The atmosphere aboard the little boat was somewhat subdued.
Ever since Qin Shujian had asked that question, the Godslayer Saber seemed reluctant to speak to him.
Seeing this,
Qin Shujian could do nothing about it.
Looking at the calm waters around them, he said to the Heaven and Earth Bow, "Remember to stand guard. Don't let any ferocious beasts disturb the boat."
"Rest assured, Sect Master. I know what to do."
The Heaven and Earth Bow practically thumped its chest as it spoke.
Just as the Heaven and Earth Bow finished speaking,
the Godslayer Saber, which had been silent for a long time, spoke as well. "Sect Master?"
"I also founded a sect, called the Origin Sect."
Qin Shujian smiled as he spoke.
The Godslayer Saber replied, "Oh."
"By the way, Senior, there's something else I wanted to ask." Now that the Godslayer Saber had finally spoken, Qin Shujian immediately found another question—no, another topic.
"Speak."
"My sect is currently a sixth-level faction, and we have several Dao artifacts anchoring it. Why didn't its level rise after you acknowledged me as your master?"
"Simple. Ancestral weapons are weapons of faith and slaughter. They can anchor fortune, but they cannot increase it."
The Godslayer Saber answered casually.
Qin Shujian nodded. "So that's how it works. Thank you for explaining."
He had thought an ancestral weapon could also raise his sect's fortune.
Only after hearing the Godslayer Saber's explanation
did Qin Shujian finally understand.
Still, he did not underestimate the role of ancestral weapons. Even setting aside their power, their ability to anchor fortune alone was already extremely important.
Fortune was intangible.
It changed at every moment.
When fortune gathered, prosperity followed. When it dispersed, decline followed.
This gathering and dispersal
was very difficult to control.
Only certain Supreme Treasures capable of