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Chapter 423: Refining Treasures with Merit
There are many ways for practitioners to improve their combat effectiveness.

The most direct method is of course to improve the realm of cultivation, but this is the most urgent thing to do. Rashly improving the realm will only bring greater harm and endless troubles.

The fastest way must be to refine the magic weapon.

If a magic weapon is powerful enough, it is not surprising that a mortal can use it to kill an immortal.

Of course, in this situation, it doesn’t really matter whether there are mortals or not.

The most powerful magic weapon of Shushan Sect is the Three Emperors' Divine Artifact. After all, the Three Emperors here are the Three Emperors who created all living things. Even the Emperor of Heaven may not have such a powerful magic weapon.

But then again, this world is also a complex world. There is an ancient sword of Zhuxian in the Qingyun Sect in the north. According to the legend there, the ancient sword of Zhuxian was originally held by Pangu and used to create the world. After its energy was exhausted, it was left in the human world.

The Three Emperors in the Shushan School's legend were formed from the disintegration of Pangu's body. In this sense, the Zhu Xian Ancient Sword is still stronger.

Hong Chen was indeed more interested in the Zhu Xian ancient sword.

It is not only because of the legend that Pangu created the world with the ancient sword Zhuxian, but also because when the word "Zhuxian" is linked with "sword", it always reminds people of the Zhuxian sword formation in the Romance of the Gods.

If nothing unexpected happens, Journey to the West, Investiture of the Gods and Honghuang should be the end of his continuous journey through the heavens.

Therefore, getting the ancient sword of the same name in your hands can be regarded as making preparations in advance and establishing a destiny.

Just like he wanted to learn the sword techniques of the Shushan Immortal Sword School left behind by Taoist Taiqing.

Moreover, even though the Zhuxian Ancient Sword and the Zhuxian Sword have the same name but different nature, it is also a treasure that was said to have created the world. Even if the legend is false, its power must have far exceeded the treasures he already has; if the legend is true, a magic weapon that can create a world should at least be innate, right?
The more I think about it, the more I get greedy.

Calming down his mind, he took out the Taiyi Star Sand.

Its shape is just a handful of sand, but this sand is extremely fine and light blue in color. Whenever it flashes, it looks like holding billions of stars.

Because it contains the essence of Yuan magnetic energy, Taiyi Star Sand has a miraculous effect on the magic weapons refined from the essence of the five metals. Taiyi Star Sand is like a cancer attached to the bone that cannot be eliminated and it grows more and more until it is finally engulfed and confiscated by the Star Sand.

If a person is entangled, the star sand will seal their spiritual consciousness until they lose consciousness.

When Hong Chen was on the battlefield, he mostly used swordsmanship or magical powers to kill, but he did not completely reject other kinds of magic weapons.

Although Taiyi Star Sand is not the best quality, it looks like countless stars in the sky after being spread out, and is most suitable for fighting one against many.

He must go to Shushan, but the probability of a fight is also very high, so he has to prepare in advance.

Refining a magic weapon is a slow process, which cannot be rushed or hasty.

However, when Hong Chen was concentrating on refining the art and was almost in a state of deep thought and oblivion of both himself and the world, a golden cloud hidden deep in his sea of ​​consciousness suddenly began to stir.

A golden thread was drawn out from the golden cloud, and after seeping out of the body, it seemed as if it was about to be injected with Taiyi Star Sand.

The first thing Hong Chen did when he found out was to stop it.

That is a merit!

Even in a world where saints exist, it is a treasure that is coveted by everyone but extremely rare.

Taiyi Star Sand is indeed good, but even ten thousand pieces of Taiyi Star Sand cannot compare to a trace of merit.

however.

When Hong Chen stopped the golden thread from moving forward, the golden cloud in his sea of ​​consciousness shook slightly.

Hong Chen suddenly opened his eyes, with a strange look in his eyes.

This golden cloud of merit is actually spiritual.

Not the spirit of intelligence, but the spirit of spirituality.

The slight shake just now told Hong Chen one thing: merit can speed up the process of refining magic weapons, and can also enhance the power of the low-grade magic weapons in his hand under the nourishment of merit. The lower the grade of the magic weapon, the greater the improvement. However, if the quality of the magic weapon itself reaches a certain level, merit can only speed up the refining but cannot improve it.

Very direct and reasonable.

Things like merit are rare in any world, so it is not surprising that their effects are stronger.

In addition to the above abilities, the most direct effect of merit is to make people lucky. In this respect, it is equivalent to a luck amplifier.

But this has a very general effect on Hong Chen, because his luck has always been very strong, and the increase brought by a golden cloud of merit is also quite limited. Secondly, refining merit can directly improve cultivation or help people realize the truth.

Finally, merit itself is also a kind of top-quality material that can be added when refining magic weapons. The best example is the Linglong Tower of Mysterious Heaven and Earth.

In comparison, using it to speed up the refining of magic weapons is an unworthy side-door method.

The next second, Hong Chen took out his Hongchen Flying Sword.

Instead of using merit to refine Taiyi Star Sand, it is better to refine your own flying sword.

After all, the Hongchen Flying Sword was forged by him personally, and he had nurtured it for such a long time that its spirituality had become one with him, and it could be refined again and again in the future.

Although it cannot be said to be his natal magic weapon, it is certainly the one he uses the most now and in the future, so it would be good if it could be a little stronger.

However, Merit Golden Cloud immediately gave a negative answer.

Because merit can certainly greatly enhance the power of the flying sword, but doing so will undoubtedly solidify the future of the flying sword, and the Hongchen Flying Sword will completely lose the possibility of retraining.

Indeed, one cannot have it all.

Hong Chen had no choice but to put away his flying sword and let the golden thread flow into the Taiyi Star Sand.

It was clearly just a golden thread, but after flowing into the star sand it seemed endless. The golden light quickly spread in the star sand, completely covering its original light blue color. At the same time, the speed of Hong Chen's ritual also increased rapidly.

Closing his eyes, he devoted himself to the assistance of merit.

Two hours later, the Taiyi Star Sand in his hand suddenly and quickly merged into his body. This is the effect of the treasure entering the body that only appears after the complete sacrifice.

"Strong!" Hong Chen couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

With a thought, Taiyi Star Sand emerged.

Golden sand is scattered around the body, like a dazzling golden sea of ​​stars.

The golden sand may gather or scatter, rise or fall, and all the changes are caused by one mind.

This feeling of moving at will is definitely not something that can be achieved through initial practice.

Putting away the Taiyi Star Sand, Hong Chen took out the Billion Gold and Silver Sand Sword.

This flying sword was a treasure that he had already decided to integrate into the Red Dust Flying Sword, but it was not worth refining it immediately with just a billion gold and silver sand sword. It would be better to complete the refining first. It was just that his realm was improved too quickly, so the Red Dust Flying Sword he refined at that time was outdated.

Another ray of merit was injected, and the billions of gold and silver sand swords were completely refined successfully. Two long rainbows, one gold and one silver, flew around the body, full of spirituality.

Then, he took out the Sun and Moon Five Star Wheel.

However, looking at this set of seven wheel-shaped treasures, he seemed to have thought of something and his movements suddenly paused.

The Sun, Moon and Five Star Wheel has both offensive and defensive capabilities, and is also suitable for group battles where one is against many. Moreover, the combination of the Sun, Moon, Five Stars and Seven Luminaries can unleash an attack power that transcends the realm.

But Hong Chen has no shortage of attacks, and using offensive magic weapons for defense seems to be putting the cart before the horse. The effect of group battles also overlaps with Taiyi Star Sand, and how can seven wheels compare to the densely packed star sand?

Furthermore, every time you control an additional magical weapon, you will have to devote more of your attention to it.

Even if a large number of magic weapons are refined, the number that can be used at the same time is limited.

Would it be like giving up his strongest sword technique? Then he might have lost his mind.

The Sun, Moon and Five Star Wheel is not yet that powerful.

Thinking about it this way, this magic weapon is indeed not suitable for him.

Hong Chen then probed his spiritual sense into the bronze ring, carefully examining the remaining ninety-eight magic weapons one by one and making a choice.

A night later, he took out three magic weapons from the bronze ring.

A tower, a piece of clothing, and a formation plate.

(End of this chapter)