Chapter 77

"Hmm?"

Su Shier squinted his eyes and looked at the item the old man had taken out.

It was a white object no longer than an inch, resembling an eye.

What was strange was that although it looked like an eye, it had no pupil. Moreover, it was covered with fine cracks, its luster dim, as if it were a low-grade magical artifact about to be scrapped.

Su Shier's brows immediately knitted into a frown, his first reaction being that the old man must be playing a prank on him.

He was about to refuse, but then he saw Jiang Feixue give him a subtle nod.

This surprised him greatly, and he quickly activated the Heavenly Eye Technique to investigate.

As soon as he did, his pupils constricted.

From this object, he sensed a thick spiritual aura.

The intensity of this spiritual aura was almost on par with what he had seen from the Five Elements Spirit Beads.

This thing was not simple!

Su Shier glanced at it once and immediately averted his gaze, asking calmly, "What is this thing?"

A hint of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes.

This kid is not simple! Despite his young age, he acts so mature and experienced!

Unfortunately, no matter how smart you are, I don't believe you can remain unmoved?

With a thought, the old man immediately said solemnly, "Fellow Daoist, since you practice the Heavenly Eye Technique, you should be able to see that this object contains the spiritual aura of a magical artifact."

"Strictly speaking, this can no longer be called a magical artifact; it is a pseudo-magical artifact, something between a magical artifact and a spirit artifact."

"This is a good thing. If I didn't need spirit plants to find someone to refine a pill to enhance my cultivation, I wouldn't have brought it out for trade."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, Jiang Feixue pouted and said, "Hey, old man! Calling it a pseudo-magical artifact is a bit much, this thing has lost most of its spirit, at best it's a low-grade magical artifact!"

"Besides, what is this thing even for?"

"..."

"Cough, cough..." Hearing Jiang Feixue's words, the old man's face turned red, and he immediately looked embarrassed.

Even he didn't know what this treasure was for.

He had to shrink his shoulders and say sheepishly,

"Even so, the spiritual aura on this thing is genuine. Even if you don't know its use, using it to nourish other magical artifacts would still be very beneficial, right?"

"How about this, this item plus my treasure map in exchange for twenty spirit plants, what do you say?"

As he spoke, the old man furrowed his brows, looking pitiful.

"Hmm..." Jiang Feixue pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Su Shier, "Brother Zhu, this old man looks quite pitiful, why don't we just trade with him?"

Seeing Jiang Feixue's reaction, Su Shier immediately knew that he must recognize this thing.

He then put on a reluctant look and nodded, "Alright! I'll trade it with you. Which spirit plants do you want? I have ginseng, astragalus, and lingzhi that are over a hundred years old..."

Su Shier listed about ten types of spirit plants.

"Give me four of each of these: ginseng, astragalus, lingzhi, du ruo, and shan nai!" The old man beamed, shouting eagerly.

Su Shier remained calm, quickly taking out the spirit plants and handing them over, while also taking the eye-shaped magical artifact and the sheepskin map.

Throughout the process, he kept the Heavenly Eye Technique active, fearing that the old man might cheat.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

With the spirit plants in hand, the old man quickly left.

Once the old man's figure disappeared, Su Shier turned to look at Jiang Feixue.

"Brother Jiang, do you know what this thing is for?"

Jiang Feixue looked very pleased and said with a smile, "Of course! I am a top-tier alchemist, this thing may be unknown to others, but it doesn't stump me!"

"Please enlighten me, Brother Jiang!" Su Shier smiled and asked.

"Enlighten you? I wouldn't dare. If I'm not mistaken, this thing is called the Eye of Truth, an extremely rare pseudo-magical artifact of the eye type."

"When activated, it can emit a beam of spiritual light that directly attacks the opponent's consciousness."

"Brother Zhu, you've really found a treasure this time!"

Jiang Feixue crossed her arms and smiled broadly. Although the thing was obtained by Su Shier, she was happier than if she had found a treasure herself.

"What? Spiritual light?!" Su Shier was greatly surprised.

He was no longer a novice in cultivation; spiritual awareness was something only Foundation Establishment cultivators could cultivate, and flying with a sword relied on this.

To make spiritual awareness leave the body and attack, only the legendary Golden Core cultivators could do it.

"Brother Jiang, are you sure? A spiritual attack, wouldn't even Foundation Establishment cultivators be unable to handle it?"

Jiang Feixue smiled and continued, "Brother Zhu, it's not that exaggerated!"

"The spiritual light has limited power and can only cause some minor trouble to Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"Moreover, this pseudo-magical artifact is severely damaged. After repair, it can only be used three times at most."

Three uses? Can it cause trouble to Foundation Establishment cultivators?

Su Shier was taken aback and quickly asked, "How can this thing be repaired?"

Jiang Feixue smiled faintly, "That's simple. Look at this Eye of Truth, doesn't it look like an eye socket without a pupil?"

"Just find a demon beast's eyeball and refine it into it!"

"The stronger the demon beast was in life, the more powerful the spiritual light will be after refinement. If you can find an eyeball from a demon beast as strong as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it could indeed cause significant harm to Foundation Establishment cultivators!"

In terms of alchemy, Jiang Feixue clearly knew a lot, spouting information effortlessly.

But the speaker was unintentional, while the listener was very intentional.

Hearing this, Su Shier's heart skipped a beat, and his heartbeat quickened.

At this moment, he felt that this thing was tailor-made for him.

After all, in his storage ring, there was the corpse of a Fire Cloud Python, which was as strong as a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He had plans for the Fire Cloud Python's bones, but he never expected that its eyes could also be useful.

"Brother Jiang, you've helped me again!" Su Shier smiled and quickly bowed to Jiang Feixue in gratitude.

"Hehe, Brother Zhu, you're making it sound too formal. You saved my life, and I helping you with some small matters is only right, isn't it?"

"We're brothers, do we need to be so formal? Let's quickly take out that treasure map. If it shows the location of the Golden Holy Spring, we can go check it out."

Jiang Feixue chuckled, then tiptoed and wrapped her arms around Su Shier's neck, patting his shoulder in a brotherly manner.

However, smelling the faint fragrance from her, Su Shier wasn't sure whether to treat her as a man or a woman.

For a moment, he felt a bit awkward.

He then smiled faintly and quickly unfolded the sheepskin map.

The map had clear routes, and the Golden Holy Spring was marked in a toxic swamp deep in the Yunmeng Marsh.

"Filthy Pit?! That old man clearly had no good intentions. The Golden Holy Spring is a sacred object, how could it be in such a place?"

Jiang Feixue leaned in to take a look and immediately reacted, pouting in dissatisfaction.