Super Divine Daoist Skill
Chapter 152: After the modification - 151 Soul-Gathering Banner Has Been Upgraded (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Pass)

Chapter 152: After the modification: Chapter 151 Soul-Gathering Banner Has Been Upgraded (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Pass)

The recovery and growth of Qi and Blood increased by one-tenth, which also meant that his cultivation speed increased by one-tenth.

The effects might not be obvious in a short period, but over ten or twenty years, it was equivalent to an extra one or two years of cultivation, naturally becoming much more pronounced.

Taking out a Cleaning Talisman, he cleaned all the bloodstains off his body before Bai Ziyue lit the oil lamp and took out a book from the beast hide bag he carried with him.

"Zhou Chong’s Small Explanation of Prohibition!"

This was an explanation and interpretation made by a person named Zhou Chong regarding the prohibitions on Magical Artifacts.

During the month when the Attribute Panel upgraded, whenever Bai Ziyue had some free time, he would take out some books from Daoist Wutong, or Zhao Jing’s private library, to read.

Among them, the "Spirit Beast Secret Record," "Spiritual Materials Treasure Guide," and this "Zhou Chong’s Small Explanation of Prohibition" were of utmost importance and were particularly valued by him.

This was the fifth time Bai Ziyue started reading "Zhou Chong’s Small Explanation of Prohibition."

An hour later, Bai Ziyue slowly closed the book.

"The way of prohibition is divided into three kinds: Celestial Spirit Restriction, Earthly Fiend Restriction, and common prohibition.

Among them, seventy-two common prohibitions can be combined into an Earthly Fiend Restriction, while thirty-six Earthly Fiend Restrictions can be combined into a Celestial Spirit Restriction.

This is why there is the saying of thirty-six Celestial Spirits and seventy-two Earthly Fiends.

As for common prohibitions, they are numerous, almost countless.

But the refining of Magical Artifacts is mostly composed of common prohibitions.

Artifacts with fewer than twenty-seven prohibitions are Lower Grade Dharma Artifacts, those with twenty-seven to fifty-four prohibitions are Middle-grade Dharma Artifacts, and those between fifty-four and eighty-one are Top-grade Dharma Artifacts.

Once seventy-two prohibitions within an artifact are combined into an Earthly Fiend Restriction, that artifact automatically upgrades to a Top-grade Dharma Artifact."

*Bai Ziyue silently recalled the introductions of various restrictions from the Explanation of Prohibition.*

*The application details also broadened his horizons.*

"The Soul-Gathering Banner is precisely a kind of Magical Artifact that can be refined all the way to Top-grade."

*The refining method of the Soul-Gathering Banner flashed through his mind, containing as many as 156 common restrictions, which could be condensed into two Earthly Fiend Restrictions.*

*However, the Soul-Gathering Banner he held only had 24 restrictions; it was far from reaching the top.*

*Thinking about this, he did not hesitate and directly took out the Soul-Gathering Banner.*

"After familiarizing myself over this period and with Zhou Chong’s Small Explanation of Prohibition’s profound explanation of its application, it is time for me to refine it and enhance its quality."

*With this thought, spiritual power surged from within Bai Ziyue.*

The Soul-Gathering Banner trembled lightly, and once again, Bai Ziyue felt a state of fullness arising on the banner.

Since last time, when the Soul-Gathering Banner absorbed the Ghost Pill, this full state had always existed; once a prohibition was added, it could immediately raise the artifact’s grade.

*But back then, Bai Ziyue was unfamiliar with the refining method, coupled with a limited understanding of restrictions, so he held back.*

*Now that conditions were ripe, Bai Ziyue did not hesitate.*

Under Bai Ziyue’s control, the Soul-Gathering Banner floated in front of him, and a normal restriction named Small Yin Sha Restriction rapidly materialized in his mind.

His fingers formed a hand seal, strands of spiritual power transformed into bridges and connected with the Soul-Gathering Banner.

"Buzz!"

Almost instantly, the Small Yin Sha Restriction formed, turning into a stream of light that shot directly into the Soul-Gathering Banner.

The Soul-Gathering Banner emitted a violent tremor, its previously overflowing Yin Qi seemed to have slowed instantly.

Even the aura of the Soul-Gathering Banner seemed to have strengthened somewhat.

Bai Ziyue did not pause and quickly fired another restriction.

This time it was the Small Soul Refining Restriction, followed by the Small Soul Gathering Restriction.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Three consecutive restrictions merged into the Soul-Gathering Banner.

In an instant, brilliance greatly increased on the Soul-Gathering Banner, its momentum surged significantly compared to before.

*"Artifacts with twenty-seven restrictions are already the pinnacle among Lower Grade Dharma Artifacts."*

*Bai Ziyue felt a bit excited, not expecting the refinement to be so smooth this time.*

*But thinking about it, it made sense. The Soul-Gathering Banner itself had a complete refinement method; as long as he followed it step by step, it naturally could take shape.*

"Let’s see if I can continue adding restrictions, and if successful, it would become a Middle-grade Dharma Artifact."

*Bai Ziyue hoped to have another Middle-grade Dharma Artifact.*

The Cyan Light Sword he carried was a Middle-grade Dharma Artifact; with this artifact, he had managed to kill the Inner Power Realm expert Zhao Jing, holding great expectations for the power of a Middle-grade Dharma Artifact.

Without much hesitation, another restriction was instantly condensed by him.

Buzz!

The Soul-Gathering Banner trembled, seeming almost unable to withstand the addition of this restriction, but it quickly stabilized, its aura further solidified.

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"It’s done!"

Bai Ziyue felt a surge of joy, and with renewed vigor, launched two more restrictions.

As the third restriction fell, a powerful repulsive force emerged simultaneously, shattering the restriction and causing the spiritual energy to become slightly turbulent, making Bai Ziyue’s breath halt.

He knew it had reached the limit the Soul-Gathering Banner could withstand, and he couldn’t add more restrictions.

"However, with thirty restrictions, the Soul-Gathering Banner has officially advanced to a middle-grade Dharma Artifact."

A smile appeared on Bai Ziyue’s face; with a slight gesture, he sensed a bit of lag from within the Soul-Gathering Banner. He knew it was due to the added restrictions, which he was still somewhat unfamiliar with, but he didn’t mind.

Next, he just needed to refine it a little more, and soon he could control it effortlessly as before.

...

In the following days, Bai Ziyue settled into the Cyan Mountain Medicine Garden.

There weren’t many daily tasks, and because he was the Guard Leader, he didn’t even have to do the daily routine patrol.

Almost every day, he could stay in the bamboo pavilion, enjoying the gentle breeze or practicing his Martial Arts.

*The few days of calm made Bai Ziyue feel increasingly comfortable, spending all day pondering Martial Arts in the bamboo pavilion or reading various biographies, Martial Arts insights, and other books.*

"Leader Bai, the fence near the West Slope has been destroyed, and half of a medicine field has been damaged. Steward Li instructs us to capture the culprit today."

At this moment, Wang Erniu rushed into Bai Ziyue’s bamboo pavilion, saying.

"Let’s go and have a look."

*Bai Ziyue thought he finally had no moment’s rest, nodded, and got up directly.*

Soon, the two arrived at the medicine field in the direction of the West Slope.

By then, two guard disciples were already squatting around, checking the area, accompanied by two hunting dogs.

But, at this time, both dogs were trembling in the corner, without any manifestation of their usual skills.

"It’s an exotic beast evolved from bloodline."

Bai Ziyue glanced at the two hunting dogs and immediately understood.

*Hunting dogs could only track ordinary beasts; once an exotic beast appeared, just revealing its aura suppresses them like quails, terrified and motionless; naturally, they became useless.*

"It must be an exotic beast evolved in bloodline. These two cowards are completely useless.

Too bad Black Charcoal is dead; otherwise, we wouldn’t be so passive."

The speaker was a middle-aged Martial Artist dressed in short attire, looking like he hated others for not meeting his expectations.

Black Charcoal was also a hunting dog, but it had some kind of fortune, it wasn’t afraid of the bloodline suppression by exotic beasts and played a crucial role when tracking exotic beasts in the past.

*Unfortunately, during a pursuit several months ago, Black Charcoal rushed too far ahead and was directly killed by the exotic beast; by the time they arrived, it was too late...*

Soon after, two more guard members joined, making a total of six people standing in the medicine field, presenting a stark contrast.

Among them, Wang Erniu and a middle-aged Martial Artist named Old Qian gathered around Bai Ziyue, while the other side consisted of three relatively sturdy disciples.

*Regarding this, Bai Ziyue understood.*

*No matter the place, strength always commanded respect. Even though Bai Ziyue showed excellent talent externally, and was now a distinguished disciple within the sect, his actual strength was not acknowledged by the others.*

*Wang Erniu was tolerable, with his low strength and status as an Inner Sect Disciple for only a year; Old Qian was older and had grown indifferent.*

*But the other three, filled with youthful spirit, naturally felt resentment toward someone younger and weaker than themselves being their leader.*

*Usually, they each patrolled a different area and rarely interacted with Bai Ziyue, but gathered together now, it naturally appeared.*

"Leader Bai, Steward Li has mandated that we must catch the exotic beast today, preventing any damage to the medicine garden; otherwise, we’ll face blame.

What do you suggest we do now?"

Among the three, a stout man with a horse face looked at Bai Ziyue with a slightly provocative gaze.

This man named Zhou Wei was the strongest among the three, already reaching the Peak of External Forging.

*Originally, when the previous Guard Leader stepped down, he intended to seize the position effortlessly, but who knew Bai Ziyue would suddenly appear and block his path, leaving him long harboring discontent.*

As for the other two, one named Zhao Cauldron and the other Fu Courtyard, were his supporters, both possessing the strength of External Forged Bone Marrow.

"Leader Bai, the upper part of the West Slope is all rocky paths, leaving hardly any traces, along with frequent disturbances by wild beasts and exotic beasts. It was easier with Black Charcoal tracking, but without Black Charcoal now, it would be difficult for us to find anything.

The most crucial point is, it rained last night, so we guess any traces originally there are probably gone."

Wang Erniu said softly on the side.

"Let’s go up and have a look first."

Bai Ziyue said calmly and walked ahead towards the fence.

Zhou Wei sneered, quickly following.

The others swiftly crossed over the fence as well.

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