Chapter 1138: Chapter 758: Ancestral Artifact (Part 2)
"Grandfather mentioned that Wufeng can disregard spiritual power, and can only be blocked by non-spiritual objects. Whether it can be blocked is another matter, but at least we can try," said Xiang Beifei.
"But I’ve never seen your sword disregard spiritual power," Li Qianluo remarked. She had seen Xiang Beifei in action several times.
"Indeed," Xiang Beifei admitted.
"I think it’s probably because it’s broken, preventing it from completely disregarding spiritual power. Of course, you’re an exception; it’s not usable without reaching the Ancestral Dao Realm. Even when you use it, I believe you’re only unleashing less than one ten-thousandth of its power," Li Qianluo said with a mischievous smile.
"How do you know so much?"
"Because I’ve read records about ancestral implements’ power."
Li Qianluo recalled something and said reverently, "A true ancestral implement can annihilate the void with just one move. An Ancestral Dao Realm expert with an ancestral implement is completely different from one without it. It’s said that each ancestral implement is linked to a Heavenly Dao, and the Three Thousand Great Daos represent three thousand ancestral implements!"
Three thousand doesn’t refer to the literal number, but countless.
According to Li Qianluo, it should be a Dao implement broken into countless fragments.
"Do you mean there are many ancestral implements? But why don’t I feel like I’ve seen many ancestral implements?"
Xiang Beifei had some understanding of Wufeng. When he saw that spear for the first time, he felt familiar with its force being exhibited.
If one ancestral implement represents suppressing a Heavenly Dao, it means there should be countless ancestral implements in the world.
But up to now, he hadn’t seemed to encounter any other ancestral implements.
"That’s because ancestral implements can devour one another. They were all derived from Dao implements and naturally can be devoured too! From the establishment of the ancient Heavenly Dao order to now, who knows how many years have passed. Many powerful beings set their sights on ancestral implements. Once they have their own ancestral implement, they seek others.
It’s said that initially, each race had an ancestral implement, allowing them to cultivate that Heavenly Dao. But with unequal strength among races, the ancestral implements of weaker races were stolen and continually refined and merged. The more fragments an ancestral implement has, the stronger the Dao implement’s origin becomes, making the ancestral implement itself stronger. Now perhaps there aren’t many weak ancestral implements left in the world."
The timespan from the establishment of the Heavenly Dao order to now is measured in hundreds of millions of years. With people trying to collect and refine ancestral implements, it estimates that most have been refined by now.
In the ancient era, ancestral implements probably appeared frequently, almost ubiquitous, but now they’re as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
Xiang Beifei stared at the broken Wufeng sword in his hand, a possibility suddenly struck him.
Li Qianluo lowered her voice and asked softly, "Xiao Bei, you mentioned this is a broken sword, meaning this ancestral implement has shattered before. Could it have been broken by a more formidable ancestral implement?"
Xiang Beifei glanced at Li Qianluo; her thoughts often coincided with his.
"I am considering that possibility too," he replied.
Li Qianluo added, "Speaking of which, you have many ancestral implements in your hands! Those Five Pieces of Stone are also ancestral implements; of course, you’ve only found three."
Five Pieces of Stone are also ancestral implements!
Xiang Beifei frowned.
Among the Five Pieces of Stone, one was left by his grandfather, another piece he obtained from the Spirit Gathering Book, and another was also broken, but Li Qianluo and the Night Demon had fragments of it. Li Qianluo even gave him the third brick.
"By the way, had you been to Common Valley before?" Xiang Beifei asked.
"Oh yes, I went there once with my master for fun and picked up some fragments. Back then, Common Valley wasn’t entirely sealed, but now the Dao Palace has hidden it," Li Qianluo said regretfully.
Xiang Beifei exclaimed, "Your master must be very powerful?"
Li Qianluo replied with a cheeky smile, "It’s all right. Next time, I’ll introduce you to him!"
Xiang Beifei didn’t press further but fell into contemplation. He then looked to the distant spear and asked, "If the Wufeng sword is broken and the Five Pieces of Stone are shattered, doesn’t that mean if these fragments fall into the Dao Palace’s hands, they’ll absorb them?"
"No, for an ancestral implement to absorb another, it must absorb a complete one! Because an ancestral implement represents the control over a Heavenly Dao, if it’s shattered, it doesn’t count as complete control over a Heavenly Dao. So I am sure the remaining two pieces of the Five Pieces of Stone should still exist, as does your broken sword; just not sure where they ended up," Li Qianluo explained.
"I see."
Xiang Beifei became even more intrigued by the so-called ancestral implements.
During the battle at Common Valley, Wufeng was broken, and the Five Pieces of Stone shattered. Daoist Qingde must have encountered a mightier ancestral implement.
Is it this spear from Sheyin City?
While he pondered this, Xiaohei on the other side suddenly asked, "Why do I feel something’s off? Isn’t that city getting closer to us?"
Xiang Beifei and Li Qianluo looked up and discovered that Sheyin City had moved silently towards them while rotating. Originally two kilometers away, it was now less than a kilometer from them!
At this moment, the spear piercing through Sheyin City suddenly emitted a vibrating hum, releasing a thick aura that surged outwards, swiftly searching in their direction.
The Wufeng in Xiang Beifei’s hand also began to tremble, as if stirred by a fighting spirit, wanting to confront that spear!
"Not good, that spear has sensed Wufeng!"
Xiang Beifei quickly realized the danger!
He might not understand ancestral implements well, but it was clear enough that two entirely different ancestral implements being too close meant inevitable repulsion.
"Put it away! Put it away!" urged Li Qianluo.
Without needing her reminder, Xiang Beifei had already stuffed both the broken Wufeng sword and the brick into the Spirit Gathering Book!
Simultaneously, a terrifying Divine Sense silently emanated from within Sheyin City, crashing like a tidal wave.
An Ancestral Dao Realm expert!
Xiang Beifei and Li Qianluo both turned pale, immediately leaning against each other, Yin and Yang energies swiftly circulating around them, encasing them.
Buzz!
The terrifying Divine Sense swept over their bodies.
——
Sheyin City.
A figure stood on the spearhead, surveying the entire void.
This was a domineering middle-aged man, with flowing brown hair and eyes flickering with golden light, like a War God standing in the void, making everything else seem dull in comparison.
An Ancestral Dao Realm expert from the Dao Palace!
Though he stood high with a dazzling backdrop, it seemed no one noticed his presence.
There were countless experts in the void, masters from other races here to join the excitement. Unable to find a spot to rest inside the city, they had to watch from outside.
The masters here were many, numbering in the thousands at least.
In a moment, the middle-aged man’s Divine Sense scanned everyone effortlessly, and he quickly let out a soft exclamation.
"Was that the aura of an ancestral implement just now?"
The middle-aged man muttered to himself.
He searched Sheyin City once more but still found nothing.
The aura didn’t last long; the spear seemed to have just sensed it, but by the time it prepared to approach, the ancestral implement’s aura vanished.
"Daring to provoke the litian spear with an ancestral implement!"
The middle-aged man stood on the spear’s tip, looking down at the ancestral implement as it trembled, filled with a fierce fighting spirit.
"An ancestral implement with origin power similar to yours?"
The middle-aged man seemed to understand the litian spear’s meaning from its tremors.
The litian spear trembled again!
The middle-aged man’s brows furrowed with surprise, then with growing seriousness.
"An incomplete ancestral implement? For an incomplete one to reach your level? Could it be—"
His eyes glowed golden once more, then he stepped forward and instantly vanished into the void.