Chapter 55 - Mid-Rank Spiritual Artifact

Chapter 55: Mid-Rank Spiritual ArtifactLooking at the sharp Crimson flying sword in front of him, a bead of cold sweat slowly trickled down the temples of the middle-aged man.

He swallowed hard and cautiously inquired, “I wonder if a fellow traveler happened to pass by. Is there some misunderstanding?”

“Misunderstanding? What kind of misunderstanding could prompt a cultivator at the crystallization level to resort to violence against two ordinary civilians? How about explaining?” Came a calm voice.

The middle-aged man and the elder turned their heads towards the source of the voice and saw a handsome young man leaning against a tree with his arms folded. The middle-aged man was about to speak diplomatically when he furrowed his brow. He was enraged because he realized the person under the tree was only at the Body Training level below his own.

“, so you’re an inexperienced novice who hasn’t even completed foundation building, yet you’re meddling in others’ affairs?” He retorted. “Do you know I’m a deacon of the outer sect in the Buddhist sect? How dare you interfere? Leave now!”

The young man’s eyes glittered, and in a flash, his Crimson Heart Sword sliced through the Buddha’s seal and severed the middle-aged man’s hand.

“Ah!” The middle-aged man cried in pain, falling to his knees.

The old man, who had witnessed the entire scene, was utterly shocked. He hadn’t expected the haughty deacon of the Buddhist sect’s outer sect, who often offended people, to be easily subdued by a young man. He glanced at the kneeling, silent middle-aged man and then at the young man, and then he, too, knelt down. Sᴇaʀch* Thᴇ NøᴠᴇlFire.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

“I beg you to save my grandson,” the old man implored. “I am willing to do anything to repay your kindness!”

According to Gu Liuyun’s memories from his previous life, as shared by players, the storyline of this hidden quest revolved around Old Tan’s son. He was originally a disciple of a small sect and stumbled upon a hidden cave left behind by a Buddhist and Taoist cultivator during his adventures. In that cave, he obtained a Buddhist-Taoist spiritual artifact. Then, Old Tan’s son, hoping to exchange the spiritual artifact with the Buddhist sect, aims to obtain a precious Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill to treat his son’s incurable illness.

Initially, this should have been a win-win situation for everyone involved. However, the middle-aged man in charge of this matter, the Buddhist sect’s external affairs officer, became greedy and decided to keep the spiritual artifact for himself, refusing to hand it over to the Buddhist sect in exchange for the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Old Tan’s son was not foolish. He noticed the greed of the external affairs officer and refused to surrender the artifact. As a result, they parted ways unhappily.

After some time, Old Tan’s son was intercepted and killed in the wilderness, and shortly after he fled back to the small town with severe injuries, he passed away. Old Tan’s son knew that the one who intercepted him was the deacon of the outer sect of the Buddhist sect. He concealed the magical artifact discreetly when he passed away and only shared this secret with Old Tan.

Because this small town was very close to the Buddhist sect, the deacon of the outer sect was reluctant to commit random murders for fear of exposure. Instead, he resorted to using Old Tan’s gravely ill grandson as leverage to force Old Tan to surrender the magical artifact. Being a powerless civilian without any cultivation, Old Tan couldn’t seek help from the Buddhist sect or deal with his grandson’s worsening condition.

Seeing Old Tan kneeling before him, Gu Liuyun smiled and said, “You don’t have to be a pawn. I can help you deal with this guy, but you must give me the relic your son left behind. Are you willing?”

The old man hesitated when he heard this. While solving the issue with the outer sect deacon was a good thing, he worried about his grandson’s illness without the magical artifact.

Gu Liuyun sensed his hesitation and said, “If you trust me, I’ll help with your grandson’s illness. If you don’t, I won’t get involved in this matter.”

Old Tan, fearing the consequences of Gu Liuyun’s departure, hastily agreed, saying, “I trust the immortal. Please save my grandson.”

Gu Liuyun slightly turned aside to avoid his bow and asked, “In that case, can you tell me where the magical artifact is?”

No longer hesitating, Old Tan replied, “The magical artifact is buried under the tree where the immortal was previously staying. You will know once you investigate.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Liuyun was about to respond, but the middle-aged man kneeling nearby suddenly burst into laughter.

“You old man, you fooled everyone. If the magical artifact were buried under the tree, how could I have not found it?”

Gu Liuyun found this situation quite peculiar, as magical artifacts usually exude strong spiritual energy that ordinary cultivators could easily detect without being their owners. Old Tan claimed the magical artifact was buried under the tree, yet the middle-aged man hadn’t noticed it. This was indeed odd. However, when he observed Old Tan’s sincere demeanor, Gu Liuyun walked towards the same tree and unleashed a palm thunder directly at the tree’s roots.

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The earth was instantly blasted open, revealing a package hidden in the soil. Gu Liuyun opened the package to find a string of Buddhist beads with a yellow talisman attached, bearing the word “Hidden.”

Seeing this, Gu Liuyun was amused as he realized the artifact had been concealed with a hiding talisman. He promptly removed the talisman.

[Ding! Get a hidden charm!].[Concealment Talisman: After use, it can cover up spiritual power fluctuations, and it has effects on people or objects. Remaining available times: once.].[Ding! Get a string of blessing beads!].[Blessing Buddha Beads] (Middle-Grade Dharma Artifact, Buddha Cultivation, Formation of Alchemy)

Attribute 1: root bone +200, spiritual resources +200

Attribute 2: Power of Buddhist and Taoist skills +30%

Enchantment: Body Protection (Active, cooldown time 120 seconds; after use, you can get a layer of Dharma shield, which can resist 1000 points of damage.)