Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

Fan Qingyan took out the Snow Condensation Sword from his storage bag, but did not immediately hand it to Jing Shu.

"Why didn't you ask your master directly, instead of going through all this trouble? Also, do you really have something that can repair the sword spirit?"

Jing Shu wasn't in a hurry. "I have a way, but Master doesn't agree. He wants the sword spirit to recover on its own. But I'm worried about Master's lost consciousness. The longer it goes on, the more dangerous Master's lost consciousness will become. So I came up with this compromise and asked my senior brother to help me get it from Master."

"Why would my uncle disagree with waking up the sword spirit?" As the head of a sect, Fan Qingyan was no fool, and he understood the reason in an instant.

"The method to awaken the sword spirit will be harmful to you, won't it?"

Fan Qingyan immediately tried to put the Snow Condensation Sword away, but said, "That won't do. I'll think of another way."

Jing Shu grabbed Fan Qingyan's hand as he was about to retract his sword and continued, "Senior brother, it won't harm me. I'll just be weak for a while, but it's alright. Being weak for a while in the sect won't hurt."

Jing Shu paused for a moment, then looked at Fan Qingyan with great trust. "After all, with Senior Brother Sect Master here, I'll be fine. Right, Senior Brother?"

Fan Qingyan: "......."

Who could refuse the request of their obedient junior brother?! Who could?!

Moreover, Jing Shu is right, this matter concerning his martial uncle cannot be delayed. Although he used the wooden bird, it was Fan Qingyan's first time using it, and he had no idea when the wooden bird would fly into his hands, let alone when he would be able to come over...

Fan Qingyan hesitated and asked, "Will it really only make me weak for a while? Won't it cause any harm to your body?"

"Yes." Jing Shu nodded as assured, and the Snow Condensation Sword had already been in Jing Shu's hands while Fan Qingyan hesitated.

"Please help me find a place where no one will disturb me. I can awaken the sword spirit in just one night. Also, please help me cover for Master."

Looking at Jing Shu's trusting gaze, Fan Qingyan finally sighed, "Isn't it just about pushing me out to take the blame? Really..."

Fan Qingyan stood up and said to Jing Shu, "Let's go. I'll take you to my training room. After you've repaired the sword spirit, you can stay here. Once you've recovered, I'll send you back. Otherwise, if our martial uncle finds out..."

Fan Qingyan shuddered, not daring to think about it, absolutely not daring to think about it!

"Just tell them there's an urgent mission I need you to take!"

"Thank you, Senior Brother." Jing Shu smiled and followed.

The nascent soul watched this scene from inside the ancient jade, remaining silent. Only Xiao Jingshu stood by, praising Fan Qingyan, his eyes brimming with undisguised joy.

The Nascent Soul cultivator could see that Jing Shu's standard fake smile was becoming less and less pronounced, while the genuine emotions revealed in his smiles were becoming more and more apparent. He was becoming less and less like him.

The Nascent Soul cultivator concealed the emotions in his eyes. Actually, this was for the best...

Jing Shu followed Fan Qingyan to a secret chamber on the back of the main peak.

"There's a spirit-gathering array inside, so the spiritual energy will be more concentrated than in other places. There are also some pills to replenish your spiritual energy. Feel free to take them, don't be shy."

As Fan Qingyan spoke, he raised his hand and set up a barrier. "This way, no one will disturb you. If needed, you can contact your senior brother anytime via the communication jade slip."

Fan Qingyan didn't plan to go in with Jing Shu. He knew his junior brother must have some kind of opportunity to repair the sword spirit. What he needed to do was give his junior brother enough private space.

"Okay." Jing Shu nodded slightly and went inside.

As soon as Jing Shu entered, the stone door closed instantly, and the luminous pearl in the cultivation room lit up, making the entire room as bright as day.

Yuan Ying and Xiao Jing Shu also emerged from the ancient jade, looking around before finally settling their gaze on the luminous pearl.

"This is great, Jingshu, let's take it!" Little Jingshu said excitedly, holding the luminous pearl.

The nascent soul pressed down on Xiao Jingshu's head, preventing him from putting the luminous pearl into his storage bag.

"Take it my ass! If you take it now, what are we going to use for lighting?! Take it after this is over!"

Jing Shu: "..."

"You can't be this thuggish, can you?" But Jing Shu didn't say anything in rebuttal. He had wanted to buy a few before, but he hadn't had the time to do so.

Jing Shu silently placed a few more bottles of pills where Fan Qingyan had kept them, as compensation for his senior brother.

Afterwards, Jing Shu ignored the two of them, sat down cross-legged, and began to observe the state of the Snow Condensation Sword Spirit.

It has to be said that his blood really does replenish energy; the light on the sword spirit is much more stable than the last time he saw it.

Jing Shu once again cut his palm, dripping blood onto the Snow Condensation Sword, while his other hand remained on the sword, carefully examining the sword spirit's condition.

If the sword's body is not damaged, but its spirit is, then will there be any residual spiritual power of the opponent remaining in the sword spirit?

Jing Shu had only done a cursory check last time, and A Ran stopped him as soon as he started bleeding, so he didn't find anything strange.

This time, Jing Shu not only wanted the sword spirit to awaken, but also wanted to know more about the person who had injured his master.

As blood continued to flow in, the light on the sword spirit's body noticeably intensified. At the same time, a golden light flashed in a place on the sword spirit's body that was almost invisible to the naked eye.

Jing Shu's spiritual power instantly detected that strange thing and precisely extracted it from the sword spirit.

The light on the sword spirit flickered violently the moment that thing was pulled out, and the sword also trembled violently, emitting a series of buzzing sounds. As Jing Shu completely pulled out the golden thread, the Snow Condensation Sword returned to calm.

The Nascent Soul cultivator, who had been observing Jing Shu from the side, frowned slightly as he looked at what Jing Shu had pulled out.

Xiao Jingshu also looked over curiously. After seeing what Jingshu was holding, she asked in confusion, "Golden? Hmm... Haven't we seen this somewhere before?"

“Hmm,” the Nascent Soul said in a deep voice, looking at the wisp of golden spiritual energy.

"I saw it on Xu Yaoguang in the Yaoguang Secret Realm before. She had a divine artifact, the Azure Light Cauldron, on her at the time. The Snow Condensation Sword spirit was injured by the divine artifact."

This explains why the sword spirit was injured. There are different grades of magical artifacts, with the strongest being the divine artifact.

Divine artifacts are born at the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth, and they have only one chance to take form. They will transform into weapons suitable for their first master's thoughts.

Unlike the Snow Condensation Sword, which is a sword spirit that emerges later in life, divine artifacts are born with intelligence and naturally have a suppressive effect on other artifact spirits.

But who wields the divine artifact?

And what about the new divine artifact that appeared in the Kunlun Mountains? Could the person who injured Master be among those who went to find the artifact?