It knocked against the tree a few times, and seeing that it was basically unable to move the withered tree, the entire rock was in trouble. It anxiously rolled to and fro next to the withered tree, leaving behind streaks of imprints. A moment later, as though it had suddenly thought of a solution, it rolled a few meters back, and then, it suddenly accelerated and rolled downwards, fiercely crashing into the tree. Then, with a 'pa' sound, it bounced up, and using the recoil, it jumped over.
However, at this moment, Zhu Yao had already successfully picked up the Black Ironstone.
White rock: …
With a creak, it stopped at her feet. As though it was stunned for a moment, the entire rock instantly turned grey. The rock that was initially snow-white like jade, instantly turned into a heavy grey, as though it had received an injury that the rock could not endure.
The corner of Zhu Yao's lips twitched. She could not be bothered with this rock. Keeping the Black Ironstone, she turned around and planned to return. That white … No, the grey rock paused for a moment, and then, it immediately followed her with a grumble. Like a little tail, it rolled and knocked away the rocks, plants, and weeds at the side, following her closely.
"Stop following me." Zhu Yao sighed. Not only did this rock have a spirit, it had evidently awakened its own intelligence. "Even if you follow me, I won't choose you. Hurry and return to your mountain." The city was very dangerous.
The grey rock clattered, and turned into a dark grey, looking as though it was about to split apart. However, it still did not give up, and continued to follow behind her with a grumble. With every step she took, it would roll a little. With every two steps, it would roll a little. Even if it encountered obstacles, it would still think of ways to follow her footsteps.
"…"
Just why was it so stubborn?
Zhu Yao was out of ideas. She watched as that stupid rock, in order to avoid a big tree, was about to roll into the small river at the side, and she could not help but reach out to grab it.
That rock was stunned for a moment, and then, it was evidently overjoyed. With a swoosh, it once again returned to its snow-white color, and it grew even brighter, brighter, and it even rubbed against her palm like a spoiled child. She felt that there was a need to talk to it about life.
How to be a rock with integrity.
"Kuh … Little rock, I know you've awakened your own intelligence, and you can understand my words." Zhu Yao said with a stern look. "I came in here to look for artifact refinement materials. Do you understand artifact refinement? You need to melt rocks, and your body will even split apart, you know? You've already gained sentience. If you continue to cultivate, you might even become a spirit. Why should it be refined into an artifact? " If it was refined into a weapon, even if it became a spirit, it would still be a sword spirit. Don't give up on your dignity as a stone spirit.
"…" The stone stopped rubbing her palm as if it was frightened by her words.
"Do you want to be split into four, or do you want to become a happy rock spirit? Go back to the mountain and continue your cultivation. Don't come out and wander around in the future. Don't let other cultivators find you. "
The stone was completely silent. It seemed like it had listened to him. Just as Zhu Yao was about to put it down, and let it happily roll around. However, the stone gave off a creaking sound as if it was breaking. A crack suddenly appeared on the jade-white stone, and it seemed to be spreading across the entire stone.
"What are you doing?" Zhu Yao was shocked. "Don't take things too hard, hey."
Creak …
The rock continued to crack.
Zhu Yao was dumbfounded. It couldn't have cracked itself in front of her just because she said that one had to melt rocks to refine artifacts, right? Do you have to be so serious when chatting?
Creak …
The rock continued to crack.
"Don't … Don't crack! The hell!" This guy was committing suicide. "Alright, alright. I'm afraid of you. I'll bring you back. I'll bring you back, alright?"
The stone paused, and finally stopped cracking. It then continued to rub against her palm like a spoiled child.
Zhu Yao: …
— — — —
This sword search lasted for an entire day. As the sect's mascot, she had no choice but to guard the mountain for the entire day.
Only when the various sects retreated did she bid farewell to Wen Yu, and returned to her residence on the mountain peak. The facilities in her cave residence were rather complete, and there was a specialized artifact refinement area.
He took out the Black Ironstone and the strange stone and placed them on the table. Then, he made a hand seal and ignited the smelting furnace. He controlled the fire spiritual energy and burned the furnace until it was almost done. Only then did he turn around to take the Black Ironstone.
However, she saw that the Black Ore that was initially placed at the center of the table, had rolled to the right side of the table. Half of the rock was already suspended in mid-air. And beside it, a smaller white rock was desperately trying to push it off the table.
"…" The corner of Zhu Yao's lips twitched. She reached out to pick up that troublemaking white rock, and stared straight at it. "What are you doing?"
The white rock paused. The entire rock suddenly began to turn pink, as though it had been caught doing something bad.
Zhu Yao sighed. She once again placed the white rock at the center of the table. She picked up the Black Ore that was about to fall, and threw it into the smelting furnace. Then, she circulated her spiritual energy to envelop that rock.
Suddenly, a loud bang sounded from behind her. That white rock had unknowingly rolled off the table, and was currently rolling towards the smelting furnace's entrance, looking as though it had forgotten about its life.
"What are you doing!?" Zhu Yao was shocked, as she hurriedly grabbed it back. "You're crazy! You'll die if you roll in!"
The white rock struggled for a moment, as though it wanted to throw itself into the furnace.
"Stop messing around. I didn't bring you back to refine you into an artifact."
The rock was startled. In an instant, it turned grey, as though it was extremely sad.
"Once you develop a spiritual consciousness, you'll die if you refine an artifact. Do you understand?"
The rock continued to deepen.
"Haah …" Zhu Yao sighed. "Don't worry, I won't throw you away."
Its color finally looked a little better. In her hands, it turned towards the furnace's direction, and then turned towards her. As though it was seeking her assurance.
"Enough, I will bring you along in the future as well. Even if I don't refine you into an artifact, I will still bring you along."
Only then was the rock satisfied, and it quietened down.
Zhu Yao's expression darkened. Why did she feel as though she had picked up an ancestor? Haah, forget it. Seeing that she had once been a rock spirit as well, she decided to focus on refining her artifact.
She began to concentrate on refining tools, and White Stone also obediently leaned against her leg, sticking to her like a little tail, following her up and down.
A day later, Zhu Yao finally completed the final step of carving formations, and a seventh rank peak-grade artifact was completed.
Due to the material limitations of the Black Ore, she could only refine it to this grade.
The white rock was still leaning against her leg, not moving an inch away. Zhu Yao felt that her leg had turned numb from the pressure.
Keeping her spiritual sword, she picked up the white rock on the ground.
She glanced at the cracks on the rock, and instantly recalled the days when she was used as various stepping stones by a certain Floor Master who had no morals. She could not help but send a strand of spiritual energy into the white rock's body, in an attempt to help it recover.
The moment the spiritual energy entered, it was suddenly bounced back by a huge force, causing her palm to turn numb.
"This is?" Zhu Yao had a shocked look. How could a rock that had just developed a spiritual consciousness contain such powerful and pure spiritual energy? It was even able to bounce her spiritual energy away. This was completely not a divine art.
Unless … it wasn't a rock in the first place.
Zhu Yao's heart sank, as she looked straight at the white rock in her palm. "Little rock, just what are you?"
That rock did not reply, and simply happily rolled back and forth in her palm.
Zhu Yao pondered for a moment, sat down in a lotus position, closed her eyes, and immediately sent a strand of divine sense into the little rock's body. What she saw was a dazzling golden world. Golden light that resembled a warm sun could be seen everywhere, and the rock was actually filled with metal spiritual energy. And, the closer she went to the center, the purer the spiritual energy became. It was so dense that it looked as though it was about to materialize. There seemed to be something floating at the center of the rock, and it was in the shape of a ling. Before she could even see it clearly, she suddenly heard a crisp and childish voice resounding in the depths of her heart.
"Chick ~"
Zhu Yao trembled, as she suddenly regained her divine sense. With widened eyes, she looked at the snow-white rock in front of her with a face of disbelief. Such a familiar formula, such a familiar smell.
"You're a Metal Spirit!"
"Chick ~ ~" The same voice once again resounded in the depths of her heart. The white rock happily circled around her, and circled around her.
"The hell!" Zhu Yao could not help but scold. She actually encountered a Metal Spirit again. Wasn't this Xiao Yi's cheat? Why the hell did it appear here?
No, wait, Xiao Yi and this place were basically not from the same world. Since the spiritual energy in that world could turn into spirits, then naturally, the spiritual energy in this world could as well.
However, looking at the looks of this Metal Spirit, it should have just gained sentience not too long ago. "Metal Spirit, have you always been in Sword Seeking Mountain?" Could it be that the reason why all the swords and materials in that Sword Seeking Mountain possessed sentience, and were able to choose their own masters, was because of the influence of the Metal Spirit?
"Chick … Chick chick, chick chick … Chick"
What's the meaning of chick chick, hey?
Forget it, in any case, she did not expect this fellow who only knew how to act cute to help her. The Metal Spirit was like a cheat to practitioners with Metal Spirit Veins. However, to Zhu Yao who possessed the Lightning Spirit Vein, it was really useless.
She kept the Metal Spirit into her storage pouch. Now that she had a weapon, it was time for her to head out for her mission. She organized the important clues she had gathered.
The five mystic artifacts that sealed the Devil, were placed in five of the most dangerous, yet also the safest places. One of them was not far from here, in an abyss deep in the ocean. Zhu Yao calculated the time. There were still a few decades before the girl would revive. She could try her best to find the mystic artifact before she woke up.
"Old Ancestor, Old Ancestor, something bad has happened!" A few anxious voices suddenly sounded from outside.
"What's the matter?"
"Old Ancestor, Sword Seeking Mountain …" That disciple's voice, grew even more anxious. "The Palace Master sent me to invite you over. Something big has happened in Sword Seeking Mountain."
Zhu Yao immediately undid the seal on the artifact refining room, and walked out. The moment she reached the entrance, she sensed a spiritual energy disturbance coming from the south.
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