northernbook Chapter 373 Human greed knows no bounds. Even after things are settled, they still want more.
Chapter 373 Human greed knows no bounds. Even after things are settled, they still want more.
Zhong Lingxin turned her head and cast a Wood Immortal Essence on the lotus pond.
Soon, the lotus pond was filled with lush greenery.
Zhong Lingxin smiled, raised her hand to summon a tea set, brewed a pot of fragrant tea by the lotus pond, and sipped it gently.
The aroma of tea, mingled with the fragrance of lotus, travels far and wide.
The old green ox collected the immortal essences of the little immortals he had just captured and sent them to work, then returned with several storage rings.
It laughed so hard it cried out, "Fairy Zhong, look at the rubbish they've prepared for me! And look at the pills they're taking themselves, it's infuriating!"
Zhong Lingxin casually crushed the few pills with insufficient immortal essence and smiled, "It's good that you've come to your senses. Don't bother me for the next month, I need to refine an Immortal Cloud Set for you."
The old green ox nodded: "Go ahead and refine it, I'll protect you."
Zhong Lingxin set up a defensive array and then flashed into the Nine-Story Pagoda.
Inside the tower, Zhong Chun was refining the Immortal Cloud Set for the old green ox within the time array. Upon seeing Zhong Lingxin enter, he smiled and said, "Congratulations, that so-called Brahma Sound must be Ruyi. There's no doubt, it has to be yours."
Zhong Lingxin smiled and said, "That Ruyi is a Buddhist treasure, so it will definitely be able to see the nine purple lines above my head. If nothing unexpected happens, it will choose to form a bond with me."
As Zhong Chun swung his forging hammer, he said, "According to Ruyi's idea, she would naturally want to find a Buddhist cultivator to form a bond with."
However, Buddhism in the Middle Realm is declining, so there are probably no Buddhist practitioners among those who entered this time.
Even if they did, given Yi Ren's suppression of Buddhist cultivators, I doubt even a single purple ray would appear.
The Ruyi is a treasure; without a bit of good fortune, one probably can't carry it around.
Zhong Lingxin helped Zhong Chun arrange the cloud essence pieces neatly and said with a smile, "Ruyi has been in the secret realm for tens of thousands of years. I think that the Buddha's disciple probably brought it to the secret realm on purpose and hid it away."
"It should be. That scoundrel Yi Ren even tried to steal my Nine-Story Pagoda back then, let alone a Buddhist treasure."
"The Ruyi is of a higher grade than your Nine-Story Pagoda?"
"The Nine-Layered Pagoda is a celestial artifact, and even a superior-grade celestial artifact is still just a celestial artifact."
The Ruyi is a Buddhist implement.
Buddhist artifacts and divine artifacts are ranked on equal footing, with Buddhist artifacts being of a higher grade than celestial artifacts.
"How many top-grade immortal artifacts are there in the Immortal Realm? Are there many divine artifacts and Buddhist artifacts?"
"These shouldn't be many. But as a Celestial Emperor, Yi Ren must have some."
I remember there were dozens of divine artifacts back then, such as the Immortal Execution Sword, the Landscape Painting, the Heaven-Turning Seal, the Qilin Armor, and the River Luo Book.
The collection includes dozens of Buddhist treasures such as golden lotus, black lotus, blue lotus, red lotus, brocade kasaya, and golden scriptures.
In addition, there are countless other top-grade immortal treasures such as the Star Sword, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, and the Reincarnation Seal.
Those of the ninth rank and below, there are even more.
After all, the Immortal Realm is so vast, and the accumulation over billions of years is truly countless.
Back then, I crafted no fewer than several dozen ninth-grade immortal artifacts.
The celestial realm is vast, there are countless immortals, and immortals live incredibly long lives. With enough dedication, one can eventually become a master through sheer perseverance.
If another opportunity arises, he might become a ninth-grade immortal artifact master.
Too many, too many.
Zhong Lingxin nodded and then asked, "You've already become a Super Grade Immortal Artifact Master, so why can't you become a Divine Artifact Master?"
Speaking of this, Zhong Chun's forging hammer made a whooshing sound as he gritted his teeth and said, "Back then, I only wanted to become a divine weapon master."
I blame myself for only thinking about refining weapons, taking on many jobs and delivering them quickly.
They've got their eyes on us, you scoundrels.
Superior-grade immortal artifacts must be tempered by heavenly lightning upon completion.
Those scoundrels came attracted by the scent of heavenly thunder, wanting to steal my Nine-Layered Pagoda and even more so, to kidnap me, turn me into their weapon slave, and imprison me to forge weapons for them.
These scoundrels are either Celestial Kings or Celestial Emperors, or at the very least, Celestial Lords. They all have territories and are not lacking in resources.
They have a wonderful idea. I have already mastered the laws, and becoming a Celestial Artifact Master is only a matter of time.
But I hated it back then!
I would rather die than be their slave.
Zhong Chun looked at Zhong Lingxin and explained, "Xinxin, you are different from them. I didn't mean what you meant."
Even though I've made a contract with you.
You haven't exploited me all these years.
On the contrary, you respect me.
Even my little ones complain about me, but they always come to my aid whenever something happens.
Moreover, you are blessed with great fortune.
"If I follow you, I might soon become a divine artifact master."
Zhong Chun slowed down the forging hammer in his hand and sighed, "Actually, those who cultivate to the level of Great Luo Golden Immortal or above all possess great fortune. Not to mention Immortal Lords, Immortal Kings, and Immortal Emperors, they all have great fortune."
But human desires are never satisfied.
"Okay, I've thought it all through. Once I become a Celestial Lord, I want to become a Celestial King; once I become a Celestial King, I want to become a Celestial Emperor; and once I become a Celestial Emperor, I want to be immortal forever. I don't want to enter the cycle of reincarnation. Even if I do enter the cycle of reincarnation, everything will be arranged perfectly, and I'll have to be reincarnated to become a Celestial King or Celestial Emperor again..."
Zhong Lingxin remained silent.
Zhong Chun's sentiments probably reflect the feelings of every immortal.
Perhaps this is the sentiment of everyone, including immortals, cultivators in the spirit world, and mortals.
The sound of the forging hammer striking the Immortal Cloud Armor was both crisp and dull, landing heavily on Zhong Lingxin's heart.
Zhong Lingxin silently left Zhong Chun's forging room.
Zhong Chun poked her head out and told Zhong Lingxin, "Xinxin, go and see the spirit of the Nine-Story Pagoda. It has become much more solid recently."
Zhong Lingxin was invigorated upon hearing this.
What is she struggling with? It's normal for people to want things to be good, and it's also normal for them to want things to stay good forever.
As long as she doesn't do evil or harm others, and does everything she can to achieve her desired goals, she can just keep going step by step.
Honestly, I was almost influenced by Zhong Chun's few words of sentiment!
Let's go see the spirit of the tower.
With the tower spirit looking after the nine-story tower, she will surely manage it even better in the future.
As Zhong Lingxin expanded her spiritual sense, she saw that not far away, Peach Blossom and Pear Blossom were talking to a gray phantom.
The gray phantom had eyebrows and eyes that resembled peach blossoms.
It turns out that peach blossoms are gentler and more talkative than pear blossoms, and they communicate more with the tower spirit.
Unbeknownst to the tower spirit, it began to imitate the shape of a peach blossom, growing more and more like one.
At this moment, Peach Blossom, like a joyful mother watching her child grow up day by day, held Taling's little hand and spoke softly to her.
The tower spirit noticed Zhong Lingxin as soon as she arrived.
He had known since he was born that Zhong Lingxin was his master.
So, he hid in the peach blossom's embrace and timidly called out to Zhong Lingxin, "Master."
That soft, sweet child's voice instantly melted Zhong Lingxin's heart, which was over a thousand years old.
Ever since Zhong Yongfu was promoted two ranks, she had never heard such a soft child's voice.
Seeing that the tower spirit was so frightened that it hid in her arms, Peach Blossom glared at Zhong Lingxin with displeasure: "Look at you, you scared our little Ling'er as soon as you arrived."
Zhong Lingxin touched her nose; she also wanted to build a good relationship with the Tower Spirit, you know.
Also, when did the Tower Spirit get its name?
Pear Blossom smiled and said, "After you advanced to the Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal, the Tower Spirit solidified. Since you've been so busy, the Tower Spirit has become very close to us, especially Peach Blossom, who is like a mother to us. She named the Tower Spirit Zhong Ling'er, and we keep calling it Ling'er, and it responds to us one by one."