The five Gloomy Swords each split into two or three wisps of thread, while the golden pearl split into twenty-three.
As for the Bixiu Sword, it still emitted rays that split into five little things of different colors. It had not split into any wisps of thread.
In other words, the Bixiu Sword was not a magical treasure. But if it wasn't a magical treasure, how could it stand against the five Gloomy Swords and the old demon's golden pearl, both of which were?
This had been a question Xu Yi had kept to himself for a long time.
Chen Daozi quickly swallowed a Multi-Treasure Snow Toad and smiled. "That's normal. Low-tier magical treasures can't stand up to high-quality magical artifacts. But such artifacts are extremely rare, and once refined into magical treasures, they're often immensely powerful. The magical treasures refined by those scions of Aristocratic Clans and their clan ancestors are all made from high-quality magical artifacts like these. The Cultivation World calls such high-quality artifacts spirit artifacts."
Xu Yi nodded and continued asking questions.
Chen Daozi said, "Now that we've covered how they're made, we need to talk about formation diagrams. Low-tier magical treasures usually only need a heavenly spirit infused into a magical artifact to be considered complete. But high-quality magical treasures often require the aggregation of large quantities of purple spirits, golden spirits..."
"Wait. What are purple spirits and golden spirits?"
Xu Yi asked.
To him, these were undoubtedly new terms. He had never heard them before.
Chen Daozi said, "Actually, that's what refiners call large quantities of heavenly spirits. Once the heavenly spirits reach a certain number, they'll aggregate with one another and manifest in five colors: gold, purple, black, white, and green..."
Xu Yi's forehead broke out in a sweat. Why was it that