Chapter 573: Precious Treasures, Abode of the Virtuous!

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In the night, all dormitories fell silent.

Hao Ren, after practicing "Spectrum Sword Shadow Technique" dozens of times and feeling that Zhao Jiayin and others in his dormitory had fallen asleep, softly landed on the floor. He then opened the balcony door and flew towards the Fifth Firmament.

The treasure ship transformed from the Purple-Gold Hairpin was incredibly swift; however, at this moment, the hairpin no longer exuded its fierce aura but instead became a transparent flight magic tool.

In the Misty Peak of the Fifth Firmament, everything was silent too.

Hao Ren entered the valley and immediately went into his cave dwelling. The Golden Light Shield within Hao Ren's seed space stirred restlessly.

Hao Ren tossed the Purple-Gold Hairpin at the entrance to his cave, which rooted itself there instantly, transforming Hao Ren’s cave dwelling into a dazzling purplish hue.

This was a small deterrent barrier!

Having made preparations, Hao Ren released the Golden Light Shield from his seed space. The now free Golden Light Shield immediately flew toward the entrance of the cave.

The tiny Purple-Gold Hairpin stood still at the mouth of the cave; however, when the shield approached and sensed something amiss, it hurriedly circled back.

Hao Ren's cave dwelling was simply a small cave with only one entrance. When the shield returned to strike Hao Ren’s cave dwelling in an attempt to break through the mountain, Hao Ren wouldn’t let it have its way, launching a golden sword energy attack.

Clang...

The sword energy struck the surface of the golden shield and was immediately deflected back. This treasure was indeed a Heaven-Connecting Spiritual Treasure; even under the influence of the Purple-Gold Hairpin's intimidation and severe damage, it wasn’t something that could be defeated by Hao Ren’s single sword energy attack.

Hao Ren continuously launched several dozen sword energy attacks, and within his cave dwelling, Zhen Cunming's small cloud and rain array was activated.

This small cloud and rain array had been left to Hao Ren by Zhen Cunming for refining lightning. When Hao Ren initiated the array, the gems embedded at the top of the cave shone brightly as clouds gathered and a small heavenly thunder struck down.

The Golden Light Shield was about to break through the mountain when suddenly a bolt of heavenly thunder struck down. It immediately met this attack.

Bang!

The lightning dissipated, and the Golden Light Shield remained completely unharmed.

It's no wonder it's called a Heaven-Linking Spiritual Treasure! Hao Ren was secretly surprised by what he saw.

Heavenly thunder, also known as innate primordial energy, can strike any object associated with the Five Elements. However, this spiritual treasure seems to have transcended the Five Elements and doesn't even fear heavenly thunder.

If it weren't for the Purple Gold Hairpin suppressing things here, that Golden Light Shield would likely have charged out immediately!

Hao Ren rapidly sent out more than a dozen sword qi strikes, making the array formation in the cave villa stronger!

Pop-pop-pop!

Three fine bolts of lightning, as thin as thumbs, struck from the clouds hovering above the entrance of the cave villa.

In the cave villa now, there are only two targets: Hao Ren and the Golden Light Shield. And heavenly thunder's first target would be the one with greater strength.

The Golden Light Shield "Boom!" scattered into three small shields, each bearing a bolt of lightning.

Regarding Heaven-Linking Spiritual Treasures, Hao Ren had also heard about them from the Lu sisters. To become a 'Heaven-Linking Spiritual Treasure', an item must have accompanied a great cultivator for many years, receiving long-term nurturing and developing formidable strength while attaining some degree of spiritual awareness. The other crucial factor is that it needs to accompany its owner through their tribulation.

Only those items possessing spirit that have endured the trials of heavenly thunder without being shattered can ascend to become the pinnacle among treasures—Heaven-Linking Spiritual Treasures!

In some cases, certain spiritual items with latent consciousness, passed from a previous owner to a weaker successor who doesn't obey them, escape on their own and voluntarily trigger a tribulation, becoming Heaven-Linking Spiritual Treasures before ascending to the Eighth or Ninth Heavens!

"Still not obedient…" Hao Ren sent out dozens more sword qi strikes.

Pop-pop-pop…

A dozen slender heavenly thunderbolts struck the Golden Light Shield. Several more heavenly thunderbolts floated towards Hao Ren, who absorbed them effortlessly.

The Golden Light Shield hummed and its golden glow surged forth, being pushed down half a meter.

It was a transcendent heavenly treasure that had survived the tribulation of heavenly lightning; this degree of attack couldn’t deal it any fatal damage. However, heavenly thunder was still heavenly thunder. When faced with continuous attacks from small-scale heavenly thunderbolts, it wasn’t completely unscathed.

Hum… The Golden Light Shield charged towards Hao Ren at full force.

Hao Ren’s hands formed a seal, and 320 sword rays were released simultaneously.

The small cloud-and-rain array inside the cave mansion operated to its maximum capacity, releasing dozens of lightning bolts all at once. If the alchemy cauldron was Xie Yujia's domain over heaven and earth, then Hao Ren’s cave mansion was his own.

If it were just Hao Ren inside the cave mansion, all the lightning would strike him, but since the heavenly treasure was more powerful than he was, it could serve as a barrier against the tribulation for him!

When cultivators reach their peak, they all want to have an excellent treasure to assist them in passing through their tribulations. This is precisely why! Zhao Kuo was overly confident and relied solely on his physical body to pass through the tribulation, which led to his failure.

Wishing to attack Hao Ren, the flying golden shield was instantly struck by dozens of lightning bolts mid-flight, falling to the ground nearly touching the dust.

Hum!

The Golden Light Shield emitted a series of crisp sounds as it stubbornly resisted over a dozen small heavenly thunderbolts!

Hao Ren waved his hands, wanting to unleash more lightning bolts, but hesitated for half a second and then retracted his arm.

"Forget it. Pressing you with an array formation isn’t fair. Since you don't want to submit to me, I won’t force you." Hao Ren withdrew the sword rays from within the cave mansion and opened up his own interspace dimension. "Enter my space; rest well, but I’m not going to seal you for now."

Hum! Hum!

The Golden Light Shield emitted proud golden light as it hovered in Hao Ren’s cave mansion. Though it refused to submit to Hao Ren, it also took into account the Purple-Gold Hairpin at the entrance and dared not charge forward.

Hao Ren seized this opportunity to carefully examine this transcendent heavenly treasure; he found that besides its dazzling golden glow, there were no other special features about the shield—neither was there any pattern or decoration on its surface. It was almost like a golden disk.

A heavy sword does not need a sharp edge; true craftsmanship lies in its subtlety.

The edge of the Golden Light Shield emitted circle after circle of golden light. The surface was as clean and new as ever, remaining undamaged even after being struck by dozens of heavenly array thunderbolts.

Hao Ren could sense that no matter how many more thunderbolts were unleashed upon it, the shield would never recognize him as its master.

But Hao Ren felt it too cruel to damage its spiritual essence and wasteful to destroy such a treasure. So he waved his hand and said, "I won’t harm you, but please stop causing trouble."

……

The glow of the Golden Light Shield increased by several inches more. Unlike Xiao Bai, it could not understand Hao Ren’s words; it merely sensed Hao Ren’s hostility or friendliness through its weak spiritual awareness.

The concept of "spiritual treasures choosing their masters" is an inherent instinct within magical artifacts to attach themselves to a cultivator who matches their attributes and has formidable strength. This allows them to refine their spiritual essence, making them stronger in the process.

Hao Ren extended his right hand, quietly observing it.

Choice treasures belong to those of virtue!

The Purple Gold Hairpin stood silently at the entrance like a guardian spirit. The Golden Light Shield’s loss was not to Hao Ren but to the Purple Gold Hairpin.

However, the Purple Gold Hairpin had absolutely no intention of joining Hao Ren in his quest for treasures.

Ding…… Ding……

The Golden Light Shield emitted a crisp sound as it slowly rotated, seemingly hesitating.

Spiritual treasures do not necessarily choose their masters but can certainly select their companions! They can follow a cultivator without being controlled by them!

Yet the Golden Light Shield had followed countless cultivators over thousands of years. The weakest among them was at the Late Core Formation stage!care of Zhao Yanzi, she wouldn't want to face this troublesome little pineapple.With a whoosh, Little White entered the Fifth Heaven Realm. On the other side, in Su Han's apartment, Hao Ren was flippi...