"Something's wrong... where's the artifact spirit?" Cangyuan extended an incorporeal finger and carefully touched the surface of the Purple Gold Jar.
She closed her eyes and sensed it carefully.
A moment later, her eyes flew open, her face filled with horror. "The... the artifact spirit of this Immortal Artifact has been sealed!"
"Sealed?" Chen Lin frowned deeply.
"Yes!" Cangyuan nodded emphatically, her voice utterly grave. "What an overbearing sealing technique! It locked the artifact spirit's divine soul deep within its origin essence space. To accomplish that, at the very least... at the very least, it would take a True Immortal!"
A True Immortal!
Chen Lin's heart tightened.
This was yet another realm beyond his current reach.
It seemed the waters of the Myriad Worlds Battlefield ran even deeper than he had imagined.
Still, Chen Lin was not discouraged.
Meals had to be eaten one mouthful at a time, and roads traveled one step at a time.
As he was now, he could not even unleash the full power of Cangyuan Hall, a damaged Immortal Artifact, much less a complete one.
He would keep this Purple Gold Jar as an ultimate trump card for the future.
"Since I can't use it, I'll put it away for now." With a thought from Chen Lin, the Purple Gold Jar turned into a streak of light and entered his dantian's qi sea to be nurtured.
Having dealt with the Immortal Artifact, Chen Lin turned to Clear Wind, who was still curiously studying her surroundings, and Bright Moon, who had followed them inside at some point.
He flicked a finger, sending a Storage Ring flying toward each of the two girls.
"Your spirit crystals are inside. Go cultivate diligently in Cangyuan Hall."
"Thank you, Master!"
The two cat-eared girls cheered, caught the Storage Rings, and