What happened? Ruble stared at his beloved weapon, now broken in two, and was momentarily stunned.

This is crafted from high-quality spirit steel, making it one of the most top-tier spirit artifacts.

How can you just cut ties like that?

Ye Buxiu looked inside the crystal ball and saw that besides the shimmering luster, there was also a dark object inside.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed a short, straight dagger.

The handle of the knife is engraved with four small characters: Wu Kingdom Divine Sign.

Wu? I think there was a country with that name.

Ye Buxiu searched his memory of the country and vaguely felt that some of the names sounded familiar.

The divine divination stick refers to this type of weapon. This dagger is different from other daggers; it is not only shorter than a normal dagger, but also very thin.

It's about half the size of a normal dagger.

How can something so short be used as a weapon? Ye Buxiu stepped forward again.

[Warning: This sword still harbors malevolent energy. Host, please handle with caution.]

Guan Sanguan, Huozhong, and the others also came up to check.

"Judging from the luster of this dagger, it belongs to an ancient weapon. But the spiritual power it emits is exceptionally fierce, as if it possesses sentience," Huozhong said, examining the Wu Kingdom Divine Oracle.

Elder Guan immediately retorted,

"It's not just that it has intelligence; it's a pseudo-immortal artifact. It has its own way of thinking."

Elder Guan stepped forward as he spoke.

"However, it now appears that his mind has been extinguished, leaving only the consciousness he had before his death."

"I never expected that such a treasure would appear in your sect, brother. Congratulations!"

Ruble was only briefly saddened, but upon hearing that it was a pseudo-divine artifact, he immediately congratulated them.

They seem to have a good relationship with their seniors, and it would certainly be beneficial for the ruble if they could develop a deeper friendship with them.

"Master Lu, you are too kind. We only discovered it by chance when we were building our sect in the mountains that you rented to us."

"The mountain that the senior rented out?" Ruble asked curiously, grasping the key point.

"What mountain?"

"Does Patriarch Lu not know?" Huozhong asked suspiciously, his eyes quickly turning to Ye Buxiu.

He didn't know whether he should talk about it or not.

"Um...that's right. I'm feeling a bit bored living here alone, so I'm renting out some land. You're welcome to come in if you're interested," Ye Buxiu said casually.

"Really?" Ruble asked, overjoyed.

"Of course it's true, but I need to make the price clear beforehand: a fixed price of 5 million spirit stones per month!"

"Alright, thank you very much, senior!" Ruble readily agreed to Ye Buxiu's request.

"As for this weapon, since I rented Yinmo Mountain to Huolan Sect, it now belongs to you."

Ye Buxiu pointed to the divination stick and said that he felt he couldn't handle this short thing.

"Thank you for your generous gift, senior." Huozhong smiled. Although it was a pseudo-immortal artifact, it had been many years since a weapon so close to an immortal artifact had appeared in this world.

They established separate sects and needed to recruit apprentices, and this pseudo-immortal artifact was an excellent gimmick.

The world's most advanced weapon!

The mere fact that such a weapon has been introduced is enough to cause a huge uproar.

Fire Mound went up to collect the divination slip with great joy.

But a sharp blade flashed by, and his clothes were instantly torn open.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly. If he had been any slower and had been hit, his wounds would not have been as bad as Guan Sanguan's.

Is this what they call malevolent energy? Ye Buxiu wondered to himself, and quickly contacted the system.

"System, how do I subdue this malevolent energy?"

Conquer it using force or your own personal charisma.

"Um, please, I gave it to someone else. If I were to conquer it, wouldn't it have to acknowledge me as its master?"

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"Um... I'll buy it." Ye Buxiu was speechless.

Special shops always pop up when he needs to buy something.

This left Ye Buxiu wondering whether what he got in exchange for one point was worth it.

He now has no choice but to buy it, especially with a group of people watching him. If he shows weakness, how can he convince them to pay the rent obediently?

The ten talismans entered Ye Buxiu's system space.

He tapped his fingertip lightly, and one of the cards floated into his hand.

Ye Buxiu handed it to the Fire Tomb Sect Master.

"This is a talisman to dispel malevolent energy. You can subdue it by touching the dagger with it."

"Thank you, senior."

Fire Mound accepted the talisman.

He gently touched the divination stick dagger with his right hand holding the talisman, and sure enough, there was no reaction.

He picked up the dagger completely.

There's a mechanism here. Firefly noticed a button and pressed it out of curiosity.

The moment he pressed down, the dagger trembled violently, the blades around it suddenly transformed into serrated shapes, and its entire body shuddered like a chainsaw.

Fire Mound pressed the button again, the trembling stopped, and a hidden weapon was fired from the very center of the divination slip.

It's a white poison.

This weapon can actually contain poison!

Everyone was shocked, and Fire Mound pressed the button again.

This time it was also a hidden weapon, a true hidden weapon.

It turns the serrated edge of a sharp blade into a launcher that shoots out a small, needle-like projectile. The projectile is thin and short, making it difficult to spot in the air, and can be used to launch another projectile unexpectedly after the previous one has been used.

Fire Tomb was shocked; such a small thing contained such a profound mystery!

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