These magic swords have reached the quality of being half a step from Spirit Treasures. With just one final refinement, they can leap to become true Spirit Treasures.

Upgrading seventy-two magic swords is a colossal endeavor, far from being accomplished overnight.

Xu Ping plans to proceed in batches, focusing his energy on upgrading a few at a time.

His gaze locks onto the three magic swords at the forefront.

With a thought, the Nascent Soul within Xu Ping’s Dantian opens its eyes, opens its mouth, and spits out Nascent Soul True Flame.

The pale cyan Nascent Soul True Flame, like a gentle spirit, envelops the three magic swords.

Xu Ping’s Divine Sense is highly concentrated, like the most precise carving knife, guiding the heat of the True Flame to evenly penetrate every inch of the sword’s material, slowly heating it to a marvelous activated state.

Next, he takes out a piece of star-patterned steel, refining it with True Flame, extracting its essence.

Then he carefully controls this starlit metal liquid flow, like embroidery, bit by bit integrating it into the sword body’s original rune network.

Time quietly slips by in silence and focus.

One day, two days... Half a month passes.

The first magic sword lets out a cheerful, clear long cry, its sword body restraining a crimson glow and emanating a soft yet powerful spiritual pressure.

Xu Ping takes a brief rest and then tirelessly begins refining the second and third...

Artifact Refining disregards the passage of time.

Four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, in the underground abode.

"Buzz!"

When the last magic sword, under the refinement of Nascent Soul True Flame, successfully imprints the last spiritual restriction and emits a resonance hum with the other seventy-one magic swords, Xu Ping finally exhales a long breath.

At this moment, Xu Ping’s aura fluctuates unpredictably.

The continuous exertion of these four years, even with his profound foundation, leaves him feeling utterly exhausted.

But when he looks at the seventy-two magic swords, suspended before him, interconnected in aura and imposing, he can’t help but reveal a smile.

Seventy-two genuine Spirit Treasure-level magic swords!

Such an astonishing feat, not to mention mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, even those renowned late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivators, would find it extremely difficult to possess.

This is not just a consumption of wealth.

"Finally... It’s done!"

Xu Ping’s lips uncontrollably rise, eyes sparkling with excitement.

Years of preparation, countless efforts, today finally achieve perfection.

"Let’s test the effect!"

Xu Ping suppresses the urge to immediately retreat for recovery, a trace of fiery anticipation in his eyes.

Then, with a thought, the Canghua Divine Wood Sword nurtured in the Dantian emits a joyful sword cry and flies out of its own accord.

"Raise the array!"

Xu Ping pinches a magic technique, and the Canghua Divine Wood Sword instantly transforms into the array hub core, while the seventy-two newly-promoted Spirit Treasure-level assistant swords, like soldiers obeying a command, operate in an unimaginably mysterious trajectory, instantly setting up a formidable sword array.

Buzz!

A terrifying sword pressure, far beyond before, erupts violently.

The prohibition lights of the entire underground abode flash crazily, emitting a groaning under heavy burden.

Within the sword array, Sword Qi no longer simply crisscrosses, but almost forms its own world of swords, innumerable fine Sword Qi like tangible threads, slicing through the void, evolving various offensive anomalies.

The overpowering might it exudes has firmly stepped into the Nascent Soul Perfection level.

Even more fierce and domineering than ordinary Nascent Soul perfect cultivators.

Xu Ping stands at the center of the sword array, feeling the immense power that seems to command the world and cut through everything, his heart filled with immense pride.

"Remarkable, truly remarkable!"

Xu Ping nods repeatedly, feeling immensely pleased.

These four years of effort are well worth it.

However, he can clearly sense that the current array’s power seems to have temporarily reached a bottleneck.

The seventy-two Spirit Treasure-level assistant swords, along with the significantly enhanced Canghua Divine Wood Sword, have almost exhausted the potential of this sword array under its current framework.

To further enhance its power, one option is to elevate the Canghua Divine Wood Sword, the core, to that legendary ultimate treasure level!

"Ultimate treasure..."

Xu Ping murmurs to himself, a trace of longing in his eyes, but then shakes his head.

Such opportunities are rare and not to be hoped for at this stage.

Another option is to elevate the Sword Dao realm.

The four realms of Sword Dao: Sword Qi Thunder Sound, Sword Light Like a Rainbow, Sword Rainbow Splitting Light, Sword Intent Forming Momentum.

Currently, he is in the third realm.

This realm is almost the peak of the human world.

As for the higher realm, Sword Intent Forming Momentum.

Xu Ping hasn’t heard of anyone achieving it in Nanchuan or the Wind Origin Realm.

This realm can no longer be achieved simply by refining Swordsmanship.

Xu Ping has only recorded vague references in some books.

It is said to require Sword Intent to evoke Primordial Qi of heaven and earth.

Such a vague concept is completely beyond Xu Ping’s understanding.

There’s no way to cultivate.

Xu Ping can only shake his head helplessly.

With a thought, he disperses the sword array, retracting all seventy-three magic swords into his body for nurturing.

Then he sits cross-legged, operating his Cultivation Technique to fully restore his Mana and exhausted Divine Sense.

If it weren’t for the immense increase in the quality of his Mana, he might not have endured.

...

Time flies by like horses galloping past, and the outer sea has passed two years of relatively quiet times.

On this day, outside the island, the fog is once again pierced by a powerful Escape Light.

Xu Ping has long sensed the visitor’s aura and personally goes to greet them.

When he sees Jin Yuxuan, who reveals his form, a barely perceptible trace of surprise flashes in his eyes.

At this moment, the Clan Leader of the Golden Spirit Mouse clan, Jin Yuxuan, seems even more refined, exuding an innate authority with every movement.