Chapter 1247: Bargaining
Qi Jiaoyao did not wait until they discovered the immortal object to speak frankly with Qi Xuansu. Doing so then might have made him feel deceived or betrayed, so she chose to explain at this moment instead.
Qi Xuansu was naturally tempted by the prospect of an immortal object, yet he remained realistic. “If there really were an immortal object, the Heavenly Preceptor or Elder Yao would have taken it long ago. How could it still be here now?”
Qi Jiaoyao said, “There are naturally reasons why the Heavenly Preceptor and Elder Yao didn’t take this immortal object. But before answering that, let me ask you something. Do you know how immortal objects are made?”
Qi Xuansu paused in surprise. He truly did not know much about this.
For example, the Heavenly Preceptor’s Twin Sword and Seal were said to have been bestowed by the Primordial Daoist Ancestor and later further refined by the Ancestral Heavenly Preceptor. The Daoist Order’s Three Lanterns and the Seven Feather Five Fires Fan were originally immortal objects of the Kunlun Paradise, only appearing in the world after Kunlun descended.
Most immortal objects seemed to be heirlooms passed down from earlier generations. Although the Daoist creation project once attempted to replicate immortal objects, it ultimately only managed to produce semi-immortal objects.
Thus, he genuinely had no idea how immortal objects were made.
Qi Jiaoyao said, “Many immortal objects were forged by the Primordial Daoist Ancestor. He could create them due to his cultivation level and his era. Some say that he was the one who formed heaven and earth. Others say he is as old as this world itself. In short, when the Primordial Daoist Ancestor attained the Dao, the world was still in the Taiyi stage. Back then, the world was indistinct, with unclear boundaries, somewhere between reality and primordial chaos. Some laws of the Dao had not yet withdrawn and were manifested between heaven and earth. Everything was like molten iron that had not yet cooled, formless and easily shaped. In that era, creation and forging were extremely simple. By contrast, in the present Taiji stage, the world has become more solid and real, and the great laws have withdrawn, like molten iron solidifying into hardened metal, so to reshape it now requires a lot more effort.”
Qi Xuansu understood. The transformation of the world itself was the key reason later generations found it extremely difficult to create immortal objects.
Qi Jiaoyao changed her tune. “But just because it’s difficult to create immortal objects doesn’t mean it’s impossible. As long as one pays a sufficient price, it’s still possible. For instance, the Longevity Stone counts as an immortal object, doesn’t it? Hasn’t someone successfully refined it?”
Qi Xuansu felt a jolt of surprise and scrutinized Qi Jiaoyao. “You said you’ve been trapped inside Lingshan Paradise this whole time. How would you know about Chen Shuhua?”
“Who’s Chen Shuhua?” Qi Jiaoyao asked back. “That name sounds like someone from the royal family of the Yu Kingdom. I don’t even care about the Great Xuan royal family, so why would I bother knowing about some minor kingdom’s royalty?”