Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 1688

Chapter 1688: Visit From An Old Friend

’This power resembles the nurture core,’ Wang Wei thought. ’No, the fundamental rules are different. This one is time-related. Its purpose is to reduce the effect of cultivation time on cultivators. No wonder the Primogenitor Devil had so many powerful followers.’

On average, it can take as little as 50,000 years or as long as a billion years to cultivate a Great Emperor, depending on the cultivation realm. Empyrean usually takes between 50,000 and 100,000 yuan epochs, and Paragon can take as long as 1 million to 100 million yuan epochs. However, the artifact can circumvent the rules placed on cultivators that artificially raise the time requirement for cultivation. Although Wang Wei doesn’t know the full capability of the artifact in its current state, he wouldn’t be surprised if it could cultivate a Paragon in less than 100,000 yuan epoch — not accounting for deaths during the tribulation.

’It’s a shame the thing can’t even be used to cultivate Peak Paragons, let alone Primal,’ he sighed. Regardless of this truth, he wasn’t too sad. There is a chance the artifact will improve after removing the foreign Saint Will. More importantly, there might be some effect after combining it with his Saint Dao Heart.

Wang Wei did not waste a single minute as he rushed toward the Disaster Relief Department to deal with the Saint Will. Wu Hong has already left for the Infinite Trichiliocosm with his clone, but she also left an avatar to take charge of her duty. With her help, he successfully solved his issue and returned to his seclusion to refine the artifact by leaving his soul mark.

"I wonder if this thing can be repaired with merit?" He knew the answer, so the real question was how much merit was required. After a quick divination, Wang Wei immediately gave up. With such a number, he can buy all the resources he needs to sanctify. Instead of wasting time, he focused on the alternate fixing method he had conceived: by nourishing this item with the Perfect Aura from his [Existence], he could slowly fix the flaws in this weapon and make it flawless — perfect.

Although this would require a significant period of time, it was worth it — especially since progress can be accelerated by using materials related to perfection. Wang Wei had a feeling that refining Saint Artifacts was not easy. Maitreya has been a Saint for a while, but Wang Wei has never seen or heard her use a Saint Artifact. Albeit he has only seen her fight on a few occasions, he believed his intuition about such things.

The refining process took some time, but eventually, Wang Wei established a deep connection with the black orb, becoming its new master. The following few hundred yuan epochs were spent mastering the artifact’s power in combat and other applications. After the training, one thought suddenly plagued Wang Wei’s mind: what was the cause of this artifact’s destruction? Intrigued, he decided to peep through time to see the truth.

Suddenly, his body froze, his heart beat accelerated, and sweat began dripping from his back and forehead. "What a horrible foreboding feeling," he murmured. He knew if he did such a risky thing, he would have garnered the gaze of a Saint. This sudden warning was a good thing, but it also reminded him of something: this artifact might be a hot potato. He assumed the owner was dead, hence why he was so bold in trying to uncover its origin, but now he had doubts.

’There is a high chance that the danger I sense is because of the attacker, not the owner. But if that’s true, why didn’t they take the artifact with them?’ Wang Wei analyzed. There are only a few logical explanations for this situation, but each of them seems highly improbable.

’I should be more wary of this thing,’ Wang Wei thought. The most significant use of this item was not the rapid cultivation of Paragons or other cultivators, but instead reducing the time required for precious spiritual herbs and ores to grow. As such, he was prepared to lend this item to the sect and his wife for use once his "military service" ended, but now he decided to seal it.

The Saint was aware of everything happening in this world, so logically speaking, she should be able to detect if something was wrong with the thing and warn Wang Wei. However, if another living Saint is involved, it’s possible to hide from her.

Wang Wei waved his hand to summon the exchange list. Ignoring the horrible pain in his heart, he bought an [Existence Defense Talisman]. Although this was a one-use item — meaning it would break after suffering a large enough blow — Wang Wei was more than satisfied. If a Saint is behind the artifact, it could only want two things: a pawn to do its bidding or a method of revival. Regardless of the truth, this talisman should play a significant role in either of these attempts, and it will also help deal with the other Saints during the expedition.

’If only I had the money to buy a proper artifact,’ Wang Wei sighed. All Existence Artifacts are Saint-Tier, and they all stand at the top of the list. A part of him believed Heavenly Dao did not intend to actually trade such treasures, so it placed an exorbitant price to deter everybody else. The worst part is that the talisman contained a protection spell that prevented people from studying it, thus ruining Wang Wei’s plan to use it as a blueprint to improve his Existence Acupoint Technique.

Wang Wei used his finger to calculate the time passed outside: 8976 yuan epoch, meaning there was still some time before the expedition. Time he could use to do something productive. However, as he was about to continue his retreat, he sensed that a Fate Nexus of the war was about to occur soon.

"Let’s check it out," he murmured.

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