His eyes were full of admiration as he praised, "The Supreme Blazing Fire refines true origin, its door containing three tempered and harmonized merging fires. The Wounding Crops Wind dispels stray thoughts, its door filled with six spirit winds imbued with clarity. The Autumn Death Water washes away vanity, its door holding twelve spirit waters formed from the three Daos of Pristine, Converging, and Pit..."
It truly was a wondrous dharma artifact. Li Zhouluo recognized it at once as an ancient dharma artifact. Only cultivators of antiquity could afford such extravagance. The spirit items sealed within alone would equal more than half the wealth of an established Foundation Establishment Realm family.
But Quan Yuduan stopped abruptly, and Li Zhouluo could not help but ask, "Isn't there still the Northern Palace Thunder at the top level?"
Quan Yuduan hesitated for a moment before nodding, "The Northern Palace Thunder... yes, it can also kill... or be used in battle. There are twenty-four kinds of lightning within that door. Unlike the others, all twenty-four are Profound Thunders, each corresponding to one of the four divine abilities of Profound Thunder... It is quite convenient for killing, one strike to the body and the victim is reduced to ash."
"This..." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
Li Zhouluo exchanged a glance with Li Xuanxuan, and the old man said with a nod, "So the topmost gate is meant for defense and combat. Remarkable indeed."
Si Xunhui chuckled softly. This elder was, after all, his master's grandfather, and he showed due respect as he cupped his hands, "According to the Daoist Master, the creator of this dharma artifact greatly despised the Thunder Palace. The first three gates were painful yet left a thread of life and even brought certain benefits, but the final gate above is entirely filled with Profound Thunder, bringing no benefit at all and ceasing only when it has struck the victim dead. Daoist Master said the twenty-fourfold pattern was of the highest grade, and joked that whoever forged it must have been struck miserably when trying to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm..."
"Oh... ha-ha..."
Since it was a jest from a Purple Mansion Realm Daoist Master, both men forced a few laughs even though it was not funny. Li Xuanxuan chuckled twice, then admired the thumb-sized pagoda in his hand, thinking to himself, This would be the perfect artifact to suppress Qingdu. In the past, punishing disciples merely meant docking merit or sending them to the outer regions. Killing them outright would be excessive, and we lacked anything that truly inspired fear. Many problems could be solved with this dharma artifact.
The Li Family's Milin Mountain already possessed an ancient artifact called the Cuoxiang, a censer that harmonized the earth veins and stored spiritual qi. It had maintained the flow of qi within Milin for over a decade.
Quan Yuduan smiled. "Don't be anxious, elder. I still have more to deliver."
He took out a storage pouch from his sleeve and said, "Inside are four treasured panaceas: Azure Reverence Flower, Meridian Vine, Profound-Patterned Yellow Viper Fruit, and Elusive Grass, along with three Foundation Establishment Realm spirit items and more than one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones to aid the household."
Li Zhouluo carefully took the heavy pouch and stored it away. Then Quan Yuduan drew out a letter from his sleeve and said solemnly, "This... was entrusted to me by my master. He instructed me to deliver it personally to Chenghuai and bring back a reply. I wonder..."
Li Xuanxuan frowned slightly and hesitated, "Chenghuai is currently in seclusion. Since it is this important... I will send someone to inquire."
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