Chapter 700: Reviving Ancient Artifacts

Su Che left the shop with three ancient artifacts. The old woman didn’t charge any deposit or collateral, only saying, “Don’t forget to bring them back to me.”
Clearly, she wasn’t optimistic about Su Che’s enthusiasm—after all, a newborn calf isn’t afraid of tigers, so she gave him a chance to try.
Moreover, those so-called ancient artifacts were merely regarded as worthless relics in the eyes of others, not worth even a few immortal crystals, so there was no need for a deposit. Su Che believed the old woman must have some special attachment to these artifacts for some reason.
“If I can revive these artifacts, I won’t need to spend anything to take over that shop, saving at least five million immortal crystals…”
Su Che thought to himself, “This deal is quite profitable.”
Lao He said, “Reviving these artifacts is an impossible task for others, but it shouldn’t be hard for us, right?”
“That’s what I think too, which is why I’m confident enough to give it a try.”
Su Che simply placed the three artifacts inside one of his immortal artifacts, not yet putting them into the Immortal Prison. This was because he was worried that the old woman might have left spiritual seals on the artifacts, revealing his secret about the Immortal Prison.
At the street corner, they met Zhuo Feng and Fei Yun. As per Su Che’s request, the three of them slowly left Haoyuan Tian Shi and headed to a remote area in the plains.
Swish!
Zhuo Feng threw out a top-grade immortal artifact, which transformed into a modestly styled mansion—a self-defensive immortal residence.
Generally, immortal talismans of this caliber had the ability to change their appearance. If they wanted to take over the old woman’s artifact shop, they would have to demolish her three-story building and replace it with a top-grade immortal mansion spanning millions of square miles as the new shop.
Once inside the immortal mansion, Su Che took out the three artifacts and transmitted a message to Zhuo Feng, “Please help me check if there’s anything wrong with these artifacts.”
Zhuo Feng understood Su Che’s intention and carefully inspected the three artifacts without any objections or complaints.
In his view, it wasn’t bad for a young person to be brave enough to try. Even if they failed, they would gain life experience, turning it into spiritual wealth. So, wasting a little time and effort wasn’t a big deal.
About fifteen minutes later, the three artifacts were returned to Su Che. Zhuo Feng confirmed, “There’s nothing suspicious. You can rest assured.”
Su Che nodded before storing the artifacts in the Immortal Prison.

After that, Su Che said to them, “After working hard for half a month, take a few days to rest. If my attempt fails, I’ll still have to return those three ancient artifacts.” Zhuo Feng and Fei Yun nodded in agreement. Inside the immortal mansion, they each chose a residence, giving Su Che enough time and space to carry out his bold attempt. Of course, Zhuo Feng also had to take on the responsibility of defense—after all, the immortal mansion was temporarily located in the wilderness, and it was hard to say whether they might encounter some troublemakers looking for a fight. Inside the immortal mansion, it was like a planetary world, with beautiful landscapes, oceans, grasslands—everything one could imagine. Su Che casually picked a picturesque island in the sea to stay on temporarily and began a new round of research with Lao He: reviving the ancient artifacts! Theoretically, all the magical powers originally possessed by these ancient artifacts had been erased by the laws of the external universe, leaving them devoid of spiritual energy and reduced to mere shells. In fact, even these shells had lost their value for reuse. If one tried to remake them or extract the materials inside, the only outcome would be annihilation, returning to chaos. This was the punishment of the heavens, the supreme force of judgment that no one could defy. Even the most powerful immortals in the world were powerless against these ancient artifacts. But Su Che believed that he also controlled the power of the Immortal Prison’s heavenly laws. Although he couldn’t yet confront the forces of the external universe head-on, reviving a few ancient artifacts should be a piece of cake. You are like a mighty river, while I am just a gentle stream—there’s a huge difference in strength. But if used for raising fish, both can suffice. That’s roughly the idea. Among the three ancient artifacts was a triangular flag, somewhat similar to the Mi Xian Ling flag. Su Che and Lao He agreed to start with that one! The triangular flag hovered in front of Lao He, who sensed it carefully before saying, “Indeed, there’s a trace of the heavenly sealing power inside. But it’s only a very, very small trace.” Even this tiny trace could trouble countless beings governed by the heavenly laws. So, could the power of the Immortal Prison’s heavenly laws lift this trace of punishment? “Not only can it lift it, but we can also absorb it!” Lao He laughed. “This deal is really worthwhile. Absorbing this trace of heavenly power will also benefit our Immortal Prison’s heavenly laws a bit. It’s like taking it as a teacher to gain knowledge.” “Then let’s quickly take it as a teacher,” Su Che thought with a smile.

At Su Che’s command, an invisible force acted upon the triangular flag. Once lifeless, it immediately began to vibrate, as if struggling or achieving some kind of liberation… Soon, a glimmer of light was drawn out from the flag and shot into the universe, disappearing completely and merging into the realm of the Immortal Prison. The forces of the cosmic laws from the outside universe were absorbed by the laws of the Immortal Prison, with no signs of rejection between them. This further strengthened Su Che’s suspicion: the Immortal Prison was its child, and it was tolerant and merciful toward its own child, even guiding it to grow stronger continuously. The continuation of life—ubiquitous in its ordinariness, yet unparalleled in its greatness! Once the seal of the cosmic laws was lifted, it meant that this ancient artifact would once again become a vessel capable of holding spiritual energy and vitality. “The simplest method is to infuse it with spiritual energy and reinsert a spirit within it; that way, it’ll be as if it’s come back to life,” said Lao Hei. “But to restore it to its former powerful state? That’s beyond our capabilities.” “Of course!” Su Che nodded inwardly. “Restoring its original power would mean defying the cosmic laws of the outside world. Such a foolish act, even if possible, shouldn’t be done!” “Exactly. There are things that really shouldn’t be done.” Lao Hei chuckled mischievously, unsure what else he had thought of. Infusing the ancient artifact with spiritual energy was simple. The Tree of Fate drew a bit of creative energy from the Stone of Fate and combined it with abundant immortal energy, injecting it into the artifact. With the omnipotent power of creation, miracles could naturally be achieved. Creating a spirit for the artifact was also easy! In the second layer of the Ghost Realm, choose the soul of a utterly wicked criminal, erase its memories, infuse it with pure spiritual energy, strengthen it slightly, and then inject it into the artifact using artifact-crafting techniques—thus creating a spirit. Now, this ancient artifact had both spirituality and a spirit. Though it was weak, almost devoid of any power, even inferior to low-grade magic artifacts in the mortal cultivation world, it still couldn’t change its fate as a “junk” in the immortal realm. But undeniably, it was alive! It had truly come back to life, becoming a spiritual, living piece of junk. “That’s enough, isn’t it?” Su Che thought with great satisfaction. “That’s all Grandma Gu asked for—just to revive it.”

Lao He nodded first, then muttered, “Even if they’re revived, they’re still just decorations. No one dares to defy the will of heaven to strengthen them… I really don’t know what that old woman is thinking. Doing such nonsense is completely pointless!”
“Can one control everything in the world, even people’s hobbies?”
Su Che was completely indifferent: “What you consider pointless might be the pillars supporting someone’s spiritual world. These things have nothing to do with us. I’m going to have a good sleep. As for those two ancient artifacts, I leave them to you.”
“Sleeping again?”
Lao He shouted, “Are you pregnant? You seem lazy now…”
“Get lost!”
Su Che snapped and jumped onto the comfortable bed, settling into the most comfortable position before falling into a deep sleep.
Although reviving those three ancient artifacts wasn’t complicated at all and could be done in less than an hour, Su Che didn’t want others to think he did it too easily. Everything should be done with some restraint.
No rush. Sleep first!
For ten whole days, Su Che slept extremely well. Sleep had ceased to be a physiological need and had become a form of relaxing enjoyment.
As an artifact spirit, Lao He only had the ability to enter a self-imposed deep sleep but no real sense of sleeping. At this moment, he grumbled out of envy and jealousy, “You sleep while I work. Can this be the way of heaven in the Immortal Prison?”
The three revived ancient artifacts were casually placed at his feet. This place was a remote area in the cultivation world of Qi Yuan Star, a secluded forest in the mountains, filled with the sounds of birds and the fragrance of flowers.
“I even envy you!”
Su Che replied in his heart, “I want to go home, but I can’t even return.”
His home was on Xuan Yu Peak of Tian Xuan Sect on Qi Yuan Star.
“Speaking of this, I actually have a pretty good idea for you,” Lao He said immediately. “Let Zhuo Feng help you capture a true immortal who possesses the ability to create multiple clones. Extract his clone skills to create one clone and send it to the Immortal Prison. You can control it with your mind, go home, marry wives and concubines, have children in large numbers, and enjoy family life with them… Your own clone, controlled by your mind—what’s the difference from you, right?”
“Not bad…”
Su Che perked up. “This idea is indeed good.”
There are two types of clones: one is a clone with independent thoughts. The original can grant the clone complete freedom of thought and action, but overall, it still has to follow the original’s guidance.

The other option is a mind devoid of thought, without any sense of self—just a shell identical to the host, into which one’s own thoughts are inserted, and that becomes one’s self.
If he wanted to enter the Immortal Prison to be with his family often, Su Che would definitely choose the second method. It was indeed feasible.
But that was for later. What needed to be done now was to return to Haoyuan Tian Shi and find that old woman!
Lao He was still grumbling, “I thought of such a great idea for you, and you don’t even say thank you… The laws of the Immortal Prison are clearly unfair!”
Su Che replied indifferently, “Are you pregnant? You’re getting more and more naggy…”