Chapter 311: Chapter 246: Plan to Refine a Lifebound Treasure (Part 2)
Basically, any surviving member of the Demon Race, as long as they can still move their mouths, can gain benefits. After digesting the blood food, they can at least level up a small tier.
Shen Wang felt this was a way for the Demon Race to grow stronger. Most didn’t need to go through arduous cultivation; instead, they relied on slaughter and devouring flesh and blood, increasing their power through innate talent and the essence of flesh.
This method might not have a high growth ceiling, but it’s simple and direct, without much hassle.
While waiting, Shen Wang selected some resources from the treasure house to replenish the items in his storage ring, refined some needed talismans, and prepared various materials to refine his own magical artifact.
He was already at the Golden Core Level, so in theory, he could refine a Lifebound Treasure. However, he hadn’t had the opportunity, so now that things settled down, he naturally wanted to prepare well.
Otherwise, once the eight women give birth to ten children, he would surge to the Nascent Soul stage. If he went out without a Lifebound Treasure, no one would believe it.
However, he still didn’t know what kind of magical artifact to make for himself. His attributes were quite diverse, and his situation unique, so ordinary magical artifacts couldn’t meet his needs.
He took out some artifact refining-related classics from the treasure house and began studying artifact refining, thinking about the magical artifact that would suit him.
In various classics, there were mentions of different types of magical artifacts, and he sought inspiration in them.
Magical artifacts are made based on various basic instruments, like seals, towers, bells, cauldrons, swords, knives, and spears, which are essentially the items commonly used by the Human Race.
Depending on the characteristics of the magical artifact, some are lightweight, some are strange and cunning, some are powerful, and some are changeable and agile.
After going through more than ten classics, he felt the Seven Treasures Exquisite Tower type of special magical artifact suited him better.
This type of magical artifact is heavy and can suppress demons and ghosts.
Its main body is a tower, but inside it can nurture various magical artifacts.
A typical example is the legendary Seven Treasures Exquisite Tower, a tower containing seven magical artifacts, which can suppress enemies and also be used to retrieve a magical artifact at any time.
Coincidentally, the attributes he’s currently focusing on are also 7 types, and due to the system, he added attributes like Thunder.
But this does not matter; he can just add two more layers or multiple layers to the tower and place a magical artifact of each attribute on each level, covering all natural attributes and countering all the magical artifacts.
"If the attributes exceed seven kinds, it shouldn’t be called the Seven Treasures Exquisite Tower. From now on, I’ll call it the Multi-treasure Exquisite Tower."
Shen Wang chuckled; with these thoughts, he set his sights on a goal.
Next, he prepared various materials, improved his artifact refining skills, and prepared to refine his Lifebound Treasure.
After making a plan, he realized that there weren’t many top-tier materials in the treasury, so he still needed to find better ones.
This cave mansion should have some; once his cultivation is adequate, he should be able to obtain them.
If that’s not enough, he’ll go out to find more.
He practiced cultivation while waiting for the opportunity.
On the third day, Shen Wang checked on the eight women, feeling they were getting closer to labor.
Outside, it was preliminarily peaceful; he felt he could go out and quickly bring Jia’Er and the others back and even help with the delivery.
After all, he had no experience with delivery, so the first few ladies had to take the lead.
Having decided, he handed a booklet to Molan, saying, "I’m going out to bring people over. Your sisters will handle the delivery. If I don’t make it back before you go into labor, take a look at this booklet in advance to be prepared."
"Hmm, be careful, the outside is not very stable yet."
Molan reminded him.
"Those guys are full and starting to sleep and digest the blood food; not many are wandering outside."
Shen Wang chuckled lightly, "And my sensing ability is not bad; I will avoid various dangers."
After finishing his instructions, he opened a Gate of Space and arrived in a safe and hidden forest outside.
On the ground, there were broken magical artifacts and bloodstains; this was a place of slaughter. Shen Wang glanced at it and stuck an Invisibility Talisman to himself, silently traversing the forest.
He activated his Sensing Divine Techniques, allowing him to detect changes within a hundred miles nearby, and for the moment, he did not encounter any danger.
He quickly covered three hundred miles, reaching the outer edge of the Desolate Ancient Mountain Range, where the Great Demons were fewer, with just some Little Demons around.
He accelerated his pace, covering five hundred miles in one go, reaching the border area.
"The general direction is correct; I just don’t know where this place is."
Shen Wang leaped onto a large tree, surveying the surroundings.
The environment ahead was unfamiliar, not just in front; the areas he passed through were all unfamiliar, just moving toward the periphery of the mountain range based on the general direction, without venturing inside.
"I need to find someone to ask, and once I confirm the location, I can quickly return to Kunyu Mountain."
Shen Wang muttered, skillfully and lightly walking on the leaves, then turning into an afterimage and quickly leaving.
The Ghost Shadow Step was very suitable for traversing mountains, especially in shaded areas, helping him conceal himself and difficult to detect.
He had already detected the nearest cultivator and quickly approached.
After advancing several dozen miles, the environment changed from a primeval forest to a picturesque landscape.
It was evening, and under the colorful twilight, the area looked quite beautiful.
"Didn’t expect there to be such a picturesque place on the outskirts. I wonder which province this is?"
Shen Wang paused to admire the sunset for a moment before continuing into the green mountains and clear waters in the distance.
The mountains here were not too steep, belonging to the hilly region, yet the mountain range was still quite large.
In a turtle-shaped mountain, there were quite a few buildings.
Shen Wang briefly investigated and found the mountain protected by an array, but it was not advanced, likely a small sect.
He appeared before a child who was engrossed in watching the sunset.
The child, seemingly a teenager, about twelve or thirteen years old, wore a blue training suit, with some items placed nearby, likely a member of a small sect, without spiritual power, still a Martial Artist at the Postnatal Stage.
He coughed once, walking out at a steady pace.
Faced with someone of such low cultivation, he felt no need to use force and could just openly ask for directions.
The young man in blue was startled by the sound, warily standing up from the ground, and guardedly asked, "Who are you?"
He had heard from his master that the mountains had been restless these days, and there might be demons transforming into humans to eat people.
"I’m passing through and got lost, just wanted to ask where this place is,"
Shen Wang cupped his fist politely.
Seeing that Shen Wang did not appear to be a demon and didn’t seem like a bad person, the boy breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, "This is Profound Turtle Mountain."
"Profound Turtle Mountain?"
Shen Wang glanced at the distant mountain range, which indeed resembled a turtle, but he hadn’t heard of it before.
"Which province is it in?"
"It’s near the intersection of Xuan Province, Xi Province, and Yun Province; strictly speaking, it belongs to Xuan Province."
The boy replied, "If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going now."
This person didn’t even know where he was and hadn’t heard of their place. He was likely someone capable of long-distance travel, possibly a dangerous figure.
"I see. I’m from Xi Province; may I know how to head toward Xi Province?"
Shen Wang smiled; he just needed a direction and could ask again at the next place to get back quickly.
"Xi Province? Head that way."
The boy pointed in a direction, precisely towards the Profound Turtle Mountain, "Go around three hundred miles or so over there, and you’ll reach Xi Province, but you have to cross a rather dangerous area in between, said to have Great Demons, so be careful."
"Thank you, young friend. Here’s a token of my appreciation."
Shen Wang took out a bottle of elixir suitable for Postnatal Martial Artists from the treasury resources.
"No need to be polite; I just casually pointed the way."
The young man waved his hand.
"To you it may have been casual, but it’s very useful to me, so I should give you something equally valuable in return."
Shen Wang smiled, tossing the elixir to the boy, then lightly left.