Chapter 624: The Light-Chasing Mirror

Shui Miao thought of turning the tables.

Shui Miao felt that the Celestial Sage must believe he was forging the Hongyu Chessboard, so he decided not to forge the sacred artifacts for the Hongyu Chessboard at all, making the Celestial Sage anxious and curious to see what he would do.

Alternatively, he could forge many other sacred artifacts first, and then slowly forge one for the Hongyu Chessboard, gradually luring the Celestial Sage’s interest.

When problems were placed on Shui Miao’s head, solutions always emerged…

If the Celestial Sage knew how difficult Shui Miao could be, he would probably be furious to death.

The Emperor’s Qi continued to pour in…

Both artifacts emitted dazzling yellow light, completely bathed in Emperor’s Qi.

Now, when Shui Miao forged his own artifacts, he no longer needed to use his blood to establish a master-disciple bond, because during the forging process, he had already separated a part of his Yuan Shen (soul) and infused it into the artifacts. This allowed the artifacts to directly resonate with his thoughts and intentions.

“Little brother, what level have these two artifacts reached?”

Seeing the Emperor’s Qi still pouring in, and increasing in volume, Shui Tianyi, the Holy Mother, could no longer remain calm.

However, since all the materials were Shui Miao’s own, she couldn’t really say much about it.

“They’ve already become top-grade holy relics…”

“Their artifact spirits are still growing stronger…”

“They’ve broken through to the Supreme Holy Artifact!”

Shui Miao couldn’t help but get excited. The artifact spirits had already reached the Emperor Realm level. When the sacred artifact breakthrough to the supreme grade, the Emperor’s Qi suddenly surged tenfold. The entire secret chamber was filled with Emperor’s Qi, feeling as if a waterfall were cascading from the heavens—an overwhelming and terrifying sensation that seemed maddening.

“Heavens! They’re becoming supreme-grade divine treasures!”

Seeing the torrent of Emperor’s Qi, Holy Mother Shui Tianyi couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment, almost going mad with excitement.

Supreme-grade divine artifacts—these were extraordinary treasures that only the Heavenly Emperor and the four city lords of the First Heaven were entitled to possess.

Now, Shui Miao was about to successfully forge them. It was incredible, absolutely exhilarating.

This Celestial Sage must have mistaken these two sacred artifacts for the Hongyu Chessboard. He was even willing to expend such a vast amount of Emperor’s Qi to enhance the quality of Shui Miao’s artifacts. Excellent! Truly excellent! Realizing that it might be the Celestial Sage offering assistance, Shui Miao’s mood suddenly became extremely calm. His mind raced as he contemplated further: if his guess was correct, with the full support of the Celestial Sage, the subsequent sacred artifacts should all be of extraordinary quality.

“Hehe, Celestial Sage, since you regard me as your forger for sacred artifacts, then I have no choice but to collect a little service fee!” Considering the Celestial Sage’s intentions, Shui Miao suddenly focused his will, absorbing a massive amount of Emperor’s Qi into his realm world, allowing his loved ones and friends—all the immortals within his realm world—to enhance their cultivation, making himself even stronger.

Inside Shui Miao’s realm world, not only did many treant elves reside, but also numerous wandering immortals.

These wandering immortals, having been abandoned by the Immortal Realm, had no choice but to survive in the wilderness, enduring the dreary life without Immortal Spirit Qi for cultivation. Now, within Shui Miao’s realm planet, they lived carefree lives with abundant Immortal Spirit Qi for cultivation. Each of them was profoundly grateful to Shui Miao, regarding him not only as their sect leader but also as their savior.

Therefore, they were absolutely loyal to Shui Miao, with one hundred percent devotion.

Now, with a large influx of Emperor’s Qi, their cultivation levels began to break through. Even the weakest among them reached the Great Golden Immortal Realm. Several Immortal Elders broke through their bottlenecks and achieved the Immortal Sovereign Realm.

Among the treants, over a dozen broke through to the Immortal Sovereign Realm.

Among the wandering immortals, there were now five or six Immortal Sovereign-level experts.

Shui Miao’s parents and friends were rapidly advancing in cultivation. Even Shui Miao’s younger sister, Chenxiang, had reached the Great Golden Immortal Realm.

The female ghost Bai Feng underwent a soul transformation, reaching the Immortal Elder Realm, only one step away from becoming an Immortal Sovereign.

Zhuge Sandpan and Sima Zongheng followed closely behind Bai Feng in cultivation.

Shui Miao’s mother, Auntie Yang, and his father, Chen Yiren, had all cultivated to the Immortal Monarch Realm.

Of course, their rapid growth was inseparable from the vast quantities of pills Shui Miao had provided.

Everyone was undergoing transformation, and Shui Miao himself was no exception. He also felt his various powers growing stronger, especially his spiritual energy, which was increasing at an incredible rate.

“Supreme-grade!”

The Saintly Vessel broke through once again, reaching their limit. A surge of excitement coursed through Shui Miao’s heart, his voice trembling slightly from the thrill.

“Supreme-grade!”

Holy Mother Shui Tianyi was momentarily speechless. She only felt that this young man was incredibly impressive, almost to the point of wanting to offer herself to him!

The Emperor’s Qi gradually stopped flowing in…

Due to his deep connection with the artifact spirits, once they were fully formed, they began to feed Emperor’s Qi back to Shui Miao, aiding his transformation.

Shui Miao himself didn’t require much Emperor’s Qi.

However, Shui Miao knew that to transform into an Immortal Emperor, under normal circumstances, the Qi within his realm world must also fully transform before he could face the Emperor Tribulation. But now, his realm world contained an entire planet—it wouldn’t be easy to transform it all.

Fortunately, the two sacred artifacts forged this time had artifact spirits capable of absorbing First Heaven Emperor’s Qi.

With this, Shui Miao no longer worried about lacking the opportunity to ascend to the Immortal Emperor Realm.

At this moment, Shui Miao stored the supreme-grade holy artifact, the Dharma Pearl, into his realm planet, and also moved the Tianji Sect’s immortal mountain inside, protecting his loved ones and friends.

With his family and friends safe, Shui Miao finally exhaled in relief.

The supreme-grade holy artifact, the Dharma Pearl, was a masterpiece embodying Shui Miao’s heart and soul, integrating numerous magical arrays. Its power was undoubtedly no less than that of an ordinary immortal city. With this, Shui Miao was finally free from worries.

Shui Miao exhaled deeply, holding the Light-Chasing Mirror, and focused his will to trace back his past events.

Holy Mother Shui Tianyi quickly approached Shui Miao, her eyes fixed on the shifting scenes within the Light-Chasing Mirror. She was immediately taken aback: “Little brother, your supreme-grade sacred artifact is just a mirror?” Clearly, Holy Mother Shui Tianyi felt somewhat disappointed. This mirror could neither defend nor attack; it merely displayed past events, making it seem practically useless!

“Sister, these two holy treasures of mine—one is the Light-Chasing Mirror, and the other is the Dharma Pearl for protecting my loved ones. Although they may seem insignificant to others, to me, they hold immense value. Aside from the Dharma Pearl that safeguards my family and friends, this mirror enables me to trace back to past events, helping me resolve some lingering doubts, which is extremely important to me. Furthermore, I also suspect whether I am merely a pawn of the Celestial Sage…”

As Shui Miao spoke, the image on the Light-Chasing Mirror suddenly stopped, displaying the middle-aged scholar who had once bestowed upon him the Five Stone Tablets.

“Who is he?”

Looking at this middle-aged scholar, Holy Mother Shui Tianyi suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity.

“He is the one who taught me the Five Stone Tablets. I also want to know who he really is.” Shui Miao narrowed his eyes, concentrating his spiritual energy and using the power of the four artifact spirits to fully activate the Light-Chasing Mirror. Gradually, the mirror began to move again. When it stopped, it revealed an old man with silver-white hair and beard.

“Eh? How could it be him!?”

Seeing this old man, Holy Mother Shui Tianyi’s expression immediately turned to one of extreme shock and disbelief.