The Essence of Spirit Treasures, the Secret of the Sub-Talismans

Zheng Fa quickly realized that it was impossible for him to retain the surname Lu; only by becoming the Holy Ancestor could he maintain this persona.

Compared to the other two races, the Lu Clan is the one who understands the Sacred Blood Seal the most.

A group of Spirit Transformation from the Lu Clan surrounded Zheng Fa, their gazes quite different from before.

"The Sacred Blood Seal is equivalent to the Fourth Ancestor?" Looking at the obsequious smiles of the group, Zheng Fa asked in confusion, "What makes you say that?"

The cold-faced elder who had presided over the ceremony earlier beamed with joy. "It's difficult... Oh, no, Venerable Shi, do you know that Ancestor Yun and Ancestor Luo were originally members of our Lu Clan?"

I really don't know.

"The Lu Clan?"

"Yes, they were all geniuses of the Lu Clan in their early years. Only after obtaining the Sacred Blood Seal were they able to establish their Lineage."

Zheng Fa suddenly realized.

In this sense, the Yun Clan and Luo Clan are actually branches of the Lu Clan.

The Yun Clan should have achieved enlightenment earlier, while Loose Immortal Luo attained enlightenment relatively late.

Now, Zheng Fa fully understood the structure of Vast Sun Mountain.

Ultimately, the three ancestors were all Lu Clan. It's just that Cloud True Immortal and Loose Immortal Luo obtained the Sacred Blood Seal, achieved the Dao Fruit, and had their own clansmen—or rather, the recipients of the Dao Fruit.

This is somewhat similar to the Divine Way Method in Attendant Deity.

He looked again at the Sacred Blood Seal on the back of his hand and guessed that it had little to do with the Fusang Wood.

After all, both Cloud True Immortal and Loose Immortal Luo possess them.

This Sacred Blood Seal is more like proof of aptitude or strength, and has the meaning of being a candidate for the Dao Fruit.

In truth, he was far superior to ordinary Corpse Liberation, and was even a Dao Fruit cultivator.

That red light was quite accurate.

But what is it that the Fusang Wood longs for?

Zheng Fa raised his eyes and looked at the two large doors again.

This thing should, possibly, probably, is within the Nine Luminaries Heaven?

Noticing his gaze, the Lu Clan elder spoke again:

"The Nine Luminaries Heaven is the fundamental Secret Realm of my Vast Sun Mountain. Without the decree of the Holy Ancestor, no one can enter." As he spoke, a friendly smile returned to his face. "However, with the Venerable Shi's aptitude, he will eventually be able to enter."

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the clan elder transformed into a cheerful old boy.

Zheng Fa remained calm, seemingly unconcerned about the subtle attempts by these people to curry favor.

His main concern was that he had some hidden worries:

I wonder if the crimson light just now sensed the presence of the Fusang Wood.

Lu Mo... have you been paying attention to him?

Thinking about this, Zheng Fa was reluctant to enter the Nine Luminaries Heaven for a while.

"The Venerable Shi?"

Seeing that he was in a daze, the elder cautiously called out.

"Um?"

"What are your plans, Venerable One?"

Zheng Fa was taken aback and looked around.

All I could see around me was awe, longing, and caution.

He pondered for a moment.

It's clear that the special nature of the Sacred Blood Seal has elevated his status significantly.

"I can do whatever I want? I can go wherever I want?"

"Well, that's ultimately up to Ancestor Yun."

"Scripture Tower?"

Inside the Three Palaces Hall, Cloud True Immortal looked at Zheng Fa with an awkward yet puzzled expression.

He thought he could temporarily hinder Loose Immortal Luo's resurrection.

The purpose is actually quite simple:

He embraced all the benefits of the Tianhe Sect.

On the other hand, attacking the Tianhe Sect is extremely dangerous. He plans to have the Luo Clan contribute more, because even if his junior brother Luo is resurrected in the future, his strength will be far less than before.

Unexpectedly, Shi Nandang appeared.

He asked himself, if he were Shi Nandang, he would probably be thinking about how to use the special properties of the Sacred Blood Seal to compete for resources, advance to the Dao Fruit stage, and establish his own Lineage.

At present, Shi Nandang can only be described as a Dao Fruit Seed, but he has not yet achieved the Dao Fruit.

What troubled Cloud True Immortal was that Shi Nandang seemed to have even higher talent than his junior disciple Luo. If he were to truly attain the Dao of a Loose Immortal, he might even become the fourth leader of Vast Sun Mountain.

To everyone's surprise, Shi Nandang's first request was to enter the Scripture Tower.

"Is that not allowed?"

Zheng Fa asked.

"Of course." Cloud True Immortal was puzzled, but also thought Shi Nandang was quite sensible, so he smiled and said, "With your status, the Scripture Tower will naturally be at your disposal."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Fa cupped his hands and said, "Thank Ancestor Yun."

Having said that, he happily took his leave.

Seeing him leave, the Yun Clan cultivator came out and said, "It seems there's no better Cultivation Method in the Scripture Tower than the Scarlet Firmament Jade Register?"

Cloud True Immortal shook his head. "The Scarlet Firmament Jade Register Scroll not only points directly to the Dao Fruit, but anything above the Dao Fruit has never been recorded in any classic texts."

The Yun Clan cultivator was now somewhat bewildered.

If one obtains the Sacred Blood Seal but doesn't make a fuss or celebrate, how can one claim to have a stable Dao heart?

And they don't even need the resources to prove their path?

Are there really such ascetics?

The two exchanged a puzzled look, but Cloud True Immortal laughed and said, "His personality is actually a good thing."

Zheng Fa is on a shopping spree.

"Vast Sun Mountain Scripture Tower is really nice."

He walked to the Scripture Tower and picked up a secret manual called "Six-Dragon Sky-Patrolling True Scripture" to read.

Of the three Dao Fruit of Vast Sun Mountain, there are three Cultivation Method that directly lead to the Dao Fruit, such as the <Scarlet Firmament Jade Register> that Zheng Fa was already familiar with.

The "Six-Dragon Sky-Patrolling True Scripture" is the true method of the Loose Immortal Luo lineage.

Before this, Shi Nandang naturally had no chance to see this Method Formula.

Now that he possesses the Sacred Blood Seal, he can roam freely in the Scripture Tower!

Zheng Fa not only saw the more complete "Scarlet Firmament Jade Register", but also read through the three meridians 'Cultivation Method.

Moreover, this level also contains many annotations and insights from Spirit Transformation cultivators regarding the three Cultivation Method.

He captured them all and sent them back to the Nine Mountains Realm to enrich the Nine Mountains Sect's database, so that they could serve as resources for the <Yellow Court Scripture>.

He didn't ponder it much.

With so many brilliant minds in the Nine Mountains Realm behind him, Zheng Fa didn't want to bother with this matter.

Senior Sister Zhang spoke up quickly:

"The foundation of Vast Sun Mountain is still the <Scarlet Firmament Jade Register>. The other two Cultivation Method Cultivation Method are actually somewhat related to this one."

Zheng Fa also noticed this.

To put it simply, the Scarlet Firmament Jade Register is like a groundbreaking paper in a field, while the other two Cultivation Method, although they have some new breakthroughs, are all derived from the Scarlet Firmament Jade Register.

Therefore, Zheng Fa did not encounter much obstacle when observing the Cultivation Method of Yun Luo and the other two Dao Fruit cultivators.

Among them, the "Six-Dragon Sky-Patrolling True Method Cloud True Immortal's Cultivation Method.

By comparing the three Cultivation Method, one can easily see the underlying principles.

Although there are no scriptures beyond the Dao Fruit.

However, Zheng Fa's * Yellow Court Scripture Jing* was extremely ambitious, requiring a vast amount of reference material:

Knowledge that seems useless now will one day become the stepping stones to his enlightenment.

Moreover, Vast Sun Mountain possesses knowledge that can be used immediately.

Zheng Fa walked out of the top floor and had just stepped off the steps when he saw that the Scripture Tower had become like a popular tourist attraction—it was packed with people as far as the eye could see.

Hundreds upon hundreds of Vast Sun disciples crowded into the various libraries, standing in front of the bookshelves, engrossed in their studies.

But Zheng Fa's figure had just appeared.

The eight-story Scripture Tower suddenly fell silent.

This seemingly quiet, dormant volcano actually flows with scorching lava known as "the rising flames."

Zheng Fa glanced around and spotted some familiar faces: such as several members of the Lu Clan.

Speaking of which, Zheng Fa has received quite a few Communication Talisman in the past few days, all of them openly or secretly seeking refuge.

There are disciples who do not belong to the Three Clans.

There were also people from the Lu Clan, Yun Clan, and even Luo Clan.

At first, Zheng Fa was somewhat surprised, but after looking at many of the Communication Talisman, he understood:

Although the Three Clans are powerful in Vast Sun Mountain.

But there are always those who are disappointed in the clan.

The Lu Clan, in particular, have a long and rich history, and their descendants are so numerous that even the Lu Mo probably can't count them all.

This is why there is a distinction between direct descendants and collateral descendants.

The treatment of collateral relatives is only slightly better than that of ordinary disciples; even the direct descendants... how can they compare to a minister who rose to power through patronage?

Of course, many more offered themselves as his bed partners, eager to help him expand his Stone Clan.

Thinking of this, Zheng Fa felt a surge of sympathy and sent a message through the Creation Jade Disc:

"I can let the others go, but what about that female cultivator from the Yun Clan's direct lineage? Should I agree to it for you?"

After a long silence, Shi Nandang replied, "Would you include the whole family as a bonus?"

Within the Nine Mountains Realm, Shi Nandang looked at the white clouds beyond the island, a relieved smile appearing on his lips.

Xie Qingxue also saw the conversation between the two, and now, looking at Shi Nandang's expression, she was very curious.

She is now more and more at ease in the Nine Mountains Sect, and no longer needs to hide her talkativeness. Without Zheng Fa, she communicates a lot with Shi Nandang and others.

Shi Nandang spoke with a tone of profound realization, saying, "Fairy Xie, Fairy. Only when she finally changed her mind and chose me did I understand that what I couldn't forget was that unwilling and powerless version of myself. She... is no longer important."

Xie Qingxue nodded slightly, her expression still puzzled, as if she hadn't understood.

"Of course, Fairy Xie, you haven't experienced love, so you can't understand..."

"I understand what you mean," Xie Qingxue interrupted him. "I just don't understand, that female cultivator surnamed Yun, wasn't she supposed to choose... the Sect Leader?"

Shi Nandang's expression stiffened as he looked at Xie Qingxue and said quietly, "Are all sword cultivators like this?"

Xie Qingxue nodded confidently. "That's how all powerful sword cultivators are."

"What about those that aren't impressive?"

"Even the weaker ones are like that, but they're all dead now."

Shi Nandang looked at the Green Duckweed Sword, took a deep breath, and said earnestly, "Fairy Xie, Fairy Xie, but I still prefer your silent self."

Zheng Fa walked towards a Secret Arts Archive.

Cultivation scriptures are of little practical use to Zheng Fa at present.

However, the Secret Method for refining weapons are extremely useful to the Nine Mountains Sect.

It can be said that without Vast Sun Mountain, there would be no Heavenly Crafts Pavilion of the Nine Mountains Sect today.

The Secret Arts Archive that Zheng Fa entered was considered quite advanced within the Scripture Tower, and the weapon-refining Secret Method within it were something that Shi Nandang had never had the chance to see before.

As soon as he entered, the Vast Sun disciples inside quickly made way for him.

With a smile on his face, Zheng Fa nodded slightly to the people around him, walked to the bookshelf, picked up a Secret Method for refining weapons, and began to read.

To onlookers, he appeared to be engrossed in reading.

In reality, he copied the Secret Method into the Creation Jade Disc, and chatted with Senior Sister Zhang and the others in the process.

After reviewing about ten of Vast Sun Mountain's top-secret weapon-refining Secret Method, Zheng Fa, Senior Sister Zhang, and the others exclaimed in admiration:

"The Spirit Artifact and Spirit Treasure are indeed as we suspected."

Zheng Fa had long suspected what Spirit Artifact and Spirit Treasure were, but now, in the Scripture Tower Vast Sun Mountain, he had finally confirmed it completely.

The most apt analogy is -- an intelligent robot.

According to the ancient texts of Vast Sun Mountain, the so-called Spirit Artifact and Spirit Treasure are all magical Law Artifact that possess a certain degree of intelligence.

Simply put, it's like a smart robotic arm or a smart sweeping robot.

Although not as comprehensive as cultivators, it possesses certain functionalities and is even more capable than cultivators in some matters.

However, the functions that Xuanwei cultivators prefer are mostly Dharma Aspect, not so much to daily life, and their power is also much greater.

Senior Sister Zhang replied, "A spiritual Artifact Spirit is essentially a magical artifact inscribed with a portion of a cultivator's Yang Spirit structure, or rather, their Law Treasure? Therefore, only cultivators above the Spirit Transformation can begin to refine Spirit Artifact?"

Zheng Fa agreed, "Senior Sister is right. Compared to the Celestial River Method, the traditional Spirit Artifact and Spirit Treasure of Vast Sun have much simpler functions."

The Nine-Turn Golden Core Method in the Celestial River Method makes a cultivator's Life-bound Spirit Treasure more flexible, allowing for relatively free modification, and even the complete embodiment of the cultivator's spiritual intelligence.

Traditional magical Artifact Spirit, limited by their materials, can only achieve partial intelligence.

After looking through several more bookshelves of ancient texts, Zheng Fa gained a clearer understanding of the distinction between Spirit Artifact and Spirit Treasure.

To give an analogy, it's somewhat like the levels of autonomous driving.

The Spirit Artifact still needs to be controlled by a cultivator, or rather, given a command.

In some aspects, Spirit Treasure have become completely automated, even surpassing the abilities of cultivators.

The cultivators of Vast Sun Mountain did not have a deep understanding of the connection between Yang Spirit and intelligence, so many spiritual Artifact Spirit relied on bionic simulation and were then optimized generation after generation.

There are fewer than twenty methods for crafting related spiritual Artifact Spirit.

Zheng Fa wasn't particularly interested in specific spiritual Artifact Spirit; regarding research on intelligence, the Nine Mountains Sect's Heavenly Crafts Pavilion had actually already taken the lead.

What was most useful to the Nine Mountains Sect was actually Vast Sun Mountain's exploration of various spiritual materials:

A certain type of spiritual material is best suited for imprinting intelligent Spiritual-Energy Circuit.

What kind of spiritual material is most effective when used to perform which Method Formula?

This accumulation of experience is something that the Heavenly Crafts Pavilion desperately needs, yet cannot skip.

Zheng Fa became more and more engrossed in his reading, scrutinizing almost every Jade Slip and every secret manual.

At the Nine Mountains Realm, Shi Nandang looked at the various weapon-refining Secret Method in the Comprehensive Mirror, a slight sneer on his lips:

Ancestor Yun is confused!

Letting the Sect Leader into the Scripture Tower is like letting a mouse into a rice jar.

He turned his head and saw Madam Xuanhua holding the Comprehensive Mirror, biting her lip, breathing rapidly, clearly very excited.

Seemingly noticing his gaze, Madam Xuanhua looked up at him and said apologetically, "Although it's not the first time, I still lost my composure."

"Not the first time?"

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you, Master, for the first time."

Shi Nandang blinked, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

"Thanks to you, Stone Man, we have so many profound secret techniques."

Shi Nandang stood there stunned for a long time, and the smile on his lips gradually disappeared.

Xie Qingxue laughed.

"..."

I didn't say anything!

Zheng Fa stayed at the Scripture Tower on Vast Sun Mountain for more than ten days.

At first, the disciples of Vast Sun Mountain were somewhat awe-inspiring and dared not speak for fear of disturbing him.

Later, seeing that he didn't really care, I gradually felt much more at ease.

Although they didn't dare to speak, they started talking in hushed tones again.

Zheng Fa was looking at Spirit Treasure's Secret Method when he heard a buzzing sound behind him. Upon closer listening, he could also hear the name Shi Nandang.

"The Venerable Shi is so serious; he's probably going to forge a powerful Spirit Treasure!"

Zheng Fa probed with his Divine Sense and found that it was a middle-aged Nascent Soul.

He didn't care; it wasn't like they were talking about him.

This wasn't the first time someone had discussed Shi Nandang; Zheng Fa hadn't interfered before, so these disciples naturally became bolder.

not to mention...

"Remember, the Venerable Shi is my Vast Sun's role model. Learn from him well." The middle-aged Nascent Soul instructed a young girl, "If you have even one-thousandth of the Venerable Shi, no, one-ten-thousandth, your father can die in peace."

very good.

He loudly flattered others behind their backs.

Ambition, like a cough, is impossible to hide.

His daughter nodded earnestly, looking at Zheng Fa with admiration in her eyes, silently memorizing what books this Venerable Shi had read.

Zheng Fa knew that it wasn't just her; many Vast Sun disciples would scramble to read the Secret Method after she finished reading it—seemingly wanting to see what divine skills or secrets were inside.

However, neither the middle-aged Nascent Soul nor the young girl possessed sufficient cultivation to be qualified to see these secret techniques.

This girl seems to have good potential; she appears quite confident about her future.

Even most of the disciples in this Scripture Tower naturally hoped to make a good first impression.

On the other hand, there are many who want to learn from their methods.

Zheng Fa put down the Jade Slip in his hand, knowing that he had read all the most valuable Secret Method.

But he was not satisfied.

Since we're already here...

He sped up, no longer reading carefully, picked up a Jade Slip, and directly copied it into the Creation Jade Disc.

He would skip over anything he had already seen or that the Nine Mountains Sect possessed.

Compared to Vast Sun Mountain, the number of books preserved in the Nine Mountains Sect is less than one percent of that.

Zheng Fa read through the books like crazy, covering almost 99% of the classics from Vast Sun Mountain, leaving almost no one out.

At first, the girl was memorizing which books Zheng Fa had read.

Then she was stunned, looking at her father with blank eyes, her face saying only one thing—how am I supposed to learn this?

The middle-aged cultivator stood there with his mouth agape, unsure of what to say.

Zheng Fa then walked into another library and continued to examine every single book.

The middle-aged Nascent Soul cultivator was puzzled:

These are all methods for crafting Law Artifact artifacts; what use are they to the Venerable Shi?

He watched as Zheng Fa picked up a Jade Slip, closed his eyes to contemplate it, and after a while, he actually laughed, seemingly having gained a great deal and being extremely happy.

The middle-aged Nascent Soul grew increasingly puzzled.

What did the Venerable Shi realize?

After Zheng Fa finished reading the Jade Slip, he left, unable to hide his joy.

The middle-aged Nascent Soul Nascent Soul walked towards the Jade Slip Jade Slip, but another cultivator had already picked it up and was looking at it.

After a moment, he exclaimed:

"The method for crafting Storage Bag?"

The middle-aged Nascent Soul was taken aback, and stopped in his tracks.

He had seen a bit of this before; it wasn't some kind of Secret Method.

Storage Bag are not worth much to begin with.

Or rather, most of Vast Sun disciples have come into contact with this Secret Method.

Looking at Zheng Fa, the group of people exchanged glances and began to Dao Discussion among themselves:

"The Venerable Shi, you can even gain insight from looking at this?"

"..."

Everyone was bewildered.

Until one of the cultivators sighed, "How can one obtain the Sacred Blood Seal without human intervention?"

In the silence, someone asked, "Should we... still watch?"

The cultivator holding the Jade Slip was speechless for a long time. He then put down the Secret Method in his hand and walked dejectedly out of the Scripture Tower.

The middle-aged Nascent Soul examined the Jade Slip for a long time, then turned to his daughter, pondered for a moment, and spoke with some words of advice:

Not everyone is like the Venerable Shi.

"..."

"It's better not to learn it; it's not good to develop Heart Demon."

Zheng Fa ignored his disciples; he No-Mind to listen to what they were saying.

The Nine Mountains Sect has been researching Storage Bag for some time now.

Now, after seeing their method for crafting Storage Bag at Vast Sun Mountain, he finally gained a basic understanding of Xuanwei's spatial abilities.

At the same time, he also gained a new understanding of Lingwu's Three-Subsymbol Theory.

(End of this chapter)