Chapter Seventy-Four: The Beginning of the Artifact

Su Aotian tried to infuse the spiritual energy inside, and it felt like pouring into an empty bottle, without a feeling of fullness. Infusing the spiritual energy into the Spirit Gathering Array, he didn't feel the speed of the spiritual energy infusion slowing down after a while, proving that his feeling was right, although this Spirit Gathering Array took a lot of Elder Ling's strength, and it also made him complacent, in fact, it was completely a snake to add to it, and it was a big move. However, Su Aotian thought about it again, this is just a matter of hiding people's eyes, and he can attribute the function of absorbing spiritual energy to this spiritual gathering array, otherwise, just because this jade ruler can absorb the characteristics of spiritual energy on its own, I am afraid that it can be included in the heavenly level.

Su Aotian was overjoyed to discover this secret, and his intuition thought that the most valuable thing in this auction should be the material he obtained. Although I don't know what it is, it has room to grow and evolve, and as its cultivation improves, its power can increase accordingly.

This auction was very rewarding, not only refining a weapon with growth characteristics, but also making a lot of money from the spirit stone, and even learning a lot of refining techniques from Elder Ling, which can be said to be full of harvest. After thinking about it for a while, Su Aotian decided to name this jade ruler "Measuring Heaven Ruler" to show his determination to achieve the supreme avenue and travel the universe. With joy, Su Aotian felt that there was a lot of delay this time, and immediately entered the cultivation.

After practicing for a short time, Su Aotian withdrew from the cultivation state with a wry smile, because he found that a considerable part of the aura naturally entered the measuring scale when he was cultivating, but he didn't expect that this weapon could also automatically absorb his own aura and did not need to be infused at all. In desperation, Su Aotian put the measuring ruler aside, put a high-grade spirit stone on it, and started cultivating again.

With this cultivation, I found that my cultivation speed had improved again, it originally took three days to absorb a medium-grade spirit stone, but now it only takes two days, so I immediately took out a high-grade spirit stone and began to absorb it. This time, the three souls let go of the simultaneous cultivation, no longer studying other spells, with the operation of the exercises, I feel that the cultivation speed is continuing to rise, originally a high-grade spirit stone can support his cultivation for about ten months, this time it only took half a year, and the three souls each consumed a high-grade spirit stone. Su Aotian silently calculated that his one hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones, if evenly distributed, would be enough for his cultivation for twenty-five years.

At this time, he suddenly thought of measuring the ruler, and hurriedly raised his eyes to look, not only dumbfounded. I saw that the measuring ruler was quietly placed there, and there was no change in the appearance from before, but the high-grade spirit stone had no luster at all, and the aura was lost, and it looked like an ordinary stone, and all the aura in it was absorbed. Looking at it like this, it was actually consumed before his own high-grade spirit stones.

Su Aotian not only gasped. It can be said that he has endured inhuman torture, and he has finally caught up in his cultivation speed, and now his cultivation speed is not only not slow, he is already a genius disciple, but the speed of absorbing spiritual energy is not as fast as a piece of equipment similar to a stone. Su Aotian took the measuring ruler and examined it, but he didn't find any changes, and there was no sign of advancement, he lacked resources in the first place, and now he wants to raise an uncle, he really wants to cry without tears!

After feeling sorry for himself for a while, Su Aotian cheered up again, since this ruler can eat spirit stones, it means that its future is promising, and the future is unlimited, and it may be able to achieve a supreme divine weapon or something in the future, and it is not in vain to spend spirit stones to feed it. Nowadays, it is better to open up the financial resources, make more talismans, and earn more spirit stones. Su Aotian thought so, and while going out to find Tian Wen to ask for talisman materials, and start making money, he didn't realize that one of the supreme divine soldiers who would subvert the entire pattern of Chengtian Prefecture in the future, the Heavenly Jade Ruler, started its journey of evolution from the barren land of Xuanwu City in Qinglong Prefecture.

Tian Wen was already eager to wear it, but when the monk was cultivating, he couldn't be disturbed, so he could only wait patiently. Seeing Su Aotian looking for him after leaving the customs, he immediately sent the materials that had already been prepared. Su Aotian immediately began to make talismans, increasing the speed of talismans to eight per day, and refining twelve talismans in the later stage of foundation building according to the covenant, refining them for three months in one go, and then he was very quiet and wanted to go out for a walk.

After finishing his work on this day, Su Aotian left the small courtyard and went straight to Chengnanfang City, where there was indeed a slave workshop as he expected. In fact, his heart was moved, thinking that this Xuanwu City should be the same as Tianwu City, there is also a slave trade, since he came to Xuanwu City, he has never been here, and now that he has seen it, even if he needs resources, he can't look at them and ignore them.

After buying thirty slaves at one time, Su Aotian took them out of the city and returned their respective soul cards, and Su Aotian returned to Xuanwu City. After doing this, he was in a good mood, and unconsciously walked to Piaoxiang Building, intending to have a good meal.

As soon as I arrived at the door of Piaoxiang Building, I heard a noise inside, Xiao Er pushed an old man to walk out of the door, and scolded in his mouth: "Where did you come from called Huazi, you actually ran to Piaoxiang Building to eat and drink, you don't look at what kind of place this is, and the things here are also you can enjoy?"

The old man didn't care about it at all, his hands were full of greasy, he grabbed some beast meat and stuffed it into his mouth, while muttering: "Anyway, someone spent spirit stones, and it would be a waste if he didn't eat them, so what's the problem if I eat two bites?" The little two scolded angrily: "Even if I poured and fed the beast, I won't give you this old flower to eat, is this the place where you can come?

When Su Aotian heard this, he knew that this old man was taking advantage of Xiao Er's inattention and sneaking in to steal what others hadn't eaten, and after being seen by the shopkeeper, he was angry with Xiao Er, so this Xiao Er was very angry. Su Aotian saw that this old man was also good-looking, although his clothes were shabby, but he was quite clean, and he turned out to be a foundation building monk, but his spirit was weak and strong, very peculiar, for a while, it felt that it could not be underestimated, and at the same time, it gave people the feeling that the sun was waning and about to drift away. Su Aotian secretly said that this person seemed to be close to the end of his life, and he was disheartened and discouraged, wanting to satisfy his appetite, and he didn't care about anything else. This Xiao Er seems to be afraid of his cultivation, so he doesn't dare to make too many times, otherwise he would have already added his fist.

Seeing Xiao Er pushing the old man past Su Aotian, Su Aotian stretched out his hand to stop Xiao Er: "This old man just wants to eat something, why bother with it, I will do it once today, banquet this old man, you go and find an empty seat with the two of me." When the little second heard this, he was skeptical, let go of the old man, and went back to find a seat.

Su Aotian said to the old man: "Meeting is fate, this old man, please." The old man squinted at him for a while, and muttered, "You don't have a spirit stone to pay the bill later, but you can't rely on me." Su Aotian said: "A mere meal can cost a few spirit stones, I invited it today, don't worry about it." The old man didn't say anything more, and followed Su Aotian into the Piaoxiang Building.

Xiao Er had already cleaned up a small table in the middle position, and Su Aotian invited the old man to sit down and beckoned Xiao Er to order. Xiao Er's face was not angry, but he didn't say anything more. The old man asked again: "Do you really want to invite me to eat?" Su Aotian said: "Naturally, take it seriously, don't be polite, don't be polite, please eat whatever you want." The old man was not polite, and ordered several kinds of seventh- and eighth-level fierce beast meat such as the Wind Shadow Leopard, Purple Tail Sable, Four-winged Thunder Eagle, Golden Tiger, and Frost Snake, all of which were expensive, Su Aotian smiled: "Too much meat is inevitably greasy, Xiao Er, and then add some Yunlin flowers, three-leaf Qingzhi, fire lotus fruit, thousand spirit leaves, and a bucket of stone milk." After a while, the food was ready, and the old man didn't use chopsticks, but put his hands on them, and ate until he was dripping with juice, and he was very happy. Su Aotian barely moved his chopsticks, and a large table of food was swept away by the old man, and even the stone milk was drunk without leaving a drop.

This meal actually cost one hundred and fifty low-grade spirit stones, and the little two were worried that Su Aotian would not be able to pay the bill, but when he saw Su Aotian take out two medium-grade spirit stones to pay the bill, he was relieved, and after finding the spirit stones, he sent the two of them out respectfully.

Walking out of Piaoxiang Building, Su Aotian was about to part ways with the old man, but after he gave his leave, the old man had no intention of leaving, and followed him without saying a word, until he walked to Tianwen's shop.

Tian Wen was also stunned when he saw Su Aotian bring back an old foundation building monk, Su Aotian saw that the old man had no intention of leaving, so he had to beckon Tian Wen to arrange the old man to his small courtyard and clean up a room for him to settle down.

Su Aotian asked the old man's name, this person called himself Old Man Tu, and Su Aotian told him that there would be no more eating, drinking, and serving like Piaoxianglou in the future, and he didn't care, so Su Aotian brought back a foundation building monk in a daze. This person is also weird, Su Aotian cultivates talismans, he also meditates with peace of mind, if Su Aotian goes out, he will follow, Su Aotian eats, he eats and drinks, Su Aotian doesn't eat, he doesn't want to. After coming and going, everyone in Tianwen got used to it, and only when Su Aotian picked it up as a janitor.

After a few years of such peace, Su Aotian cultivated talismans to rescue slaves, and his life was busy and fulfilling. This day is approaching the end of the year, Su Aotian suddenly remembered the days of the New Year when he was a child, remembering that Aunt Ju was busy preparing the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner for him and Xiaoni, this farewell is hundreds of years, Xiaoni has little news, Aunt Ju must have long since ceased to be alive, not only a little sad, so he walked to the street and came to a store, ready to buy some incense candles to honor Aunt Ju.