Chapter 344 [No Way?]

Inside a box was a creature as large as a bullfrog!

Yes, the "Mountain Moving Pendant" given by the East Sea can hold living creatures.

This creature is several times bigger than a basketball! Chen Yan had seen it before in the underground auction in the City of No Return, called the "Heaven-Swallowing Treasure Beast"!

It can devour everything, meaning it eats anything. Omnivorous, whether you feed it Heavenly and Earthly Treasures or sand and garbage, it eats it all.

And what it excretes is the best material for growing spiritual herbs and plants, capable of shortening the growth time of spiritual plants. It is among the top three planting materials for spiritual plants in the Domain Realm!

Remember that day in the auction, it was bought at a high price by someone from the "Guan Family" of Wucheng Prefecture, North Jiang Prefecture.

The Guan Family at that time was also heavily overshadowed by Yun Zhao, who displayed the demeanor of a true member of a sect elite family.

Later, on their way to the Southern Border’s Ghost Race territory, Yun Zhao and I encountered...

The Guan Family’s flying boat was ambushed mid-route!

It was Gu Tongbing who led the attack and staged the scene to frame the Demon Race.

Chen Yan’s gaze became serious because...

He confirmed one thing.

This "Heaven-Swallowing Treasure Beast" is not another one like what the Guan Family bought.

Rather, it is exactly the one that the Guan Family bought!!

The box still bore the family insignia, clearly that of the Guan Family!

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow and scanned with his Divine Sense within the Mountain Moving Pendant, carefully examining the other items.

A Middle Grade Flying Sword.

The quality and craftsmanship are quite excellent, crafted by the disciple of a famous Sword Casting Master in the Domain Realm.

Although this sword’s quality is only that of a Middle Grade, it is extremely rare because, for some unknown reason, the flying sword has gathered some fortune itself, and a trace of chaotic consciousness is developing within.

— This is the precursor to a Magical Artifact birthing an Artifact Spirit!

Once an Artifact Spirit is born, the Magical Artifact instantly upgrades to a Magical Treasure!

With an Artifact Spirit, a Magical Treasure gains consciousness, which brings numerous benefits.

First, with its consciousness, the owner can closely connect mentally with the Magical Treasure, synchronize thoughts, and also set life-and-death contracts between the Artifact Spirit and the Magical Treasure using a Secret Technique, making usage more intuitive and responsive.

Secondly, once the Magical Treasure gains consciousness, it can learn and grow on its own. The Artifact Spirit within each Magical Treasure will continuously get stronger and evolve as the owner feeds it better materials.

Enhancing a Magical Artifact requires an Artifact Maker’s crafting.

However, a Magical Treasure, having an Artifact Spirit, already possesses the ability to devour and evolve itself.

Unless the enhancement is too complex, the Magical Treasure can complete it through self-devouring.

If it is too complex, the owner can assist the Artifact Spirit in devouring and integrating new materials using Artifact Creation techniques.

Magical Treasures with Artifact Spirits are all growth-oriented! Their growth potential is limited by the strength of the Artifact Spirit.

Nonetheless, the ability to birth an Artifact Spirit is an extremely rare existence in the Domain Realm!

To put it this way: Not all Magical Treasures possess an Artifact Spirit.

But those that have birthed an Artifact Spirit are certainly Magical Treasures, and even if not now, will certainly become one!

Moreover, Magical Treasures with Artifact Spirits have significantly greater growth potential and limits than those without!

This flying sword, initially during the auction, was sold for ninety-eight thousand despite being a Middle Grade Magical Artifact in quality.

The price is considerably higher than that of ordinary Magical Artifacts.

Had it not been for its mediocre material, and while its craftsmanship might seem excellent to an ordinary cultivator, it isn’t much to high-level cultivators.

Also, the trace of consciousness it nurtured is just in the budding phase, not a true Artifact Spirit.

From nurturing consciousness to birthing a real Artifact Spirit is a lengthy process, and the success rate is quite low, merely a slim hope at best.

Otherwise, if it were a flying sword that had already birthed an Artifact Spirit, even if its material and crafting were only Middle Grade Magical Artifact quality, just having an Artifact Spirit would be enough to increase its value by a hundredfold!

And this flying sword with a trace of consciousness lies quietly within the "Mountain Moving Pendant" at this moment!

Besides these two items, the Jade Pendant also contained some miscellaneous goods, all of which were purchased by the Guan Family during that auction, including a "Heavenly Repair Pill" that Chen Yan once envied—an elixir for ordinary mortals to enhance their physique and prolong life.

Chen Yan recalled that everything the Guan Family purchased at that time is here!

Except for a small dog reportedly possessing the bloodline of the Divine Beast Xiaotian, said to be a hybrid with another Exotic Beast’s blood, resulting in a "dog-shaped koi"—an experimental product with unknown effects.

The dog is not here because, after the auction, the Guan Family, fearing they might offend Yun Zhao, gifted the dog to him.

But aside from that, everything the Guan Family bought is here!

Chen Yan silently put down the "Mountain Moving Pendant" and looked toward the East Sea: "Senior... the items inside..."