CHAPTER 190: CHAPTER 179: SHOULD NOT LINGER

Shen Wang muttered to himself, putting away the turtle shell and glanced back at the lanterns at the entrance.

Four lanterns were already dim, with two still remaining bright.

Slaying three Great Cultivators directly consumed more than half of the accumulated True Solar Fire.

At this consumption rate, if a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator were to arrive, wouldn’t it require unleashing everything?

"It’s a bit of a waste. If I had more power, or my control over the Dao Array improved further, I wouldn’t need to expend such a large amount of strength."

Shen Wang frowned. Although it was satisfying to use the Sun Demon Suppression Array to wipe out three Golden Core Cultivators this time, it was external force that made it possible, and he could already perceive the general limits of this array. If the upper echelon of the Hundred Refining Sect were truly to come knocking, whether he could hold them off was still questionable.

"However, with the death of someone at the Golden Core Level this time, I still refuse to believe they won’t be intimidated."

Shen Wang stepped forward, surprisingly traversing the void, walking towards the area halfway up the mountain where flames still burnt.

This wasn’t an ability to stand in mid-air; he relied on the Dao Array, allowing him to use the Power of Heaven and Earth nearby to float and walk.

"So this is what it feels like to be a Golden Core Cultivator..."

Experiencing standing mid-air, Shen Wang began to look forward even more to the next realm.

The power of a Golden Core Cultivator is its own world; being able to fly without relying on Magical Artifacts or Magic represents another level of existence.

Shen Wang landed at the site where Cloud Celestial Thunder fell. The array here had already been destroyed, the soil was scorched into charcoal, with the center even melted, turning into a glazed state.

Cloud Celestial Thunder was burned to ashes, leaving only a pearl and a storage pouch, the former being an Upper Magical Treasure, the latter protected by the Power of Space, not destroyed by the True Solar Fire.

Shen Wang picked up the storage pouch, and when he touched the Celestial Thunder Pearl, he was suddenly struck by Thunder Power and repelled.

"Ha, still unwilling to be taken by me?"

Shen Wang shook his numbing hand, surprised by the power of this treasure; it’s no wonder it could withstand Celestial Thunder, quite impressive indeed.

He wrapped it with Spiritual Essence, attached a talisman to isolate its power, and only then, without external stimulus, the Celestial Thunder Pearl was calm and could be collected.

Shen Wang arrived at a place where the True Solar Fire hadn’t yet dissipated; the ground had large patches turned to magma, still bubbling at this time.

This was the site where Xie Xianlong’s father fell, the person was nowhere to be seen, but the armor he was wearing and the hammer remained, only the armor had been burned through by the True Solar Fire, similar to the Hundred Tempered Battle Armor after Shen Wang killed Xie Xianlong.

"Armor is broken again, if you want to kill someone, you first have to break the armor, and once the armor is broken, there’s no complete armor..."

Shen Wang felt a bit frustrated and glanced at the Puppet also destroyed by the True Solar Fire, his gaze landing on the hammer.

"Two sets of damaged armor, should be able to form a new set of armor, just needs to be refined myself."

Thinking of a solution, Shen Wang collected the pieces of broken armor and Mole Armor Puppet components, as these were not burned and considered having decent materials for repurposing.

"Huh, where’s this guy’s storage pouch?"

After putting away the hammer, Shen Wang was a bit surprised as he couldn’t find any storage pouch.

This shouldn’t be the case.

He surveyed the surroundings, discovering a dark red object at the edge of the magma, raising his hand to grasp it.

The dark red light floated up, revealing a ring, adorned with runes, emitting spatial fluctuations.

"Storage Ring?"

Shen Wang realized, this guy didn’t lack a storage pouch, but used a more advanced Storage Ring instead.

This item functions the same as a storage pouch, containing an independent space inside for storing things.

The difference is the ring’s smaller size, serving as a decorative item and being of higher grade. As for the internal space, it’s designed based on the situation, not necessarily smaller than that of a storage pouch.

No rush to open it, Shen Wang understood that the contents inside wouldn’t be lacking, as this was the belonging of a Golden Core Cultivator.

Outside there were still enemies, it was not the time to tally the spoils of battle.

He continued to the site where Profound Thunder Zhenren had died, this fellow ran the farthest, if not for the Dao Array, he might have escaped.

Here too remained only two things, a Flying Sword faintly shimmering with lightning, and a storage pouch.

He examined the Flying Sword glistening amidst the flames, entirely silver-white, three feet long, with the characters Xuan Ting engraved on the sword’s body.

The sword itself was this long, indicating the material was plentiful, though the grade wasn’t as high as the Celestial Thunder Pearl, yet still a precious Magical Treasure.

Most crucially, he could use it.

Shen Wang grasped the treasure sword, the Thunder Power on it was much weaker than the Celestial Thunder Pearl, he could control it right now.

"Magical Treasure-level Flying Sword, a high-grade item indeed, once the imprint of Profound Thunder Zhenren is removed, it will be a handy Flying Sword in future."

Shen Wang was pleased, his Flying Sword had been broken several times, never having a suitable one; even the Flying Sword used for sneak attacks before was quite ordinary.

Now, having obtained a Magical Treasure-level Flying Sword for free, even when stepping into the Golden Core Level, this item could still be used.

"When possible, it’s best to refine it again, can’t just carry these original items around and get recognized, asking for trouble."

Shen Wang looked at the characters on the Profound Thunder Sword, these markings were too obvious.

He took out the turtle shell, directing the remaining True Solar Fire from three places to converge at one spot, where it burned most fiercely at the center.

Here the magma churned, Shen Wang merged the True Solar Fire and the magma, which could preserve for a long time.

He approached the raging True Solar Fire.

To deal with these Hundred Refining Sect guys, two lanterns of True Solar Fire had been used, the remaining power was still considerable. Combined with the other two spots of True Solar Fire, the fire here amounted to the strength of half a lantern.

He tossed the Profound Thunder Sword into it; as it turned red-hot, he formed a seal and unleashed Spiritual Essence. Simultaneously, spiritual sense cooperating with Spiritual Essence, and leveraging the power of the True Solar Fire, he eradicated the residual power of Profound Thunder Zhenren within.