"This painting is indeed a magic weapon. However, it might have been shelved for too long, so the Spirit Qi isn't obvious. That's why it's covered in dust."
Ziyue slowly unrolled the painting, his eyes faintly shining.
Previously, he had felt that there was a faint Spirit Qi fluctuation in the painting. Now that he held it in his hand, the Spirit Qi fluctuation was even more obvious.
Moreover, after carefully examining it, he finally discovered the restriction fluctuations in the painting.
If there were restrictions, then it must be a magic weapon.
He had long been aware of this point, so he was truly excited.
In this way, even if this painting couldn't compare to the Mysterious Dark Iron Ore, it wouldn't be inferior to the Dragon Bone Whip or the Azure Radiance Dagger.
Without much hesitation, Ziyue's Mental Energy poured into the painting.
One, two, three …
Ziyue's face couldn't help but reveal a trace of shock.
This painting actually contained a total of twenty-four restrictions.
In other words, this was a magic weapon with twenty-four restrictions.
"A magic weapon's grade is based on twenty-seven levels. If there are more than twenty-seven restrictions, it's a mid-grade magic weapon. If there are more than fifty-four restrictions, it's a high-grade magic weapon.
This painting contains a total of twenty-four restrictions. Among low-grade magic weapons, it can be considered tyrannical. It far surpasses the Golden Threaded Dagger in my hand. "
Ziyue's thoughts floated, and he truly felt a kind of unexpected surprise in his heart.
If this was the case, then in terms of value, even the Mysterious Dark Iron Ore was far inferior to this painting of the Eagle Swordsman.
Hurriedly immersing his mind, Ziyue controlled his Mental Energy to enter the magic weapon.
He wanted to refine this magic weapon as soon as possible so that he could truly unleash its original power.
Perhaps because this magic weapon had been shelved for too long, the imprint of its original owner had long since dissipated. As such, Ziyue's Mental Energy almost didn't encounter any obstruction as it broke through the obstruction of the restriction and reached the deepest part of the painting. Then, very quickly, this magic weapon was tainted with his Spirit Qi.
A trace of a mental connection couldn't help but be transmitted from the painting.
Then, very quickly, he understood the use and power of this magic weapon. He couldn't help but be startled.
"This Dharma Artifact is somewhat different from the Golden Thread Saber."
Ziyue thought to himself. Without hesitation, the spiritual power in his body turned into a stream of water and flowed directly into the picture scroll.
Weng!
With a slight tremble, a suction force was generated from the scroll, continuously absorbing the Spiritual Qi in his body.
One, two, three …
When a total of 600 streams of spiritual energy were absorbed, the painting immediately flashed with a flash of spiritual light.
Then, when Ziyue looked at the scroll again, he found that one of the originally blurry Eagle suddenly became bright and beautiful. Although it only appeared in the scroll, it gave off a feeling that it was about to fly out of the scroll at any time.
With a thought, Ziyue reached out and tapped on the scroll.
In an instant, a wave of spiritual pressure was emitted from the painting.
Following that, the bright and beautiful Eagle flew out from the painting.
Old Eagle, with a wingspan of ten meters and a gaze as sharp as lightning, appeared in the room, exuding an aura of boundless might.
However, although his room was spacious, it was a little too narrow for the Eagle. It made Ziyue feel a little cramped.
The dog, who was sleeping soundly, opened its eyes in a daze. Suddenly, it saw a huge monster appear in the room and was immediately frightened. It clamped its tail tightly and opened its mouth wide, but did not dare to make the slightest sound.
Ignoring the dog's strange behavior, Ziyue reached out his hand and waved slightly.
Suddenly, the Eagle that appeared in the room turned into a stream of light and reappeared in the scroll.
"Although it's not a physical body, just by looking at its power, it's definitely not weak.
However, if I really want to test its power, I can only do it in an open space. "
Ziyue's gaze fell on the scroll again, and he could not help but feel a little excited.
This was the first level of use of this magic weapon. When Spiritual Power was poured into the scroll again and filled up the second Eagle in the scroll, he could carry two Eagles with him at all times and their power would increase exponentially.
Once Spiritual Power was poured into it, the swordsman would also condense and take form. Then, the fighting power it could display would be even more terrifying.
The only pity was that it was inconvenient in the town and he could not display the true power of this Eagle.
However, even so, he still valued this magic weapon more.
He believed that its value was immeasurable and it could definitely be called the number one treasure in his master's private storage.
It was a pity that his master was not a cultivator and could not sense the fluctuation of Spiritual Qi. Therefore, he missed out on this magic weapon.
Of course, because of this, he gained a bargain.
"Awoo … Awoo …"
At this moment, a somewhat excited dog howl was heard.
It was the small dog who saw that the Eagle had disappeared and that the threat was gone. It seemed to feel that its previous actions were somewhat embarrassing. Thus, it started to bark, indicating that it was not to be trifled with.
Then, it thought that it had regained its prestige and a trace of satisfaction appeared on the dog's face.
Seeing this, Ziyue could not help but laugh and stretched out his hand to touch the scroll again.
Instantly, the huge body of the Eagle appeared in the room again.
"Awoo … Awoo … Awoo …"
Seeing this, the small dog who was barking crazily was stunned. It was really difficult to understand how the huge body of the Eagle suddenly appeared.
Its voice immediately became sobbing and it was trembling.
Seeing that the small dog had become obedient, Ziyue recalled the Eagle again. After sensing it for a while, he made a judgment in his heart. "Summoning this Eagle actually consumes its Spiritual Qi. After summoning it twice, each time it stayed for less than three breaths. The Eagle's Spiritual Qi is only left with five hundred and forty strands.
Based on this calculation, the Eagle's appearance only lasted for one breath and at least ten strands of Spiritual Qi would be consumed.
And if it wanted to display its fighting power, the consumption of Spiritual Qi would definitely be greater.
Fortunately, as long as I don't control this Eagle and stay in the scroll, its consumption of Spiritual Qi would be much smaller and almost negligible.
In this way, I can first inject Spiritual Qi and wait until the battle to summon it out. This is a lot more convenient. "
Ziyue thought in his heart and did not care about the consumption of Spiritual Qi. Once again, he injected his Spiritual Qi into the scroll.
One strand, two strands, three strands …
Very quickly, the first Eagle's originally consumed Spiritual Qi was replenished. As for the second Eagle, with the continuous infusion of Spiritual Qi by Ziyue, it became brighter and soared in the scroll, ready to burst out.
With more than one thousand and two hundred strands of Spiritual Qi continuously injected, even with Ziyue's Qi Cultivation Stage Level Three, he could not bear it. His face could not help but reveal a trace of paleness.
He hurriedly sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed and used the Purple Qi Divine Observation Technique to absorb the Spiritual Qi around him and slowly recover his consumed Spiritual Qi.
It was different from visualizing the Purple Qi Guidance Diagram during cultivation. Recovering Spiritual Qi was much simpler because there was already a Spiritual Qi Foundation in his body. As long as he used the Spiritual Qi Divine Observation Technique's Spiritual Qi Divine Observation Technique, he could automatically absorb the surrounding Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth and transform it into his own Spiritual Qi.
After a full three hours, Ziyue's face finally regained its color. The Spiritual Qi in his body also recovered.
Then, Ziyue once again injected the Spiritual Qi in his body into the Eagle Swordsman Painting. A total of eight hundred strands of Spiritual Qi were all injected into the scroll. Immediately, the last swordsman carrying the sword case became full of charm.
As such, as long as he had a thought, he could summon this swordsman to assist him in battle.
"Finally, the Spiritual Qi required by the Spiritual Qi Divine Observation Diagram is completely filled. This way, I have one more trump card."
A trace of satisfaction appeared on Ziyue's face. Then, he sat cross-legged again to recover his Spiritual Qi.
…
The next day, the weather was gloomy and a drizzle fell from the sky continuously.
Ziyue followed his master, Liu Dong, and the higher-ups of the Scorching Sun Gang directly to the Qing River Pier.
"Alright, Liu Menzhu, you don't have to send me off. When we reach Wujiang County, I will naturally find someone to refine the Snake Demon Core into an elixir and send it to you."
Nie Yunhao turned around and said with a hearty smile.
At the side, the originally high-spirited Li Yinru now stood beside him like a quail. His expression was downcast and his gaze was somewhat numb.
Until now, he still had not recovered from the blow of being defeated by Ziyue in one move yesterday.
However, this time, he had failed to compete for the title of the outstanding disciple. Of course, he did not have the face to continue to stay and could only return to Wujiang County dejectedly.
He was only traveling with Nie Yunhao in passing.
Naturally, Guo Zhengyang was not in the entourage.
Therefore, even though he came with his master to send them off, Guo Zhengyang's expression was extremely ugly.
Of course, his master, Zhao Jing's expression was not any better.
Li Yinru had failed to compete for the title of outstanding disciple. It was really unknown whether his original plan would succeed or not.
"I still trust Elder Nie's character."
Liu Dong smiled and said.
"As for you, Ziyue, I'll see you again someday."
With that, Nie Yunhao was straightforward. He directly led his entourage and Li Yinru on the merchant ship returning to Wujiang County.
"Let's go. After this matter, you also have to prepare for going to Wujiang County."
Liu Dong said to Ziyue.
"I understand."
Ziyue nodded. Just as he was about to go back with them, he suddenly saw another large ship on the surface of the river in the distance.
Vaguely, he could see a young man in brocade standing at the bow of the ship, looking in the direction of Qinghe Town.
Beside him, there was a slender maidservant standing at the side holding an umbrella for him, blocking the invasion of the drizzle.
Not only that, Ziyue saw a group of obviously unusual people behind the young man. They stood solemnly around the large ship, as if they were guarding something.
Suddenly, Ziyue saw the flagpole fluttering at the bow of the ship. His expression changed, and he whispered, "Official ship?"