Mysterious Jade Soul

Chapter 410 Mysterious Jade Soul

Gu Fan gently opened the jade box and saw a jade ruler about two feet long.

The jade ruler is entirely green, resembling a magical bamboo. Its surface is engraved with golden cloud patterns, forming a mysterious design. Unfortunately, it is covered with spiderweb-like cracks, as if it would shatter at the slightest pressure, making it too dangerous to touch.

Gu Fan carefully summoned it into his palm and probed it with his divine sense.

Twenty-four restrictions were engraved on it, indicating its status as a mid-grade spiritual treasure. However, most of the restrictions were broken and worn down due to cracks, and some runes were even completely erased.

Most seriously, the unique spirit of the Lingbao has disappeared, clearly having died from severe injuries.

In Gu Fan's eyes, the jade ruler was like a beautifully crafted corpse.

"hiss"

Gu Fan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "The damage is so severe, this is not a good situation."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lian felt a pang of disappointment.

She had already consulted the weapon refiners of the Immortal Sect, and the response was that it was beyond repair unless she could find a Nascent Soul weapon refiner to help.

But how could she, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, afford to invite a Divine Transformation Dao Lord?

The Nascent Soul Dao Lord could reforge this treasure, but the spiritual materials required would be beyond her means, and even her master, the Cangqiu Dao Lord, was unwilling to bear the cost.

The hope in Ye Lian's eyes slowly faded, and she whispered, "I didn't expect that even you, fellow Daoist, couldn't repair it. It seems that I am ultimately not destined to have this treasure."

After saying that, she was about to put away the jade ruler.

Just then, Gu Fan suddenly reached out to stop them, and their palms touched, a warm sensation spreading between them.

"What I meant was that it's difficult, not that it's impossible," Gu Fan said seriously.

"Huh?" Ye Lian's eyes widened instantly, and she asked incredulously, "Fellow Daoist... can you repair this treasure?"

"Complete repair...of course not, but I'm afraid you don't need a spiritual treasure." Gu Fan stroked the crack on the jade ruler and pondered, "If we refine it into a high-grade magic weapon, there is still hope."

Given the foundation of the Jade Ruler, even if it is repaired and falls to become a top-grade magic weapon, its power will certainly be extraordinary.

"That's enough!" Ye Lian said excitedly.

To use a spiritual treasure, one must have the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator; even if given the treasure, it would be unusable.

She made several attempts, hoping to restore the jade ruler into a magical artifact.

"Speaking of which, I'm a little curious, how did this magical treasure become like this?" Gu Fan asked curiously.

Ye Lian took a few deep breaths to calm herself down, but her cheeks still flushed.

Hearing Gu Fan's question, she smiled and said, "This treasure is called the Azure Cloud Ruler. My master once used it to kill many demonic cultivators and established a great reputation. It's just a pity that it was severely injured by the demonic weapon Shattering Star Hammer in a battle."

"If we were to ask a Nascent Soul Dao Lord to repair it, the spiritual materials would be far too much. Fortunately, my master made outstanding contributions in that battle and was rewarded by the sect. He simply reforged a high-grade spiritual treasure, and the Azure Cloud Ruler was abandoned."

"My master is a sentimental person and was reluctant to discard it casually. So he declared that he would pass on the Azure Cloud Ruler to any disciple who could repair it."

"Fellow Daoist's weapon-refining skills are indeed superb. I've asked many fellow disciples who are also skilled in weapon refining, but none of them could do it!"

Gu Fan chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you flatter me."

After some examination, he has preliminarily determined that there are two main difficulties in repairing the Azure Cloud Ruler.

First, we need to find a spiritual material similar in nature to the Azure Cloud Ruler to repair the crack.

This requires an exaggerated level of skill in fire control.

If the original restrictions on the Azure Cloud Ruler are damaged during the smelting process, it may cause the already severely damaged spiritual treasure to shatter completely.

Gu Fan guessed that the weapon refiners of the Immortal Sect might not be entirely without solutions, but they probably gave up because of this.

After all, the Azure Cloud Ruler is extremely valuable, and it would be impossible to afford to compensate for its damage, not to mention that it might also anger Daoist Cangqiu.

Secondly, the restrictions on the spiritual treasure also need to be repaired.

The quality of the new spiritual material is certainly not as good as the original spiritual material of the Azure Cloud Ruler, otherwise Ye Lian would not have been able to afford the price.

The decrease in spiritual materials leads to a reduction in the number of restrictions that can be maintained. Deciding which restrictions to retain and how to repair damaged restrictions is more difficult than repairing the spiritual treasure itself.

However, Gu Fan happens to meet both of these conditions.

He had already visualized 150 stars using the "Star Observation Divine Method," and with the nourishment of the Glazed Pure Heart Bamboo, his spiritual strength was no less than that of the late Nascent Soul stage.

His fire control skills were even more extraordinary.

Repairing the restrictions was also quite a challenge for him.

The twenty-four layers of restrictions were not only ingeniously constructed, but the method of filling in the missing runes was also beyond the limit of his mastery of artifact crafting.

Fortunately, he possessed the All-Seeing Eye.

Under the all-seeing eye of the universe, it is immediately clear whether the repaired restrictions are functioning smoothly. Any parts that are not understood can be deduced, but it will take a lot of time.

He had a vague feeling that if he could repair the Azure Cloud Ruler and use it to reverse the restrictions within, his mastery of weapon crafting would surely reach a new level.

Therefore, even without the matter of the Bloodstained Immortal Path, he was willing to try taking on this task.

Unaware of Gu Fan's thoughts, Ye Lian, immersed in joy, softly asked, "What kind of spiritual materials does my friend need?"

After speaking, she clenched her fist with slight trepidation, fearing that Gu Fan might mention something too rare.

Gu Fan pondered for a moment, then took out a jade slip, inscribed a few names on it, and handed it to Ye Lian: "The list of required spiritual materials is in this jade slip. Do you have any objections, fellow Daoist?"

Ye Lian took the jade slip and examined it, her heart immediately at ease.

Although the spiritual materials in the jade slip were rare, they were far less than she had expected. She immediately said excitedly, "Please wait a few days, fellow Daoist, and I will return to my sect to exchange for the spiritual materials."

"Fellow Daoist, please go ahead," Gu Fan replied.

A few days later, Ye Lian returned from the Luofu Immortal Sect.

After the two signed the spiritual contract, Gu Fan closed the Qingxiao Palace and began to think about how to repair the Qingyun Ruler.

Ye Lian chose to stay temporarily in a side hall.

The Azure Cloud Ruler was of utmost importance, and if she weren't worried about disturbing Gu Fan, she would have loved to stay in the Azure Cloud Palace.

The Yan family was happy to do so, as it was a good opportunity to build a good relationship with Ye Lian.

Inside the Qingxiao Palace.

Gu Fan waved his sleeve and put away the spiritual materials that Ye Lian had brought back. He did not choose to use them, but instead took out the stubborn stone that had been condensed from the gourd.

If Xu Yunqi were to handle the task of refining the spiritual materials that would perfectly fuse with the Azure Cloud Ruler, it might be much easier, but for him... it would be slightly more difficult.

Since it concerned whether he could join the Luofu Immortal Sect, he prepared a more secure plan.

It's this stubborn rock right in front of us.

Regarding the name of the stubborn stone, since it was formed from a gourd through supernatural powers, Gu Fan consulted his opinion.

After rejecting the name "Gourd's Great Treasure," it was named Xuanling Yupo.

The Xuanling Jade Soul, formed from the gourd over decades by absorbing numerous spiritual materials, almost perfectly fulfilled Gu Fan's initial requirements.

First, it can simultaneously contain the power of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

Second, it has an extremely high tolerance for restrictions.

The former was to complement Gu Fan's innate divine power, while the latter was to be able to carve more layers of restrictions.

Based on this, he also put forward a special request—to enhance the charm of the instrument.

Having studied the Dao of Artifacts for many years, Gu Fan vaguely sensed that the birth of an artifact spirit is closely related to the artifact's aura; the more exquisite the artifact, the more vigorous its aura.

In order to make Hulu understand what "Qi Yun" is, he even forced Hulu to comprehend the "Qi Yun He Liu Jue".

He hadn't yet had a chance to test whether the Mysterious Jade Soul could truly enhance the charm of a weapon.

It is certain that the Xuan Ying Jade Soul can indeed bear the power of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements at the same time, and it is precisely because of this that it can be integrated with the vast majority of spiritual materials.

The Xuanling Jade Soul was only the size of an infant's fist and was not very hard. If you squeezed it hard, it would deform slightly. In order to repair the Azure Cloud Ruler, Gu Fan carefully cut off one-third of it.

Even this small piece is no less valuable than the many spiritual materials Ye Lian provided.

After putting away the remaining Xuanling Jade Soul, Gu Fan took out the cracked Azure Cloud Ruler and held it in front of him.

From the subtle condensation of light, the all-encompassing Dharma eye is activated.

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