"Haha," Ancestor Zeng laughed, "A high-grade Three-Rank, that's very impressive. As expected from someone from the Upper Road, his Comprehension Ability is also excellent. Three days from now, I will go to Refining Spirit Sect, and you will come with me. They've been boasting recently that Jin Buhuan is a Four-Rank Refiner; it's a good chance for you to compete with him."
Qian Duoduo immediately wanted to cry—making him go to Refining Spirit Sect! And making him compete with himself!
"Old Ancestor, I just returned, and my body is still feeling a bit unwell. I wonder if someone else could go instead?" Qian Duoduo tried to keep his face calm as he subtly suggested.
Ancestor Zeng waved his hand, "It's not like we're going right now. You have time to recuperate. Not just the two of us, Grand Elder Zeng is going too. When we go, bring your Protector. His abacus has some use."
Without allowing Qian Duoduo to argue or refuse further, Ancestor Zeng said, "You may all leave. Zhao Family Old Ancestor and I still have important matters to discuss."
Leaving the main hall, Zeng Zifang still wanted to pull Qian Duoduo aside to talk, but Qian Duoduo used his physical discomfort as an excuse and flew back to his Immortal Cave.
Sitting on the Spiritual Platform in his Cultivation room, he stared blankly for a long time before recovering from the shock of having to go to Refining Spirit Sect.
Should he just escape now? This thought arose in Qian Duoduo's mind.
Escape from what? Qian Duoduo's heart hardened. He wasn't even afraid of a Sacred Artifact, so why would he be afraid of a few old men from Ba Ling Sect?
"Master."
"You finally remembered this old man," Liu Boli said, slightly opening his eyes from within the Golden Toad.
"Let me tell you about the Sacred Artifact."
Liu Boli's eyelids twitched. With a wave of his hand, he added several shielding Formations around the Immortal Cave.
Any Artifact Refiner would be unable to resist the temptation of a Sacred Artifact.
"You saw the Sacred Artifact?" Liu Boli's voice carried an excitement he had never shown before.
"I saw it, and I even brought it out!"
"Where?"
Immediately, Liu Boli appeared in the Cultivation room, his grizzled beard trembling constantly.
"Here." Qian Duoduo pointed to his Lower Spirit Sea, releasing his Spiritual Vein to allow Liu Boli's Spiritual Awareness to enter his Lower Spirit Sea and see the still unconscious Four-Unlike Artifact Spirit.
Liu Boli observed it carefully.
"This Artifact Spirit is not something you can control. Once it appears before the world, the entire Immortal Cultivation World will not be peaceful."
"I didn't want to bring him out either, but who can control a Sacred Artifact?" Qian Duoduo's head ached again.
Now there was nowhere to send this chubby boy.
"I dare say, even the Upper Road might not have a Sacred Artifact's Artifact Spirit."
"Liu Lao, how could such a good thing fall into Ba Ling Sect's hands?"
"If he didn't come out, who would know it was a Sacred Artifact? Without entering the Artifact Refining World, no one could see him. Even if someone was lucky enough to get in, without your Golden Winged Bird, they wouldn't find him. They would have been killed directly on the way to finding him."
"Then it must be my charm that's too great."
"It truly is. Besides you, no one else could bring him out."
Qian Duoduo helplessly looked at the Four-Unlike in his Lower Spirit Sea and tried to awaken him with his Purple Eyes.
But his Purple Eyes just pushed him around in circles within the Lower Spirit Sea; the Four-Unlike remained motionless.
"There's also some bad news."
Liu Boli continued, "Furthermore, while he's soaking in your Lower Spirit Sea, your cultivation will unknowingly increase. This kind of external cultivation growth, once it exceeds the capacity of your Spiritual Vein, will have two outcomes: one is that you will be replaced, and the other is that you will explode and die."
Qian Duoduo immediately wanted to cry.
Neither of these outcomes was good.
"Master, quickly help me get this bad boy out. Let him harm someone else."
Liu Boli shook his head, "This is the Artifact Spirit of a Sacred Artifact; do you think he's a dog that will follow you with a simple call and a Spirit Chicken leg?"
"Then what should I do?" Qian Duoduo was on the verge of despair.
