The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 707 - 398 Quick Money (Extra Update)
But the urgent matter at hand is to enhance her abilities, after all, she is currently in the Late Wanxiang realm, which is quite low. After discussing with her, Changtian decided to hand over the "Demon Skull" to Tusk for devouring. Tusk has similar characteristics to the Demon Skull, being able to devour the features of other weapons for its own use. But is it easier to get a weapon with unique properties, or to obtain a demon’s Lifebound Essence Blood? Even a fool could decipher the complexity of this task.
However, the grade of the Demon Skull and Tusk were not much different, and the Artifact Spirit also had developed its own consciousness. How could it willingly be devoured? Though fearful of Changtian’s power, when it comes to its own survival, how could it remain polite? Changtian knew that if an Artifact Refining Master were present, it would be possible to firmly suppress the Artifact Spirit of the Demon Skull using special techniques, allowing Tusk to devour it obediently.
Unfortunately, although he was talented, he was not omniscient and omnipotent; his knowledge of Artifact Refining was just superficial, and such delicate work was beyond his capabilities.
Therefore, what came next was all up to Tusk. It was in tune with Ning Xiaoxian’s intentions, and upon knowing her wishes, it began to shake — shaking from excitement. As a spiritual weapon, it inherently understood how significant devouring such an opponent was for itself. Ning Xiaoxian gently placed it on the blade of the Demon Skull. There was a huge disparity in the size of the two weapons; when Tusk touched the Demon Skull, it immediately turned into a puddle of silver liquid, enveloping its opponent completely.
The Demon Skull was not going to be devoured without a fight. It started emitting red light all over, indicating that the "Fire Erosion" power was activated. The silver liquid Tusk had turned into, now covering the red-hot iron, sizzled fiercely, displaying a vigorous resistance.
Regarding the battle between it and the Demon Skull, Changtian was not worried at all, for it was made from his old teeth replaced before Crossing Tribulation. In terms of temperament, it was very much like its master. He then took out the Divine Brush "Storm" and began examining it, while Ning Xiaoxian, unlike him, was not so confident and anxiously watched the battle between the two Magic Artifacts from the ground.
In his hands, the properties of "Storm" were finely analyzed immediately. It turned out that this Divine Brush was originally a Magic Artifact used by the Ancient Barbarian Tribe for Sacrifice to Heaven, and over days of use, it gradually developed spirituality. Its nature was a Heavenly Gift, different from the deliberate refinement by an Artifact Refiner; thus, its earliest function was to communicate with heaven and earth—for weather praying, blessing, etc.—drawing Life Force from the sacrifices.
Because it had absorbed an exceedingly vast amount of Life Force, this Divine Brush, after surviving tens of thousands of years of exposure, had not vanished into the sands of time like ordinary Magic Artifacts. Yin Jiu You, being a member of the Barbarian Tribe, finding this brush was not strange, but in his hands, "Storm" gained even more potent uses.
However, Changtian did not recommend Ning Xiaoxian using such a Magic Artifact; it drew Life Force rather than demonic power or Divine Power, and aside from Tu Jin and Yin Jiu You, who could seize others’ leather bag and be generous with what belonged to others, hardly anyone could casually use this tool.
Of course, if used well, it could definitely reverse critical situations. Just considering how Duanmu Yan nearly critically damaged Immortal Tribulation with it reveals its power. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
The Spirit Pills on Duanmu Yan were almost all consumed during his escape, so there wasn’t much left in his storage bag, but a few segments of Soul Nourishing Wood were quite to everyone’s liking. This miraculous item, supposedly the ancient wood deposited in the Sea Eye of the East Sea, had no other function but, as its name implies, solely the effect of "soul nourishment." Any soul without a physical body nourished in it could be moistened and strengthened. Meanwhile, in the Southern Continent, there were also "Heavenly Masters," a peculiar profession between ordinary humans and cultivators, mainly dealing with the resentful souls and ghostly apparitions that cultivators disdained to clear, which sometimes troubled mortal lives, hence local wealthy families would hire Heavenly Masters to "exorcise demons," essentially involving ghost exorcism and trapping evil spirits.
For Heavenly Masters, Soul Nourishing Wood was a desperately sought-after treasure, as just a piece the size of a finger could nourish all the little ghosts required for the "Five Ghosts Transfer Skill." Over the past three hundred years, cultivators had also slowly discovered the use of Soul Nourishing Wood, which is to cultivate Earth Yin Children. Since the method to refine Earth Yin Child is simple and the use is convenient and fast, it is now widely used in the Cultivation World as a communication tool. Its safety is much higher than that of flying items like Qingfu coins and homing pigeons since it travels underground.
