Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 526 - 525 Zhou Bai continues to cultivate

Inside a workshop in Donghua City, Zhou Bai stood before a circular aperture, and as his hands formed a spell and Primordial Spirit power was cast, a fierce torrent of fire burst forth from the circular hole.

This was an artifact furnace. Donghua City had specially arranged a wide-ranging flame array in the artifact refining workshop area so that each workshop could directly harness the power of the array for artifact refining.

As the flames rose, Zhou Bai tossed a sword embryo into them. As spells accompanied by quick wits were executed, the sword embryo gradually took shape, with runes emerging on its surface, emitting a chilling Sword Qi.

Half an hour later, the sword body suddenly emitted a buzzing sound; amidst the hum, space around it cracked open with black lines, revealing the sight of the void. In the next moment, streams of void energy rushed out, imbuing the sword body with strength.

Moments after the cracks disappeared, the sword body, having been augmented by the void power, exhibited rows of pale gray scratches that surged over the blade, significantly enhancing its strength.

A glint of enlightenment flashed in Zhou Bai's eyes, "So this is how one slightly improves an artifact's quality. Is it by utilizing the power of the void?"

Then the flames dissipated, and a bizarre 0-realm artifact sword had appeared before Zhou Bai.

The sword now bore strange gray scratches which resembled some kind of script or pattern that he could not decipher.

Zhou Bai plucked the blade and could feel that, after being reinforced by the void, this 0-realm artifact sword was even more robust and sharp than a regular one.

He went on to refine four more artifact swords, all with slight enhancements.

"It seems that the so-called extremely low chance of greatly improving an artifact's quality really is minuscule. Maybe it's related to the properties of the void."

Looking at the five 0-realm artifact swords before him, Zhou Bai pondered the usage of Greed Lure.

"The correct usage seems to be the continual merging and upgrading of Greedy Steel since this stuff seems capable of being fused and upgraded all the way to Immortal Artifact material."

"And then there's the forging of artifacts with Greedy Steel."

With a thought, two artifact swords flew before him, each executing Swordsmanship, slicing through the air, clashing against each other, and sparking flames.

"Like if I kept merging and upgrading Greedy Steel, maybe its strength could go from ordinary alloy to Taibai Essence Gold, then to Blood Talisman Immortal Steel, and maybe even to the level of Immortal Pattern Sky Gold."

"Could I then create Immortal Artifacts with this kind of Greedy Steel?"

"But... Greedy Steel is a material that nobody else has ever used. How to use it to forge artifacts is a problem."

Zhou Bai understood that each artifact design had been thought of by predecessors who devoted their blood and sweat, and many times, had undergone various tests and repeated modifications.

It could be said that the fabrication of every artifact, every step, and the selection and ratio of various materials were all meticulously planned.

Now he wanted to substitute a new material to create these artifacts; it wouldn't be as simple as just putting things together.

It might take a large amount of time for research and experimentation.

"I don't have that much time now," Zhou Bai shook his head. "However, the star points of Heavenly Disaster always complement each other, forming a system of their own. Continuing to add the remaining Greed Lure star points should lead to a solution."

With this thought, Zhou Bai glanced at his laziness value and star points: "Finally, today I have enough points to acquire the next star point."

Greed Lure - Greedy Attack: When manipulating artifacts with Primordial Spirit power, one can slightly enhance the artifacts' power.

Training method: Omitted.

Laziness (0/2.4 million)

Whoosh, 2.4 million laziness points were consumed in an instant, and Zhou Bai felt a subtle and wonderful change in his Primordial Spirit.

With a single thought, his Primordial Spirit controlled the level 0 Artifact Sword to soar and flip in the air, and he felt the sword was directly strengthened by the power of his Primordial Spirit.

As he executed a series of Swordsmanship techniques, the air seemed to tear apart, with streaks of Sword Qi slicing through the sky, leaving large swathes of sword marks on the ground.

"The level 0 Artifact Sword was already enhanced by my Artifact Refining abilities, and now it can be further strengthened when used by my Primordial Spirit,"

"With such a combination, the power of the level 0 Artifact Sword, when wielded by me, is almost comparable to that of a level 1 magic treasure."

"Envy really does enhance the ability to cultivate and use magical treasures"

Pleased, Zhou Bai nodded his head. Today's Artifact Refining homework was complete, and the fourth star point was also added, so he left the Artifact Refining workshop and headed to the next cultivation spot.

"It's time to harvest today's greed."

Ever since he had the ability to create Greed Steel from collecting greed, Zhou Bai had been thinking about how to gather more and wider ranges of greed to manufacture Greed Steel, hoping to craft a large amount of Immortal Pattern Sky Gold, a material for Immortal Artifacts, in the future.

Originally, Zhou Bai had thought about harvesting greed from wine and meat friends, but on second thought, he realized it was too easy to be discovered, and it would be too much of a blow for Zhao Haomiao.

So, he switched to another method.

At this moment, Zhou Bai took out the Transforming Mask from his bosom and put it on, transforming his entire appearance dramatically as he walked out with his head held high.

As he walked through the campus, countless gazes were drawn to him.

Some girls exclaimed in surprise upon seeing his face, "So handsome!"

Some boys, looking at his face, said enviously, "So handsome?"

"Hmph, after being a pretty boy for so long, I've realized that there is a limit to human handsomeness," Zhou Bai sneered inwardly as he felt the attention from the crowd around him, "To be more handsome, one must surpass humanity."

Since Gu Letian's humanoid appearance was no longer much use, the Transforming Mask Zhou Bai was now employing drastically altered his appearance—crafting a face that integrated countless advantages, created with Zhou Bai's tireless efforts.

"With my meticulous crafting, blending the strengths of the Ancient Sect, Liu Sect, Zhou Sect, Eel Sect, and Kun Sect, this face created by the Transforming Mask has surpassed the limits of human handsomeness, perfect from every angle," Zhou Bai stated.

Zhou Bai listened carefully and could almost hear many people exclaiming how handsome he was.

"Who is this guy? So handsome."

"Does our Dao School have someone this good-looking?"

"Hmph, I bet he's had plastic surgery."

As gazes from around him converged, only Zhou Bai could see into a vision where black chains surged into his body—the greed formed from the envy of countless men.

Zhou Bai chuckled to himself, "Then I'll unapologetically help myself."

In an instant, hordes of men became dejected and crestfallen.

Someone hung their head and said helplessly, "Damn it! I could work hard my whole life and still not match up to his looks."

Another person knelt on the ground, "I, the ugly one, will forever live in his shadow."

Yet another person picked themselves up, forcibly changing the direction of their desire, "If I'm not handsome, I can only cultivate more. Even if I'm not as handsome as you, I can at least become stronger than you through cultivation."