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Chapter 322: 39 The Heavenly Craft Hundred Treasure Pouch
Chapter 322: 39 The Heavenly Craft Hundred Treasure Pouch
Chapter 322: Chapter 39 The Heavenly Craft Hundred Treasure Pouch
Before setting off, Elder Shi Ding once again confirmed the status of the two individuals:
His beloved daughter, Shi Liuli, practiced the Qi Refining Technique “Five Latitudes Heavenly Secret Record”, a high-end Qi refining method that invokes Stellar Force and inherently incorporates various derived Divine Skills and Daoist Magic.
Her Flying Sword was the Purple Extreme Han Yuan Sword, forged, it was said, from Stellar Meteoric Iron, and considered a mid-level piece among Tenth Rank Immortal Swords.
Her Magical Treasure, the Divine Striking Whip, had been lost last time, but Miss Shi had acquired some extremely potent Microcosmic Starlight Sand from the Hidden Realm of Kuocang Mountain.
When activated by the power of the stars, this Magical Treasure unleashes a vast river of starlight sand that flows magnificently, a perfect secret treasure ideal for both offense and defense.
As for other Protective Dharma Treasures like the Divine Fire Mantle, as well as Talisman Scripts, there is no need to mention them here.
The Direct Disciple, Luo Yan, studied the Qi Refining Technique “Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique” from the Heavenly Craft Workshop lineage—a very basic breathing and cultivation method without any derived Daoist Magic.
His Flying Sword, “Liancheng”, was a Ninth Rank Earth System sword crafted by Linghu Chu, naturally unable to compare with a Tenth Rank sword.
His Magical Treasure, the Heaven-flipping Seal, was the typical heavy-hitting type and also one of the few offensive methods Luo Yan had at his disposal…
Elder Shi Ding felt somewhat ashamed because he normally only taught Luo Yan about Formations, which needed to be set up in advance and were difficult to deploy spontaneously in battle.
Even the previous Immortal Slaying Sword Formation had been successful only after breaking Yuqing View’s Protective Sect Array, buying time for its setup to deal with the subsequent threat from Kunlun’s Taiqing Sect—yet even so, the formation was set in such haste that Qiu Changtian managed to find a gap and break through it.
After much thought, Elder Shi Ding sighed, removed his Storage Bag, and solemnly handed it over to Luo Yan, saying:
“Luo Yan, this is the ‘Heavenly Craft Hundred Treasures Bag’. From today on, it belongs to you.”
Luo Yan was startled, asking incredulously:
“Master, is this not…”
Shi Liuli and Linghu Chu at his side also wore faces of disbelief.
The reason was simple: the Heavenly Craft Hundred Treasures Bag was the Magical Treasure that had made Elder Shi Ding’s name.
Filled with almost ten thousand years of various high level Magic Artifacts produced by the Heavenly Craft Workshop, it was staggering in array—as awe-inspiring as Doraemon’s 4-dimensional pocket.
Even inside Yuqing View, a saying circulated: “He who holds the Hundred Treasures Bag holds the Heavenly Craft Workshop,” a claim Elder Shi Ding had never denied.
Even the elders and senior disciples within the workshop privately believed that such a precious Magical Treasure would surely be given to the future inheritor of the Heavenly Craft Workshop and would never be let outside.
Now, Elder Shi Ding entrusting the Hundred Treasures Bag to Luo Yan was quite beyond everyone’s expectations.
Although they might have guessed something on normal days, they never thought it would come this soon, especially considering that disciple brother Luo Yan hadn’t even formed his Golden Core yet!
“Master, I can’t accept this…,” Luo Yan refused, afraid to take the Hundred Treasures Bag, and hastily added, “My cultivation level is still shallow, and the leadership of the Heavenly Craft Workshop should remain with Master.”
“Who said anything about giving you control of the Heavenly Craft Workshop?” Elder Shi Ding replied with surprise, “I’m just giving you this Hundred Treasures Bag for protection. After all, you have far too few means of protecting yourself, and I worry you won’t be able to safeguard Liuli outside.”
“Cough, cough!” Realizing he might have overstepped, Luo Yan quickly corrected himself, “The Hundred Treasures Bag is too valuable, I really can’t accept it!”
“Then consider it a loan from me,” Elder Shi Ding declared with a gesture, reminiscent of Miss Shi furiously borrowing the Heaven-flipping Seal back in the day.
Knowing his master had made up his mind and insisted on giving him the Hundred Treasures Bag, Luo Yan earnestly accepted it, saying:
“Rest assured, Master, I will protect my senior sister well.”
“Hey, hey, hey!” Finally, Shi Liuli snapped out of her shock, protesting excitedly, “What do you mean with Luo Yan protecting me? Clearly, I’m the one protecting him!”
“Ah, of course, of course,” Luo Yan quickly amended, “because the disciple brother’s strength is too weak, that’s why Master bestowed the Hundred Treasures Bag for protection, please don’t misunderstand, senior sister.”
“What have I misunderstood?” Shi Liuli puffed up with annoyance, “Don’t think…don’t think that just because your Sword Control Technique won me a dozen or so matches, your strength is above mine!”
“How could that be!” Luo Yan immediately retorted, “I have always held great admiration for Senior Sister!”
Seeing Luo Yan repel Miss Shi’s unreasonable fuss with just a few words, Elder Shi Ding and Linghu Chu couldn’t help but laugh.
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that he could take good care of Shi Liuli alone suggested that he was likely the only one fit to be the future heir of the Heavenly Craft Workshop.
Thus, Elder Shi Ding took them to the gathering point, explaining the usage of the Heavenly Craft Treasure Bag to Luo Yan along the way.
The Heavenly Craft Treasure Bag, in fact, consists of two parts: the first is “Heavenly Craft,” which is the Artifact Spirit of the Treasure Bag, capable of swiftly summoning the required Magical Treasure according to the user’s needs.
The second is “Treasures,” which are the various Magic Artifacts that Elder Shi Ding has been filling it with over the past ten thousand years—at least one hundred thousand in number.
For instance, if Luo Yan and Shi Liuli were being pursued, Luo Yan would need to send a wisp of Divine Sense into the Treasure Bag with details of the external situation.
Then the Heavenly Work Spirit would spit out a corresponding Magic Artifact based on the situation.
This treasure might be a divine artifact for escaping, instantly transporting everyone thousands of miles away; or it might be an offensive Magical Treasure specifically designed to counter the pursuing enemies…
In short, according to Elder Shi Ding, the core of the Heavenly Craft Treasure Bag is not the Treasures, but the Heavenly Work Spirit itself.
Most cultivators in this world only specialize in one or two types of Daoist Magic or swordsmanship, because if they learn too much, they won’t know how to apply it when sudden situations arise.
Every strategy must have a core!
The Heavenly Work Spirit of the Heavenly Craft Treasure Bag is a very special “strategic core” that can help the user deal with all kinds of emergencies.
As a result, the user doesn’t need to spend a lot of time practicing Daoist Magic, swordsmanship, and other practical combat techniques for self-preservation, and can thus focus on studying Formation…
“Daoist Magic, swordsmanship, they are just minor paths,” Elder Shi Ding concluded, “Even if your Daoist Magic is formidable and your swordsmanship sharp, winning a thousand or ten thousand battles, being unbeatable, what use is that?”
“If you lose just once, it could mean death and the end of your Daoist journey.”
“The greatest good is like water, which excels by not competing. The way to certain victory is to win without fighting. Remember this.”
“Disciple will bear it in mind,” Luo Yan said earnestly.
Therefore, the Heavenly Craft Treasure Bag is actually a special Magical Treasure designed by Elder Shi Ding to compensate for the lack of experience in magical competition.
As for the advice of his generous master, of course, he listened with an open mind and never entertained the thought of repenting.
If Luo Yan were truly just Luo Yan, he could indeed concentrate on studying the way of Formations, become an Array Master, be heavily protected by the Penglai Jade Pure Sect, and live a carefree life from then on.
However, he intended to steal the Heaven-Mending Stone… which meant he was destined to become the public enemy of the major Sects.
With no experience in magical competition, should he just sit back and wait for death after mending the heavens?
What a joke!
Luo Yan, following the instructions from Elder Shi Ding, extended his Divine Sense into the Heavenly Craft Treasure Bag.
“If I encounter danger, you can bring out a Magical Treasure that can handle it, right?” he asked for confirmation.
The Heavenly Craft Treasure Bag did not answer, but it popped out an item, which Luo Yan quickly caught.
It was actually an Elixir Bottle.
Upon opening the cap of the Elixir Bottle, Luo Yan smelled the scent and knew that it contained Meditative Pills.
These pills were common, mainly used to treat anxiety, internal heat, and restlessness of the mind…