When system cheat becomes rampant!-Chapter 1229 - 804: The Giant Spirit’s Solution

"Your ancestral artifacts usually help you too, don’t they?" The old Giant Spirit looked at Xiang Beifei.

"But they are..."

Xiaohei stopped mid-sentence and bit his finger, unable to refute.

Indeed, Wufeng and the brick are incomplete ancestral artifacts, but at crucial moments, they always help them. No matter which ancestral artifact wants to take action against them, these artifacts would rush out to assist Xiang Beifei.

Xiang Beifei and Xiaohei never thought deeply about this issue; they initially thought it was because of the Spirit Gathering Book, as the Yu Divine Stele and one of the bricks came from it.

But on second thought, it wasn’t so.

Because Wufeng, the broken sword ancestral artifact, did not come from the Spirit Gathering Book. When Xiang Beifei first encountered Wufeng, it was merely a kitchen knife used by his grandfather for cooking!

His amnesiac grandfather didn’t even know what Wufeng’s purpose was and just used the kitchen knife to cook meals for Xiang Beifei for more than a decade.

Yet, even so, whenever there was danger, Wufeng would help Xiang Beifei.

"Can ancestral artifacts also recognize a master?" Xiang Beifei inquired.

"It’s not exactly recognizing a master; why don’t you ask him why he follows you." The old Giant Spirit gestured towards Hai Fuyu.

Xiang Beifei looked at Hai Fuyu inquisitively. In a sense, Hai Fuyu could also be considered a Heavenly Dao divine pattern, a half-ancestral artifact.

Hai Fuyu spread his hands and said, "We help each other."

"But you are also attached to the Yu Divine Stele in the form of a divine pattern," the old Giant Spirit noted.

Reluctantly, Hai Fuyu said, "I can’t defeat the Yu Divine Stele, so I honestly submit to it."

"That’s how most ancestral artifacts are."

The old Giant Spirit smiled calmly and said, "Ancestral artifacts have their own consciousness. They will autonomously seek out someone they can rely on. Strictly speaking, ancestral artifacts don’t truly recognize a master. You’ve merely gained their approval, which is why they assist you."

He scrutinized the Yu Divine Stele and Wufeng extracted by Xiang Beifei and continued, "Wufeng and the Yu Divine Stele clearly approve of you, including your other ancestral artifacts. But the litian spear approves of someone on the side of the Dao Palace, and I suppose it’s Houtu herself."

"Although you’ve taken the litian spear, it’s evident that you haven’t conquered it. It acknowledges Houtu because she conquered it."

Xiaohei suddenly understood and said, "So—if we want to control the litian spear, we must also have the ability to conquer it?"

"It’s not exactly conquering. The approval of an ancestral artifact is a complex process. It’s not simply because you are powerful that it recognizes you. If that were the case, I should own many ancestral artifacts. But in reality, I’m just a pauper with nothing but Seeking Wood," the old Giant Spirit joked.

"That’s true," Xiang Beifei nodded slightly. The old Giant Spirit was one of the strongest experts standing at the top of the world, even stronger than many ancestral artifacts.

"So, how exactly does one gain approval?" Xiaohei asked.

"That depends. It might be drawn to a particular trait in you that resonates with it. Different ancestral artifacts value different traits. Some value kindness, some value resilience, others may value your malevolence, ruthlessness, or cunning—essentially, one trait of yours must strike a chord with it."

"In short, it’s a match made in heaven!" Erha eagerly interjected.

"More or less," the old Giant Spirit stroked his beard and continued, "Of course, there are other ways. If you can’t gain its approval, you could have a more powerful ancestral artifact devour it. That way, you’d also gain the power of this ancestral artifact, which is the most common approach, and everyone opts for this."

He scrutinized Xiang Beifei and said, "But a big fish eats a small fish, and a small fish can’t eat a big fish. It seems you don’t have an ancestral artifact that can devour it. The complete Wufeng and Five Pieces of Stone might be stronger than the litian spear, but the incomplete ones can’t manage, so it’s impossible to devour it."

Xiang Beifei indeed didn’t possess a decent ancestral artifact; for now, only the Yu Divine Stele was complete.

But the Yu Divine Stele usually remains aloof from worldly affairs. It intimidates the Giant Spirit Race and Hai Fuyu because it inherently possesses divine patterns that restrain these two races. Beyond that, its overall power isn’t stronger than the litian spear.

"And what about Seeking Wood? We went to Common Valley this time and brought back the roots of Seeking Wood," Xiang Beifei mentioned.

The old Giant Spirit shook his head, "The overall power of Seeking Wood is not as strong as the litian spear."

Xiang Beifei pondered for a moment and asked, "If we strip away the divine patterns from it, devouring them one by one to continuously weaken its power, would that work?"

The old Giant Spirit furrowed his brow and murmured thoughtfully, "That might be possible, but it’s very difficult to separate divine patterns that have been devoured by an ancestral artifact."

"I’ve tried it before. The divine patterns of Mustard Seed in Palm were stripped from the litian spear during a deal we struck," Xiang Beifei said.

Xiaohei regrettably said, "At that time, we should have offered a higher price!"

In Sheyin City, without much consideration, they had the litian spear relinquish one divine pattern. They should have exchanged more divine patterns from it, and it would’ve been great to get their hands on the teleportation divine pattern.

The old Giant Spirit seemed somewhat surprised.

Nonetheless, he still said, "I think it’s better if you enhance your cultivation first. Once you have sufficient cultivation, things will be easier to manage. At least if your strength surpasses that of the ancestral artifact, even if it doesn’t recognize you, you can still suppress it."

Xiang Beifei could only temporarily set aside these thoughts.

After a while, he asked, "By the way, Father Pu, another thing, about the world’s boundary, what’s that about?"