NOVPUB"Find the other me? What does that mean?" Xu Ping’an asked, puzzled.
"In fact, what you see now is not the complete me. My entire soul power has been divided into nine parts. Only by fully merging the nine parts of soul power can I be truly complete," Cang Xue replied.
One ninth of a soul?
Xu Ping’an was incredibly surprised.
Previously, Cang Xue had mentioned that she was a being of innate spirit, not a human.
But what kind of innate spirit could be so powerful?
"Senior, what exactly are you as an innate spirit?" Xu Ping’an asked curiously.
Artifact Spirits are commonly referred to as acquired spirits, whereas innate spirits generally originate from nature itself and are exceedingly unique.
Hearing Xu Ping’an’s question, Cang Xue fell silent for a moment before finally speaking.
"Actually, there is no harm in telling you. I am the Artifact Spirit of an Innate Spirit Treasure," Cang Xue said.
"Innate Spirit Treasure?" Xu Ping’an was shocked and immediately sat up straight.
For many cultivators, the concept of Innate Spirit Treasure was something they had never heard of.
However, as an Artifact Refiner, Xu Ping’an knew very well the value of what was referred to as an Innate Spirit Treasure.
Innate Spirit Treasures are treasures that transcend Divine Artifacts and are generally formed by nature.
In the words of Artifact Refiners, these are treasures refined by nature itself.
Such treasures are generally extremely powerful and possess supreme might.
It is said that above Innate Spirit Treasures, there lies an even more formidable type of Spiritual Treasure known as Innate Chaotic Spirit Treasures.
It is rumored that in Ancient Times and even the Primordial Era, there were powerful Artifact Refiners who replicated these Spiritual Treasures and created artificially conceived Spirit Treasures, which are also known as Acquired Spirit Treasures.
But throughout history, no one has ever successfully refined an Innate Chaotic Spirit Treasure.
"Senior, being the Artifact Spirit of an Innate Spirit Treasure, aren’t you incredibly powerful? Why then have you been divided into nine parts?" Xu Ping’an asked in astonishment.
"I don’t remember much about these matters. I am just the weakest of the nine soul fragments, and my memories of the past are quite vague. Moreover, I am evidently the weakest among the fragments," Cang Xue replied.
Xu Ping’an felt immense surprise.
The weakest one?
Indeed, as an Innate Spirit Treasure, even the Artifact Spirit was already so formidable.
"Senior, could you tell me what exactly your true form is?" Xu Ping’an asked curiously.
"My true form is a scroll, named the Hao Tian Scroll. As for its purpose, I’ll tell you about it later," Cang Xue replied.
The Hao Tian Scroll?
Xu Ping’an silently noted down this name.
Suddenly, Xu Ping’an seemed to remember something and hurriedly asked, "Senior, you mentioned earlier that you know the origin of the Thunder Devouring Sword?"
"I know a bit, but not much. This Thunder Devouring Sword of yours is no ordinary item; its body should be an Acquired Spirit Treasure," Cang Xue said.
A thunderclap seemed to explode in Xu Ping’an’s mind.
Acquired Spirit Treasure?
The Thunder Devouring Sword is an Acquired Spirit Treasure?
This...
"Acquired Spirit Treasures and Innate Spirit Treasures do not differ much; in fact, some Acquired Spirit Treasures’ might even surpasses that of Innate Spirit Treasures. Your Thunder Devouring Sword is also an extremely powerful existence among Acquired Spirit Treasures, but I don’t know why it is in your possession and I have not sensed its Artifact Spirit," Cang Xue said.
"You haven’t sensed its Artifact Spirit? Senior, do you mean to say this sword inherently has an Artifact Spirit?" Xu Ping’an continued to inquire.
"Of course, such a potent item as an Acquired Spirit Treasure, how could it not have an Artifact Spirit? Even some Divine Artifacts have given birth to Artifact Spirits," Cang Xue said.
Xu Ping’an was filled with surprise.
In his previous life, he had also heard that some Divine Artifacts possessed Artifact Spirits.
However, Immortal Artifacts did not.
With this thought in mind, Xu Ping’an fell silent.
The Thunder Devouring Sword turned out to be an Acquired Spirit Treasure.
How could such a powerful treasure end up in his hands?
He had always thought it was merely a Divine Artifact, but it now appeared that this treasure was a hundred, a thousand times more precious than any Divine Artifact.
"Actually, the treasures you carry are not few. The Heaven-Penetrating Mirror Fragment that you obtained is actually an Innate Spirit Treasure as well," Cang Xue said.
Innate Spirit Treasure?
Not a Divine Artifact?
Xu Ping’an was astonished.
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He had actually forgotten about this treasure.
It was only after Cang Xue mentioned it that Xu Ping’an remembered.
Xu Ping’an took out the fragment of the Heaven-Penetrating Mirror and began to examine it carefully.
The fragment was but a broken corner, about the size of a palm.
The surface of the mirror itself was made of an unknown metal and was incredibly smooth.
And the body of the mirror was ancient, exuding extremely powerful might.
"What’s the use of this item?" Xu Ping’an asked curiously.
"Generally, fragments of a Divine Artifact are unable to function, but this Heaven-Penetrating Mirror seems a bit special; it can exert some unique functions. Insert your Spiritual Sense into it, and then use your Spiritual Sense to say a sentence to it," Cang Xue said.
Xu Ping’an felt it was strange, but still did as told.
His Soul Power surged in, and he tried saying, "Is anyone there?"
After speaking, Xu Ping’an withdrew his Spiritual Sense.
The mirror showed no response whatsoever.
Xu Ping’an frowned.
Xue Hu had said before that the mirror’s other eight fragments were in the hands of eight extremely extraordinary individuals.
With the fragments, one could communicate with each other.
Could it be of no use?
"Who? The ninth fragment? Has the ninth fragment emerged?" Suddenly, a line of text appeared in the mirror.
Xu Ping’an was taken aback?
So it really can communicate?
"Yes, I am the owner of the ninth fragment, who are you?" Xu Ping’an asked with curiosity.
"So the ninth fragment has indeed emerged. I’m number seven, the owner of the seventh fragment. Number nine, where are you? How did you come to possess this ninth fragment?" Another line of text appeared on the mirror.
Xu Ping’an’s brows furrowed.
The owner of the seventh fragment?
Was this person probing for information about him?
Xu Ping’an was not foolish; the owners of these mirror fragments were all far from simple.
If he really let him know his identity and location, who knows if he would harbor thoughts of killing him.
"I just picked it up by chance; as for my location, I’m sorry, I cannot reveal that," Xu Ping’an responded directly.
"Quite cautious, but do you think I don’t know? Just a short while ago, the Heavenly Star Ancient Palace of the Mortal Realm opened. You probably obtained the fragment of the Heaven-Penetrating Mirror from there, didn’t you?" Number seven said.
Xu Ping’an’s brows tensed.
It seemed that this number seven was also a person from the realm of immortals and mortals.
Otherwise, he would not have known about the opening of the Heavenly Star Ancient Palace.
"Number nine, actually, I’m a good person, you don’t need to be so guarded against me. If you give me the ninth fragment, I can grant you an immense opportunity," number seven continued.
An opportunity?
Xu Ping’an scoffed.
Did number seven think he was some inexperienced youth?
But soon, he understood that number seven was testing him.
He wanted to see his reaction.
"An opportunity, I don’t lack. However, if you could tell me the Method to ascend to the Immortal Emperor Realm, I might consider gifting this Heaven-Penetrating Mirror fragment to you," Xu Ping’an feigned the identity of a mighty Immortal Emperor and said.
"Oh? Are you an Immortal Emperor Realm cultivator?" number seven inquired curiously.
"Yes, I’ve been stuck in the Immortal Emperor Realm for too long now and have been unable to break through to the Immortal Emperor Realm. I heard that among the owners of these mirror fragments are Divine Level powerhouses; I wonder if any seniors could enlighten me," Xu Ping’an continued.
"Then you can forget about it, those two guys from the Divine Realm always stay hidden. I’ve possessed this mirror fragment for a full three thousand years, and they’ve each spoken only once," the one who responded was not the owner of the seventh fragment, but another.
"Which number owner are you?" Xu Ping’an asked curiously.
"Number five," the other party responded.
Xu Ping’an understood.
"Then may I know which two from the Divine Realm are they?" Xu Ping’an continued to inquire.
"Naturally, numbers one and two," number five responded.
Xu Ping’an was astonished.
Among the owners of the Heaven-Penetrating Mirror were actually individuals from the Divine Realm?
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