104: Immortal-Slaying Gourd

“This is the second condition for a Luck Treasure: it must embody the intent of protection.” Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but twitch his mouth, saying, “This is too abstract.”

Xiao Qingyuan held the Gourd, deep in thought.

Since its birth, Xiao Qingyuan had kept the Gourd in his Dantian for nurturing.

Although it had extremely high growth potential, it was currently only a Medium Grade Tier 2 Magic Treasure.

Its only known function was that, due to the Howling Moon Skywolf's Yao Core and star iron, the Gourd could slowly absorb some Star Power.

As the saying goes, gold gives birth to beautiful water, so it could slowly produce some mist imbued with Star Power.

It had a slight mystical function.

It was just too weak.

Currently, only a thin layer had accumulated, stored within the Gourd's internal space.

Therefore, the Gourd currently had no offensive capabilities; it could only be used for flying or striking people.

Xiao Qingyuan had never paid it much mind.

It was something extra he got, so he wasn't too heartbroken.

After achieving the Golden Core Realm, he would properly plan for a normal Lifebound Treasure.

Star Power, besides being useful to Yao Beasts, was not of much use to the Human Race.

The key was that the quantity was too small, and the speed of its condensation was too slow.

He thought he would just leave it in his Dantian to nurture, and then see what happened after it advanced with his Realm.

However, a thought suddenly struck him, and he put the hundreds of Magic Swords from the market into it.

He had originally thought it wouldn't be bad if it specialized in nurturing swords for the Xiao Clan Immortal Family in the future.

Unfortunately, there wasn't much change.

“The intent of nurturing swords is good, and it probably aligns with the purpose of protection, but this violates the third condition.

— The Highest Upper Limit.”

This was not a restriction, but a template.

It could give the Power of Luck a direction to exert itself.

A good template would yield twice the results with half the effort.

Those who didn't know would only haphazardly add functions, which would be a waste of the Power of Luck.

For example, the Luck of an Imperial Dynasty was complex but vast.

It often had many functions.

The pressure from the previous imperial decree was one such product.

As his grandfather said, it was chaotic and unrefined.

Seemingly powerful, it was actually useless in the face of true Xiao Clan Immortal Family supreme treasures.

The Xiao Clan Immortal Family generally preferred to use Magic Treasures like the Immortal Gathering Bell as a carrier.

Their defense was astonishing, with morning bells and evening drums, and their meaning and style were both good.

It was relatively easy to condense the Power of Luck.

Immortal Sects were even more varied, with most related to the Immortal Sect Legacy.

Therefore, the birth of a Luck Treasure was inherently a very subjective thing.

The struggle over Luck was even more perilous.

If a real fight broke out, even thousands of miles apart, they could engage in a fierce, invisible battle.

But if one failed in the struggle for Luck, then the entire Xiao Clan Immortal Family would be doomed to bad Luck!

Even death and the dissipation of their Dao would be considered light.

Their Bloodline descendants would be affected for countless years to come.

Just like the Lu Clan, Lu Liang was killed by him at an auction.

Thinking back now, why did that boy have to provoke him? And he just happened to be seen clearly by his spiritual eye.

This forced him to strike first.

Thinking about it this way, the Lu Clan was indeed quite unlucky.

The Lu Clan's only True Spiritual Root was so carelessly killed.

Therefore, the choice of this Luck Treasure template must be made with extreme caution.

“This point is the most difficult for others.

The choice of template is the most crucial.

Most people have no way of knowing.

They can't just guess blindly; even if they obtain this method, they can probably only choose a treasure from this world as a reference.

But I can directly apply templates from myths and legends.

Heh!”

Thinking of this, Xiao Qingyuan chuckled and said:

“The slaying immortal gourd of Donghuang Taiyi, Nuwa's banner of summoning demons, Taishang Laojun's Purple-Gold Red Gourd, Hongyun's Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd, Tongtian Jiaozhu's Water-Fire Gourd, Haotian's chaos gourd... any one of them, the quality of the Xiao Clan Immortal Family's Luck could completely crush theirs.

But do these treasures truly align with the core intent of protection?”

Xiao Qingyuan sat down cross-legged, closing his eyes in contemplation.

This was the most crucial step: to clearly understand what the Xiao Clan Immortal Family needed most, what was most important to the Xiao Clan Immortal Family, and what the true nature of the Xiao Clan Immortal Family truly was.

If it was for swift retribution, the best choice would be the Immortal Slaying Flying Dagger.

If it was for resource acquisition, the best choice would be the banner of summoning demons.

If it was about the mystical power of Magic Treasures, the best choice would be the Purple-Gold Red Gourd, which would ask, 'Do you dare to answer when I call your name?' The effect would definitely be dazzling... In short, for things that were difficult for others, he had many choices.

Ultimately, he decided to choose between the Immortal Slaying Flying Dagger and the chaos gourd.

“These two, one is extreme offense: whoever dares to offend, kill them with one strike.”

“One is extreme caution: as long as one remains cautious and doesn't act recklessly, the Xiao Clan Immortal Family will have countless treasures in the future. On the surface, it seems more in line with the intent of protection.”

However, in the end, Xiao Qingyuan pondered for a long time.

His heart gradually firmed up.

“As the old saying goes, the best defense is offense!

Dignity exists only at the tip of the sword.

Truth exists only within the range of the Immortal Slaying Flying Dagger.

Without power, no matter how much wealth, it merely becomes a wedding gown for others.

The Imperial Clan's Luck is vast, and defense is not a long-term solution.

We can only take advantage of the Wei Kingdom underestimating them, give them a harsh blow, and swallow a large portion of their Luck.”

Thinking of this, Xiao Qingyuan chuckled.

It's decided—Immortal Slaying Flying Dagger!

Let's see if you can cleave a large chunk of the enemy's Luck with one strike and feed it back to his Xiao Clan Immortal Family.

Xiao Qingyuan closed his eyes.

The secret technique rapidly circulated.

As his connection with his Lifebound Treasure deepened, he truly felt the pulsation of his own Luck in the ethereal Realm.

It was a faint yet blazing fire, like a scorching sun.

The secret technique was remarkably simple and crude; theoretically, as long as one could reach the Foundation Establishment Realm and possess a Lifebound Treasure with growth potential, the rest would be simple matters.

As long as the intent of protection reached its peak, the template of the Immortal Slaying Flying Dagger in his mind would automatically help him complete the first step.

And the most important step!

The next moment.

Xiao Qingyuan, with a sudden inspiration, split off more than half of his own Luck, eventually condensing it into a Seed of Luck.

It slowly and steadily fell towards the Gourd in his hand.

Theoretically, he and the slaying immortal gourd were one.

Therefore, it would not cause everything to go wrong; in the future, it would even make people slightly more fortunate.

As he thought this,

the originally dark Gourd suddenly vibrated violently, and the starlike dark points on it suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.

Dong—!

The Gourd flew into the air, and specks of golden light rippled like water, rapidly spreading across the Gourd's surface, causing the entire Gourd to begin transforming into a golden color.

Before long, the Gourd's appearance changed dramatically; a golden, handsome Gourd covered in intricate patterns appeared in Xiao Qingyuan's hand.

The aura of the treasure emanated, appearing extremely terrifying, as if merely looking at it directly could cause injury from the hidden flying dagger within, even though there was no flying dagger yet, it already made people shiver, as if they could easily lose their lives in the next second... In a trance, a colossal three-legged Golden Crow stood above the Nine Heavens clouds, a golden Gourd flying beside him, a finger pointed out, and a cold, gleaming flying dagger emerged from the Gourd's mouth, easily piercing through the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Upon closer inspection, the dagger's blade transformed into a hideous human head with facial features and wings, exuding infinite Evil Qi, incredibly sharp.

Xiao Qingyuan, his face pale and his forehead covered in cold sweat, held it in his hand, looking at it with surprise and delight in his eyes.

It was as if he had received some kind of Legacy.

However, very quickly, the surrounding anomalies vanished completely.

Only the seemingly unremarkable golden Gourd remained quietly in his hand.

Gourd, oh Gourd~

Xiao Qingyuan examined it repeatedly, turning it over and over.

The Gourd was still that Gourd; besides having more patterns and turning golden, there were no strange functional changes.

The hundreds of Magic Swords within it had also shattered into dross.

Only a pile of iron powder, expanded a hundredfold, remained inside the Gourd.

The surrounding anomalies then disappeared.

As if everything that had just happened was merely an illusion.

“Eh? This is...”