316: Chapter 316 Pseudo-Sacred Artifact

"You? You! What exactly are you?"

Fan Shengsong looked at Lin Ming with a face full of terror and disbelief.

What was going on?

How could this kid be so strong? He had been suppressed in an instant.

This wasn't right. He was clearly the one supposed to be performing a Possession on him, wasn't he?

How was he suppressed the moment they met?

"I knew it."

Lin Ming looked at the Divine Soul before him that had attempted to possess him.

This reminded him of the scene when he first obtained that ring.

It was also a fellow who wanted to possess him.

Even back then, Lin Ming had already sensed a slight problem.

Coupled with everything he had experienced in these ruins so far...

Lin Ming had maintained a cautious attitude throughout, even pretending to be injured or wounded at certain moments.

A fish really did take the bait.

Because of this, Lin Ming knew his guess was correct.

There really was something wrong with this treasury.

"Forget it, I can't be bothered to ask you."

Lin Ming thought for a moment; questioning him was too much trouble.

There was no need for humanitarianism toward those who coveted his body.

They didn't deserve it.

Facing Lin Ming's soul-searching, Fan Shengsong had no recourse at all.

Or rather, he had no power to resist.

This was also their problem.

They had no way to contact the person inside the ring.

However, they could briefly see the situation outside and knew about the area beyond the treasury.

They had also seen this place being discovered.

At that time, they decisively sabotaged the original Formations within the treasury, maintaining them only enough to allow cultivators below the Bitter Sea Realm to enter.

Once a cultivator at the Bitter Sea Realm or above entered and exerted their true strength, it would exceed the Formation's capacity, causing the entire treasury to be destroyed.

Given their understanding of these so-called people of the Righteous Path, they knew they wouldn't risk themselves by doing something like sealing their own cultivation.

And even if they were willing to Seal their cultivation, this high tower was no pushover.

pseudo-sacred artifact.

This high tower was a pseudo-sacred artifact, and one primarily targeting the Divine Soul level; it was mainly thanks to this pseudo-sacred artifact that they had managed to survive until now.

It was a grade above a Rank Nine Origin Weapon but below a Sacred Artifact.

It was also one of the Inverse Demon Cult's trump cards, one they hadn't had the chance to use.

In their current state, if they forcibly activated this object, they could actually suppress the Divine Soul of someone in the Nirvana Realm.

But if those people rushed in recklessly, they could only destroy this place and pay a price to leave.

Until just now, everything had unfolded as they expected, and some of them had successfully completed their Possession.

They had anticipated that variables might arise, but they hadn't expected there would be more than one variable.

"I knew it would be like this."

Lin Ming browsed through the man's memories and said, as expected.

The treasury was indeed a treasury, and the treasures were indeed treasures.

But at the same time, this was also a trap—a trap aimed at them.

He estimated that some people must have already been possessed by now.

However, Lin Ming wasn't worried about the people from Yuanxu Mountain; after all, someone had already thought of what he could think of.

Thinking of this, Lin Ming took a step forward and continued to walk upward.

Lin Ming already knew about Ancestor Qingxuan's Legacy from this fellow's memories, so it was time to go get it.

Additionally, Lin Ming was very grateful for this high tower.

A pseudo-sacred artifact.

Or rather, a semi-finished product.

In the eyes of Lin Ming, a Saint-Grade Artifact Refiner, this high tower wasn't some pseudo-sacred artifact, but a semi-finished product.

An unfinished work.

And Lin Ming was interested in it.

Interested in completing this semi-finished product and making it his own.

"Then I'll continue to play with you all for a bit."

Lin Ming continued to move upward.

Before that, he still needed to have a good chat with the original tenants of this high tower.

Up another floor.

This time, Lin Ming found that someone was already waiting for him.

"Lin Ming of Yuanxu Mountain, have you been possessed, or have you not?"

Seeing Lin Ming appear, Xue Jinyu spoke.

Clearly, it could be inferred from Xue Jinyu's words that he had also experienced Possession, and it seemed he had not been taken over.

"However, none of that matters. Once I slaughter you, I can continue upward."

Xue Jinyu made no attempt to hide his killing intent.

Wisps of scorching Qi emanated from him.

The Disciples of the Shangji Sect basically all practiced one specific Cultivation Technique.

The Wuji Yin-Yang Sutra.

Most male Disciples practiced the 'Yang Chapter' of the Wuji Yin-Yang Sutra, while female Disciples practiced the 'Yin Chapter'.

A small number of exceptionally gifted male Disciples would practice the 'Yin Chapter', or they would castrate themselves and use some special methods to practice it.

As for the complete Wuji Yin-Yang Sutra, only a very few people had the talent to cultivate the Dao of Yin and Yang.

The Shangji Sect had a hard rule that its Disciples could only cultivate the Dao of Yin and Yang.

And techniques for the Dao of Yin and Yang weren't limited to the Wuji Yin-Yang Sutra; it was just that this technique had a higher ceiling.

There were indeed other techniques at the same level as the Wuji Yin-Yang Sutra.

The Wuji Yin-Yang Sutra was one of the core techniques of the Wuji Pavilion.

There were several other techniques at its level, such as the Liangyi Creation Sutra held by Yuanxu Mountain.

However, the founder of the Shangji Sect, who called himself a Disciple of the Wuji Pavilion, had cultivated the Wuji Yin-Yang Sutra himself. After the Wuji Pavilion was destroyed back then, its headquarters became a target of contention for various forces.

As a result, many of the Wuji Pavilion's techniques were lost, and not many have been found to this day.

This was something the Shangji Sect themselves admitted.

To this day, they have indeed been searching for the Wuji Pavilion's Legacy, and they have destroyed many forces under this pretext.

But because the Shangji Sect was powerful, everyone was angry but dared not speak out.

This was part of the reason why the Shangji Sect's reputation had soured.

If Yuanxu Mountain weren't a top-tier Sect but only one with a bit of strength, the Shangji Sect probably wouldn't have kept negotiating terms with them.

They would have just wiped out Yuanxu Mountain and snatched back the Wuji Pavilion's Legacy.

However, the grievances between Yuanxu Mountain and the Shangji Sect were far too many, and now they had set their sights on Su Lianxue.

Unless it involved some massive interest or the Shangji Sect truly destroyed Yuanxu Mountain, it would be impossible for them to get the Liangyi Creation Sutra from Yuanxu Mountain's hands.

Otherwise, the Shangji Sect likely wouldn't be able to obtain the Liangyi Creation Sutra, as Yuanxu Mountain would never do something that would aid their enemy.

"Boom..."

With a stride, Xue Jinyu arrived in front of Lin Ming.

Saying that he could only continue if he killed Lin Ming was just nonsense Xue Jinyu made up.

His goal was simply to kill Lin Ming.

Especially now that only the two of them were present.

He couldn't miss such a good opportunity.