My construction materials are weird

After Xu Ru left, Xuan Huang took out three strange objects.

The first was a wooden box, a spoil from clearing a base of anomalies. It could swallow people, objects, and even divine souls, possessing the ability to seal and confine.

The second was a shroud, also a spoil from clearing a base of anomalies, capable of absorbing a person's life force and lifespan.

The third was the recently acquired strange rope, an anomaly controlled by Ji Dahu, capable of hanging living beings. Once locked onto, escape was difficult unless shattered by great magic power.

Xuan Huang brought out these three items with a plan to reforge them into a magical artifact.

After all, the recent pressure had been considerable, with the upcoming assassination attempt by the Anomalies Society and the inability to eliminate the Three Rat Brothers.

Xuan Huang intended to combine the art of talismans to create a talisman banner.

The strange wooden box would serve as the main pole, the strange shroud as the banner surface, and the strange rope as the connection.

He planned to go big, fusing and refining three strange objects, utilizing their inherent abilities: the strange box's suppression, sealing, and swallowing abilities; the strange shroud's life force and lifespan absorption (primarily for inscribing runes);

and the strange rope's ability to capture and lock onto targets from afar.

Runes would then be inscribed on the banner surface to amplify the combined power of the three anomalies and the talismans.

However, Xuan Huang lacked confidence.

Fusing three anomalies was usually standard for a Tier 3 Spiritualist.

Even with the help of the small world's providence, the golden divine soul, and the Spirit Suppressing Monument, Xuan Huang wasn't entirely sure.

Even if he succeeded in refining it, he couldn't use it easily, as his cultivation was simply insufficient.

Xuan Huang intended to use the talisman banner as a trump card, to be refined and nurtured in preparation for a decisive strike.

"Fusing three anomalies at once is difficult, probably impossible. The Heaven and Earth Furnace is only Tier 1. Refining a single Tier 1 anomaly is feasible, but three, and fusing them…? Even with the help of the small world and the power of the divine soul, it's still difficult."

After much consideration, Xuan Huang realized it wasn't that simple.

"Moreover, I'm erasing the anomalies' sentience to restore their original rules. Fusing these three rule fragments probably won't achieve the Tier 3 fusion of anomalies, but only Tier 2."

It was different from a Spiritualist's anomaly fusion and advancement.

Xuan Huang's refining process involved erasing the anomalies' sentience and instincts, essentially restoring the original appearance of the rule fragments.

Therefore, fusing three rule fragments wouldn't achieve Tier 3.

"It can only be refined into a Tier 2 magical artifact."

Although it was only Tier 2, the difficulty was reduced.

The only remaining problem was that the Heaven and Earth Furnace for refining them wasn't strong enough.

A Tier 1 furnace, even with the help of the small world's power, was too inadequate.

A single misstep, a collision of rule fusions, could damage the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

He had the means to refine them, but lacked a suitable vessel.

"However, if I successfully refine the Strange Blood Seal this afternoon, the Heaven and Earth Furnace might be the first to enter Tier 2… Providence favors diligent children."

The Heaven and Earth Furnace wasn't busy for no reason.

The benefit was that it had already reached the peak of Tier 1, with a 3.9 True Meaning condensation, the same as the Jianmu Great Mill, lacking only an opportunity.

With the Strange Blood of the Tier 2 anomaly, the Strange Blood Seal, as long as it was successfully refined and the Tier 2 True Meaning within absorbed, it wasn't impossible to enter Tier 2, and the chances were high.

As long as the Heaven and Earth Furnace entered Tier 2, as a treasure bestowed and nurtured by Xuan Huang's providence, it would be nearly invincible upon entering Tier 2.

This was also why the Great Returning Ruins Mill, the Tongtian Jianmu, and the Heaven and Earth Furnace hadn't yet entered Tier 2 despite consuming so many good things.

Their accumulation was too profound.

Moreover, they weren't rule fragments from this world, so their starting point was too low.

Although the rule fragments were shattered, they were still Tier 7 fragments at the starting point.

But the difficulty had its advantages: first, they could be controlled; second, they could be used as desired; and third, their profound accumulation made them the strongest in their tier.

"As long as the Heaven and Earth Furnace enters Tier 2, I can suppress and kill the Three Rat Brothers. And after I do, the four anomalies of the Three Brothers will allow the Tongtian Jianmu and the Great Returning Ruins Mill to enter Tier 2. So it seems…"

"It doesn't count, at least the Heaven and Earth Furnace will enter Tier 2 first."

Xuan Huang 'rationalized' for the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

As for what the Heaven and Earth Furnace thought, it wasn't important.

In fact, according to normal refining methods, the three artifacts couldn't enter Tier 2 unless Xuan Huang entered Tier 2.

After all, the origin of the three artifacts was bestowed by Xuan Huang. If Xuan Huang didn't enter Tier 2, the three artifacts couldn't enter Tier 2 either.

What was magical was the appearance of the Spirit Suppressing Monument.

The appearance of this cheat directly gave the three artifacts a chance to overtake on a curve.

With his thoughts clear, Xuan Huang put away the three strange objects and began to temper his will.

… …

"We're back, it feels like a lifetime has passed."

On the main road of Qingyun Mountain, the Taoist group, led by Jiu Da, got out of their vehicles.

"Has Qingyun Mountain become taller?"

"Did you notice too, Fellow Daoist? I also feel that Qingyun Mountain has become taller and deeper, more stable."

"I thought I was the only one who had this feeling. It must be what Master Xuan said, the place where the Jianmu is located is a blessed land. The Jianmu will change Qingyun Mountain all the time. As the saying goes, a mountain is not high, but it has spirits, then it is spiritual. With the Jianmu and Master Xuan, it's hard for Qingyun Mountain not to change."

"That's right, Qingyun Mountain will be… no, it already is a treasure land. Just entering it makes you feel refreshed, with no mixed feelings, and the heavenly secrets are stable."

"Let's go, fellow Daoists, return to the mountain to rest, adjust, and digest your insights. Our comrades are still fighting in the wilderness. We can relax our tense minds, but don't relax completely. It's not yet time to relax."

They were the rotating Taoist personnel.

After resting, reorganizing, and digesting their insights, they would still need to go to the wilderness to fight.

According to the current situation, as long as Nan City doesn't continue to worsen, they will need more than half a year to completely clear it once.

This was the current situation.

If the situation worsened, such as a sudden appearance of a dangerous place, or the emergence of a shattered world, then it would be hard to say.

This was just the beginning.

Therefore, the losses were not small, after all, there was not much experience at the beginning.

It has been much better in the past few days, and the number of casualties has been decreasing every day.

However, this does not include accidents.

An accident occurred on the Buddhist side.

When a dozen monks were patrolling, they were suddenly enveloped by a fog. It was a newly shattered small world space.

As a result, there were no people inside, but a large number of wild beasts, ferocious beasts, and monsters.

There were also some troublesome swamp monsters, mud men, giant crocodiles, poisonous snakes, man-eating trees, poisonous weeds, and a large group of others.

Only two of the dozen monks escaped, and these two were exchanged for the sacrifice of the other eight, allowing them to escape and report to headquarters.

Such accidents are unavoidable.

The Buddhist lesson was instantly remembered by the other three families.

In the future, exploring the wilderness must be careful, careful, and more careful. Do not enter chaotic forests, do not enter mists, do not enter desolate mountains, do not enter bizarre landscapes, do not enter pools and rivers…

A dozen 'do not enter' principles.

… … … …

"What, the Heaven and Earth Furnace is not available for rent today?"

The Taoist asked suspiciously outside the Merit Hall.

"Yes, Master Xuan needs to use the Heaven and Earth Furnace today, so it is not available for rent today."

"May I ask Director Xia, when will it be available for rent?"

Xia Qing said, "I don't know either, just wait for the notification."

"This?" The people from the Dao sect were a bit frustrated. Their rings, bracelets, and storage pouches were full of ferocious beast corpses, but the Heaven and Earth Furnace was temporarily unavailable for rent.

They could only wait.

"Hall Master Xia, may I ask if the Xuan Masters are still crafting storage artifacts? We would like to purchase some. Can we place an order now?"

Since the furnace was temporarily unavailable, they planned to exchange the corpses directly for points.

They would use the points to exchange for the storage treasures they needed.

"I don't know if the Xuan Masters are crafting storage treasures again, but you will be notified immediately if they are. The Xuan Masters have been very busy recently, so there must be something important going on. Please don't rush them. And don't worry, can your matters be more important than the Xuan Masters' business?"

Xia Qing could only bring out Xuan Huang as an excuse.

He had also noticed that Xuan Huang had been very busy recently. According to Sun Tong, he hadn't even been home for the past few days.

That was because Xuan Huang had been monitoring Ji Dahu for three days.

"You're right, the Xuan Masters' business is important."

The people from the Dao sect had no choice but to exchange half of the ferocious beasts for points, keeping the other half for refining.

The Dao sect had many members, and they needed more essence blood pills.

Not only did body refiners need them, but Qi refiners and Spirit refiners needed them as well.

Essence blood pills were currently the circulating currency, while spirit soul liquid and vitality pills were rarely seen.

They were quickly collected whenever they appeared.

This was also because Xuan Huang was busy. If he wasn't busy, he would convert a lot of spirit soul liquid and vitality pills.

As mentioned before, after the Three Treasures passed the stage of lacking energy accumulation, they needed more true meaning.

The Gui Xu Millstone could completely grind spirit soul liquid, and the Tongtian Jianmu could also refine vitality pills needed by Qi refiners.

Vitality pills were not clear spirit pills. Clear spirit pills only replenished spiritual energy. Vitality pills were pills that could replenish vitality, and compared to clear spirit pills, they were worlds apart.

Recently, Xuan Huang had been too busy and hadn't realized this.

He should be able to think of it once he finishes being busy.

… …

Back at the Dao sect headquarters.

Currently, Jiu Tong's junior brother, Jiu Da, and Daoist Ma were in charge of the headquarters.

Jiu Tong was still fighting in the wilderness.

"What has Xuan Master been busy with recently? Does anyone have any news?" Jiu Da, who led the team back, asked.

Daoist Ma, who was well-informed, said, "It's the Demon Worshiper's assassination attempt on Xuan Master. The Demon Worshiper hired the Three Rat Brothers to assassinate Xuan Master. Xuan Master must be busy with these matters. Also, Chief Xu Ruyi came to see Xuan Master this morning, so there must be something that needs Xuan Master's help. In addition… according to rumors, Xuan Master suppressed the traitor of the Town Evil Department and the Three Rat Brothers, and may have offended the Oddity Club in the process. The people from the Oddity Club are investigating…"

Daoist Ma told everyone everything he had heard.

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this.

These were all things that they couldn't help with or solve.

It seemed that Xuan Master was facing even greater pressure.

Although they were clearing the wilderness, they were also sacrificing quite a bit.

But the premise of everything was that Xuan Master was supporting everything from behind. Without Xuan Master, the four families wouldn't have the ability to clear the dangers of the wilderness.

"Let's all be steady for now and not cause trouble for Xuan Master," Jiu Da said.

Everyone nodded silently.

… …

Two o'clock in the afternoon!

Xuan Huang appeared at the Nanshi Town Evil Department on time.

He saw the one-eyed Chen Chao who had just been treated today from afar.

"How is it going?"

"Xuan Master, my mind is much clearer," the one-eyed man grinned.

"It's good that you're clear-headed. Be careful not to make mistakes again."

"Yes."

"… …"

One would think they were a doctor and a mental patient talking.

But—that was indeed the case.

Arriving outside a secret room, Xu Ruyi and Gao Xiaolan accompanied him.

"We have gathered the seven people together. We were afraid they would be even more worried if they were alone," Gao Xiaolan said. "Xuan Master, what are you planning to do?"

"Just open the door. I'll observe them first. If everything goes smoothly, I will refine the blood seal on their bodies. If it's not ideal, I can find them a more suitable place to avoid being attacked by oddities."

"Okay, do as you say," Xu Ruyi said.

"Click!"

The heavy iron door opened, revealing the panicked seven people.

Five men and two women.

To avoid unnecessary trouble and quickly advance the solution, seeing that the seven people looked like they wanted to ask or beg for help, Xuan Huang very 'undemocratically and illiberally' swept his will over them, instantly calming them down.

Otherwise, it would take too long to ask and explain, which would waste too many words.

Xuan Huang's method was to invade their bodies with his will, and use his tangible will to force out the blood seals on their bodies.

The blood seal might be a medium, or it might contain the power of a second-order oddity, but it didn't matter. As long as a second-order oddity didn't come in person, after the will condensed into form, he could force them out.

Then, he would refine the blood seals and let the seven people get rid of the oddity's lock.

If the oddity still came to find the seven people, he would hide them.

When the Heaven and Earth Furnace reached the second order, he wouldn't be afraid of second-order oddities coming. Coming would only make the Heaven and Earth Furnace stronger.

"Go!"

Xuan Huang's will took shape, turning into seven streams of light and flying into the bodies of the seven people.

The seven people were suppressed by Xuan Huang's will, so they didn't feel much. They just felt a mysterious force entering their bodies.

The external manifestation of will in form was originally Xuan Huang's strongest method, but because he had too much foundation and too many methods, he hadn't really used it much.

The external manifestation of will caused Xu Ruyi to feel a huge crisis, and Gao Xiaolan was even worse. The oddity in her body directly fell silent, and her body softened and almost fell.

It could be regarded as indirectly feeling the power of will.

The will turned into streamers, equivalent to Xuan Huang's seven clone eyes, quickly locking onto the blood seals on the necks of the seven people.

It was like personally touching and feeling them.

A cold and sinister aura permeated the air. When the two collided, they were like natural enemies.

Rules were the manifestation of the will of heaven, and countless rules made up the will of heaven.

At this moment, Xuan Huang's small ego will met the broken rules. The two were opposed and unified.

"Draw!"

Xuan Huang's will turned into silver palms, grabbing at the blood seals.

After all, it was just a mark. Although the essence source was extraordinary, coming from a second-order oddity, it was still caught by Xuan Huang.

"Come out!"

Xuan Huang shouted loudly, and the Heaven and Earth Furnace also appeared.

"Protect these seven people," Xuan Huang said to Xu Ruyi with all his might.

After speaking, in a flash of lightning, the seven streams of Qi transformed from Xuan Huang's will flew out of the seven people's bodies, also pulling seven strands of blood-colored silk.

"Open!"

"Buzz!"

The lid of the Heaven and Earth Furnace quickly opened, and a suction force came. Xuan Huang's will pulled the seven strands of blood silk into the furnace.

"Rumble!"

The dust settled, and the Heaven and Earth Furnace covered the furnace mouth.

Then, Xuan Huang and the Heaven and Earth Furnace disappeared together.

It was safer to refine them in the small world. It was impossible for Xuan Huang to refine them in the Town Evil Department.

"This?"

"Thump!"

Xu Ruyi exclaimed in surprise, and the seven people seemed to have been drained of their energy and instantly fell to the ground.

"Quick, help the seven people."