“If it really comes to that moment, you leave first.” Zhong Wei suddenly said to Ye Chu. “Their target is me, so they definitely will not kill me easily.”
“Of course they will not kill you easily, but humiliating you a few times is not impossible.” Ye Chu looked at Zhong Wei and said, “If you really fall into their hands, I am afraid you truly will wish you were dead.”
Ye Chu was very clear about Zhong Wei’s charm. Such a woman, if caught by these bandits, could not be guaranteed against them doing ** things. This was something he himself wanted to do too.
“If they dare, I will die.” Zhong Wei said resolutely.
“Once you fall into someone else’s hands, it is not that easy. At least if it were me, I have a thousand ways to make you wish you were dead.” Ye Chu smiled. “Besides, there is also the matter of desecrating a corpse after death. Not everyone is as upright and kind as me, harmless to others.”
“…” Hearing Ye Chu’s words, Zhong Wei’s face turned pale. “Stop talking. If it really reaches the point where nothing can be done, I will die first.”
Ye Chu shook his head, smiled and said, “No need to worry so much. No one knows before reaching that step. It is a pity I do not have an artifact refining method, otherwise I would not need to fear these bandits.”
Zhong Wei looked at Ye Chu and said, “If you obtained an artifact refining method, could you really become that much stronger?”
“Naturally.” Ye Chu still had this confidence. He had killing aura in hand, and immortal materials too. As long as he could have an artifact refining method and refine his own artifact, he would not fear even high grade Sovereigns.
Zhong Wei said, “Even if you possess an artifact refining method, it is not something that can refine an artifact in the short term. Artifact refining, who does not need thousands upon thousands of days?”
“I am different.” Ye Chu shook his head. With killing aura helping to refine, Ye Chu naturally did not need that long.
Hearing Ye Chu say this, Zhong Wei looked at Ye Chu doubtfully, not understanding where Ye Chu’s confidence came from.
“It is not that there is not an artifact refining method, it is just…”
“What?” Zhong Wei looked at Ye Chu and said, “It is just that you cannot use it.”
“You have an artifact refining method?” Ye Chu was overjoyed, staring straight at Zhong Wei and saying, “Having such a good thing, and you did not bring it out earlier.”
Zhong Wei shook her head and said, “The artifact refining method I possess is a useless thing. It would be useless even if you obtained it, so I simply did not mention it.”
“Useless?” Ye Chu asked somewhat doubtfully.
“This artifact refining method was accidentally obtained by a Great Sage of artifact refining, and later passed to the Artifact Sect. Speaking of which, its origins are extraordinary. It is just that my maternal uncle once said, this artifact refining method is impossible to achieve.” Zhong Wei said, “The requirements of this artifact refining method are extremely harsh. The first condition is needing immortal material as the main ingredient. The second condition is, the artifact must be refined within the fleshly body. The third condition is, one must possess killing aura, and you must know, killing aura capable of refining immortal material would definitely be terrifyingly strong. Having killing aura refine immortal material inside the body, which cultivator could endure it? Even killing aura spirits could not do it. And it also has a fourth condition, that one’s law must be strong enough to refine the artifact with the heart. Existence satisfying these four conditions, apart from absolute powerhouses and Supremes, nearly no one could achieve it. And absolute powerhouses and Supremes, do they need artifact refining methods? Their law is their strongest means. So this artifact refining method is a useless thing, with no use.”
“There is such an artifact refining method?” Ye Chu’s eyes twitched. These four conditions were indeed very harsh. But for Ye Chu, it was not impossible to achieve.
He had killing aura, and he also had immortal material. As for needing to temper immortal material within the fleshly body, he did not know if his body could endure it. But clearly, his body was special. At least the harm from killing aura to him was limited.
“Let me see.” Ye Chu asked Zhong Wei for it.
Zhong Wei nodded, and from within took out a black jade book. This black jade book was ancient and desolate, bearing the traces of time. Clearly it was extraordinary.
“It is good for you to look too. Within it there is refining the artifact with the heart, refining the artifact with law. Although you cannot use this artifact refining method, many things within it can still help you with artifact refining in the future.”
Ye Chu received it, and his mind sank into the black jade book. The information within surged into Ye Chu’s primordial spirit, and Ye Chu digested it with his primordial spirit.
Cultivating to Ye Chu’s realm, many things could be understood. Especially since Ye Chu possessed countless wondrous techniques, causing his understanding of the martial path to reach an extremely high realm.
The things recorded in this black jade book, perhaps there were parts difficult to understand for others, but to Ye Chu they were nothing.
“Truly a wondrous technique.” After Ye Chu finished reading, he could not help but exclaim in admiration. This set of artifact refining methods, rather than calling it artifact refining, was better called law refining.
It used the artifact as a medium, carrying the cultivator’s law, imprinting all law onto the artifact, thoroughly materialising the law. Artifact and spirit merged together. As long as the person did not die the artifact would not die, as long as the artifact did not perish the law would not extinguish.
Truly reaching the realm where artifact, law, and person became one, this was an extremely high artifact refining method. Only those whose strength reached an extremely high degree could refine it.
At the very least, among Sovereigns it was impossible to reach this level. But this set of artifact refining methods could achieve it.
“This is a Supreme’s artifact refining method.” Ye Chu faintly felt that only Supremes could achieve these conditions and temper out such an artifact.
After all, immortal materials were hard to find, and killing aura was hard to withstand. Apart from Supremes and absolute powerhouses, who would dare to do such a thing?
…
For many days afterwards, Ye Chu studied the artifact refining method in the black jade book, memorising everything by heart.
After Zhong Wei saw Ye Chu had the black jade book, she no longer pestered him to dance. This made Zhong Wei feel astonished in her heart. Looking at Ye Chu engrossed in the black jade book, she felt this fellow was truly beyond saving. It was just a useless black jade book. Even if he studied it thoroughly, what use was it?
…
“Ye Chu, in half a month we will reach the Artifact Sect. Once we reach the Artifact Sect we will be safe.” Zhong Wei gazed into the distance and said to Ye Chu.
Ye Chu nodded and said, “This is their last chance. They definitely are waiting for us up ahead.”
Zhong Wei’s expression also turned grave. Looking ahead she said to Ye Chu, “But we also cannot take a detour. Only by passing through there can we reach the Artifact Sect.”
“Then… let us go.” Ye Chu said to Zhong Wei.
“If you leave now, it is still in time.” Zhong Wei said to Ye Chu, “I am afraid when the time comes you will not even have time to run.”
Ye Chu shook his head and said, “Rest assured, no one can kill us.”
Zhong Wei looked at the resolute Ye Chu, and also nodded fiercely, grabbing Ye Chu’s hand, and walking forward together.
“It is not too far from the Artifact Sect now. I think my maternal uncle should know of my news. He will send people to rescue us. Perhaps they are waiting for us right now.” Zhong Wei said to Ye Chu.
“Hopefully.” Ye Chu smiled, but he did not hold much hope. News of the Seven Coloured Treasure Ship’s accident wanting to reach the Artifact Sect was not that easy.