Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 2364 - 822: Artifact Spirit and Artifact Spirit
The subtle actions of Ice Spirit True Person did not escape Zhou Chun’s eyes.
He was also aware of the other party’s thoughts.
Being a cultivator from the Tianling Region, Zhou Chun naturally had a connection with the place.
Currently, the Tianling Region only had Ice Spirit True Person as a Great Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator, and the fate of Yuanyang Venerable, who once protected this place, was unknown.
It was only natural that Ice Spirit True Person would want to align with him as a dependable ally, hoping that he would be able to protect the Tianling Region in the future.
Zhou Chun did not find any objection to this idea.
The Tianling Region was indeed his homeland in this life, and being forced to leave there initially was indeed stifling.
After refining a Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasure and improving his cultivation technique, he did plan to visit the place again.
"Father, these three drops of [Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow] were insistently left by Ice Spirit True Person. What do you think..."
Shortly thereafter, after sending off six great cultivators, Zhou Xinyuan returned and immediately presented the [Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow] left by Ice Spirit True Person to seek Zhou Chun’s advice. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
Zhou Chun nodded upon seeing this and said, "I am aware of this matter. Give it to me. You should take my token to the Great Zhou Kingdom’s Dust Sect and ask their Great Elder to bring people over to help our Zhou Family rebuild the Mountain Protection Array!"
"Your child accepts the order."
Zhou Xinyuan responded and then promptly left again.
As for the [Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow] in his hand, Zhou Chun directly summoned his Second Nascent Soul Incarnation, Bingming True Person, to take it away.
This item could be considered a supreme treasure with ice attributes, and it was likely due to it that Ice Spirit True Person was able to break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
However, three drops of [Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow] were still too few, and Bingming True Person himself could not use it.
Zhou Chun intended to have it fed to the [Hexapterous Ice Silkworm] to see if it could stimulate any mutations in these strange insects.
After dealing with this item, Zhou Chun went to visit Fushan Monarch.
Previously, during his tribulation, he transferred much of the damage he suffered to Fushan Monarch, resulting in the Fifth Rank Middle Grade Fushan Monarch being seriously injured.
And because he successfully overcame the tribulation, the Great Dao nurtured him back to full health, but Fushan Monarch did not enjoy such treatment.
Now, although Fushan Monarch’s life was preserved, it seemed it would take at least a century for him to fully recover his essence energy!
Seeing this, Zhou Chun decisively fed the [Yellow Dragon Grass] which was over eight thousand years old to Fushan Monarch, hoping it would help him reduce a few decades of recovery time.
After visiting Fushan Monarch, Zhou Chun inspected the treasures that were damaged during his attempt to reach the Divine Transformation stage.
In this instance, to overcome the Forty-Nine Heavy Tribulations, he directly lost two defensive spirit treasures: the [Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield] and the [Green Lotus Transformative Armor].
Additionally, he consumed thirty-eight drops of [Eternal Spirit Milk] during the process!
Other healing spirit pills, like the [Heaven-Mending Soul-Returning Pill], were also entirely used up.
Among the treasures damaged during the tribulation, the [Grand Universe Suppressing Spirit Tower] was evidently the most severely damaged, and even now, having advanced to Divine Transformation, it would take at least a century to nourish and restore it!
Other treasures like the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] and the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Cleaving Sword] were also not lightly damaged, and they would require a significant amount of time to warm and restore.
But with loss comes gain.
While these treasures were not lightly damaged, they also received a baptism from the tribulation thunder, and once they are nurtured back to health, they might have the chance to further advance!
Moreover, with Zhou Chun’s successful Divine Transformation, the [Purifying Heavenly Vessel], an ancient sacrificial artifact of the Human Clan, finally held the hope of being completely restored.
This treasure had been nurtured by him for over a millennium, and had absorbed a large amount of nature’s spiritual energy during his Core Formation, Nascent Soul Formation, and Divine Transformation, thereby restoring a considerable amount of its divine skills.
Now that he succeeded in Divine Transformation, this treasure was being warmed by his lifebound essence, significantly accelerating its recovery speed.
The key was that, after Divine Transformation, the artifact spirit of this treasure was no longer as reclusive as before, indifferent to him!
At this moment, Zhou Chun calmed his mind, focusing his consciousness into the blue-black stone vessel, and soon his awareness entered a peculiar space.
It was a place resembling a cerulean sea, a blue water world, and upon entering, Zhou Chun felt his mind clear, as if all his distractions were purified.
As he observed this blue water world attentively, a water-blue creature resembling a qilin appeared before him.
Seeing this water qilin, Zhou Chun’s spirits lifted, and he took the initiative to ask, "Daoist friend, are you the artifact spirit of this [Purifying Heavenly Vessel]? How should I address you?"
Hearing his question, the water qilin immediately spoke in human language, "If the master doesn’t mind, you may call me Traceless!"
The voice was ethereal and clear, indistinguishable between male and female.
"Traceless, pure as water, truly a good name!"
Zhou Chun murmured to himself, then looked at the water qilin with a smile and said, "Since Traceless Daoist, you can communicate normally now, could you tell me about the ancient secrets? I’m quite fascinated by the various legends of the Ancient Times, but due to the passage of time, many tales have become distorted!"
Upon hearing this, the water qilin nodded and said, "Since the master is interested in learning these, Traceless is naturally willing to share what I know. However, Traceless has been heavily injured before and lost many memories, so please forgive any incomplete answers."
"No worries, just answer what you can. If you don’t know, that’s fine."
Zhou Chun waved his hand and immediately began asking questions.
From the origins of this [Purifying Heavenly Vessel], to the reasons behind its damage, and what divine skills it possessed, these were all matters of great curiosity to Zhou Chun.
