Chapter 1011: Chapter 979: Outer Sea, 7-Star Item

Similar to a Lifebound Magical Treasure, as a Late Stage cultivator’s strength rises, the Infinite Celestial Fire Map can also continuously increase in power, growing stronger and stronger.

Lu Ping now met the conditions to refine the Infinite Celestial Fire Map, and did not need to possess any particularly profound Artifact Refining foundation.

He only needed to gather the materials, then follow the records in the Cultivation Technique to refine it himself.

The hardest part, in fact, was still obtaining the refining materials.

Altogether he needed to assemble two types of materials—not many in number, but not easy to get.

One was the fur of a Tier Six Demon Beast. A Demon Beast that had reached this Realm was enough to be called a Great Demon of a region; this corresponded to the Divinity Transformation Stage, and even in the Central Ancestral Realm there weren’t many of them.

So long as one was slain, it would absolutely cause a massive earthquake among the Demon Race; the Demon Race would not permit a Human Race Cultivator to make a move against a Tier Six Demon Venerable and clip their wings.

By the same logic, the Human Race side was no different, and would do its utmost to protect Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators.

This Tier Six Demon Beast fur was hard to get; it was a problem.

In addition, the second material was a Tier Six Fire Attribute Spiritual Object—for example, the Spiritual Fire found within the Cultivation Realm could meet this requirement.

Lu Ping possessed the Red Bright Nine Heavens Flame; in terms of Tier, its value had already surpassed a Tier Six Spiritual Object, reaching straight to Tier Eight.

Using the Red Bright Nine Heavens Flame to refine the Infinite Celestial Fire Map was already more than sufficient.

"This Infinite Celestial Fire Map is indeed something you need to refine as soon as possible."

The Void Celestial Extreme Saint’s avatar spoke. As an elder senior, he could greatly guide Lu Ping’s cultivation, saving him from walking many detours.

The Lifebound Spiritual Treasure was of critical importance to a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator; it was the Supreme Treasure Lu Ping most needed to acquire at present, an urgent priority.

Later on, when it came to competing over Tier Six and Tier Seven Spirit Veins, he would also need powerful strength to rely on.

As for where to obtain this Tier Six Demon Beast fur, Lu Ping found himself at a loss for the moment.

In the end it was still the Void Celestial Extreme Saint who suggested that they might as well first go take a look at the Outer Sea.

The Outer Sea, as a mysterious and vast sea region, contained many Demon Beast races in its waters, not lacking in Tier Six Flood Dragons carving out their own domains and stirring up storms.

If they could find a Tier Six Demon Beast in the Outer Sea, that would naturally be ideal; he would then not need to go to the Central Ancestral Realm and offend a Demon Saint by making a move against the Demon Venerables under its command.

"The Outer Sea is a general term. In truth, its sea area is roughly equal to about one thousand Lingxi States. Ever since our Human Race cultivators advanced into the Outer Sea, after jointly hunting demons, clearing beasts, and opening up the sea for tens of thousands of years, roughly one-fifth of the sea has become our Human Race’s territory."

"The remaining sea areas are mostly occupied by Demon Beasts, and can be considered forbidden zones for our Human Race. When you people speak of the Outer Sea being incomparably dangerous and teeming with Demon Beasts, you’re actually talking about these sea regions occupied by Demon Beasts."

"If we want to make a move, we can go take a look at these sea areas; perhaps among them there are one or two Tier Six Demon Beasts."

The Void Celestial Extreme Saint’s avatar, like a living encyclopedia, began to carefully introduce to Lu Ping the current landscape of the Outer Sea.

Lu Ping had set foot in the Outer Sea only rarely, and at most was more familiar with the Qingli Sea, so he listened attentively.

The Outer Sea was divided into five great sea regions. Each differed in size, and from large to small they were: the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars, the Demon Hunting Sea, the Heaven-Reaching Sea of Mist, the Red Dragon Sea, and the Profound Shark Sea.

Among these, the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars was occupied by the Sea Area Human Race, its area reaching one-fifth of the Outer Sea, equal to the size of three hundred Qingli Seas.

The remaining four great sea regions were already under the rule of races other than the Human Race.

The only relatively special one was the Profound Shark Sea. That sea region was ruled solely by the Merfolk Clan, which maintained neutrality between the Human Race and the Demon Beasts, and could be considered a third-party power.

In his youth, the Void Celestial Extreme Saint had wandered the Outer Sea, and had once been an Honored Guest Elder of the Profound Yang Sect, thereby establishing some connections; up to now, he still retained some background and intersecting networks.

Through these connections and background, he could obtain, with maximum efficiency and precision, information on the Demon Beast landscape in the Outer Sea—where there were Tier Six Demon Beasts, how many there were, and whether they had backing behind them and so on.

"The Outer Sea."

Lu Ping muttered to himself; he was not familiar with the Outer Sea.

"When I was young, I traveled in the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars and had some ties with the Profound Yang Sect there."

The Void Celestial Extreme Saint’s avatar reminisced about the past and began to speak slowly, focusing on introducing the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars.

This Profound Yang Sect was one of the four great sects of the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars. Together with the Dragon Capturing Sect, the White Sword Sect, and the Divine Water Palace, they were jointly revered as the four Giant Sects of the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars.

Because it had been too long since he had last been active in the Outer Sea, if he wanted the latest understanding of the shifting situation and power structure there, Lu Ping would still need to make a trip himself to sound things out.

It would also be a good chance to inquire where there might be a lone, killable Tier Six Demon Beast.

Lu Ping had no objection to going to the Outer Sea; this was far better than offending the Demon Race in the Central Ancestral Realm.

If a Sea Area Demon Venerable set foot in the Central Ancestral Realm, it would be closely monitored by powerhouses from all sides, and then further driven back into the sea regions.

At the same time, among the Sea Area Beasts, because there was a vast ocean territory available for reproduction,

so long as they weren’t High Tier Demon Beasts that had awakened intelligence, they would not stubbornly cling to a single patch of sea.

If their living territory was seized, they could completely go find another place in the boundless ocean; the last thing the Outer Sea lacked was vast expanses of sea area.

With ample living space, Sea Area Beasts would not be as united as land-based Demon Beasts, and High-Tier Demon Beasts would likewise not establish tacit cooperation to jointly guard a single territory.

So long as the Sea Area Beasts were a loose pile of sand, killing one particular Tier Six Demon Beast among them would not be that big of an issue.

What Lu Ping needed to consider now was how, with his current strength, he could kill a Tier Six Demon Beast, which corresponded to a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator of the Human Race.

His former Magical Treasures and Spirit Talismans, though not lacking in might, were nothing impressive in front of a Tier Six Demon Beast.

And Tier Six Spirit Talismans, Arrays, Elixirs, and Cultivation Resources were precisely what Lu Ping lacked the most.

Thinking of this, Lu Ping thought of the System Mall. It was just about time to refresh it and see if he could roll out some good treasures.

After talking with the Void Celestial Extreme Saint’s avatar for an entire afternoon, Lu Ping was alone in the great hall that evening.

The System Mall’s panel was called up; refreshing it once required 50 Points of Reputation and had a certain chance to refresh a Seven-Star Item.

At present he had over thirty thousand Reputation Points. Lu Ping did not hesitate and directly executed fifty consecutive refreshes.

With 2500 Points of Reputation deducted, the System Mall interface flickered and soon refreshed a large batch of items, among which there were newly appeared ones.

Lu Ping swept his gaze over them, and his eyes first landed on one item: [Seven-Star – Eight Desolates Sacred Fire Talisman].

[Eight Desolates Sacred Fire Talisman – Seven-Star]

[Effect: When the Sacred Fire emerges, it sweeps across the Eight Desolates; its might is comparable to the full-strength strike of an Early-stage Divinity Transformation Cultivator, a High Attack Power Spirit Talisman that can be activated three times.]

[Reputation: 10000]

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"Eight Desolates Sacred Fire Talisman, Early-stage Divinity Transformation."

Seeing the effect of this Seven-Star Item, Lu Ping was quite satisfied.

From First-Layer Divinity Transformation to Tier Three was called the Early Stage; according to the system’s division of this Early Stage, it used the highest, Third-Layer Divinity Transformation as its standard, not First-Layer Divinity Transformation.

Therefore, once an Eight Desolates Sacred Fire Talisman was unleashed, it could completely confront a powerful opponent at Third-Layer Divinity Transformation head-on, and it could be used three times.