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Chapter 40: The Laws of Divine Artifacts, Meditation Lv.1
"Try this," Li Qi instructed. "Empty your mind and don't think about anything. Let your body's instincts take over and execute the Coiled Dragon Technique."
Xue Jing took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and assumed the stance of the Coiled Dragon Technique, trying his best not to think about anything.
After practicing for several days, he had already memorized the technique. Even without consciously controlling it, his body instinctively began to activate the technique, gradually stimulating countless nodes and cultivating the Coiled Dragon Technique.
However, after less than three minutes, his mind began to wander and he involuntarily took back control of his body, manually activating the Coiled Dragon Technique again.
Xue Jing opened his eyes and shook his head. "Master, I can't maintain this state for long."
Li Qi was pleased. "You don't need to maintain it for long. It's enough that you can do it."
"A genius is a genius. He understands immediately. Compared to you, Chen Fuguang is as dumb as a rock. I almost got annoyed to death teaching him back then."
"..." Xue Jing didn't know what to say, so he pretended not to hear.
"I'll go and prepare some things. Wait here and don't move around." Li Qi instructed.
Xue Jing nodded.
After Li Qi left in his wheelchair, Xue Jing took out his phone and noticed an unread message on WeChat. It was from Wu Youqing.
He felt excited, but then realized it wasn't about a new task. Instead, she had sent him several files.
[Wu Youqing: These are some materials related to Divine Artifacts. Try to familiarize yourself with them as much as possible. They will be useful in the future.]
[Xue Jing: Panda-headed Orc.jpg]
[Xue Jing: Sister, when will we have our next task?]
Wu Youqing sent a cat emoji stroking its head in comfort.
[Wu Youqing: Don't worry, our company doesn't have performance evaluations. Even if you don't retrieve any Divine Artifacts for an entire month, you'll still get paid.]
[Xue Jing: Ah, don't mention it, sister. It's not about the money. I just enjoy retrieving Divine Artifacts.]
[Wu Youqing: Sneaky smile.jpg So, you're saying it's okay if we don't pay you?]
...
After chatting with the rich and powerful boss lady, Xue Jing noticed that Li Qi hadn't returned yet, so he opened the files that Wu Youqing had sent him about Divine Artifacts.
The Five Laws of Divine Artifacts
1. Uniqueness: All Divine Artifacts are unique and one-of-a-kind. They cannot be replicated or duplicated.
2. Indestructibility: Any Divine Artifact, even if physically destroyed and reduced to nothing, will reappear randomly elsewhere.
3. Side Effects: All Divine Artifacts, without exception, possess side effects. The magnitude of these side effects is unrelated to the power of the artifact and follows no predictable pattern.
4. Transferability: All Divine Artifacts possess the ability to transfer randomly under unknown trigger conditions. This transferability is unpredictable and cannot be anticipated.
5. Nature of Divine Artifacts: Divine Artifacts are just that—artifacts. Even if they possess sentience, emotions, language capabilities, or even human form, they are not living beings and do not possess human rights. This point bears repeating: Divine Artifacts do not possess human rights.
"..."
Xue Jing carefully read through the five laws of Divine Artifacts, his finger lingering on the fifth law, deep in thought.
"It feels like something terrible must have happened for them to add this strange law."
He shook his head and closed the file, then opened another document.
Divine Artifact Compendium (λ version)
Upon opening it, he saw a long list of selectable serial numbers.
[GOD-001 • ■■■■]
[GOD-002 • Initial ■■]
[GOD-003 • Divine ■■]
[GOD-004 • Jade ■■]
Chapter: 【GOD-005: Mirror ██】
...
【GOD-015: Reverse ██】
【GOD-016: Ashes ██】
【GOD-017: Father ██】
【GOD-018: Death ██████'s Favorite】
【GOD-057: Golden ██】
【GOD-066: Future ██】
Xue Jing started from the front of the sequence and found that either everything was ██, or some parts were ██. He clicked on one, but it prompted him that he didn't have permission to view it.
He continued scrolling down and, starting from serial number 300, he occasionally saw the full names of the Divine Artifacts. However, when he clicked on them, he still didn't have the permission to view their information.
It wasn't until he reached the Divine Artifacts with serial numbers beyond 1000 that he was able to access their simple introductions.
Xue Jing randomly selected one.
【GOD-1057: Instant Heart-Wrenching Pill】
【It can disguise itself as an ordinary heart medicine and often randomly transfers into bottles of regular heart pills. If consumed, it will cause excruciating heart-wrenching pain. For two hours, the consumer will remain conscious and will not die or faint due to any reason. The pain will persist for the full two hours】
Xue Jing: "..."
What kind of devilish Divine Artifact is this?
But it's indeed a lifesaving treasure. As expected of a Divine Artifact, it completely disregards logic...absolute immortality for two hours.
Just as he was engrossed in his thoughts, the door to the cultivation room was opened, and Li Qi entered, turning his wheelchair.
He held a porcelain pill bottle in his hand. He opened the lid, poured out a pitch-black pill, and handed it to Xue Jing.
"Take it," Li Qi instructed.
Without hesitation, Xue Jing took the pill and swallowed it.
It had a peculiar taste, a very strong herbal flavor with a hint of an indescribable strange fragrance.
"Master, what is this?" Xue Jing asked.
Li Qi replied leisurely, "It's a secret medicine made with the bodily fluids of a 'dragon species' from the borderlands as the main ingredient. It has a certain degree of hallucinogenic effects."
"......May I ask what kind of bodily fluid it is?" Xue Jing asked.
"Sometimes, it's better not to know," Li Qi said meaningfully.
Xue Jing: "......"
"Little Jing, look at me," Li Qi suddenly said.
Xue Jing subconsciously met Li Qi's gaze.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
Xue Jing felt as if his brain had been hammered hard. Various sounds rang in his ears, and his vision turned white.
When his eyesight recovered, he looked up again.
Where was Li Qi? In the entire cultivation room, there was only a coiled, lifelike old dragon!
The old dragon had four legs and five claws. It had a horn on its head and was covered in dense, golden scales, but its body was riddled with scars, and its eyes looked weary, as if it were half-dead.
However, just a glance from its dark golden vertical pupils was enough to freeze Xue Jing in place, unable to move a muscle. Even breathing seemed like a luxury.
When he came to his senses, he wanted to rub his eyes, but as he raised his hand, he paused.
Were these...dragon claws?
His arms were now covered in heavy scales, and sharp claws had grown on his fingertips.
Xue Jing realized what was happening and immediately assumed the stance of the Coiled Dragon Technique, his entire body...coiled like a dragon on the ground.
He left the technique's operation to his instincts and immersed himself fully in the feeling of 'becoming a dragon.'
...
An unknown amount of time passed.
Xue Jing slowly opened his eyes, and for a moment, his eyes shone brightly, his pupils turning into dark golden vertical pupils. But it was only for an instant before they changed back, like an illusion.
【Condition met, Skill Activated: Visualization】
【Visualization Lv1 (0/300)】
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(End of Chapter)
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