A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 143 - 118: Arms Full of Treasures (Part 2)

Is this a Spiritual Artifact? But its Spiritual Pressure is stronger than any Spiritual Artifact Lu Qian has ever seen, even the High-Tier Spiritual Artifact, the Fixed Image Bell of Zhang Shouchang, is inferior to it.

Fairy Nishang held the long cone for a moment, then took out a Jade Scroll from her Storage Pouch. After reading it, she handed both the Jade Scroll and the long cone to Lu Qian.

Lu Qian took the Jade Scroll, and with a sweep of his Divine Sense: "Array-Breaking Cone, a Secret Treasure left by Ancient Cultivators..."

Array-Breaking Cone, Lu Qian had seen its introduction in Li Zhenru’s Array Insights. This is an extremely special, single-use Spiritual Artifact, which shatters after one use. The unmatched power is the price for its use.

Its sole purpose is to break arrays.

Array formations operate by the combination of Array Bases to produce changes. The Array-Breaking Cone can penetrate into a Grand Array, instantly disrupting the combination of Array Bases, interrupting the flow of Spiritual Qi within the formation, achieving the effect of breaking the array.

This Array-Breaking Cone can break a Foundation Establishment Level Array. A Death Array without a host will be destroyed with one strike. Even an array with an Array Cultivator in charge will experience chaos for a time, allowing an opportunity to break in.

Its materials are precious, its structure extremely complex, involving various Magic Techniques, Array Formations, Forging Techniques, and Curse Arts to manufacture, making it exceedingly expensive.

The cost of making an Array-Breaking Cone capable of breaking a Foundation Establishment Level array is too high. Sects that can afford and use such a thing are powerful enough to break arrays through brute force, while weaker sects cannot afford it. As such, the Array-Breaking Cone has become a chicken rib, discarded by the river of time.

Who would have thought there would be one here!

Lu Qian carefully stored it away. If used properly, it could be a trump card at critical moments. However, it’s a top-tier Spiritual Artifact and beyond his current cultivation to use; it would have to be Fairy Nishang who uses it in the future.

The third bag was opened, containing only a Jade Scroll.

Fairy Nishang glanced at it, appearing uninterested. Lu Qian took it and read it, revealing densely packed diagrams with marked parameters.

"Void-Soaring and Distant-Guarding Divine Ship." It’s a blueprint for a Floating Battleship!

Lu Qian was taken aback, his Divine Sense surged as he carefully read through it. This blueprint is extremely detailed, completely deconstructing a Floating Battleship, specifying every part’s dimension, material, and construction process clearly.

This is a beautifully curved, heavily armed Floating Battleship, extending fifteen zhang from bow to stern, equipped with eighty Spiritual Power Cannons, thirty more than those captured from Chaosheng Sect. Moreover, the typical Floating Battleship is at pace with Qi Cultivators, but this Void-Soaring and Distant-Guarding Divine Ship can reach double the speed of a typical one!

This is certainly a deadly weapon for wars between sects of Foundation Establishment and below!

The only downside is that its cost would be more than twice that of a standard Floating Battleship.

At this point, Lu Qian gradually understood the logic of the mysterious benefactor gifting supplies to Zhang Shouchang.

The fourth bag revealed a plump, round doll over a foot high, emitting a gentle mystical glow. Lu Qian immediately recognized it, having seen Zhang Shouchang emerge unscathed using this from Fairy Nishang’s Bing Fire Divine Crow.

He couldn’t help but exclaim, "Life Substitution Puppet!"

There truly was this treasure! It is also the second Life Substitution Puppet sent by the mysterious benefactor to Zhang Shouchang.

But Fairy Nishang was puzzled, "Another one? The bell-ringer already used one; this one is useless now."

As it turns out, the Life Substitution Puppet, manufactured using Magic Techniques and obscure Curse Arts, is also immensely expensive. It has two features.

First, once used, it integrates with the Spiritual Root, causing a mysterious transformation. Each person can only use it once in their lifetime, a second Life Substitution Puppet is unusable. Second, although named "Life Substitution," it is only effective for cultivators of Foundation Establishment and below. Once a cultivator achieves Golden Core, with Metal Attribute Perfection and no leaks, the body naturally expels foreign substances, rendering the Life Substitution Puppet ineffective.

So this item has always been a life-saving trump card for Core Disciples of powerful Major Sects.

But Lu Qian shook his head, "This is not for Zhang Shouchang, but prepared for other Foundation Establishment cultivators of Chaosheng Sect."

He now completely understood the mysterious benefactor’s intent.

These items were provided to help Zhang Shouchang quickly break through Yuqing Mountain. Spirit Stones could be used to recruit Foundation Establishment combat strength. The Array-Breaking Cone was to breach the Zhou Family’s Six Harmonies Grand Array. The Void-Soaring and Distant-Guarding Divine Ship was to facilitate surprise attacks, enhancing Chaosheng Sect’s overall strength, while the Life Substitution Puppet protected Chaosheng Sect’s Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Moreover, the Spirit Stones, Array-Breaking Cone, and Life Substitution Puppet are all one-time-use items. Although the Divine Ship is powerful, it is cumbersome in size, with a heavy attack mode and a speed that lags even before a Foundation Establishment, let alone a Golden Core.

So, these gifts are only useful for attacking Yuqing Mountain; the mysterious benefactor need not worry about Zhang Shouchang growing too powerful, breaking free of his control, and turning against themself. Besides, could the Life Substitution Puppet perhaps let Zhang Shouchang live a bit longer?

However, now that Zhang Shouchang is dead, these items have fallen into Yunshan Sect’s hands. They are a massive boon for the Yunshan Sect, establishing its position within Chongming County. Although the three-year deadline hangs over like a sword, Lu Qian decides to seize a favorable opportunity. Since it has come to this, fleeing is not an option. It’s better to strengthen oneself first and then think of ways to handle it.

In the worst-case scenario, as Lu Qian explained to Jiang Qingfeng, the mysterious benefactor’s target is Yuqing Mountain. After Yunshan Sect has overcome the immediate difficulties and formally established itself in Chongming County, they will slowly uncover Yuqing Mountain’s secrets in cooperation with the Zhou Family. There are quite a few ways to deal with someone who doesn’t dare to appear in Xuanguang Sect’s sight directly.

These thoughts flashed through Lu Qian’s mind as he suppressed his emotions of excitement and anticipation, turning his attention to the fifth Storage Pouch.

Inside, there was only a porcelain bottle, which clinked with a few Elixirs inside, yet there were no instructions included.

Identifying Elixirs can be a real headache, especially when worried about potential toxins. Without direct contact, even opening it seemed unsafe.

Fortunately, Fairy Nishang was there.

Having emerged from the Danxia Sect, Fairy Nishang had great expertise in the Alchemy Dao and showed interest in the Elixirs within the bottle. She took the bottle and promised to investigate and report the results to Lu Qian.

Holding the Life Substitution Puppet, Lu Qian hesitated for a moment. Actually, this treasure would be most effective if used by Fairy Nishang, who was currently the strongest combat power in the sect, forever at the forefront. Moreover, once she entered a crazed battle mode, she became entirely heedless of herself; for her, this Puppet was incredibly useful.

As an Array Cultivator and the central command’s Commander-in-Chief, chances to face the enemy head-on seemed to be decreasing.

But as Lu Qian looked at Fairy Nishang, she directly stated, "I’ve already used one; it won’t work for me anymore."

Indeed, Fairy Nishang—being a favored young disciple of a Golden Core Master from Danxia Sect—having obtained a Life Substitution Puppet is quite normal.

But... you’ve used one; you’ve died once before?

Lu Qian broke into a cold sweat; Mad Fairy was recklessly bold. Going forward, he needed to tell her more stories. Otherwise, if Fairy Nishang were to fall within Yunshan Sect...

Lu Qian shivered.

Having sorted all five Storage Pouches, Yunshan Sect had struck it rich; whether this boon would ultimately be its downfall would depend on future skills and fortune.

At present, Lu Qian instructed Qingfeng to store the Spirit Crystals in the treasury, with twenty-two Spirit Crystals there now, and he had three on hand. With a meeting planned with two northern sects in three days, he should be cautious and draw a few more Spirit Crystals from the treasury for personal safekeeping.

Additionally, assessing the cost to manufacture the Void-Soaring and Distant-Guarding Divine Ship would be good to kickstart the crafting process swiftly if possible.

Three days flew by as matters of sect affairs, cultivation, and pondering the Secret Scripture occupied time.

At noon of this day, with rest complete and state perfect, Lu Qian, accompanied by Fairy Nishang, flew to Baojing Square.