After listening to my words, Zhang Kanwen didn't say anything else. After a moment of silence, he sighed and said, "Since you insist … then try it.
But Zhou Yi, you have to remember that after we try, if we still can't get rid of that evil thing, or if I find that we don't have the ability to deal with that evil thing, I will risk my life to kill Wang Li and stop that evil thing from being born!
At that time, don't stop me again! "
I didn't say anything else and just nodded.
Obviously, this was Zhang Kanwen's bottom line.
In fact, I also knew that if we didn't nip the danger in the bud, it would be hard to say if we still had the ability to kill Wang Li when that evil thing was born.
But after all, there was still time and hope. It was far from the time of despair.
After we looked at each other in silence for a while, Zhang Kanwen suddenly took out something that looked like a magic artifact.
This thing was square and wrapped in a piece of yellow silk. Without using my spiritual sense, I could easily feel that this thing was emitting a strong Dao aura.
It wasn't strange that a magic artifact that a Fengshui master nurtured could emit Dao aura, but what was strange was that the magic artifact in Zhang Kanwen's hand was emitting a strong Dao aura. Even with my current cultivation, I felt a little shocked. I even faintly felt an aura similar to the aura around the Xuanyuan Sword's sword case.
What kind of magic artifact was this to have such an aura?
Zhang Kanwen didn't say anything. Instead, he put the square magic artifact on the table in front of him and carefully opened the yellow silk covering the surface.
Under the yellow silk was an inkstone that faintly glowed with a cold light.
Without cover, the strong Dao aura of the inkstone magic artifact spread out without any regard for the cost. It was like a small dragon vein.
"Brother Zhang, this is?"
I couldn't help but ask, what kind of magic artifact could have such an aura?
Even without using it, one could tell that the power of this magic tool was extraordinary. Why did Zhang Kanwen suddenly take this thing out for me to see?
Zhang Kanwen's expression was solemn, like a soldier being inspected. He held the inkstone and said solemnly, "This magic artifact is the treasure of my Mount Wen lineage — Mount Wen Inkstone."
Wen Shan Yan?
I have seen many celestial artifacts of the Celestial Master, but I have never seen such a tyrannical celestial artifact. The intensity of the Taoist Qi that it exudes is even far from that of the Stone of Mount Tai that I saw in Shenzhen Metaphysics!
Furthermore, this was merely an enchanted item. It was not like the Stone of Mount Tai that was nurtured by the heavens and the earth. For it to have such a strong magnetic field was truly inconceivable.
Zhang Kanwen wasn't in a hurry to tell me about Wen Shanyan's background, but first smiled and said, "Aren't you surprised that I can see through your Glorious Consciousness Great Perfection Realm with my Glorious Consciousness Five Star Realm?"
Logically speaking, it was impossible for a person with a lower cultivation to see through a person with a higher cultivation. This was common sense. I nodded. "Of course I'm surprised. Could it be because of Wen Shanyan?"
Could it be that this Wen Shanyan is like my eighth step astral, allowing people to see through everything?
Zhang Kanwen affirmed, "That's right, it's because I have the Wen Shanyan with me that I can see through your cultivation."
"The Dao Qi that this enchanted item is emitting is so thick, but why didn't I sense anything when you brought it with you?"
This Wen Shanyan was simply too strange. Although the Celestial Master enchanted items that I had seen before were powerful, they were rarely able to conceal their aura. How did this Wen Shanyan do it?
"Not only can Wen Shanyan see through your cultivation, but he can also conceal his aura!
Unless your cultivation is higher than Ancestor Wen Tianxiang, you definitely won't be able to sense its aura. Furthermore, as long as I don't take it out, you won't be able to find it even if you search my entire body! "
Zhang Kanwen said calmly.
His words shocked me. This Wen Shanyan had completely subverted my understanding!
Concealing aura was still alright. On the path of cultivation, there were all sorts of miraculous spells and enchanted items. Concealment wasn't anything special.
What I found strange was his last sentence. As long as he didn't take it out, a person with a high cultivation wouldn't be able to find it even if they searched his body. This was extraordinary.
Enchanted items, no matter how miraculous they were, were still inanimate objects. They had to be controlled by a person in order to display their might.
If no one was controlling them, they wouldn't be much different from other inanimate objects.
However, the meaning behind Zhang Kanwen's words was clear. This enchanted item could conceal itself and didn't require human control.
"Could it be that this enchanted item has given birth to an artifact spirit?"
I couldn't help but blurt out the thought that popped up in my mind.
The word "artifact spirit" wasn't unfamiliar to me. Back when I first discovered the serpent spirit, I thought it was the artifact spirit of the ancient luopan.
Back then, my cultivation was still shallow and I only knew about artifact spirits, but I didn't know what they were.
In reality, the serpent spirit could only be considered a fake artifact spirit, not a true one.
The serpent spirit was merely a soul that lived inside the luopan.
A true artifact spirit was created out of nothing, from within the enchanted item.
Anything with intelligence could be called a living being.
Essentially, creating something out of nothing was the birth of life.
It was an extremely difficult process. Even a heavenly master couldn't understand the principles behind it, much less set foot in it.
That was why I had never seen an enchanted item with a true artifact spirit after so many years.
Who knew that I would see one in Zhang Kanwen's hands today!
However, I still had some doubts. Was there really an artifact spirit in this inkstone?
Hearing my question, Zhang Kanwen was slightly surprised, but he still answered calmly, "That's right. This Wen Shanyan has indeed developed intelligence."
My eyes widened again.
Enchanted items were nurtured by a fengshui master, so it wasn't strange for it to develop magic power or be contaminated with Dao energy. However, developing intelligence was something that could only be found by chance.
Not only did it require a fengshui master's cultivation to surpass a heavenly master's realm, but it also required all sorts of opportunities. The chances were like finding a needle in a haystack!
What kind of opportunity did Wen Shanyan's lineage have to obtain such a treasure?
I exhaled and calmed down a little. Then, I continued to ask, "Where did this Wen Shanyan come from?"
Zhang Kanwen took the sleeping little Wang Li and handed me the Wen Shanyan so that I could carefully feel the aura on it.
I calmed my mind, but my palms couldn't help but feel hot. I scanned it with my spiritual sense and immediately felt a strong grudge aura.
That's right, it was a grudge.
For a moment, it was as if I was in an ancient battlefield. Two groups of people were fighting with their lives on the line. Swords pierced through flesh and blood, and flesh flew everywhere!
It seemed that each of the fierce warriors had a great hatred in their hearts, and they wanted to kill each other as soon as they saw each other!
My spiritual sense had only probed for a few seconds when I felt my head swell. The grudge aura was like a needle being injected into my body. In an instant, my eyeballs swelled, and my murderous aura rose. The veins on my palms couldn't help but bulge. I was in a state of near berserk!
At the same time, the Dao energy in my body suddenly became manic. The Dao energy that had been nourishing the eight extraordinary meridians seemed to have turned into sharp needles that pricked my meridians. It was very uncomfortable.
In a split second, the curse in my body expanded like a balloon that was being inflated …
"Brother Zhou, you don't need to circulate your energy to resist it. You just need to silently say, 'The Yuan Dynasty is only a hundred years old.'"
Just as I was on the verge of going berserk, Zhang Kanwen's voice rang in my ears like a bell.
I did as he said.
My originally manic meridians suddenly calmed down, and the Dao energy started to circulate gently like before. The other cycle of shaman energy didn't fluctuate like before, and everything returned to normal.
In an instant, my body returned to normal. There was no transition in between.
I asked Zhang Kanwen, "What kind of spell was that?"
I looked at the Wen Shan Inkstone in my hand with lingering fear. When the artifact exerted its power, I couldn't even think of resisting. That feeling was similar to when I faced the Lu family's Celestial Master when I was still in the early stages of Glory of Consciousness. I couldn't control my body at all, and my entire body was being controlled!
"It wasn't a spell, just a simple sentence," Zhang Kanwen said.
But how could a simple sentence make such a powerful artifact retract its power?
What was the story behind it?
Zhang Kanwen's artifact was really unimaginable.
Zhang Kanwen said, "This Wen Shan Inkstone was a artifact that my ancestor, Wen Tianxiang, had nurtured since he was young. My ancestor's cultivation wasn't ordinary, so this artifact was naturally nurtured into an extraordinary power. After my ancestor was defeated and captured, he was imprisoned by the Mongolians. He knew that he didn't have long to live, so before he died, he spat his blood on this Wen Shan Inkstone, cursing the Yuan Dynasty to be only a hundred years old!
That's why this artifact has such a strong curse.
Moreover, this Wen Shan Inkstone has already developed intelligence, so you just need to silently say, 'The Yuan Dynasty is only a hundred years old,' and you will be able to unseal the power of this inkstone. "
Zhang Kanwen's story was shocking to me. So there was such a story hidden in history.
From this story, this Wen Shan Inkstone seemed to be much stronger than I had imagined!
The fate of a nation was very illusory, but just like the Heavenly Dao, it was illusory yet real. Moreover, it was incomparably strong, and it wasn't something that a human could fight against.
But this inkstone could actually curse the fate of a nation!
This kind of power didn't belong to a human!
Wen Tianxiang was able to create the dragon vein and summon the sacrificial evil spirit, so his cultivation wasn't ordinary. At the very least, he was at the peak of the Yang God Celestial Master level. This Wen Shan Inkstone had Wen Tianxiang's blood and cursed the fate of the Yuan Dynasty, so it made sense that it could develop intelligence.
At that time, when the Meizhou branch's president coveted the Wen Shan Lineage, he was able to attract the full help of the Lu family in the capital. I believed that the Lu family also coveted the Wen Shan Inkstone.
However, why did Zhang Kanwen show me this Wen Shan Inkstone?
Since the Wen Shan Inkstone was the Wen Shan Lineage's treasure, it shouldn't be easily shown to others. Why did Zhang Kanwen do this?
"This treasure is so exquisite. As the saying goes, treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime. Naturally, the less people know about this, the better. Why did Brother Zhang show me this item?"
Zhang Kanwen shook the sleeping Little Wang Li in his arms. "Isn't it because of him?"
Oh?
Could this thing help Little Wang Li overcome his difficulties?
I suddenly became spirited. "Brother Zhang, have you already thought of a way to save Little Wang Li?"
Zhang Kanwen shook his head. "It's just an idea. I don't know if it will work or not … Magic tools like inkstones and paperweights have a suppressive power. The Wen Shan Inkstone is even more so. When it exerts force, it feels like a ten thousand jin cauldron is pressing down on a person's body. No matter what it is, it will be extremely difficult to bear!
According to my original plan, if we want to save Little Wang Li, we have to force our way into the pit and fight against the evil creature hiding inside. I believe you also have the same plan.
But have you ever thought that although the pit looks shallow, it's actually a mountain that can kill a horse. There are thousands of ravines inside. Not to mention whether or not we can defeat the evil creature, just entering it and looking for it will cost us a lot of energy!
So, after careful consideration, I decided that instead of killing the evil creature, it would be better to suppress it.
Although this method is a bit conservative, it has a higher chance of success!
And to use the suppression method, we need a top suppressive magic tool! "
"You mean to say that when the evil creature wakes up, we should use this Wen Shan Inkstone to suppress it?"
Zhang Kanwen said it with certainty, and my heart gave birth to hope.
"That's right!"
Zhang Kanwen nodded and continued, "When the evil creature wakes up, its body will instantly increase by thousands of times and break out of the pit. At that time, we will use this Wen Shan Inkstone to suppress it in one fell swoop!
This inkstone can suppress the fate of a country, so it should be able to suppress this evil creature.
And the reason why I took out this Wen Shan Inkstone is because I want you to use a secret technique to activate this Wen Shan Inkstone. "
"Let me activate the Wen Shan Inkstone?"
I said in surprise. Logically speaking, this Wen Shan Inkstone is a magic tool of the Wen Shan lineage. It's already very rare for Zhang Kanwen to show it to me. Why would he want me to activate this Wen Shan Inkstone?
"That's right, this matter can only be done by you. Now that my Dao Qi Source Stone has been shattered, my cultivation can't advance in a short period of time. And if you want to activate this Wen Shan Inkstone, you need at least the cultivation of a Heavenly Master!
The reason why I didn't mention this before was because first, it was just a guess of mine. Second, you and I haven't reached the Heavenly Master realm. Although you are only a fine line away from the Heavenly Master realm, many times, a fine line is the difference between heaven and earth.
But since you insist on saving little Wang Li, the only thing I can do is to tell you this method. And you must quickly break through that barrier and reach the Heavenly Master realm! "