Chapter 113: Chapter 21: Natal Magical Artifact

After strolling around the Immortal City market, almost every shop under the Golden Sun Sect had a large stock of new goods on the shelves.

However, most obviously bore the marks of age.

Some things do not necessarily get better with age; the power of time can erase many things.

Fortunately, the Thunder Flame Sect’s underground treasury was rooted on a former Tier Four Spirit Vein, allowing many things to be preserved.

Some active materials even benefited from being nourished by the spirit vein for over eight hundred years.

But this time, all newly added goods were mostly Tier One items, suitable for the Qi Refining Stage, and of low quality.

Li Jizhou couldn’t be sure whether the three sects had only opened the outer layer of the Thunder Flame Sect treasury or were just selling off these low-tier items.

Regarding the Thunder Flame Sect’s underground treasury, Li Jizhou never had any thoughts about it, and even now, he just casually bought some Tier One puppet entry materials before heading to Hua Yanshi’s residence.

After a year of treatment, Hua Tianyang’s spinal meridian could be fully connected today. For a long time, he had been using life energy from the annual rings to restore the small meridians of various systems, but today was the real connection of the major meridian.

The effect would be immediate.

“Li Daoist Friend, sorry to trouble you again!” Every time Li Jizhou was about to visit this year, Hua Yanshi was always waiting early at the door.

His care for his brother was evident and heartfelt.

Especially since every visit by Li Jizhou brought improvement to Hua Tianyang’s condition. Although he still couldn’t stand, his hands, feet, and neck could clearly feel strength supporting them.

He was more eager and nervous than his brother about the final treatment.

Li Jizhou was already familiar with him, so he skipped the extra pleasantries and went straight inside to treat Hua Tianyang.

Without any surprise, an hour later, Li Jizhou gently retracted his hands.

“Tianyang, it’s done, try it.”

Upon hearing Li Jizhou’s words, Hua Tianyang’s eyes flushed slightly, then he tightly closed his eyes, his breathing instantly becoming rapid.

Hua Yanshi stretched his neck unconsciously, clasping his hands tightly, keeping his gaze fixed on Hua Tianyang’s limbs.

“Ah!” Suddenly, Hua Tianyang shouted.

And then, he sat up from the bed.

In an instant, the whole room became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Hua Tianyang opened his eyes wide.

Hua Yanshi was gritting his teeth hard but seemed to be exerting all his strength.

Then came the duet of laughter and tears.

Li Jizhou quietly left, leaving this special moment for the two brothers.

However, as Li Jizhou sat in the courtyard, his mind still lingered on that moment of connection.

“Clearly, his Dantian was shattered. Why did a dragon-like aura rise within him at that moment?”

“Is this the uniqueness of the Celestial Spirit Root?”

Li Jizhou sighed slightly. If Hua Tianyang had grown normally, over forty by now, perhaps Core Formation would have been possible.

This gave him a warning; if in this life he could reach his expectations, in the next life, it might start with Earth Spirit Root.

But he couldn’t be careless.

If it were like Hua Tianyang, what good would a precious body be?

However, he quickly realized,

Even with reincarnation in the next life, the timing of awakening Innate Wisdom is uncontrollable.

Before awakening Innate Wisdom, fate is entirely out of one’s hands!

For a moment, Li Jizhou felt inexplicably fearful.

“Reincarnation Treasure Mirror!”

He instinctively sank his mind into his spiritual sea.

In the Reincarnation Treasure Mirror, there were still only two identical imprints.

The first, holding a Pill Furnace, handsome and refined, yet weathered and worn.

Already fully illuminated, clearly visible.

The second figure was only half-lit, the color dim. Additionally, a slightly darker-colored talisman was wrapped around the waist, a cauldron similar in brightness to the first Pill Furnace was held in the palm, and an array pattern slightly duller than the talisman appeared at the feet. Behind him, two small flags, similar in brightness to the Pill Furnace, fluttered, one inscribed with “Medicine” and the other “Poison.”

These changes, Li Jizhou had long noticed.

And observed the changes.

Except for the person himself, all external objects corresponded to the skills of this life, the talisman, alchemy, arrays, medicine, poison.

Moreover, their brightness corresponded to the skill levels.

In the previous life, this treasure mirror was not activated, and he didn’t know of its existence until death, hence could not know what happens when the figure is illuminated.

But in this life, one can visually see the illumination level of the figure corresponding to this life.

“The illumination of the figure in this life – is it only when life ends that it will be fully lit, or similar to skills, reaching a certain level allows it to be lit?

Is it cultivation level?

If it can be illuminated before life ends, can one decide the awakening time in the next life? The place of birth? Time of birth?”

Suddenly, Li Jizhou had a guess.

This gave him more expectations for the beginning and development of the next life.

Moments later, the Hua brothers came out with tears on their faces.

“Li Senior, your great kindness, Tianyang will never forget!” Immediately, the two bowed deeply.

“Li is naturally benevolent, just doing his best against the suffering in the world.” Li Jizhou helped them up.

“Li Daoist Friend’s conduct, Hua admires!”

After thanking him, Hua Yanshi unhesitatingly handed over four Jade Talismans he had prepared to Li Jizhou.

“Li Daoist Friend, this contains the third tier puppet inheritance I obtained by chance along with my lifetime experience annotation, hoping it will help you. Additionally, this is the Metal Element Cultivation Technique I diligently studied for puppetry, to repay you.”

Li Jizhou took the Jade Talismans, feeling content, the Metal Element Cultivation Technique was indeed a pleasant surprise.

“Hua Yanshi is true to his word, of noble character! Thank you.”

“Li Daoist Friend, what are you talking about, it’s us brothers thanking you.” Hua Yanshi visibly relaxed.

“Haha, all square, Li bids farewell.”

“Li Daoist Friend, this goodbye may be eternal, Hua wishes you prosperity on the Immortal Dao.” Hua Yanshi suddenly said while smiling.

“Oh? Hua Yanshi is leaving Immortal City?”

“Indeed, Hua has long decided, even though Tianyang has now recovered, his Dantian is shattered and cannot tread the Immortal Path anymore, I’ll accompany him to the southern mortal kingdom, and find him a royal family to reign forever!” Hua Yanshi spoke with great ease, not considering the consequences of going to such a barren place where his cultivation would decline and lifespan greatly reduced.

Li Jizhou was slightly taken aback.

Hua Yanshi genuinely lived for his brother, or perhaps, his living was to atone.

“May Hua Yanshi’s wishes come true!”

There’s a cause, and there’s an effect.

After bidding farewell to the Hua brothers, Li Jizhou arrived at the residence of the artifact refiner with the surname Han.

Although Han Zhen was just a senior artifact refiner and hadn’t yet reached Foundation Establishment, he was already an Honored Guest Elder directly under the Celestial Treasure Pavilion of the Golden Sun Sect’s Artifact Refining Peak.

Moreover, he had his own Dharma Artifact Shop.

Skillful and wealthy.

The key factor was that he was just over thirty and had considerable prospects.

The threshold to becoming an artifact refiner wasn’t low, needing the support of both Metal and Fire elements of magical power.

Additionally, in the Dharma Artifact stage, it required a very high Divine Soul strength and Array Pattern inheritance; otherwise, it was impossible to create a Dharma Artifact.

Li Jizhou came to find him for the matter of his natal magical artifact.

A natal magical artifact is nourished in the Dantian from childhood, and grows into a natal spiritual artifact over time, resonating with one’s bloodline when matured, with power more than double that of a same-tier spiritual artifact.

This is also the only way to give birth to a postnatal Spiritual Treasure.

However, forging a natal magical artifact requires high-quality materials, and without 500 years of nurturing, it cannot be formed.

This is useless for average cultivators in the cultivation countries like Qi Kingdom!

After all, Core Formation cultivators only have a lifespan of 500 years, and ninety-nine percent of cultivators can’t wait for the natal magical artifact to form.

But Li Jizhou is different, with his careful planning, an 800-year lifespan is his baseline in this life.

So, the natal magical artifact must be nurtured as early as possible!

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