Cultivation is just so scientific!

Li Yuanba put away the 'Earth Fire Plate'. Although it was only a third-grade 'Earth Fire Plate', it was quite rare. Outside of sects skilled in Artifact Refining, such spiritual objects were almost impossible to find.

Of course, he was only at the Golden Core Stage. If not for the influence of his original form, Li Shiming, the third-grade 'Earth Fire Plate' was a perfect fit for him.

The rest of the cave mansion was mostly filled with second and third-grade artifact refining materials, things he didn't consider significant.

He located the core of the cave mansion and, after unraveling it, gained control over the mansion, casually activating its formations.

With time on his hands, he went to sit in the cultivation room inside the cave mansion.

The spiritual energy in the cultivation room was extremely thin. The spiritual veins of Dangyang Mountain were likely only sufficient for the Foundation Establishment Stage. It was odd for a middle-aged cultivator, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, to establish a cave mansion here.

Recalling what the middle-aged cultivator had said, he was probably hiding here from some enemy.

Li Yuanba's divine thought entered the space ring, and his eyes lit up as he flicked his hand, producing ten jade scrolls.

All ten jade scrolls contained knowledge on artifact refining, not only about crafting magical treasures but also on the heritage of pill furnace crafting, as mentioned by an old cultivator in the market.

This was truly a surprise. Compared to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's artifact refining knowledge, though their level was higher, Li Shiming, not being a dedicated artifact refiner in the sect, could only access the open portions.

The inner records of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's refining lineage were inaccessible to Li Shiming without paying a certain price.

Clearly, the ten jade scrolls in Li Yuanba's possession were some sect's artifact refining heritage, and their content was comprehensive.

A full set of ten jade scrolls, containing knowledge from first to fourth-grade artifact refining, as well as numerous practical case studies.

In fact, practical case studies sometimes hold greater value than the knowledge itself, as they are detailed records of the artifact refining process and insights of artifact refiners.

Through these practical cases, Li Yuanba nearly equaled himself to having personally crafted such magical treasures. This experience is the invaluable wealth accumulated by generations of artifact refiners.

Especially with Li Yuanba linking to his life-bound magical treasure IBMz15, incorporating the contents of the ten jade scrolls, greatly enhancing his side's artifact refining foundation.

It also provided IBMz15 with more accumulated knowledge of artifact refining, allowing it to simulate refining with more materials.

Li Yuanba did not regard the third-grade magical treasures in the space ring highly, and he took out a third-grade pill furnace.

This was the only third-grade pill furnace in the space ring, and he found its quality rather decent, better than the ten third-grade pill furnaces used by his original form, Li Shiming.

He shook his head. Though the methods were somewhat drastic, the purpose this time was achieved; he got the third-grade pill furnace he wanted.

"Hmm, what is this?" As Li Yuanba's divine thought swept through the space ring, he discovered an ancient box covered with runes.

The history of the ancient box seemed very long. Such traces of time can't be artificially created by artifact refiners.

Judging from the aura of the ancient box, it was at least five thousand years old.

He opened the ancient box, surprised to find a spiritual fire inside.

This spiritual fire's aura was the exact opposite of his 'Xuanyin Ghost Fire'; it had an aura of extreme yang.

"Truly, wealth comes from robbery; even a Golden Core cultivator carries so many good things!" Li Yuanba remarked with a sigh.

The original form, Li Shiming, had killed a Nascent Soul cultivator, but didn't gain much; yet by killing a Golden Core cultivator, the gains were substantial.

Of course, these gains couldn't be measured by value, but rather by usefulness to him.

Measured in value, naturally, the Mustard Seed Ring of a Nascent Soul cultivator had higher worth. Even a random fourth-grade magical treasure exceeded the value of all spiritual objects from a Golden Core cultivator.

However, the artifact refining knowledge in the ten jade scrolls and this spiritual fire were invaluable, foundational assets in any force.

Li Yuanba's 'Xuanyin Ghost Fire' was somewhat awkward; to optimally control it, he had to switch to a corpse refining state, since 'Xuanyin Ghost Fire' required yin cold energy for control.

Thus, if he wanted to practice alchemy, he would need to do so in a corpse refining state, which couldn't be exposed.

He didn't know the name of this extreme yang spiritual fire, but he clearly understood one thing: seeing the ancient box alone, he could determine the extreme yang spiritual fire had a heritage, perhaps being the inherited flame of a certain sect.

"Who cares, if it's in my hands, it's mine!" Li Yuanba thought to himself.

With a wave of his hand, he cast a master recognition technique onto the extreme yang spiritual fire.

At this moment, he was in a human state. Without summoning his 'Xuanyin Ghost Fire', it would remain in the unknown space where the Corpse Pill resided.

As the master recognition technique landed on the extreme yang spiritual fire, a small flame established a connection with him.

The small flame flew towards his body and entered it.

Immediately, he felt something was wrong. The power of the small flame's extreme yang was terrifying. If he weren't naturally a Supreme Yang Body in human state, the small flame might burn him.

"What kind of spiritual fire is this, to be so terrifying?" he exclaimed.

No one answered him; the middle-aged cultivator who knew the answer was already a corpse.