Gu Sihai frowned at his words and scolded him. "Researching divine objects requires care and rigor."
"You can't just casually decide on an experimental approach as though it were a joke."
Gu Cheng was speechless.
"Dad, I'm not joking. I'm serious."
"You said yourself that researching divine objects also means considering unofficial histories and legends. That's exactly what this is."
"Besides, the Guanyin Sutra is only a little over two thousand characters long. At an hour per recitation, a thousand recitations would take a thousand hours. Even allowing ten hours a day for eating, shitting, and sleeping, it would take three months at most. You've spent all these years researching it without any results anyway, so why not try? It might work."
"Ahem, ahem."
Gu Cheng suddenly rubbed his nose. "Of course, I really was joking about having a second child."
"You'd better not try it yourself. I don't want Mom going through all that at her age."
"Find someone else, preferably someone with fertility problems who has very little hope of having a child. That way, you'll be able to tell whether it works."
Gu Sihai pondered for a moment after hearing this.
"You're right. Since it's the Child-Giving Guanyin, that is indeed an avenue worth exploring."
"I'll find someone to try it."
Only then did Gu Cheng relax and turn his attention to the fourth divine object.
It was a dagger.
White jade was inlaid in the hilt, with a little red jade for decoration.
The sheath was jet-black, polished to a reflective sheen.
When he drew the blade, it gleamed coldly. Its edge was peerlessly sharp, its chill piercing to the bone, its luster deep as water.
"What a fine dagger!"
Gu Cheng had appraised some ancient weapons before, but he had rarely seen one with such a keen edge.
[Item name]: Little Divine Edge [Item grade]: High-grade magic artifact. [Item abilities]: Subdue demons, slay evil. [Item description]: Forged from meteoric iron by a master craftsman. Cuts through iron like mud, possesses an unmatched edge, and has the divine power to subdue demons and slay evil.
"What a treasure!"
Gu Cheng toyed with it, reluctant to put it down.
If he remembered correctly, the personal weapon of Chen Yulou, chief of the Ridge Unloaders, seemed to be the Little Divine Edge.
Could this be his dagger?
Gu Sihai said from beside him, "Of course. This dagger is made of meteoric iron and was forged by an ancient master craftsman using secret methods. Even modern manufacturing couldn't produce a dagger this fine."
"Although I don't know what it does, the dagger alone is a rare treasure."
"That's why I've kept it in my collection and never considered selling it."
Gu Cheng nodded. "Dad, you really do have a sharp eye. This is good stuff. You were right not to sell it."
Gu Sihai glared at him. "As if I needed you to tell me!"
"Hehehe."
Smiling, Gu Cheng looked at the last object.
It was a piece of blue-and-white porcelain.
Yes, the very same kind of blue-and-white porcelain in Jay Chou's famous song, "Blue and White Porcelain."
Was that a bit of a tongue twister?
In short, it was extremely valuable.
At international auctions, such pieces routinely sold for tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions.
This piece of blue-and-white porcelain was a wine pot.
Delicate and elegant, it had an airy arrangement of decorative motifs, richly vivid coloring, and finely rendered designs.
It was a rare treasure.
[Item name]: Nectar Jade Pot [Item grade]: Supreme-grade spirit artifact [Item ability]: Turn jade into liquid. [Item description]: Fill with fine wine and immerse spirit jade in it. After eighty-one days, the jade can be refined into Jade Nectar.
Gu Cheng's eyes suddenly widened as he stared at the wine pot in disbelief.
A supreme-grade spirit artifact?!
J-Jade Nectar?
Gu Cheng rubbed his eyes.
He wondered whether he had misread it.
Yet not a single word of the displayed information changed.
Gu Cheng felt as though his brain was starved of oxygen.
Th-this...
This had to be an immortal's treasure, right?!
It could refine spirit jade into liquid.
Jade Nectar.
Taken literally, Jade Nectar referred to fine wine or a sweet beverage.
But in myths and legends, it was the special wine served at the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet.
Countless unofficial histories and legends had described this immortal wine.
The accounts varied.
But its effects were largely the same.
It contained vast amounts of spiritual energy.
It could rapidly improve one's cultivation.
It was an immortal elixir that could revive the dead and restore flesh to bare bones.
Gu Cheng did not know whether real Jade Nectar possessed those miraculous effects.
But the Nectar Jade Pot was a supreme-grade spirit artifact.
He guessed that spirit artifacts ranked above magic artifacts.
That meant this Jade Nectar was definitely no ordinary drink.
Immortality and ascending to the heavens in broad daylight were probably unrealistic.
But improving one's constitution, extending one's lifespan, and aiding cultivation should be no problem.
At that thought, he could no longer contain his wild joy. In his excitement, he hugged his father and planted a firm kiss on his forehead.
"Haha! Dad, you're absolutely amazing!"
"I love you!"
Caught completely off guard, Gu Sihai was stunned by what his son had done.
Once he recovered, he hurriedly wiped the spot on his forehead with his sleeve.
"Always fooling around like some wild monkey! What kind of behavior is that?!"
Although Gu Sihai kept scolding him,
the corners of his mouth visibly lifted, and his eyes shone with amusement.
A moment later,
Gu Cheng calmed down a little.
Then he gazed eagerly at the five treasures before him.
Setting aside the fake divine object, the mutton-fat white jade seal,
as well as the Child-Giving Guanyin statue,
the remaining Visualization Secret Slip, Little Divine Edge, and Nectar Jade Pot were all things he wanted.
He thought for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Dad, could you let me take these three divine objects to study?"
Gu Sihai glanced at him, then lowered his head and started moving the objects back into the safe.
"Hey, hey, hey! Dad!"
Gu Cheng hurried to stop him.
Gu Sihai paused and looked at him.
Gu Cheng gave an awkward smile. "Dad, don't rush. Hear me out."
Meanwhile, his mind raced as he tried to figure out how to persuade his father to give him the divine objects.
"Dad, there's actually a secret I haven't told you."
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