Published: March 2, 2025
CHAPTER 43: Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade
“I am Hong Hao. Since I have the honor to speak with you, I won't beat around the bush. I came to Liuyun Fangshi to purchase a high-grade defensive magical artifact to increase my self-defense capabilities, just in case I am sent to the front lines,” said Hong Hao.
“The ordinary magical artifacts downstairs simply do not meet my requirements. I wonder if you have anything better.”
Liu Yu, using a false name, spoke calmly as water, his eyes serene beneath his eyelashes. Even facing a foundation establishment stage cultivator, he maintained a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing.
Du Jingshan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. He didn’t expect this young man to be so bold as to immediately ask for a high-grade defensive magical artifact. Reflecting on the Yuan Yang Sect, he couldn’t recall any family with the surname Hong. Was he perhaps a direct disciple of some prominent figure in the Yuan Yang Sect? He speculated quietly.
“My surname is Du. Young friend Hong is indeed extraordinary. Since you dislike the goods on the first floor, I won’t keep anything hidden,” he said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his sleeve and took out three wooden boxes from his storage bag, placing them on the table before opening them one by one.
Inside the three wooden boxes were a small black shield, a small purple-patterned bowl, and a set of oddly shaped blades—one large and six small. The spiritual pressure emanating from the small blades was particularly astonishing, far exceeding the previous two items.
Du Jingshan began his introduction with the small black shield:
“This shield is a high-grade magical artifact, the Black Iron Shield. It was forged by our store's dedicated refiner under the ground fire for nine days and nights to remove impurities, with a small amount of iron essence mixed in. Its body is incredibly hard, able to withstand full-force attacks from magical artifacts of the same grade without any problem. Even a supreme magical artifact would have a hard time breaking through it. This shield was only recently refined and has not yet been infused with any cultivator's magical power. Once you acquire it and imprint it with your spiritual consciousness, you can unleash its full potential immediately, without needing to spend time nurturing it with magical power. The selling price is five hundred and fifty spiritual stones.”
He paused, noting Liu Yu’s unreadable expression, and continued, “This bowl is called the Purple Light Bowl. It was purchased at a high price by our store. When activated, it floats above the user’s head and projects a conical light shield for protection. The shield is most effective against spells and talismans, though slightly less effective against attacks from magical artifacts. It’s also a rare high-grade defensive magical artifact, priced at five hundred spiritual stones.”
“The Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade is a set of supreme attacking magical artifacts, painstakingly crafted by a master refiner using a unique secret technique in the ground fire for ten days and nights. It is inscribed with two types of formations: penetration and attack. What’s even rarer is that the entire set places a smaller burden on the spiritual consciousness. As long as you refine the Mother Blade, you can control the six Child Blades for flexible attacks. Each Child Blade possesses power slightly inferior to that of ordinary high-grade magical artifacts, but when combined, the six are equivalent to the might of a supreme magical artifact. If the seven blades are combined, their power exceeds that of an ordinary supreme magical artifact.”
“However, supreme magical artifacts are rare, and a complete set is even more precious, so we do not accept spiritual stones for this. If young friend wants it, you can only exchange it for equally rare items.”
Du Jingshan spoke at a moderate pace, finishing the introductions of the three magical artifacts. He then poured himself a cup of spiritual tea, watching Liu Yu's reaction.