Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1668: Chapter 1022: Fellow Sect Senior Brothers (Part 2)

He released his spiritual sense, carefully sensing the Artifact Spirits of the Mountain Suppressing Seal and the Flowing Shadow Shuttle, wanting to establish a connection with the two.

The Artifact Spirit of the Flowing Shadow Shuttle quickly responded to him, a gentle spiritual sense entwining with Yang Zhenshan’s. Soon, their spiritual senses were connected.

Not all Artifact Spirits can leave their Spiritual Artifacts; accurately speaking, most Artifact Spirits cannot leave their Spiritual Artifacts.

The Golden Crow is just an exception; it can leave the Furnace of Eight Trigrams and act in the outside world because the True Sun Fire is stored inside the furnace.

Simply put, it’s not the Artifact Spirit Golden Crow that leaves the Furnace of Eight Trigrams, but the True Sun Fire.

As the connection was established, the surface of the Flowing Shadow Shuttle was coated with a layer of soft brilliance, and it began to leap around Yang Zhenshan with great speed, resembling a happy child.

Yang Zhenshan reached out his hand, and the half-foot-long Flowing Shadow Shuttle landed in his palm.

This feeling was as if the Flowing Shadow Shuttle wasn’t an artifact but a living creature, like a bird or a kitten.

“Come, let me see your speed!”

Yang Zhenshan’s figure flickered, entering the Void, and the mana within him surged out, infiltrating the Flowing Shadow Shuttle. The next moment, he felt an invisible force wrapping around his body, quickly shuttling through the foggy Void.

Yang Zhenshan experimented for two hours and managed to understand the function and speed of the Flowing Shadow Shuttle.

With the help of Flowing Shadow Shuttle, his speed traversing the Void could be increased by fifty percent, while his speed flying in the real world could be increased by thirty percent.

Although this speed still cannot match Chi Yuan, if he faces Chi Yuan now, he at least has some chance to escape.

Previously, he had no chance of escaping when facing Chi Yuan, but now he has some confidence, which sufficiently demonstrates the usefulness of the Flowing Shadow Shuttle.

Moreover, this is because Yang Zhenshan hasn’t cultivated any Escape Technique Divine Skills yet; if he manages to learn one, even at a minor level, combined with the Flowing Shadow Shuttle, his speed could surpass Chi Yuan.

“Not bad!”

Returning to the Quiet Chamber, Yang Zhenshan praised Flowing Shadow Shuttle affectionately.

His praise made the Flowing Shadow Shuttle jump up and down excitedly, as if cheering.

“Let me see where to place you!”

Yang Zhenshan lowered his head to look at his clothes, then extended a leg and said, “From now on, just hold onto my thigh, haha~~”

Flowing Shadow Shuttle naturally didn’t understand his quirky humor, but it obediently stuck to his knee, then transformed into a ring around his leg.

Ordinary Spiritual Artifacts cannot enter the Dantian; only Lifebound Spiritual Artifacts can enter the Dantian.

Moreover, ordinary Spiritual Artifacts cannot be placed in Storage Bags; they must be worn on the body.

Yang Zhenshan currently has three Spiritual Artifacts on him: the Jade Gourd hangs at his waist, the Flowing Shadow Shuttle is wrapped around his thigh, and the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace is tucked in his sleeve.

After refining the Flowing Shadow Shuttle, Yang Zhenshan continued to refine the Mountain Suppressing Seal.

However, this Mountain Suppressing Seal seemed quite disrespectful, unwilling to recognize its owner.

“You wretched thing, since you are so ungrateful, don’t blame this old man for being rude!” Yang Zhenshan’s eyes shone coldly as he spoke in a chilling voice.

He wasn’t joking and truly intended to act without courtesy.

Spiritual Artifacts differ from Magical Treasures; they have Artifact Spirits, hence they possess consciousness and personalities.

Some are stubborn, some are mischievous, some are loyal to the death, while others always want to break free from their master’s control.

Those with high spirituality have wisdom comparable to humans, like the Golden Crow.

Those with low spirituality are akin to newborn infants.

One could say refining a Spiritual Artifact is akin to raising a child.

Not only do you need to nurture it with your own mana, but you also need various Spiritual Objects to enhance the spirituality of its Artifact Spirit.

Spiritual Artifacts are divided into top, mid, and lower grades, but the grade of a Spiritual Artifact is not only determined by the materials and refinement techniques but also by the spirituality of its Artifact Spirit.

The higher the spirituality of the Artifact Spirit, the higher its grade will be.

However, the spirituality of Artifact Spirits also needs to be replenished; taking the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace as an example, the Golden Crow was very high in spirituality, but it’s only a Mid-grade Spiritual Artifact because it has been dormant for thousands of years, resulting in the loss of most of its spirituality.

If its spirituality can be replenished, it would not take long for it to advance to a top-grade spiritual artifact.

Additionally, time will enhance the spirituality of Artifact Spirits, accurately speaking, the Dao Rhyme.

Dao Rhyme is a miraculous thing; it’s difficult to define what it is, yet it often serves as a panacea.

Places rich in Dao Rhyme make it easier for cultivators to comprehend Dao Intent.

Spiritual Artifacts possessing Dao Rhyme are more likely to ascend in grade.

Time can increase Dao Rhyme, and places where cultivators gather are more prone to generate Dao Rhyme.

Therefore, the older the Spiritual Artifact, the greater its potential, whereas newly refined Spiritual Artifacts are more challenging to increase in grade.

As for the situation wherein the Artifact Spirit refuses to recognize its owner, if you’re a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, naturally, you have no way to deal with the Artifact Spirit, but if you are a Golden Core Cultivator, then there are many ways to deal with the Artifact Spirit.

The simplest way is to erase the spirituality of the Artifact Spirit and then cultivate a new Artifact Spirit.

Though this might significantly reduce the power of the Spiritual Artifact, it would allow the Golden Core cultivator to easily control it.

Staring at the unmoved Mountain Suppressing Seal, Yang Zhenshan’s gaze was icy.

This fellow had almost suppressed him to death, and now it still acts so ungrateful—it was asking not to be treated politely.

Without any hesitation, Yang Zhenshan’s Divine Soul Power surged into the Mountain Suppressing Seal, directly scattering its Artifact Spirit.

Without mana support, a Spiritual Artifact is merely a dead object; unless a Spiritual Artifact can advance to a Spiritual Treasure, it is under the control of a Golden Core cultivator.

After erasing the Artifact Spirit of the Mountain Suppressing Seal, it became Yang Zhenshan’s Spiritual Artifact.

Unfortunately, this Spiritual Artifact doesn’t mesh well with Yang Zhenshan, and in his hands, it seems more like a dispensable thing.

However, it is a Spiritual Artifact, and even if Yang Zhenshan cannot use it, he can give it to someone else or even use it as a Lifebound Magical Treasure.

After putting away the Mountain Suppressing Seal, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but think of his several Spiritual Artifacts.

He has the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron as a defensive spiritual artifact, Green Wood Purple Lightning Sword as an offensive spiritual artifact, Flowing Shadow Shuttle as a flying spirit artifact, Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace as a pill furnace spiritual artifact, and a Jade Gourd that provides hidden Qi mechanism.

Each of the five Spiritual Artifacts has its uses, but the most crucial ones are undoubtedly his Lifebound Spiritual Artifacts: the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron and the Green Wood Purple Lightning Sword.

Lifebound Spiritual Artifacts possess great potential and high growth.

The downside is that they start low and require long-term nurturing.

“Apart from nurturing, refining Heavenly Spirit Liquid can also enhance the spirituality of a Spiritual Artifact!”

“The difficulty in refining Heavenly Spirit Liquid isn’t high, but the materials needed are challenging to collect!”

“Leave this task to Ning Yun for now!”

Yang Zhenshan pondered and recorded the materials needed for Heavenly Spirit Liquid into a Jade Scroll, deciding to send it to Ning Yun later to help him collect these materials.

After organizing the situation with the Spiritual Artifacts, Yang Zhenshan started cultivating again.

The Qingmu Longevity Scripture no longer needs cultivation as its terminus is the Golden Core; beyond the Golden Core, such a Cultivation Technique for mana circulation is no longer necessary.

However, the Void Refining Scripture still requires cultivation, as the Divine Soul is an indispensable aspect at any realm, and for Golden Core cultivators, the Divine Soul is the most crucial existence.

Enhancing Divine Soul strength is one of the most important cultivation tasks for Golden Core cultivators.

Besides this, the Qinghua Thunder Skill becomes more important to Yang Zhenshan after advancing to the Golden Core.

Before, the Qinghua Thunder Pearl was just a card up Yang Zhenshan’s sleeve, and he was reluctant to use it unless absolutely necessary.

Now, however, the Qinghua Thunder Pearl has become Yang Zhenshan’s most frequently used attack method.

Now, Yang Zhenshan finds it much easier to nurture the Qinghua Thunder Pearl, and he has his own understanding and insight into the Wood Divine Thunder.

The Wood Divine Thunder is also a type of Divine Skill; moreover, True Sun Fire, Nanming Lihuo, Water of Transformation, Green Mist Hidden Dust, and other naturally created wonders can be cultivated as Divine Skills.

The existence of these wonders is the manifestation of Heaven and Earth Great Dao, hence understanding them as Divine Dao Intent is not difficult to grasp.

Yang Zhenshan originally had his own understanding and insight into thunder; although later he focused more of his energy on the Withered and Flourishing Dao Intent, he had already laid the foundation for comprehending the Wood Divine Thunder.

However, at present, Yang Zhenshan is even more focused on Void Dao Intent, and this time, his purpose in seclusion training is to comprehend Void Dao Intent.