Chapter 237 – Heaven-Grade Artifact Forging Method!

The black scroll was crafted from an unknown material, thin as a cicada’s wing, adorned with countless stars and filled with the essence of laws, giving it a somewhat mysterious aura.

Ye Sheng opened it and lowered his head to look, quickly becoming engrossed.

“So that’s how it is!”

A few minutes later, holding the black scroll, Ye Sheng had a rough understanding of its purpose.

As the name suggests, the ‘Artifact Crafting Method’ taught how to forge one’s own ‘Lifebound Artifact’!

What was an artifact?

Ye Sheng carefully recalled and realized he had indeed seen one before.

The ‘Reincarnation Tower’ he had encountered earlier at Fengdu University was an artifact.

However, that belonged to a Great Emperor and was of an extremely high level!

The mere overflow of its bloody light could illuminate across the All Heavens and Worlds, countless spaces.

“And also…” Ye Sheng looked up, deep in thought, “when I first met Yan Wushuang, her blood-red sedan chair was also an artifact.”

Yan Wushuang’s blood-red sedan chair had left a deep impression on Ye Sheng.

When he first arrived in Fengdu City, he happened to encounter Yan Wushuang, a patrol envoy, sitting in a blood-red sedan chair carried by minor ghosts.

At the time, he only found the blood-red sedan chair eerie and didn’t think much of it.

But now, reflecting on it, that blood-red sedan chair was connected to Yan Wushuang’s aura as a 5th Revolution Ghost King, so it must have been an artifact she had forged.

As for the purpose of artifacts…

It wasn’t difficult to summarize—the main use was ‘Combat Power Amplification’!

It served the same purpose as equipment.

However, aside from ‘Combat Power Amplification,’ artifacts also had endless wondrous uses that required personal exploration and development.

“But…” Ye Sheng grew serious, realizing its importance, “this is an additional part of Combat Power Amplification, independent of the equipment and Skill systems!

It might seem insignificant, but having this extra amplification would provide an overwhelming advantage against opponents of the same level!”

This wasn’t hard to understand.

If two 5th Revolution Ghost Kings had identical equipment and similar Skills, the one with an artifact would naturally be stronger!

They could easily suppress their opponent!

Because they had an extra source of combat power!

Moreover, the ‘Combat Power Amplification’ provided by artifacts was quite substantial.

“No wonder Yan Wushuang was able to easily suppress that burly man, who was also a 5th Revolution Ghost King!” Ye Sheng remarked.

Additionally, artifacts were actually quite rare.

Not every 5th Revolution Ghost King possessed one.

On the contrary, only a minority of 5th Revolution Ghost Kings owned artifacts.

This was solely because the ‘Artifact Crafting Method’ was extremely rare!

It was a treasure of immense value!

Even Great Aristocratic Families regarded it as a clan treasure, personally guarded by the family Patriarchs.

It would only be passed down to the most talented Juniors within the family who could advance to the 5th Revolution Ghost King level.

However, most only possessed the ‘Mystic-grade Forging Method’ or ‘Yellow-grade Forging Method’ among the four grades of ‘Heaven, Earth, Mystic, and Yellow.’

Earth-grade Forging Methods were already scarce.

As for the highest-level ‘Heaven-Grade Forging Method,’ it was exceptionally rare!

Emperor Lord Dongxuan had undoubtedly bestowed upon him the most top-tier Artifact Crafting Method.

Allowing him to lay an incredibly solid foundation from the very beginning!

Ye Sheng said, “Although I am only a nominal disciple, this Honored Master has not been the slightest bit stingy!”

Ye Sheng shook his head and continued to examine the ‘Heaven-Grade Forging Method’ in his hands.

The forms of artifacts varied greatly and were not uniform.

For example, the Reincarnation Tower took the form of a tall pagoda.

And then there was Yan Wushuang’s blood-red sedan chair.

It could be said that each form had its own unique characteristics, and the abilities developed from them would also differ accordingly.

And the ‘Heaven-Grade Forging Method’ in my hands actually crafts a magical artifact in the form of… a throne!

That’s right!

A black throne!

“Interesting!” Ye Sheng looked at the ‘Heaven-Grade Forging Method,’ his eyes flickering.

He truly wanted to immediately forge this black throne and test its effects.

If nothing else, simply sitting atop a black throne during battle would be incredibly stylish!

“Forging a magical artifact requires ‘World Stones’!” Ye Sheng pondered.

Emperor Lord Dongxuan had bestowed a thousand World Stones at once!

This quantity should be sufficient to forge the artifact, so there was no need to worry about it for now.

Swish!

Ye Sheng put away the ‘Heaven-Grade Forging Method,’ rubbing his temples in frustration. “I need to break through my realm quickly!”

Both the ‘Heaven-grade Breathing Technique’ and the ‘Heaven-Grade Forging Method’ were methods that could only be utilized after advancing to the 5th Revolution Ghost King Realm.

Currently, he was only at the 4th Revolution Ghost Sect Realm, unable to make use of these techniques.

“Realm Breakthrough!”

“My top priority now is to break through my realm and advance to the 5th Revolution Ghost King Realm as soon as possible!”

“Everything else must be set aside for now.”

Ye Sheng raised his head, looking into the dimly lit hall.

“I am already at the Ultimate Realm. To break through, I only need to obtain a ‘Class Advancement Item.’ As for crossing the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, that holds no difficulty for me!”

As he spoke, Ye Sheng waved his hand, summoning a watery blue light screen before him.

This was the electronic map of Fengdu Ghost Realm.

It marked the locations of the Yellow Springs River, Fengdu City… and countless perilous zones within the Fengdu Ghost Realm.

The number of perilous zones in Fengdu Ghost Realm was immense!

Most of these zones were marked in red, warning against venturing in lightly, as they posed immense risks.

In some of these perilous zones, even Saints could potentially perish!

Ye Sheng’s gaze swept over each of these perilous zones one by one.

The reason he was examining this was naturally to find a place to quickly obtain a ‘Class Advancement Item’ and break through to the 5th Revolution Ghost King Realm.

“Although there are many perilous zones, the places I can actually go to are extremely few!” Ye Sheng shook his head.

The Fengdu Ghost Realm was dangerous enough; many of its perilous zones were extremely treacherous, where even 5th Revolution Ghost Kings were nothing special!

…

“I’ll go here! One of the Eight Hot Hells—’Extreme Heat Hell’!”

After a moment, Ye Sheng’s gaze locked onto a perilous zone, deciding to head there.

The so-called Eight Hot Hells are divided into: Reviving Hell, Black Rope Hell, Crushing Hell, Wailing Hell, Great Wailing Hell, Extreme Heat Hell, Great Scorching Heat Hell, and Avīci Hell!

Among them, in the Extreme Heat Hell, Malevolent Ghosts are not only roasted, burned, pierced, and sliced but also have boiling molten iron and copper poured into their mouths. They are further impaled through their bodies and pierced through the top of their heads and shoulders with molten hooks, a sight too gruesome to behold.

This ‘Extreme Heat Hell’ is a 5th Revolution Ghost King Tier perilous zone.

It is a mix of 4th Revolution Ghost Creatures and 5th Revolution Ghost King Tier Ghost Creatures.

The reason for choosing this place is the high density of 4th Revolution BOSS-level Ghost Creatures here.

This would help him quickly obtain the desired ‘Class Advancement Item.’

Of course, the risks were not low either. The 5th Revolution Ghost King Tier Ghost Creatures there ran rampant, making it not a place a 4th Revolution Ghost Sect could easily set foot in.

“With my ‘Ultimate Realm’ combat power, I am already not far behind ordinary 5th Revolution Ghost Kings. The risk is manageable. I’ll go here!” After brief consideration, Ye Sheng made up his mind.

His time was tight; there was also a final deadline for him to go to Dongsheng Province and take charge of the Ghost King Hall.

It’s impossible to linger indefinitely at Fengdu University.

Without passing the Trial Mission, one would forever remain merely a registered disciple.

“Let’s go!”

Ye Sheng stood up. There was nothing to prepare—he was alone and could set off directly.