Twelve Ancient Spirit Artifacts

Chen Lingxi flew on the clouds for a long time.

The outline of the North Sea is already visible in the distance.

This sea area is deeper and colder than the Southern Sea.

Chen Lingxi stood atop the azure clouds, gazing at the inky ocean beneath her feet. A flash of lightning appeared in her eyes, and she transformed into a pale golden rainbow, plunging straight into the icy, bone-chilling seawater.

The seawater parted around him on its own, kept three feet away by the swirling lightning.

As he descended, his Divine Sense spread out, scanning the seabed terrain within a hundred feet around him.

Before long, the open valley at the foot of the underwater volcano came into view.

In that valley, countless enormous bones lay scattered haphazardly.

The bones were enormous, each tens of feet long and several feet thick, densely covering the entire valley.

The skeleton was covered with dark green seaweed and dark brown mud, exuding a strong aura of death.

In the very center of those enormous bones, the spine of a giant whale, hundreds of feet long, was coiled there.

The spine resembles a winding underwater mountain range, stretching from one end of the valley to the other.

A sword was stuck diagonally in the spine at the very center of the spine.

Chen Lingxi's pupils narrowed slightly.

He had personally witnessed the terrifying power of the giant whale's skeleton awakening in the Total Perception Divine Chamber.

The whip that struck the tailbone was no less powerful than a blow from the Dao Foundation Realm.

If Chen Lingxi had not yet reached the Dao Foundation Realm, he would never have dared to take this risk.

But at this moment... Chen Lingxi was quite different from when he Total Perception. Facing this behemoth again, he was now more confident.

He took a deep breath, and the Thunder-Prison Profound Root within his body trembled violently. Countless dazzling bolts of lightning burst forth from the Profound Root, surging and condensing wildly around him, instantly transforming into a Thunder-Prison Heaven Divine Ability with a radius of tens of feet!

The moment the Thunder Prison unfolded, the dark seabed was illuminated by the intense lightning.

The world he stood on had become his thunderous purgatory.

He stood in the very center of the Thunder Prison, his body surrounded by lightning!

He clenched his right hand in the Void, and the surging lightning in the sky gathered wildly under his grasp, transforming into a lightning sword several meters long.

He then flipped his left hand and summoned the six-story Void-Return Sword Tower.

The sword tower appeared and then suspended itself above his head.

On the tower, the six eaves and upturned corners lit up simultaneously, and Sword Qi poured down like silk threads.

Having made thorough preparations, Chen Lingxi silently activated the Cloud-Riding Method, and his entire body, like a pale golden bolt of lightning, sped towards the giant whale's spine.

His speed was so fast that he was like a streak of light, weaving through the dense skeleton.

The giant whale skeleton indeed sensed his approach.

Just as he approached the spine, which was hundreds of feet long, the spine suddenly trembled violently, the bones shaking and producing a deafening sound of bones grinding together.

The giant whale skull suddenly rose, and two cold, eerie lights suddenly shone from its two empty eye sockets, staring intently at Chen Lingxi like two eyes.

A silent roar suddenly exploded in the seabed.

The roar transformed into invisible sound waves, carrying terrifying power, and crashed fiercely towards Chen Lingxi.

Chen Lingxi snorted coldly, and the Void-Return Sword Tower above her head suddenly lit up.

From within the sword tower, the hundreds of sword lights he had refined into the tower trembled simultaneously, and an incomparably sharp Sword Qi burst forth from the tower!

Just then, the giant whale's tailbone lashed out at him like a massive bone whip.

Where the tailbone passes, the seawater is pushed aside, as if a mountain of immense weight is collapsing, its power concentrated and domineering, enough to destroy mountains and uproot peaks!

Chen Lingxi neither dodged nor avoided the attack.

Within the Void-Return Sword Tower, terrifying Void-Return Sword Qi hurtled towards the giant whale's tailbone!

He intended to use the power of the Void-Return Sword Tower to withstand the whip and seize the precious sword!

He pushed his Cloud-Riding Method to its limit, his speed increasing dramatically once again, and he hurtled towards the sword that was stuck diagonally in his spine like a bolt of lightning.

Rumble...

The Void-Return Sword Qi collided with the giant whale's tailbone, exploding in the depths of the sea and turning into countless ripples.

Chen Lingxi's left hand had already gripped the hilt of the sword.

He immediately sensed an indescribable sharpness.

At the same time, the Thunder Thunder-Prison Profound Root within Chen Lingxi's body suddenly trembled, and the Unfinished Thunder surged into the sword like a tidal wave.

Chen Lingxi suddenly pulled!

Chen Lingxi immediately drew the longsword.

But at that very moment, the power within the Void-Return Sword Tower shattered, and the giant whale's tailbone was already less than three zhang behind him. The terrifying pressure emanating from the bone whip caused Chen Lingxi's Thunder-Prison Heaven to flicker incessantly.

A sudden burst of lightning flashed in Chen Lingxi's eyes.

He gripped the sword hilt tightly with his left hand, clenched his right fist, and the phantom of the Great Heaven-Inviting Great Sage behind him clenched his fist at the same time, unleashing a powerful punch!

The terrifying essence of the True Edict of Audience with the Dao, combined with the Unfinished Thunder of Thunder-Prison Heaven, transformed into a golden fist-shaped aura as thick as a pillar of heaven, which collided fiercely with the bone whip that was being pulled out!

Boom!!!

The giant whale's tailbone was jolted by Chen Lingxi's punch.

Chen Lingxi didn't have time to examine the sword closely. He activated his Cloud Cloud-Riding Method once more, and his entire body shot towards the sea like a bolt of lightning.

The giant whale skeleton roared wildly behind him, its tailbone twitching repeatedly, but it was too late to catch up.

He emerged from the sea, the lightning around him slowly receding.

The sword hung in front of him, its blade covered with dark green seaweed and dark brown mud, looking quite unremarkable.

However, the extremely pure and sharp sword light deep within the sword filled Chen Lingxi with immense joy.

"This sword is so sharp, I'm afraid it could even cut through the Thunder-Prison Heaven Divine Ability in front of me."

He held the precious sword and examined it for a moment before putting it into his Hongdong Bag.

"There's no time to lose. In the Immortal Pivot Illusory Scene, I saw more than just these two treasures."

"Let's go all out and find all the remaining treasures."

"Let's see if we can replenish the Essence Replenishment progress."

Chen Lingxi a deep breath and continued to ride the clouds!

Three months passed quietly amidst Chen Lingxi's tireless efforts.

He treaded on the azure clouds interspersed with pale golden lightning, following the panoramic view of the Cave Heaven glimpsed from the Dragon-Stripping Dao Platform, and wandered around this Weiji Grotto-Heaven.

He once set foot in those ruins high in the sky, nestled among the clouds.

It once ventured deep into the bottom of the Southern Sea, into a trench thousands of feet deep.

He also ventured into bustling marketplaces, spending vast sums of gold and silver to acquire treasures.

Three months passed quietly like this.

After three months of searching, not counting the Guixu Arrow Tower and the precious sword, he obtained a total of twelve treasures.

Some of these twelve treasures, after being refined by him with Dao Origin, can unleash extraordinary power.

Some were sealed by layers of ancient restrictions, which even he, with his current cultivation at the Dao Foundation Early Stage, could not fathom or unravel, so he had to put them aside for the time being.

Among those many treasures, there were a few that pleased him the most.

The first one is called [Spirit-Calming Shuttle].

This treasure is only about three inches long, tapering at both ends and slightly wider in the middle, and is carved entirely from some kind of unknown dark-colored spirit wood.

The shuttle is engraved with extremely complex soul-suppressing runes. Once activated, it can transform into an invisible and intangible soul-suppressing light, which is specifically designed to counter attacks based on Divine Sense.

Secondly, it is called [Profound-Binding Edict].

This treasure, made of an unknown material, is a golden imperial edict.

The imperial edict was inscribed with the two characters "[Heavenly Edict]" in extremely ancient script.

Once activated, the imperial edict will transform into a golden light, completely sealing off the Void within a hundred feet of the enemy.

Although it cannot trap Dao Foundation Realm cultivator for too long, it is still an extraordinary treasure.

Thirdly, it was a section of [Thunderstrike Wood].

This piece of Thunderstrike Wood was only about the thickness of an arm and three feet long, its entire body charred black like charcoal, remarkably similar to the situation when Chen Lingxi refined the Thunder-Prison Spirit Branch.

However, the thunderous essence contained within this piece of Thunderstrike Wood is far purer and more violent than that of the Thunder-Prison Spirit Branch.

Chen Lingxi tried to devour the thunderous essence within the Thunderstrike Wood using the Dragon-Stripping Dao-Transformation One-Qi True Formula. After devouring less than one-tenth, he felt the Weiji Thunderlight on his Profound Root solidify further, and its Killing Power subtly improved.

This greatly surprised him, and he regarded this wood as an excellent resource for improving his Profound Root in the future.

Fourthly, there is a scroll of [Cloud-Compiled Heavenly Tome].

The most peculiar thing about this treasure is that it is not a physical object, but a scroll formed from condensed clouds and mist.

There were no words on the scroll. Only when Chen Lingxi probed into it with his Divine Sense would countless clouds of energy condense on their own, transforming into lines of ancient Daoist script.

The Daoist script was obscure and difficult to understand; even with his current cultivation level, he couldn't recognize a single character.

However, the subtle Daoist aura emanating from the swirling clouds told him that this treasure was no ordinary object.

Besides these, the remaining seven treasures are: a [Plain-Moon Treasure Pearl] that seems to absorb moonlight and transform it into pure Spiritual Qi at night; and the [Cold Jade Jue], [Returning-Light Shield], [Profound-Wind Tortoise Spirit Pendant], and [Separation-Flame Furnace], the effects of which are unknown.

There was also a [Tide-Calling Horn] made of some unknown spirit beast horn, a tattered ancient sword [Frost Remnant], and an [Ancient Pill] of unknown grade sealed within crystal.

Chen Lingxi was unable to refine any of these treasures.

Chen Lingxi put all the treasures into his Hongdong Bag, then sat cross-legged on the summit of a desolate mountain, closing his eyes to regulate his breathing.

Despite his busy schedule in March, his eyes were filled with delight.

These twelve treasures include some that can be used as resources for cultivation, some that can be used for combat, and some that, although temporarily unusable, are clearly extraordinary based on their ancient Daoist aura.

He thought to himself, "If I can really get that sliver of hope and go to the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, I can sell these treasures and use them as start-up capital."

The thought crossed his mind for a moment, then he suppressed it.

"Sigh, it's too early to be thinking about these things now."

He composed himself and focused his mind on the Sight-Roaming.

For the past three months, Chen Lingxi has never missed a meeting Sight-Roaming Emperor Daye, even in the gaps between his search for treasures.

Emperor Daye resided within the Volcano Immortal Pivot deep within the North Sea, and every move he made was under his watchful eye.

The Volcano Immortal Pivot remains unchanged.

Thick smoke billowed, lava surged, and a deep, powerful heartbeat resounded like a giant drum deep within the volcano, causing the entire volcano to tremble.

The source of that heartbeat was Xiao Changlü's clone, who was sitting cross-legged in the very center of the lava.

Xiao Changlü remained the same, shirtless, his muscles bulging like dragons, and countless golden Blood Qi flowing wildly beneath his bronze skin.

His eyes were closed, his breath deep and heavy, like a Savage Wilderness beast yet to awaken, letting the scorching magma surge and roar around him.

Emperor Daye Ying Xian, sat cross-legged on a protruding rock platform on the edge of the volcano.

He still looked like an old man, with his white hair tied under his imperial crown with a purple-gold hairpin, and he wore a black dragon robe.

The gray-white mist formed by the Heavenly Decline Method's great Divine Ability power around him had completely receded into his body, with not a trace leaking out.

What Chen Lingxi was concerned about was that Emperor Daye was not closing his eyes to meditate, but was refining something.

A mirror hung in the Void in front of him.

The mirror was about the size of a palm, with a dark gold color and extremely complex ancient runes carved on its back.

The runes flowed slowly across the back of the mirror, emanating an extremely profound and ancient aura.

Chen Lingxi was all too familiar with that aura; it was the unique ancient Daoist charm of the Cauldron Artifact Fragment!

This mirror is actually a Cauldron Vessel.

Emperor Daye sat cross-legged before the mirror, two golden flames flickering slowly in his eyes, within which countless fine runes flowed—the complete Cauldron Vessel [Weaving Delusion Golden Eyes].

He gazed at the ancient mirror with his Weaving Delusion Golden Eyes, and the Dao Origin around him flowed towards the mirror like a gentle stream.

As the Dao Origin surged forth, a layer of dark gold runes on the ancient mirror lit up. As it flowed, a mysterious spiritual energy was faintly activated from the ancient mirror, transforming into a very faint and subtle golden thread that surged toward Xiao Changlü, who was sitting cross-legged deep within the volcano.

The golden thread entered Xiao Changlü's body, and the golden Blood Qi around Xiao Changlü suddenly became brighter, and his heartbeat became deeper and stronger.

Chen Lingxi witnessed everything from Sight-Roaming's perspective.

For the past three months, this has been almost a daily routine for Emperor Daye.

Using the Weaving Delusion Golden Eyes as a guide and his own Dao Origin as fuel, he activated the Cauldron Artifact Fragment, continuously injecting the mysterious spiritual energy emanating from the ancient mirror into Xiao Changlü's clone, refining this clone day and night.

Emperor Daye looked at the Cauldron Artifact Fragment with an extremely solemn expression, as if he were gazing upon a priceless treasure that concerned his very survival.

Yet, beneath that solemnity, a faint glimmer of hope, difficult to conceal, was revealed.

Chen Lingxi knew that Emperor Daye had told him that he had his own methods.

Now it seems that his method likely lies in this fragment of the Cauldron Artifact Fragment and in the Xiao Changlü that he is currently refining day and night.

Chen Lingxi was staring intently at Emperor Daye.

But then Emperor Daye stood up and snapped his fingers.

At the very instant Emperor Daye snapped his fingers, the Jade Slip left behind by Emperor Daye in Chen Lingxi's Hongdong Bag began to shimmer with a warm and bright light.

Chen Lingxi slightly taken aback, then withdrew from the Wandering Sight Divine Ability and took out the communication Jade Slip.

But then the voice of Emperor Daye slowly flowed out from within.

"Chen Lingxi, come see me."