Natal Divine Artifact

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Natal Divine Artifact (本命神器)
Alias(es)	Natal Magic Weapon; Natal Magic Tool
Role	A companion artifact bound to its owner’s life and destiny
Status	Extant; held by numerous cultivators and major factions 548
First Appearance	Chapter 162 162

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Human Emperor Cauldron — Sealed: 1/9	172	Its revealed innate ability suppresses the fortune of its owner and the owner’s faction; stronger factional power accelerates unsealing.
Mysterious Yellow Chaos Bell — Sealed: 2/9	172	Possesses Soul Suppression and Fortune Suppression.
Mysterious Yellow Chaos Bell — third seal lifted	318	Merges completely with Li Dingguo’s Natal Avatar, greatly increasing his combat power.
Human Emperor Cauldron — Sealed: 4/9	340	Gains Mustard Seed Space alongside its fortune-suppression ability.
Mysterious Yellow Chaos Bell — Sealed: 4/9	340	Gains Space-Time Suppression in addition to Soul and Fortune Suppression.
Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus — Sealed: 3/8	340	Its known abilities are Fortune Suppression and Evil Dispelling and Purification.
Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus — all eight seals lifted	453	Its power surges after Li Dingguo purifies the black dragon and spear found in Longmen Grand Canyon.
Creation Lotus Platform — Twenty-Four Grade form	508	The fused and upgraded lotus platform withstands the concentrated attacks of three enemy legions and a Magic Formation with only slight ripples.

Nature and Bonding

A Natal Divine Artifact is a companion artifact closely connected to its master’s life and destiny rather than an ordinary Magic Tool 162. It may reside in the owner’s Spirit Sea, be recalled through Divine Sense, and be nourished when not in use 203 293.

Refining an ownerless artifact generally requires Natal Essence Blood and a Divine Soul mark to be imprinted into its core formation. Once recognition succeeds, the artifact enters the cultivator’s Spirit Sea and transmits inherited information to its new master 293 390.

• A cultivator can normally possess no more than three Natal Magic Weapons or Natal Divine Artifacts 203 292.
• A compatible artifact set may occupy only one slot; Wan’er’s pair of Drumming Urn Golden Hammers is treated as one Natal Divine Artifact slot 274 275.
• Components of an Innate Divine Artifact set may be exempt from this limit. The Human Emperor Brush belongs to the same set as the Human Emperor Cauldron and does not occupy an additional slot 413.
• Natal Divine Artifacts instinctively protect their masters from fatal attacks, but this protection consumes the master’s Essence, Qi, Spirit, Gang Qi, and Qi and Blood Power 218 270 274.
• Protection is not absolute: an artifact cannot save an owner whose cultivation and available energy are insufficient against a stronger opponent 270 517.

Classification

Classification	Documented characteristics
Natal Magic Weapon / Tool	Bound to a cultivator and capable of being nurtured and upgraded with suitable materials. Magic Tools are divided into nine known levels 203 218.
Postnatal Divine Artifact	A Divine Artifact created or categorized as postnatal; examples include the Asura Battle Banner and Blood Transformation Divine Blade 218 521.
Innate Divine Artifact	Exceptionally rare artifacts containing perfected Heaven-and-Earth laws; their power grows dramatically with the owner’s cultivation 353.
Innate High-Grade / Supreme / Top-Tier	Higher classifications among Innate Divine Artifacts. The Jade Purification Bottle is Innate High-Grade, while the Human Emperor Cauldron and Mysterious Yellow Chaos Bell are treated as far superior treasures 275 286.
Spatial Divine Artifact	Provides spatial storage or related abilities; examples include the Human Emperor Cauldron, Earth Emperor Stone, Hundred Herbs Chart, and Universe Diagram 293 390 534.
Destiny Artifact	Suppresses the destiny of a nation or clan; the Haotian Pagoda is a rare Innate Supreme Destiny Artifact 555.
Anomaly Divine Artifact	A dangerous artifact whose power may damage or influence its master, as seen with Ajige’s Blood Transformation Divine Blade 521.

Postnatal Divine Artifacts are not necessarily weaker in practical combat. Tian Shenglan’s Overturning Heaven Seal and Ajige’s Blood Transformation Divine Blade are both described as possessing power that can exceed many Innate Supreme Divine Artifacts in particular respects 338 521.

Abilities and Limitations

Automatic Master Protection

Natal Divine Artifacts can react on their own when their master faces a fatal threat.

• The Ghost King’s blood-red Asura Battle Banner automatically blocked Big Black Horse’s Innate Divine Ability 217 218.
• Shimazu Ichiro’s Jade Purification Bottle generated a protective phantom, though its defense collapsed once his energy reserves were exhausted 274.
• The strength and duration of automatic protection depend directly on the master’s cultivation and energy reserves 270 274.

Combat Suppression

A Natal Divine Artifact can dominate a battlefield through direct attacks, spatial restraint, defensive barriers, or suppression of the enemy’s Spirit Sea.

• The Mysterious Yellow Chaos Bell’s sound waves attack Divine Souls and can suppress space-time after further unsealing 286 340 398.
• Natal Divine Artifacts can lock down battlefield space, preventing same-realm opponents from evading direct attacks 353.
• The Human Emperor Cauldron can capture enemy artifacts and opponents, then confine them within its internal formation 217 291 323.
• Zhao Hong’s Treasure Gathering Basin and Money Tree set can forcibly bind and seize certain enemy Natal Divine Artifacts 482.

Inheritance and Growth

Many Natal Divine Artifacts transmit knowledge, abilities, or cultivation information after recognition.

• The Human Emperor Cauldron transmitted alchemy and artifact-refining knowledge covering tools, Spirit Weapons, and elixirs from levels one through nine 196.
• Cao Yongxiang learned that the Twelve-Grade Destructive Black Lotus could improve by consuming worldly malevolent energy, while consuming cultivators’ Essence, Qi, and Spirit would cause severe Karma and Fortune loss 293.
• Mo Tao received an Array Formation inheritance from the Plague Bell, though his cultivation and soul strength limited how much he could inherit 320.
• Artifact seals may be broken through Fortune Value, factional growth, environmental energy, or other artifact-specific conditions 172 291 318.

Purification and Transfer

Ancient artifacts can contain hidden Divine Soul, bloodline, curse, or master imprints. Refining them without purification may endanger the new owner 473.

• The Human Emperor Cauldron can burn and purify acquired artifacts with Innate Spirit Fire 217 274.
• Purification turned Shimazu Ichiro’s Jade Purification Bottle into a masterless artifact suitable for Wan’er 274 275.
• Li Dingguo discovered a hidden imprint even within Cao Bianjiao’s Immeasurable Pagoda during purification 473.
• A former master may voluntarily withdraw their Natal Essence Blood and Divine Soul imprint before transferring an artifact to another person 218 565.

Notable Bearers and Artifacts

Revival Army

Bearer	Natal Divine Artifact(s)	Notes
Li Dingguo	Mysterious Yellow Chaos Bell; Human Emperor Cauldron; Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus / Creation Lotus Platform	The Chaos Bell merges with his Natal Avatar; the Cauldron suppresses fortune, captures artifacts, and purifies them; the later Creation Lotus Platform becomes an extraordinary defensive artifact 318 413 508.
Li Dingguo	Human Emperor Brush	Part of the Three Treasures of the Human Emperor alongside the Human Emperor Cauldron; it does not use an additional Natal Artifact slot 413.
Wan’er	Jade Purification Bottle; Overturning Heaven Seal; Hundred Herbs Chart	The bottle is an Innate High-Grade Divine Artifact; the seal is an exceptionally powerful offensive Postnatal artifact; the chart is an upgradeable spatial artifact that cultivates Spirit Roots 275 340 390.
Red Plum	Earth Emperor Stone	A nine-sealed supreme Yin spatial artifact; provides limited spatial storage at her current cultivation and can smash same-realm enemies lacking Natal Weapon defenses 293.
Cao Yongxiang	Twelve-Grade Destructive Black Lotus; later Godslayer Spear	The Black Lotus provided powerful spiritual offense and defense before Li Dingguo exchanged it for the Innate Supreme Godslayer Spear 293 454.
Cao Bianjiao	Immeasurable Pagoda; black pagoda	The Immeasurable Pagoda provides passive Divine Abilities; he later refines a second Innate Divine Artifact pagoda that can nurture Natal Spirit Ghosts 346 473.
Zhao Hong	Treasure Gathering Basin and Money Tree	Their combined ability can restrain and capture enemy Natal Divine Artifacts, including Liu Zeqing’s Soul Falling Bell 482.
Chang Liyun	Asura Battle Banner	The banner stabilizes her Spirit Sea and can automatically protect her in life-or-death situations 343.
Wei Jinfan	Fire God Orb	Li Dingguo grants him the Innate Divine Artifact for protection during dangerous missions 515.

Other Documented Bearers

Bearer	Natal Divine Artifact	Notes
Tian Shenglan	Overturning Heaven Seal	A Postnatal Supreme Divine Artifact whose automatic protection saved her from Li Dingguo’s surprise attack 338.
Mo Tao	Plague Bell	Absorbed poisonous miasma to break its three seals and received a partial Array Formation inheritance 320.
Kang Siding	Treasure Gathering Basin	Used as his principal defense while attempting to seize Li Dingguo’s artifacts 323 324.
Zheng Chenggong	Universe Sash	Its Water Escape Technique allowed him to escape through connected waterways after its fifth seal was lifted 429.
Ajige	Blood Transformation Divine Blade	A Postnatal Supreme artifact that granted him Blood Fiend Qi and a cultivation breakthrough but destabilized his mind 521.
Chongzhen Emperor	Universe Diagram	Seized from Xie Youming after their battle 536.
Xu Bengao	Haotian Pagoda	Refined it as his Natal Divine Artifact and the Xu Family’s Nation-Suppressing Artifact 469.
Japanese Pirate Emperor	Kusanagi Divine Sword	Used its Space Law Divine Ability as a final measure against the Revival Army 547.
Japanese Imperial Guard Commander	Yata Divine Mirror	Activated its time-reversal ability during the final battle against the Revival Army 547.

Story Role and Major Arcs

• Li Dingguo’s breakthrough into the Qi Refining Realm causes his Martial Dao Dharma Idol to manifest as a phantom of the Mysterious Yellow Chaos Bell, which becomes his Natal Divine Artifact 161 162.
• The Human Emperor Cauldron is refined as Li Dingguo’s second Natal Divine Artifact, granting him fortune suppression and eventually artifact-refining knowledge 172 196.
• Li Dingguo establishes the Cauldron’s role as a treasure-seizing and purification tool by capturing the Ghost King’s Asura Battle Banner 217 218.
• The conflict at the Wuding River confirms that other Peerless Prodigies can possess Natal Divine Artifacts, ending Li Dingguo’s belief that his opportunities were unique 291.
• Li Dingguo distributes purified artifacts to Cao Yongxiang and Red Plum, greatly expanding the Revival Army’s core strength 293.
• The full merger of Li Dingguo’s Natal Avatar and Mysterious Yellow Chaos Bell makes the Bell his primary killing move and a decisive battlefield weapon 318.
• Natal Divine Artifacts become increasingly central to conflicts among the Revival Army, the Later Jin Tartars, Japanese Pirates, major clans, and foreign forces 320 429 521 547.
• By the beginning of the Great Elimination War of Myriad Races Cultivators, talented Revival Army generals collectively possess dozens of Natal Divine Artifacts 548.

Trivia

• The Mysterious Yellow Chaos Bell is identified by ancient Minotaur Spirits as the Natal Divine Artifact of one of the Three Sovereigns of Heaven, Earth, and Man 286.
• The Human Emperor Cauldron and Human Emperor Brush are two of the Three Treasures of the Human Emperor; the Human Emperor Seal remains uncollected 413.
• Natal Divine Artifacts are so coveted that many holders conceal them until a life-or-death crisis, since exposure can invite powerful enemies to kill and seize the artifact 270 346.
• A Natal Divine Artifact normally cannot be forcibly taken while its owner lives, making Zhao Hong’s artifact-seizing set an exceptional and shocking counterexample 508.