This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 957 - 20 The Importance of the Taoist Artifact

Lu Qingshan was unaware that his candid honesty had already been perceived as "humility" by the Shui Yue Pavilion Master.

He shifted the topic and asked, "Pavilion Master, did you receive the spirit message I sent earlier?"

Upon returning to Sky Dome Heaven, he had organized the news about the appearance of the Human Race in the Demon Domain into a spirit message and sent it to the Shui Yue Pavilion Master.

The Shui Yue Pavilion Master nodded, "I received it. I have already relayed the information to Heavenly River City."

"That’s good." Only then did Lu Qingshan breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the Chang’an Sword Immortal had intervened in the matter, because it involved the Great Xia Imperial Clan, if not handled properly, it might lead to unrest and severely damage the foundation of the Human Race. Therefore, it required coordination from multiple parties.

And Heavenly River City was clearly the most powerful giant.

The Shui Yue Pavilion Master raised an eyebrow, intending to inquire in detail about Lu Qingshan’s experiences in the Abyss.

Whoosh!

At this moment, two streams of radiance pierced through the clouds, flying towards their direction.

In an instant.

The radiance arrived and halted. As the brilliance faded, a middle-aged cultivator with a kind face and a woman cultivator with a clear and elegant appearance emerged.

It was none other than the Jing Hu Pavilion Master, another Deputy Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, along with Lin Yao.

"Jing Hu, Yao’er, what brings you two here?" Shui Yue Pavilion Master asked in confusion.

She was in conversation with Lu Qingshan, and they should not be interrupting unless there was something important.

"Master, something big has happened. Uncle Jing Hu just received a major piece of news." Lin Yao’s water-like eyes revealed a sense of urgency.

"What’s going on?" Sensing the seriousness of the matter, the Shui Yue Pavilion Master’s gaze turned to the Jing Hu Pavilion Master.

If only Lin Yao had come, perhaps the situation wouldn’t be particularly serious.

But since even Jing Hu was alerted, the matter was clearly not simple.

The Jing Hu Pavilion Master quickly conveyed the detailed situation to the Shui Yue Pavilion Master through primordial spirit telepathy.

Lu Qingshan could notice the Shui Yue Pavilion Master’s expression gradually turning solemn.

"Has something major happened?" He too felt puzzled, but did not rashly ask.

——Perhaps it involved the sect secrets of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, and it was inappropriate for an outsider like him to inquire too much.

The Shui Yue Pavilion Master remained silent for a moment and finally looked at Lu Qingshan.

This immediately gave Lu Qingshan a bad premonition.

Is this major event related to me?

"Lu Qingshan, you’re going to have some trouble this time." The Shui Yue Pavilion Master said slowly.

With her status, the trouble mentioned by the Shui Yue Pavilion Master obviously could not be mere alarmist talk.

"Pavilion Master, has something happened?" Lu Qingshan frowned deeply.

The Shui Yue Pavilion Master scrutinized Lu Qingshan and opened her mouth to ask, "Have you resolved the issue with your life-bound sword?"

Lu Qingshan nodded, "Of course."

"A sword artifact with a sword spirit is of extremely high quality," the Shui Yue Pavilion Master paused, suddenly eyeing Lu Qingshan intently, "So what quality is your life-bound sword? Is it...a Taoist Artifact?"

Lu Qingshan hesitated for a moment, glanced at the Jing Hu Pavilion Master, and finally nodded slowly, "It is indeed a Taoist Artifact, though it lacks part of its divine power and does not have the full might of a complete Taoist Artifact."

Upon hearing this, the Jing Hu Pavilion Master’s pupils suddenly widened, evidently shaken in heart.

"A Taoist Artifact, huh," over here, the Shui Yue Pavilion Master couldn’t help but exhale deeply, "Even though I expected it, it’s still unbelievable."

"Lu Qingshan, you know, in the entire Human Realm, there are many pseudo Taoist Artifacts, but the actual magic artifacts that reach the rank of Taoist Artifacts are no more than two handfuls, at most with a few fingers added."

The Shui Yue Pavilion Master said, her face serious.

"Why so few?" Lu Qingshan was very shocked.

In his previous life, no player had ever wielded a Taoist Artifact.

But to Lu Qingshan, that was only because the players’ abilities were still relatively low. He assumed that in a few more versions, the era would come when top players would each have a Taoist Artifact.

He never imagined that the number of Taoist Artifacts would be so few.

So few that even cultivators of the Honorable Realm among the Human Race could not each wield a Taoist Artifact.

The Shui Yue Pavilion Master nodded and explained, "A Taoist Artifact, as it’s called, is an artifact that carries the Dao, formed with extremely stringent requirements.

A Taoist Artifact generally needs to be made from a congenital artifact embryo that carries a great Dao, then perfected through the refining ritual by cultivators, or it’s inherently a complete Taoist Artifact nurtured by Heaven and Earth.

In short, it cannot be created solely by a cultivator’s own power."

As the Shui Yue Pavilion Master explained to this point, Lu Qingshan had already come to an understanding.

The Human Race has never lacked cultivators who studiously research and solve problems.

Given the Human Race’s creativity and learning ability, if an artifact refiner can create a Taoist Artifact purely by their skills, no matter how difficult and arduous the process is, eventually more and more such refiners would emerge.

Yet throughout such a long history, how could the Human Race end up with only a dozen Taoist Artifacts?

It is this threshold of carrying the Dao that has barred Human Race artifact refiners outside the gate.

This is beyond human capability, requiring the help of favorable timing.

"Our seven Taoist Sects, at least on the surface, only possess one Taoist Artifact each, like the Heavenly Secret Mirror of our Heavenly Secret Pavilion, and your Sword Sect’s Fu Yao..."

The Shui Yue Pavilion Master continued, "You should understand the preciousness of Taoist Artifacts."

Lu Qingshan’s expression slightly changed.

"A Taoist Artifact," the Jing Hu Pavilion Master interjected at this time, "is indeed a vessel of Dao, containing boundless opportunities.