Artifact Chapter 9: Quick Trick

Chapter 9: Quick Trick

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Lu Ming did not answer it, but stretched out his other hand to grab the back of its neck and lift the unidentified thing up. Ignoring its miserable appearance as it waved its limbs and paws in the air and kept struggling, Lu Ming looked at it for a long time. He frowned and thought for a long time before asking tentatively, “Is this a fat worm or a fat snake?”

The animal flapped its tail and slapped Lu Ming’s arm to get out, while shouting in anger, “I’m not a fat worm or a fat snake… I’m the most noble beast in the world – an Azure Dragon, one of the Four Divine Beasts of the Ancient World!”

Lu Ming, “Are you sure the azure dragon is as fat as you are… Or are you the q-version?” ¹

The beast that insisted it was an azure Dragon argued with discontent, “There is a scientific basis for this! The scientist who made me studied many sources and historical documents to determine my final shape.”

Lu Ming was curious, “Since you are one of the four ancient divine beasts, do you have other partners besides you?”

The little blue dragon’s sweeping tail suddenly froze, and his expression was a bit uncomfortable as he said, “I guess there are, I’m not sure.”

Lu Ming’s eyes flashed, hooked the corners of his mouth and said, “You’re not fit to lie.”

The little azure dragon smiled, so nervous that he sprayed steam through his nose, stammered and changed the subject, “Master, Host, let’s talk about the next task you need to complete.”

Lu Ming frowned and said, “What exactly is the task?”

The little azure dragon cleared his throat, became serious and said, “As your pet, I must introduce you to the current situation. In your last life, you were killed by an assassination and your soul happened to enter He Qingci’s body to live on in his place. If you can work hard to complete the tasks distributed by the system, you will have a chance to return to your original world.”

Lu Ming’s heart was moved, even his voice became a bit shaky because of the excitement, “I can really go back again?”

The little azure dragon nodded and said, “Your original body has been properly preserved in space. You just need to finish the tasks in this world, then your soul can be introduced into your body and then we will open a space-time rift so you can return to your own world and continue to live as Lu Ming.” After a pause, the little azure dragon continued, “But in this multivator world, where the status is strict, the weak are strong, the difficulties are many. You must be ready to encounter all kinds of dangers at any time, and you may even pay with your life. Are you… Are you willing to accept the challenge?”

Lu Ming faintly stared and then smiled, “There is no other choice, is there? If I can go back after completing the mission, I have to give it a try anyway.”

The little azure dragon smiled and nodded cautiously. Immediately reached out his hand and used his claws to scratch at Lu Ming’s arm, and a bead of blood quickly dripped down and soon disappeared.

Lu Ming frowned and said, “What is that?”

The little azure dragon said in a serious way, “Collecting blood for DNA analysis and storage. From now on, I am your only pet, only you can tell me to do anything, master.”

Lu Ming’s mouth twitched and said, “In that case, can you stop using the old man’s voice trying to be cute all the time? It’s disgusting, hurry up and change it.”

The little azure dragon’s eyes were wide and his tail was wagging as he spoke up in discontent, “Master doesn’t like this voice?”

Lu Ming said speechlessly, “No one would like it.”

The little azure dragon smiled, although his face looked very unhappy, but after all, he obeyed his new master’s words, tilted his head and muttered, “Turn on the sound FM… Sound test now begins… FM one, FM two…. Host, what do you think of this?”

Lu Ming listened for half a day, and finally wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, “Delete all those horror movie sounds! Replace it with something more normal!”

The little azure dragon looked at Lu Ming sadly, discontentedly deleting those strange voices, and finally replaced it with the voice of a little boy about three or four years old, soft and crisp. THe voice matched the little blue dragon’s fat body.

Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief and looked approvingly at his new pet, smiling slightly, “This one, it suits you, both in terms of appearance and IQ… It’s all very suitable.”

The little azure dragon’s tail wagged, not even hearing Lu Ming’s meaning, and excitedly opened his mouth and asked, “Really?”

Lu Ming patted its head in amusement and nodded, “Since the sound problem has been solved, let’s talk about the mission next.”

The little azure dragon nodded and then said, “The task assigned to the master is the ‘dominance value’ task – to transform He Qingci himself from a big villain to a male protagonist who is domineering, with an experience value cap of 100% and unlimited time.”

Lu Ming was slightly stunned and said, “Shouldn’t the male protagonist be Sang Wusheng? Wouldn’t that steal his role?”

The little blue dragon said, “Sang Wusheng is already dominant, his aura is very strong, and this will not be so easily taken away from his existence. Host, you must not have any worries, as long as you want, 233 will help you become the most dominant male protagonist in history! We will take all the world’s exotic treasures and sit in a harem of three thousand beautiful girls!”

Lu Ming glanced at him and said indifferently, “Have you seen too many TV dramas?”

233 excitedly said, “Host, my brain has stored all the movies and TV series you acted in, including the most controversial 100-episode TV series – “The domineering president and the most beautiful school girl”!”

Lu Ming held his forehead, unable to hold up his head in shame. The first time he took on the role, he was the main lead and acted with maniacal ardor. It was the biggest failure in his life, and his black history. It was really unbearable.

The very low EQ 233 did not find his master’s sullen mood. On the contrary, he tried to recreate the excitement of watching the TV series at that time.

Lu Ming had to keep his mouth shut and his head pressed lower and lower.

233 happily talked to himself for half a day, but Lu Ming had not said anything, and was even more slow to realize that the person concerned seems to be very uninterested in this. He had to grimace and regretfully ended the topic with some dissatisfaction, “Host, even if you do not like the topic of conversation, in the end, you can still have a pleasant communication.”

Lu Ming patted its head, helplessly said, “Chatting and this are separate occasions, okay? Let me ask you first, what happened with the pill Xu Zhongyan gave me just now? Why did you say that the medicine was poisonous? The so-called tiger does not eat its son. Xu Zhongyan’s heart, no matter how ruthless, it would be unlikely for her to personally give poison to her own son to eat, right?”

233 shook his head and opened his mouth to explain, “Spoilers are not right, I can only help you to the maximum extent possible without affecting the future, but this involves the plot’s future development, so you have to find out for yourself and solve it.”

Although Lu Ming was helpless, he did not pursue the matter any further. He recalled Xu Zhongyan’s somewhat unnatural expression at that time, and something dawned on him.

Since he had entered this cultivation world, nearly ten days had passed. From He Qingqiu’s bullying at the beginning, to Liu Shuyun’s threats, and the beatings by the servants, all of which made Lu Ming couldn’t help but feel deep pain and evil towards the He family. Was it possible that most people had been gradually assimilated into this sickly feudal status system under the long term subtle influence?

Lu Ming sighed and secretly made up his mind that he must get rid of Liu Shuyun’s control in the shortest possible time, leave the He family completely, and then go in search of the Bi Tian Sacred Spring mentioned in the novel. He needed to slowly repair his broken spiritual root with the cultivator arts, complete the task of dominance value, and strive to return to modern times as soon as possible.

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Lu Ming had not dared to come to him since he regained his aura, and even Liu Shuyun, the mother and son who looked at him most unfavorably, were hiding. The maids and servants who had bullied him in the daytime did not even dare to raise their heads when they saw him, and they hurriedly ran away after saluting in fear. They feared that the young master would take their lives if he was not pleased.

Lu Ming had a few days of peace and quiet and enjoyed the luxurious life of a noble young master of a powerful family. His daily food was precious spiritual food: phoenix marrow and dragon liver; he wore silk and cloth, brocades and jade robes, every one exquisite and elegant, expensive and incomparable. Lu Ming enjoyed the peace of mind, after all, it was not his money, so there was no need to worry about it.

233 saw his master lying leisurely on the soft couch with his eyes closed, and anxiously scratched his ears. His tail desperately slapped Li Ming’s arm, he could not stand it, “Master! Tomorrow Kunlai Mountain will send a Daoist to collect disciples. You have to enter Kunlai Mountain and practice.”

Lu Ming opened his eyes. His pair of black eyes were like a dazzling stone overflowing with color and light, vaguely emitting a cold indifference indifferent to approach. He asked, “Why do I have to join Kunlai Mountain? To send my head to Sang Wusheng?”

233 a face full of hatred, said, “Kunlai Mountain’s aura is abundant, most suitable for cultivators to practice Immortal art year-round. There are also precious materials required for refining Artifacts. If you succeed in entering Kunlai, it will be beneficial for you to improve your value. As for Sang Wusheng, he has a heavenly spiritual root, and will definitely become the Sect Leader master’s personal disciple. Your spiritual root is destroyed, so you definitely will not be included in the ranks of the inner disciples, so the probability of meeting face is less than one in 10,000. This matter for the time being is something you do not need to worry about. In any case, no matter what, Master must seize this opportunity and absolutely must enter the Kunlai Sect to cultivate.”

Lu Ming faintly said, “If it was the previous He Qingci, getting into the Kunlai Sect would be as easy as turning a hand. Since this body’s spiritual root was destroyed, although I have temporarily restored the aura, I do not have the previous amount. Tomorrow Kunlai will choose Disciples, and I do not see them picking me.”

233 took out a beautifully bound booklet from his space and said with a sad face, “I should have appeared earlier, this book “A hundred postures of cultivator speed” is probably too late to read.”

Lu Ming took the booklet, which was held by 233’s front paws, and flipped through it casually while saying, “How many strange things are you hiding? Wait a minute… What the hell is this?”

Lu Ming flipped through a few pages, his cheeks suddenly flushed a suspicious red, his body became stiff, gritting his teeth and closing the book with force, his face cloudy.

233 curiously took over and opened it to take a closer look, and then bristled, “This is the method for dual cultivation. In the cultivation world, in order to speed up the cultivation, many cultivators will look for a suitable partner to create a blood contract with, form as a couple, and become long-term companions. It is common practice and it is one of the fastest ways to achieve the Dao to get to Immortal Ascension.”

233 finished, suddenly as if thinking of something, eyes became bright, excitedly opened his mouth and called out, “Host, I have thought of an excellent way for you. From today onwards, I will try to select a partner for you who is most suitable for dual cultivation with you, I believe this matter will be done soon. Please rest assured that I will do my job!”

Lu Ming held his forehead and lamented, “This body is only fourteen years old, can you not be so heartless?”

233 said, “What’s the matter with it being only fourteen? As long as its sexual function is normal and sex is accessible… What are you looking at me like that for?”

Lu Ming, “… It seems I need to teach you that, as a pet, you can’t control too much.”

As a result, under Lu Ming’s mandatory order, 233 tearfully adjusted his pain perception up to one hundred and twenty percent.

 

 

 

 

 

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