X-Dragon Era

Focusing his mind, Xin Yun reached out to probe the Sky-opening Axe. Under his exploration, the five Axe Souls of the Sky-opening Axe were still scattered, divided into five parts: the blade, body, hammer, mortar, and handle, corresponding to the Zhu Xian Four Swords, Taiji Diagram, Chaos Bell, Chaos Cauldron, and Pangu Banner, respectively. However...

the Sky-opening Axe had lost its main body, and most of the Qi of Xuanhuang on it had been taken away. The reason it could still converge now was solely because of a fraction of Xuanhuang Qi absorbed by the Axe Soul. Without this stream of Xuanhuang Qi, the five souls of the Sky-opening Axe would have scattered long ago.

Slowly opening his eyes, Xin Yun laughed with excitement. This operation had not only yielded the number one Divine Artifact but, more importantly, he had understood many things, including the nature of the world he was in and many developments of this world's future.

Now, the Sky-opening Axe was shattered, but as long as the Axe Soul remained and with an abundance of materials, it would eventually return to its original form. Although it had lost some abilities due to the lack of the Qi of Xuanhuang, driven by the Axe Soul, it was not necessarily weaker than those genuine Supreme Treasures.

Supreme Treasures are extremely powerful with the augmentation of Xuanhuang Qi, of course. Yet, even without Xuanhuang Qi, the set of five in Xin Yun's possession was enhanced by the Artifact Spirit. And considering the Artifact Spirit contained a fraction of Xuanhuang Qi, its magnitude was certainly not less than that within the Treasures.

All things considered, Xin Yun did not know which was superior at the moment, but there was a greater chance that his set was somewhat stronger.

However, before that, the first thing Xin Yun needed to do was to condense the main body of the Sky-opening Axe. This process was not difficult; simply sending gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin – these five metals – into the Chaos Cauldron, would let them be smelted by the Cauldron, reflecting Innateness. Then the soul of the Sky-opening Axe would naturally recombine its true form.
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All Xin Yun needed to do was collect a large amount of these five metals; he wouldn't need to sweat the rest.

But even that was not currently within Xin Yun's capability. To not speak of anything else, obtaining the countless metric tons of gold was simply out of reach for him. In the past year and a half, he had managed to obtain only 2 million ingots of gold, barely enough to condense the weakest true form of the Sky-opening Axe.

To completely restore its main body, relying solely on Xin Yun, would likely take a lifetime to gather enough.

Still, a Divine Artifact is a Divine Artifact. Even in its fragmented state, it is an Innate Supreme Treasure. Now that Xin Yun possessed the Artifact Spirit, as long as he was willing to put in the effort, there would definitely be gains to be had, and its power was incomparable to ordinary treasures.

At this moment... the fraction of Xuanhuang Qi within the Sky-opening Axe was evenly distributed among the five great Artifact Spirits, each containing twenty percent. Once the true form of the Sky-opening Axe was condensed, it would merge the five souls into one, forming the true body of the Sky-opening Axe.

Before such overwhelming power capable of creating heaven and earth, it would absolutely sweep aside all obstacles.

However, the Sky-opening Axe bears the great causality of opening the heavens; just like Pangu's True Form, it cannot exist for long. In its normal state, it could only exist in the form of fragments, that is... the Zhu Xian Four Swords, Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, Chaos Bell, and Chaos Cauldron.

Once the five souls merge, and the eight Supreme Treasures converge into one, their combined power is absolutely beyond imagination.

After feeling the Sky-opening Axe Head Soul in his Sea of Consciousness once more, Xin Yun opened his eyes with satisfaction. After striving for so long, the treasure was finally in hand; it was time to return and take a look.

In thought, Xin Yun turned around, ready to leave this place. But as he turned, he felt a surge in his mind, an involuntary craving, a sense of hunger, arise within him.

Startled, Xin Yun quickly closed his eyes and entered his Sea of Consciousness. Looking around, the Sky-opening Axe Soul was anxiously spinning in circles, but was in a predicament of being unable to speak or express its desires.

In his dilemma, upon seeing Xin Yun appear, the Pangu Axe Soul suddenly shot out a Five-Colored Radiance, connecting to Xin Yun's soul. The next moment... Xin Yun instantly understood a wealth of information.

The Sky-opening Axe Soul was now akin to another body for Xin Yun, similar to conjoined twins. Although it had no thoughts, if the body was hungry, he would feel it, just like a person feels when their stomach is empty.

Of course, the Sky-opening Axe does not get hungry, but it still had its needs, and this need was for the Five-Colored mineral ball that enveloped the Axe Soul!

Through the Sky-opening Axe Soul, Xin Yun learned that this Five-Colored stone ball was not just any ordinary stone but a Chaos Five-Colored Stone, encompassing the essence of the Five Elements Elite. Only before... the Sky-opening Axe had a soul without spirit, incapable of absorbing it.

Feeling the yearning of the Sky-opening Axe Head Soul, Xin Yun naturally would not refuse. This Five-Colored Stone was even more precious and rare than gold, birthed from the Chaos at the beginning of creation when the Sky-opening Axe gathered the chaos and condensed it into Innate Chaos Stones.

Colored in the Five Elements, it directly matched the elements and could serve as the repair material for the Sky-opening Axe.

Having understood the method of assimilation, Xin Yun approached the Five-Colored mineral ball, stretched out his hands, and gently placed them on the ball's surface. Then, he slowly closed his eyes. At the same time, Xin Yun's spirit and his soul separated but still maintained the connection with the Sky-opening Axe Soul.

Led by his spirit, the Sky-opening Axe Soul seemed to come to life, traveling up Xin Yun's arms, entering the Five-Colored mineral ball.

The next moment... Xin Yun saw a flash before his eyes, entering into a world filled with dazzling, Five-Colored Radiance. This whole world was saturated with the Five-Colored light, and Xin Yun's body was a massive Sky-opening Axe, constantly spinning and roaming through this variegated world.