Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect

However, when it comes to matters involving the sects' conflicts, it's pointless for someone like Li Qian, a small-time servant disciple, to think too much about it.

Moreover, it's unlikely to escalate into a full-scale sect war.

Therefore, it doesn't affect him much.

He only hoped that the master would not be in any danger.

Back in the Lower Realm, his master Zhou Buping had participated in the recruits' mission for the court, eventually ending up severely injured, which led his cultivation to regress.

In the following period, Li Qian didn't continue to stay within the Chenzhong Cave Heaven for cultivation but often went out to gather information.

The master had not returned either.

So, he had no idea what was really happening over at the Sanxing Mountains.

He tried speaking with Nan Xi privately, but the information he got was roughly the same; even her master, the Unrivaled Daoist, had taken several true disciples to the Sanxing Mountains.

When Nan Xi mentioned the Unrivaled Daoist, Li Qian inexplicably recalled a certain event.

Of course, it just flashed by quickly and was filtered out by him.

Several months passed.

The master, the Hall Master of Tianlan, finally returned.

Safe and sound.

Li Qian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master, what caused our sect and the Supreme Mysterious Immortal Sect to conflict this time?"

Senior Brother Xiao He inquired curiously.

Everyone present was also full of curiosity.

"I heard it was because somewhere deep within the Sanxing Mountains, Immortal Gold emerged…."

The Hall Master of Tianlan stated.

"Immortal Gold?"

Everyone present showed shocked expressions.

As Upper Immortal Gold among other Immortal Gold, it's considered a true treasure. Whenever it appears, it inevitably triggers fierce competition among the immortal sects.

No wonder the Yuhua Immortal Sect is mobilizing so elaborately this time.

"Master, what was the outcome? Did our sect manage to seize any Immortal Gold?"

Chang Yu eagerly asked.

"That's unknown; anyway, during the standoff, high-level general secret negotiations took place, but ultimately, the specifics of those negotiations are unknown."

The Hall Master of Tianlan shook his head.

As just a Hall Master at the Heavenly Immortal First Layer, he stood at the bottom of heavenly immortals in the entire Yuhua Immortal Sect, naturally lacking the qualifications to get such confidential information.

Even ordinary Profound Immortals likely don't have such qualifications.

In any case, during this standoff negotiation, the Yuhua Immortal Sect dispatched all their Daoist Level powerhouses.

And so did the Supreme Mysterious Immortal Sect.

"Senior Brother, I heard an Immortal Register Disciple fell this time; is it just going to end like that?"

Uncle He curiously asked.

"For the immortal sect, gaining benefits is the most important thing. As for the fall of an Immortal Register Disciple, it's not of much consequence."

The Hall Master of Tianlan shook his head.

Unless one reaches the Daoist Level... otherwise, even if ordinary Heavenly Immortals or even Profound Immortals fall, it's not that significant.

The interests of the immortal sect are the most important.

If a sect war were to break out over the fall of a single Heavenly Immortal, what kind of losses would that incur?

The people present were left stunned.

As servant disciples, becoming an Immortal Register Disciple was their dream, even a must-win goal for each of them.

After all, in their eyes, Immortal Register Disciples were incredibly noble.

But after hearing the Hall Master's words, they all fell silent.

After everyone dispersed, the Hall Master of Tianlan kept Li Qian behind.

"This is for you."

The Hall Master of Tianlan took out a jade box and tossed it to Li Qian.

"Master, what is this?"

Li Qian asked curiously.

"You'll know once you open it."

The Hall Master of Tianlan smiled.

Li Qian removed the sealing talisman on the jade box and opened the lid, and immediately, a chill rushed out—a fish-shaped jade pendant lay inside.

"Master, what is this?"

Li Qian asked in amazement as he looked at the jade pendant.

However, from the aura of the fish-shaped jade pendant, he sensed a type of Ice Attribute Immortal Spirit Qi.

"This is an Immortal Spiritual Jade Artifact I obtained from those ruins. It's compatible with your Spiritual Power attributes, so it should be very suitable for you. Take it and refine it well."

The Hall Master of Tianlan stated.

The Immortal Spiritual Jade Artifact belongs to the type of Spiritual Artifact, though often with unique effects.

"Thank you, Master."

Li Qian hurriedly saluted.

Although he didn't know the effects of this Immortal Spiritual Jade Artifact for now, it certainly wouldn't be too bad.

To be honest, he was indeed a bit poor now.

Besides the Lifebound Spirit Device Two Forms Spirit Sword and a regular Spirit Armor, he had no other Spiritual Artifacts.

Generally, any cultivator has a few handy Spiritual Artifacts, don't they?

Spiritual Artifacts are also a reflection of a cultivator's strength.

Especially some powerful Spiritual Artifacts that can play a significant role in combat, unless the disparity is too great.

Although he previously took down several Earth Immortals in the Cangwu Secret Realm… but these Earth Immortals, being Void Thieves, were already very poor themselves, often pooling their vital resources into their Lifebound Spirit Device.

Lifebound Spirit Devices are quite special since they become totally unusable upon a cultivator's demise.

What he ultimately obtained were just some cultivation resources.

Moreover, the genuine wealth of the Void Thieves' group was pooled in large Spiritual Treasures.

These large Spiritual Treasures, capable of navigating within the Void Domain, are extremely valuable.

After returning to his abode, Li Qian took out the fish-shaped jade pendant.

He initially infused it with his own Spiritual Power to activate the power of this Immortal Spiritual Jade Artifact. Mysterious light radiated, transforming into waves of water crashing, tides surging, chill filling the air, and a fish swimming freely among them.

"So this is where the spirituality of this fish-shaped jade pendant lies."

Li Qian's eyes lit up watching the fish.

As long as it's a Spiritual Artifact, it signifies formed spirituality.

To refine a Spiritual Artifact, one must first refine its spirituality.

The reason Lifebound Spirit Devices become unusable once the cultivator falls... is primarily because Lifebound Spirit Devices lack innate spirituality and rely on the cultivator's Divine Soul Consciousness as the main spiritual base.

Similarly, if the spirituality of a Spiritual Artifact is destroyed, the whole artifact becomes utterly worthless, akin to ordinary scrap metal.

Li Qian immediately communicated with the fish's spirituality using his own Immortal Sense. His Spiritual Power gradually seeped in, slowly refining it.

After a long time, Li Qian furrowed his brows slightly, surprised by the difficulty in refining the fish's spirituality.

Thus, he promptly activated the Immortal Device Chen Bell; its resonance continually stimulated the fish's spirituality.

Then, the previously resistant fish's spirituality was bewitched, forming a sudden resonance with Li Qian's consciousness.

"Surprisingly, refining this Spiritual Artifact relies on the Chen Bell."

Li Qian shook his head.

Of course, he knew that without the Chen Bell, he could slowly refine it using the grinding stone method over time; it would just take longer.

With the fish's spirituality refined, the mysterious light began to spread over Li Qian's body, merging into him, as the fish orbited around him, seeming very lively.

Li Qian then began accepting all the information about this Immortal Spiritual Jade Artifact.

After a while, he opened his eyes, displaying a hint of a smile.

This fish-shaped jade pendant, an Immortal Spiritual Jade Artifact named Ice Jade Intent, possessed both offensive and defensive capabilities.

Once attacked, it automatically triggers.

Forming a strange ice fish surrounding the self to fend off external attacks.

With active use, the ice fish can attack and fly outward, its power immense.

Of course, the strength of this ice fish relates to the competence of the wielder.

One must admit, this Spiritual Artifact is indeed excellent.

It compensates for his current weaknesses in defense.

Even with this Defensive Spirit Artifact, he still needs to proceed with crafting the Spirit Armor.

In the upcoming period, beyond continuing offerings to the Immortal Palm, Li Qian began preparing for crafting the Spirit Armor.

He specifically acquired an Artifact Refining Technique at an auction in Evergreen Immortal City, spending several hundred Immortal Crystals.

It was expensive indeed, but this Artifact Refining Technique was extraordinary, reportedly capable of creating Sixth Tier Spiritual Artifacts.

Normally, such a level of Artifact Refining Technique could not be procured for even a few thousand or tens of thousands of Immortal Crystals… but the problem was, this technique named Divine Edge Refining belongs to the consciousness style of the artifact refining domain.

The artifact refining domain, categorized into four main styles based on principles: one is the Artifact Quality Style, adhering to conventional norms, focusing on the matching and utilization of refining materials.

Second is the Artifact Method Style, inclined toward researching refining techniques, aiming to create the most efficient Spiritual Artifacts using the simplest refining materials.

Of course, it's not that the Artifact Quality Style doesn't value refining techniques or the Artifact Method Style doesn't emphasize materials; they each have their focus.

The third sort is naturally the consciousness style... this category disregards refining materials and methods, pursuing alignment between refining and the heavens and earth, following the natural way.

In practitioners' eyes of this style, artifact refining isn't just about artifact crafting; it's about refining one's heart… once the heart reaches a certain level, all things can be refined....

The consciousness style eventually declined, becoming virtually extinct.

Mainly because consciousness style refining was too esoteric...

Thus, most sects' Artifact Refining Techniques adhere to the first two styles.

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