Among the more than ten thousand Magic Treasures, there were about a thousand artisan artifacts and over two hundred Dan artifacts.
This quantity was significantly less than that of the Refining Spirit Sect.
Beyond the Treasure Appraisal Conference, the Ba Ling Sect surely possessed ultimate treasures like the Burial Instrument and chess instrument, which they would not expose unless the sect faced a life-or-death situation.
“Qian Duoduo, what do you think of our sect’s Magic Treasures?”
As Qian Duoduo was admiring them, Elder Miao’s voice rang in his ear.
“Do you want to hear the truth?” Qian Duoduo asked solemnly.
“Of course. You came from the Upper Road, so your perspective is much higher than ours.”
“Average.” Qian Duoduo glanced at Elder Miao’s delicate small face.
Elder Miao nodded, “You do Magic Treasure business and travel everywhere, so you must be an Artifact Refiner, right?”
Qian Duoduo’s vigilance heightened, “I know a little. Otherwise, why would I collect materials and old Magic Treasures?”
Elder Miao smiled.
“Welcome to visit the Treasure Hall often. I heard that there’s a young man in the Refining Spirit Sect named Jin Buhuan, who once refined an initial-level xuan weapon in Kongfang City. At such a young age, he’s actually a Four-Rank Refiner. Incredible! With such a Genius appearing in an enemy sect, I am deeply worried for our own sect!”
Qian Duoduo’s back stiffened in surprise: “Could it be that Elder Miao saw something?”
“A Four-Rank Refiner is impressive in the Lower Road, but in the Middle Road or the Upper Road, it’s nothing much,” Qian Duoduo said calmly, his emotions showing no change.
Elder Miao smiled bitterly, “The Middle Road and the Upper Road wouldn’t even look at our backwater. However, the Refining Spirit Sect and the Shengling Sect don’t think that way. They constantly want to destroy our Ba Ling Sect.”
Qian Duoduo feigned anger, striking his right fist into his left palm.
“Then let’s destroy them first.”
“If it were before, allowing our sect to develop steadily for a few more decades, destroying them would indeed be hopeful. But now, it’s hard to say. I also heard that in the Ghost Head Secret Realm, Jin Buhuan, with his own strength, enabled more than ten Disciples of the Refining Spirit Sect to achieve The Righteous Foundation Establishment, far surpassing us and the Shengling Sect.”
Elder Miao stopped and looked at Qian Duoduo, “Perhaps a turning point has already appeared.”
Qian Duoduo thought to himself: “This is a sensitive and calm person.”
Suddenly, a green light flashed in Elder Miao’s eyes.
The green light strangely rushed into Qian Duoduo’s eyes, and the scenery around him immediately changed.
Surrounding him was the familiar Refining Spirit Sect, with dozens of Disciples dressed in Refining Spirit Sect attire, refining artifacts by several cauldrons.
Qian Duoduo remained vigilant. As soon as the scene changed, he immediately activated the Golden Life Devouring Dragon Art and used his Purple Eyes to look around.
Meanwhile, Elder Miao transformed into the appearance of Elder Tian Shu, greeting Qian Duoduo with a smile:
“Jin Buhuan, you’re here.”
Those dozens of Disciples were Teng Libin, Mo Ya, Fang Sixian, and others.
Like Elder Miao, they appeared in the guise of Artifact Refiner Hall Disciples of the Refining Spirit Sect.
Qian Duoduo sneered inwardly.
Elder Miao seemed to be a Soul Cultivator, actually creating an illusion to test whether he was truly from the Refining Spirit Sect.
She was an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator, suddenly attacking a Ninth Level of Qi Condensation Cultivator, combined with the surrounding Formation, by conventional logic, it should have been an easy capture.
This was probably one of the intentions behind Ancestor Zeng holding the Treasure Appraisal Conference.
Outside the illusion, Ancestor Zeng and Zeng Zifang and others might have already activated the Formation. As soon as he revealed the slightest hint of being from the Refining Spirit Sect, they would immediately kill him.
However, Qian Duoduo first used Earthly Path Power to open up, then used golden bricks to expand the Upper Spirit Sea.
His Spiritual Awareness was no worse than a Golden Core cultivator’s.
Trying to trap him with an illusion and force him to reveal his true identity was impossible!
In the illusion, Qian Duoduo frowned tightly and took a step back, as a natural reaction to entering an unfamiliar environment.
A Disciple stepped forward, holding a high-grade Mortal Weapon golden sword in his hand:
“Senior Brother Jin, the Magic Treasure you refined last time had a problem.”
Qian Duoduo silently took the golden sword, glanced at it briefly, and with a casual swing, stabbed it into the Disciple’s heart!