143: Take it by force, the blade of time

However, the facts were as Chen Cuo expected: collecting Magic Treasures within the Saint Artifact Pavilion followed a special logic, depending on both strength and luck.

But in Chen Cuo's opinion, the most important factors should be two: talent and potential.

Talent, of course, refers to Artifact Refining talent, and the perception of Magic Treasures, etc. Being able to choose a Magic Treasure that perfectly matches oneself greatly increases the chance of success.

Potential is multifaceted, and the Saint Artifact Pavilion certainly has standards for testing it. Someone like Ling Bu Zi must have received a certain level of recognition.

Or perhaps he wasn't sleeping at all; sleeping was just a method, like other Disciples, used to attract Magic Treasures, and he ultimately succeeded.

The Three-Legged Red Toad's true form should be a smelting furnace-type Magic Treasure, and it was full of spirituality, even able to manifest externally.

“How exactly did he demonstrate it? What was special about it? How did he gain the Magical Artifact’s recognition?”

This assessment had no limits on methods!

Chen Cuo concealed his Qi and carefully observed the actions of other Disciples. He found that although some people obtained Magical Artifacts, within the Saint Artifact Pavilion, both Magic Treasures and Magical Artifacts were far more powerful than they were in the outside world.

Unless they truly submitted, they were incredibly difficult to control.

Magic Treasures could easily slip away.

Most of the Magic Treasures had spirituality, making them very difficult to capture.

For others, it was truly not an easy task.

Those two Cultivators who were recognized as masters must have had extraordinary qualities, but Chen Cuo couldn't discern them with his naked eye.

However, the Qi and blood of that Qi Refining Realm Cultivator seemed more vigorous than most Cultivators, comparable to an average Body Cultivator.

It should be some special Physique, which matched the long staff he obtained.

Chen Cuo then slowly and leisurely arrived at a secluded corner. The entire Saint Artifact Pavilion was located within an anomalous space, comparable to ten football fields in size.

Although the environment could obscure perception and make it difficult to see, there were still over fifty people inside, so one could run into two people around any corner.

This spot was in the corner of a football field, where a beautiful woman was speaking to a crown.

She was Snowy Mei. She was muttering, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, chanting something.

On her head was a sparkling crystal crown, like crystal, swaying precariously.

The crystal-shaped crown had seven iridescent crystal stones, looking noble and enchanting.

With Chen Cuo's powerful Divine Soul perception, he noticed a faint shadow slowly wandering within the crystal crown, joyfully listening to Snowy Mei's murmuring.

A High Grade Magic Treasure, the Iridescent Crystal Crown.

Snowy Mei also saw Chen Cuo's figure, a look of suspicion appearing on her face. She gave Chen Cuo two cold glances and didn't pay him much more attention.

The next instant, it was as if something flashed before Chen Cuo's eyes. The crystal crown seemed to refract two rays of light, sweeping over Snowy Mei and Chen Cuo.

Chen Cuo felt nothing, but Snowy Mei inexplicably felt a hint of nervousness.

However, the next moment, her heart settled, and the crystal crown still slowly landed on her head.

After observing Snowy Mei retrieve the treasure, Chen Cuo finally understood that gaining the recognition of a treasure depended on one's potential, talent, and whether it was a good match.

He turned and left, finding an empty corner.

From his scabbard, he took out a treasured blade that he had been nurturing for a short time, the Chasing Wind Blade.

Its blade gleamed with cold light, and its overall shape was slender, suitable for quick slashes.

Body and Blade united, Blade and Concept united. Since his Martial Dao reached the Divine Ability Realm, he had not truly practiced his blade techniques. His Martial Dao Concept sought to follow his heart's desire, and this principle actually implicitly contained control, control over everything.

The Chasing Wind Blade sought speed. Whether it was mundane martial arts or true cultivation methods, such as the Clear Wind Blade, Wind and Rain Consecutive Slash, Soul Severing Blade, and Taiyi Immortal Locking Blade, all were what he had learned on his cultivation path and were integrated into his Blade God Art.

This time, he used it casually. The Blade Dao reached the Divine Ability Realm, and the Concept erupted at this moment. At this very moment, thousands of treasured blades in the Saint Artifact Pavilion hummed, and many points of light surged towards Chen Cuo's location.

What a magnificent sight!

Chen Cuo was also startled by the scene before him.

Blade God Talent, a Fusion of many blade-type talents. Now it seemed he hadn't fully utilized these talents.

Actually, it wasn't surprising; it was simply because at his current Realm, he had more and more cultivation methods and more and more talents. He had even forgotten some of his talents himself.

He could only remember them when they were triggered.

“Once the true Disciple assessment is over, I must quickly sort through my cultivation.”

He made up his mind, then shifted his gaze to the many treasured blades before him.

Various colored light points swirled around him, as if at his beck and call.

Among them were powerful High Grade Magic Treasures of the third tier, including a blood-red treasured blade with a strong Demonic Path aura, clearly confiscated from Lingbao Mountain.

The Saint Artifact Pavilion was indeed magnificent. For nearly ten thousand years, it had continuously replenished its Magic Treasures and Magical Artifacts. Some dead artifacts that had lost their masters and eventually lost their spirituality were also collected within, serving to nourish other weapons.

Demonic Path Magic Treasures were inherently powerful and competitive. This blade immediately shot to the forefront, catching Chen Cuo's attention.

It was even more extraordinary, actually capable of stirring restlessness in Chen Cuo's heart, making him want to pick it up.

With such fierce power and nature, Chen Cuo naturally became interested, and in the ethereal sense, he also perceived that this blade seemed to be extremely compatible with him.

Just as he hesitated, he noticed a light green point of light slowly retreating, as if it had only come to glance at Chen Cuo, and finding nothing interesting, prepared to quietly slip away.

Just a blade, yet so agile.

“Such high spirituality, and yet it’s only a Low Grade Magical Artifact of the second tier? How can this be?”

If not for Chen Cuo's special Soul, he truly wouldn't have discovered such a peculiar sight.

Logically speaking, a second-tier Low Grade Magical Artifact was already considered an ordinary Magical Artifact for Foundation Establishment cultivators within the Sect. Anyone with a bit of wealth would seek one or two Magical Artifacts to carry with them, let alone Lingbao Mountain. Only Loose Cultivators outside would use second-tier Magical Artifacts.

The most important difference between a Magical Artifact and a Magic Treasure is that a Magic Treasure has already developed spirituality and can control itself.

Magical Artifacts, on the other hand, only have simple intelligence, and even that only develops in those nurtured by a Cultivator for many years. Most are inanimate objects, the kind that can be replaced when broken.

In other words, a second-tier Magical Artifact simply couldn't develop spirituality. The Low Grade bladed weapons here were only drawn by Chen Cuo's Blade God Talent because of the Saint Artifact Pavilion's special rules.

However, the light green blade light that Chen Cuo noticed looked at him and then tried to leave. Such strangeness naturally caught Chen Cuo's attention, proving that it was not a simple second-tier Magical Artifact.

Chen Cuo flickered, his body swiftly flying out.

But that light green light seemed formless and insubstantial, not in this world.

“Seize!” His Physical Body and magical power exerted force simultaneously. Due to his Thick Earth Physique, ever since his Immortal Martial Foundation Establishment, he had comprehended the Five Elements relationship, allowing many of his innate skills to be used in conjunction.

Now, his seizing power, fused with the Earth's Core Geomagnetic Force, truly had the bearing of a Divine Ability when unleashed, like Controlling Cranes and Capturing Dragons.

Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator, if not careful, could be seized into his hand by a single spell, but he simply had no need for that move.

However, a strange scene occurred. The blade seemed to be in a different dimension from him, and Chen Cuo's magical power to seize it had no effect whatsoever.

Chen Cuo could only follow, his Divine Soul constantly perceiving, and with his Soul Seizing Eye activated, he finally detected a clue.

“So it’s in the Time Gap!”

Chen Cuo stopped attacking wildly. The next instant, he flickered and appeared above the blade, forming hand seals. Five-colored light surged out, compressing the entire space.

“Reverse Divine Ability, Five Elements Invert Yin and Yang Chaos!”

He silently chanted twice in his heart. In an instant, ripples spread across the entire space. The light green light point, like a headless fly, spun wildly, unable to escape the enclosure Chen Cuo had designed.

The next instant, a small greenish-blue blade, no bigger than a palm, was held in Chen Cuo's hand. Two characters were etched on its blade: Time Blade.

The moment he grasped the hilt, the Time Blade's struggle immediately ceased. The Blade Affinity instantly began to take effect; this was the most basic effect of the Blade God Talent.