Chapter 140: A Spiritual Artifact?

Chapter 140: A Spiritual Artifact?

"You are indeed quite mysterious."

Lily approached with a puzzled expression, but she dared not voice her doubts.

Could her deity be placing too much importance on Lu Ran?

According to the deity's words, in the future, if the Fountain of Forgetting Sect were to encounter misfortune, would Lu Ran have the ability to lend a helping hand and protect her?

Who exactly is the deity Lu Ran worships?

This was truly troubling.

Why won't Lord Fountain of Forgetting tell me?

As Lily pondered, she crossed the endless swaying crimson threads and arrived before Lu Ran.

Lu Ran spoke, "Lord Fountain of Forgetting, your praise is undeserved."

"Sometimes arrogant, sometimes humble." Lily spoke softly, "You're truly a contradictory person."

Lu Ran: "..."

Lily plucked a crimson thread and handed it to Lu Ran, "Here, eat."

Lu Ran held a string of spirit coins, his slit pupils, devoid of life, fixed on the sumptuous dishes before him.

After a few seconds, Lu Ran's face turned awkward as he looked at Lily beside him, "How do I eat this?"

Lily chuckled, her hands behind her back, "Aren't you proud of your culinary skills?"

There was a deity in the hall, and Lily was still somewhat cautious, refraining from addressing the deity directly.

She paused, a playful smile on her face, "With your abilities, how can you not eat the delicious food right before you?"

Lu Ran hesitated for a moment before turning to the girl, "Can you help me open the lid of the lunch box?"

Lily's smile widened, "Are you asking for my help?"

Lu Ran whispered, "Little Lily, that's enough, these are a gift from Lord Fountain of Forgetting.

The deity is standing right there, you little rascal, don't be too reckless."

"Who's the little rascal?" Lily's expression turned displeased.

Those empty eyes stared at Lu Ran's slit pupils, a chilling gaze.

Lu Ran felt a shiver down his spine.

"They are, they all are." Lu Ran pointed to the string of coins in his hand.

"Hmph, eat."

Lily's palm descended, her fingers gently brushing over the coins.

With a crackling sound, five coins shattered where her fingertips passed.

"Hiss!!"

Five Night Charm wraiths burst out with the "Hiss."

The Night Charms wailed in pain, screaming in anger.

But more than that, there was the venting of their suffering as they escaped the endless torment.

"Huff~"

Lu Ran's eyes surged with energy, frantically absorbing the Night Charm wraiths one by one.

"Hiss!"

The Night Charm's cries became more piercing.

Having just escaped the "Infernal Fire Hell" within the coins, they were now being sucked into the Sculpture Garden, becoming nourishment for the demonic sculptures.

Lu Ran alone was enough to devour the entire Night Charm clan.

Before Lu Ran unleashed his powerful abilities, Lily added another layer of punishment and torment to the Night Charms.

These Night Charms were truly pitiful.

"Mist Realm, Stream Realm, River Realm, Mist Realm, River Realm."

Thin threads of red rain gently swayed.

A youth stood amidst the red rain, muttering to himself.

Such a beautiful sight would surely captivate anyone who laid eyes upon it.

However, if people could see the true nature of this scene, they would surely turn and run!

From another dimensional perspective, the youth holding the string of coins had just devoured five wraiths!

The spirits cried and screamed, but they were powerless to escape, only to be sucked into the Netherworld Eyes and eventually imprisoned before the Night Charm demonic sculptures.

"Again!" Lu Ran urged.

Lily's expression turned to surprise, "You ate them so quickly?"

From the moment the Night Charms appeared to the moment Lu Ran devoured them, it took no more than three seconds.

Lu Ran urged, "Again, again!"

"What's the rush? They're all yours." Lily's expression turned slightly annoyed, her fingertips gliding over five more coins.

Five more wraiths were released.

Hmm. It's like going from the wolf's den into another.

"River Realm, River Realm, River Basin Realm... Hmm? River Basin Realm?"

Lu Ran's face lit up, was there really a River Basin Realm Night Charm's soul?

Did I just draw an SSR?

"Come, come, keep drawing!" Lu Ran exclaimed excitedly, "Let's go for it!"

Could he get a lucky break?

Give me a Sea Realm right now!

"You, you're really..." Lily's expression turned complex, surprised by Lu Ran's speed in devouring the wraiths.

She was unaware that Lu Ran first sent the wraiths into the Sculpture Garden before absorbing them.

"Crackle, crackle."

Lily's fingertips touched down, and this time, she released over a dozen wraiths.

Lu Ran's eyes lit up.

Good, you'll give it to me!

Damn! Why is it the Mist Realm again? I don't want the guaranteed drop!

Again, again, one more draw... Wow, a golden legend!

Another River Basin Realm!

"Wuu~"

"Hiss!" The hall filled with a chilly breeze and a heavy ghostly aura.

Amidst the beautiful crimson rain,

Stood a strangely eerie pair, a boy and a girl.

The girl in a black skirt, her skirt swaying, gently brushed her fingers over the coins.

She seemed to be showing mercy, releasing the souls that had suffered in the Infernal Fire Hell one by one.

The boy, with his chilling slit pupils, devoured the souls that had just been freed.

Dragging them into a deeper abyss.

"Huff~" In a short while, Lu Ran sighed.

The chilly breeze in the hall gradually subsided.

The entire string of coins shattered, leaving only the bottommost coin, hanging alone.

That's it? Did I devour all 700 Night Charms?

Lu Ran's initially relaxed expression turned somewhat dejected.

Indeed,

The moments of joy were always fleeting.

It was called a "700 consecutive draws," but it didn't mean he could draw without limit!

Lu Ran turned his head, looking at Lily beside him expectantly.

"What's wrong?" For once, Lily's tone carried a hint of concern.

As a follower of the Fountain of Forgetting, she used the souls to imprison and slowly refine them, eventually turning them into nourishment for herself.

Lu Ran's voracious consumption of wraiths truly surprised Lily.

Is such rudeness really okay?

Lily worried that Lu Ran might suffer backlash.

But to her surprise, Lu Ran turned his head towards another string of copper coins.

What does this mean? Are you still hungry?

Lily was utterly shocked!

Known for her elegant and aloof demeanor, she raised her voice slightly, "You're dreaming!"

Lu Ran: ". . ."

Why are you yelling so loudly?

My Evil Perception is not weak; I can hear you even if you secretly curse me.

There's no need to shout it to my face.

Speaking of which, if I could make Lily my apostle, it would be fantastic!

She's practically a soul-luring messenger!

In the future, you can go out and lure souls, while I feast to my heart's content.

It's simply delightful!

You should rename this big house from "Bamboo Tranquility" to "Flame Gate Crossing" instead!

And don't bother sending the wraiths for rebirth.

You can just pass them directly to me.

The more Lu Ran thought about it, the more he anticipated it.

He didn't know when such a wonderful day would arrive.

Currently, it was impossible.

Lily worshipped a deity, and Lord Fountain of Forgetting was nurturing her as a precious talent.

She had the opportunity to be the daughter of the Divine Gate but chose to come and assist you instead. Why?

Hmm, this is good too.

With Lord Fountain of Forgetting's blessings and access to all the resources within the Divine Gate, Lily's progress would be rapid.

In the future, when she comes to join me or when I recruit her, it will be even more wonderful.

"Are you angry?" Lily's calm voice snapped Lu Ran out of his thoughts.

"No, why would I be?" Lu Ran immediately replied, "I was just thinking."

Lily nodded slightly, feeling a little relieved.

She thought she might have spoken too harshly, displeasing this favored child of heaven.

If it were a human, Lily could have been more direct.

But Lu Ran was special; Lord Fountain of Forgetting valued him greatly, so Lily couldn't be too reckless.

"Here." Lu Ran handed the red rope in his hand to Lily.

Lily suddenly smiled, "You're so dense."

"Huh?" Lu Ran was a bit confused.

Lily, slightly annoyed, said, "I really don't know how to put it nicely.

You're not taking the real treasure and just want to eat."

"This?" Lu Ran looked at the red rope in his hand, and his gaze naturally fell on the solitary copper coin at the bottom.

Unlike the other copper coins, this one was a real-world coin.

In the great hall, thousands of red threads hung, and at the end of each thread was a real copper coin.

Lily said, "How could Lord Fountain of Forgetting's gift be just some wraiths?"

Lu Ran was astonished.

In his mind, the previous 700 consecutive draws were already substantial.

Before absorbing the "Night Charm Coin String," Lu Ran could only activate the Night Charm Evil Sculpture. At most, he could raise the sculpture to the Stream Realm.

If the Celestial Ram ate it, the sculpture's realm would be even lower.

In short, to cultivate and enhance the Night Charm Evil Sculpture, he needed to seek other opportunities.

The abyss where the Night Charm clan resided was not open to outsiders, making such opportunities genuinely hard to come by.

But after this draw, as long as Lu Ran activated the sculpture, the Night Charm Sculpture should soar directly to the River Realm!

And it would be a relatively high rank within the River Realm!

During the absorption of the wraiths, Lu Ran roughly estimated:

The total of Mist Realm souls and Stream Realm souls was roughly equal to the number of River Realm souls.

Coincidentally, this also indirectly indicated that Lily had indeed captured these demon wraiths on the Night of the Fifteenth Moon.

The difference was that Lu Ran had not encountered any River Realm demons during the Night Charm Clan's Ghost Parade.

But here, Lily had offered four to five River Realm Night Charm wraiths!

Wasn't this gift already substantial?

Or perhaps, did Lord Fountain of Forgetting not know about the existence of the Divine Demonic Sculpture Garden?

She might not realize how significant her help was; she only thought that the Celestial Ram loved to eat wraiths and could nourish himself.

"This coin?"

Lu Ran tried to manage his expression, untangled the red thread, and picked up the copper coin.

Lily said, "Use your little brain; what would be the last to appear?"

Lu Ran frowned in thought.

Lily reminded him, "You already said the answer when you first entered the hall."

Lu Ran's heart raced, and he trembled, "A magical artifact?"

Strictly speaking, magical artifacts and divine armaments are essentially the same.

They both possess artifact spirits and are qualified to open so-called "domains."

It's just that these treasures don't take the form of blades, spears, or other weapons, so calling them "weapons" is slightly inappropriate.

"Hmm." Lily nodded slightly and added, "One of them."

Lu Ran: "One of them?"

Lily gestured to the red threads in the hall, pointing to the copper coin at the end, "They form a complete magical artifact when combined."

Lu Ran: "If I take this copper coin, won't it damage the integrity of the magical artifact?"

Lily nodded slightly, "Lord Fountain of Forgetting has already ordered me to refine another one."

Lu Ran was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say.

This was a magical artifact!

Even if it was just a fragment, it was still the most top-tier equipment in this world!

Its rarity, the power it carried, and the energy it could unleash were beyond comparison with ordinary items!

Lord Fountain of Forgetting,

Must you give such a valuable gift?

Even at the cost of compromising the integrity of the magical artifact?

The more precious the gift, the more challenging the task she sought.

(End of Chapter)

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