At this point, Xing Ming sat up straight.
"Senior Brother, are you saying you suspect that person later refined the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp,' and now a cultivator using a similar magical treasure has appeared? But can you be sure of his true identity?"
Li Yan noticed that Xing Ming had used the word "suspected" at the end.
"Yes, just as you said, Junior Brother. Not only did I personally go and observe that cultivator in secret for a period of time, but I also went to find Martial Uncle after returning and repeatedly analyzed the information with him."
"Although I'm not completely sure of the other party's identity, I am more than seventy percent sure that the person is using the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp' magical treasure."
"And his current cultivation level, by calculation, also matches. He has just entered the late-stage Golden Core."
"Judging from the severe injuries he sustained back then, with the power of the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp,' even if he was lucky enough to avoid a fatal blow, in one hundred and fifty years, besides recuperating, he could at most only break through to this realm."
"Since you are so certain, is there something special about the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp'? Is it impossible for others to refine it?"
"You're right, Junior Brother. This treasure is the sect master's inheritance magical treasure. It was refined by the founding ancestor, Xuan Xingzi."
"Although the materials used to refine it can't be said to be rare treasures, one of the materials should be unique to this realm."
"You must also know, Junior Brother, that the greatest resource of 'Falling Star Valley' is the 'Shattered Star Fire Jade Vein,' right!"
"Of course I know that. I came here for it in the first place, hahaha..."
Hearing this question, Li Yan let out a light laugh. Xing Ming was stunned for a moment, then also laughed out loud.
Afterward, Li Yan continued to ask.
"Are you saying, Senior Brother, that you can tell that magical treasure was refined by the earth fire from this vein?"
Li Yan seemed to have understood something. If one could see the refining method of a certain magical treasure, and some of the characteristics of the earth fire used to quench it, plus a similar appearance, it might be possible to determine the origin of the magical treasure.
But once a magical treasure was successfully refined, it was not easy to tell what kind of earth fire was used to quench it. Most of it would reflect the essential characteristics of the magical treasure's raw materials.
Just like his Gui-Yi Water-Parting Spike, it reflected the characteristics of the five elements and non-five elements, and nothing else.
But this was not absolute. For example, the final quenching step of the kasaya that Great Master Wanxiang had asked "Falling Star Valley" to refine had used the power of the yin fire of the "Shattered Star Fire Jade Vein."
The resulting kasaya, a Buddhist magical treasure, had a hint of gentleness amidst its extreme hardness and yang, from which it could be deduced that it had once been refined with a kind of yin-cold flame.
"You overestimate me, Junior Brother. At most, I can tell the refining method that might have been used for a magical treasure, but ninety percent of the time, I can't tell what kind of earth fire was used to quench it."
"However, the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp' has its special refining method, and it's a secret not known to outsiders."
"Do you know, Junior Brother, that to refine this magical treasure, Ancestor Xuan Xingzi even extracted a 'Shattered Star Fire Jade Vein' and refined it into the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp.'"
Li Yan was shocked to hear this.
"Extracted an earth fire ore vein?"
"Could it be that the 'Shattered Star Fire Jade Vein' was originally a supreme-grade treasure with two ore veins?"
Seeing Li Yan's shocked expression, Xing Ming couldn't help but feel a little proud. To know what a treasure with two earth fire ore veins represented.
In terms of its grade, it was already a top-tier earth fire ore vein, something that even first-rate major sects like the "Fentian Sect" and the "Guiyi Sect" did not have.
"Yes, to refine the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp,' the ancestor did not hesitate to lower the grade of the 'Shattered Star Fire Jade Vein' by several levels and extracted one of the ore veins to refine into the magical treasure."
Extracting one of the ore veins from the "Shattered Star Fire Jade Vein" was not as simple as two minus one. It could directly cause the "Shattered Star Fire Jade Vein" to drop several grades, and even completely destroy the entire earth fire ore vein.
"That's quite a feat. And this Senior Xuan Xingzi's artifact refining skills are beyond what most Artifact Refining Grandmasters can achieve!"
Li Yan muttered to himself. The other party not only had astonishing courage but also profound skills. To be able to compress an entire earth fire ore vein into a magical treasure, Xuan Xingzi was truly a brilliant figure of his generation.
"The ancestor's action had another purpose. 'Falling Star Valley' could not possess such a supreme-grade earth fire ore vein. That would not be a blessing, but a great disaster."
"So, this way, he could both preserve one earth fire ore vein for use and possess a powerful inheritance magical treasure."
"Thus, identifying the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp' is very easy. And those hit by this magical treasure will have seven-colored wounds on their bodies, among which there will be a deep blue wound, shaped like a river of stars."
"The five organs of the person hit will be as if in a furnace, like entering a purgatory."
"I don't know why that person was still able to take away my master's magical treasure after being hit."
"I think it might be because my master was already severely injured and powerless, or the other party had an extremely strong defensive magical treasure that offset most of the power."
"Later, because my master fell, the Divine Sense imprint on the magical treasure dissipated, and he took the opportunity to refine this treasure for his own use."
"And not long ago, a cultivator was killed, and people saw seven-colored marks on his body, with a deep blue one being particularly dazzling!"
Xing Ming slowly narrated the course of events.
Li Yan was still immersed in Xuan Xingzi's heaven-shaking divine ability, speechless for a long time.
"After getting this piece of news, I immediately went over in person, but that corpse had already been completely destroyed."
"But this piece of news is definitely not wrong. I can be sure of this. And if no one had seen this kind of injury, it would be impossible to describe it so clearly."
"I also discussed it with Martial Uncle for a long time and decided to retrieve this inheritance magical treasure of the sect and at the same time, kill that person to avenge my master."
"But in these twenty-odd years, Martial Uncle's injuries have only recovered by about eighty percent. Although he can still act, once he does, it will trigger the recurrence of his old injuries, which will require a longer time to recover."
"And Xinghe, because he used the 'Spiritual Aperture Shattering Star Grand Art,' will probably need about forty to fifty years in total to recover and come out of seclusion."
"According to Martial Uncle's meaning, he wants me to continue tracking this person. In about five years, he can come out of seclusion and kill this fellow."
"But since I've already found the enemy who killed my master, I don't want to wait any longer."
"This time, I've summoned you back, Junior Brother, in the hope that you can help me capture this thief. Of course, this trip won't be in vain for you. Besides ten thousand spirit stones, there is also a fifth-rank medicinal pill that can assist a Golden Core cultivator's cultivation, a 'Bright Lotus Pill,' as a gift."
At this point, Xing Ming stood up and gave Li Yan a deep bow.
Li Yan also quickly stood up, avoiding the bow, and said with a light laugh.
"You're being too formal, Senior Brother. The matter of the old Sect Master is something I, as a junior of the sect, am duty-bound to do."
But he was also overjoyed in his heart. Although ten thousand spirit stones was not a small amount, he valued the "Bright Lotus Pill" even more. A fifth-rank medicinal pill was the highest grade pill that Falling Star Valley could refine.
It was not certain that even one or two could be successfully refined in ten years. Most of the time, it was a waste of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
And the "Bright Lotus Pill" was a rare treasure among fifth-rank pills. It had no healing or poison-removing effects, nor could it expand meridians or enhance one's senses.
But it had a function that a Golden Core cultivator dreamed of. This pill was extremely difficult to refine, requiring the fusion of a third-rank demonic beast's demon core, and the success rate was extremely low.
Once a cultivator consumed it, there was a one to three in ten chance that they would have some kind of epiphany during their cultivation.
These epiphanies were related to the innate divine ability of that demon core. Once enlightenment was successful, it would be of great help in comprehending the laws of heaven and earth in the future.
When one day they successfully formed their Nascent Soul, they might be able to comprehend a type of the power of the laws of heaven and earth, and then they could use that divine ability.
This pill had almost no effect in the early stages, and it required killing a third-rank demonic beast to obtain the raw materials.
The raw materials were extremely difficult to obtain. Often, one might not be able to kill the opponent and would be killed instead.
At the same time, if this cultivator could not form a Nascent Soul in their lifetime, even if they had an epiphany after consuming the pill, it would be useless.
Unable to form a Nascent Soul meant that the possibility of using the power of the laws of heaven and earth was cut off. In this way, this pill seemed not very practical.
However, for someone like Li Yan who was dedicated to the Dao, the "Bright Lotus Pill" was definitely a supreme treasure no less than a seventh or eighth-rank pill.
This was also because Xing Ming had seen through him as a reclusive cultivator with a firm heart for the Dao. There was a slight possibility that he would form a Nascent Soul in the future, which was why he had offered this pill.
This kind of person valued their foundation and future the most. Therefore, Xing Ming had not hesitated to offer this pill, and he also believed that as long as the other party understood the use of this pill, they would definitely agree to his request.
Seeing Zhang Ming avoid his bow, a smile appeared on Xing Ming's old face, but he would not let it go just because of the other's politeness.
With a flip of his hand, an exquisite jade bottle and a storage pouch appeared in his hand. He pushed them through the air, and the two items floated towards Li Yan.
"I hope you won't dislike them, Junior Brother Zhang!"
His gesture made Li Yan have to admire him. He looked as if he was not afraid of him going back on his word at all and was giving him the promised treasures in advance.
Compared to Lin Xinghe, Xing Ming had more of the demeanor of a sect master.
Li Yan grabbed the two items from the air. He didn't even look at the storage pouch, nor did he count the spirit stones inside. He just hung it on his waist.
Then, without caring that Xing Ming was still beside him, he popped the stopper of the bottle with his thumb.
Li Yan immediately smelled a faint, ethereal scent of sandalwood drifting into his nose.
As the scent entered his nostrils, it was as if a certain string in Li Yan's mind had been lightly touched. For a moment, Li Yan was in a daze.
In the next moment, Li Yan came to his senses. His Divine Sense had already clearly seen a rice-grain-sized, dark yellow pill at the bottom of the bottle. A mist swirled around it as it gently rolled at the bottom of the bottle.
This was exactly the same as the description of the "Bright Lotus Pill" he had once seen in a classic text.
Although he didn't know which demonic beast's demon core was fused into this "Bright Lotus Pill," just that slight touch just now was enough to move Li Yan's heart.
With a smile at the corner of his mouth, a light flashed in his hand, and the exquisite porcelain bottle disappeared.
"Thank you, Senior Brother!"
When cultivators helped each other, even if they were sworn martial brothers, the due remuneration had to be given. This had always been the case in the cultivation world.
Unless the relationship between the two was really as close as father and son or brothers, otherwise, if you didn't accept, others would not dare to let you help.
"Hahaha, then I will tell you the details of that person, Junior Brother. But before we talk about this villain, there is one more thing you need to know."
As he spoke, he had already sat down cross-legged again, not mentioning the previous matter at all.
Since Li Yan had accepted his things, they could now truly discuss the plan.
"Oh? Please speak, Senior Brother!"
"The reason I asked you to rush back within half a month, Junior Brother, is because the enemy is, after all, a late-stage Golden Core expert, and he also possesses my master's 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp' magical treasure."
"So, to take him down in one fell swoop, besides you, Junior Brother, I have also invited Sect Master Feng Moru of the 'Green Wind Sect' and Second Elder Xuan Caijun of the 'Six Plates Hall.'"
"Feng Moru is at the late-stage Golden Core, the same realm as me. Xuan Caijun is the second strongest expert in the 'Six Plates Hall' and has already entered the Pseudo-Nascent Soul Realm. They will arrive to meet us in the next few days."
"Therefore, we cannot delay their time. With the four of us joining forces, I believe that person will not be able to escape even if he grows wings."