Chapter 4698: 4679 Red Scale Son

"Theoretically, mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasures are more likely to advance into Dao artifacts. However, the Profound Soul Bowl is a soul-type treasure, and advancing it to a Dao artifact would certainly require a large amount of soul-type fifth-tier immortal minerals, which are exceedingly rare."

The Prime Qilin said with a frown.

"If Immortal Lord Taihao were to ascend to Dao Ancestor, with his artifact refining skills, he should be able to refine Dao artifacts!"

"His artifact refining skills are indeed high; even Fellow Daoist Zhang has sought his help. However, he is only a mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal. To cultivate to the Great Perfection stage would take at least thirty million years, and even longer if he encounters a bottleneck. You yourself took over three thousand years to reach the Great Perfection of Grand Luo Golden Immortal, and that's considered fast. Furthermore, even if he cultivates to Great Perfection, the immortal pills and elixirs needed to attempt Dao Ancestor ascension are extremely precious, making them difficult for him to obtain. Even if he acquires them, the Dao Ancestor lightning tribulation is not easily overcome."

The Prime Qilin dismissed the idea.

In his eyes, Wang Changsheng was merely a junior skilled in artifact refining, with too many limitations on his path to becoming a Dao Ancestor.

"That's true. With his artifact refining skills, and once he gathers enough materials, refining a set of defensive top-grade immortal artifacts wouldn't be an issue. However, merely relying on a set of defensive top-grade immortal artifacts won't allow one to survive the Dao Ancestor lightning tribulation, and fifth-tier immortal formations are not easy to acquire either."

"Indeed! Even if he attains Dao, to refine a Dao artifact, he would need at least several hundred fifth-tier immortal materials. If the refining fails, he'd have to search for materials all over again. Our treasury, for instance, only contains just over sixty fifth-tier immortal materials."

Fifth-tier immortal materials are extremely precious; when refined into top-grade immortal artifacts, they can enhance their power. Mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasures can absorb fifth-tier immortal materials of the same attribute, which offers a chance for them to advance into Dao artifacts.

Acquiring even one fifth-tier immortal material is not easy; the rate of acquisition falls far behind the rate of consumption. Furthermore, the high difficulty of refining Dao artifacts directly contributes to their scarcity.

"If those more than ten immortal vines and trees that bear Primordial Spiritual Treasures could produce mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasures, it would also enhance our strength."

Major powers are all collecting immortal vines and trees that bear Primordial Spiritual Treasures, hoping to cultivate mutated ones.

"Let's hope so, but this is entirely a matter of probability and luck! Moreover, it's very time-consuming. The fastest would be several million years, and if slow, it could take hundreds of millions of years. If it's an attack or defense-type mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasure, that would be fine. What we fear are auxiliary types with very limited utility. The Primal Phoenix Clan, for example, spent a vast amount of time and cultivation resources. Among more than ten immortal vines and trees bearing Primordial Spiritual Treasures, one immortal vine mutated. They obtained a mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasure, but its function was quite useless: it could conceal one's aura and hide true cultivation, and its grade was only high-grade."

The Prime Qilin said slowly.

The direction of mutation for Primordial Spiritual Treasures is uncontrollable; perhaps the function will be very useless, or perhaps it will only be a high-grade immortal artifact. Mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasures have four grades, and the grade of the one cultivated depends entirely on luck.

Long cultivation time, high consumption of cultivation resources, uncontrollable mutation direction, and uncontrollable grade — these factors make high-grade mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasures with powerful functions extremely valuable.

Lin Ting nodded and said, "Indeed! The Ferocious Roar Clan spent millions of years cultivating a mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasure. It offered a certain amplification to sound wave attacks, but unfortunately, it was only a mid-grade immortal artifact."

"Counting the time, they should have arrived at Qinglian City by now. I just don't know if young friend Wang is there, and if he's willing to help."

"As long as he's there, he should be willing to help, right? We're not asking for his help for free."

"He probably won't refuse us, but Fellow Daoist Zhang is another matter. He wants to exchange a set of top-grade immortal artifacts infused with Primordial Spiritual Treasures, plus ten fifth-tier immortal materials, for the Ten Apertures Secret Method. I asked him to offer a defensive mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasure in exchange, but he couldn't produce one. Nor did he have an offensive mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasure. The Grand Unity Creation Gourd is only a high-grade immortal artifact; if it were a top-grade one, I might consider it."

The Ten Apertures Secret Method is very precious; how could he easily exchange it?

"Young friend Wang's artifact refining skills are relatively high. Perhaps he can advance the Grand Unity Creation Gourd to a top-grade immortal artifact."

"It's even more difficult to raise the grade of a mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasure; it might even be ruined. The Ferocious Roar Clan obtained a mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasure, which was only a high-grade immortal artifact. Several immortal artifact refiners collaborated, infusing it with fifth-tier immortal materials, hoping to elevate it to a top-grade immortal artifact. However, the refining failed, and the mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasure was also ruined. If it were truly so easy to raise the grade of mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasures, all the mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasures we possess would already be top-grade."

The Qilin clan possesses several mutated Primordial Spiritual Treasures; most of them are high-grade immortal artifacts. The Profound Soul Bowl has the highest grade, being a top-grade immortal artifact.

"Alright, you should go back to your cultivation now. I have a premonition that the Immortal Chaos War won't be far off."

Lin Ting nodded, then stood up and left.

Qinglian City, Qinglian Peak.

Wang Changsheng and Shen Wei were seated in a green stone pavilion, conversing about something.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, these are my master's insights on cultivating a top-tier immortal physique and attempting to ascend to Dao Ancestor. All the materials are prepared. How long will it take you to refine it?"

Shen Wei took out two jade slips and a green storage bracelet, and handed them to Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng examined the contents of the two jade slips and checked the materials in the storage bracelet. He then smiled and said, "Within a million years!"

"That long? Can it be done faster?"

Shen Wei said with a frown.

Wang Yixin walked in and bowed respectfully, saying, "Ancestor, Chilinzhi of the Qilin clan is visiting and specifically asked to see you."

Wang Yixin chose this moment to come in and report, not out of thoughtlessness, but intentionally, as it could alleviate Wang Changsheng's pressure.

"Madam Shen, within three hundred thousand years then! After all, it's a set of top-grade immortal artifacts."

Wang Changsheng said.

"Alright! Then I won't disturb you further. I will be staying in Kunlun Immortal City. After you finish refining it, you can send someone to deliver it to me, or contact me so I can pick it up."

Shen Wei said.

Wang Changsheng nodded and stood up to see her off.

"Yixin, please invite Fellow Daoist Lin over."

Wang Changsheng instructed.

Wang Yixin acknowledged, and left to carry out the order.

Not long after, a tall, red-robed man followed Wang Yixin in. The red-robed man had some flame-like patterns on his body, and his demonic aura was soaring.

As early as when he was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Wang Changsheng had heard other Grand Unity Golden Immortals mention Chilinzhi. He hadn't seen Chilinzhi when he attended the celebration in Ancestral Dragon City last time.

"You must be Fellow Daoist Wang. I've long admired your reputation."

Chilinzhi's voice was booming.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, you flatter me. Please have a seat."

Wang Changsheng smiled faintly and invited Chilinzhi to sit down.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, I have come on my ancestor's orders to seek your help. We would like to ask you to help refine a set of top-grade immortal artifacts, which need to be infused with a Primordial Spiritual Treasure and two fifth-tier immortal materials of the lightning attribute."

Chilinzhi went straight to the point.