His battle with Dong Shuye had made him feel powerless. When faced with the crushing force of a high-level cultivator, it was difficult for a low-level cultivator to survive.
But if he had possessed a defensive Spiritual Artifact back then, he might not have ended up in such a miserable state. The Defense Spirit Pattern was good, but it consumed far too much Spiritual Power.
This Small Bell Spiritual Artifact was undoubtedly an excellent defensive Spiritual Artifact, so Lu Ye wanted to claim it for himself. Yet after obtaining the Small Bell, he had tried to activate its power, only to find that it was difficult for the thing to accept foreign Spiritual Power. When Lu Ye poured his Spiritual Power into it, he was clearly repelled by some force.
The feeling was much like opening a Storage Bag that did not belong to him.
So Lu Ye guessed that this thing might also have a Restriction Lock.
He did not dare continue trying blindly. Back on Green Cloud Mountain, he had once attempted to open a Storage Bag, only to trigger the restriction inside. The Storage Bag had been utterly destroyed.
It was no great loss if a low-level cultivator's Storage Bag was destroyed, but if this Small Bell Spiritual Artifact were ruined, it would be far too great a loss.
The old cultivator gave Lu Ye a strange look, reached out to take the Small Bell Spiritual Artifact, examined it briefly, then handed it back.
Lu Ye looked at him in confusion.
The old cultivator picked up the teapot beside him and took a sip before speaking unhurriedly. "Little friend, you are a Rogue Cultivator, aren't you?"
How had he seen that too?
Lu Ye followed his lead. "Yes."
The old cultivator nodded. "It is not easy being