Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now! Chapter 1153 - 344: [No Way?]
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Inside a container was a beast, its size comparable to a bullfrog!
Indeed, the 'Mountain Moving Pendant' bestowed by the East Sea possessed the capability to house living beings.
This particular creature dwarfed a basketball by severalfold! Chen Yan recognized it from an underground auction held in the City of No Return: the 'Heaven-Swallowing Treasure Beast'!
Its defining characteristic is its ability to devour anything, making it omnivorous. Whether offered Heavenly and Earthly Treasures or mere sand and refuse, it consumed them all.
What it expelled served as prime material for cultivating spiritual herbs and plants, significantly accelerating their growth cycles. This substance ranked among the top three for spiritual plant cultivation within the Domain Realm!
He recalled that at the auction, it was acquired at a substantial cost by a member of the 'Guan Family' from Wucheng Prefecture, located in North Jiang Prefecture.
At that time, the Guan Family found themselves overshadowed by Yun Zhao, who exuded the noble bearing befitting an elite from a prominent Sect family.
Subsequently, while en route to the Ghost Race territory in the Southern Border, Yun Zhao and I had an encounter...
The Guan Family's aerial vessel was ambushed during their journey!
It was Gu Tongbing who orchestrated the attack, deliberately setting the scene to falsely accuse the Demon Race.
Chen Yan's expression grew grave as he arrived at a crucial realization.
He confirmed one definitive point.
This 'Heaven-Swallowing Treasure Beast' was not merely similar to the one the Guan Family had purchased;
it was, in fact, the very same creature that the Guan Family had acquired!!
The container still bore the family crest, unmistakably belonging to the Guan Family!
Chen Yan's eyebrows rose as he extended his Divine Sense throughout the Mountain Moving Pendant, meticulously inspecting the other contents.
A Middle Grade Flying Sword was present.
Its quality and craftsmanship were exceptionally fine, the work of a disciple under a renowned Sword Casting Master in the Domain Realm.
While its grade was only Middle, this sword was exceptionally rare due to an unusual phenomenon: it had inexplicably accumulated a degree of fortune, and a nascent consciousness was beginning to form within.
— This development is the precursor to a Magical Artifact manifesting an Artifact Spirit!
Upon the birth of an Artifact Spirit, the Magical Artifact would instantly be elevated to the status of a Magical Treasure!
With an Artifact Spirit, a Magical Treasure gains sentience, unlocking a multitude of advantages.
Firstly, its innate consciousness allows for a profound mental connection between the owner and the Magical Treasure, enabling synchronized thoughts. Furthermore, a life-and-death contract can be forged between the Artifact Spirit and the Magical Treasure via a Secret Technique, leading to more intuitive and responsive control.
Secondly, once imbued with consciousness, the Magical Treasure gains the capacity for independent learning and growth. The Artifact Spirit within each Magical Treasure continuously strengthens and evolves as its owner provides superior materials.
Enhancing a Magical Artifact typically necessitates the expertise of an Artifact Maker.
However, a Magical Treasure possessing an Artifact Spirit has the inherent ability to grow and evolve on its own.
Unless the required enhancement is exceedingly complex, the Magical Treasure can achieve it through self-devourment.
Should the enhancement prove too intricate, the owner can then assist the Artifact Spirit in the devouring and integration of new materials by employing Artifact Creation techniques.
Magical Treasures that house Artifact Spirits are inherently designed for growth! Their developmental ceiling is directly linked to the Artifact Spirit's potency.
Nevertheless, the very capacity for an Artifact Spirit to manifest is an exceedingly rare occurrence within the Domain Realm!
To clarify: Not every Magical Treasure will develop an Artifact Spirit.
But any Magical Treasure that has successfully birthed an Artifact Spirit is undeniably a Magical Treasure, and destined to become one, if not already.
Moreover, Magical Treasures graced with Artifact Spirits possess significantly greater potential for growth and higher limits compared to those that lack them!
This particular flying sword, during the auction, commanded a price of ninety-eight thousand, despite being only Middle Grade in quality as a Magical Artifact.
This price significantly exceeded that of conventional Magical Artifacts.
Had its materials not been mediocre, and while its craftsmanship might appear superb to an average cultivator, it held little distinction for advanced practitioners.
Furthermore, the nascent consciousness it harbored was merely in its embryonic stage, not yet a true Artifact Spirit.
The transition from nurturing consciousness to the birth of a genuine Artifact Spirit is an arduous undertaking, fraught with a low probability of success – a mere sliver of hope, at best.
Otherwise, if it had been a flying sword that had already achieved the birth of an Artifact Spirit, even with Middle Grade materials and craftsmanship, its value would have increased a hundredfold simply by virtue of possessing an Artifact Spirit!
And now, this flying sword, containing a mere trace of consciousness, rested undisturbed within the 'Mountain Moving Pendant'!
The Jade Pendant held more than just those two treasures; it also contained various other items procured by the Guan Family from that very auction. Among them was a "Heavenly Repair Pill," an elixir Chen Yan had once yearned for—a potent remedy intended to strengthen the physique and extend the lifespan of ordinary mortals. Chen Yan's mind flashed back to the fact that every single item the Guan Family acquired at that auction was now present! An exception was made for a small canine, rumored to carry the bloodline of the Divine Beast Xiaotian. This creature was apparently a crossbreed, a hybrid born from the blood of another Exotic Beast, resulting in a peculiar "dog-shaped koi." This experimental product's efficacy remained a mystery. The dog itself was absent because, following the auction, the Guan Family, in their apprehension of potentially offending Yun Zhao, had presented the animal as a gift to him. However, with the exception of that one animal, all other acquisitions made by the Guan Family were accounted for! Chen Yan quietly placed the "Mountain Moving Pendant" back down and turned his gaze towards the East Sea, querying inwardly, "Senior... regarding the contents within..."