Chapter 599: Forbidden Artifact

"A Forbidden Artifact?"

A look of confusion appeared on Ye Lin's face.

"Something that can unleash effects far beyond its own grade, and cannot be measured by grade alone, is a Forbidden Artifact."

If Ye Lin could see Bai San's expression right now, he would discover that this fellow's face looked extremely strange.

"And the reason a Forbidden Artifact is classified as such is because the conditions for using it are often extremely harsh; for example, your Renhuangqisuo requires living souls to drive it."

"Understood, so a Forbidden Artifact means it transcends the six paths and is not within the five elements?" Ye Lin nodded, as if he understood but didn't quite grasp it.

"You could understand it that way. For someone like you who is only at the early stage of Pulse Condensation, even a broken spirit artifact can unleash great lethality. However, this spirit artifact will devour its master, absorbing the original owner's Qi, blood, and lifespan every time it is used."

Bai San carefully examined the Green Light Shuttle and began to explain.

"No problem, what I like most are things that devour their masters."

Ye Lin chuckled, then immediately used his spiritual sense to wipe away all the imprints Qiu Weizhi had left on the Green Light Shuttle, claiming this incomplete spirit artifact as his own.

He channeled it slightly and felt the Green Light Shuttle begin to crazily devour the Qi, blood, and lifespan from his body.

"No wonder Qiu Weizhi's face looked so terrible after using it just once; the consumption of using this thing is indeed astonishing."

Ye Lin was somewhat surprised; he clearly felt that nearly one-third of the Qi and blood in his body had been sucked away by the Green Light Shuttle, and at the same time, nearly three years of his lifespan had also vanished.

However... this did not seem to be the limit of the Green Light Shuttle.

Ye Lin tried feeding more Qi, blood, and lifespan to the Green Light Shuttle, and he saw the shuttle begin to tremble continuously, its original green light gradually turning into a dark, ink-like green.

Swish!

In an instant, the Green Light Shuttle transformed into a streak of dark green light, as if it had directly crossed the boundaries of time and space; it was completely impossible for the naked eye to capture, and even spiritual sense could hardly keep up with the speed of the Green Light Shuttle.

Qiu Weizhi was stunned; he had obtained this Green Light Shuttle a long time ago and had refined it for at least a hundred years, yet he had never seen the shuttle possess such speed and power.

This kind of speed, let alone a spirit artifact, would be difficult for even an ordinary spirit weapon to achieve.

"Damn."

Bai San couldn't help but roll his eyes; he had forgotten that this kid couldn't die.

The master-devouring characteristic of the Green Light Shuttle had, in Ye Lin's case, become an advantage, allowing the power of the shuttle to be pushed to the extreme.

The Green Light Shuttle in Qiu Weizhi's hands and the one in Ye Lin's hands were two completely different spirit artifacts.

Ye Lin put the Green Light Shuttle away; if this thing were used for a sneak attack, it would surely have great effect when catching someone off guard!

"Alright, now for your final task; once you complete this, you will be free."

Ye Lin looked at Qiu Weizhi with a smile.

Qiu Weizhi felt a chill down his spine from that smile, and his Adam's apple couldn't stop bobbing up and down.

"What do you want me to do?"

"It's very simple. Use your intelligence and think carefully about how you, as a team leader, are going to lead us out of the mining area," Ye Lin said.

"That's impossible! I told you, this matter is simply impossible to accomplish! Why can't you understand that!"

Qiu Weizhi grabbed his hair in agony.

"Even if I could get you out, once Lord Chen Qi finds out about this, he will kill me directly. I'm dead either way, so you might as well just kill me now!"

"That's simple, why don't you just leave the mining area with us?" Ye Lin coaxed him.

"Are you crazy or am I? I'm a mining area team leader, I live in luxury here, making millions every minute, and I'm going to run away with you three ascenders?" Qiu Weizhi asked, exasperated.

"The problem is, you don't have a choice, buddy."

Ye Lin put his arm around Qiu Weizhi's shoulder.

"Haven't you realized it yet? There is only one path of survival in front of you, and that is to escape with the three of us."

"Otherwise, there are only two outcomes left for you: one is to die at my hands, and the other is to die at the hands of that Chen Qi you mentioned."

Qiu Weizhi's expression shifted, and then he gave a cold laugh.

"Don't try to trick me. If I really lead the three of you out, you'll probably kill me to silence me the first chance you get!"

Ye Lin consulted with Bai San and immediately held up three fingers.

"Since you don't trust me, then how about this: I swear to the Dao of Heaven that if I go back on my word and do something like burning bridges after crossing them, let the heavenly tribulation strike me and let me die by five thunderbolts!"

As soon as Ye Lin finished speaking, he felt as if a pair of eyes had opened in the void and glanced at him.

Qiu Weizhi couldn't help but be shocked upon hearing this.

Swearing to the Dao of Heaven is no joke; swearing to the Dao of Heaven is called a Dao Oath. Once a cultivator violates a Dao Oath they have made, unspeakable horrors will occur.

Seeing that Ye Lin had actually made a Dao Oath, Qiu Weizhi hesitated for a moment.

But when his peripheral vision landed on Liu Ruyan and Gui Yan, Qiu Weizhi immediately reacted and shouted angrily.

"What about them? You want to play word games with me, right? You won't do it yourself, but you'll let them do it to me?"

Liu Ruyan and Gui Yan looked at Ye Lin, and at his signal, both of them also made a Dao Oath.

Only then did Qiu Weizhi finally heave a sigh of relief.

"How about it? Can you believe me now? Actually, you don't have to be so afraid. I'm not a bad person; I just purely want to survive."

Ye Lin sighed gloomily, looking helpless, as if he had been forced onto this path by others.

"Now we are grasshoppers on the same string; we prosper together and suffer together. Tell me quickly, what methods do you have?"

Qiu Weizhi didn't say much, taking out a healing pill and stuffing it into his mouth.

After his injuries had recovered somewhat, Qiu Weizhi finally spoke.

"Regarding the patrol team, I have some connections, so that's not a problem. I also know of a small path through the outer plains that can be traversed without being discovered."

"But for that killing array, I really have no way. I am only a team leader, and I have several superiors above me; I simply cannot obtain the authorization to open the killing array."

"So, you must tell me how you plan to break that killing array and evade the pursuit of Lord Chen Qi?"

"If you can't give me a reliable plan, I will absolutely not choose to go with you."