Otherworldly Affairs Office

Chapter 1032 1032: Cultivating with a Divine Artifact?

"A gentleman's word.""Impossible to recall with four horses!"

"Pa!" A crisp sound of clapping, Pei Yan extended his hand to strike Lin Ruxue's right palm, marking the formal completion of their agreement.

Pei Yan, having closed the deal, happily sat back in his seat, while Lin Ruxue shook her slightly reddened hand hit by the excited Pei Yan and sneered, "That Demon God fellow told me he saw an astonishing desire to win in you, along with a persistent ambition towards power, which I initially thought were characteristics of every successful cultivator. But after some observation, I started to understand his words."

Lin Ruxue's praise of her disciple made Lin Junzhao hide her overwhelming joy under a facade of nonchalance, casually saying, "It's nothing special, by the way, did Candle Dragon give you the compensation promised?"

"No." Lin Ruxue had anticipated this question and returned to her seat, replying helplessly, "He is no fool and knows that releasing his Power of Origin would benefit you and your disciple the most, being two sides of the same coin, so he won't do something that aids the enemy to increase his difficulty in winning the championship before the competition; naturally, he'll fulfill his promise after the competition ends."

"Aren't you afraid he'll run off after the competition?" Lin Junzhao felt slightly disappointed at the lost hope and couldn't help but retort.

"Afraid of what? All competition prizes are temporarily held by my Daoist Realm; whether he wins first or second, he'll have to exchange the Power of Origin for the prizes, otherwise, no deal!" Lin Ruxue snorted indifferently.

At this point, Lin Ruxue's purpose for the trip was basically confirmed, and the two masters of origin chatted idly for a while. During this time, Lin Junzhao repeatedly tried to glean information about Lin Ruxue's experiences on the Blood Fiend Plane, but the other party remained silent on the matter, leaving Lin Junzhao somewhat dissatisfied. Just when the atmosphere turned a little tense, Lin Ruxue changed the subject to Pei Yan, saying, "Well, what I came to discuss today is about done. Before leaving, to ensure nothing goes wrong with this competition, I'll give you some small gifts in advance."

Pei Yan's eyes lit up with interest upon hearing this, and Lin Ruxue went on to ask, "I saw you summon a mechanical puppet multiple times in the arena, and someone around me mentioned it likely incorporates elements from my Daoist Realm, and the puppet is of quite a high level, correct?"

"Yes, strictly speaking, it's a quasi-divine artifact." Pei Yan said, elaborating on its background to Lin Ruxue in detail.

"Oh! Celestial Secret Pavilion!" Lin Ruxue nodded thoughtfully, lowered her head in contemplation and reminiscence, and after a moment, she lifted her head to ask Pei Yan, who was somewhat anxious, the second question, "I heard the Demon God also gifted you a set of mechanical puppets."

"Yes, that's right!" Pei Yan replied, detailing the matter completely.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruxue genuinely became interested, sat back in her chair instead of preparing to leave, and eagerly examined Pei Yan, saying, "Demonstrate your powers for me."

Pei Yan knew exactly what she wanted to see; without a word, he pushed back his chair and walked to an open space, instantly completing a mechanical transformation with a tremor. As the sunlight filtered through the tree canopy, casting sparkles onto his body, Lin Ruxue stood up uncontrollably, walked over to Pei Yan's side, ran her hand over the metallic luster of his body, and finally patted his belly with a smile, remarking, "So, your body is essentially a fusion of the highest levels of mechanical puppet techniques from the Daoist, Hell, and Foundation planes."

"You could say that." Pei Yan nodded with some pride.

However, Lin Ruxue shook her head with disdain, saying, "A simple fusion does not mean you've absorbed the true essence of mechanical techniques from other planes. To truly represent the highest level of fusion from several planes, you need a transformation."

"Transformation?"

"Yes, transformation." Lin Ruxue said with her hands behind her back, proudly stating, "I'll be kind till the end; you've already fused techniques from three planes, so I'll add alchemy from the Magic Realm for you. Regarding your divine artifact, I've already discussed with K, whose craftsmen and alchemists in this field are guests at my Immortal Palace. Although the Spirit Monster Plane doesn't produce mechanical techniques, it has abundant rare materials, which I also have in stock at my Immortal Palace. Therefore, I'll mobilize my Mo Sect disciples from the Immortal Palace to integrate these personnel and conduct research and transformation on your body, transforming you into the foremost mechanical being of the six planes."

"Oh! Fantastic!" Pei Yan almost jumped with excitement upon receiving the news, while Lin Junzhao's past displeasure was wiped away and, slightly worried, she asked, "But with only half a month left, can such a transformation be completed?"

"Silly girl, if Candle Dragon can cheat, can't we cheat too? It's not like we don't have a divine artifact for altering time flow; turning half a month's duration into three months at six times the speed is not a difficult task for me." Lin Ruxue waved her hand coolly.

Yet Lin Ruxue's casual remark excited Pei Yan tremendously, pointing at himself with enthusiasm, "It's here! It's here! The god-tier cheat devices from major comic masterpieces, a time-extending upgrade chamber! Oh! Sister Lin, you're too stingy; why not bring it out sooner? If you had given us more time to prepare, our odds of winning would surely greatly increase."

Seeing Pei Yan so thrilled, Lin Junzhao helplessly covered her eyes, while Lin Ruxue looked at Pei Yan like he was an idiot, delighting in his excitement, saying, "Are you saying you want to cultivate inside here?"

"Of course! What's wrong with that?"

"Sure, absolutely!" Lin Ruxue gestured broadly, and a massive stone sundial appeared before Pei Yan. After manipulating it for a while, she turned to Pei Yan with a half-smile, saying, "Alright, place your hand on it, channel power to activate your intent, and you can enter. Remember, when you want out, just shout, and I'll sense it and bring you out."

"Alright!" Pei Yan hesitated not at all, placing his hand on the sundial, disappearing in a flash, only to reappear mere breaths later, looking gravely disappointed, saying, "What went wrong? The rate of absorbing origin power in there is negligible."

"Because without a spatial divine artifact capable of endlessly producing origin power, the investigation hall's replication of space with prolonged time is linked with my Daoist Realm and the Magic Realm, achieving synchronization in time between two spaces in a small area. In the same way, this time manipulation divine artifact decelerates the time flow inside, while simultaneously slowing the speed of absorbing exterior origin power."