312: Poison Dao Spiritual Treasure

[ The eighteenth year. ]

[ During this year, the Artifact Spirit hid throughout Tianyang Star, sometimes disguised as a mountain, sometimes as a cloud, and other times as a dead sea... ]

[ In a mysterious space within the Immortal Palace, the Artifact Spirit and a phantom humanoid figure were staring motionlessly at the sealed chamber where you were in seclusion. ]

[ The Artifact Spirit spoke: "Master, this person seems a bit useless; he has made no progress after a year of seclusion." ]

[ "Furthermore, he doesn't even seem to know... how to use a Spirit Treasure to Cultivate and gain insights." ]

[ As it turns out, using a Spirit Treasure to comprehend the Law Power yields twice the result with half the effort. ]

[ Because a Spirit Treasure acts as an amplifier for the Law Power, allowing a Spirit Transformation Cultivator to perceive the Daoist methods more clearly. ]

[ The mysterious person said: "He likely doesn't have a Spirit Treasure. I am just wondering, how did a piece of trash like him manage to reach the Soul Transformation Realm?" ]

[ The Artifact Spirit speculated: "Master, I also discovered that he actually only has a Mortal-grade Spiritual Root; he must have undergone Possession, right?" ]

[ The mysterious person: "I haven't investigated thoroughly, so I cannot be certain." ]

[ The Artifact Spirit asked for instructions: "Master, what should we do? Should we kill him?" ]

[ The mysterious person: "No need. If we kill him, Qin Yang will be suspicious. Furthermore, he might be a descendant of my Qin Clan." ]

[ The Artifact Spirit said: "It is a pity that after so many years, we still haven't attracted a suitable person. Those three Spirit Treasures are truly a waste." ]

[ The mysterious person: "It does not matter. They are merely Spirit Treasures. Once I recover my strength and kill them, I can simply take them back." ]

[ The Artifact Spirit asked again: "Then what about this lad named Qin Chen?" ]

[ The mysterious person instructed: "Use a Spirit Treasure as bait, and have him spread the news that the Immortal Palace is looking for an inheritor. However... the requirements this time... are not limited to the Qin Clan Bloodline." ]

[ The Artifact Spirit worriedly asked: "Master, if it is a Prodigy without the Qin Clan Bloodline, will it affect you after the Possession?" ]

[ The mysterious person: "It is fine. When the time comes, I will use the Blood Exchange Method to modify the Bloodline Power." ]

[ So, the Immortal Palace's Artifact Spirit truly has a master, and it is this mysterious person. ]

[ His original strength had reached the Peak of the Body Integration Realm. ]

[ Now, he needs a body with the Qin Clan Bloodline to perform a true Possession in order to quickly recover his cultivation. ]

[ Back when the Immortal Palace escaped, a wisp of his Primordial Spirit had long been hidden within the palace. ]

[ As is well known, once one Cultivates to the Body Integration Realm, as long as one has a drop of essence blood and a wisp of Primordial Spirit, one can achieve Rebirth. ]

[ Therefore, as time passed, he was able to slowly recover. ]

[ However, because he lacked a Physical Body and his Divine Soul was damaged, his recovery of strength was extremely slow. ]

[ Although his current Realm is Body Integration, his strength is less than one ten-thousandth of what it once was. ]

[ Only by undergoing Possession of a body with the Qin Clan Bloodline can he gradually recover his original strength. ]

[ But he disdains the first method of Possession; otherwise, his strength would be even worse than his current Primordial Spirit form. ]

[ In fact, he had originally predicted that he would obtain a perfect body of a Qin Clan descendant. ]

[ But he wondered why he had never waited for one. ]

[ Now that things have come to this, he has no choice but to abandon the best plan and adopt the inferior one. ]

[ But a Prodigy Physique is so rare. ]

[ Furthermore, the Prodigies of the major powers all have strict protection and abundant resources behind them. ]

[ These people simply disdain coming to this ruin to seek Opportunity. ]

[ In addition, the powers behind most Prodigies possess methods to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. ]

[ Regarding these situations, ]

[ you had also guessed seven or eight parts of it during your seclusion. ]

[ At the same time, you also thought of Qin Yu—once, after Qin Yu left the Tianhuang Secret Realm to search for the six-leaf azure lotus, she truly went missing; perhaps it was related to this Immortal Palace as well. ]

[ You also thought of those three Old Ancestors on Tianyang Star. ]

[ Why were the three of them able to obtain a Spirit Treasure? ]

[ Thinking of this, you secretly calculated whether you could also trick the Artifact Spirit and the mysterious person behind it, and swindle a Spirit Treasure away. ]

[ You slowly stopped cultivating and deliberately let out a long sigh: "Sigh... It has been a year, and I have made absolutely no progress." ]

[ "At this rate, I fear I will have no hope of stepping into the Void Refining Realm in this lifetime." ]

[ "If I cannot even reach Void Refining... how can I speak of reviving the Qin Immortal Clan?" ]

[ As soon as your voice fell, a pillar of light quietly enveloped you. ]

[ The next moment, ]

[ you were already in the main hall of the Immortal Palace. ]

[ The Artifact Spirit slowly condensed in front of you, turning into a phantom humanoid figure an inch tall. ]

[ Its voice was flat, with no discernible emotion: "Qin Chen, with your Aptitude and Spiritual Root... how did you Cultivate to the Soul Transformation Realm?" ]

[ You deliberately put on a worried expression and sighed: "Since you are the Artifact Spirit of my Qin Family, it is fine to tell you." ]

[ "For these years... I have been lurking within the Liu Clan Immortal Family, attempting to investigate the truth behind the clan's destruction." ]

[ "By chance, I became a member of the Liu Clan's Black Armored Guards." ]

[ As you spoke, you took out the black gold twin fish jade pendant to prove it. ]

[ "Thus, I was able to borrow the Liu Clan Immortal Family's time-space pagoda to Cultivate. I underwent bitter seclusion within it, and only recently did I luckily achieve a Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Realm." ]

[ "But only after stepping into the Soul Transformation Realm did I realize... previous cultivation could be grinded out through hard work, but after reaching this Realm, Spiritual Root and Comprehension Ability... are the fundamentals." ]

[ "Sigh..." You sighed heavily, your expression dejected. ]

[ "So that is how it is." The Artifact Spirit's tone remained calm. "With your Spiritual Root and Aptitude, it is indeed difficult to enter the Void Refining Realm. Even with the help of a Spirit Treasure, you might not necessarily become a Void Refining Cultivator." ]

[ "Spirit Treasure?" Your eyes suddenly lit up. ]

[ "Correct. A Spirit Treasure is not just a Magical Artifact containing the Divine Ability of Law; it is more like a bridge—a bridge connecting the Cultivator to the Origin of Law." ]

[ The Artifact Spirit's voice was indifferent: "By wielding a Spirit Treasure, one can use its power to amplify the perception of Law and glimpse the true face of Law... which is usually difficult to reach." ]

[ "However..." Its voice paused slightly, "With your Comprehension Ability, even if you have a Spirit Treasure as a bridge, I fear it will be difficult to glimpse the profound mysteries deep within the Law." ]

[ You quickly said: "There are many Spirit Treasures in your treasury, could you... give me one?" ]

[ "No." It refused bluntly. ]

[ "Sigh... A wasted trip. No wonder many people say there is nothing good here; it is simply not worth coming." You looked dejected. ]

[ "However," the Artifact Spirit suddenly spoke, "it is not impossible to give you a Spirit Treasure. But you need to do something for me." ]

[ "What are the conditions?" Your eyes shone, and your voice was excited. ]

[ "Find someone for me to come and accept the Immortal Palace's Legacy." The Artifact Spirit said slowly, "This person must at least have a Top-tier Mutant Spiritual Root and possess a Saint Physique Aptitude." ]

[ "This is simple!" You immediately agreed, "I am just about to head to the Kunlun Dao Academy; I will surely meet such a Prodigy when the time comes." ]

[ The next second, a pillar of light enveloped you once again. ]

[ The scene before your eyes shifted, and you were already in that treasury. ]

[ Looking at the row of floating Spirit Treasures, you suppressed your excitement and asked: "Are there any... Poison Dao attribute Spirit Treasures?" ]