``` [You were in the underground karst cave, wrapped in this ball of white light, focusing on your cultivation.]
["Little Wan, why didn't I feel my improvement speed getting faster?"]
["Don't rush. It still needs a bit of startup time."]
["Is that so..."]
[You frowned slightly. Just then, Spider Senses twitched.]
[It was an extremely faint twitch, and it quickly vanished.]
["What is it?"]
[You opened your eyes and looked around, but saw no danger.]
[Spider Senses gave another faint twitch.]
["Nine parts out of ten, something's wrong..."]
[You had faith in the effect of the trait. It definitely wasn't malfunctioning—there had to be a problem here.]
["Myriad Souls Banner, are you really absorbing Earth Vein energy for me?"]
[The Myriad Souls Banner planted there remained silent.]
[Just as you were about to step forward and put him away, the Flame Iron Heavy Sword and the Cold Gleam Overlord Spear on your back suddenly spoke!]
[Flame Iron Heavy Sword: "So cold! Hey, buddy next to me! Stay away from me!"]
[Cold Gleam Overlord Spear: "So hot! Stay away from me! You inferior low-tier spiritual artifact!"]
[Flame Iron Heavy Sword: "Discriminating against the disadvantaged? Shameless! I'll stand on the moral high ground and point fingers at you!"]
[Cold Gleam Overlord Spear: "Shut up, you trash!"]
[My sword and spear were fighting?]
["Uh... what's going on?"]
[Spiritual artifacts speaking meant they had Artifact Spirits.]
[But one was a low-tier spiritual artifact and the other a high-tier spiritual artifact. How could they have Artifact Spirits?]
[At the very least, they had to be Earth-tier spirit artifacts, right?]
[And most Earth-tier spirit artifacts had no Artifact Spirits. Even if they did, they could only develop after being nurtured by a Martial Artist for a very long time.]
[Just as you were completely baffled.]
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