Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 383: Thoughts (Additional Update for Last Month’s Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 383: Chapter 383: Thoughts (Additional Update for Last Month’s Monthly Ticket)

Within the quiet chamber,

Zhong Shenxiu opened his Qiankun Sleeve and took out various spiritual materials and a magic artifact embryo.

These were all precious things he had collected through killing and plundering others along the way.

Even though he was considered enormously wealthy among the Divine Power Practitioners, his assets still did not match his status as a Primordial Pill Master.

"The new Path of Artifact Refining requires that a cultivator sacrifices his own Spell Divine Abilities, infusing the refined spells into an artifact embryo to create a Magic Artifact!"

"Infusing Divine Abilities into a rough artifact embryo can refine it into a Magic Artifact!"

Of course, there were also instances of failed refinement where efforts were in vain.

This time, Zhong Shenxiu received an express delivery from Capturing Heart’s Child, a gift package, of which the most tempting were Capturing Heart’s Child’s Innate Heart Demon Possession Great Divine Ability and the Soul Suppressing Divine Ability.

"Divine Abilities should not be refined recklessly. I plan to refine a Magic Artifact similar to the ’Capturing Heart Bell’ and the ’Heart Mirror’... using the Heart Demon Possession Divine Ability as the foundation and the Soul Suppressing Divine Ability as the support... The final effect would be to recreate the possession by Heart Demon, or in other words... to transform into another person."

Zhong Shenxiu had specifically studied the cultivation techniques and restrictions of the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect exhaustively; there were hardly any loopholes.

And the most crucial point of these restrictions was that the cultivation techniques could not be passed on to a second person in any form.

However, passing them to oneself was hardly a problem.

Capturing Heart’s Child’s own First-class Heart Demon Possession Great Divine Ability first transformed into a Heart Demon, infiltrating into the cultivator’s mind, and then becoming the other person!

To completely transform oneself into another person!

The sect, regardless of how divine the sense restrictions were set, could never prevent a cultivator from comprehending cultivation techniques and Divine Abilities on their own. Thus, it was possible to bypass these restrictions and steal one’s cultivation level.

"This Divine Ability must be Capturing Heart’s Child’s natural talent combined with the ’Heart Demon Secret Manual’... truly brilliant, yet also very dangerous. Not to mention the ease of losing in a struggle with the Heart Demon, but even if successful, there is the risk of losing one’s original self... To completely become another person and lose the original self, it’s like acting too much in a play and being unable to extricate oneself."

The Magic Artifact that Zhong Shenxiu wanted to refine did not have such drawbacks.

After all, in the end, what might go mad was merely the spirit of the Magic Artifact, not himself.

Moreover, this Great Divine Power of Heart Demon Possession ranked First-class, and was closely linked to Capturing Heart’s Child’s own race. He really did not have the confidence to imitate with myriad changes, so he had to choose a fallback option.

"I possess the Undying Heavenly Fire Divine Ability and excel at alchemy and artifact crafting, but the way of artifact refining still needs much practice; I need to practice more..."

Zhong Shenxiu took out another Ancient Flying Sword.

It was the Poison Dragon Sword, a top-quality Ancient Flying Sword.

The First-class Great Destruction Demon Sword Divine Ability of Capturing Heart’s Child might also be integrated into it, further enhancing the power of the Flying Sword.

He did not know, however, that at this moment, within the Dragon Tiger Blessed Land, there was another person coveting this same Divine Ability.

...

Outside a green and serene grotto mansion, a streak of light descended, revealing the figure of an Inner Sect Disciple.

She wore a Qingluo palace dress, her appearance delicate and beautiful, also a rare beauty to behold.

At that moment, she chuckled lightly as she knocked on the door, asking, "Is Senior Brother Tong Bao in? Junior Sister Luo Jiu Zhen requests an audience."

The cavernous abode thundered open, from within came a voice, "Junior Sister Luo, please come in for a chat."

Grinning, Luo Jiu Zhen entered the cave dwelling and arrived at a hall where the floor was paved with jade and the walls were adorned with Luminous Pearls, emitting a bright incandescent light. She saw a middle-aged Daoist sitting cross-legged on a cushion, with streams of gleaming sword light flying out from all seven apertures of his body.

This sword light was of a pure hue, the light waves flowing smoothly, suddenly converging into one, transforming into a quaint sword artifact.

"Excellent swordsmanship, Senior Brother!" Luo Jiu Zhen praised with a smile.

"Junior Sister, do not mock me. This Seven Evils Sword of mine was created with partial techniques from the Ancient Flying Sword refining methods, combined with new methods to forge a magic artifact. However, it primarily utilizes the modern Divine Power Refining Treasure techniques... Unfortunately, without a suitable Divine Power, this flying sword is merely an artifact embryo. Despite my painstaking efforts to gather rare treasures like Western Platinum and Sky Annihilation Iron, it still cannot take its final form..."

In fact, Tong Bao had high standards—the swordsmanship Divine Powers of third or fourth grade, he could indeed obtain, but he simply found them unimpressive.

Luo Jiu Zhen’s expression turned serious, "I know that Senior Brother aims high, desiring to refine a top-grade flying sword that, in combination with the Sword Control Divine Power, would allow you to soar to the heavens and shine brightly within the Nine Palace Cave Heaven."

Tong Bao chuckled self-deprecatingly, "How dangerous is the great battle between good and evil? I do not seek a sudden surge in power, only to preserve my life. Junior Sister, your visit during my seclusion must mean you have important matters?"

"Indeed, I would like to congratulate Senior Brother, for there has been a turn of events concerning the matter of the top-grade flying sword..." Luo Jiu Zhen said cheerfully, "Senior Brother didn’t go out today and might not know that a major incident has occurred in our sect. Su, previously known as Su Daoshi, has been summoned, and he even killed the Heart Extractor!"

She then recounted the previous events.

"Heart Extractor? This demon excels in hiding and transforming Heart Demons, a challenge even True Disciples must carefully tackle," Tong Bao inhaled sharply.

"Hehe... The Heart Extractor merely excels in deception and stealth. I don’t know what madness struck him to confront directly this time. If it were me, I could also slain the Heart Demon!"

Luo Jiu Zhen answered nonchalantly.

Heart Demons indeed excel in secrecy and concealment. In such direct confrontations, she believed her steadfast Dao Heart would allow her to vanquish it.

What she didn’t know was that Heart Extractor had secretly possessed the Soul Suppressing Divine Power. Once the battle of the mind commenced, no one below the level of Primordial Pill could stand against it.

"Since Su has slain Heart Extractor, he must have obtained his Divine Powers. Heart Extractor had previously harmed a Yellow Spring Prisoner and possessed three First-class Divine Powers, especially that Great Destruction Demon Sword Divine Power which is the ideal choice for refining sword-type magic artifacts," Luo Jiu Zhen continued, "Furthermore... how long has Su Daoshi been practicing Divine Powers? His use of the Undying Heavenly Fire for refining artifacts must be quite raw, he might just waste those Divine Powers..."

Tong Bao’s eyes lit up.

Indeed, his Seven Evils Sword only lacked a powerful swordsmanship Divine Power, and the Great Destruction Demon Sword, being of the first-class, was too tempting for him to resist.

"What Junior Sister said is not wrong, but we are, after all, a reputable righteous sect. It wouldn’t be right to just seize it forcefully. Moreover, he belongs to the lineage that passes on techniques, and we in the law enforcement lineage have always had good relations. If it damages the peace..."

Tong Bao hesitated.

"He’s merely a Dao General with no promising future, demoted to the Outer Sect. The lineage that passes on techniques won’t hold him in high regard," Luo Jiu Zhen had already thought of a rationale, "Of course, although this person has no hope for advancing his Primordial Pill, he possesses First-class Divine Powers making him extremely formidable in combat. If he truly doesn’t comply, even the two of us together might not be able to handle him. Therefore, if the situation goes awry, I must ask Senior Brother Tong to invite Senior Brother Zhong Wu. He is a True Disciple of the law enforcement lineage; his status and strength are more than enough to suppress Su Daoshi. Of course, we need not force him—if we can trade items or offer some compensation to help him refine other formidable magic artifacts, wouldn’t that work too?"

"That does make sense, Junior Sister. Perhaps we should start with diplomacy before resorting to force."

Tong Bao’s eyes gleamed as he looked at Luo Jiu Zhen, thinking to himself, ’My Junior Sister does not visit without a reason; this time, she must have set her sights on other Divine Powers in Su Daoshi’s possession... After all, a magic artifact crafted from a First-class Divine Power can suppress the fortune of a smaller sect.’

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