"This ruin really is full of treasures." After storing the Spirit Gathering Bowl into the Heavenly Tomb, Xiao Yan couldn't hide the joy in his heart. He had only just arrived here, yet he'd already acquired so many treasures in succession. It made him wonder what else lay deeper in the Dragon God Ruins—perhaps even peerless sacred artifacts or divine abilities.
If he could somehow obtain the final inheritance, then his combat power would undoubtedly soar to an entirely new level. He might even use the opportunity to break through into the Earthly Sovereign realm in one leap.
But for now, he had something else to take care of—the altar before him, forged entirely from Artifact Refining Divine Stone. He still had many divine artifacts brought from the Tianxuan Continent, but as his cultivation rose, those items had become nearly useless. This was the perfect time to enhance them one by one.
With a clench of his palm, brilliant Emperor Flame gathered rapidly in his hand, eventually forming a flaming dagger. He slashed lightly at the altar. This kind of divine stone was extremely tough; ordinary divine artifacts couldn't damage it in the slightest. Only something condensed from Emperor Flame could even make a mark.
Then, Xiao Yan summoned items like the Ancestral Stone and other divine artifacts and placed a small piece of the Artifact Refining Divine Stone into each. After absorbing it, each artifact began to emit a soft glow, and their quality visibly began to improve.
However, just as the Ancestral Stone Spirit had said earlier, their quality wasn't particularly high by Great Thousand World standards. Even with high-grade divine stones, they needed time to digest the energy. Pushing too far would cause instability. So once everything in his possession had been strengthened to the sacred artifact level, Xiao Yan didn't continue.
"This Heavy Xuan Ruler should be able to take more, right?" After putting away the enhanced divine artifacts, Xiao Yan suddenly thought of his Heavy Xuan Ruler. It was made of extremely tough material and had once been enhanced by the demonic blood aura of the Demon Sword. Even within the Great Thousand World, it could go toe-to-toe with peak divine artifacts. If strengthened with divine stones, its growth would be even more incredible.
However, strengthening the ruler proved tricky. Unlike the other divine artifacts, it didn't have a spirit to actively absorb the divine stones. As a result, it couldn't be enhanced like the others.
After thinking it over, Xiao Yan resorted to an old method. He extended his palm and summoned Emperor Flame again, then wrapped a few grain-sized divine stones in it. Though the divine stones were incredibly durable, Emperor Flame could still melt them with some time.
Even so, it took over ten minutes to fully melt just a few of them, proving how durable they truly were. Once the molten substance floated before him in a grayish-white droplet, Xiao Yan flicked his finger and merged the liquid into the Heavy Xuan Ruler.
As the divine stone essence merged with the ruler, its form subtly changed. The originally crimson patterns became more subdued, and the formerly ferocious demonic aura—left over from the Demon Sword—gave way to a simple, ancient elegance. At a glance, it didn't seem to have any aura of a divine weapon at all.
But Xiao Yan was fully aware that after being refined by Artifact Refining Divine Stone, the Heavy Xuan Ruler had unquestionably surpassed the divine artifact level.
"Hah..." Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan slowly raised the enhanced Heavy Xuan Ruler. Feeling its weight, which had increased nearly ten-thousandfold, he couldn't help but smile. He could now confirm that this weapon could rival mid-tier sacred artifacts—otherwise its weight wouldn't be this terrifying.
Without preparation, even an Earthly Sovereign would struggle to lift it. But Xiao Yan's physical body was incredibly strong, and he had already adapted to the weighted ruler during his time in the Netherworld Secret Realm. So he quickly adjusted. Now, he had no more concerns about weapon strength in future battles.
Not stopping there, Xiao Yan summoned the three soul artifacts he rarely used. Though he didn't wield them often, one could never be too careful. Since he had the chance to enhance them, he wasn't going to let it go. He gave each of them a divine stone.
Perhaps because of the influence of the Nirvana Golden Lotus—now merged with the Nine Revolutions Green Lotus Platform—that artifact clearly outclassed the other two. This made Xiao Yan resolve to collect more similar-grade weapons and fuse them into his soul artifacts. Otherwise, he wouldn't be satisfied with their performance in critical moments.
"By the way, Flame Emperor, shall we begin fusing the dragon bone now?" After Xiao Yan stored away the altar, the Ancestral Stone Spirit finally spoke up. Previously, when it had still been only a divine artifact, it needed the help of the ancestral symbols just to restrain a single Dragonbone Guard. To assist Xiao Yan in fusing dragon bone, it had needed more preparation.
Now, however, after being refined into a sacred artifact with divine stone, it had the power to fully suppress that Dragonbone Guard. That was why it made the suggestion. At this crucial stage, even a small boost in strength could increase their odds of obtaining the Dragon Emperor's legacy. Fusing with dragon bone was an excellent method to achieve that.
"No rush for now. We don't have much time. The priority is to search for more opportunities." Xiao Yan didn't agree with the suggestion and casually brushed it off. The Ancestral Stone Spirit originally wanted to mention that with the Heavenly Tomb, they didn't need to worry about time. But then it remembered the horde of Dragonbone Guards sealed inside—and decided to drop the subject.
What it didn't know was that Xiao Yan never intended to fuse with the Dragonbone Guard to begin with. He was well aware that there was more than one dragon bone in these ruins. Since the Dragon Emperor had perished here, his remains must be somewhere within. According to what Qin Wan'er had said, the Dragon Emperor was part of the dragon race—meaning his corpse would also be a dragon bone.
A dragon skeleton of at least Heavenly Sovereign level could bring the Azure Dragon Transformation Art to its peak form. Come to think of it, it had been a long time since he'd dug up a tomb. Time to relive the experience.
(End of Chapter)
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