Cultivation System: Stronger with Age Chapter 1149 - 485: The Might of the Eighth-Grade Immortal Artifact (Part 2)

Faced with the daunting and spirit-crushing Five Elements Extermination Tribulation, Lin Xuankong, despite possessing numerous trump cards, felt a prickle of apprehension. Compounding this, Lin Xuankong was merely at the Early Stage of the Strongest Immortal Lord, his command over Immortal Techniques and Buddhist Techniques still developing. While an ordinary Five Elements Extermination Tribulation might be manageable, its power amplified tenfold or even dozens of times left him with little confidence in his ability to survive!

The Strongest Immortal Lord, Guang Yu’er, a flicker of anticipation in her eyes, clasped Lin Xuankong’s hand and urged,

"Since the initial plan failed, Lin Xuankong, elaborate on the other strategies you devised! Let's not squander more time; the zenith of this Silver Thread Sword Tribulation’s onslaught is imminent!"

Observing this, Lin Xuankong offered a slight nod, a determined glint appearing in his eyes as he articulated his thoughts:

"The secondary approach involves equipping the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva with a superior Immortal Artifact. With the potent might of a formidable artifact combined with the Bodhisattva’s own inherent strength, there’s a reasonable prospect of weathering this Silver Thread Sword Tribulation!"

"A superior Immortal Artifact? A Fifth-Grade or perhaps a Sixth-Grade Immortal Artifact? Lin Xuankong, have you already managed to forge better Fifth or Sixth-Grade Immortal Artifacts? Surely, that cannot be true, can it?"

Guang Yu’er, the Strongest Immortal Lord, could not help but widen her eyes in disbelief upon hearing this.

Even the venerable Elder Clan Leader of the Qilin Race was momentarily stunned, gazing at Lin Xuankong with a sense of utter astonishment. The fact that he had already refined a considerable number of Third-Grade and Fourth-Grade Immortal Artifacts within a mere few years had already deeply impressed the Elder, leading him to perceive Lin Xuankong’s Dao of Artifact Refining as divinely inspired. Yet, Lin Xuankong’s latest statement implied the existence of even higher-tiered Immortal Artifacts!

Could it genuinely be a Fifth or Sixth-Grade Immortal Artifact?

How is such a feat even conceivable!

For countless millennia, no Immortal Artifact exceeding Third-Grade rarity had manifested within the Immortal Realm. Lin Xuankong’s previous feat of refining numerous Third and Fourth-Grade Immortal Artifacts had already established his Path of Artifact Refining as far surpassing any Artifact Refining Master of the Immortal Realm’s Human Race across hundreds of thousands of years, a level of attainment considered extraordinarily demonic!

The attending cultivators from the Wine Immortal Sect and the Earth Immortals, alongside the promising young talents from various other Immortal Sects and clans standing behind them, displayed an even more varied spectrum of reactions to Lin Xuankong’s pronouncement!

At this juncture, Lin Xuankong ceased speaking, raised his hand, and with a subtle gesture, commanded, "Proceed!"

In the subsequent instant,

an Immortal Artifact, brimming with an ethereal spiritual essence and resplendent with boundless spiritual radiance, was dispatched from the Golden Patterned Ghost Frog Pouch at his waist, soaring directly towards the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva!

Concurrently,

the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva, having received Lin Xuankong’s telepathic instruction, shifted its gaze.

In the blink of an eye, the emitted spiritual light traversed thousands of miles, materializing before the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva. Lin Xuankong’s voice resonated again within its awareness: "Esteemed Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva, Lin Xuankong expresses his honor for your willingness to initiate the ultimate Celestial Tribulation for demon subjugation and to be the vanguard against the myriad demons of the Profound Yin Demon Sect. Regrettably, my personal strength is insufficient to join you in confronting this final Celestial Tribulation. May this Immortal Artifact serve as a modest token of my support!"

Upon internalizing Lin Xuankong’s message, the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva meticulously examined the potent Immortal Artifact presented. After a few discerning observations, the renowned Great Success Bodhisattva of Spirit Platform Buddhism’s expression underwent a striking transformation, revealing unmistakable surprise.

However,

the second wave of the Silver Thread Sword Tribulation, a component of the overarching Five Elements Extermination Tribulation, was already poised to descend,

leaving the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva no longer at liberty to ponder the source of the intense fluctuations emanating from the Immortal Artifact. It swiftly channeled its internal Immortal Yuan, and in the ensuing moment, its two previously severed arms were regenerated. Suppressing its astonishment and elation, it extended its right hand, firmly grasping the Immortal Artifact that radiated such immense power.

The instant the Immortal Artifact settled within its grasp,

the sense of excitement and wonder within the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva’s eyes intensified considerably.

"This... this isn't a Third-Grade or even a Fourth-Grade Immortal Artifact. The profound Immortal Artifact fluctuations it emits... could it be a Fifth-Grade Immortal Artifact I haven't encountered before? No, no. The power radiating from the Fourth-Grade Immortal Artifact I sensed from Immortal Lin previously, when compared to the one I hold, is like a firefly against the blazing sun. The difference is too immense. Such a vast disparity couldn't possibly stem from a mere one-tier difference in Immortal Artifacts!

Could this be a Sixth-Grade Immortal Artifact, or perhaps a Seventh-Grade Immortal Artifact that hasn't been seen for hundreds of thousands, or even a million years?"

Despite cultivating Buddhist techniques for over a hundred thousand years and possessing a serene heart as tranquil as a calm lake, the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva was overwhelmed by the profound shock of the Immortal Artifact in her grasp, making the experience feel almost surreal...

As the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva grappled with uncertainty and awe,

a clamor erupted amongst the crowd within the Luo Water Array!

Foremost, the peerless Immortal Lord Guang Yu'er gazed at the Immortal Artifact held by the Bodhisattva and exclaimed:

"Lin Xuankong... Is this the slightly more potent Immortal Artifact you spoke of? This must be at least a Fifth-Grade Immortal Artifact, or even a Sixth-Grade, correct? However, considering your cultivation years and your artifact refinement experience, how could this possibly be achieved? It's simply impossible!"

Nearby, the Qilin Race Elder Clan Leader, after meticulously sensing the Immortal Artifact's fluctuations from a thousand miles away in the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva's hands, nearly had his massive Qilin eyes pop out:

"These fluctuations, this spiritual aura, this form, this effulgent light... It is undeniably at least a Sixth-Grade Immortal Artifact as recorded in the ancient texts!

By my Qilin Ancestors above, it is beyond comprehension that I, a descendant, could witness the reappearance of a Sixth-Grade Immortal Artifact in this lifetime. Tsk, tsk, tsk! Is this the spiritual charm of an Immortal Artifact of Sixth-Grade and above? It is so brilliant, so astonishing, so boundless, so formidable, and so enigmatic!"

At this precise moment,

the Qilin Race Elder Clan Leader found himself utterly speechless, unable to articulate the profound shock reverberating within his heart after clearly perceiving the distant Immortal Artifact!

After speaking, the Qilin Race Elder Clan Leader turned his gaze towards Lin Xuankong, his eyes fixated upon the young man from head to toe, utterly captivated, as if struggling to believe the reality before him!

Such a youthful Fourth-Grade Earth Immortal of the Human Race, yet he has forged an Immortal Artifact far surpassing the imagination of countless veteran Artifact Refining Masters who have lived for tens of thousands of years in the Immortal Realm!

Is this individual merely a refining prodigy? Could Immortal Lin possibly be the reincarnation of a Celestial Immortal from the Upper Realm? No, no. Even if it were a Celestial Immortal's reincarnation, not every such reincarnation would possess such supreme refining skills. Even if Lin Xuankong is indeed an Upper Realm Celestial Immortal's reincarnation, he must have been a Celestial Immortal particularly adept at artifact refinement!"

While the Qilin Race Elder Clan Leader's eyes widened in astonishment and his gaze 'scanned' Lin Xuankong with a mixture of shock, amazement, and bewilderment, the aspiring prodigies from various Immortal Sects and clans nearby were utterly thrilled.

"I, Little Linglong, solemnly swear that all the Immortal Artifacts I have ever seen throughout my life, when combined, their Immortal Yuan fluctuations likely cannot match the immense oscillations emitted by the single Immortal Artifact that Lin Xuankong just bestowed upon the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva!"

"Oh my heavens, this is the Immortal Yuan fluctuation of a Mid-grade Immortal Artifact! It is no wonder every powerful figure in the Immortal Realm Human Race desperately seeks to possess a superior Immortal Artifact! Forget about using it; merely the resonant fluctuations from this artifact are sufficient to cause my Immortal Yuan within my Ninth-Grade Earth Immortal body to stagnate!"

"Hahaha, now that the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva wields such a potent Immortal Artifact, she should surely be able to overcome the current Silver Thread Sword Tribulation!

Why don't we all place our bets? Guess the grade of the Immortal Artifact currently held by the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva! Is it a Fifth-Grade or a Sixth-Grade Immortal Artifact? Anyone interested in a wager with me, brothers?"