At that point, as long as he wasn’t unlucky enough to encounter a Golden Core Powerhouse... his secret would not be exposed.

"Of course." Lan Yangyang looked down and rummaged through her Storage Bag. A moment later, she produced three small, square, red-lacquered wooden boxes, each about eight centimeters long.

Lan Yangyang opened the three wooden boxes and turned them to face Zhao Zuo.

"These three are all Lower Grade Magical Artifacts. They can conceal one level of your Cultivation, but they can’t fool a Foundation Establishment Divine Sense."

Lan Yangyang then began her detailed introduction. Though the three items were made of different materials, the Spirit Pattern Paths carved inside them were exactly the same. In other words... any of them would meet Zhao Zuo’s needs.

"Which one is the cheapest?"

"This ring."

Zhao Zuo picked up the ring to inspect it, though in reality, he was waiting for his Golden Finger to activate.

[Level: Lower Grade Magical Artifact · Breath Concealment]

[Experience: 0/200]

[Status: Not Upgradeable]

"I’ll take this one."

Zhao Zuo paid five hundred Spirit Stones, and the ring became his.

The ring was cyan with a metallic texture. Its inner band was carved with Spirit Pattern Paths, while the outer surface was perfectly smooth. It was small and quite unremarkable.