Lin Tingzhi saw the Daoist ask him for the treasure artifact, yet his expression remained as calm as ever. He slightly raised the artifact in his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist wants this item?"
The Daoist nodded repeatedly, undisguised desire showing in his eyes. "Precisely. I feel this object will be of great use to me. I hope Fellow Daoist can lend it to me for a time. I would be endlessly grateful."
Lin Tingzhi smiled faintly and directly handed him the treasure flask. "Since it is of great use to Fellow Daoist, then take it and use it first. Return it to me once you are done."
Upon seeing him offer the artifact, the Daoist seized it impatiently. Once he had it in hand, he looked up and gave Lin Tingzhi a sinister grin. Then he aimed the flask's mouth at Lin Tingzhi and shone it upon him. In an instant, a beam of spiritual light burst forth.
Spiritual light flashed over Lin Tingzhi's body, yet he remained standing where he was without moving. He could not help but sigh, shaking his head. "Why must Fellow Daoist do this?"
The Daoist froze, then a savage look appeared on his face as he repeatedly activated the treasure artifact against Lin Tingzhi. Yet it was useless. Other than causing a little more spiritual light to spill from Lin Tingzhi's body, it could not even make him sway in the slightest.
Looking at the other man's ferocious face, Lin Tingzhi sighed again. With a turn of thought, the treasure artifact vanished from the man's grasp and returned to his own hand.
The true owner of a Dao-Calming Treasure was a mighty being of the Upper Layer. Its projection in the world thus had no fixed master; in principle, anyone could wield it.