novelraw Chapter 495 - 280: Dragon Scale Ancient Sword (Part 2)
Chapter 495 - 280: Dragon Scale Ancient Sword (Part 2)
The reason the tier six Dragon Scale Ancient Sword, which was in the best condition, was purchased for the price of one hundred thousand Upper Spirit was that it was very well-preserved and had fallen from being a tier seven Dao Artifact, hence it was entirely worth the price.
At present, apart from that Staff with sealed spirituality, which holds value not inferior to the Dragon Scale Ancient Sword, the value of the other ancient artifacts, according to other cultivators, isn’t worth even 1,000 Upper Spirits.
However, these ancient artifacts have withstood millennia and accumulated a considerable amount of the power of time. Their artifact patterns and refining techniques provide significant reference value. Li Mu is willing to acquire them all, firstly to reference artifact refining techniques and study the special artifact patterns, and secondly, the power of time accumulated in these ancient artifacts could help the Time Fortune Spirit Turtle restore part of its power of time.
Twelve thousand Upper Spirits? That’s too expensive, elder, how about this — I’ll give you a round number: twenty thousand Upper Spirits." Li Mu smiled slightly, making a counteroffer slowly.
"Are you joking?" The vendor’s face darkened, and he said coldly, "If you can’t afford it, then get lost, don’t waste my time here!"
"I am an Artifact Refiner myself. Although these ancient artifacts still maintain their tier, their power has been reduced to less than a tenth or so due to the passage of time, making them hardly useful. I’m offering twenty thousand Upper Spirits for this batch of ancient artifacts merely to study the refining techniques. If you sell them at a high price to other cultivators and something goes wrong, wouldn’t that bring trouble upon you? Aren’t you afraid of someone causing trouble for you?" Li Mu smiled lightly, explaining calmly to the vendor.
This statement immediately stirred a discussion around them.
"True, the spirituality of these ancient artifacts has mostly faded; how could they be worth five thousand Upper Spirits?"
"Indeed. Is this old fellow crazy, thinking he can sell these scraps at high prices after making a fortune off the ancient sword?"
"Old man, don’t be greedy. Take what you’ve got and be content!"
...
After hearing Li Mu’s words, the surrounding cultivators couldn’t help but support him, speaking out against the vendor’s unfairness.
The Dragon Scale Ancient Sword had already made the old man a fortune. The cultivators who couldn’t get low-priced superior ancient treasures voiced their support for Li Mu, disapproving of the vendor’s deceit.
Faced with the advice from the cultivators, the vendor laughed out of anger and looked at Li Mu: "You’re also an Artifact Refiner?"
"Genuine as can be!" Li Mu smiled slightly, taking out the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s high-level honored guest elder token from his waist and showing it to the old man.
...
The old man’s gaze fell upon the guest minister token in Li Mu’s hand, and his expression instantly froze, his eyes widening as if he had seen a ghost.
He never thought that this cultivator, who looked to be just over twenty years old, could actually be a high-level honored guest elder of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, his expressionless face immediately receding after seeing that token.
"This... Sir, 20,000 Upper Spirits is truly too little. These ancient artifacts are of superior quality and at least require 40,000 Upper Spirits," the old man came to his senses and unwillingly countered.
Li Mu hesitated slightly, not wanting to cause trouble. He nodded and agreed to the deal, taking out a Spirit Stone Storage Bag and adding 40,000 Upper Spirits from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl to give to the old man.
The old man happily accepted the Spirit Stone Bag, counting the number.
Li Mu waved his hand, and 25 ancient artifacts disappeared without a trace.
The deal was concluded, and the transaction completed.
Li Mu did not delay, leaving the market with Xue’er immediately.
After the two of them walked far away, the old man who had set up the stall packed up his stall and left. At some point, a group of mysterious individuals appeared behind him, closely following.
"Lord Li, spending that many spirit stones on these broken things, what is it for? Can it really just be for studying refining techniques?" Xue’er asked Li Mu, blinking her large glistening eyes with a smile.
Ever since the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox bloodline underwent a sharp transformation, Xue’er’s emotional and linguistic perception abilities have become astonishing, clearly sensing the deeper meaning in Li Mu’s words that suggested more than they stated.
Li Mu laughed heartily, affectionately flicking her forehead with his finger: "Stop prying into adults’ matters, little one!"
"Aw, come on! I’m not that little!" Xue’er pouted, clinging to Li Mu’s arm.
Now it was Li Mu’s turn to have a headache.
During this period, not only has Xue’er’s body undergone tremendous changes, but her emotional growth has also been advancing by leaps and bounds, leaving Li Mu somewhat wary of the power of the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox bloodline she possesses.
Time flew by, and nightfall descended upon Desolate Ancient City, shrouding the earth.
A spiritual ship silently cut through the night sky, disappearing above the Desolate Ancient City in the blink of an eye.
Inside the Primordial Spirit Ship’s cabin.
Li Mu placed the 25 ancient artifacts he purchased this time onto the table, then picked up that sacrificial staff.
Under the Innate Divine Power - Recognition of Ten Thousand Spirits, its hidden attribute information was revealed.
[Cyan Wood Sacrificial Staff (destroyed)]
[Grade: Tier Seven Dao Artifact]
[Attributes: Cyan Wood Domain (sealed), Light of the Emerald Wood (sealed), Touch of Life (sealed), Ten Thousand Woods Spirit Realm (sealed),]
[Status: Artifact damaged, spirituality missing, functionality remaining, self-sealed.]
[This Tier Seven Dao Artifact - Cyan Wood Sacrificial Staff was refined using Tier Seven Supreme Profound Wood Crystal, Tier Seven Taiyin Essence, and Tier Seven Cyan Wood Spirit Root. This staff has withstood countless battles, its artifact body damaged, and its artifact spirit partially lost. After thousands of years, the artifact spirit has dissipated, and its attributes are not visible. The artifact’s spiritual energy is beyond resurrection; however, over millennia, the artifact array retains hundreds of thousands of threads of Profound Wood Essence, still having considerable refining value.]
After reading the full attributes of the staff as lifeless as Kumu, a brilliant smile appeared on Li Mu’s face.
What one seeks is right under their nose, achieved effortlessly!
During this period, Li Mu had been urging Shopkeeper Lin to help him gather Wood and Earth Essence Qi. However, due to the conflict, Wood and Earth Essence Qi, being a strategic resource, is hard to amass in short order.
Now, it is fine as this staff’s contained Profound Wood Essence, a Wood Element Treasure of a higher tier than Wood and Earth Essence Qi, substitutes adequately and is even more suitable for absorption by the Tier Seven Cyan Jade Ginseng King.
Now, reviving the Cyan Jade Ginseng King lacks only the Time Fortune Spirit Turtle’s power of time.
Li Mu’s gaze fell on the 24 ancient artifacts, beginning to examine their artifact patterns, categorizing them based on their attribute information, re-refining them, and extracting the power of time within them.
Li Mu picked up an ancient mirror spiritual artifact and, after observing its attributes, fell silent.
[Heaven-Stealing Mirror]
[Grade: Tierless Wasted Artifact]
[Attributes: Causality Horizon (damaged), Chain of Cause and Effect (damaged), Space-Time Ripple (damaged), Thousand Threads of Cause and Effect (damaged)]
[Status: Artifact array destroyed, artifact spirit lost.]
[Refined using Tier Seven Cause and Effect Crystal Stone, Tier Seven Space-Time Ripple Stone, Tier Seven Thread of Cause and Effect, this Tier Seven Cause and Effect Artifact - Heaven-Stealing Mirror has suffered extensive damage over millennia, the artifact body damaged, and artifact array destroyed, now degraded to a wasted artifact.]
If this ancient mirror spiritual artifact were not damaged, it undoubtedly would be a Tier Seven Dao Artifact, and one that could peer into causality and provide divination results, which would be far superior to his refined Time Fortune Spirit Turtle.
Li Mu infused his Divine Thought, attempting to peer into the internal artifact patterns and array.
Unfortunately, due to the long erosion of time, this ancient mirror spiritual artifact has become a wasted artifact, with the internal artifact array severely collapsed, leaving only some remaining artifact patterns...
Li Mu took out a white jade scroll and carefully recorded these remaining precious artifact patterns one by one.
With this unexpected gain, Li Mu continued to attentively examine the next ancient bell spiritual artifact.
[Golden Essence Spirit Bell (damaged)]
[Grade: Tier Five Spiritual Artifact]
[Attributes: Golden Bell Shield (sealed), Golden Essence Spirit Light (sealed), Golden Light Imprisonment (sealed), ...]
[Status: Artifact damaged, spirituality missing, partial functionality remaining.]
...,
[River-Suppressing Eight-legged Tripod]
[Grade: Tier Five Spiritual Artifact]
[Attributes: Tripod Calming Mountains and Rivers (sealed), Eight-legged Tripod (sealed), Tripod Inner Space (sealed), All Rivers Converge (sealed)...]
[Status: Artifact damaged, spirituality missing, artifact spirit self-sealed.]
...
Li Mu’s eyes glowed as he took stock of each ancient artifact, attaching his Divine Thought to the core of the artifact array, understanding the intricate artifact refining techniques and artifact patterns, fully immersing himself in it, completely absorbed.