Chapter 26

Ye Wushuang nodded: "For things like magical scrolls and swords, I can roughly understand their uses, but for magical treasures with strange shapes, one cannot know their functions without refining them. And once refined, they cannot be sold."

Lin Fan asked: "Does that mean we can trade a few low-grade magical treasures for high-grade magical treasures?"

"..." Ye Wushuang scolded: "Lin Fan, how can you be so greedy?"

Lin Fan asked: "If there was another scroll like the one you have for sale, would you be willing to trade a low-grade magical treasure for it?"

"Of course I would!" Ye Wushuang answered without hesitation, thinking that one scroll could protect, another could attack, and it would be best to have another for flying.

Bai Mu said: "Lin Fan makes a good point. Magical treasures come in various types. The most common type is those recorded in literature, such as the sword-making techniques of our Yunqing Sect, which specify the amount of cold iron and charcoal needed. These magical treasures, once refined, can only be activated by the sect's cultivation techniques, and their grades and functions are basically the same. There are also well-known items like the Ruyi Qiankun Bag."

"Another type is the naturally formed magical treasures. These treasures may have been ordinary at first, like a sword or a stone with a spirit. After being nurtured by heaven and earth, they form on their own. Such magical treasures can be controlled by both righteous and evil beings, and even ghosts and demons, and they are extremely powerful. However, such treasures are very rare." Bai Mu added: "I think Ximen Shuai's Qiankun Ring belongs to this category. Although Wushuang's scroll is not recorded in any literature, it was refined by human effort, so it belongs to the first category."

"The most powerful type is the magical treasures left behind by transcended immortals or those who have achieved enlightenment. These treasures have spirits of their own and can cultivate and transform in various ways, even into human form. Not only are they extremely rare, but they also resist being controlled by others, having their own consciousness. Even powerful cultivators must carefully refine these treasures, and even after refining, they may not be able to activate them."

"Daoist and demonic cultivation techniques, though different, ultimately converge. The magical treasures of our Yunqing Sect can be refined and controlled by righteous cultivators, but their power is reduced by about 20-30%. If controlled by demonic cultivators, the power is reduced by about 40-50%. Evil cultivators can be further divided into those who cultivate Daoism, Buddhism, or demonic arts. If we obtain a Buddhist magical treasure, we can refine it but not control it; we must cultivate Buddhist techniques to use it. Some special magical treasures require specific cultivation techniques to activate. For example, the Ten Thousand Worm Banner of the Heavenly Frontier Sect can only be activated by their advanced Poison Heart Technique. Other evil cultivators, even those of the Southern Frontier Sect, cannot control or use it. The Ten Thousand Worm Banner is useless in the hands of others. Similarly, our Daoist Thunder cannot be used by Buddhist, evil, or demonic beings, regardless of their cultivation level."

Lin Fan nodded, understanding that having a magical treasure is one thing, but having the right luck is another. When the luck is very good, the magical treasure happens to be compatible with your sect's cultivation technique. When the luck is good, the magical treasure is a Daoist one, which can be used. When the luck is fairly good, it's an evil magical treasure, which can be used but with significant reduction in power. When the luck is the worst, you obtain a magical treasure from your sect but lack the specific cultivation technique, making it unusable.

No wonder the sect leader always talks about fate; this really depends on one's character. Lin Fan picked up his bag and said, "I'm going to take a bath!"

Cultivators don't need to bathe because their protective true qi keeps dirt away. Due to the purity of their true qi, their bodies don't secrete much. But Lin Fan was different; he hadn't achieved the state of abstaining from food, so his body naturally secreted oils and other substances, making it necessary for him to bathe.

There was a waterfall by Lotus Mountain. Lin Fan flew towards it, considering whether to abstain from food. Bathing wasn't a problem, but washing clothes was. His water-type talismans often turned his robes into rags.

At the bottom of the waterfall was a deep pool, about five zhang deep. Lin Fan stripped in the air, cast a water-repelling spell, and jumped in. After reaching the bottom, he dispelled the spell, and the cold water enveloped his body, making him feel quite comfortable. This wasn't the first time he had bathed here, but he found the pool strange. The pool contained no fish or shrimp, but there were many downstream.

Lin Fan surfaced, took a small bucket from his bag, and poured the dozen or so fish he had caught back into the pool. He then submerged himself and watched the fish swim around. Feeling short of breath, he cast the water-repelling spell again, then dispelled it, and leaned against a rock to scrub his back. Two fish swam over and gently nudged his chest with their mouths. Lin Fan thought he should catch a few hundred more fish; they could help clean his body without him having to scrub.

Sitting in the water with his back against the rock, he closed his eyes to enjoy the moment. After a while, he opened his eyes and looked down. Only one fish remained in front of him, and the other one... where did it go?

He looked around casually, about to close his eyes again, when suddenly a streak of water appeared at lightning speed, and the remaining fish disappeared. Lin Fan saw a thin, straight water column... He was stunned for a moment, then quickly cast a spell to break through the water and surface, gasping for breath. There must be something strange in this pool.

Could it be a treasure about to emerge? Lin Fan landed by his bag, drew a Heavenly Eye Talisman, and threw it into the water, then cast a spell to make it sink. Closing his eyes, he could see everything the talisman saw in the pool. There were still many fish swimming...

It appeared, a spiral-shaped water column, as thin as a hair, struck a fish, and the fish instantly disappeared. It was too fast. Lin Fan cast the Heavenly Eye Talisman deeper, carefully examining the bottom. The pool was deep but not large, only two zhang wide and long, and the bottom was smooth with pebbles. He found nothing unusual.

He raised the Heavenly Eye Talisman to the middle, where the waterfall created bubbles. Then he saw it: the spiral water column came from the inner side of the waterfall. The fish were not disappearing but being adsorbed onto a black stone on the water wall. The fish struggled but to no avail, and soon they stopped moving.

So, this thing was causing the trouble. Should he go down or not? Lin Fan was hesitant when a water column struck the Heavenly Eye Talisman, piercing it and rendering it useless. Lin Fan lost his senses.

If it were someone else, they might consider the risks, but Lin Fan thought differently. He had bathed here for seven days without any issues, so it should be fine. Plus, the sect leader always talked about fate. So, Lin Fan cast the water-repelling spell and jumped in. He floated in front of the black stone, looking left and right, but saw nothing. He reached out and touched the black stone, feeling it was not as cold as the pool water. When he touched it, the object seemed to be startled, emitting a bright light and shooting out of the water. Lin Fan was devastated: he had lost two treasures in one day. Today was not a good day.

Bai Mu was sitting on a stone by Lotus Mountain. Suddenly, he frowned; something had entered the formation he had set up around Lotus Mountain, moving at incredible speed. The intruder was not friendly. Bai Mu opened his eyes and shouted, "Rise!"

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