Ancient Divine Artifact

Backstage at the auction.

After Lin Dong finished handing over his belongings in the VIP room, he bumped into a woman in a black dress who was standing with her arms crossed. This prodigy of the Great Demon Sect had her shoulders half-leaning against the wall, seemingly waiting for Lin Dong.

"Your friend isn't from my Great Desolation Prefecture? Otherwise, how could Qianqian not recognize you?"

Mu Qianqian's beautiful eyes sparkled as she gracefully approached with light, quick steps.

"Lin Dong from Yan City." Lin Dong stopped in his tracks.

"Yan City? That seems to be an important city in Tiandu County."

The beautiful woman was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting Lin Dong to reveal her identity and background so easily. Her beautiful eyes flickered, and she smiled sweetly, saying, "I am Mu Qianqian from the Great Demon Sect, and I am..."

"Mu Qianqian, I know you, but I advise you not to get involved in the matters between me and Hua Zong." Lin Dong glanced at Mu Qianqian indifferently, turned around and left without any hesitation.

"Hmph, this guy really has no manners. I even came all this way to warn him to be careful of that annoying Hua Zong."

"But what did he mean by that just now? He told me not to get involved in his affairs with Hua Zong, does that mean he's going to take action against Hua Zong? No way..."

A distinct look of surprise flashed across Mu Qianqian's jade-like face. She then stamped her foot at Lin Dong's back and let out a speechless snort.

"I brought my own materials and weapons, and all I asked him to do was upgrade my equipment. He's asking for 100,000 Pure Yuan Pill. Is he out of his mind?"

Lin Dong emerged from a majestic ancient building, muttering resentfully.

Myriad Treasure Pavilion is a major force within Great Puppet City that operates independently of the three major powers. It is headed by an Advanced Spirit Talisman Master and focuses on the sale and crafting of Artifact Spirit.

Today, Lin Dong came here specifically to ask that Advanced Spirit Talisman Master from the Myriad Treasure Pavilion to help him upgrade the Ancient Sky Scale Halberd.

"The asking price of 100,000 Pure Yuan Pill is indeed a bit high, but you can bear with it. Are you planning to refine them yourself?"

Little Marten's voice rang in Lin Dong's ears.

"Why not? I'm an Intermediate Spirit Talisman Master, and Master Yan taught me a lot about Artifact Refining. How will I know I can't do it if I don't try?"

"Also, the Wang Family's High-grade Spirit Treasure, the Great Luo Golden Spear, is attracting too much attention. I plan to take this opportunity to dispose of it and incorporate its materials into the Ancient Sky Scale Halberd. What do you think?"

Lin Dong suddenly had a wild idea.

"Give it a try. That Great Luo Golden Spear is top-tier among High-grade Spirit Treasure. If you integrate it into the Ancient Sky Scale Halberd, the Ancient Sky Scale Halberd might be able to challenge for Earth-grade Spirit Treasure. It's just that your strength is too weak, so the success rate is not high."

After a moment's thought, the Little Marten replied.

"Let's go find an inn to stay in first. There are some annoying little bugs following us, but I doubt they'd dare to make a move in Great Puppet City."

Lin Dong smiled noncommittally and walked towards the eastern part of Great Puppet City.

"Kid, tell me, what secrets does this Soul Nourishing Cushion hold?"

Inside the room, the Little Marten, floating in mid-air, stared into deep thought at the earthen-yellow futon in front of it. Apart from being able to nourish Mental Energy, it seemed to have no other special properties.

"The secret? The secret is inside its belly."

Lin Dong smiled slightly, and with his two large hands, brimming with Origin Energy, he grabbed the Soul Nourishing Cushion and tore it apart violently.

"Hey, Lin Dong, what are you doing?!"

The Little Marten, who was staring in disbelief, reached out to stop him.

"Tear!"

Amidst the scattered tattered fabric, countless points of light emerged, faintly forming streaks of light that spread outwards, creating an extremely obscure and complex small array of light in mid-air, ancient and mysterious.

"What... what is this?"

The Little Marten, which had just extended its paw, suddenly froze, staring blankly at the small array of light floating in front of it.

"I don't know either. I just vaguely sensed something unusual inside the Soul Nourishing Cushion, so I bought it."

Lin Dong his head, convinced even of his own words.

"Tsk tsk, destroying Spirit Treasure bought with 150,000 Pure Yuan Pill just like that, that's bold." The Little Marten, having calmed down, couldn't help but click its tongue as it recalled Lin Dong's decisiveness.

"Stop joking around, let's see what's so mysterious about this light array."

As Lin Dong spoke, he reached out to grab the light array in mid-air, but he clearly sensed a huge backlash coming from inside the array, trying to push it out.

Although the Ancient Qiankun Formation is a powerful existence ranked fifth on the Ancient Divine Artifact Ranking, its complete form consists of three parts: the ancient array, the Formation Plate, and the Formation Spirit. The part Lin Dong sees in front of him is only the ancient array; the Formation Plate and the Formation Spirit are still far away in the Ancestral Palace.

Besides, Lin Dong still has the Ancestral Stone in his possession, so he's not afraid of not being able to subdue it.

"Hmph, the Ancestral Stone is ranked second on the Ancient Divine Artifact Ranking! Suppress it for me!!!"

Lin Dong's expression remained unchanged, and suddenly a dense white light burst forth from his palm, all of which was tilted onto the small light array.

"Buzz! Boom!"

Although the white light appeared gentle, it concealed a unique domineering power. As soon as the light enveloped the small light array, the array trembled suddenly and emitted a whimper that sounded like a mixture of joy and fear.

It was a joy of seeing an old friend after tens of thousands of years, but also a fear of being dominated by this old friend in ancient times.

In an instant, the small light array became completely docile, showing no resistance whatsoever.

"It would have been so much better if you had cooperated earlier. Come in."

Seeing this, Lin Dong smiled, reached out and beckoned, and the light array shot rapidly toward his dantian.

In a daze, Lin Dong's mind was also pulled to a hidden and unknown place, where countless rays of light intersected around him, and a radiance spread out beneath his feet, outlining patterns that resembled the veins of heaven and earth.

In front of Lin Dong, within his line of sight, a ball of light exuding an ancient and obscure aura was quietly suspended, bearing four ancient characters:

The Ancient Qiankun Formation!

After being suppressed or rather communicated by the Ancestral Stone, the Ancient Qiankun Formation has completely opened its authority to Lin Dong. This is the central location of the formation. As long as Lin Dong controls this place, he can control the ancient formation as easily as using his own arm.

"Come, become one with me completely."

Lin Dong gently spread his arms, and his body, which was made of Mental Energy, quietly collapsed, transforming into a torrent of pure Mental Energy that swept towards the ball of light.

"Boom!"

As soon as the torrent of Mental Energy poured into the ball of light, the ball of light, the ancient formation, and even this entire world suddenly shone brightly, with boundless radiance filling the world.

After being lost for tens of thousands of years, the Ancient Qiankun Formation has finally welcomed a new master. It is cheering, it is roaring, it is...

At the same time, the secrets of the Ancient Qiankun Formation and its specific uses were continuously poured into Lin Dong's mind.

"The Ancient Qiankun Formation!"

Outside, Lin Dong, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.