"How credible are his words?" Ancient King Sacred Cauldron asked.
"The credibility is not low. For this person to be guided here by this tower is indeed extraordinary. Yet, since he is unwilling to co out, his strength is obviously weaker than ours," Xuantian Ancient King couldn't help but say.
"Moreover, we were already planning to send the Suppressing Hell King out anyway. It wouldn't hurt to give his thod a try. If it truly can establish contact with the outside world, it would indeed be of great help to us."
The group pondered for a mont and confird that there were no drawbacks. Their gazes, however, remained fixed on the Projection below.
The gears within the Bronze Ancient King's eyes rotated. "This Projection can ignore the high temperatures of this place, and I can't even detect any ntal connection. Quite impressive thods..."
This person claid he was going to perform a sacrifice, but they didn't really believe it. However, they saw the Projection ascend to the highest level and stand at the edge, making no further movents.
It stretched out its hand and scattered a cluster of flas, which flowed like molten red iron before finally solidifying into a crimson square table over a zhang in length and width. On top of it, a small incense burner was also ford, containing three sticks of incense.
The crowd watched as the Projection bowed slightly in respect, then turned and walked back to the stairs, returning to that palace.
"It was actually just a sacrifice." Xuantian Ancient King was sowhat surprised.
"Let's just keep watching."
The others remained noncommittal, saying, "Let's send Suppressing Hell out first."
In the Cultivation Sanctum, seeing the Projection walk back again, Su Chen couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.
"Dealing with these fellows is truly ntally exhausting. As for right now, I'll just desensitize them first."
...
At the sa ti, in the Bronze Core.
In his room, Qin Yun opened his eyes, filled with dissatisfaction and anger. Restraining his voice, he said in a deep tone, "Is that really what he said?"
Qin Lie's respectful voice ca from outside the door: "Yes, Father. That is exactly how Junior Martial Uncle responded."
After speaking, Qin Lie added sowhat hesitantly, "Junior Martial Uncle shouldn't make things difficult for our Qin Family anymore. I've t him several tis, and his attitude toward has always been very genial. Why do you insist on eting him face-to-face?"
"I understand. You may leave." Qin Yun tried his best to make his voice sound calm. After sending Qin Lie away, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his withered figure trembled slightly. "Just what... are you trying to do?"
He had dealt with that Remnant Spirit several tis. Even if the other party didn't intend to fulfill its promise, it couldn't possibly be stupid enough to tear up all pretense of cordiality with him right now.
Even if it had seized Su Chen's body, the other party was still only a 7th-Tier Class-User at present and hadn't co into his own yet.
"Could there truly be so hidden circumstances?"
"Hasn't forgotten what was promised to ... It had better be so." Qin Yun repeated the words the other party had conveyed through Qin Lie. After careful consideration, he decided to wait a bit longer.
Leaving the Qin Family was an extravagant hope for him right now. If he chose to fall out, the price would inevitably be his own life. He still found it difficult to truly make up his mind.
At the very least, he had to figure out exactly what the Remnant Spirit was thinking first.
...
In the Flare Realm, ti flowed on. In the blink of an eye, five days passed.
Every day at the exact sa ti, Su Chen would mold a Phantom Image and send it to the platform to put on an act of holding a sacrifice, using the Rituals described by the Remnant Spirit.
During these five days, he indeed faced no obstruction whatsoever.
"It's about ti." Su Chen took a deep breath, watching as the Ignition Cinders in his hand slowly drifted into the fiery Phantom Image before him.
The past few days didn't matter. Today was the true main event.
The importance of these Ignition Cinders went without saying. If any accidents occurred, even leaving this place would beco a problem for him.
However, he wasn't acting recklessly either. After the past few days, he already had a certain degree of confidence.
Firstly, this group of Ancient Kings didn't recognize the Ignition Cinders, nor could they see through the Phantom Image ford from Solar Remnants.
Secondly, they still had to rely on him if they wanted to leave, so they would have so misgivings and wouldn't easily turn hostile.
"Where in the world can you ever have 100% absolute certainty?" Su Chen adjusted his mindset and watched the Projection walk out.
As always, the Projection walked out of the Hall Door, turned toward the Grand Thoroughfare, and climbed up step by step. Arriving once more at the edge of the top platform, it scattered a swath of flas, forming a long, rectangular crimson desk.
This ti, however, Su Chen used the Ignition Cinders as a guide, condensing them into a stick of pale golden incense and planting it in the incense burner. The smoke curled upward, coiling as it rose.
He had repeated this set of actions many tis, but this ti, things were slightly different.
The massive hall, which had always been devoid of any activity in the past, suddenly manifested a ferocious dragon's head. It was none other than the Spirit of the Vast Sun, a pair of giant eyes staring straight at him.
The stick of incense ford from the Ignition Cinders was curling upward, drifting into its body.
"Please bestow a Morning Star Artifact upon !"
Su Chen could clearly see a flash of reluctance in the Spirit of the Vast Sun's eyes. However, it still opened its mouth, and with a clang, a slender, dark green longsword fell to the ground.
The blade of the sword was bent and filled with notches. It was carved with so sort of pattern, overlapping like rolling mountains. Near the hilt, a ring of dense runes was etched in dark gold.
A layer of dark green mist shrouded the blade. Su Chen could even sll a faint, fishy scent of water mixed with a trace of decaying vegetation.
The Spirit of the Vast Sun glared down at him, seemingly extrely displeased, before scattering and vanishing once more.
"It actually gave one!"
Su Chen felt a wave of certainty in his heart. Controlling the Projection, he carefully jogged forward and reached out to grasp the dark green longsword.
However, the longsword trembled slightly, and the dark mist flowed, violently rebounding his hand away.
Su Chen furrowed his brow tightly. This Projection was no simple construct; it possessed seventy to eighty percent of his strength. Reaching out again, he wasn't bounced away this ti, but the longsword felt as if it had been welded to the ground. No matter how much force he exerted, he couldn't pick it up.
"This sword is resisting ..."
Su Chen's heart sank. Due to the attached Spirituality, Morning Star Artifacts could not be used by anyone other than their masters. Although he had known this previously, he hadn't expected the resistance to be so intense.
The item was right before his eyes, yet he couldn't take it back.
"A miscalculation..." Su Chen sighed inwardly. After all, he had never co into contact with anything similar before.
Suddenly, his vision darkened.
The Spirit of the Vast Sun had erged once again. Seemingly discovering that he still hadn't left, its nostrils flared, and a surging, explosive current swept toward him.
Su Chen's heart palpitated. He had thought this thing was going to send him flying.
Instead, he felt his hand lighten, and the dark green longsword was actually picked up just like that.
Looking closely, he realized that a thin layer of Purple Flas had enveloped its surface. He raised his head to look up again, and within the Spirit of the Vast Sun's massive dragon eyes, there seed to be a hint of disgust.
"How considerate."
Su Chen paid it no mind. Watching the Spirit of the Vast Sun scatter once more, he gripped the longsword and twirled it in his hand. There was no major reaction; it felt no different from a wooden stick picked up off the side of the road.
He turned around. Just as he reached the edge, his steps faltered. He saw six figures neatly lined up on the steps below, looking right at him.
Su Chen's heart tightened, cursing inwardly, 'Fuck. These guys catch the slightest bit of movent and arrive faster than rabbits.'
Pausing for a mont, he added, 'With the exception of Master...'
Xuantian Ancient King lowered his gaze, falling upon the dark green longsword in his hand. With a re stretch of his hand, the object flew over uncontrollably.
Xuantian Ancient King reached out and caught it. Gently straightening the blade, he swung it casually. A flash of dark green suddenly appeared, swiftly sweeping through the void. At first, it was nothing more than a Streaking Light as thin as a hair, but in the span of a breath, it abruptly expanded, transforming into a curtain of sword light that spanned the heavens and earth.
It descended from the high heavens, its edges churning like boiling ink waves and turbid breath. Even the Purple Flas of the Firmant were faintly torn apart by this imposing aura. Wherever the edge of the sword passed, faint, jade-green Patterns densely covered the area like a spiderweb.
Su Chen's heart trembled with awe, but this curtain of sword light ultimately did not fall, having been erased by Xuantian Ancient King once more. That was because heavy breathing was coming from overhead.
Xuantian Ancient King revealed a look of pity in his eyes. "This is Bei Chen's Morning Star Artifact. To think it has been reduced to such a state."
Exalted Bei Chen... A Morning Star of the Profound Heaven Sect, and also the master of this sword. Su Chen feigned surprise. "Your Excellency recognizes the master of this sword?"
Xuantian Ancient King remained noncommittal, looking up. "How did you obtain it?"
Su Chen wasn't without excuses. He said, "I don't know either. Today, I was performing the sacrifice as usual when this Spirit of the Vast Sun suddenly appeared for so unknown reason and bestowed this object upon ."
"Bestowed a weapon upon you? And a Morning Star Artifact at that?" Zhenwu Ancient King's eyes were filled with Suspicion. "Why?"
"That, I do not know." Su Chen shook his head. Seeing that Xuantian Ancient King was gripping it tightly and refusing to let go, if he demanded it back and this old fox beca displeased...
After so thought, he decided to retreat in order to advance. "Since this item belonged to a deceased friend of Your Excellency's, then I shall present it to Your Excellency as an offering of rembrance."
Xuantian Ancient King seed sowhat surprised. As his gaze swept over, a smile involuntarily surfaced on his face. "Then many thanks, little friend."
He actually accepted it?
Su Chen's heart skipped a beat, but no matter what, he had to keep playing the act. The Ignition Cinders were still inside this Phantom Image's body!
He waved his hand, just about to speak, when he heard Xuantian Ancient King's tone suddenly shift: "However, since this item was bestowed upon you by the Spirit of the Vast Sun, it must be because it saw little friend offering sacrifices for many days and bestowed this item as a Reward."
"Although it belonged to a deceased friend, it would inevitably cause to be reminded of him by seeing his object. It's best if I return this item to little friend."
With a flick of his finger, the dark green longsword fell back into Su Chen's hands.
Can you not pause for breath before finishing your sentence... Su Chen was speechless. Putting on a sowhat hesitant expression, he said, "Then many thanks for Your Excellency's good intentions."
Gripping the sword in his hand, he walked back down, keeping closely to his steps. The six gazes watching him from behind truly felt like a Fishbone in the Throat.
"I'm afraid he is hiding sothing," the Vast Sea Emperor suddenly said.
The Bronze Ancient King's voice was flat. "Expected. But we still have to rely on his thod to leave. Moreover, it's rely a broken Morning Star Artifact. What harm is there in giving it to him?"
Xuantian Ancient King shared the sa thought. "Indeed."
With its master fallen, the only precious thing about a Morning Star Artifact was its forging Materials. To them, it wasn't considered anything significant.
Star-Firmant Ancient King was thoughtful. "Looking at it this way, what he said does hold so credibility. After offering sacrifices for several days consecutively, the Spirit of the Vast Sun actually bestowed such a Reward."
Ancient King Sacred Cauldron pondered, "I wonder how Suppressing Hell is doing..."
The Vast Sea Emperor shook his head. "Although we sent him out, I'm afraid it will take so ti for him to return to his body."
Su Chen was naturally unaware of their conversation. He manipulated the Projection, walking down step by step as he always did, reaching the Third Level and turning...
Until he saw the Projection walk inside holding the dark green longsword.
At the very first mont, Su Chen extracted the Ignition Cinders from its body. Only then did the heavy stone in his heart completely settle. It had been a long ti since he'd felt this sensation of having his heart in his throat.
Letting out a long sigh of relief, Su Chen couldn't help but shake his head. "Dealing with these fellows, you have to be careful with Every Action. Good thing I didn't try to play the big shot."
Fortunately, this single, relatively risky action had co to an end.
His gaze fell upon the dark green longsword. He reached out to grasp it, and text imdiately surfaced on his Status Panel—
[Ink-Stained Myriad Peaks (Damaged): Forged with materials such as Hengshan Iron Essence, Green Stream Fla Jade, and Void Mithril as its core, and infused with a portion of the Spirituality of the 'Ink-Abyss Mountain-Suppressing Great Exalted'.]
So this was a Morning Star Artifact?
Su Chen gripped it in his hand. Although he could hold it, he could vaguely sense a kind of rejection.
"Morning Star Artifacts can only be used by their masters... As for extracting the Spirituality..." Su Chen muttered to himself. Just then, the Status Panel suddenly reacted—
[Holy Class—Sky-Scar Forger has detected a damaged Morning Star Artifact. Already unable to wait, it intends to forcibly extract its Spirituality.]
"To think the Sky-Scar Forger can autonomously extract Spirituality. Is this also the power of the Morning Star Embers?" Su Chen couldn't help but be amazed. He had thought it would take quite a bit of effort.
Whether it was casting Spirituality into an object or extracting it out, it was highly technical work.
Su Chen naturally consented. In an instant, he felt the Morning Star Artifact in his hand tremble violently. A faint shadow of a dark green mountain range surfaced upon it, seemingly struggling and unwilling to submit.
Su Chen held it carefully, deeply afraid that this thing would suddenly go berserk. But in the end, it was an ownerless object, and it was already damaged.
Ultimately, it was still subdued by an invisible force, extracted, and gradually integrated into his body.
On the Status Panel, the single remaining Profession Requirent that the Sky-Scar Forger needed to complete was already in a completed state. As for the Ink-Stained Myriad Peaks in his hand, it seed to have lost so kind of luster, becoming much more ordinary.
"Since that's the case, then let's undergo Job Entry."
Su Chen glanced at the Status Panel. Without too much hesitation, he imdiately selected Job Entry.
In that instant, Su Chen felt as if the back of his head had suffered a heavy blow. His grip loosened, and the dark longsword fell to the ground. Clinking and clattering sounds echoed in his ears, and a massive amount of mories that did not belong to him were forcibly shoved into his mind.
It felt like a dream, yet also an illusion, and extrely long. It began with identifying various Materials. So were as fine as a hair, pale bluish-white like jade, yet as heavy as a thousand jun, their chilling aura piercing the bone and leaving the fingertips numb.
So were shaped like massive mountains, their surfaces mottled, yet as light as a goose feather. When eaten, they were as scalding hot as swallowing burning charcoal.
How to forge weapons... How to control the heat of the flas... How to engrave patterns and carvings...
What kind of material combinations could simultaneously maintain flexibility while possessing high tensile strength...
What kind of materials could achieve optimal energy conduction efficiency...
A massive, overwhelming amount of knowledge and information surged into his mind. Almost instantaneously, Su Chen beca a Forge Grandmaster fully capable of forging 8th-Tier weapons.
No... not just that. He even surpassed a Forge Grandmaster.
Possessing the accumulation of countless years of ti, his muscles rippled unceasingly like water waves, and calluses faintly surfaced on his palms. These mories had even been carved right into his muscles.
An unknown amount of ti passed before this infusion gradually stopped.
[Holy Class—Sky-Scar Forger Forging successful. Obtained Ability: Soul-Seal Forging thod: Drawing upon years of proficient techniques, before forging any weapon, you can perform multiple simulations to increase the success rate.]
[Obtained Ability: Hamr of Sky-Scars: Can extract Spirituality from Morning Star Artifacts and convert them into Sky-Scars. By consuming Sky-Scars, you can temporarily elevate a 9th-Tier weapon to a Morning Star Artifact, and it will not resist your own usage.]
[Obtained Additional Reward: Heavenly Mark Blessing duration increased by 50%.]
At first, Su Chen couldn't even be bothered to check the contents of the Status Panel. With his eyes tightly shut, he was busy trying To Digest the massive amount of strange yet familiar information.
Only after a long while did he finally let out a slow breath, clicking his tongue inwardly. "The infusion of this much information is no less intense than a drastic tamorphosis on a physical level."
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