Chapter 1902: A Gripping Treasure (2/2)

“Defining artifact?!” Qin Baili became interested right away: “What is it and what can it do? Do tell.”

He a.s.sumed a respectful posture towards Li Qiye, eager to learn.

Jin Ge also gave his full attention since he was quite curious as well. After all, a “defining” artifact in a place this great would undoubtedly be incredible.

In fact, the crowd’s ears perched up in order to listen. How could people not be excited about the shrine’s defining treasure.

Li Qiye gently shook his head: “It’s not that I don’t want to tell you but I want to avoid being criticized for scheming to kill the two of you. I’m not looking down on anyone but the moment this treasure comes out, the two of you won’t be able to calm your dao heart.”

The duo looked at each other with a slight astonishment. They have seen too many treasures and couldn’t possibly imagine something that could move them completely.

Jin Ge cupped his fist and said: “I truly want to listen even more now. Don’t worry, we’ll immediately leave at the first sign of trouble. We are ready to listen, Fellow Daoist Li. Please.”

“Brother Jin Ge is right. You are not to blame even if we were to die here. That would be the fault of our lacking dao heart.” Qin Baili chimed in.

After seeing their eagerness, Li Qiye smiled: “Very well, then I shall let you know so that you can prepare.”

The two of them took a deep breath and solemnly nodded: “Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li.”

The rest of the spectators outside watched with bated breath, all wanting to know what kind of treasure it was.

“Its name is Heaven Reckon.” Li Qiye revealed: “This ruler was born naturally from the world. It might not be an Ultimate Artifact but it is still a top treasure of an epoch. After it appeared, everyone vied for it for many generations; countless died as a result. Even the G.o.ds and Buddhas joined in. It wasn’t a combat artifact; its true strength lies in its ability to measure the heaven, the world, and the myriad ages. Divination, in essence.”

“Not good.” Jin Ge and Qin Baili immediately backed off with unreal speed. Their shadow was still back in the shrine but their body was already outside.

The crowd was stunned. This meant that the two had difficulty controlling their dao heart.

“The world really has a treasure like this? Capable of auguring even the heaven?” Baili was in disbelief. Same with Jin Ge.

Many experts here didn’t understand the gravity of Li Qiye’s description unlike these two. If there was no embellishment, then the treasure was quite frightening.

“There are many strange and magical things in the world, so why not this ruler?” Li Qiye said with a faint smile.

Jin Ge asked with a changing expression: “This ruler is still in the Golden Shrine?”

Li Qiye looked at him and said: “Your old man, War-Monarch, found an immortal remains back at Hope. If it wasn’t for that, he would still be thinking about this ruler. Alas, he didn’t want to be involved in its karma. The result would either be a Heavenly Execution or a disaster for the clan. It is a grand karma of Buddhism, even the top-level emperors must tread carefully.”

The crowd quickly turned to see Jin Ge’s expression after hearing this.

Jin Ge was dumbfounded as well. He knew very little about this particular secret, only that their clan had records of an amazing treasure situated in Buddhist Plain. In the beginning, he a.s.sumed that this particular item was located on the other sh.o.r.e. But now, he felt like the text was referring to Heaven Reckon.

In a short time, the crowd swallowed their saliva. This was a treasure coveted even by War-Monarch Heaven Emperor. It must be so heaven-defying.

Qin Baili murmured: “Heaven Reckon, capable of measuring all things. What a shame that I can’t see it for myself.”

He knew full well that he wouldn’t dare to search even if the ruler was in there right now because he wasn’t confident about maintaining his dao heart upon its sight. If he couldn’t, he would be buried in this place.