Chapter 2157 - 1896: Wager (Part 2)

Chapter 2157: Chapter 1896: Wager (Part 2)

"A broken sword, you actually... huh!"

He Tiansheng was about to express his disdain, but his expression changed suddenly.

He involuntarily took a few steps forward, approached, and carefully examined the black-glow broken sword, his expression fluctuating.

After about three minutes, suddenly, he exclaimed, "A spiritual artifact, this is actually a spiritual artifact!"

He had thought Song Yun couldn’t produce anything good, but unexpectedly, he brought out a spiritual artifact.

Although it’s incomplete, a spiritual artifact is far superior to a magic artifact.

In today’s era of scarce artifact refiners, even within Taoyuan, spiritual artifacts are exceptionally rare items.

If I could obtain an incomplete spiritual artifact and submit it to the family, I would surely receive immediate cultivation and gain a lot of resources.

Even if I don’t submit it, keeping it for myself would greatly boost my combat power.

Compared to this, the value of this spiritual artifact far exceeds the token that grants entry to Taoyuan.

But why does Song Yun have a spiritual artifact?

He Tiansheng’s heart skipped a beat, dispelling his greed, and he suddenly looked up at Song Yun, eyes filled with apprehension, saying in a deep voice, "Who are you really? You actually possess a spiritual artifact, it’s absolutely impossible for you to be from the outside world, are you from other spiritual lands?"

Spiritual artifact, the black-glow broken sword is a spiritual artifact!

Hearing He Tiansheng’s words, Song Yun appeared calm on the surface, but inside, he was experiencing turbulent waves.

The term spiritual artifact is mentioned in "Yin Xi’s Manual," and its enhancement to combat power is very strong, far surpassing magic artifacts.

You could even say, it’s on a completely different level than magic artifacts.

Even though the black-glow broken sword is already damaged, its power is incomparable to any magic artifact.

Yin Xi’s Manual contains records of artifact refining, and Song Yun once considered crafting a spiritual artifact, but the materials are very difficult to find, and it requires reaching the Core Formation Realm and condensing the core flame to refine.

He had no choice but to give up.

Unexpectedly, he happened upon a spiritual artifact, it’s no wonder "Yin Xi’s Real Man’s Record" specifically mentioned the black-glow broken sword.

"No wonder the black-glow broken sword is so fierce, it’s because it’s a spiritual artifact!"

"And judging by the looks, spiritual artifacts are extremely rare, even people within Taoyuan are surprised to see one."

Song Yun thought to himself.

But earlier, He Tiansheng mentioned spiritual lands; I don’t know what kind of places they are.

It seems, they should be similar in existence to Taoyuan.

This means, besides Taoyuan, there are other places similar to Taoyuan in the Huaxia Land?

Song Yun regained his composure, looked at He Tiansheng, and said, "Stop talking nonsense, I am Song Yun, not from any spiritual land. In short, this broken sword, I’ll wager it. Let’s make a bet."

Not from a spiritual land?

Hmm, since that’s the case, then this spiritual artifact, I’ve got to have it.

He Tiansheng felt delighted, and immediately nodded, saying, "Alright, bet, I bet with you!"

Seeing He Tiansheng agree to gamble, Song Yun turned his thoughts and said, "This thing in my hand is a spiritual artifact, already proven, its value is obvious. But your token, it’s unclear what it is, can its value compare to my spiritual artifact?"

He Tiansheng furrowed his brows and said, "The token in my hand is the key to entering Taoyuan, you must have this token to open the Reverse Locking Array."

Song Yun shook his head, with an expression of disdain, saying, "This thing isn’t much use to me. If you want to gamble, you’ll have to add some other chips."

Determined to get the spiritual artifact, fearing Song Yun might regret it, He Tiansheng swiftly drew his sword from his waist and hurriedly said, "I have a magic artifact here, it can accompany the token as part of the wager."

Song Yun scoffed, "I have a spiritual artifact, why would I be interested in your magic artifact?"

He Tiansheng showed a look of anxiety, thought for a moment, and brought out all the elixir pills from his body, saying, "These are all my elixir pills, along with the magic artifact and token, to bet with you. Although it can’t match a spiritual artifact, your spiritual artifact is incomplete, it’s about equal."

Song Yun feigned a thoughtful look, reluctantly said, "Since that’s the case, then I’ll reluctantly accept."

Seeing his agreement, He Tiansheng’s heart was immediately filled with joy.

He glanced at the black-glow broken sword in Song Yun’s hand, already feeling this sword would soon be his.

After all, even he couldn’t name the palace’s array, how could Song Yun possibly know the method to break it.

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"The bet has been decided, we need a witness. Otherwise, if you cheat later, wouldn’t you force me to take action again."

Song Yun walked over to He Sui and handed over the Dark Light Broken Sword, leaving He Sui momentarily stunned.

Without waiting for He Sui to ask, Song Yun smiled and said, "I trust your integrity, you can be the witness. Later, when I break the array, just hand everything over to me."

"This..."

He Sui hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily, gripping the Dark Light Broken Sword tightly.

She looked at He Tiansheng and said, "Your belongings, also leave them with me for safekeeping."

He Tiansheng was silent for a moment, handing the Magic Artifact, Token, and Elixir Pills to He Sui, whispering, "He Sui, you must keep them safe for me. Later, if that guy loses, he might try to snatch them."

He Sui cast a sidelong glance at He Tiansheng, saying nothing more.

Even though the way of the array is profound, she had a feeling, Song Yun might indeed have the capability to unlock the palace’s array secrets.

Moreover, in her heart, she hoped Song Yun could win against He Tiansheng.

The bet was set, the witness was in place, next, they should unveil the mystery and announce victory or defeat.

Song Yun walked calmly to the central area of the main hall and said to everyone, "Come over here."

The Nine Stars members, Nie Wushuang, Lang Xiaoran, He Sui, and others, all gathered around Song Yun.

"Pretending again."

He Tiansheng muttered under his breath and followed over.

But standing in the center of the palace, everything around appeared unchanged, everyone was bewildered, staring at Song Yun in confusion.

He Tiansheng teased, "Song Yun, stop pretending, you can’t break the palace’s array. That broken Spiritual Artifact of yours is mine."

Song Yun glanced at He Tiansheng, ignoring him.

He raised his hand, pointing to the wall in the front of the hall filled with carvings, saying to everyone, "Look at that wall."

"What’s wrong with the wall? Nothing seems different."

"It depicts a battle between humans and mythical creatures, but everything else seems ordinary."

"Song Yun, you’ve lost for sure, spit it out quickly."

Everyone remained puzzled, with He Tiansheng becoming increasingly impatient and urging.

Song Yun calmly explained, "Don’t just focus on the individual carvings, broaden your view. Connect the various lines in the carvings, and you’ll discover another image. The entire wall outlines a different picture."

Everyone quickly complied, with Lang Xiaoran being the first to notice something, exclaiming, "Ah! It’s indeed a different scene. This picture... seems like a turtle snake, ah! It’s Xuanwu."

Next, others also discovered that once the carving lines were connected, it was indeed one of the Four Symbols, Xuanwu.

Though not very explicit, it really was.

And the indistinct Xuanwu subtly exerted a majestic presence, daunting to behold.

Song Yun pointed to the other walls, "Look again at the other three walls of the palace, see what’s carved there."

Everyone turned their heads, using the same method to assemble the carving lines, indeed discovering another mystery.

The western wall is carved with White Tiger, vivid as if ready to leap from the wall.

The southern wall is carved with Vermilion Bird, soaring proudly, dazzlingly beautiful, as though dancing gracefully.

The eastern wall is carved with Azure Dragon, its dragon might persistent, powerful claws overlooking the land, with overwhelming majesty almost tangible.

"Four Symbols, these are indeed the Four Symbols!"

"The Star Lord is truly formidable; only he could make such a discovery."

"All this time, everyone was focused on the humans and mythical creatures battle, ignoring the presence of the Four Symbols."

Instantly, everyone was barely able to contain their astonishment.

At the same time, they were filled with admiration for Song Yun.

He Tiansheng felt a thump in his chest, thinking to himself, "Can Song Yun really break the array? Impossible, with the presence of the Four Symbols, the array’s level must be high. Even if he discovered the array’s origin, with his ability, it’s impossible to break it."

He looked at Song Yun, speaking sarcastically, "Even if you’ve discovered the Four Symbols carved on the walls, so what? Can you uncover the method to break it?"