Chapter 61: Seal (1/2)

The flying sword shot at the dark-faced man from the front while the seal stamp descended from the sky at lightning-like speed. The two cultivators from Purplecloud Sky Grotto coordinated their attacks right from the get go, attacking their enemy separately. One glance was enough to tell that these two men were very experienced in combat.

Chen Feng hovered in the sky and watched the fight between the three with great interest. He did not intend to intervene at all. The moment the fight began, Chen Feng had deduced that the two cultivators from Purplecloud Sky Grotto were far outmatched by the dark-faced cultivator.

However, the display of the seal-shaped Magic artefact triggered a flash of shock from Chen Feng’s eyes.

Amongst the types of Magic artefacts used by Concealed stage cultivators, Chen Feng had mostly only seen flying swords. It was rare to see other types of Magic artefacts. That was especially true of a seal-shaped Magic artefact.

Flying swords possessed a high degree of lethality and an outstanding offensive attribute. Additionally, it was easy to refine and utilize. Thus, the use of flying swords was widespread amongst cultivators. Besides flying swords, there were also ropes, nets, hammers, shields, jade rulers, steel needles, command flags, spears, great blades and various other types of Magic artefacts.

Truth be told, Chen Feng had also collected a large amount of Magic artefacts back then. A considerable number of those weapons were, however, already damaged. As for those undamaged Magic artefacts, there were indeed those at grade 1, grade 2 or even grade 3. However, a seal-shaped Magic artefact was something that Chen Feng did not possess.

When the cultivator from Purplecloud Sky Grotto brought out the seal, Chen Feng’s face revealed a look of interest.

As Chen Feng was pondering the matter, the fight between the three ended.

In the face of the attacks from two Magic artefacts, the dark-faced cultivator did not utilize any weapons of his own. He continued to face them with his bare hands. With a grasping motion, he easily caught the flying sword. Then, with a squeeze, he bent the flying sword, turning it into a piece of scrap iron.

As for his other palm, it tightened into a fist, which shot out fiercely. A sky-shaking sound rang out as the building-sized seal stamp was blasted away by the punch. Although the seal remained intact, the impact of the punch sent it flying hundreds of metres away. The divine sense imbued into the seal was also dispersed by the formidable might behind the punch, turning the seal into an ownerless object.

“Pu!”

“Pu!”

As the attacks from the two Magic artefacts were thwarted, the two cultivators from Purplecloud Sky Grotto sprayed out a mouthful of blood in unison. Their faces pale to the extreme, they exchanged glances before quickly running far away. They did not even bother collecting the seal that was sent flying. Clearly, they were afraid that the dark-faced cultivator might kill them.

“Ha ha ha! To think that two little cultivators at level 1 of the Concealed stage would dare attack me. They really don’t understand the meaning of death,” said the dark-faced cultivator with a sneer.

Next, the dark-faced cultivator turned to look at Chen Feng. A look of disdain flashed across his eyes.

“Humph! To be showing such cowardice as a cultivator, cannot reach the apex!” After saying that, the dark-faced cultivator flicked his sleeves and quickly flew forward.

Hearing those words, Chen Feng was at a loss as to whether to laugh or cry. “Earlier, I had wanted to attack the two cultivators but this fellow interfered. And now, he calls me a coward… … seriously…”

Chen Feng shook his head with a smile on his face, he did not move to argue with the dark-faced cultivator. Instead, he flew down the ground to pick up the seal stamp.

When the dark-faced cultivator left, he had not picked up this Magic artefact. It would appear that he simply looked down on it.

As it was no longer being controlled by the cultivator, the seal had returned to its original shape, squarish and heavy to the hand. Who knows what materials were used in its making.

Chen Feng inspected the seal. There was nothing striking about the seal. A black lustre ran across the smooth surface of the seal and it appeared just like a piece of brick. There was, however, a crack on the seal. It was likely from the punch that it had received from the dark-faced cultivator earlier.

Chen Feng sent out a strand of divine sense into it and immediately found several sets of array techniques. Some of the arrays existed separately, some existed in conflicting states while some existed in complementing states. The arrays were the core techniques of controlling the Magic artefact.

Chen Feng had to analyse them for quite a while before comprehending part of it. Next, he controlled the seal, causing it to float upwards. As it was floating in the sky, it slowly expanded in size and finally becoming as large as a building. Even so, it continued expanding until it had the radius of around 10 zhang before stopping (1 zhang = 3.333 m).

At that size, the seal truly appeared like a small mountain. Next, under Chen Feng’s control, it smashed down onto the ground.

Boom!

A loud explosive sound rang out as the earth shook and dust flew up into the sky. A six-metre deep crater with a radius of 10 zhang was formed. The hard rocks and thick trees there were all shattered as wave after wave of potent energy spread outwards to form a mighty gale, causing even the great trees that were hundreds of metres away to shake without respite.

“What a powerful strike! If I were to get hit by this, my body would likely get smashed to bits.” Chen Feng was inwardly shocked. Then, with a thought, the seal shrank into a palm-sized seal and flew back into Chen Feng’s hand.

“In that fight earlier, that cultivator from Purplecloud Sky Grotto clearly did not have a strong enough divine sense to fully unleash this Magic artefact’s power. If he could, the dark-faced cultivator would not be able to so easily send this seal flying.”

“However, despite its strength, this weapon has a weak point. It is not as fast and dextrous as a flying sword and can be easily dodged.”

Chen Feng considered the seal’s advantages and disadvantages.

“This seal should be a grade 2 Magic artefact. Although it is somewhat damaged, it is still of value. If I cannot use it, I can just go sell it in the future.” Without hesitating, Chen Feng kept the seal for himself.