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第两千九百一十四章 半年

Time flies in the mountains, and a thousand years have passed.

The path of immortality is arduous. For cultivators, time often slips away unnoticed.

Six months had passed since Lin Xuan arrived at Scorpion Mountain. The underground cave remained unchanged; the precious artifact's refinement was still unfinished.

It took so long that it far exceeded Lin Xuan’s expectations. He originally thought it would take no more than a few days.

Controlling things beyond his grasp was something Lin Xuan detested, but these past six months had passed in such serene peace that not even ordinary cultivators ventured nearby.

This outcome surprised Lin Xuan and relieved him of the worry that had been weighing on his heart.

Perhaps his initial speculation was incorrect. Perhaps his pessimistic estimate was too low. This precious artifact had nothing to do with a late-stage heavenly tribulation monster; it was simply an early-stage ghost sage's creation.

Although this explanation seemed somewhat forced, Lin Xuan felt that the quality of the artifact did not match what a late-stage heavenly tribulation cultivator would covet.

But things happen by chance. In the world of cultivation, absolute certainty does not exist. What if that ghost sage was lucky?

In any case, Lin Xuan gradually calmed down and remained vigilant. Caution was his nature; he would never underestimate anyone.

...

On this day, he continued to sit in meditation quietly.

Over these six months, Lin Xuan had recovered from the energy depletion. Although the past half year had been peaceful, he did not practice cultivation here. Sitting still was merely a brief adjustment of breath and did little to enhance his power but kept him at peak condition.

Suddenly, without any warning, Lin Xuan opened his eyes while sitting cross-legged.

His divine sense often extended outward, but this time, it wasn't because he had detected an enemy or anything amiss. The precious artifact in front of him began to tremble after six months of refinement, emitting a clear ringing sound.

At first, the sound was unremarkable, but as time passed, it grew louder and carried a hint of pressure.

Lin Xuan frowned, recognizing that this sound resembled phoenixes.

This wasn’t surprising. Zhu Que, one of the true spirits of birds, had an inherent connection to the king of all birds, Phoenix. The similarity in their sounds was natural.

Before he could fully process this thought, a breathtaking scene unfolded.

"Zong!"

Another clear ringing sound entered his ears as the jade bottle began to tremble.

It was the封灵玉!

Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed, immediately focusing on it.

Everyone is curious, and Lin Xuan couldn’t help but be curious too. From the moment he realized this bottle was made of封灵玉, he had been trying to guess what was sealed inside.

He tried extending his divine sense, but there was no effect. Legend had it that封灵玉was a celestial artifact, naturally shielding against divine senses.

Even Lin Xuan, let alone an old monster at the heavenly tribulation stage, would have no success with their divine senses in this situation.

Lin Xuan was well aware of this, but what did it matter? As the saying goes, "what you hear is false; what you see is true." Since he had encountered封灵玉and was curious about its contents, he would definitely try to probe it despite knowing that his divine sense wouldn’t work.

Failure was not a concern. At worst, he might not get clear information, but there would be no other losses.

But the attempt yielded nothing. The legend proved true.

Lin Xuan’s face showed a trace of disappointment before quickly regaining composure as silver light flashed in his eyes, and he activated Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eyes.

He wasn’t sure if he could penetrate the封灵玉, but deep down, there was still some hope.

Unfortunately, this attempt was another failure. While Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eyes had some extraordinary abilities, they were useless this time.

No收获!

The封灵玉was indeed as legendary, mysterious to the point of being headache-inducing.

Of course, if he could take the jade bottle in his hands, Lin Xuan would have a way to determine what was sealed inside.

But that was just theory. In reality, he couldn’t do it. Knowing the contents wouldn’t bring any other benefits besides satisfying his curiosity.

Moreover, the封灵玉’s presence there was part of the alchemist's design, and if his guess was correct, its importance was significant. With Lin Xuan’s strength, removing it from the array would not be difficult; in fact, he had a hundred percent confidence.

But he wouldn’t do it because once disturbed, the array might be affected, even causing errors in the ring’s refinement.

Just to satisfy his curiosity and take such risks wasn’t something Lin Xuan, who was no fool, would do.

He could wait for the mystery to be revealed eventually.

And indeed, Lin Xuan’s guess turned out to be correct. The answer to this question was about to be revealed after all the effort he had put into suppressing his curiosity. How could he not focus on it now?

His gaze fell upon the jade bottle.

As time passed, the tremors intensified, and a faint green glow emanated from the surface of the bottle, though not dazzlingly bright.

Now, with the naked eye, Lin Xuan could see that the灵光was composed of mysterious runes the size of rice grains, constantly shifting and changing.

Each change seemed to carry an indescribable profundity.

Lin Xuan vaguely felt that calling this artifact a celestial relic was no exaggeration.

A moment later, a light "pop" sounded. The灵光flared up as the bottle cap shot upward in a striking display of light.

Then, a blindingly fast beam of light erupted from the jade bottle, so swift that Lin Xuan could hardly keep up with it, momentarily stunned.

But soon, the ascent halted due to a powerful波动emitted by the array at that moment, restraining whatever had been shot out.

At this point, Lin Xuan finally discerned the true nature of the灵光.

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