Chapter 617 - 616: Artifact Spirit

Chapter 617: Chapter 616: Artifact Spirit

Faced with such an astonishing Treasure, it was impossible for Yi Tianyun not to be tempted. Obtaining a mid-grade Divine Artifact would be a great help in his future battles.

After all, he had to face the power of the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom. The more Treasures he had, the better; no one would complain about having too few. Especially for such a precious Treasure, he definitely wanted to claim it for himself.

The problem was that a demon was sealed inside! He wasn’t sure if it was truly a demon, but for such a powerful seal to be constructed here, it must be imprisoning an extraordinary being.

’If I release it, I might be able to escape to the Celestial Realm or the Netherworld. But what about my friends in the Mortal Realm? What about my faction? They would likely all be destroyed, with countless dead and injured.’

This was certainly not something he wanted to see happen. Therefore, he had to significantly strengthen the seal here and absolutely could not let it be broken.

"Why don’t you all stay outside and cultivate? Cultivating in the area where Yin and Yang converge will allow you to progress much faster than usual," Yi Tianyun suggested.

"Will it?"

Bai Yulian and the others were skeptical but followed him out of the secret chamber. When they sat down to cultivate, they discovered that their speed was indeed much faster than usual. At the point where Yin and Yang met, a special balancing power was generated. Even with their Yin constitutions, absorbing this power produced astonishing results.

"It’s really true. We never would have thought... "

It wasn’t just that they had never thought of it; there had never been a suitable place where such a phenomenon occurred, so naturally, they couldn’t have tried it. They then settled down to cultivate outside. They knew that Yi Tianyun had asked them to leave largely because he was preparing to repair the Divine Runes.

With them outside, he could focus wholeheartedly on the repairs and prevent any accidents.

In truth, Yi Tianyun was more worried that something might go wrong and affect them, so it was best for them to leave the room.

’These Divine Runes are truly complex. They’re Creator Divine Patterns, all right. I’m afraid only someone at the Divine King level could have inscribed them...’

Yi Tianyun’s gaze swept over the Divine Runes on the iron chains. Many of them were damaged. The damage wasn’t extensive, just a little bit here and there, but even so, it was already becoming difficult to suppress the energy within.

’Time to begin the repairs.’

Yi Tianyun immediately activated his Celestial Eye. Instantly, the Divine Runes on the chains became visible in minute detail. Even when facing Creator Divine Patterns, the Celestial Eye was still effective. This was a top-tier talent, one that not even a Divine King necessarily possessed.

Under the Celestial Eye, he continuously scanned with his Eye of Investigation, and through the Repair System, he instantly knew how to fix them. Although they were Creator Divine Patterns, making minor repairs was still no problem.

Besides, he was now a Divine Rune Grandmaster. Just because he couldn’t draw them from scratch didn’t mean he couldn’t repair them.

Immediately, a Divine Rune Pen appeared in his hand. It was the Dragon Beard Divine Brush he had obtained from the Phoenix Nest, a low-grade Sacred Artifact gifted to him by Shopkeeper Ye.

After gathering his power, he began to repair them, stroke by stroke. His speed was extremely slow. His Spiritual Power depleted rapidly; repairing Divine Runes of a higher level naturally came with a high cost.

The consumption was especially high since his Celestial Eye was constantly active.

"DING! Successfully repaired a Creator Divine Pattern. Gained 1,000,000 EXP, 5,000 Divine Rune Proficiency points!"

It took him a couple of hours to finally repair one small Divine Rune, but the EXP and proficiency points he received were substantial.

Although he could use Madness Mode to increase his repair speed sixteen-fold, the Madness Value consumption was too high. There was no need to do so for now.

He had a relatively good amount of time, so there was no need to rush. It would be a different story if the demon were about to break out of its seal at any moment.

’Continue repairing...’

Yi Tianyun repaired with frantic intensity inside. After cultivating for a while, Bai Yulian took the initiative to leave, letting Yu Shiqian stay behind and keep watch.

The cultivation environment here was excellent, but Bai Yulian had more pressing matters. As the Mansion Master, she couldn’t remain in secluded cultivation indefinitely. She had to go out and handle her duties, which included strengthening the management of this area. No one was to be allowed to enter this zone, not even the elders!

Time passed, day by day. Whenever Yi Tianyun’s Spiritual Power was nearly depleted, he would sit down and meditate to rest. Once he recovered, he would resume his repair work.

He repeated this cycle over and over, gaining a considerable amount of EXP and proficiency. This was a rare opportunity to break through, a chance to gain a large amount of proficiency to level up his Divine Rune Mastery.

’I’ve always been focused on raising my cultivation level. It’s about time I properly improved this aspect as well.’

"DING! Successfully repaired... "

Another Divine Rune was successfully repaired, granting him a good amount of EXP and proficiency. As he moved on to repair the next iron chain, a voice suddenly sounded from the side.

"Is it you who has been repairing my master’s seal?"

An ethereal voice echoed from the side as an old man flew out from the rock. He was undoubtedly an Illusion Spirit.

"The Ancient Stele Spirit of Celestial Rock Town?"

Yi Tianyun was stunned. He rarely saw an Artifact Spirit appear; most were just minor Illusion Spirits he constructed himself. This, however, was the Artifact Spirit of a Divine Artifact, which was a completely different matter.

An Artifact Spirit was equivalent to the soul of the Celestial Rock Town Ancient Stele. If the Artifact Spirit died, the Treasure would be rendered useless. Nurturing an Artifact Spirit was incredibly difficult. Just imagine, the difficulty of enabling a Treasure to speak was certainly not small.

It had to be nurtured for a very long time before an Artifact Spirit could be born, and its power would be even more astonishing.

"That’s right. I am the Artifact Spirit of the Celestial Rock Town Ancient Stele. If you hadn’t been repairing these Divine Runes, I really wouldn’t have been able to come out for a breather." The old man looked him up and down and said, "You don’t seem to be a descendant of my master. Why are you helping to repair the Divine Rune seal?"

"I don’t know what’s inside, but it feels very dangerous. No matter what, it must be repaired to prevent it from getting out and bringing disaster to the mortal world," Yi Tianyun said.

’If my cultivation level were high enough, I wouldn’t mind letting it out, but I don’t feel I’m invincible right now. Even with the Evil God Set, I’m not confident I could handle it.’

’If a peak Saint King Stage expert, or even a Divine King Stage expert, were to emerge, could I stop them? I’d probably be slapped to death with a single palm strike.’

"Haha, I never thought I’d see a human who isn’t tempted by such a Treasure. You’re one of the few I’ve ever met," the Artifact Spirit said appreciatively. "If I hadn’t seen you repairing the Divine Runes, I would have come out and slapped you to death long ago. Anyone who dares to damage these Divine Runes will die without a doubt!"

As the Artifact Spirit finished speaking, his killing intent flared! Such a towering killing intent was not something an ordinary Artifact Spirit could release. The Celestial Rock Town Ancient Stele had undoubtedly slaughtered countless lives in the past; otherwise, it would not possess such a ferocious killing aura.

Yi Tianyun narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Artifact Spirit. Its cultivation level was formidable, reaching the second level of the Saint King Stage, a notch stronger than even the Supreme Ancestor.

’An ordinary Spirit King Stage expert who barged in here really would be slapped to death with a single palm strike.’