Chapter 1036: Grand Assembly of the Purple Mansion (IV)
Changxi stroked his beard and began narrating slowly, "It is said that a thousand years ago, in the era of the Immortal Foundation, there was a method of refining artifacts through the collective thoughts of the people. Ancient cultivators, living in peace, used their divine abilities to link with the common folk and draw upon the will of all beings. They then used this to temper dharma artifacts and grant them spirit. This was called the Refining of Radiance Method.
"Many ancient spirit artifacts we have today still show traces of this. Even some extremely high-grade Dharma relics also once bore this quality."
Li Ximing’s heart thundered violently, and an uncontrollable thought surged up in the very next instant, Talisman qi! Is this not exactly like my clan’s Immortal Mirror! A Dharma relic of the highest grade!
For a moment his mind was utterly blank, then a torrent of tangled thoughts flashed by, No wonder I cannot see through the talisman seeds even with my divine ability... no wonder mortals can cultivate through it, and no wonder it produces talisman qi of wondrous properties. It truly is an Immortal Artifact!
Moreover, how majestic is the Supreme Yin Profound Light?! Now that I have broken through to the Purple Mansion Realm, its power is even harder to fathom. Perhaps even a child holding it could wound a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator... Where else under heaven would such a thing exist?! Only a Dharma relic could wield such might!
In the next moment, he forcibly cast all such thoughts from his mind, striving to maintain clarity, while his lips did not pause as he asked, "Then why is it no longer possible today? Was the method lost?"
Changxi, shrewd as he was, immediately sensed Li Ximing’s emotional fluctuation. Yet no matter how he speculated, he would never imagine that the Li Family truly possessed such a thing.
He merely thought Li Ximing was struck with awe, and so the old man sighed. "It is no longer possible today, but it was not lost. In my younger years, I was deeply intrigued and searched everywhere, combing through many ancient texts. Only then did I gather some fragments of knowledge..."
A trace of confusion appeared on the old man’s face as he furrowed his brows and said, "It is said... that this method was taken away. Some say it was stolen, some say it was seized, and others say it was rightfully claimed. But all accounts point to a single name."
"Name..." Li Ximing almost did not dare to listen, fearing that the old man might utter some earth-shaking name in the next instant.