The Artifact Spirit is its Spirit Artifact soul.
The world's Dao of Artifact Refinement are divided into nine grades.
First rank is the lowest, and ninth rank is the highest.
Tiers one through three are considered artifacts, tiers four through six are considered treasures, and only tiers six through nine are considered spirits!
This is a classification of Dao of Artifact Refinement that has existed in the cultivation Immortal Realm since ancient times.
Most cultivators in the world are aware of this.
"Items of the first to third tier are Law Artifact, items of the fourth to sixth tier are Law Treasure, and items of the sixth to ninth tier possess spirit and are thus called Spirit Artifact."
"It is said that Spirit Artifact are extremely wondrous, not only possessing countless transformations but also the ability to communicate with cultivators, helping them defeat enemies; they are truly mysterious."
Lu Li's eyes flashed as he scanned the 2.0 battle armor with his Divine Sense, checking for potential optimizations.
My mind was constantly racing with thoughts.
The Great Xia is now developing extremely rapidly in the field of artificial intelligence, making leaps and bounds every day.
The vast databases and information reserves have made some cutting-edge AI virtually indistinguishable from humans.
Furthermore, academic AI's capabilities in its specialized fields surpass those of most scholars.
Their formidable learning ability and technological reserves have greatly facilitated the country's research in related fields.
Since that's the case...
"Then why not feed an academic AI in the field of 'cultivation'?"
"It incorporates all sorts of knowledge about cultivation, including scriptures, esoteric texts, common sense, and even magical combat techniques."
"Build a cultivation database to support intelligent cultivation calculations."
The more Lu Li thought about it, the clearer things became.
This thing might not be of much help to him at first.
At most, it can be used to relieve boredom, chat, and incidentally serve as an encyclopedia for looking up information.
However, as the database grows larger and larger...
Its building materials are becoming increasingly precious.
Then... one day, wouldn't it be possible to truly cultivate an artificial Artifact Spirit?!
There's hope!
Lu Li quickly jotted down his thoughts and sent them back to Great Xia.
It's just an idea anyway; whether it will work or have practical effects will only be known after testing.
After carefully scanning the Battle Law Armor 2.0 several times with his Divine Sense.
Lu Li finally discovered the flaw in this crystallization of industry and cultivation.
Material!
Yes, the entire Battle Law Armor 2.0 is made entirely of Tier 1 Spirit Materials.
In fact, most of the main materials are only high-grade first-tier spiritual materials, and even top-grade ones are extremely rare.
There are no major issues with the craftsmanship or functionality.
In terms of energy, the application of Spiritual Power compression is becoming increasingly sophisticated.
The only significant impact is on the materials used.
If we could exchange it for second-tier materials, even if it were just low-grade second-tier spiritual materials.
That would definitely result in a qualitative improvement in the overall combat effectiveness of the French team.
If the spiritual materials were of higher quality, perhaps even Foundation Establishment Early Stage could unleash combat power comparable to a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator while wearing this armor!
"Hmm, spiritual materials are a problem. We'll need to find a way to acquire some second-tier spiritual materials later."
"Unfortunately, the profit from selling the Ligue 1 1.0 version isn't high, and Spirit Stone are still in short supply if you want to collect second-tier spirit materials."
Since he began cultivating, Lu Li has always felt that he never has enough money.
Before reaching the Foundation Establishment, he relied on Xu Xiong to distribute and sell the 1.0 version of the Battle Armor outside the sect.
Over the course of a year, one can accumulate five to six thousand Spirit Stone.
This is a huge sum of money for a Qi Refinement cultivator, and even Foundation Establishment cultivator would be envious.
However, as the Ligue 1 season went on sale for longer, fewer and fewer people bought the tickets.
Aside from the Azure Pool Three Commanderies, the Azure Pool Sect didn't have many Rogue Cultivator to begin with.
Most of them were Qi Refinement cultivators, or small Qi Refinement clans with two or three members.
The level of consumption and purchasing power are reflected here.
In five years, the market for Rogue Cultivator in the three counties was basically saturated.
I've bought everything I could, and I'm saving up Spirit Stone to buy what I can't afford, so the supply is getting smaller and smaller.
Only one batch was produced this year, amounting to only a thousand or so Spirit Stone.
It's estimated that there will be even less next year.
"Sigh... I spent all the Spirit Stone I could have earned."
"Now that I've just Foundation Establishment, all the magical Law Artifact and materials I own need to be replaced, which will cost money."
"We really should think of a way..."
Without Spirit Stone, it's practically impossible to move an inch.
The reason why cultivation research in the Great Xia has developed so rapidly in the past two years is...
Battle Law Armor 2.0, Spirit Machinery Array Plate, and various Tier 1 spells in versions 2.0 and even 3.0 have emerged one after another, along with the mastery of Tier 1 pills and the creation of numerous Spirit Machinery objects.
This was not only because the Great Xia had experienced a Spiritual Qi revival, but also because Lu Li had sent his family a lot of things over the past two years.
Of course, he was also the biggest beneficiary.
Otherwise, how could he have cultivated so smoothly all these years and even supported his disciples?
Relying on crafting and selling magic armor, he has no time to cultivate; he doesn't even know when he'll reach Foundation Establishment.
But now, Azure Pool Three Commanderies is only so big, and they've already earned almost all the Spirit Stone they could.
We need to find a new way.
"Are you suggesting we sell the Battle Armor elsewhere?"
"East of Azure Pool Three Commanderies lies the Hundred Kingdoms Plain, where there are quite a few small-scale and Rogue Cultivator."
"Further west, there are several other sects, large and small..."
"The mountains and deserts to the north and south are mostly inhabited by adventurous cultivators, which should theoretically be the most suitable places for trade, but these people are more likely to fight than spend money, it's too dangerous..."
To expand into the market, strength is paramount.
Xu Xiong was able to get by in the three prefectures thanks to his cultivation level of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and the Foundation Establishment stage.
But if we go elsewhere, it certainly won't be as impressive.
Even in the Hundred Kingdoms Plain, there may be Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Sending Xu Xiong there would be too dangerous, and Lu Li would never allow his disciple to put himself in such a perilous situation.
"Ah, if only my spirit mine could mature..."
"A single spirit mine can yield tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of Spirit Stone."
"Enough to help me with excessive Foundation Establishment..."
When Lu Li thought about ways to make money, he couldn't help but think of the Spirit Vein and the accompanying spiritual mine.
It's truly unpleasant to have a mountain of treasures but be unable to use them.
"Never mind, we can't rush the Spirit Stone."
"Now that I have Foundation Establishment, if I cannot find a new source of income, I will have no choice but to honestly accept orders within the sect."
He shook his head.
Lu Li stopped thinking about it and put away the armor and his belongings.
The sky was already bright; the night had passed in the blink of an eye.
It's time to go see our Peak Master.
Supreme Refinement Peak... Golden Core True Lord...
Lu Li knew very little about the Golden Core, and there were few records of it in the sect's books.
It's as if reaching this level is like being separated by mountains and seas; there are very few scriptures and secret texts about the position of True Lord.
Throughout his cultivation, he has only ever seen one True Lord, and even then, he only caught a glimpse of him from afar across the mountains.
That was the Upper White Peak, True Lord Bai Yi.
Thinking of this, Lu Li suddenly felt puzzled again, as if something was not quite right.
" Azure Pool Sect has existed for thousands of years, with disciples who have never ceased to emerge. There are several thousand Qi Refinement disciples, and the Foundation Establishment True Person is also quite considerable."
"How come... there are only four Golden Core cultivators left today..."
"No! Bai Yi only recently rose to the rank of Golden Core cultivator. Before that... there were only four Golden Core?!"