867: The sacred artifact rejects it; it is beyond my reach.

"The sage sword..."

Xie Weilou stared at the sage sword in the statue's hand.

The moment he saw the sword, he felt an inexplicable repulsion. He had a hunch that he couldn't take this sword with him.

"No matter! Give it a try."

The Confucian Sage Dharma Body smiled indifferently.

"..."

Xie Weilou didn't hesitate and walked directly towards the statue.

As soon as he approached the statue, the sage sword suddenly erupted with an even more terrifying sacred might.

Boom!

Xie Weilou was immediately forced back three steps, cracks appeared on his body, and blood seeped out, staining him all over.

The power of a Great Dao Saint Artifact was naturally terrifying. With his current physical body, he couldn't withstand true sacred might.

Seeing this, the Confucian Sage Dharma Body couldn't help but shake his head: "It seems it's repelling you."

It was normal to think about it. The sage sword was an extremely pure Confucian Saint Artifact, and its perception of evil power was incredibly strong.

It had clearly sensed the evil power hidden within Xie Weilou's body, repelling him intensely, and naturally wouldn't acknowledge Xie Weilou.

Xie Weilou stared at the sage sword: "Can only a pure Confucian cultivator truly take this sword?"

In fact, he possessed the Town Artifact Technique taught by Fifth Mr., which could suppress myriad divine weapons and sharp artifacts. He felt he could try to forcibly take it.

The Confucian Sage Dharma Body smiled and said: "That's not entirely true! Saint Artifacts have spirits. Perhaps it feels that you are not the truly destined one. Everything in the world depends on 'destiny'; how can there be anything absolute?"

Whether it was a Great Dao Saint Artifact or an supreme emperor artifact, only in the hands of a destined person would it display its true heaven-defying effects.

Otherwise, even if one held a heaven-defying treasure, the treasure would eventually depart.

When Xie Weilou heard this, he smiled and said: "Then I'll see if I truly have destiny!"

The emperor talisman quietly appeared in his hand, blocking the sacred might of the sage sword.

He instantly approached the statue, unleashed the Town Artifact Technique, and grabbed at the sage sword.

Buzz!

The sage sword seemed to be threatened, trembling frantically, and the statue was instantly shattered.

Boom!

Xie Weilou pushed the Town Artifact Technique to its limit, grabbing the sword scabbard, and the power of suppression erupted, continuously suppressing this Saint Artifact.

"Hmm? This is..."

The Confucian Sage Dharma Body was stunned for a second, staring at Xie Weilou with a look of surprise and doubt.

The technique Xie Weilou was currently using made him subconsciously think of an old ghost who had disappeared many years ago... This young man possessed that old ghost's artifact-suppressing technique, perhaps he could forcibly suppress the sage sword.

Whoosh!

A few breaths later, just as Xie Weilou was about to completely suppress the sage sword, it instantly unsheathed, turned into an afterimage, rushed out of the Sword Pavilion, and finally disappeared into the sky.

"Uh..."

Xie Weilou looked at the sword scabbard in his hand and was speechless for a moment.

The Saint Artifact's resistance was too strong; it would rather abandon its scabbard than escape his control.

This use of the Town Artifact Technique made him realize one thing: the Town Artifact Technique could even suppress Saint Artifacts.

However, with his current cultivation, it was difficult to suppress it instantly. Otherwise, this sage sword definitely wouldn't have escaped.

The Confucian Sage Dharma Body sighed: "It seems you truly have no destiny with it!"

Xie Weilou put down the scabbard and smiled faintly: "Perhaps I truly have no destiny with it."

It was just a Saint Artifact. Since it had escaped, he couldn't keep staring at it.

Saint Artifacts?

Weren't the god slaying thorn and savage god bow on him Saint Artifacts?

Emperor Artifacts?

The emperor talisman and the Primordial Divine Furnace.

Besides these, he also had the Book of Heaven, heaven suppressing stele, Bronze Cursed Man, black lamp, broken bowl, burial flower, ten thousand souls banner, four Heaven and Earth Exotic Flames, Demon Hand, and so on. He actually wasn't lacking in so-called treasures.

The more divine weapons and sharp artifacts, the better, but if there was no destiny, then it didn't matter.

The Confucian Sage Dharma Body waved his hand, and a white jade token flew towards Xie Weilou: "Since you've come to the eighteenth floor, how can I let you return empty-handed? There's a Grand Confucian Academy in East Desolate City. If you're interested, you can take this token there. There are also good opportunities there."

"Good opportunities?"

Xie Weilou took the token.

The Confucian Sage Dharma Body smiled and said: "You'll know when you get there."

"Alright!"

Xie Weilou cupped his fists slightly, then turned and left the eighteenth floor of the Sword Pavilion.

The Confucian Sage Dharma Body looked at Xie Weilou's retreating figure and muttered: "Is this young man still the disciple of the Spirit Coffin old ghost? Truly peculiar!"

Outside the Sword Pavilion.

"He's out."

Everyone showed surprise in their eyes as they saw Xie Weilou leave the Sword Pavilion.

"What a pity!"

Ye Linghuang, however, sighed softly.

She had just seen that the sword on the eighteenth floor had fled. It seemed Xie Weilou had no destiny with that sword.

Xie Weilou flew down to the base of the Sword Pavilion. He glanced at everyone, shrugged, and said: "The sage sword ran away. This Xie has no destiny with it. It will probably return after a while, so everyone can still try to ascend the pavilion."

"..."

Upon hearing this, everyone also thought of the long sword that had just rushed into the sky.

Even though Xie Weilou was so powerful, he couldn't gain the sage sword's recognition. The difficulty for others to take this sword would certainly be immense.

Xie Weilou ignored the crowd and walked directly towards Xie Buxian: "It's already dark tonight. Let's find a place to stay. We'll continue our journey tomorrow."

"Okay!"

Xie Buxian nodded quickly.

Afterward, Xie Weilou left with Xie Buxian.

Ye Linghuang looked at Xie Weilou's retreating figure and muttered: "This guy is terrifying. I hope I can spar with him next time."

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Not long after.

Inside an inn.

This Xie Wei took out the book of vastness and handed it to Xie Buxian: "This is the book of vastness, a Supreme Treasure Artifact. It contains the power of vastness, and you can comprehend vastness through it. I'm giving it to you now."

A Supreme Treasure Artifact was naturally not simple, but this item was not suitable for This Xie Wei. He had already mastered vastness, and comprehending this book of vastness wouldn't bring him any further improvement.

Xie Buxian, however, was different. He had just embarked on the path of cultivation, primarily cultivating vastness, so this book of vastness was perfectly suited for him.

"Big Brother Xie... This is too precious..."

Xie Buxian couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when he saw the book of vastness This Xie Wei handed him.

This Xie Wei had saved his life and taught him to cultivate. He could no longer repay such kindness. Now, the other party was offering him a treasure, making him feel even more ashamed.

This Xie Wei smiled faintly and said: "Keep it! I plan to establish a Xie Family in the East Desolate in the future, and you are a member of the Xie Family. Your cultivation cannot be too weak, otherwise you won't be able to help me later."

When Xie Buxian heard this, his eyes reddened. He took a deep breath and bowed to This Xie Wei: "Buick understands. I will definitely not disappoint Big Brother Xie."

He took the book of vastness.

His cultivation was too low now to help Big Brother Xie. To repay his kindness, there was only one way: to cultivate diligently, and perhaps in the future, he could help Big Brother Xie.

This Xie Wei said: "This item has a spirit. You can make it recognize you as its master by dripping blood. Give it a try."

"Mm!"

Xie Buxian bit his finger, and a drop of blood dripped onto the book of vastness.

Buzz!

The book of vastness shimmered with a white light, instantly entering Xie Buxian's body, directly recognizing him as its master.

Boom!

As the book of vastness entered his body, a rich power of vastness erupted from Xie Buxian.

His entire spiritual bone was frantically forged, continuously transforming into spiritual bone, and his cultivation also rapidly increased...