FVN Chapter 298: Dao Artifacts Part 2
Chapter 298: Dao Artifacts Part 2
"Spiritual intent is the potential existence of a soul;to this day, no one can be sure, no one can truly observe the essence of a soul. The deities worshiped by our Taoist faith, and the wild gods spoken of in folk tales, most are spiritual intents. You can think of them as harmless resentful marks," Yu Mo explained.
"Why not just say it’s a soul?" Yu Hong asked again.
This showed Yu Mo’s world had a fundamental understanding of souls and many other things, a rare chance to understand the mysterious system here. Naturally, he wouldn’t let it slip away.
"Because spiritual intent only possesses some of the characteristics of the souls found in legends. They follow certain fixed patterns of behavior, give feedback, but do not possess true, complete free consciousness. They are quite sensitive and flexible within their own domain, but quite rigid in other respects," Yu Mo answered.
"Everything has a spirit. Modern scientific re
Yu Hong’s previously relaxed attitude gradually became solemn.
He had thought that even if the Inheritance Dao Artifacts here were powerful, they wouldn’t be too strong. But now it seemed... the system here entirely focused on the spiritual aspect.
If the presence of his current Fifth Layer Daoist cultivation was to be defined as a numerical value of 1,
Then the presence of each Dao Artifact before him was erupting with a strength of at least 10. This was a force stronger than his own being, capable of generating a unique sense of spiritual threat.
He could sense that the presence of these Dao Artifacts was like living beings, tentatively touching him, observing him.
They carried with them a hazy sense of doubt, hesitation, and... shock.
’Are you worried that I harbor ill intentions?’ Yu Hong found this point and showed a slight smile on his face.
He spread his arms and said confidently,
’Everything I wish to do has never meant to harm anyone.’
He covered his heart with one hand.
’Do you feel it? The goodwill in my heart.’
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Outside the door.
Yu Mo and Master Yu Hen of Qingchen Temple stood in silence, somewhat expectant yet also worried.
"If his mind is impure and his nature vile, solely relying on deceit to fool us, then the Inheritance Dao Artifacts would have retaliated instantly upon entry. But there’s been no fluster so far, which clearly means Ding Rou is fine," Master Yu Hen said gravely.
"I’m not worried about that. I’m worried about whether he can bring out an Inheritance Dao Artifact," Yu Mo frowned and said.
"Alas... my Qingchen Temple is now weak in disciples, with only Zheng Ming and Zheng Ying successfully bringing out two each, but both belong to the most basic Yellow Level Dao Artifacts in the hierarchy of Heaven and Earth’s mysteries, with minimal enhancement and not very strong summons, at most capable of invoking Divine Intent one level stronger than oneself," Master Yu Hen nodded, "Ding Rou could be the most talented disciple in my temple in a hundred years, reaching the Fifth Layer of Daoist cultivation in mere months, mastering the Qi Condensation and Shadow Transformation Technique completely. With such talent, surely our ancestors would care to favor him somewhat?"
"Hopefully..." Yu Mo sighed.
In the hierarchy of Heaven and Earth’s mysteries, each level’s power could be differentiated with numerical values: for Yellow it’s 1, then Profound is at 100, Earth at 10,000, and Heaven at a million!
The gap in between is as wide as the heavens and the earth.
"With Ding Rou’s talent, if he could be guarded by a fine Dao Artifact, his path ahead will be much safer," Yu Mo said solemnly.
Behind the two of them, Zheng Xia also had a complicated expression on her face, not stating what was on her mind. Although initially defeated by Yu Hong with a single strike, humiliating her and causing deep resentment towards him, hoping he wouldn’t obtain a good Dao Artifact, best if he couldn’t get any Inheritance Dao Artifact at all,
Yet, as a disciple of Qingchen Temple, she hoped that he would get an excellent one.
While their thoughts fluctuated,
Buzz.
The Stone Gate of the golden tortoise slowly parted, and a burly figure walked out slowly.
It was Yu Hong.
He held nothing in his hands, simply walking out in his gray-white Daoist robe.
Had he failed?
Just as this speculation crossed their minds,
Suddenly, their gaze landed on a blue-purple crescent moon jade pendant on Yu Hong’s chest.
The pendant was shaped like a crescent moon, surrounded by cloud patterns with hidden faces and even some mysterious twisted monstrous figures within.
As Yu Hong moved, the patterns refracted from different angles on the pendant also showed different images.
"Is this... did he get a Dao Artifact? Or... is this something he brought in with him?" Master Yu Hen tentatively asked.
"Ding Rou." Yu Mo was more direct, asking aloud, "Did you... get an Inheritance Dao Artifact?"
A deep sense of anticipation showed on his face.
Not just him, Master Yu Hen and Zheng Xia also had the same look in their eyes.
A good Inheritance Dao Artifact, if it has powerful innate Divine Intent, could instantly add a practical expert to the Sect.
In the current declining state of Qingchen Temple, with no strong experts to rely on, and only these old-timers arranging formations to barely defend themselves, everyone, all the disciples who witnessed the Sect’s grand competition, hoped for a true powerhouse to emerge.
And the Inheritance Dao Artifact was the only shortcut to becoming a powerful expert in haste.
Yu Hong stepped out of the Stone Gate, looked up at the three, and revealed a composed smile.
"Mission accomplished," he declared, pinching the blue-purple crescent pendant on his chest, lifting it up.
"This is the Dao Artifact that has acknowledged and accepted me."
"Guang Han."
Guang Han?
Master Yu Hen and Yu Mo closely observed the pendant.
"What level of Dao Artifact is it?"
"It’s Profound Level. It enhances Daoist Skills by two levels, increases the power of Techniques by thirty percent, and can summon a Divine Intent named Chang’e that devours all things," Yu Hong explained the Dao Artifact, his own eyes twitching slightly.
Did he not know the story of Chang’e flying to the moon? After coming to this place, it turned into Chang’e... always hungry, huh?