104: Chapter 104 Rainbow Feather Robe and Spiritual Treasure Arrive

"Miss Qingyu, it seems we have arrived at a bad time?" Chen Zhuxiao looked at the radiant glow of the Spiritual Artifacts in the field, a sudden ominous premonition rising in his heart.

If he were to attract a Spiritual Artifact to acknowledge him as its master, it would inevitably push him into the spotlight and attract unnecessary attention, which was not a good start for the upcoming attempt to seize the Immortal Artifact from the Ancient Thunder Palace.

"It is fine. What is meant to be a blessing will not be a disaster, and what is meant to be a disaster cannot be avoided. If a Spiritual Artifact truly acknowledges you as its master, just accept it; leave the rest to me."

Su Qingyu was quite open-minded. She had already disguised herself, making her look less stunning, but her aura could not be hidden. She stood tall and elegant, like a green lotus rising from the mud without being stained.

Chen Zhuxiao scanned his surroundings and happened to meet the gaze of Chen Fufeng. Both were taken aback.

"Why is Father here? Is he also here to participate in the Artifact Refining Assembly?"

Chen Fufeng had a look of confusion in his eyes. Although Chen Zhuxiao's appearance had changed after the disguise, his aura remained unchanged, giving him a familiar feeling, yet he could not recall who it was for the moment.

As for why Yuan Feng could recognize Chen Zhuxiao at a glance, it was because he had memorized his aura and identified him through it.

Of course, the disguise technique Chen Zhuxiao used was very Advanced; even a Purple Mansion Demon King like Yuan Feng could not see through it and could only identify him by his aura. It must have been Su Qingyu's doing.

"That's right, Uncle Yuan can even kill a True Person at the Middle Stage of the Purple Mansion, and as a newly promoted Purple Mansion Cultivator, he is likely here at the Artifact Refining Assembly to obtain a suitable Spiritual Artifact." Chen Zhuxiao thought to himself, and then stopped paying too much attention.

His current primary goal was the damaged Immortal Artifact from the Ancient Thunder Palace. It would be best if he could obtain it, but if not, there was nothing he could do; he would do his best and leave the rest to fate.

Yuan Feng looked at the two people standing in the corner, looking around, and inexplicably felt like laughing.

"Did these two little guys come for the Spiritual Artifacts, or for something else?"

He frowned slightly, feeling that things were not that simple, and he just didn't know if it would implicate the Chen family.

Standing behind Su Qingyu was the Red Dust Tower of Changli Commandery, overseen by a Tower Master at the False Core Realm.

And standing behind the Red Dust Tower of Changli Commandery was the Great Qi Red Dust Sect, which had a big figure at the level of a Nascent Soul Earth Immortal suppressing its Luck, along with multiple Golden Core True Monarchs. In this vast Great Qi Cultivation World, it could be described as a hegemonic existence.

"That kid Zhu Xiao has never been restless from childhood to adulthood. Divine Thunder, Divine Thunder—it has both achieved him and bound him. Can you cut this Karma with the sword in your hand?"

Yuan Feng's gaze was deep, causing the two people being watched to shudder. They hurriedly protected everyone behind them while sticking their heads out to look around.

"Strange, why did I get the feeling of being watched? Could it be that Miss Qingyu and I have been exposed?" Chen Zhuxiao muttered to himself.

According to Su Qingyu, the concealment jade talisman she used was made by a Golden Core True Monarch of the Near-Ancient Rainbow Path. Unless it was an existence of the same level, it was impossible to see through their true appearance, not even a False Core Great Power.

At this thought, Chen Zhuxiao had the urge to break into a cold sweat. If someone could see through the methods of a True Monarch of the Rainbow Path, didn't that mean the two of them were being watched by a Golden Core True Monarch?

If Yuan Feng knew his thoughts, he would definitely laugh out loud.

"Miss Qingyu, where does Senior Shuxuan rank among the many Golden Core True Monarchs of Great Qi?" Chen Zhuxiao asked in a low voice, looking at the beauty beside him.

Su Qingyu glanced at him in surprise and said without hesitation, "Top three, I suppose."

There were quite a few Golden Core True Monarchs in Great Qi, but most were in the Early, Middle, or Late Stages of the Golden Core Realm. Only a few could reach the Peak.

Once reaching the Golden Core Realm, the time Cultivators spent in seclusion was counted in centuries. A Breakthrough of a small Realm could take over a thousand years, and success was not guaranteed.

Because from the Golden Core True Monarch level onwards, every step forward required deepening the connection between oneself and their dao position, thereby making their own Golden Nature more refined and powerful.

The simplest method was to kill a True Monarch who walked the same path as oneself, using another person's dao position to complete one's own.

Secondly, it was to accomplish great deeds, great deeds related to one's own Dao path, influencing a region or even the entire world, leveraging the power of Luck to shake the dao position in the dark, and thereby ascending.

This second method was the customary way for most Golden Core True Monarchs and those above to improve themselves.

As for the first method of killing peers, it was difficult, difficult, difficult. Golden Core True Monarchs initially possessed immortal characteristics; they could be defeated, but it was very difficult to kill them.

Of course, there were countless capable people in the world, and cultivation above the Golden Core did not necessarily have to follow these two methods.

Like the method of consuming blood energy invented by the Ancient Zhou Blood Ancestor in the ancient times—Foundation Establishment eating Qi Refining, Purple Mansion eating Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core using Purple Mansion to pry at the dao position—it could be called the Demonic Path of the Demonic Path, but the effect was excellent, without needing to face peers or spend effort on schemes.

"Top three?" Chen Zhuxiao breathed a sigh of relief. If True Monarch Shuxuan could rank in the top three, it meant he was definitely an extremely powerful existence within the Golden Core True Monarch Realm.

In that case, even if there was a Golden Core True Monarch secretly watching, he would not be afraid.

True Monarch Shuxuan walked the Pivot Thunder Dao, which was the master outline of Thunder, governing Lightning Tribulation and mastering Thunder Laws. His lethality was considered extreme, and he definitely had the ability to kill ordinary Golden Cores.

Just as the two were talking, a Rainbow Feather Garment descended from the sky, scattering thousands of rays of light, with immortal radiance shining everywhere, making it difficult for people to open their eyes.

This Rainbow Feather Garment hovered in front of Su Qingyu, its sleeves fluttering, with nine-colored glazed luster flowing throughout its body, looking like an immortal garment worn by a Fairy in the sky.

With a thought from Su Qingyu, the Rainbow Feather Garment disintegrated and turned into a stream of light that covered her, completing its reorganization in an instant, making her appear even more noble and sacred.

"I wonder which Artifact Refining Great Master crafted this. The grade of this Rainbow Feather Garment is as high as the top-grade level. If I were a Purple Mansion Cultivator, I'm afraid it could even transform into a Spirit Treasure." Su Qingyu was very satisfied with the Rainbow Feather Garment on her body and praised it.

Chen Zhuxiao nodded slightly and also praised her: "Miss Qingyu is already as beautiful as a Fairy, and now that you have obtained this immortal garment, I fear even the fairies in the Nine Heavens would be overshadowed by you."

"Oh?" Su Qingyu pursed her lips and smiled lightly, asking, "You previously said that I was tied for first place with another person, but what about now?"

Chen Zhuxiao looked sheepish and scratched his head: "This... naturally Miss Qingyu is a cut above."

"That's more like it." Su Qingyu smiled sweetly. Her crystal-clear, jade-like teeth were white and flawless, and two small dimples appeared, giving her the feeling of a girl next door.

This scene left Chen Zhuxiao stunned.

Just then, an old man leaning on a cane walked over. His gaze fell on the Rainbow Feather Garment worn by Su Qingyu, and he sighed faintly: "Time and fate. The Sunset Feather Garment choosing to acknowledge you as its master is not a waste of this old man's painstaking efforts."

"Su Qingyu of the Su family greets the Great Master." Su Qingyu bowed respectfully.

"So it is the girl from the Su family. It seems everything is destined, destined indeed." The old man could not help but sigh upon hearing this.

Then, he looked at Chen Zhuxiao, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes: "What a Divine Thunder Sword Cultivator, having already comprehended Sword Intent. I fear there will be one more Purple Mansion Sword Immortal in the future."

"Chen Zhuxiao of the Chen family greets Senior." Chen Zhuxiao followed Su Qingyu, stating his name while bowing respectfully.

"It has been a long time since this Great Qi Cultivation Kingdom produced a Sword Immortal at the Golden Core level. I hope you can achieve it in the future." The old man reached out his somewhat withered left hand and patted Chen Zhuxiao on the shoulder, as if encouraging him, then turned and left, his back looking somewhat bleak.

"Qingyu, who is this Senior?" Chen Zhuxiao asked the beauty beside him, watching the old man's retreating back.

Su Qingyu clasped her hands behind her back, the Rainbow Feather Garment on her body shining brilliantly, exuding an immortal aura. She leaned closer to Chen Zhuxiao, a faint fragrance assailing his nostrils, making the latter somewhat distracted.

"A quasi-Artifact Refining Grandmaster from the capital, [Heart Casting]. He once crafted a pseudo-magic treasure, but later stopped refining artifacts because his beloved died. I didn't expect him to appear at this Artifact Refining Assembly."

She reached out and brushed over the Rainbow Feather Garment, suddenly realizing that this Great Master Heart Casting had come out of retirement just to craft this top-grade Spiritual Artifact.

"Heart Casting, Heart Casting. If the heart is dead, how can one cast again?" Su Qingyu murmured.

Chen Zhuxiao looked puzzled and did not want to ask more, but instead closed his eyes and pondered.

The two stopped talking, each with their own thoughts.

As time passed, more and more Spiritual Artifacts finished acknowledging their masters, with only a few very high-grade Spirit Treasures yet to complete the process.

Spirit Treasures were the most powerful category among Tier 3 Spiritual Artifacts. If a Purple Mansion True Person possessed a Spirit Treasure that matched them, their combat power could be significantly increased, enough to dominate among their peers.

As for pseudo-magic treasures, they were not counted in the category of Tier 3 Spiritual Artifacts, because this rank of Magical Artifact had already exceeded the Purple Mansion level by half a level and possessed various incredible mysteries.

Just when Chen Zhuxiao was resting with his eyes closed, a spirit sword tore through the sky, falling from the Nine Heavens like a rainbow, its sharp blade cutting through the Void Realm, as if it could cut through everything in the world.

Hum!

A sword cry rang out, making the [vast thunder] within Chen Zhuxiao's body active. With a swish, it rushed out of the Thunder Pool, turning into a long sword wrapped in lightning, with streaks of azure lightning exploding as if to demonstrate power.

Chen Zhuxiao opened his eyes; his pitch-black pupils had turned azure, and dazzling lightning flowed through his hair. His whole body was surrounded by blazing lightning, and a Sword Intent that could cut through all shackles and roam the Mortal World for ten thousand generations surged straight into the sky.

Such an astonishing phenomenon alarmed everyone present; even the three False Core Cultivators sitting at the highest position opened their eyes in unison and looked over.

"Sword Intent, Thunder Dao. Could this kid be that Sword Cultivator who shone brilliantly at the Red Dust Tower half a month ago? Your Red Dust Tower has good methods indeed!" Qi Inscription looked at the Red Dust Tower Master. Various major events happening at the Changli Commandery Red Dust Tower naturally could not escape the eyes and ears of the Qi Xuan Sect.

"This kid has a predestined marriage with our sect's worldly Disciple Qingyu, so he can be considered half a Red Dust Sect Disciple." The Red Dust Tower Master spoke indifferently, but her tone carried an unquestionable meaning.

"Haha, you two, there is no need for this. Let us just watch patiently." At this time, the False Core Cultivator from the Commandery Governor's Mansion, Yi Yu, came out to smooth things over, lest the two fight.

Qi Inscription once had a Genius Disciple with superb Artifact Refining Aptitude. He had high hopes for him, believing he could break the curse of the Qi Xuan Sect that had lasted for ten thousand years and become a Golden Core of the Artifact Dao.

But that Genius Disciple became trapped in the Red Dust Tower, hooked by a Red Dust woman, lingering there day and night, wasting time, abandoning his cultivation, and ultimately failing to even reach the Purple Mansion, dying in sorrow.

This made Qi Inscription hate the Red Dust Tower to the bone, but hindered by the Red Dust Sect behind the Red Dust Tower, he could only swallow his anger.

Otherwise, he would have long since taken the sect-suppressing Magic Treasure of the Qi Xuan Sect and attacked the Red Dust Tower, making them pay the price.

On the other side, Chen Zhuxiao reached out both hands, grasping vast thunder and the spirit sword respectively. An astonishing Sword Intent swept across the four directions, and a deafening sword cry resounded throughout the world.

[prison breaker]

This was the name of that spirit sword. To be precise, it should be called Thunder Abyss prison breaker, which was a Thunder Dao Spirit Treasure.

After the baptism of the Artifact Dao Luck, the spirituality of prison breaker greatly increased, and the Materials used were also refined, fully capable of accommodating Golden Nature and transforming into a Thunder Dao Magic Treasure!

And what surprised Chen Zhuxiao was that vast thunder was not inferior to prison breaker at all. Now, it seemed as if its Seal had been broken, and its grade jumped from Tier 3 Medium Grade to the Spirit Treasure level all at once.

In his sensing, this spirit sword that had accompanied him for a long time seemed to be missing the most important thing, which was why its grade had fallen and its spirituality had greatly diminished.

If his guess was correct, what vast thunder was missing was... Golden Nature!