The incident ca so suddenly, Li Jing was caught off guard.
He was just about to react.
Heaven’s jealousy!
He had just encountered it not long ago.
However, Xia Ai suddenly let out a howl, which stunned him for a mont.
How could he not care when Xia Ai couldn’t control herself?
How does the saying go?
Mind in disorder due to worries.
Even if Xia Ai had not beco the will of heaven for a little universe, her existence was still pretty special for Li Jing.
After all, Xia Ai had accompanied him on a long journey, providing countless aid, and played an extrely important role in his growth.
The ti he was stunned was enough for Li Jing.
Heaven’s envy fell down fiercely, striking the jade guzheng.
"Boom!"
A huge rumble.
The world lost its color.
The horrifying lightning swallowed the jade guzheng, leaving people breathless.
Seeing this, Li Jing’s heart instantly rose to his throat.
Although he didn’t know what was happening, the descent of heaven’s jealousy indicated that the refinent of the guzheng had surpassed its original quality.
Half a step above the half-step Taoist artifact.
That would be a true Taoist artifact!
He definitely hit the jackpot this ti.
The Heaven’s Creation Skill didn’t get a critical hit, but it still refined an artifact that imnsely surpassed its original quality.
Normally, such a situation wouldn’t occur during refinent.
But to reach a level where heaven’s jealousy descends, its probability is infinitesimal. An ordinary artifact refiner might spend a lifeti without experiencing it.
He had run into it; if that wasn’t hitting the jackpot, what was?
However, he couldn’t stop the jealousy of heaven in ti....
The sudden onset of Heaven’s jealousy was truly terrifying.
It was far more intense than what Li Jing had encountered while sketching talismans, seeming nearly indistinguishable from the genuine devastating Heavenly Punishnt.
It struck heavily, indicating that things were not good...
Without thinking, Li Jing’s body moved, pressing forward.
Whether he had directly refined a Taoist artifact, he was unsure.
But, since it was an artifact that exceeded in quality, it might be salvageable.
An artifact is not as fragile as a talisman, after all.
A Taoist artifact, or a half-step Taoist artifact, isn’t sothing that can be easily destroyed.
Heaven’s jealousy hung over the jade guzheng without dissipating, which signified it hadn’t been destroyed yet.
Approaching it, Li Jing unhesitatingly tried to dissipate Heaven’s jealousy, using the rules of the lightning punishnt and slapping down with his palm.
Just then.
A "thump" echoed through heaven and earth as a guzheng string was plucked.
The persistent Heaven’s jealousy vanished upon hearing the sound.
Seeing this, Li Jing was slightly stunned and quickly held back.
At the sa ti.
He saw the jade guzheng hanging intact in mid-air, with a girl crouched above it. The girl had hair, eyebrows, pupils, and a whole body dressed in pure snow-white clothes, with a pair of black cat ears on her head. She slowly looked up with a blank expression on her face.
Is this...
The spirit of the Guzheng?
Li Jing was astonished and looked closely at the crouched cat-eared girl.
Everything else was understandable.
What he found incredible was.
This guzheng spirit had just been born, yet it had withstood the envy of heaven with its own strength.
This was a bit unbelievable.
Like the heavenly tribulation a human experienced being "tailored" for them, heaven’s jealousy was largely targeted at the artifact.
All things considered.
The existence of Heaven’s jealousy was to destroy such artifacts that imnsely exceeded their original quality.
Humans, faced with heavenly tribulation, could resort to external forces.
Like using artifacts, magic skills, or even formations, anything to endure fewer penalties from the heavenly tribulation.
An artifact didn’t have these external forces to rely on.
The freshly refined artifact was a masterless object, unable to draw on its master’s strength, nor could it be blessed with the Control Objects Skill.
For an artifact to resist heaven’s envy at the mont of formation with its own strength, it was indeed unimaginable!
Its strength was inevitable.
At the sa ti, it must have other unusual features.
While Li Jing was staring at the cat-eared girl, the cat-eared girl was also observing him.
As they were having a stare-down, Xia Ai, not being self-conscious as the will of heaven and wearing a nurse’s uniform with net stockings, appeared beside Li Jing in a bit of a panic.
"Master, did I make a mistake sowhere?"
Li Jing turned his head subconsciously at hearing this.
He was about to speak when the cat-eared girl glared at Xia Ai and suddenly got up. She picked up the jade guzheng and "Whoosh!" hid behind him.
???
Li Jing.
Seeing this scene, Xia Ai was a little stunned.
Seeing the cat-eared girl hiding behind him and cautiously peeking at herself, her expressionless face showed a bit of fear, Xia Ai understood a little and smiled awkwardly.
"Well, don’t be afraid, I won’t hurt you. I didn’t an to just now, I don’t know why I suddenly lost control and inexplicably wanted to destroy you."
In response to Xia Ai’s words, the cat-eared girl made no sound, but her small hand quietly clutched at Li Jing’s clothing.
This scene actually touched Li Jing a bit.
He wasn’t the first ti he had seen a female spirit weapon.
Doesn’t his Smoke Eye’s spirit weapon, the Spiritual Platform, also have the appearance of a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl?
And they both have white hair, though not as pure white as the one behind him.
What was special was.
This one was not purely human-like; it had so animal characteristics.
She resembled a partially transford cat monster rather than a human.
And as a matter of fact...
She not only had cat ears but also a black tail.
However, these were not the main points.
The key point was...
The cat-eared girl was not only a three-nothing but also obviously dependent on him.
Although she was more fearful of Xia Ai at this mont, she at least chose to get close to him as a newly-ford ownerless artifact.
Turning his head to look at the cat-eared girl who was hiding behind him and staring at Xia Ai, Li Jing thought for a mont and turned back with the attitude of stabilizing her first.
"Xia Ai, there’s no problem for you here, you can leave first."
"..."
Xia Ai.
Li Jing wanted her to leave, which she could understand.
After all, the one behind him was clearly afraid of her because of the strike from the jealous sky.
But about her own problem?
The Li Jing in front of her was a bit of a jerk, to be honest.
In the past, if she had any issue, a certain soone would have prioritized to help.
Now that he has a "new love", her "old love" is left behind...
Seeing Xia Ai didn’t make a sound in response to his words and looked at him with a face full of grievances, Li Jing felt inexplicably guilty and laughed awkwardly.
"I think you should have no problem. The rules operate directly in connection with you as the will of heaven, including most of the natural rules such as jealousy and tribulation, none of which require you to control. Think of this as an application program, basically running in the background."
Saying this, he continued.
"If soone in the little universe is crossing the tribulation, wouldn’t your power be triggered by the rules to bring down the heavenly tribulation? The difference is that while the tribulation may be destructive for the being crossing it, it also provides refinent, whereas jealousy from the sky is pure destruction. The two have different natures, and you were caught off guard by the first descent of jealousy in the little universe, which made you feel like you were losing control."
Hearing Li Jing’s words, Xia Ai’s eyes sparkled, feeling what he said made so sense.
Mainly talking about the tribulation and jealousy of the heavens ntioned by Li Jing.
The chanisms of the two were indeed the sa.
The rules were triggered, and then her power as the will of heaven spontaneously brought down tribulation and jealousy.
And as a matter of fact...
Other rules, including heavenly punishnt, also followed the sa principle.
It was just that tribulation, heavenly jealousy, and heavenly punishnt were sowhat special among the many rules, acting under her power as the will of heaven, while the majority of other rules were "run autonomously" and did not trigger her power.
After a little thought, Xia Ai said,
"Master, do you have the ability to attract heavenly jealousy again? I want to verify it."
Li Jing looked puzzled, and smiled.
"Tribulation is easy to say; anyone who wants to cross it can do so. But jealousy is not easy to co by, as it is mainly directed towards artifacts that greatly exceed their original quality, whether they can be attracted depends on luck. If you want to conduct tests, you’ll have to wait for whether I can be lucky enough in the future."
Hearing what he said, Xia Ai was a little unsatisfied.
Up to now, she has been able to handle her "work" as the will of heaven very well.
However, there is still a lot of unknown about herself.
She is still exploring, but progress is limited.
This does make her a little unhappy.
Mainly because she was originally an Artificial Intelligence and carrying out various tests and checking herself is a habit ingrained in her bones.
Compared to exploring step by step...
She prefers to understand all about herself all at once, so that when problems arise, she can carry out targeted checks and have contingency plans.
However, she also knows that Li Jing can’t help much in this regard.
Even Ling Ling, who was knowledgeable and experienced, wasn’t omniscient and couldn’t answer many in-depth questions.
With a soft sigh, Xia Ai glanced at the cat-eared girl still hiding behind him and staring at her, and hesitantly looked at Li Jing.
"Master, although this girl’s original body successfully resisted the heavenly jealousy, it suffered so damage. If you want to use her, you might need to do so repairs."
After saying this, her form disappeared quietly.
Li Jing suddenly faced her fading voice and was startled for a mont, then turned his head.
Just right at this mont, the cat-eared girl lifted her head.
As the eyes t, the cat-eared girl had a blank face, her small hand clutching his clothes corner quietly let go.
Seeing this, Li Jing smiled speechlessly.
This Spirit Weapon, she was rather unique.
Being a three-nothing was one thing, but she also seed a bit proud and cocky.
Co to think of it...
The Spirit Weapons he owned, they all had their own characteristics.
Linglong was naturally playful.
Qingfeng was introverted.
Smoke Eye was mature and steady on the surface, but was very curious.
This probably also contributed to her deciphering of Qingyuan’s Mysterious Skill.
After all...
Smoke Eye was the only one among all his Spirit Weapons who liked to watch television, particularly soap opera.
As for the Unnad...
Because it has been damaged once, and the alive Spirit Weapon was completely new, apart from fighting, her everyday existence was a bit different and dazed.
After examining the cat-eared girl, Li Jing spoke softly.
"Can I see your original form?"
The cat-eared girl blinked at his words, looked down at her guzheng body in her arms, and handed it over after hesitating.
Li Jing took it smoothly as soon as he saw it.
Once the guzheng was in his hands, he instantly made a judgnt as its creator.
The artifact maintained a certain connection with the artificer for a while imdiately after it was made.
Although this connection wasn’t as significant as the one ford after the artifact recognized its master, it did let the artificer confirm the condition of the artifact after it was made.
This jade-colored guzheng was a half-step Taoist artifact in its current state.
This was the grade after damage.
At its peak, it was a Taoist artifact.
All the rules of ice, snow, and sound dealt with by Xu Yin was under its control.
However, due to the damage, it beca unable to master the rules of sound, which led to a decrease in its quality.
This situation...
It seed that the damage was worse than the Zhenyuan Tower losing the support of the Taoist Origin Fruit.
Because the Zhenyuan Tower itself was a half-step Taoist artifact.
Without the support of the Taoist Origin Fruit, it just "died when exposed to light" and reverted back to its original state.
Understanding the root of the damage, Li Jing lightly strumd the strings of the guzheng.
"Creak..."
The sound of the string was extrely harsh to the ears.
Compared to the crisp and pleasant sound it made earlier when warding off the Heavenly Envy, the difference was like night and day.
Upon closer examination, Li Jing found that there were various degrees of cracks on the twenty-one strings of the guzheng, it was a miracle that they hadn’t snapped outright.
From the looks of it.
Earlier, while resisting Heavenly Envy, the cat-eared girl had used the rule of sound for self-preservation, resulting in such damage.
While inspecting the guzheng, the cat-eared girl suddenly tugged Li Jing’s sleeve a couple of tis.
?
Li Jing looked up.
"Ah."
The cat-eared girl opened her mouth to point at herself and shook her hand.
Seeing this, Li Jing frowned.
"You... can’t speak anymore?"
"Ah ba ah ba."
The cat-eared girl nodded vigorously, then clenched his clothes tightly, a hopeful look on her face.
"..."
Li Jing.
Repair, that’s easy.
Just recognize him as her master.
Even the Unnad Taoist Tool which was thoroughly damaged, wasn’t it repaired by him as a cheat?
At his current level.
Repairing a Taoist artifact should not take long.
However, the main body of the cat-eared girl is a guzheng, which sowhat confounded him.
Li Jing had originally planned to refine a half-step Taoist artifact or Immortal Items for himself with the extra materials. Having a Taoist tool directly would be even better.
Who would feel that having more Taoist artifacts is too much?
The problem is, this is a musical instrunt type of Taoist artifact!
If a rugged man like him pulls out a guzheng during a fight to kill his enemies by playing the instrunt, wouldn’t it be awkward?
And he usually fights face-to-face with brute force...
The possibility of using a musical instrunt is not high.
Giving the cat-eared girl as a token would definitely not be enough.
Rember this.
Even though she’s damaged, she’s still a bona fide Taoist artifact.
If he gave her away, that would be a big loss.
Compared to him, the cat-eared girl may be more suitable for Liu Sisi.
After all, Liu Sisi has a Cold Heart Physique and after obtaining the Divine Seat, she has control over the rule of Ice and Snow.
This guzheng can be said to be extrely compatible with her.
Ice, Snow, along with Ice-Snow are three rules related to the ice elent – all three have common features, and when applied simultaneously, will certainly have their own distinct special aspects.
Moreover, the rule of sound makes it even more extraordinary.
This guzheng is a great match for Liu Sisi.
Unfortunately, because of his carelessness, the item got damaged.
He can repair it with cheat like abilities, but Liu Sisi doesn’t have such abilities.
What to do?
Li Jing thought deeply.
However, before he could think, the hopeful look in the cat-eared girl’s eyes conquered him.
After hesitating, Li Jing said.
"Well, why don’t you recognize as your master?"
Upon hearing this, the cat-eared girl froze, there was a hint of resistance in her eyes, and she made several babbling sounds while gesturing with her small hands.
How could Li Jing understand that?
However, he could vaguely figure out that the cat-eared girl probably wanted to ask if she could be repaired after recognizing him as her master.
Without thinking too much, Li Jing said.
"If you recognize as your master, I promise that your main body will be repaired within a month, and there is even more potential to improve."
Upon hearing this, the cat-eared girl’s eyes lit up, she grabbed Li Jing’s big hand and bit down with a "awoo".
"Crack" sound.
She successfully bit her tooth...
???
The cat-eared girl bit her tooth.
"..."
Li Jing.
His physical body was not so easily breached.
Despite the fact that the main body of the cat-eared girl was a guzheng and not a sharp weapon.
Its current quality is a half-step Taoist artifact.
Under normal circumstances, a half-step Taoist artifact might not be able to harm him without using the rule system.
Looking at the confused look on the cat-eared girl’s face—which was appearing stars from exerting too much force—Li Jing smiled and with a flick raised his hand, bit his fingertip, and handed it to her.
Seeing go his actions, the cat-eared girl leaned forward, licking a drop of his essence blood that had seeped out from his fingertip.
As a result, a connection was established between the two of them.
Prompts appeared in Li Jing’s view.
"Login successful, acquired damaged Taoist artifact guzheng (awaiting na)."
"Damage of the guzheng Taoist artifact is 78% complete, full repair needed under current Strength of Thunder Punishnt: 15 days."
After receiving these two prompts, Li Jing was slightly stunned.
The extent of damage to the main body of the cat-eared girl was much more severe than he had imagined...
78%.
This was not just about a rule that couldn’t be used. If it got damaged any more, it might end up like the Unnad Taoist Tool, leaving only an empty shell of an artifact, and even the Spirit Weapon could disappear.
On the bright side.
With his current level, the efficiency of repairing Taoist items was unexpectedly high, and he could do it in 15 days.
Just as he was about to notify the cat-eared girl, her spirit weapon consciousness surfaced in Li Jing’s mind and ford words.
"Master, I don’t have a na yet."
"Na?"
Li Jing blinked, hesitant to reply.
"In the future, how about calling you Snow Sound?"
"Okay."
The cat-eared girl nodded.
Then her spirit weapon form dissipated, and the guzheng, which was her original form, also vanished from Li Jing’s hand, imrsing into his spiritual platform.
Apparently.
After establishing contact with Li Jing, without needing him to speak, she had already sensed that her original form was slowly being repaired.
Seeing Snow Sound imrse into his spiritual origin, Li Jing blinked a few tis, then stopped his internal cultivation and sat cross-legged, reminiscing about the process of refining artifacts.
He was already very proficient at refining artifacts.
But mysteriously refining a Taoist item, intended a review.
This was a fortunate occurrence.
At the sa ti, it was a valuable experience.
Unlike his previous talisman-making critical hit, it gave him unique insights.
However, reflecting a bit might lead to so comprehension in the art of artifact refining.
This should not be missed.
Hence, he had ample ti and materials, and he was in no rush to continue refining.
.....
It’s a bit challenging to attempt to gain insight through the process of refining an artifact by oneself.
Without noticing.
A whole day passed.
Li Jing continued to think deeply about the process, his gains were limited but not non-existent.
However, in terms of results, it was acceptable.
Having gains was always better than none.
Even a little trivial gain could have a significant impact on his future refining process.
Taking a deep breath, Li Jing exited his ditative state, then activated his cultivation thod to take out so materials for refining a half-step Taoist artifact.
The gains from reflecting for a whole day showed significant effects.
This ti the refining was much easier than before.
Easily.
Li Jing was able to complete the refining.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t refine a half-step Taoist item; the final product was a Level Ten Immortal Tool.
Artifact refining was always gambling; Li Jing remained unmoved, quickly sealed the spirit weapon of the Immortal Tool and imdiately started another refining process.
The result was the sa this ti.
The final product was a Level Ten Immortal Tool.
Refine again.
It was still a Level Ten Immortal Tool.
Continue.
It blew up...
It didn’t even take shape...
.....
In the blink of an eye, half an hour has passed.
Li Jing had created artifacts using ten sets of materials.
Then...
He clearly realized that him being able to create Snow Sound was akin to stepping on dog shit.
During this ten tis refining.
It blew up three tis.
He succeeded seven tis.
The quality was surprisingly uniform, peaking at Level Ten Immortal Tool.
A half-step Taoist tool was just a step away from achieving.
Having undergone this round of experience, Li Jing couldn’t help pondering.
Did he promise too much to Tong Xiaoxiao earlier?
To create a half-step Taoist item out of fifteen sets of materials seems to be quite challenging.
The Phoenix Sun City Lord had indeed invested a lot, the main material Snow Sound-Silk could potentially make an artifact that controls three different rules.
Three possibilities were certainly more practical than materials with only one possibility.
However, Li Jing changed his thoughts and beca relaxed.
What he told Tong Xiaoxiao earlier was sowhat overpromising.
But besides the custom-made ones that required fifteen sets of materials, the rewards also included ten more sets.
The possibility of creating a half-step Taoist item out of twenty-five sets of materials was still not small.
If all else fails, he would refrain from taking a reward.
Just like now.
After one round of refining, he not only got the Taoist Snow Sound but also seven Level Ten Immortal Tools and one Level Eight Immortal Tool. The reward was already extrely rich.
Spirited, Li Jing began refining again.
The process went smoothly.
He finished in a few minutes.
However, it was still a Level Ten Immortal Tool...
He was about to catch and seal the spirit weapon of the artifact ford when Snow Sound suddenly spoke in his body.
"Master, be careful. This is a half-step Taoist Item, which has apprehended the rule of the ’Sound.’"
?
Li Jing was confused; he promptly grabbed the artifact, suppressed the spirit weapon, and then felt it.
Indeed.
This item had grasped the rule of ’Sound’; it was just less mature and unable to control it.
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