Su Bai gave instructions to Yan Lei, telling him to pay attention to certain Materials appearing in the Xingluo City auction house.
Alternatively, he could inquire at Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion for news. If they also had precious Materials, they should acquire them at a good price.
After all, Su Bai had just completed her Breakthrough and was a bit poor, so she couldn't just buy anything she fancied.
After Yan Lei left, Su Bai immediately headed to Xingluo Mountain.
She wanted to see if Xu Changge was at the Xu Family.
"Old Ancestor is not here; she should be at Green Bamboo Sword Sect Peak at this moment."
After asking the Xu Family members, Su Bai received this reply.
This made Su Bai frown.
She couldn't go up Green Bamboo Sword Sect Peak.
Now, only Xu Changge could contact her unilaterally.
"Forget it, there's no rush now."
Without lingering at Xingluo Mountain, Su Bai flew directly back to Ebony Island.
Since she wanted to refine a good Magic Treasure, besides various Materials, the most important thing was the main Material.
And in Su Bai's knowledge,
the Sect's war Magical Artifacts were all made of Wumu.
So, she would naturally also use Wumu.
Things like Millennial Ebony were exclusively supplied to the Sect by the Xu Family, with any remainder sold to large merchant associations.
Smaller Sects used Hundred-Year Wumu.
Su Bai's Sea Corner Cliff also had some Wumu, but they were not fully grown and were scattered.
However, those scattered Wumu, especially when Su Bai performed the Spring Breeze Transforming Rain Technique, could receive a bit of diluted Creation Essence.
Each one was over a hundred years old.
Now, Su Bai planned to gather them together, focus on cultivating them, and directly make them grow into Millennial Ebony.
She would use Millennial Ebony as the main Material.
Su Bai also considered whether to simply cultivate them into Ten-Thousand-Year Wumu.
But thinking of the scene when she refined Millennium Spirit Medicine during her Foundation Establishment Stage, she felt that would take too much time.
In Su Bai's vision, her Magic Treasure was based on the war Magical Artifacts of those Sects.
That is, a giant boat.
How much Wumu would this giant boat, including its keel, hull, deck, and so on, require?
Millennial Ebony was easier to refine now that she had Golden Core Fire, but if it were Ten-Thousand-Year Wumu, how long would it take to refine?
Considering these factors, Millennial Ebony was just enough.
Of course, the keel might be older, as it was very important.
"The only difficulty now is that I don't have a Tier 3 Artifact Refiner Legacy!"
It was still somewhat difficult to refine a Magic Treasure with only the accumulation of a Tier 2 High Grade Artifact Refiner.
Just thinking about Talisman Treasures, which possessed thirty percent of a Magic Treasure's power, being able to dominate in the Foundation Establishment Stage, one could understand the vast difference between Spiritual Artifacts and Magic Treasures.
An Extreme Grade Spiritual Artifact could block a Magic Treasure once, but only once.
The gap was still not small, almost equivalent to an instant kill.
While Su Bai was so busily collecting various Materials to build a ship and escape,
Seven Stars Mountain seemed to be completely still.
After Xu Changge inquired about the Secret Realm, she hadn't returned from there.
Days passed like this.
Until a year later.
Su Bai had just walked out of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
She had just bought information, asking if anyone was selling a Tier 3 Legacy, whether it was an Alchemist Legacy or an Artifact Refiner Legacy.
Because Su Bai was now a Core Formation True Person.
She was already a very distinguished guest in Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
So Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was willing to make an exception for Su Bai.
Tier 3 Legacies, besides the Six Sects, who would certainly not sell them, were found in Heavenly Fortune City.
Heavenly Fortune City, as the largest city for Loose Cultivators, had Core Formation Cultivators and many False Core Cultivators within its walls.
They were willing to sell Tier 3 Legacies.
And Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was willing to act as a go-between, helping Su Bai make contact.
And as an intermediary, they could allow both parties to complete the transaction without meeting.
According to the other party's needs, Su Bai could provide Mist Shadow Beast Demon Cores that reduce Heart Demons, Breakthrough Medicinal Pills like Haoyuan Pill, and Withered Wood Blood Vine, a Material for refining Magic Treasures.
These items were a bit of a loss just to buy a Legacy.
But Su Bai urgently needed them, as a Legacy, once purchased, still required comprehension and practice in refining Magic Treasures.
It wasn't possible to instantly master it after just looking at the Legacy.
Su Bai estimated that after buying the Legacy, comprehending it, and then being able to refine a satisfactory Magic Treasure, it would take at least ten years.
This was assuming she had all the Materials at hand.
"Sigh, what a loss. Just those three items traded just now, normally I could make a Core Formation Cultivator, stuck and unable to Breakthrough their Realm, sell their life to me!"
Walking out of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion,
Su Bai planned to visit other places.
Such as Thousand Machine Pavilion, and Divine Talisman Pavilion.
Thousand Machine Pavilion bought and sold various mechanical devices and Puppets, which was also related to Artifact Refining.
Su Bai thought about cooperating with them to see if she could get a Tier 3 Puppet Master Legacy.
Divine Talisman Pavilion was a shop under the Divine Talisman Sect. Su Bai didn't hope for a Talisman Master Legacy; she only wanted to buy a few Tier 3 Talismans for self-preservation.
Just as Su Bai lifted her foot to walk towards Thousand Machine Pavilion, she saw several streaks of light flying out from Seven Stars Mountain.
Seeing this, Su Bai frowned.
Because among those streaks of light, she saw Xu Changge's figure.
And Xu Changge, flying in the air, seemed to notice Su Bai's gaze at this moment and looked down.
Xu Changge pursed her lips slightly, glanced at the Green Bamboo Sword Sect Elder beside her, left a transmission Talisman towards the Xu Family's direction, and continued flying into the distance.
The Elder accompanying Xu Changge had no reaction to this, as the Elder's face was also very serious, seemingly deep in thought.
Su Bai, standing below, saw a streak of light flying towards the Xu Family.
A thoughtful expression appeared in her eyes.
Changing her direction, she walked towards the Xu Family on Seven Stars Mountain.
Not long after Su Bai arrived at the Xu Family,
the Xu Family Head personally came out to greet her.
"Xu Hu greets Senior. The transmission Talisman left by Old Ancestor is in the ancestral hall. I will take you there now."
This Xu Hu was a rising star who emerged after the previous generation's Family Head perished in the collapse of Seven Stars Mountain. At only fifty years old, he successfully achieved Foundation Establishment, with a long future ahead, thus chosen by Xu Changge as the Family Head.
Hearing Xu Hu's words, Su Bai nodded. She knew she had guessed Xu Changge's intentions correctly.
And Xu Changge's continued absence clearly indicated that the Six Sects attached great importance to the Outer Sea Secret Realm, not wanting the news to spread.
After being led to the ancestral hall,
Su Bai saw the transmission Talisman floating in the center of the ancestral hall.
There was a Restriction on it; only a Core Formation Cultivator could touch it.
After Su Bai entered the ancestral hall, Xu Hu also dismissed all the surrounding clan members.
Upon seeing the transmission Talisman, Su Bai infused her Spiritual Qi into it, unlocking the Restriction.
Xu Changge's voice came from within.
"The Six Sects are gathering forces; they plan to Seal the Outer Sea Secret Realm first."
"As a Formation Master, raised by the Sect, I cannot escape this mission."
"Sister, observe the subsequent developments. If I don't return, you should take a few Xu Family Bloodlines away."
After the message ended, there were the names and appearances of several small children.
Each was around six years old.
Clearly, Xu Changge knew the risks of this outing were very high.
But a Tier 3 Formation Master was crucial for reinforcing the Seal; she could not defy the Green Bamboo Sword Sect's wishes.
Hearing Xu Changge's message, Su Bai lowered her head.
"Entrusting hope to me is not a good idea."
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