Chapter 226: Past and Power
Chapter 226: Past and Power
Then he stored it in his dantian and began nourishing it with his cultivation technique.
Perhaps because this top grade spirit treasure had been created through his own fusion, it behaved just like Yao Heng.
It obediently accepted his essence blood and divine sense without resistance.
In fact, all his items, including the Dark Night Spirit Sword and the Void-Time Calyx had always been like this.
Xiao Shou had never noticed anything unusual.
He did not know that under normal circumstances, top grade spirit treasures possessed their own will.
To subdue one, cultivators usually had to spend a long time communicating with it and overcoming its resistance.
This was even more true for a growable top grade spirit treasure.
But Xiao Shou was unaware of all this.
He had always assumed that binding magical artifacts worked just like in stories, where a drop of blood was enough.
So he felt no surprise or suspicion at how easily he had bound such a powerful treasure.
After storing it in his dantian, Xiao Shou briefly tested its power, then returned to organizing and fusion the rest of his gains.
This time, he first focused on the Nullspace Stones, intending to upgrade them through fusion.
Unfortunately, creating the magical treasure earlier had completely drained his special ability, so he could not perform any further fusion for now.
Left with no choice, he stored the remaining items, sat down to meditate, and began recovering while waiting for Fu Young to arrive.
Fu Young had said he would come quickly, and he truly did.
Not long after night fell, a streak of light cut across the sky and landed in front of Xiao Shou.
Looking at him, Xiao Shou nodded in approval. "Not bad. You really did come quickly."
"Thank you for the praise, Master. But you seem a bit different from before you left," Fu Young said, blinking.
He felt that his master’s aura had become much purer as if something that once felt like grit had disappeared.
Such sharp perception.
Did he notice the original owner’s aura had vanished? Or was it because of the mirror?
Sensing the original owner’s aura sounded too unbelievable.
That could not be it.
Xiao Shou dismissed the thought and assumed it was due to obtaining his life-bound treasure. Feeling pleased, he said, "Of course. I now have a life-bound spiritual treasure."
"A life-bound spiritual treasure? Already?" Even Fu Young who was usually calm and composed could not help but feel surprised.
Xiao Shou nodded excitedly. In his carelessness, he let something slip. "I did not expect it to turn out to be a top-grade spiritual treasure. And it can grow too. Haha. Once you gather all the materials for your life-bound treasure, I will make you one as well. My adorable disciple, let me tell you, my treasure is incredibly powerful. Yours will probably be even more formidable in the future."
"Mm, I understand," Fu Young replied.
Master, you already gave it away.
You are good at everything, just a little clumsy sometimes.
A trace of helplessness flashed across Fu Young’s face. To prevent his master from realizing his slip and regretting it later, he quickly changed the subject.
"Where is the formation diagram? Let me take a look."
"Oh." Without hesitation, Xiao Shou handed over the jade slip containing the formation diagram. After a moment of thought, he added, "Actually, I have seen formations somewhat similar to this before. They were called the Fate Bestowing Array and the Fate Devouring Array."
"The Fate Bestowing Array? The Fate Devouring Array? Master, is that a hint? Then let me take a look first."
Fu Young had already heard about the piles of bones beneath the ground through the communication jade earlier, so he understood the situation.
He pressed the jade slip to his forehead, memorized the formation diagram, then closed his eyes and began deducing the entire structure.
This deduction took an entire night.
Only when daylight fully broke did Fu Young open his eyes.
For a brief instant, countless stars seemed to flash within his dark pupils before disappearing without a trace.
Xiao Shou was momentarily stunned.
He could not help thinking that his beloved disciple was far too striking in appearance, almost like a beauty capable of bringing disaster.
In the future, he would surely attract the attention of countless women in the cultivation world.
Wait, would he end up like one of those stallion protagonists?
That would not do.
He would have to pay attention to that aspect of his upbringing.
Fu Young who is completely unaware of his master’s wandering thoughts smiled at Xiao Shou and said, "The deduction is complete. Although I could not determine the true function of the formation, I have located the position of its core. Master, would you like to take a look?"
"Yes," Xiao Shou agreed immediately.
Seeing him respond so readily, Fu Young asked in surprise, "Master, you seem very concerned about this formation. Why? Whatever happened here should have nothing to do with you, right?"
"Actually, this place can be considered my hometown," Xiao Shou replied.
"I was brought to a nearby village by my adoptive parents and grew up there. But more than ten years ago, this place was completely massacred by evil cultivators. I and a pair of siblings who survived were later taken by cultivators from the Heavenly Void Sect who came to eliminate the evil cultivators."
"They brought us to the sect’s marketplace. The siblings had good aptitude and passed the sect’s tests, becoming disciples. As for me, I failed the examination and became an independent cultivator."
For a long time, Xiao Shou had avoided speaking of the original owner’s past as if it were his own life.
But after meeting Tushan Qiqi, he had come to terms with it.
Now he could speak of it freely.
Who it originally belonged to no longer mattered.
His original body was already gone.
Everything tied to this body, its parents, siblings, past grudges and relationships would not disappear just because he chose to ignore them.