Open up and break into another world

Yun Ning's meditative state lasted for a full three months. By the time he awoke from his seclusion, Xu Ming had long since departed; and he, himself, was within the Time-Space Sub-Hall of the Scarlet Flame Prefecture.

Upon awakening, Yun Ning's aura was completely different from before.

Previously, Yun Ning carried a hint of a playboy's air; but now, Yun Ning possessed a flawless aura! Even without drawing his spear, others could sense the perfect Spear Intent faintly radiating from him!

"Brother Yun Ning! Congratulations on breaking through your realm!" God Emperor Mo Luo naturally noticed the immense change in Yun Ning at a glance, and couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

One must know that in the path of cultivation, even with guidance from others, it's difficult to improve; the most important thing is still one's own accumulation and comprehension! For example, Yun Ning's father is the "Cloud Sovereign," who inspires awe throughout the God Domain; Yun Ning must have received countless pointers from his father. However, Yun Ning's strength, among Silver Moon level cultivators, couldn't be considered particularly stunning.

But now, Xu Ming had only given Yun Ning guidance once, and it had already caused Yun Ning's strength to improve greatly. How could God Emperor Mo Luo not be amazed?

"This Xu Ming is truly not simple!" God Emperor Mo Luo mused inwardly.

"My master left?" Yun Ning asked.

"Yes! He left that very day!"

"Alas…" Yun Ning sighed inwardly, "Master still isn't willing to accept me as a disciple!"

After being taught the "Five Styles of Reincarnation," Yun Ning felt even more keenly the power of his master—such ingenious spear techniques, even Sovereigns couldn't create them; yet Xu Ming had created them!

"I've only met Master a few times; it's normal for Master not to be willing to accept me as a disciple!" Yun Ning thought to himself, "In the future, I will definitely use my sincerity to move Master and beg him to accept me as a disciple!"

Yun Ning was determined, wholeheartedly wanting to become Xu Ming's disciple!

…

Meanwhile, Xu Ming had already returned to the Yanyan Divine Mountain together with Lü Qing.

"Xu Ming, I truly owe you this time! Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to safely escape from the Scarlet Flame Prefecture!"

"Do you think that God Emperor Baili will make a comeback after this failure?" Xu Ming asked.

"It's very possible!" Lü Qing said solemnly, "If Scorching Heaven Peak truly contains some great secret, it's almost certain that God Emperor Baili will make a comeback! When we meet again, I'm afraid it will be a direct clash of weapons!"

"We should prepare early!"

"That's natural!" Lü Qing said, "The Mountain Protection Formation of my Yanyan Divine Mountain is incredibly powerful and heavily guarded. However, if God Emperor Baili dares to come again, he will definitely be prepared, so I can't be careless! Coincidentally, I obtained a set of Myriad Slaughter Formation Flags some time ago, which can be set up in the Yanyan Divine Mountain to enhance the power of the Mountain Protection Formation!"

As he spoke, Lü Qing flipped his hand, and a set of twelve formation flags appeared in his hand.

On these twelve formation flags, twelve ferocious exotic beasts were painted, exuding a chilling killing intent.

However, Xu Ming's gaze was instantly attracted by the "flagpoles" of the twelve formation flags—each flagpole was less than a foot long; judging from the material, it should be a section of emerald green bamboo.

"Hmm?" Xu Ming was startled—the material of the flagpoles gave him a sense of familiarity.

"Lü Qing, can you let me take a look at the formation flags?"

"Why wouldn't I!" Lü Qing directly handed them over.

Xu Ming casually took a formation flag and stared at the flagpole carefully: "That's right, it's this material, I won't be mistaken!"

Lü Qing smiled in surprise and asked, "What, have you seen the material of these flagpoles somewhere else?"

"I have! And… I have it in my world ring!" As Xu Ming spoke, he even rummaged through the corner of his world ring and found that inconspicuous emerald green bamboo pole.

This emerald green bamboo pole was exactly what was formed when the million-mile-large body of the Bamboo Sage burned to ashes in the Endless Continent; it condensed all the essence from the Bamboo Sage's massive body!

The emerald green bamboo pole was an inch thick and nine feet long, containing incomparably rich vitality.

However, because this emerald green bamboo pole couldn't even be exchanged for divine stones at Little Gu's place, Xu Ming had put it aside in his world ring and had even almost forgotten about it. Now, seeing the flagpole material of the "Myriad Slaughter Formation Flags," Xu Ming suddenly remembered this emerald green bamboo pole.

"This is…" Lü Qing was stunned and immediately asked, "Crystallized Creation? Where did you get it from?"

"Crystallized Creation?" Xu Ming pointed at the emerald green bamboo pole in his hand and asked curiously.

This strange emerald green bamboo pole is Crystallized Creation?

"What is Crystallized Creation?" Xu Ming had never heard of such a rare treasure.

Lü Qing explained, "The conditions for the formation of Crystallized Creation are extremely harsh, and the forms it takes after formation are also varied! Some are a piece of rock, some are a piece of ice, and some will form a bamboo pole like the one in your hand! And Crystallized Creation has one very important use…"

Lü Qing deliberately paused, piquing Xu Ming's curiosity, before saying, "Refining a Natal Divine Weapon!"

"Refining a Natal Divine Weapon?" Xu Ming was surprised.

"Yes!" Lü Qing continued, "You should be able to feel that the material of Crystallized Creation itself isn't that precious; because its value lies in its scarcity and rarity!"

"Mm!" Xu Ming nodded—if Crystallized Creation were very precious, Xu Ming would have sold this emerald green bamboo pole for divine stones long ago when the human race faced crisis in the Endless Continent! However, the emerald green bamboo pole couldn't be sold for divine stones, which shows that its material itself is really trash!

"However…" Lü Qing added, "Crystallized Creation has a characteristic that no other material can match—growth potential!"

Growth potential?

Xu Ming immediately understood why Lü Qing said that Crystallized Creation could be used to refine a Natal Divine Weapon!

What is the most important characteristic of a Natal Divine Weapon?—It grows along with the owner's strength!

Lü Qing continued, "My Natal Divine Weapon was refined using Crystallized Creation as the main material. It has accompanied me for countless years and has long since grown into a killing weapon; with my Natal Divine Weapon in hand, my strength is several times stronger than using ordinary divine artifacts! For example… this set of 'Myriad Slaughter Formation Flags' actually has very limited power right now; however, if enough experts are killed within the range of the Myriad Slaughter Formation Flags, allowing the formation flags to absorb enough blood essence, then this set of Myriad Slaughter Formation Flags will truly be terrifying!"

"I see…" Xu Ming suddenly looked forward to one day being able to possess a Natal Divine Weapon!

Now, the material for the spear shaft of a Natal Divine Weapon has been found, which is this emerald green bamboo pole (Crystallized Creation); as for other materials, they shouldn't be difficult to obtain. But the problem is… who should he ask to help him refine his Natal Divine Weapon?

Suddenly, Lü Qing smiled slyly, "Do you also want a Natal Divine Weapon?"