Che Zhuzi asked Ning Zhuo what kind of magic artifact he wanted.
Ning Zhuo quickly pondered in his mind.
"I am only at Foundation Establishment, many magic artifacts are not suitable for me as they consume too much Mana."
"Actually, I already have two defensive magic artifacts, and I lack a proper attack treasure."
"But for the same reason—magic artifacts consume too much Mana, how many times can I use them in succession?"
The Five Elements Qi Regulation Art, this Cultivation Technique, excels at control, but is not outstanding in terms of Mana reserves.
"So rather than obtaining an attack magic artifact, I might as well continue using my mechanisms."
"Whether it’s the Heavy Armored Blood Ape: Great Victory, the Phantom Shadow Blade: Night Tiger, or the Snow-colored Girl·Hui, or Snow Core Control·Xie, they are all Golden Core Level and more practical than magic artifacts!"
"I might as well... take a magic artifact that I can learn from."
Ning Zhuo has always been a studious child.
However, he didn’t rush to answer the question, and instead asked, "I wonder what kind of magic artifacts Senior Car has?"
Che Zhuzi looked at Ning Zhuo and chuckled meaningfully, then said, "Follow me."
He turned and left.
Ning Zhuo thought for a moment and followed closely.
This is the Main Mountain Gate of the Myriad Images Sect, which is relatively safe. The possibility of Che Zhuzi risking breaking sect rules to harm Ning Zhuo is very small.
More importantly, Ning Zhuo’s thought was—Che Zhuzi is merely at the Golden Core Level, after all!
Having experienced many great scenes, Ning Zhuo was full of confidence.
He followed Che Zhuzi to a stone chamber.
"This is my treasure room, many magic artifacts are placed here," Che Zhuzi said to Ning Zhuo with a calm demeanor, concealing his pride.
Ning Zhuo’s gaze was firmly attracted, looking around.
The treasure room was in the shape of a perfect octagon, with many large bronze wall panels inlaid into the walls. The panel surfaces were raised with numerous mechanical lines and interlocking gears.
The vault was semi-translucent and deep blue, resembling glazed glass, embedded with 360 star beads, collectively emitting a natural starlight.
The floor was paved with Flowing Light Bricks, between which blue spirit light occasionally streamed, transferring and reorganizing directly.
Ning Zhuo recognized the floor tiles, and immediately guessed, "There should be a secret room below."
The treasure room was empty, but as Che Zhuzi waved his sleeve, the surrounding bronze wall panels unfolded, revealing the scenes inside the walls.
Inside one bronze wall panel was a crystal cage. Hanging inside were several storage bags, each with spirit patterns dimmed or with a cracked mouth.
A dozen mechanical spiders, varying in size, but the largest no more than the size of an adult’s fist.
They hung within the crystal cage, crawling over the storage bags, their metallic joints making crisp sounds as they moved.
Bit by bit, drops of Void Spider Fluid were carefully sprayed and filled in the cracks of the storage bags.
Then, the spiders deftly tapped their legs around the cracks, placing temporary reinforcing talismans.
This scene alone had Ning Zhuo watching intently for a long time.
Beside the spider cage, on the opposite wall, was a Starlight Rotating Instrument. Three layers of bronze rings interlocked and rotated, with dazzling silver light flowing through the star traces on the ring surfaces.
Ning Zhuo had seen such a mechanical construct in books, which was used for calculations.
He subconsciously looked up at the vault’s star beads, immediately understanding the foundational construct of the treasure room: "The star beads are used to collect natural starlight, serving as a light source here, and are also the main material for the Starlight Rotating Instrument."
Natural starlight contained the principles of heaven and earth, which is its important essence.
After being consumed by the Starlight Rotating Instrument, it gained computational power.
This computational power drove the dozen mechanical spiders next to it to perform precise repairs on the storage bags.
This explained why the Starlight Rotating Instrument and the spider cage were adjacent—they required close cooperation.
Beside the spider cage was another mechanical construct—the Yellow Crystal Spider Nest.
The spider nest looked like a beehive, as if cast in amber, dividing into many small compartments. Many mechanical spiders resided in these compartments.
The spider nest emitted a dim yellow light, flickering as if breathing.
Ning Zhuo could vaguely see the dense magic prohibitions within the yellow light: "It seems to be the crafting method of these mechanical spiders, and some blood-forged mechanical techniques?"
The front panels of the three walls were all magic artifacts.
One was a Heavy Mountain Shovel, its head as large as a door panel, with various-sized spray holes densely covering the top and sides of the head, even the long handle.
Just one glance at it filled Ning Zhuo with a strong assaulting aura rushing at him.
Another was the Pure White Cloud.
The cloud mass floated within a Glazed Bell. At the top of the bell, a spinning wheel continuously rotated, releasing whirlwinds. Treasure cloud material was drawn in from the outside and shredded into mist within the whirlwind.
The Array within the Glazed Bell continuously exerted its magic, consuming Spirit Stones on one hand to add Spiritual Energy into the bell, and applying invisible pressure on the other.
Spiritual Energy and cloud mist inside the bell intertwined, creating a high-pressure environment on the Pure White Cloud.
The third was in an Earth Pool. At the center of the pool’s bottom was a turtle shell, most of its surface smooth and flawless, with only about forty percent of the turtle shell patterns remaining.
Around the Earth Pool were numerous jades, including Kunlun Jade, Tianqing Jade, and golden jadeite.
These jades were slowly being refined, the Jade Marrow absorbed by the turtle shell, gradually increasing the turtle shell patterns.
Ning Zhuo was a bit uncertain and asked, "Senior Che Zhuzi, could this turtle shell be the Mystic Turtle Armor?"