After the Tribulation Transcendence Realm evil cultivator was defeated and fled with only his primordial spirit, the Evil Cultivator Skyship's artifact spirit, which had been watching from afar, immediately turned and fled into the distance like a bird startled by the twang of a bow.
Seeing this, Liu Changxu did not immediately pursue it. His gaze first locked onto the Storage Bracelet and the Innate Spirit Treasure, the Blood Jade Gourd, left behind by the Tribulation Transcendence Realm evil cultivator.
The Storage Bracelet was easy enough to retrieve. It lay among the scraps of flesh the evil cultivator had left behind, and a beckoning gesture brought it into Liu Changxu's hand.
As for that heap of flesh, Liu Changxu casually burned it to ashes with a blossom of red lotus karma fire.
The greatest trouble was the eighth-tier inferior-grade Blood Jade Gourd. As the evil cultivator's bonded Spirit Treasure, it had tried to follow its master's primordial spirit when he fled. Only the obstruction of the Ruyi Yellow-Black Tower, the Red Lotus World-Destroying Seal, and the Great Sun Violet Gold Cauldron had prevented it from succeeding.
Subduing this Innate Spirit Treasure, which approached eighth-tier inferior-grade, took Liu Changxu considerable effort.
The Blood Jade Gourd's artifact spirit was exceedingly stubborn, constantly resisting Liu Changxu's refinement. It let out roar after roar, blood-red light darting wildly in every direction as it tried to break free of his restraints. Liu Changxu's expression was grave as he repeatedly formed spell seals, locked in a fierce contest with the artifact spirit.
Yet the artifact spirit refused to submit and even launched several counterattacks against Liu Changxu. Left with no other choice, he decisively unleashed the Red Lotus Soul-Extinguishing Needle, severely injuring the Blood Jade Gourd's artifact spirit.
Only then did its earlier arrogance fade.
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