Chapter 180

However, it also made Yu Qing feel a bit of a headache, with his scalp going numb.

So many aspects need to be covered?

Then it would be better to kill him.

How can he cover all of this? Where would he get so much energy? This is even more terrifying than him having knowledge in every field.

"If you wish to achieve this with your own strength alone, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky. Therefore, the beginning of the Art of Artifacts requires one thing to be done first, called: Artifact Spirit."

Seeing Yu Qing's face turn green, Li Mo chuckled lightly and said.

"Artifact Spirit?"

Yu Qing pondered thoughtfully.

"When an artifact possesses a spirit, this is the Artifact Spirit."

Li Mo said.

"I understand your meaning, Venerable One. You are saying I can cultivate an Artifact Spirit to help me. This is not difficult; some of the magic treasures I have forged already possess a vague spirituality. If I cultivate them further, they can become Artifact Spirits."

Yu Qing said, suddenly enlightened.

"No, what this Seat refers to is not the Artifact Spirit of a magic treasure."

"If you master the Art of Artifacts, you must be the general outline, gathering everything and controlling everything. The Art of Artifacts must be controlled by you; only then can you be the Master of the Art of Artifacts."

"As for the Artifact Spirit of a magic treasure, although it takes you as its master, it is not in perfect harmony with your heart. Its realization cannot affect you. Even if it realizes much, it is useless."

Li Mo said calmly.

"???"

Yu Qing was stunned.

If it is not the spirit of a magic treasure, then what kind of Artifact Spirit is it?

Wait!

Realizing something, Yu Qing opened his mouth, his face going blank, and his complexion gradually began to turn green.

"Venerable One, you... you surely do not mean the Spirit of the Great Dao? The Artifact Spirit of the Great Dao of Artifacts?"

Yu Qing swallowed hard and asked, his voice trembling.

"Correct, it is this Artifact Spirit."

Li Mo nodded slightly.

"......"

Yu Qing was stunned, his head buzzing as if filled with a humming sound.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What am I supposed to do?

"The rules of the Great Dao are realized and condensed by me. Their essence is merely a combination of rules, the crystallization of the Great Dao. How can such a thing condense an Artifact Spirit?"

Yu Qing stammered.

"Do mountains and rivers have spirits? Does heaven and earth have a spirit? Can the Great Dao have a spirit? If so, why can a rule of the Great Dao, which is your own Dao Fruit, not have a spirit?"

Li Mo asked in return.

This statement left Yu Qing completely at a loss, and he fell into deep thought.

It seems there is no flaw.

If everything can have a spirit, then why can't his own Great Dao have a spirit?

Although the words make sense, Yu Qing felt a sense of numbness on his scalp. Wasn't this too incredible and exaggerated?

"Venerable One, I understand your meaning. If my Dao Fruit has a spirit, then the Dao will be myself, and I will already be the Dao. It is the manifestation of the Art of Artifacts. If I realize the Art of Artifacts, it will naturally be effortless and easy."

"At the same time, it is my own Great Dao, condensed from my realization, so it is closely related to me. If it gains realization, I will also gain the same realization."

"But, how should I go about condensing an Artifact Spirit?"

Yu Qing said with a bitter smile.

This completely involved a blind spot in his knowledge. Let alone learning it, Yu Qing could not even think of it, could not guess it at all, and could not come up with even a single train of thought.

"This is what this Seat is about to explain next."

Li Mo said calmly.

Hearing this, Yu Qing reacted, and his spirit immediately perked up.

Right, it doesn't matter if I don't understand. With this big shot here, it's all good. The big shot must understand.

"I beg Venerable One to bestow the method."

Yu Qing bowed again and shouted loudly.

"This Seat asked you when expounding the Dao to Shang Qing just now how magic treasures are forged, so there is no need to ask a second time."

"You yourself just said how to nurture an Artifact Spirit for a magic treasure."

"A magic treasure is forged by imprinting the rules of the Great Dao, evolving the Dao patterns of the magic treasure, and thereby gathering Dao patterns and prohibitions. This is the origin of a magic treasure."

"Since magic treasures can be forged in this way, then what about the Great Dao? Why can't your Dao Fruit be forged in the manner of a magic treasure?"

Li Mo said slowly.

Upon hearing these words, the entire hall fell into dead silence.

Even Shang Qing and Tai Qing were startled, their eyeballs almost popping out, and they unconsciously opened their mouths very wide.

What the heck?

They could understand and had witnessed the forging of magic treasures, but forging a Dao Fruit?

Forging their own Dao Fruit?

What kind of operation is this!

It was practically flaunting it right in Taiqing and Shangqing's faces, leaving the two completely stunned.

Hmm, not just them; Yuqing was the same. His lips moved, opening and closing for a long while, yet he could not utter a single word.

He was about to say this was something utterly impossible, when suddenly, as if recalling something, Yuqing's action of opening his mouth paused. A flash of inspiration seemed to pass through his mind, and immediately he began to think and ponder.

Refining a Dao Fruit?

Using the Dao Fruit as a vessel, and this as the method to nourish it?

Is it possible?

Is it truly impossible?

It seems... it might be possible!

Realizing something, a sharp glint appeared in Yuqing's eyes, and he suddenly raised his head to look at Li Mo.

"Venerable One, I think I understand Your meaning, but... but... isn't this too insane?"

Yuqing swallowed, his mouth dry and throat parched as he spoke.

"On the path of cultivation, what is there that is not insane?"

"Since we are already acting against the heavens, we must be prepared for everything. Without courage, how can one speak of the supreme?"

Li Mo said calmly.