Chapter 442: Life Weapon

Hua Changxi felt a bit guilty because Chang Wei's physical body almost collapsed. She looked at Jia Lu, Ye Lingxuan, and Jiang Henian: "I will leave Chang Wei to you to take care of; you must take good care of his body."

After explaining this, she picked up the Qihuang Token on the operating table.

Seeing the sword pattern revealed on the token, Hua Changxi confirmed—her guess about the content taught by the 10th to 18th Qihuang Pavilions was in the correct direction.

Hua Changxi removed the isolation array and walked toward Pang Shaoyu: "For the next period of time, you and your uncle will both live in the 10th Qihuang Pavilion." Saying this, she looked at Yu Fu, "Clean up a room for them to live in."

Yu Fu nodded and responded, then turned and went out to have people prepare.

Pang Shaoyu still had lingering fear on his face, looking at Hua Changxi nervously: "Is my uncle okay?"

Hua Changxi: "Rest assured, he is fine." After a pause, "Fortunately, your uncle has been practicing body refining."

Otherwise, Chang Wei's physical body absolutely couldn't withstand the impact caused by 'spiritual root manifestation'.

Pang Shaoyu was also full of relief: "My uncle hasn't given up on practicing all these years."

Hua Changxi 'hmm'ed: "So, opportunities are always given by oneself."

Pang Shaoyu thought of the spiritual root of Chang Wei that was covered in cracks and asked with some anxiety: "Can my uncle'

This time, Hua Changxi gave a very clear answer: "Yes. However, he must wait until he has recovered his health before the treatment can be performed, and I also need to prepare some things on my end."

Thinking of the "Life Artifacts" mentioned in the "Creation Hand Divine Ability," Hua Changxi took out her One-Thought Connection to send a message to Tong Yao.

"Do you have time? Can you come to the Pill Saint Hall?"

"Have you heard of 'Life Artifacts'? I want to refine a batch of 'Life Artifacts'."

"It's hard for me to describe this type of spiritual artifact; if you come to the Pill Saint Hall and watch the usage scenarios and target objects of the 'Life Artifacts' in person, you might have a more intuitive understanding."

The message was sent, but Tong Yao did not reply immediately.

Hua Changxi put away the One-Thought Connection, walked out of the treatment room, and called for Yu Fu: "Go and ask the disciples of the Pill Origin Peak who are at the third level of Body Refining or higher if they want to see what their spiritual roots look like, and then bring those who are willing to the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion."

Chang Wei is a cultivator at the second level of Body Refining, and his spiritual roots manifested; he could hold on for a while, so for disciples at the third level of Body Refining, the probability of physical collapse should be much lower.

Of course, the specific situation still needs to be tested.

After Yu Fu left, Hua Changxi suddenly thought of a question—if a cultivator does not practice body refining, is it impossible to manifest their spiritual roots, dantian, and sea of consciousness?

Was the reason Chang Wei's body almost collapsed because his body wasn't strong enough, or was it... because she was too inexperienced in using the "Creation Hand Divine Ability"?

"Buzz~"

The One-Thought Connection vibrated; Tong Yao had replied.

"I have time."

"I have seen an introduction to 'Life Artifacts' in the 'Illustrated Handbook of Four Spirit Realm Artifacts'; Life Artifacts have no grade, but the difficulty of refining them is comparable to the Dao Artifacts used by Dao Lords."

"The Artifact Saint Palace has never refined this type of implement before, and I am very willing to come over and see what the usage scenarios and target objects of Life Artifacts are like."

Hua Changxi replied: "Then come over now."

There were quite a few Pill Origin Peak disciples who wanted to see what their spiritual roots looked like, and before long, Yu Fu began bringing them into the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion in batches.

The activity at the Pill Origin Peak naturally attracted onlookers from all sides.

"Tell me, how exactly did Hua Changxi unlock the secrets of the various Qihuang Pavilions?"

Ever since the teaching content of the No. 1 to No. 6 Qihuang Pavilions, as well as the No. 8 Qihuang Pavilion, was determined, various parties in the Pill Saint Hall had been exploring and researching other Qihuang Pavilions along this direction.

Unfortunately, they had no success.

Meng Qingyao looked at the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion and thought of the discussion they had on the flying ship on the way back from the Lingguang Hall.

Was Hua Changxi verifying the means of "Spirit Healing" in the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion?

Thinking of the target objects of "Spirit Healing," Meng Qingyao quickly guessed that the specialization of the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion was likely related to spiritual roots.

If that were true, then the specialization of the No. 11 Qihuang Pavilion should be content related to the dantian.

By analogy, the 12th would specialize in content related to the Jin Dan; the 13th would specialize in content related to the Nascent Soul; the 14th would specialize in... the sea of consciousness? The 15th in the primordial spirit?

Then what about the 16th, 17th, and 18th pavilions after that? What content would they specialize in?

Following this line of reasoning, Meng Qingyao also wanted to verify her guess, but the master of the 11th pavilion was Shen Qianfan, who certainly wouldn't be willing to give up the pavilion for her to experiment in.

The master of the 12th pavilion was Wu Lingyue...

Thinking of the close relationship between the Xia family and the Wu family, Meng Qingyao stopped paying attention to the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion and turned to find Xia Zhen to discuss experimenting in the 12th pavilion.

Inside the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion, the first batch of disciples brought by Yu Fu were all dual cultivators of law and body, with the lowest cultivation being at the Golden Core stage.

Hua Changxi didn't know if manifesting spiritual roots while a cultivator was awake would cause pain; she needed to verify this, so she chose the strongest, Dugu Lie, for the first experiment.

Tong Yao arrived faster than expected; once he arrived, Hua Changxi exchanged a few brief words with him and then took everyone into the treatment room.

Spiritual roots are the foundation of a cultivator's practice and should not be known to outsiders; except for Jia Lu, Ye Lingxuan, and Jiang He, who were assisting to prevent accidents, no one else was allowed inside.

Hua Changxi had wanted to reassure Dugu Lie and tell him not to be nervous, that his safety was guaranteed, but who would have thought that this person would be so calm, with excitement and eagerness flashing in his eyes.

"You certainly trust me; aren't you afraid I might hurt you?"

This was Dugu Lie's first time being so close to Hua Changxi; he looked up at her and said, "You are the Peak Master, so naturally I trust you."

Hua Changxi laughed: "If I weren't the Peak Master, would you not trust me?"

Dugu Lie didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Seeing this, Ye Lingxuan quickly smiled and said, "What we trust is you, Peak Master, as a person."

Hua Changxi just wanted to lighten the mood and didn't say anything more.

Dugu Lie was not injured, so Hua Changxi didn't make him lie down, but instead had him sit cross-legged to regulate his breath; once he entered a meditative state, she began to perform the "Creation Hand Divine Ability."

Seeing Hua Changxi perform the "Creation Hand" for the second time, the three of them—Jia Lu, Ye Lingxuan, and Jiang He—were still full of wonder.

As for Tong Yao, who was seeing it for the first time, he was already dumbfounded.

When Dugu Lie's spiritual roots manifested, all four of them couldn't help but open their mouths in surprise.

Compared to Chang Wei's crack-filled spiritual roots, Dugu Lie's spiritual roots were truly magnificent.

Dugu Lie had five-element spiritual roots, and the spiritual root rainbow bridge he manifested had distinct five-colored light streams flowing within it, resembling a five-colored lotus flower.

Hua Changxi closely monitored Dugu Lie's condition, and seeing that he had no abnormalities, she used the "Creation Hand" to touch his spiritual roots.

The moment his spiritual roots were touched, Dugu Lie shuddered.

Hua Changxi immediately understood that in a conscious state, the person involved can feel it when their manifested spiritual roots are touched.

"Do you see? This is a cultivator's spiritual root."

"The Life Artifacts as I understand them can shuttle between the virtual and the real and can carry spiritual power; at the same time, they must be precise enough to move freely within an inch of space."

"Using Life Artifacts for treatment requires various sizes of operating knives, suturing needles, tweezers, and other things, so these all need to be refined."

Tong Yao nodded: "May I touch your 'hand'?"

Hua Changxi: "Of course."

Tong Yao reached out his hand, and it passed through Hua Changxi's "Creation Hand," exclaiming: "I can perceive your hand, but I don't have a real sense of touch; this feeling is truly wondrous."

Hua Changxi replied: "The manifested spiritual roots should feel the same way. How about it? Can you refine Life Artifacts that can perform surgery on spiritual roots, the dantian, and the sea of consciousness?"

Tong Yao nodded: "I have some confidence in refining Life Artifacts for spiritual roots; however, for the dantian and the sea of consciousness... I still have to go back and consult the elders."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi nodded and looked at Dugu Lie's dantian position, intending to manifest his dantian as well so Tong Yao could take a close look, but in the end, she shook her head and gave up.

This was her second time performing the "Creation Hand" divine ability; the first time she performed it, she almost caused Chang Wei's body to collapse, and she couldn't guarantee that no sudden situations would occur when manifesting a dantian.

Once the dantian is damaged, it is definitely a severe injury, and she could not risk Dugu Lie's safety.

Hua Changxi put away the "Creation Hand" divine ability and looked at Tong Yao: "Then you can help me refine a set of Life Artifacts for spiritual roots first; as for the dantian and the sea of consciousness, we'll talk about that later."

Tong Yao agreed: "Good."