Immortal Artifact

Although Xiao Hua thought this, he would absolutely not do it, at least not until he had the power to shake Yi Yuanzi. He had done plenty of cultivating with his tail between his legs on the Dawn Rain Continent.

Immediately, Xiao Hua entered the space again to examine the first-grade immortal pills recorded in the Ink Immortal Pupil. Xiao Hua was full of anticipation, wanting to see what the highest-grade first-grade immortal pills were. However, after looking, he couldn't help but laugh and cry, almost throwing the Ink Immortal Pupil away. This was because the Ink Immortal Pupil recorded two types of first-grade immortal pills. One was called the Divine Return Pill, said to have been created by an ancient mighty being in the Immortal Realm. Refining this pill required nearly a million years of time, not only taking the spiritual remains of the four great immortal beasts from the four directions of the Immortal Realm but also the essence of immortal world's fire, water, wind, and earth. At the same time, the most difficult part was obtaining three drops of blood essence from a guardian divine beast of an outer realm. Therefore, although this pill had existed for hundreds of millions of years and was known to almost all immortals, very few immortals had the fortune to take a complete pill. And those immortals who had taken this pill were now all leaders in the Immortal Realm. As for the effects of this pill, they were even more astonishing. Taking this pill could allow a mid-stage Hunyuan Immortal or Taiyi Immortal to advance further, comprehending a broader Great Dao, and thus embarking on their own path to godhood.

The other first-grade immortal pill was called the Divine Attainment Pill. The meaning of "attainment" was that it could allow a Hunyuan Immortal of the Immortal Venerable level to advance further, breaking free from the shackles of immortal spirit and directly entering a new realm. It was rumored that this pill was not from the Immortal Realm, and its specific origin was unknown. Whenever a great tribulation occurred in the Immortal Realm, some immortals would occasionally obtain this pill. Those who obtained this pill were invariably the most powerful beings in the Immortal Realm. However, even so, it would cause competition from all sides, leading to a calamity in the Immortal Realm. This is precisely: "Do not say that men and birds die for food; immortals and gods fight for destiny and are also harmed by calamity."

"Isn't this just storytelling?" Jade Tablet Xiao Hua spun the Ink Immortal Pupil between his fingers, a mocking expression on his lips. "Not to mention that there is no path to godhood in the Immortal Realm, how can a Hunyuan Immortal become a god with just one immortal pill? Let's talk about the Immortal Realm's timekeeping, which is measured in Tribulations, Universes, Eras, Eons, Ages, Evolutions, and Origins. Who would use a million years to describe the time it takes to refine a first-grade immortal pill? If it were ten Eons, I, Xiao, might believe it. However, I can be sure that the records in the Ink Immortal Pupil, apart from the Dust Removal Pill, are all hearsay and not to be taken seriously!"

Understanding the origin of the Ink Immortal Pupil in Jing Sheng's hand, Jade Tablet Xiao Hua couldn't help but feel a sense of disdain. He then looked at the records about immortal artifacts. Immortal artifacts in the Immortal Realm were divided into three tiers and one spiritual artifact: low, middle, and high-grade immortal artifacts, and spiritual artifacts. The low, middle, and high-grade tiers all had pleasant names: Dust-Free, Tribulation-Crossing, and Eternal Silence.

Low-grade Dust-Free immortal artifacts were divided into three grades. All immortals could use them. Because their forging success rate was extremely high and the materials used were not particularly precious, they were handy immortal artifacts for those entering the Immortal Realm to become immortals. Hence the saying: "Not in the mortal world, not stained by fruit; after leaving the dust, one becomes an immortal."

Middle-grade Tribulation-Crossing immortal artifacts were divided into four grades. First-grade Tribulation-Crossing could already connect the universe. Immortals who did not understand the five elements or pass through the nine palaces could not use them; second-grade Tribulation-Crossing initially tested the firmament, and all Golden Immortals and above could use them. Third and fourth-grade Tribulation-Crossing were distinguished by the difference in forging materials and the different immortal spiritual power contained within. However, these two could not invoke the power of heavenly secrets, so all immortals could use them. At the same time, third and fourth-grade Tribulation-Crossing, due to their special forging materials, had indescribable effects compared to Dust-Free immortal artifacts. Therefore, for immortals below Golden Immortal, possessing Tribulation-Crossing already gave them a forty percent chance of winning. These immortals usually called third-grade Tribulation-Crossing as top-grade immortal artifacts. Hence the saying: "Who can cross the tribulations of suffering and calamity? Beyond the three realms is the Golden Immortal."

High-grade Eternal Silence immortal artifacts were divided into only two grades. The superior grade Eternal Silence knew heaven and earth, understood the primordial and the obscure. Taiyi gathered essence, the heart and mind refined; ten thousand years and ten generations nurtured in the Purple Mansion. These immortal artifacts not only required extremely special materials for forging but also required Taiyi Immortals or Hunyuan Immortals to spend hundreds of thousands of years continuously refining and nurturing them, gradually forming a single entity with them, and their spiritual nature had already awakened. The so-called artifact moves with the heart, and the technique emerges with the artifact. Unless it was a battle of life and death, they would generally be reluctant to use them.

There was also the lower-grade Eternal Silence, which required heavenly materials and earthly treasures for forging. Although it could not yet distinguish between heaven, earth, the primordial, and the obscure, it also required Grand Unity Immortals to refine and nurture them for a long time. The immortal artifact already contained the supreme principles of heaven and earth and the power of the primordial and the obscure. If the souls of heavenly spiritual objects were infused into it, its spiritual nature could be stimulated, and it could advance to the superior grade Eternal Silence. Hence the saying: "A word of virtue, often pure and tranquil; heaven, earth, primordial, and obscure, true eternal silence."

Seeing that the records began to use human world terms like "ten thousand years and ten generations" and "hundreds of thousands of years," Jade Tablet Xiao Hua knew that the records were likely somewhat fabricated, but he still continued to read with interest.

Spiritual artifacts were called "Ji Yuan," and they were not divided into grades. The difference in their effects was due to the cultivation methods and refining techniques of the immortals who used them. These spiritual artifacts could only be possessed by Taiyi or Hunyuan Immortal Venerables with millions of years of cultivation. These spiritual artifacts had already awakened their spiritual consciousness and formed their own artifact spirits. Although they were immortal artifacts, they had already surpassed ordinary Grand Unity Immortals. Not only could they ascend to the nine heavens and descend to the nine netherworlds, but they could even transform their forms. If their masters could seize the creation of heaven and earth, these spiritual artifacts could advance further, forming their own worlds, containing laws, and becoming deities of a region. These spiritual artifacts were also called pseudo-divine artifacts, hence the saying: "The origin of the Ji body is the Dao; transforming spirit and merging with the primordial ultimately breaks through immortality."

After reading these records, Jade Tablet Xiao Hua smiled and thought to himself, "If that's the case, what grade would my Five Elements Ruyi Tongtian Rod be? And what grade would the Kunlun Mirror and Haotian Mirror be? Oh, and the Spirit Punishing Primordial Light! Never mind, I'll just treat it as common knowledge of the Immortal Realm. When I encounter it later, I can casually mention it so that no one can see through my identity."

While thinking, Jade Tablet's eyes lit up again, and he clapped his hands, saying, "This is interesting. This refining method that others consider useless is actually very useful to me."

At the end of the Ink Immortal Pupil's records on immortal artifacts, it also detailed a refining method. Looking at the level of detail within, Jade Tablet Xiao Hua knew that this was the real substance of the entire immortal artifact record! Jade Tablet Xiao Hua read carefully. This was a method of infusing golden lightning into artifacts, specifically used to cleanse the dust and qi from various magical treasures brought from the mortal world to the Immortal Realm. The reason why this golden lightning infusion method was considered useless was that ascending immortals would not bring their handy magical treasures from the mortal world to the Immortal Realm. As for those who came to the Immortal Realm through unorthodox paths like Chu Yu, they could simply purchase new ones in the Immortal Realm with immortal crystals. Even low-grade Dust-Free immortal artifacts were more powerful than advanced magical treasures from the mortal world.

Of course, there were also ascending immortals who refined heaven-defying treasures in the mortal world and could bring them to the Immortal Realm through tribulations, like Xiao Hua. However, the laws used to refine these treasures were mortal world laws. Upon reaching the Immortal Realm, they would still need to spend a considerable amount of time to modify them. How could that be as convenient as directly obtaining Tribulation-Crossing or Eternal Silence immortal artifacts?

Thinking of the difference in laws, Jade Tablet Xiao Hua's expression became somewhat unnatural. He looked at the more than a hundred Nascent Souls nearby, whose injuries were healing extremely slowly, and couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, I originally wanted to refine immortal artifacts within the space and then use them outside. But now, I realize it's unlikely. In the past, in the mortal world, perhaps the laws in the space were similar to those in the Four Great Continents, and things refined in the space could still be used in the Four Great Continents. Now, the laws of the Immortal Realm are probably vastly different from those in the space. My Jade Tablet Dharma Body has great power within the space, but things refined within it cannot be used outside. And the injuries sustained by these scattered Nascent Souls are due to the power of external tribulations, which cannot heal quickly within the space. What a predicament..."

"However, that's not right either!" Jade Tablet Xiao Hua suddenly thought of the immortal herbs in his space. "The age of immortal herbs can also be very long, and the pills refined from them can be used outside. Why is that? Could it be... that immortal herbs can filter out the laws within different immortal spiritual energies? Or perhaps, when I ascended and entered the space, I also brought some of the laws from outside?"

"Laws? Law bodies, Nascent Souls, Nascent Soul bodies..." Jade Tablet Xiao Hua seemed to have thought of something and muttered softly. After a long while, he was still completely confused. However, Jade Tablet Xiao Hua knew that the hundred-plus Nascent Souls could not heal within the space. So, he brought the hundred-plus Nascent Souls out of the space, letting them adapt to the immortal spiritual energy of the Immortal Realm in the cave, while he tidied himself up and left the cave!

Going to the Immortal Market to find basic cultivation methods and seeking the Feathered Immortals for Spirit Washing Liquid all required immortal crystals. Relying solely on the items from Chu Yu and Jing Sheng's storage bags, Xiao Hua did not naively believe he could achieve his goals. Since there were still over 360 days until the Immortal Market, and each day had so many hours, Xiao Hua felt it was best to make some preparations.

Meanwhile, Shuo Bing, after driving away Yi Yuanzi and obtaining the beast egg of the Face-Shifting Toad, did not feel much joy. She only urged a silver-gray shuttle, releasing her divine sense to scan the surroundings, and was still absentmindedly thinking, "The location indicated by the immortal artifact scanner shows no abnormalities, not even a trace of immortal techniques or immortal imprints. How... how can I investigate this?"

"The strangest thing is that the Spirit Reception Hall was activated, as if it had received a flying immortal. The problem is, my Helan Que's surveillance immortal artifact didn't react at all! And this Spirit Reception Hall hasn't been used for who knows how many years, and there's no Spirit Washing Liquid in the reception pool. How could it receive cultivators from the lower realms? But if someone secretly activated the reception channel, where did they get the Xingtian Immortal Artifact? I remember the Xingtian Immortal Artifact is stored in the sect's Heavenly Machine Pavilion, and no one can move it without the Sect Master's decree."

"The problem arises again. Without the Xingtian Immortal Artifact, if someone secretly activated the reception channel, how could I in Helan Que not notice? Didn't the surveillance immortal artifact just give a warning? Could it be related to the reception channel, rather than a forbidden technique? That's not right either, the location where the surveillance immortal artifact warned was not at the Spirit Reception Hall!"

"Since I haven't received any news about the reception envoy coming to Yunmeng Marsh, could it be... that the reception envoy who came to the Spirit Reception Hall is not from my Qingyu Sect? This is possible. After all, my Qingyu Sect had a nominal position a long, long time ago, and the Hall Master of the Punishment Palace came to my Qingyu Sect. But then again, even if it was a reception envoy from the Punishment Palace, he should have notified my Qingyu Sect, right? How could he not even consider the regulations drafted by the Heavenly Venerate Mansion?"

"So... should I report this matter to the sect? If I report it, it might cause friction between the sect and the Punishment Palace, offending some immortal officials. But if I don't report it, I will inevitably be accused of negligence and give others a handle."

"There have been too many complicated affairs in Helan Que these years, and I cannot concentrate on my cultivation. If I don't return to the sect soon, when will my realm break through? But my master asked me to come to Helan Que to do something, and there's still no clue. Why would my master let me go back?"

"Alas, that thing has been in my body for many years. Apart from absorbing my immortal power and vital blood, it hasn't made any movement. I don't know if it's good or bad. Forget it, forget it. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is in the heavens. I should still report the facts truthfully..."

Just as she thought of this, Shuo Bing's brows suddenly furrowed, and she reprimanded, "Who?"

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