Chapter 26: Treasure Appears

  Ye Wushuang nodded: "For things like the Scroll of Law and the Sword of Treasure, one can probably guess their use, but for strange and unusual magical artifacts, it's impossible to know without refining them. And once refined, they can't be sold."

  Lin Fan asked: "So, can we exchange a few low-grade treasures for high-grade magical artifacts?"

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

  Lin Fan asked: "If there's another scroll of the same rank for sale, would you be willing to exchange it for a low-grade treasure?"

  "Of course I am willing!" Ye Wushuang replied without hesitation. One scroll for defense, one scroll to attack the enemy, and best of all, another scroll for flight.

  Bai Miao Dao said, "Lin Fan is right. Magic treasures are divided into many types. The most common type is the ones recorded in ancient texts, such as our Cloud Clear Sect's sword refining method. It requires a certain amount of Cold Iron and wood charcoal, all with standard specifications. After refining this kind of magic treasure, it must be activated by the sect's heart method. The rank and function are basically not much different. There are also well-known ones like the As-You-Wish Qian Kun Bag."

  "Another type is the naturally formed treasure, this kind of treasure may have a very ordinary origin, such as a spiritual sword or a spiritual stone. After being nurtured by heaven and earth, it takes shape on its own. This kind of treasure can be controlled at will by orthodox demons, evil Buddhas, and even ghosts and monsters, with enormous power. However, this type of treasure is extremely rare."

  Bai Mu added: "I think the???? (Qian Kun Quan) that Xi Men Shuai has belongs to this category. Although there are no records of Wu Shuang's scroll, it was refined by human effort, so it belongs to the former."

  "Another type of the most powerful, scattered immortal flying ascension or feathered transformation left behind by the Taoist treasure, this kind of Taoist treasure itself has a spirit, can self-cultivate, and then change in many ways, even can transform into human form. This kind of Taoist treasure is not only hard to come by but also resists being controlled by others, having its own divine consciousness, ordinary cultivators are simply no match for it. Even if a highly cultivated practitioner subdues this treasure, they must carefully refine and purify it, after refining the treasure, the refiner may still be unable to activate it."

  "The Taoist mind method, all things return to their origin, a hundred changes without leaving its origin. I say that the Qingmen method is precious, and people of the right path can refine and control it, but with a loss of two or three tenths of their ability. The demonic sect's control has a loss of four or five tenths. Among evil people, there are also those who cultivate Taoism, Buddhism, and demonism. For example, if we obtain a Buddhist family method treasure, we can refine it but cannot control it, and must cultivate the Buddhist family mind method to use it. Some special method treasures require cultivating a special mind method to activate them. For instance, the demonic Tianjiang sect's Wanchan fan can only be activated by their profound hundred-poison mind method; other evil people, even those of the Nanjiang sect with their own original mind method, cannot control or use it. If the Wanchan fan falls into someone else's hands, it is useless. Similarly, my Taoist divine thunder, no matter how much Buddhists, demons, or evil people cultivate, they are unable to use it."

  Lin nodded, it's not that the treasure doesn't count, but when luck is extremely good, this treasure happens to be driven by your sect's heart method. When luck is extremely good, this treasure happens to be a Taoist treasure and can also be used. When luck is relatively good, this is an evil path treasure, which can be used, but with great discounts. When luck is the worst, you obtain the treasure of your sect, but have not cultivated the special heart method of your sect, and cannot use it.

  No wonder the master always says that fate is dependent on one's character. Lin Fan took his luggage and said, "I'm going to take a bath!"

  A cultivator can go without bathing, as the protective true energy prevents dust from invading. Due to the clarity and purity of the true energy, the body also doesn't have excessive secretions. However, Lin Fan is different; without Bigu (a Daoist fasting practice), his body naturally secretes oils and other substances, so he still needs to bathe.

  There is a spring waterfall on the side of Lotus Flower Mountain, and Lin Fan flew towards the waterfall to consider whether he wanted to take a bath. He didn't mind taking a bath, but what he hated was washing clothes, as his Water Element Spell often turned his Taoist robe into a rag.

  Under the waterfall, there was a deep pool, about five zhang deep. Lin Fan stripped himself bare in mid-air and jumped into it after making the Avoid Water Hand Seal. After sinking to the bottom of the water, he released the hand seal again. The cold and clear water enveloped his body, which felt quite comfortable. This wasn't Lin Fan's first time coming here for a bath, but he found this pool of water somewhat strange. What was strange about it was that there were no fish or shrimp inside this deep pool, yet there were plenty in the downstream waters.

  Lin Fan emerged from the water's surface, took out a small bucket from his luggage by the pond, and poured in over a dozen small fish he had caught on his way back to the mountain. He then dove back into the water, watching as the fish swam about. Feeling short of breath, Lin Fan activated his Avoid Water Technique again and dispersed, leaning against a rock to scratch his back. Two brave little fish swam up to him, gently nudging his chest with their mouths. Lin Fan thought that if he caught a few hundred more, they could help him clean off the dirt on his body without needing to scrub it off himself.

  A man sank into the water, leaning back against a rock and sitting with his eyes closed in enjoyment. After a while, Lin Fan opened his eyes and looked down to see that only one small fish was left on his chest, and another... had run off somewhere?

  Just glanced around casually, and was about to close his eyes again when a waterline suddenly appeared at lightning speed, and the remaining small fish also disappeared. Lin Fan only saw a thin straight line of water pillar in the water... Lin Fan was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly urged the law, breaking through the water and rushing out, after getting out of the water, he took a big breath on the surface of the deep pool, this pool must have a monster.

  Is this the baby that's going to be born? Lin Fan Luo sat by the riverbank, drew a Heaven Eye Talisman, and threw it into the water. After casting his spell, he let the talisman sink into the water. Lin Fan Luo closed his eyes, and he could see everything inside the pond through the Heaven Eye Talisman. There were also many small fish swimming around...

  A spiral-shaped water column, as thin as a hair, struck a small fish, and the fish disappeared instantly. It was too fast, Lin Fan urged the Heaven's Eye symbol to sink all the way to the bottom of the water, and then carefully examined it. This pool of water was deep but not large, only two zhang in length and width, and the bottom of the pool was entirely smooth pebbles, with no unusual signs found.

  Nothing was found, and the Heaven's Eye Symbol rose to the middle. It happened to be where the waterfall impact created a water bubble. Then Lin Fan saw it - a spiral water column was emitted from the inner wall of the waterfall. The fish did not disappear but were sucked onto a black stone on the water wall. The small fish struggled non-stop, but to no avail. Soon, the small fish stopped moving altogether.

  It turned out that this object was making trouble, and it still didn't fall? Lin Fan was hesitant, a water pillar hit the Tianyan symbol, the Tianyan symbol was pierced, lost its talisman ability, and became a yellow paper, Lin Fan also lost his senses.

  If it were someone else, they would consider the pros and cons, but Lin Fan's way of thinking was different. He thought in a simple and practical way: he had washed for seven days without incident, so there shouldn't be any problem. Moreover, there was the saying "the master creates fortune". So Lin Fan activated his Avoid Water Technique and jumped down. Floating in front of that black rock, he looked left and right but couldn't see anything. He stretched out his hand to touch the black rock, feeling that it didn't have the icy coldness of the pool water. With a single wipe of his hand, this object flashed like something startled, shining brightly as it broke through the water and rose up. Lin Fan saw its speed and was greatly saddened: he had lost two precious items in one day, and today's astrological forecast was extremely unfavorable to him.

  Bai Mu sat cross-legged on a rock at the edge of Lianhua Mountain, suddenly furrowing his brow. Something had intruded into the formation he had set up in Lianhua Mountain, and it was moving extremely fast. The newcomer did not have good intentions, and Bai Mu opened his eyes to shout: "Rise!"