【Golden Wood Flying Boat: Forged from the trunk of the Bodhi Tree, a mid-grade flying magical artifact.】
【When fully activated, this magical artifact can fly at extremely high speeds, but its defensive capabilities are only average.】
【The original owner of this magical artifact has perished, and its spiritual imprint has disappeared; it can now be reclaimed as a new owner.】
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"Flying artifact".
After the old monk in gray robes died, the golden boat shrank to the size of a palm.
When Lu Qing used his special ability to find out information about Xiao Zhou, a smile appeared on his face.
In fact, he had been very envious of this magical artifact ever since he saw the gray-robed old monk soaring through the sky.
Flying magical artifacts are always rare.
Although not as precious as spatial artifacts, they are still quite rare.
He possesses two great spiritual artifacts, the Fire Cauldron and the Universe Qi Bag, as well as his natal magic treasure, the Five Elements Gourd.
These magical artifacts are versatile, combining offense and defense, and naturally also possess the ability to fly.
However, the two magical artifacts and the Five Elements Gourd are all of extremely high quality. With Lu Qing's current cultivation level, even if he exerts all his strength, he can only unleash a very small portion of their power.
To make them fly, the required spiritual energy is not just a little bit; even if you drain it all, they won't fly very far.
But this golden boat is different. Its grade is not high; it belongs to the category of magical artifacts, which is just right for Lu Qing to use now.
"Young master, do you intend to refine this boat?"
At this moment, the phantom of "Yan" appeared beside Lu Qing.
"Indeed, this boat is a flying magical artifact. The grades of you and the Qiankun Qi Bag are too high, and I cannot control it to fly for the time being."
Although this boat is merely a magical artifact, it is perfectly suited to my current use.
Lu Qing explained.
"Yan" nodded.
Indeed, it is not easy to make a magical artifact fly; it requires an enormous amount of spiritual energy.
Of course, the speed at which a magical artifact can fly is far beyond that of ordinary flying magical artifacts.
Traveling a hundred miles in an instant is effortless; when the power is pushed to its limit, crossing continents in the blink of an eye is perfectly normal.
Unfortunately, these things are still too far away for Lu Qing.
To control a magical artifact and fly away is something that even a Qi Refining cultivator cannot do, let alone a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Concentrating on the small golden boat in his hand, Lu Qing began to refine and recognize it as his master with his mind.
With the old monk in gray robes dead, the golden boat became ownerless, and the magical artifact had no spirit. So, Lu Qing easily imprinted his divine soul mark on the core of the golden boat's restrictions, completely refining it.
As soon as he successfully refined it, Lu Qing felt a connection between their minds and souls emanating from the golden boat.
If he wanted, he could easily enlarge the small boat and send it flying through the air with a slight push.
However, he did not do so. The situation outside was still unclear, and he did not know if the aura that he had sensed earlier, which could give him a sense of danger, was still there.
If we go out now, we're likely to run into something, so let's try it out later.
After putting away the golden boat, Lu Qing took out a ball of golden light, a pale golden bead, and a golden shuttle from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
This time, he killed the gray-robed old monk and Xuan Yi, along with a group of elders from the Suspended Mountain, and obtained a total of four treasures.
Other elders may have also possessed treasures, but he did not have time to collect them at the time.
Lu Qing examined the remaining three treasures.
That golden light was not actually just light, but a soft, water-like substance that emitted a golden glow, resembling silk.
It is also quite heavy, not light at all.
Lu Qing unfolded it and found that it was a golden monk's robe as thin as a cicada's wing, and he didn't know what it was woven from.
He then looked at the pale gold bead and found that it was as smooth and warm as jade, but its material was neither gold nor jade, which was quite peculiar.
As for the golden shuttle, it appeared to be made from some kind of jade-like bone.
Lu Qing began to use his special abilities to investigate.
The first thing he examined was the golden monk's robe, which was as thin as a cicada's wing.
【Vajra Robe: A superior Buddhist and Taoist ritual implement.】
【Woven from the silk of the Vajra Silkworm, imbued with Buddhist restrictions, it possesses both offensive and defensive capabilities, and its power is extraordinary.】
【Buddhist and Taoist magical treasures require Buddhist practices to activate in order to unleash their full power.】
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Lu Qing then looked at the bead and the golden shuttle.
【Vajra Relic: Relics left behind by a Buddhist practitioner who attained the Golden Elixir Realm and passed away peacefully.】
【Contains a trace of the power of a Golden Core Realm Buddhist cultivator; activated using Buddhist secret techniques, it can summon the image of the Buddha.】
【Only Buddhist cultivators at the Golden Core stage or above can condense relics.】
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【Buddha's Bone Golden Shuttle: Forged from the bones left behind after a Buddhist cultivator at the Golden Core stage passes away.】
【Contains a trace of the power of a Golden Core Realm Buddhist cultivator. Activated using a secret Buddhist technique, it can unleash the power of Buddhist malevolent energy, making it exceptionally lethal.】
【Buddhist offensive magical artifacts require Buddhist power to unleash their full power.】
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After reading the notes about the three treasures, Lu Qing was somewhat disappointed.
These Vajra Robes, relics, and golden shuttles are all excellent treasures, of a higher quality than the golden boat.
However, unlike the golden boat, these magical artifacts are all infused with powerful Buddhist restrictions. They require mastery of Buddhist techniques and Buddhist power to activate them in order to unleash their full potential.
For him, it seemed somewhat pointless.
So after Lu Qing finished investigating the information, he put it into the Qiankun Qi Bag, intending to see if he could use it later.
After examining the information on several treasures, Lu Qing began to review today's battle.
The battle with Xuan Yi and the others was alright. With Lu Qing's current strength, almost no cultivator at the Innate Realm could match him.
Given that he launched a sneak attack, it's no surprise that he was utterly crushed.
The key was the battle with the gray-robed old monk, which brought Lu Qing a lot of gains.
As a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, even though he had once severed his own flesh, the gray-robed old monk could still be considered the strongest opponent Lu Qing had ever encountered.
The opponent's attack methods were equally formidable.
Whether it's the golden shuttle's radiant light or the Buddha's image.
Each move, aided by magical artifacts, possesses astonishing power.
In addition, he stood high in the sky atop a flying magical artifact called a golden boat.
Lu Qing estimated that if it were any other Innate Realm martial artist, even one at the peak of the Innate Realm, they would probably have difficulty lasting even one round against the gray-robed old monk.
Even Lu Qing ultimately had to use many of his trump cards and, after some calculation, forced his opponent to get close before successfully killing him.
One can imagine how powerful a Foundation Establishment stage expert is.
"However, this battle also allowed me to test roughly the upper limit of my current strength."
Lu Qing looked at his palm and pondered to himself.
He used many methods in his battle against the gray-robed old monk.
Swordsmanship, archery, fist techniques, domains, the power of earth vein magnetic energy, the power of body cultivation, and so on.
It can be said that, apart from his two trump cards—magical artifacts and supernatural powers—he has used almost all of his strength.
Therefore, he was able to roughly determine his current strength.
Without using his two innate divine abilities, his strength should be no less than that of a typical Foundation Establishment stage cultivator at the peak.
Of course, even so, Lu Qing would not underestimate any Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Because the strength of cultivators is not static.
At the same level of cultivation, the cultivation techniques, magical treasures, and even one's temperament have a significant impact on a cultivator's strength.
Just like the gray-robed old monk, if he didn't have those Buddhist artifacts and magic treasures, as a Dharma cultivator, he wouldn't be much stronger than an ordinary Innate Realm martial artist in front of Lu Qing, and could be easily blown up.
However, once a magical artifact is in one's possession and used properly, even Lu Qing would have to resort to many methods to kill it.
It is easy to imagine how much a good magic weapon can enhance a cultivator's strength.
Lu Qing didn't want to one day fall victim to his opponent's powerful magic weapon because of his underestimation of them.
Therefore, even though he killed a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator this time, he still would not underestimate other Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.
After summarizing the gains from the battle, Lu Qing composed himself and began to cultivate, preparing for the next surprise attack.
Having come all this way to Xizhou, he didn't plan to go back so soon.
Xuan Kong Shan wanted to unify Xizhou and establish a Buddhist faith; how could he possibly watch the other side succeed?
He wanted to personally crush the ambitions of the Suspended Mountain!
