Chapter 12

In the cave of Mount Sui, Feng Ye played with the two flintstones and couldn't help but think, "It must be that people in ancient times were simple-hearted, so they got it so easily."

Persuading those few elders of the Ancestral Fire Cave wasn't as difficult as Feng Ye had imagined. Under the pretext of refining merit artifacts for the tribe to stabilize its fortune, Feng Ye easily obtained the three spiritual objects.

The three merit spiritual objects could indeed stabilize the tribe's fortune, but they were still a bit inferior to a single merit artifact. Although the elders had supernatural abilities, their knowledge of refining artifacts was far from sufficient. However, the elders, who had some understanding of survival on this vast and chaotic land, knew that exchanging three merit spiritual objects for a merit artifact that could be passed down through generations was not a bad deal. Moreover, it was easier to manage, and it would prevent the tribe from splitting due to the different masters of the three merit spiritual objects. The Sui Ren tribe had experienced two rebellions in its history, one of which occurred a hundred years ago due to the theft of the inherited objects, causing internal strife. The elders, who had personally experienced this, naturally agreed with Feng Ye's proposal, and thus the elders agreed to hand over the merit spiritual objects to Feng Ye for handling.

With these three merit spiritual objects plus his own golden flint, Feng Ye thought he could at least make two merit artifacts. He told the elders that he would make merit artifacts for the tribe, but if he made multiple ones, he would keep one for himself. After all, Feng Ye had also contributed his golden flint, so the elders naturally agreed. After all, there was no such thing as a free lunch, even for a former leader who couldn't completely sacrifice himself for others.

Stretching his waist, Feng Ye activated the cave's array restrictions and began preparing to refine the artifact, as safety was crucial during the refining process.

A lamp, a symbol of universal illumination, was also the merit artifact Feng Ye wanted to refine for himself, a treasure to avoid disasters and transcend tribulations. The wooden flint, stone flint, and golden flint respectively symbolized fire in wood, fire in stone, and fire in the air, with the property of burning anything.

Using the stone flint as the base, the golden flint as the lamp, and the wooden flint as the wick, and with his own Sui fire as the eternal flame, after three days and three nights, the artifact was finally refined. The stone flint, also known as fire in stone, the golden flint, which could be used as fire in the air with sunlight, and the wooden flint, which naturally represented fire in wood, combined the power of three fires, making the artifact quite powerful. More importantly, when he inscribed the restrictions, twelve restrictions appeared, far exceeding Feng Ye's expectations. He had thought that nine restrictions would be good for his first attempt.

Restrictions, whether innate or acquired, were present in all magical artifacts. The legendary Chaos Bell, an innate supreme treasure, had forty-nine innate restrictions. The number of restrictions was a key measure of an artifact's quality.

Twelve restrictions satisfied Feng Ye. However, if these three merit spiritual objects were in the hands of great beings, they would certainly become a merit treasure, which, even at its lowest level, had thirty-three restrictions. In Feng Ye's hands, an artifact with twelve merit restrictions was inferior to an ordinary immortal artifact, but it was sufficient to transcend the wind and fire tribulation.

After refining his own artifact, the next step was to fulfill his promise and use the remaining spiritual objects to refine a fortune-stabilizing artifact for the tribe.

Feng Ye used most of the wooden and golden flints and one stone flint to refine the Sui Ren lamp. The remaining stone flint was left for the tribe. Using the stone flint as the base, he melted the remaining wooden and golden flints into it. Without the Sui Ren lamp, it would have been more troublesome. But with the Sui fire from the Sui Ren lamp, it only took a day to complete the refinement.

A red divine stone the size of a pebble lay in Feng Ye's palm. After some thought, Feng Ye's divine consciousness, like a knife, began to carve the divine stone.

As a symbol of the tribe's inheritance, it should naturally be something formal, like a seal. As Feng Ye's divine consciousness continued to carve, the stone gradually transformed from an oval into a square seal. On the seal, the totem of the Sui Ren tribe, an eternal flame, was carved, and on the four sides of the seal, some divine patterns were drawn.

One, two, three... nine, ten, done! A total of ten restrictions, Feng Ye let out a long breath.

"This will be handed over to the tribe. The seal, let's call it the Sui Seal!" After some thought, Feng Ye decided on the name. As soon as he spoke, a divine light descended from the sky and infused the stone seal. The red light illuminated the entire cave, blinding Feng Ye and temporarily suppressing his divine consciousness.

When the red light dissipated, Feng Ye opened his eyes and released his divine sense, his face suddenly changing. The original ten restrictions on the stone seal had increased to eighteen merit restrictions, and a red aura was swirling above it, faintly revealing a coiling red dragon.

Feng Ye, deep in thought, walked out of the cave and used his wisdom eye to look at the Sui Ren tribe. Indeed, a red aura was rising from the tribe, connecting to the stone seal in his hand.

Is this the fortune-stabilizing treasure of a tribe? Linked to the tribe's fortune, sharing its glory and decline? But although the human race is favored, with great fortune and opportunities in the future, it is not the main character of the world, and it is just a tribe of the human race. How can it have such a destiny?

Feng Ye suppressed his doubts and headed towards the Sui Ren tribe. Since the Sui Seal had been refined, it was best to hand it over to the tribe as soon as possible. The wind and fire tribulation was approaching, and whether he could survive was a question! These matters needed to be arranged as soon as possible.

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In the Ancestral Fire Cave, after discussing with the elders, Feng Ye held a ceremony in front of the tribe to formally hand over the Sui Seal to Feng Xiang, stabilizing the hearts of the people.

Unexpectedly, when Feng Ye handed the Sui Seal to Feng Xiang, a golden light descended from the sky, raising the restrictions on the Sui Seal to twenty-four.

What envy, jealousy, and resentment! Feng Ye's lips twitched: "My Sui Ren lamp only has twelve restrictions, and the Sui Seal has twenty-four, twice as many as mine!"

However, Feng Ye's complaint was overheard by the elders.

"Feng Ye is truly selfless, leaving the best for the tribe and keeping the inferior for himself."

"Yes, yes, I thought he would only give the worst to the tribe if he refined multiple artifacts."

"Yan, you're talking nonsense. Chief Feng Ye is dedicated to everyone. The tribe's current scale is all thanks to the old chief."

"Exactly, don't forget that he invented a new fire control method, his virtue is as high as that of the ancient Sui Emperor."

"Since Chief Feng Ye has stepped down, his deeds should be recorded on the stone wall like those of the previous chiefs." A senior elder suggested.

Everyone agreed, and they began to record it on the wall of the ancestral cave. What they called recording was actually just painting.

Unlike the enthusiastic discussions of the elders, when Feng Ye returned to the cave, he began to calm his mind and immediately checked his own condition.

No! His current state was very wrong! When he saw the Sui Seal's restrictions increase to twenty-four in the tribe, he was just envious, but he actually felt a greedy and murderous desire, which was very wrong. The Sui Seal was a fortune-stabilizing treasure, usable only by the leader, and it would be useless to him. Losing his reason and having such delusions was clearly a sign of demonic possession!

Feng Ye took a deep breath and entered the "Taiji Rune Visualization," observing his own condition.

As expected, there was a shadow in a hidden place in Feng Ye's spiritual platform, indicating the presence of a demon.

Feng Ye quickly activated the Taiji True Rune, and a divine light directly purified the demon. It was because he had just achieved the Primordial Spirit realm, which was unstable, and a slight disturbance could affect his Dao heart, giving external demons a chance.

The wind and fire tribulation was not far off, and he needed to face it in a perfect state. When Feng Ye realized his realm was unstable, he began to stabilize it as soon as possible.