A World Worth Protecting

“Although there are restrictions on time and space when using this technique, once it is completed... you can transfer the artifact refinement of others to yourself. However, this technique is heaven-defying. Once it is activated, it will attract the heavenly tribulation. I can help you in secret, but you will have to bear a lot of it yourself.” The paper figurine raised its right hand and pointed between Wang Baole’s brows.

Wang Baole hesitated for a moment, but he restrained himself and didn’t Dodge. He allowed the paper figurine to land between his brows. Immediately, a stream of divine thoughts entered his mind, forming a series of incantations and refining techniques.

This technique was completely different from what he had come into contact with before, but it didn’t seem to be a technique from the Starfall Empire. Wang Baole didn’t know its origins, but he knew that this refining technique was... incredible!

“Thank you, Senior!”Wang Baole’s eyes lit up, and he cupped his fists and bowed deeply.

As he felt the technique, Wang Baole also had his own unique understanding of the so-called transfiguration technique.

How is this transfiguration technique? This is a thief’s ability to refine artifacts. It’s a technique to steal from others! The more Wang Baole thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. He had been immersed in refining artifacts for many years, and his attainments had reached an extremely high level, therefore, he could understand the power of the technique the paper figurine had mentioned.

What made him feel that this cultivation technique was not bad was the insidious nature of it... he thought about how the Dharmic artifact had suddenly disappeared and appeared in someone else’s hands the moment the artifact was refined. It was depressing, it was enough to make someone cough up three liters of blood.

Especially when he thought about how he would definitely be able to punish that detestable bell lady with this cultivation technique. Wang Baole felt happy and filled with anticipation.

“Little girl, how Dare You Make Me Your Battle Slave?”Wang Baole snorted. He looked around and rushed towards an area. That area was at the right edge of the ten mountains. It wasn’t a mountain, nor was it a highland, it was a plain.

It seemed remote, but it was a suitable place to cast the spell. After all, even if the lightning tribulation descended on an open area, the area to avoid it would be even wider.

Of course, he had thought about approaching the bell lady to use the divine art of artifact refinement. If that was the case, the lightning tribulation could still affect the other party. However, considering that he would be attacked by a group of people if he approached, Wang Baole had no choice but to settle for the second best, he chose the current location.

After sitting cross-legged, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes. However, he spread out his divine perception and paid attention to his surroundings. At the same time, he quickly formed a seal with his hands and began to try out the art of shifting flowers and connecting wood according to the art that the paper figurine had taught him.

The key to this art was the understanding of the theory. Although there were some difficulties in the specific refinement, with Wang Baole’s current proficiency in refining artifacts, it was not difficult for him to execute it. He only needed to adjust his own refining theory.

The shifting flowers and connecting wood was actually using the lightning tribulation to draw upon the power of nothingness, so as to achieve the same frequency of fluctuations as the surrounding refining artifacts. It was like a mirror, but in the end, it would turn the mirror image into reality, and that was the difficulty.

There’s a feeling of something being created out of nothing... Wang Baole thought. However, he understood that he didn’t have the time to carefully study the logic of his theory and extrapolate from it. What he needed to do now was.., he needed to follow the mnemonic formula and method and proceed without missing a single step.

This might not be easy for others, but for Wang Baole, it was still possible to do it after a few more attempts. As he tried again and again, two days later, the sound of thunder gradually appeared around him.

When the sound of Thunder first appeared, it was not very noticeable, but soon, the sound grew louder and louder. Thunder clouds even appeared in the sky above Wang Baole.

This scene immediately caused the elites on the ten mountains to be moved. They looked down at the plain where Wang Baole was located, right below the dark clouds.

“What is this person doing!”

“Could it be that he wants to interfere with us?”

“He’s courting death!”The bell-shaped woman’s eyes were filled with mockery. She was very willing to see him do such a foolish thing. If he did so, it would be equivalent to obstructing everyone’s opportunities. When that time came.., not only would this person fail in his fortuitous encounter, he would even lose his life in the flames of anger.

At that time, the only way to survive would naturally be to bow down to her.

“If that time comes, and this person is still as arrogant as ever, then I’ll have no choice but to give him up.”The bell maiden snorted coldly. In her entire life, there had never been a battle slave that she had taken a fancy to that had not succeeded. This was also related to her cultivation technique. The stronger the battle slave, the more benefits she would receive, the more benefits she would receive, the more she would eventually break through and reach the peak.

This cultivation technique did not have a name, nor did it come from the nine Phoenix sect. It had been imparted to her by a mysterious female cultivator who she had unintentionally taken in a few years ago as the second master.

Once she cultivated it, she immediately felt that this cultivation technique was extraordinary. At the same time, she could also vaguely sense that the disciple that the mysterious female cultivator had taken in was not just her, but a large number of people, they had cultivated the same cultivation technique as her.

Raising a venomous insect, huh... or perhaps, this is a necessary cultivation process after one has cultivated the cultivation technique to a certain level? There were many questions in her mind, but the benefits that the cultivation technique brought to her were immense, the reason why she had become the DAO Woman of the nine Phoenix sect had something to do with the augmentation of the cultivation technique.

Therefore, she naturally wouldn’t give up. As she refined the drumsticks, she narrowed her eyes and swept her gaze at Wang Baole.

As she thought about it, Wang Baole’s refinement became more and more proficient. After failing several times, he finally managed to grasp some rhythm. The heavenly thunder beside him exploded in that instant.

As it exploded, the dark clouds above his head became even denser. One could even see streaks of lightning moving within. It was different from the lightning that was the side effect of Wang Baole’s wishing bottle. The former seemed to have some willpower, while the lightning of the dark clouds.., it was like a dead object, but its power was shocking.

As it fell, it landed a few hundred feet away from Wang Baole, causing the ground to rumble. Wang Baole’s heart skipped a beat as he sensed the destructive power contained within. However, with the arrow on the bow, Wang Baole gritted his teeth and didn’t stop, he continued to form hand seals, and streaks of heavenly lightning descended one after another, continuously exploding around him.

The sound reverberated in all directions, shaking the hearts and minds of the prodigies on the ten mountains. However, as they observed, they realized that these shocking bolts of lightning were only within a thousand feet of Wang Baole. There were no signs of them spreading outwards, they didn’t get affected by the Lightning either. Although they remained vigilant, they heaved a sigh of relief.

After all, the most important thing before them was to obtain the drumsticks. As long as they didn’t interfere, they wouldn’t attack. It was better to have one less thing to do than one more thing to do.

Although no one came to destroy it, Wang Baole’s heart was trembling even more. The number of heavenly lightning bolts that landed around him was increasing. The rumbling grew louder and louder, and the power grew more and more shocking. It almost formed a lightning pool around him, it caused the arc-shaped lightning bolts on the ground to move, and they even affected his body.

Even with the paper figurine protecting him in secret, most of them had been neutralized. However, the remaining ones still made Wang Baole’s body tremble. It was soul-stirring. However, he had a vicious personality. He looked through the heavenly lightning bolts around him, when he saw the mountain where the bell lady was, he narrowed his eyes, and a cold glint flashed across them.

The Aura on the bell lady makes me feel bad..

With this thought in mind, Wang Baole gritted his teeth again and maintained the refining rhythm. He formed seals with his hands faster, causing the heavenly lightning around him to become denser. He barely managed to withstand it, and finally, two hours later.., a buzzing sound rang out in his mind!

As the buzzing sound reverberated, his divine perception seemed to be augmented by a force from beyond the heavens. It suddenly spread out and sensed the ten drumsticks that were being refined on the Ten Mountains!

The moment he sensed it, Wang Baole had a strange feeling. It was as if... As long as he stared at one of the drumsticks, he would be able to instantly change the position of the Dharmic artifact he was staring at with a thought, the Dharmic artifact would appear in his hand like a flower being transferred to a tree!

This feeling was extremely strong, and it made Wang Baole excited. He suddenly looked at the mountain where the bell lady was!

On It... with the bell lady’s constant cultivation over the past two days, the drumstick had already solidified to ninety percent. It wouldn’t be long before it was fully formed!

Similar to her, there was also the scholarly youth and the masked lady. As for the black-robed cultivator and the little girl with the dark art, they were slightly slower. They had only solidified to eighty percent, while the other drumsticks were naturally slower, most of them were at sixty to seventy percent solid.

“Just in Time!”A smile appeared on Wang Baole’s lips, and a strange glint flashed across his eyes. The moment he looked at the bell-shaped girl, she turned her head abruptly. Her eyes were filled with killing intent and contempt. She was about to speak, but at that moment.., her drumstick emitted a strong glow, and it was about to take shape.

“Divine might devil-slaying lightning, go and retrieve this drumstick for me!”Wang Baole raised his right hand, pointed slightly, and said calmly.