Artifact Spirit Rides the Robe, True Colors Revealed

"Are you the artifact spirit in this blade?"

"I don't know. Anyway, I can't leave this blade more than five meters after I woke up..."

Lin Yi: "..."

Isn't this an artifact spirit?

Lin Yi clicked his tongue in wonder.

This was the first time he had encountered a weapon with an artifact spirit.

Lin Yi had heard that sixth-grade Treasure Artifacts might develop sentience.

But sentience and an artifact spirit directly appearing were two completely different concepts!

Lin Yi was shocked.

"Who are you?" Lin Yi didn't delve deeper, but instead asked a second question.

The young girl paused, as if recalling. After a while, she looked up at Lin Yi and said, "Lu Chengyi."

"My name is Lu Chengyi."

Immediately after, Lin Yi began to interrogate Lu Chengyi, asking every detail as if he were checking household registration.

The result made Lin Yi despair.

The girl before him, apart from knowing her own name, knew nothing else.

She didn't know her origin, nor how she became the artifact spirit in the blade... she was completely clueless.

Lin Yi helplessly cupped his forehead. "Then what do you know?"

Lu Chengyi pondered for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up. "I know this!"

"?" Lin Yi was confused.

Without giving Lin Yi time to react, The girl moved extremely quickly, grabbing Lin Yi's hand. At the same time, she placed Lin Yi's hand on her smooth, fair forehead.

The warm touch couldn't help but make Lin Yi daze.

Then, under Lin Yi's astonished gaze, The girl's body gradually became crystalline, and in the next second, she suddenly dissipated, transforming into countless energy particles that rushed into Lin Yi's palm.

By the time Lin Yi reacted, a strange white pattern had reappeared on his right forearm.

At the same time, a familiar, light and ethereal voice sounded in Lin Yi's mind.

"Can you hear me? Lin Yi."

Lin Yi was startled but not panicked.

Although everything before him was bizarre, it was still within Lin Yi's acceptance.

Moreover, [Know Heavenly Fate] had said this was an opportunity.

Therefore, Lin Yi was not flustered.

Controlling his emotions, he spoke, "I can hear you."

"You don't need to speak. You can concentrate your divine soul to communicate with me."

"There has always been a voice in my mind telling me to do this with the first person who could see me, and then follow him, and I would know everything about myself..." Lu Chengyi explained.

"After I woke up not long ago, that sinister fellow kept me by his side, but no matter how I appeared, he couldn't see me. I also couldn't go too far, and I haven't seen many people these days."

Lin Yi knew that "that fellow" referred to Master Wu.

"But luckily I met you." Lu Chengyi's tone carried a hint of relief.

Lin Yi's eyebrows twitched, and he couldn't help but become curious.

"Wu... what does that fellow usually do?" Lin Yi asked.

Lu Chengyi's tone was strange:

"That fellow is extremely peculiar."

"He stays in a large mansion every day. There are many people in that mansion, but everyone in the entire mansion has a blank expression and doesn't speak. Only he talks to himself all day, which is quite creepy."

"And, every once in a while, that fellow will have any servant in the mansion take a batch of goods and bring me along to find a sucker to sell Treasure Artifacts..."

Lin Yi instantly discovered a small amount of information amidst Lu Chengyi's extensive complaints.

"You said the person who goes out to sell Treasure Artifacts is a servant."

"Yes, the one who sold you the blade you entrusted your spirit to this afternoon was that fellow's servant."

Lu Chengyi nodded as if it were obvious.

Impossible.

Lin Yi frowned.

He had clearly seen the strength of that old man at the stall today.

It was clearly the real deal, possessing at least the strength of the Qi Entry Realm.

Such a person would be considered a top-tier expert in all of Jiaqing County; how could they possibly be a servant?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck.

The rumors he had heard once again surfaced in his mind.

"Few people in all of Jiaqing County have ever seen Master Wu's true face. Even those who have tell conflicting stories; some say he is a child, others a woman, some an old man, and others a handsome youth... In any case, a thousand people see a thousand faces!"

In an instant.

Lin Yi deduced an extremely bold idea.

Previously, he had assumed that Master Wu simply possessed brilliant transformation techniques.

It seemed that was not the case at all.

This Master Wu was more likely to possess some kind of avatar technique.

Every single person inside that residence was an incarnation of Master Wu!

"Hiss!" Lin Yi drew a sharp breath.

How did this resemble the methods of the Corpse Puppet Path?!

Good heavens, he had encountered a fellow practitioner!

And a senior of the Corpse Puppet Path at that, with an incredibly high level of mastery.

To make a corpse puppet mimic the living, appearing exactly like a real person—such a technique required at least a Seventh-Grade Corpse Puppet Path cultivation!

If this were true, it would be terrifying.

In that case, if Master Wu wanted to monitor someone, wouldn't everyone around them potentially be his incarnation, his eyes and ears?

Wouldn't that make every blade of grass and every tree a potential enemy?

No wonder the second item of the Destiny Intelligence was—beware of the eyes watching you from all around.

Good heavens, he had been under surveillance all along!

A flicker of regret flashed through Lin Yi's heart.

He had been far too conspicuous today.

However, in the blink of an eye, that flicker of regret in Lin Yi's heart vanished into thin air.

When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, earth covers it.

Wealth and honor are sought amidst danger!

Since this was a [Great Auspicious] opportunity.

Then there must inevitably be some hidden crises lurking in the shadows.

Lin Yi chuckled softly.

Should he abandon a destined opportunity just because there was risk, fearing the wolf in front and the tiger behind?

That would not align with his own nature and convictions!

Lin Yi steadied his thoughts and continued to ask.

"You said earlier that he finds suckers to sell Treasure Artifacts to?"

Lu Chengyi nodded, stating matter-of-factly, "Yes. Those Treasure Artifacts are all imbued with secret arts. If you buy a Treasure Artifact at a low price, you have to lend your luck to that guy; it should be for three months."

"Because I saw him selling a new batch of Treasure Artifacts every three months."

No wonder.

No wonder the divination text today told him not to proactively purchase anything recommended by a shopkeeper.

Lin Yi hurriedly asked, "What about you? Didn't he cast a secret art on the blade you are residing in?"

Lu Chengyi replied as if it were obvious, "Of course he did. Every time those servants took me out, they were trying to hand me over to someone fated."

Lin Yi immediately stood up, pointing a finger at himself in astonishment, "Ah?"

Lu Chengyi's voice carried a hint of disdain, "However, I discovered those traces long ago and wiped them away."

Lin Yi felt a weight lift from his heart.

Lu Chengyi continued:

"And oh, he also has a secret room. The walls of that secret room are covered with information about many people."

"Furthermore, this afternoon, that person named Liu Qingnu was also on the information list in the secret room. He was even posted in the most prominent position."

"The information list says that Liu Qingnu's master is a Qi Entry Realm Martial Artist, formerly a deacon of the Crimson Flame Sect, who came to Jiaqing County to open a martial arts school after retiring..."

Lin Yi raised an eyebrow.

Opening a martial arts school?

One had to know that there were conditions for opening a martial arts school in Jiaqing County, and those conditions were somewhat harsh.

To open a martial arts school in Jiaqing County, one must first cultivate a local as a disciple.

If an outsider personally challenges other schools, they will be resented by their peers and face retaliation afterward, making it impossible to establish themselves in the county.

Therefore, a local must be found; locals accept locals.

Afterward, the disciple must challenge all the martial arts schools in the county, winning against more than half of them.

Jiaqing County has a total of seven martial arts schools, so they need to win at least four.

Only then can the disciple leave Jiaqing County and the master establish a school there.

However, even if the disciple leaves, it's not a loss.

After all, the challenging disciple signifies whether the master can establish themselves in the area.

Naturally, they would be cultivated with all their might.

"...That Liu Qingnu is the challenging disciple cultivated by this Qi Entry Realm martial artist. I heard that Liu Qingnu's future destination has also been arranged. His master, as a former deacon of the Crimson Flame Sect, has a recommendation qualification to go to the Crimson Flame Sect." Lu Chengyi seemed to have not spoken for too long, talking a lot, and spilling out everything he knew. This saved Lin Yi the trouble of asking more questions.

Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh.

"This Liu Qingnu can be considered to have extraordinary luck. His ancestors were indebted to a Great Demon, and he had Grade A Bone Structure from childhood. The Great Demon used its life essence to cleanse his bone structure, removing impurities. Afterward, he even has a chance to enter the Crimson Flame Sect, so he won't be confined to a small place like Jiaqing County..."

However, what truly surprised Lin Yi was the Artifact Spirit Lu Chengyi.

As expected of "Great Auspiciousness," it was truly auspicious.

This Artifact Spirit had practically stripped bare Master Wu's secrets.

And along with that, it had exposed the secrets of all the strong individuals in the city.

Although Lin Yi didn't know what this Artifact Spirit's purpose was.

Based on the current information alone.

It was incredibly powerful.

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