Still Cultivating Immortality? I'm Going to Become a Saint!
Next, Supreme Elder Li explained to Yi Xuan and Xiao Anhe in detail why these two Artifact Spirit orbs were so rare.
First of all, in the Cultivation Realm, not all Law Artifact possess Artifact Spirit. Only those magical Law Artifact with great power or those born under special circumstances will give birth to Artifact Spirit.
The simplest example is the peerless murder weapon in the previous Artifact Ruins. It was created by the sect leader Sect Leader Liu the Gazing Immortal Sect setting up an array fifty years ago, nurturing a Supreme-Grade Law Artifact in a highly dangerous place.
This situation is already extremely rare. You have to know that Supreme-Grade Law Artifact are already scarce in the Cultivation Realm, and each one can provide cultivators with powerful combat support. It can be said that owning a Supreme-Grade Law Artifact is more useful than having an extra lifespan.
To nurture such a magical Law Artifact into an unparalleled weapon of destruction would be a waste of its potential. It should be known that compared to Law Artifact, the difficulty of refining weapons of destruction is far greater, and during the refining process, such weapons of destruction may at any time turn against their master.
Especially those peerless weapons of mass destruction, even the big shots of the Evil Dao rarely touch them, let alone righteous cultivators.
The main reason why Sect Leader Liu nurtured this Supreme-Grade Law Artifact into a deadly weapon was because his strength was too weak when he entered the Artifact Ruins, and he was unable to refine the magic Law Artifact, so he resorted to this desperate measure.
As for Qi Yun's later ability to invade the peerless murder weapon in his soul state and compete with the Artifact Spirit inside for control of the weapon.
Supreme Elder Li believed that while the formation of the Gazing Immortal Sect was one aspect, if it were really that easy, wouldn't other sects be able to perform the same operation? After all, although Supreme-Grade Law Artifact were extremely rare, many sects in the Southern Frontier still had some resources, and there were quite a few sects that could produce one or two Supreme-Grade Law Artifact weapons!
Therefore, Supreme Elder Li guessed that the key lay in Qi Yun; there must be something special about his physique, or rather, his soul!
However, Supreme Elder Li was not quite sure what exactly was special about it.
Furthermore, obtaining these Black and White Twin Pearls is extremely difficult. According to Supreme Elder Li's explanation, the destruction of Law Artifact will take its Artifact Spirit with it.
It's impossible for Artifact Spirit to exist alone, yet the Black and White Twin Pearls in Yi Xuan's hand were indeed placed in front of them. Supreme Elder Li could only explain that Yi Xuan was just very lucky.
Yi Xuan wasn't happy. In the end, these two Artifact Spirit were no different from the blank soul orbs used on the artificial intelligence before. The only difference might be that the souls in the Black and White Twin Pearls weren't blank, but retained their previous memories!
But this seems to have even less effect on Yi Xuan. If it were a blank soul without memories, Yi Xuan could at least use it to cultivate his own artificial intelligence.
But Yi Xuan dared not use this conscious soul. What if it broke free from his control one day? It might really turn into the Matrix.
Supreme Elder Li also saw the disappointment in Yi Xuan's eyes, so he shook his head and said, "Alright, your master didn't bring you here just so I could explain to you how rare this thing is! He must have something in mind, right?"
Xiao Anhe nodded upon hearing Supreme Elder Li's words and said, "It's not really an idea, but I just felt that these Black and White Twin Pearls were a bit strange when I first saw them! Now that Senior Brother Li has explained, I actually have an idea!"
"Oh? Tell me about it?"
Xiao Anhe glanced back at Yi Xuan, then said, "Senior brother, what do you think would happen if this child refined these two Artifact Spirit?"
Upon hearing Xiao Anhe's words, Supreme Elder Li's eyes lit up. "Great idea! I've never heard of anyone being able to refine a soul. At most, one can control a soul or absorb the energy of a blank soul! But the situation with these two Artifact Spirit is different from that of a soul. If they can really be refined, then this kid might be able to possess three souls..."
At this point, Supreme Elder Li seemed to realize something, and looked at Xiao Anhe with some helplessness, saying, "Is it really necessary for your master to go to such lengths for him? It seems you've had this thought for quite some time now?"
Xiao Anhe nodded. "That's right. The most important problem before was the soul aspect. Today, when I saw these Black and White Twin Pearls, my previous thoughts resurfaced. With your explanation, Senior Brother, I feel even more confident!"
Yi Xuan, standing beside him, asked, somewhat puzzled, "Master, you've had this idea for a while now?"
"That's right!" Xiao Anhe nodded and explained, "But before it was just an idea, now it seems like this idea might become a reality!"
"But what's the point?"
Yi Xuan didn't understand the meaning of his master's instruction to refine these two souls. Moreover, having three souls made Yi Xuan feel awkward. Was he still himself if he had three souls?
"You still don't understand your master's good intentions!" Supreme Elder Li said, "This kind of situation, where you can refine other souls, is extremely rare! And after refining those two souls, you are still you, while those two souls become like your second and third lives! Moreover, they don't depend on your physical body for existence. When your time comes, you can completely transfer your consciousness into those two souls!"
After listening to Supreme Elder Li's words, Yi Xuan realized just how great this fortuitous opportunity was, or rather, it could be considered a form of immortality. Yi Xuan's own soul would indeed perish along with his body, but the other two souls would not, because they had no vessel and were also Artifact Spirit. As long as a suitable vessel was found, Yi Xuan could rely on them to achieve immortality.
Of course, given Yi Xuan's current cultivation speed, it may not be easy for him to reach the end of his life.
At this moment, Yi Xuan also understood his master's good intentions. He was worried that his disciple would never be able to break free from the limitations of Rootless Person, and would eventually die of old age like that Rootless Person senior in the sect.
That's why this plan came about. And coincidentally, Yi Xuan obtained the Black and White Twin Pearls by fortuitous opportunity, which perfectly filled the missing link in Xiao Anhe's plan.
So, for the next month, Yi Xuan and the two Azure Cloud Sect went into seclusion in the palace of Supreme Elder Li.
Because Yi Xuan's cultivation level was low, the two Supreme Elders worked together, and finally, a month later, Yi Xuan successfully refined the two Artifact Spirit.
At this moment, in Yi Xuan's Sea of Consciousness, three Yi Xuan were looking at each other. The Yi Xuan in the middle was dressed exactly like him now, while the two on the sides were dressed in black and white respectively. However, the three of them had the same face.
Sensing his control over the other two souls, Yi Xuan's true form muttered to himself with a strange expression, "This is... Good Corpse? Evil Corpse? My ego? Am I abandoning cultivation and preparing to become a saint?!"