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You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 381 - 15, Erupt
Time slipped away like a shuttle.
Inside the Beiyuan Mountain, the mountain village remained as peaceful as ever, with bandits robbing travelers as usual, wild beasts nesting in the forest, the sun and moon alternating in secret, the four seasons changing in endless cycles, everything seemed unchanging...
It appeared that this was the original state of the mundane world.
In the blink of an eye, three months had already passed.
The night was enveloping.
Inside a small courtyard of Beiyuan Village, Lin Yue stood quietly, watching the Seventh Princess outside the courtyard.
At that moment, in front of her was placed an iron chest, and opposite her stood a figure clad in a black robe, head covered by a large hat, with whom she was speaking softly.
Watching her receive a long saber handed over from the robed figure, Lin Yue couldn't help but reveal a trace of a smile.
With less than a month to go, he had finally gathered the ten thousand big money.
He had scraped together six thousand five hundred big money, and the Seventh Princess was in luck, as a certain grain that ripened once a year had skyrocketed in price, plus what she had saved before, she had earned a total of three thousand five hundred big money.
"Here."
At that moment, the Seventh Princess walked back from the courtyard and handed the long saber to Lin Yue, saying, "That ghost didn't even say what this Divine Artifact Battle Saber is called, only mentioned that its true capabilities will emerge after Proving and Transcending."
Lin Yue immediately took the saber and carefully examined it in his hand.
The entire blade had a pale silver hue, the edge reflected a strange, starlight-like luster, and was marked with mysterious patterns. It looked quite appealing.
This was the second Divine Artifact he had seen.
——The first was the Xiahong clan's treasured Qiankun Divine Artifact, the painting depicting expansive rivers and mountains.
"A Divine Artifact, even if it can't exhibit its true capabilities, should be stronger than the Divine Weapons and Magic Treasures crafted by cultivators, shouldn't it?" Lin Yue said.
"Naturally, after all, it's a Divine Artifact."
The Seventh Princess nodded slightly, saying, "It's said that a Lifebound Divine Weapon grows alongside its owner, and is the most suited for its master, but no matter how well it develops, it only doubles the cultivator's strength. Before a Divine Artifact shows its real power, it should also be similar to a Lifebound Divine Weapon."
Lin Yue had a moment of realization and immediately understood her meaning.
Ordinary Magic Treasures, True Treasures, and the like, all these were external sources of power, fixed in nature; even if it were First Grade, the ultimate power it could exert was just that much. It could be useful for the weak, but negligible for the strong.
For instance, a cultivator who had just breached the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, if they wielded a First Grade Magic Treasure, their strength could potentially be increased tenfold.
But in Lin Yue's hands, even a First Grade Magic Treasure would not enhance strength by even half.
A Lifebound Divine Weapon, if it was well developed and integrated with one's self, could double the strength of the weak, as well as the strong.
As for Divine Artifacts, it was because their maximum power was so high, it was like a high-end version of a Lifebound Divine Weapon.
As for how strong it actually was, that would have to wait until he could test it outside.
"How does one recognize the owner of a Divine Artifact?" Lin Yue could not help asking, "Is there no Artifact Spirit?"
The Seventh Princess was momentarily startled and replied, "Come to think of it, it's quite strange. Throughout history, I've heard of numerous Divine Artifacts, but none had an Artifact Spirit. However, according to the mythological records of ancient times, Divine Artifacts all had spirits."
"Oh?" Lin Yue seemed thoughtful.
"As for how a Divine Artifact recognizes its master... I don't know either."
The Seventh Princess expressed helplessly, "This is also my first time seeing a real Divine Artifact in reality. I guess even the princes haven't seen many."
"Then you're surprisingly not greedy?" Lin Yue laughed.
"If it were a Divine Artifact that could help with farming, I definitely couldn't resist," the Seventh Princess said casually, "But I really don't like fighting and killing."
Had anyone else said this, Lin Yue would probably not have believed them.
But the Seventh Princess was the Suffering Relief Bodhisattva in her previous life, and in this life, her concealed identity was the Medical Saint. Being a princess who also enjoyed farming, he naturally believed her sincerity.
"I'll try Blood Recognition."
Lin Yue immediately cut his finger with the blade, squeezing out a drop of blood onto it.
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But it had no effect; the blade was extremely sharp and equally smooth, not stained by blood at all.
"I can only wait to try later after leaving, or maybe ask..."
He suddenly remembered that upon leaving, he could visit that Inheritance Land again, and that resonant voice seemed to be offering him a fortune?
At that time, it would be good to inquire about Divine Artifacts.
"Figure it out yourself, I'm going to sleep."
The Seventh Princess yawned and walked towards the house, saying without looking back, "Tomorrow, I need to meet with the Village Chief to receive the inheritance."
...
With nearly a month left, Lin Yue did not idle away his time and earned some more money, planning to buy a portion of the opportunities and treasures he had secretly learned about over the year.
However, five days before leaving, a secret caused Lin Yue to change his mind.
"Did you know? Among the slaves that are traded in the bandit stronghold in the Beiyuan Mountain, there is a girl who has lost her right eye and tongue, has crippled legs, and a disfigured face. She possesses an Innate Taoist Body and the Innate Divine Power 'All Things Grow', making her an extremely rare cultivation genius."
This secret wasn't highly classified, merely at the Third Ring Level.
After all, secrets involving geniuses were not highly ranked, even the secret concerning Prince Xia Lie back then was only at the Fourth Ring Level.
But —
"Innate Taoist Body? And Innate Divine Power?"
These two attributes surprised Lin Yue.
An Innate Taoist Body was naturally close to all things and nature, highly suitable for cultivation, one could say it's a natural-born cultivation prodigy.
Not to mention the Innate Divine Power encountered only once in a billion.
Only among the Xiahong clan's princes and princesses would everyone possess Innate Divine Power.
"There's actually such a genius..."
Without much hesitation, Lin Yue, having saved up nearly a thousand big money, immediately took the money and rushed to the bandit's stronghold.