I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2740 - 1263: Walking Right into the Trap

Though the Haotian Mirror had been elevated to Rank Six after refining the Heavenly Phoenix Mirror Fragment, its potential for growth was far from depleted.

As a lifespan artifact of the Dan Ding Taoist, the Heavenly Phoenix Mirror incorporated Innate attributes as its raw material. If it could be fully refined, the Haotian Mirror held the possibility of ascending to a Sixth Rank Superior Grade artifact.

However, this advancement was beyond Chen Mobai's current capabilities.

He was, after all, merely a trifling Divinity Transformation Cultivator; forging a Rank Six artifact was already his utmost achievement.

The Primordial Clock's advancement was previously possible because its foundations were firmly established; he had only facilitated the process by opening resource channels and supplying the Power of the four Great Daos.

Consequently, for the Haotian Mirror to evolve further, it would primarily need to refine itself. Given Chen Mobai's current cultivation level, he could employ the Array Dao as a supplementary tool.

The Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation was a Rank Six array. By integrating the Haotian Mirror into the Spiritual Pivot, it could serve as the core for Sacramental Refinement.

This intricate process involved utilizing the essence of sun and moon, along with the mountain-and-river Spiritual Energy channeled by the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation, to accelerate the Haotian Mirror's digestion of the Heavenly Phoenix Mirror fragments.

Within the Purple Cloud Universe, this unique methodology was known as 'Array Refining,' a specialized artifact-refining technique.

Historically, Artifact Refiners would finalize their Lifebound Artifact Embryos and then immerse them within the core of a star imbued with the Dao Rhythm of heaven and earth. This allowed the nascent artifact to absorb these Dao Rhythms as it took form, potentially bestowing upon it a measure of Innate Profound Mystery at its inception and laying the groundwork for a Seventh Rank status.

Over time, this evolved into a practice where, as long as a nexus of Spirit Veins was available, an Artifact Embryo could be placed within it for Sacramental Refinement. This method relieved the Cultivator of the burden of direct refinement, allowing them to simply await the artifact's maturity.

Indeed, for any Cultivator, the exertion and resources required to refine a lifespan artifact to a level commensurate with their Cultivation Level were nearly as substantial as cultivation itself.

The Array Refining method, however, could absolve the Cultivator of this demanding task.

Even in the event of failure, the worst-case scenario would be to simply forge another Lifespan Artifact Embryo.

For exceptionally skilled Artifact Refiners like Chen Mobai, the creation of Artifact Embryos was a simple matter of securing the necessary materials.

He even possessed the capability to place multiple Artifact Embryos simultaneously for Array Refining, reserving the best performer once the process was complete.

While the Spirit Vein of Wandering Mountain might not rival the Innate Dao Rhythm found within planetary cores, it was more than sufficient, especially under the amplification of the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation, to guide the Haotian Mirror towards achieving Sixth Rank Superior Grade without hindrance.

Furthermore, with the Haotian Mirror situated here, it was essentially in its element, providing Chen Mobai with a profound sense of security. Simultaneously, he could leverage the Grand Formation to enable this Magic Artifact to cast its light across the great thousand worlds, amplifying its power to dispel evil and repel Heart Demons, thereby extending its influence over all territories encompassed by the Formation.

This strategy effectively achieved a dual objective.

In the ensuing period, Chen Mobai remained at Wandering Mountain, meticulously orchestrating the integration of the Haotian Mirror's divine light with the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation. Concurrently, he directed his Second Primeval Spirit to systematically hunt down the remaining Heart Demon Avatars scattered across the East Continent.

Although the temptation to nurture these entities before their demise was strong, the East Continent was, unequivocally, his domain. Exposing certain secrets was a necessary risk to first cleanse his own territory. He aimed to prevent the master of the Central Demonic Path from unleashing mayhem upon the inhabitants of the East Continent should a full-scale conflict erupt in the future.

The Second Primeval Spirit relayed intelligence regarding the Heart Demon Avatars within the East Land to the other Three Great Sacred Lands. The sheer number of these entities present, coupled with the relentless pursuit and successive elimination by the Second Primeval Spirit, had begun to alert the master of the Central Demonic Path. This prompted the master to begin subtly influencing these Avatars, urging them to disperse and evade capture.

Within the vast expanse of the East Land, three of the five Heart Demon Avatars resided among powers linked to the Three Great Sacred Lands. Due to the pervasive presence of Pure Bamboo within these Sects, any Disciple entering would typically fail the bamboo grove trial if tainted. Consequently, the master of the Central Demonic Path only dared to affiliate with branch sects or insignificant, low-level Disciples.

The remaining two Heart Demon Avatars were Nascent Soul Ancestors located in other kingdoms across the East Land.

Following his coordination with the Three Great Sacred Lands, Chen Mobai acted without hesitation. Astride the Primordial Yang Sword, guided by the Primordial Demon Talisman's positioning, he swiftly tracked down and eliminated each Avatar with a single sword strike.

These two Heart Demon Avatars had been painstakingly cultivated by the master of the Central Demonic Path over an extended period, possessing a Cultivation Level even surpassing Du Mengyun.

Upon their demise, two additional facets of the Apocalypse Great Mill illuminated within the Sea of Knowledge, located in the Purple Mansion of Chen Mobai’s True Body, which was situated atop Wandering Mountain.

While Chen Mobai paid little heed to these newly acquired Demon Path inheritances, the appearance of two more torrents of the Power of the End caused his accumulation on this Great Dao to reach half that of his Saintly Virtue Great Dao.

It was noteworthy that after his Divinity Transformation, a substantial eight-tenths of his dedicated efforts had been channeled into the Saintly Virtue Great Dao. Yet, through the Primordial Demon Talisman, a few swift eliminations of Heart Demon Avatars had effortlessly matched a hundred years of arduous cultivation using the Pure Yang Scroll.

If this trend persisted, would not the End of Destiny Great Dao rapidly outpace the Saintly Virtue Great Dao, achieving Perfection of Spirit Transmutation first?

Upon realizing this, Chen Mobai experienced not joy, but a surge of apprehension.

The cultivation speed of this Primordial Demon Path was alarmingly rapid!

The fate of the master of the Central Demonic Path, now reduced to a mere stepping stone, served as a stark warning. He was now certain that any significant advancement he made on the Primordial Demon Path would likely render him immediate sustenance for the Demon Lord.

Therefore, after eradicating all the Heart Demon Avatars within the East Continent, he decisively recalled his Second Primeval Spirit, terminating the demon-hunting operation.

Even so, the master of the Central Demonic Path had been profoundly disturbed.

He had merely begun to investigate the whereabouts of the Evil Spirit Disk, starting with the Five Elements Sect, and had taken but the first step when, within a mere half month, all the Heart Demon Avatars he had strategically placed across the East Continent for over a century lost contact.