The old cultivator from Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild had said that this Small Bell Spiritual Artifact ranked among the finest of the low-grade Spiritual Artifacts, which showed its exceptional quality.
Lu Ye did not know how the quality of Spiritual Artifacts was classified, but a comparison made one thing clear: this Small Bell Spiritual Artifact contained more than one restriction.
The long saber in his hand could barely be considered a Spiritual Artifact, yet it had only a single restriction. That restriction seemed capable of reinforcing the blade, making it less likely to break when clashing with enemies.
The restriction within the saber was actually a Spiritual Pattern. During the forging of the blade, someone had used a marvelous method to imprint that Spiritual Pattern into its body.
When facing enemies, Lu Ye only needed to channel Spiritual Power into the saber to activate the Spiritual Pattern. He did not need to painstakingly construct it himself.
The principle was somewhat like using the Sharpness Spirit Pattern to enhance the saber. The difference was that Sharpness was only a temporary enhancement, whereas the Spiritual Pattern that reinforced the blade was permanently present and could be activated as long as Lu Ye expended Spiritual Power.
There was more than one Spiritual Pattern within the Small Bell Spiritual Artifact. Lu Ye could sense this as his Spiritual Power seeped into it. Those Spiritual Patterns had been combined through some wondrous method, forming what were known as restrictions.
In Lu Ye's understanding, Spiritual Patterns were the foundation for forming restrictions. Every Spiritual Pattern could be viewed as a restriction, but there seemed to be certain marvelous ways to combine different Spiritual Patterns, allowing them to produce effects that were more closely intertwined...
He had only been exposed to cultivation for a short time, and