Junior sister, I really need to control you

"These treasures stored in the mustard seed space are also part of the inheritance."

"Moreover, unlike ancient cultivation methods that may be of little use, most treasures that can be placed in the mustard seed space are of good quality."

"After all, a powerful person who can create a mustard seed space by his own strength, whether he is an ancient cultivator or a modern cultivator, must be respectfully called an immortal."

"For example, the secluded retreats of the Supreme Elders on the highest floors of Zhengyang Hall are all self-contained worlds."

“Things left behind by someone like him are bound to be of high quality.”

Li Yinsheng nodded in realization, then looked at Shangguan Ling'er with admiration.

"Miss Shangguan's insight is truly admirable!"

I never imagined that even though I'm already a True Person with the title of Imperial Decree, I would still need Miss Shangguan to explain things I've never heard of before.

Elder Yue, standing to the side, also looked at Shangguan Ling'er with a slightly complicated expression.

Despite being a True Person, her knowledge and experience were far inferior to that of the young girl before her.

“The Ten Thousand Mountains were once sparsely populated, so there are not many ancient cultivation traditions left behind,” Shangguan Ling’er said. “In some places with a long history of humankind, ancient cultivation traditions are not so rare.”

“Sometimes, the emergence of large-scale ancient cultivation traditions can attract competition from various parties.”

“When I was young, I often heard my elders and peers talk about these interesting stories, so I know a little about them.”

Li Yinsheng looked at the stone tablet beside the offering table and asked expectantly, "Does Miss Shangguan recognize the writing on it?"

“I don’t recognize it.” Shangguan Ling’er shook her head without hesitation. “The script used by ancient cultivators to record cultivation techniques and other inheritances is not the same as the script used for recording events.”

"These texts are intended to record some secret matters, and are therefore extremely complex. Only those who have specifically studied them can decipher them."

Li Yinsheng was immediately disappointed.

“However, it seems that my master studied the ancient cultivators’ writing for a period of time, so perhaps we can let her take a look,” Shangguan Ling’er changed the subject.

Li Yinsheng's eyes lit up. He took out a jade slip containing his divine sense and carefully copied the text on the stone tablet onto it.

He also planned to have the inscriptions on the mountain near Xuanzhen Peak copied on his way back, so that Aunt Qin could see them.

Although, in theory, such commemorative stone tablets mostly only record the names and life stories of those who left behind their legacy, and have no real value.

But at least it satisfies one's curiosity.

After memorizing the inscription, he took the lead and led the three into the light gate of the peach tree.

The moment he stepped inside, he felt a dizzying sensation.

But this feeling came and went quickly, and in the blink of an eye he was standing on solid ground in front of an abandoned village.

It is considered abandoned because the village is in ruins at first glance. There are very few buildings that are even half intact, let alone any that are still in good condition.

Many of the houses have been destroyed, leaving only the foundations.

"Senior brother, I feel so dizzy, I feel like throwing up..." Mu Xiaoyu leaned softly against Li Yinsheng.

Her face was pale, her eyes were unfocused, and she clung tightly to Li Yinsheng's clothes.

Supporting Mu Xiaoyu, Li Yinsheng looked at Shangguan Ling'er.

Shangguan Ling'er's face was also slightly pale. She explained, "Entering this place should be a spatial teleportation. Like entering the Great Teleportation Array, it will have some side effects. You'll be fine after a short rest."

Li Yinsheng nodded and reached out to support Mu Xiaoyu.

Mu Xiaoyu took out a string of candied hawthorns from her Qiankun bag and started eating them.

"Weren't you dizzy?" Li Yinsheng asked.

"Eating something good will make me feel less dizzy, hehehe..." Mu Xiaoyu laughed, leaning against her senior brother.

Li Yinsheng shook his head and looked at the village in front of him.

"Is this the mustard seed space within the Ancient Peach Sacrifice Spirit? It feels like it's been invaded and destroyed," he frowned.

"That doesn't make sense. Although both mustard seed space and self-contained world are spatial abilities, they are not the same. Mustard seed space is not suitable for living beings to reproduce and thrive for a long time, so how could there be a village there?"

Shangguan Ling'er was also full of surprise.

"However, as for living beings, I really can't sense any signs of life here," Li Yinsheng said, shaking his head.

The village wasn't large; with a sweep of his divine sense, he could see almost every detail.

"Although there were no living creatures, I did find some interesting things. Let's go take a look."

……

In front of a house that was still in relatively good condition, Li Yinsheng raised his hand and a dark mirror hanging on the door fell into his hand.

Although it is called a mirror, it is completely black and semi-transparent, not a real object.

After falling into Li Yinsheng's palm, the mirror flickered twice, becoming even more illusory.

At the same time, a series of clear but complex pieces of information surfaced in Li Yinsheng's mind.

He closed his eyes slightly, and after composing himself for a long time, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Yinsheng, what is this?" Shangguan Ling'er asked.

"This mirror is not a physical object, but a record of the method of crafting magical artifacts. However, this magical artifact should only be useful to my junior sister."

As Li Yinsheng spoke, he handed the black mirror to Mu Xiaoyu.

Mu Xiaoyu took it with both hands, and as the information flowed into her mind, her eyes immediately went blank.

"It only works on small fish? Why?" Shangguan Ling'er asked.

"This magic weapon is called the Mystic Crystal Mirror. Once it is refined, it can emit a mirror light that cannot be detected by divine sense. It has the effects of sneak attack, trapping the enemy, killing, and even sealing. It is somewhat similar to the Five Elements Treasure Wheel, but it is even more difficult to defend against."

"Undetectable by divine sense? Could it be related to the black stone that Little Fish has?" Shangguan Ling'er asked.

“That’s right, that black stone is called Xuanjing, and it’s the main material for refining Xuanjing Mirror,” Li Yinsheng said.

He was now completely certain that there was indeed a great connection between the two ancient peach trees used in the ritual.

The main ingredient for refining the magical artifacts recorded here is actually on an unnamed hill near Xuanzhen Temple.

"But that black stone, which is also called Xuanjing, has no spirituality whatsoever. How can it be used to refine a magic weapon?" Shangguan Ling'er asked in confusion.

Li Yinsheng shook his head and said, "This is the peculiarity of the Mystic Crystal. It is not that it has no spirituality, but that it can devour the spirituality of other spiritual objects and merge different spiritualities."

After a pause, Li Yinsheng added, "Even spiritual objects that have been refined into magical treasures can still have their spiritual essence devoured."

"The most unique feature of the Xuanjing after it is refined into the Xuanjing Mirror is that it can grow stronger by constantly absorbing external spiritual energy."

"Hiss..." Shangguan Ling'er gasped. "Then wouldn't this Xuanjing Mirror be able to rapidly increase its power by absorbing other magical treasures?"

Once a magical artifact is crafted, it cannot be altered significantly; at most, a few materials can be added to it periodically.

But this only makes the material of the magic weapon itself even more robust.

To enhance its fundamental power, one can only rely on nurturing and elevating its spirituality over many years; there are virtually no shortcuts.

The only known feasible path is through the creations of evil cultivators, such as the "Hundred Ghost Bowl," "Ten Thousand Soul Banner," and "Blood Refined Zombie," which rapidly increase their power by constantly plundering mortals and low-level cultivators.

But this is just a crooked approach. Although the power has increased, it is not the magical artifact's spirituality that has increased, but its ferocity.

Countless evil cultivators have died from the backlash of their own magical artifacts and corpse-refining techniques, which shows that this method is unreliable.

However, the Xuanjing Mirror could devour the spiritual energy of other spiritual objects and magical treasures to strengthen itself, something she had never heard of before.

"If there are enough magical treasures for it to devour, wouldn't the Mystic Crystal Mirror quickly become a top-tier magical treasure?" Elder Yue was also slightly moved.

“That’s true in theory, but spiritual items are hard to find, and even the lowest-grade magic treasures aren’t cheap.” Li Yinsheng rubbed his temples.

However, he still decided to have his junior sister refine the Mystic Crystal Mirror as his future natal magic weapon.

Unless the junior sister breaks through to the True Person realm and the cave heaven issues a cultivation plan related to her natal magic weapon, and the Xuanjing Mirror does not meet the conditions.

Otherwise, the Mystic Crystal Mirror was indeed the most suitable natal magic weapon he could think of for his junior sister.

A natal magic weapon will not be very powerful without long-term cultivation.

But given the speed at which he trains his junior sister, she probably doesn't have many years left to cultivate her natal magic weapon.

In this way, when she condenses her Dharma form in the future, her natal magic weapon will probably not be of much help.

Only the Mystic Crystal Mirror can make up for this shortcoming—he just needs to find a way to obtain more spiritual objects and magical treasures for the Mystic Crystal Mirror to absorb, and it will naturally be able to improve itself.

Moreover, this matter is not particularly troublesome.

Speaking more closely, he'll definitely go and investigate the matter of the Zhengyuan Sect once his cultivation advances further.

To put it another way, the Five Poisons Sect has dozens of titled True Persons, and countless True Persons and Great True Persons. Would they lack magical treasures?

While he was pondering, Mu Xiaoyu had already opened her eyes, and the black mirror in her hand became even more ethereal.

"Mystic Crystal Mirror..." She scratched her head and took out a black stone from her storage bag. "Is this the Mystic Crystal?"

The moment the Mystic Crystal appeared, the Black Mirror seemed to be summoned by something, and it transformed into a black ray of light, disappearing into the Mystic Crystal.

A glint of light flashed across the surface of the crystal before returning to stillness.

"It seems there is a trace of spirituality in this black mirror. Now that it has encountered the Xuanjing, it has willingly been devoured," Li Yinsheng said thoughtfully.

Normally, the Xuanjing crystal itself does not have the ability to devour spiritual energy. It must be refined into a Xuanjing mirror before it can unleash its power.

However, when the spirit in the black mirror approaches, Xuanjing will not be polite.

"Senior brother, senior brother, this Mystic Crystal Mirror sounds amazing!" Mu Xiaoyu said excitedly.

"Once Junior Sister breaks through to the True Person realm, if there's no better option, let's refine the Mysterious Crystal Mirror into our natal magic weapon," Li Yinsheng said with a smile.

When Mu Xiaoyu heard that her senior brother wanted her to refine the Mystic Crystal Mirror as her natal magic weapon, she hesitated.

She knew that only she could use the Mystic Crystal, so this was the only way to avoid wasting it.

but……

"But senior brother, refining the Mystic Crystal Mirror is so expensive, can we really afford it?" Mu Xiaoyu asked hesitantly.

"This inheritance says that to refine the Mystic Crystal Mirror, you need Mystic Crystal as the main material and five spiritual objects or magic treasures as auxiliary materials."

"Junior sister, you don't need to worry about that. Top-grade spiritual items and magic treasures are indeed rare, but ordinary spiritual items and magic treasures are not hard to find."

Li Yinsheng rubbed Mu Xiaoyu's head: "Anyway, the spiritual objects and magic treasures used in the refining process do not affect the upper limit of the Xuanjing Mirror."

"We'll first use ordinary magic treasures to refine the Mystic Crystal Mirror, and then absorb more spiritual objects and magic treasures to enhance its power."

Elder Yue was taken aback.