Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

Chapter 158 "Junior Brother, what a wonderful name you chose..."

"You're a grown woman now, you should be mindful of the differences between men and women."

Han Luo lifted Gu Meng off Jing Shu. Seeing Gu Meng's unwilling expression, Han Luo found it somewhat amusing and gently pinched Gu Meng's face.

"Although your senior brother has woken up, he still needs to rest and recuperate."

Upon hearing this, Gu Meng looked up at Jing Shu and, upon closer inspection, realized that her senior brother's expression was indeed not good at all.

However, the feeling she had towards her master was even stranger.

This made Gu Meng's attention shift to Han Luo. Even if her senior brother was weak, he could definitely carry her. Besides, her master used to enjoy her clinging to her senior brother, so why now...?

Jingyou also sensed the atmosphere between his brother and Immortal Venerable Hanluo. Had they... made it?

The nascent soul watched this scene from inside the ancient jade and asked Jing Shu with great interest, "Is Master jealous?"

Jing Shu did not answer him, but said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go somewhere else first."

Gu Meng quickly put her questions aside, "My senior brother said he's treating us today!"

As she spoke, Gu Meng led the group out of Lingxi Sect and headed straight for the largest restaurant in the small town next to Lingxi Sect. She chose the best private room and ordered many of their signature dishes with practiced ease.

After ordering, Gu Meng asked Han Luo and Jing Shu, "Master, Senior Brother, what would you like to eat?"

Jing Shu shook his head; Gu Meng had already listed all the foods they liked to eat.

Seeing this, Gu Meng simply waved her hand, dismissing the waiter.

"Senior brothers, now you can tell me what exactly happened, right?"

Gu Meng rested her chin on her hand and asked curiously. She had asked her senior brother before, but he knew too little.

Shi Chuan also didn't know what had happened to them after Jing Shu went in.

“I didn’t do anything.” Jing Shu glanced at Han Luo beside him. “When I went in, Master had almost finished dealing with the spirit of the artifact. But I went in at the wrong time and suffered a backlash from the artifact before it died. Master was delayed a bit in order to save me.”

Jing Shu lied. He didn't want to talk about the things and secrets in the secret realm. It was enough that only he and his master knew about them.

Han Luo didn't say anything in response to Jing Shu's reply.

but......

"After the backlash and falling into a coma, I saw the memories of the artifact."

Upon hearing this, Han Luo looked at Jing Shu.

Under the table, in a corner unseen by others, Jing Shu quietly took Han Luo's hand. He hadn't had a chance to tell his master about this yet.

"What memories does the artifact hold?" Shi Chuan asked in a deep voice.

“I saw evil cultivators. They used a secret method to taint the divine artifact with a large amount of human blood, causing it to harbor evil thoughts and become unwilling to remain just a divine artifact. And their goal is Master.”

Jing Shu felt Han Luo tighten his grip on his hand. "It's just a pity I can't see their faces."

Gu Meng kicked the table in anger, but after receiving a look from Han Luo, she didn't kick it a second time.

"A bunch of scoundrels who only know how to use underhanded tricks, why don't they just fight Master directly!" Gu Meng said indignantly.

“They do it precisely because they dare not,” Jingyou said.

The heretical cultivation organization was wiped out long ago. Even if there are any remnants, they should be just a rabble, like in Huacheng.

However, in situations like the one encountered by Immortal Venerable Hanluo, whether it's finding the divine artifact or using a large amount of human blood to contaminate it, both are extremely manpower-intensive. Moreover, if more than five people go missing in a row in one place, it's impossible for there to be no news at all.

Unless, within the cultivation world, there is a traitor...

Everyone present, except for Gu Meng, could think of what Jing You could think of.

Jing Shu recalled that blood pool; perhaps there were other places he had overlooked.

"Don't think about that now!" Gu Meng broke the heavy atmosphere. "Master, you've dealt with the spirituality of the divine artifact, but what about it? No, can a divine artifact without spirituality still be called a divine artifact?"

Upon hearing this, Jing Shu took the divine artifact out of his storage bag. "It's probably... impossible..."

After all, he had taken out the most essential source of purity.

Looking at the artifact, which still had no form, Gu Meng asked curiously, "Can it change form after recognizing a master? Senior brother, you should try it!"

Han Luo nodded in agreement. "Give it a try."

Jing Shu already had a bone sword as his natal sword, but it was damaged and he couldn't use it for a while. Perfect timing, he needed a suitable magical weapon.

Jing Shu did as instructed, cutting his finger and dripping blood onto the almost dull artifact.

Amidst the curious gazes of the crowd, the artifact suddenly burst forth with a brilliant light, and after the light subsided, its final form appeared before them.

Hanluo, Gumeng, and Jingyou: "???"

"This is... a pen?"

Shi Chuan couldn't help but double-check. It was indeed a pen, but who would have a magic weapon that was a calligraphy brush?

Jing Shu wasn't so surprised when he saw the artifact take shape.

With the contract finalized, Jing Shu couldn't help but sigh. Even without the Source of Purity, this divine artifact was still far superior to ordinary magical artifacts.

"Brother, are you... planning to practice calligraphy and painting?" Jingyou asked after carefully choosing his words.

Jing Shu put the pen back in his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips. He channeled his spiritual power, and the tip of the pen immediately emitted specks of golden light.

Immediately afterwards, Jing Shu raised his hand and drew a rune with his brush. The spiritual energy did not scatter in the air, but instead took shape steadily in the air as Jing Shu completed the last stroke.

Han Luo understood the wonder of this brush: "It can transform the formless into the tangible, truly an excellent tool for drawing talismans and formations."

The runes of talismans need talisman paper as a carrier, and array formations also need something as a carrier, but what is drawn with this brush does not need either.

"Master, there's more than that." Jing Shu lightly touched the rune with the tip of his pen, and the rune was instantly absorbed into it.

"It can also be stored like a talisman." Before he finished speaking, Jing Shu injected the rune into Jing You's body. A faint point of light, even more concealed than a talisman.

Jingyou didn't dodge; it was just a silencing talisman. Jingshu then drew a dispelling talisman, removing the silencing talisman.

"Formations should also work, but only simple ones; I can't do complicated ones right now."

Gu Meng's eyes lit up; this pen was just too much fun!!!

"Senior brother, what's its name?"

Jing Shu just smiled and showed the pen to the others.

The others remained silent, but only Tokikawa called out to them.

"Rising..."

As soon as Shi Chuan uttered those words, he realized something was wrong and gave Jing Shu a speechless look.

"Junior brother, you've chosen a really good name..."

Jing Shu was helpless. Although he knew that the artifact itself was innocent, he still couldn't bring himself to like it.

Once the contract is finalized, he won't be able to change it even if he wants to.