Chapter 393: Help

Li Qi clenched his fists, wanting to punch her in the stomach.

Unfortunately, he couldn't beat her; there was nothing he could do.

After all, the one in front of him was a Fifth-Grade Flower Goddess.

Li Qi took a deep breath, then turned and elbowed Bo Yue, who was admiring the Flower Goddess's beauty.

After being reminded, Bo Yue coughed twice, returning to his cold and arrogant demeanor.

Li Qi also said seriously, "Flower Goddess, please don't say such shameless things.

My Senior Brother and I are here for the Shamanic Silkworm Artifact's Magic Robe.

Please let us see it; perhaps there's still a chance for improvement."

Li Qi didn't know what chance for improvement there was.

But it didn't matter; this was what Zhong Minglou said.

When Zhong Minglou spoke, just listen and it would be fine.

The power of a charlatan was trustworthy.

"Young Master, you wouldn't just take the clothes and run, would you?" Lingxiao Flower Goddess asked with a smile.

Although she said it with a smile, looking at the expression in her eyes... she was probably serious.

She genuinely thought Li Qi might grab the clothes and run, then completely ignore her.

After that, unless she resorted to force... it would probably be difficult to get them back.

At that time, she wouldn't be able to control Li Qi and Liu Canzhi.

"If the Flower Goddess really thinks that, then you can wear them for us to inspect; I don't care," Li Qi said grumpily.

"Alright, since both Young Masters don't mind, how could this concubine mind?" Lingxiao Flower Goddess said indifferently, showing no signs of nervousness.

After hearing this, Bo Yue couldn't hold back and coughed dryly: "Cough, cough, cough..."

Then, he covered his mouth and glanced at Li Qi, his eyes full of suspicion.

No way, playing so big?

Li Qi also almost choked, his finger trembling as he pointed at Lingxiao Flower Goddess, speechless for a moment.

Damn it, this woman! Is she being a hooligan?!

Does she really think he wouldn't dare to touch her?

At that time, it wouldn't be himself who suffered!

However, anger was anger...

Forget it, forget it, she was just talking.

He had a wife.

The Flower Goddess was beautiful, but ultimately, she was an outsider.

Besides 'flower,' there was also 'moon' to describe beauty.

As the saying goes, 'flower-like face and moon-like beauty,' his own moon at home was still precious, and he truly didn't care for flowers.

It was just that he was indeed very angry.

If she consistently refused, he really wouldn't have any办法.

He couldn't really let her wear it and then he and others go up to inspect it.

That would be... too improper.

Lingxiao Flower Goddess just looked at Li Qi, blinking her eyes.

Li Qi took a few deep breaths, suppressing the heroic feeling in his heart.

Then, he said in a calm tone, "Flower Goddess, my Senior Brother and I are also here for this literary gathering.

Since you are unwilling, we won't force you.

Bo Yue, let's go."

With that, Li Qi turned and left.

Whoever, the literary gathering was your business, not mine.

Even if the Shamanic Silkworm Artifact was affected, I would find a way to remedy it.

Do I need to be controlled by you?

Get lost!

However, just as Li Qi turned around, he saw the door suddenly close by itself.

Looking back again, he saw that Lingxiao Flower Goddess had already taken off the Magic Robe and had changed into other clothes.

"I was just joking with Young Master, why be so embarrassed? How could I not trust Young Master?" Lingxiao Flower Goddess said with a smile, "I naturally trust the character of the Young Master of Shaman God Mountain.

Please take it."

Li Qi snorted coldly but said nothing, picking up the Magic Robe and walking in front of Bo Yue.

He couldn't do something like running away with a woman's clothes.

Although this foolish thing was done by Liu Canzhi, Liu Canzhi was his companion, friend, and also a collaborator of the Shamanic Silkworm Artifact.

It was only natural to help a friend with some matters.

"Hmm... are we two responsible for getting this done?" Bo Yue asked indifferently.

He didn't seem to care much about this matter.

To be honest, if Li Qi hadn't invited him, he wouldn't even bother to come to this literary gathering.

"Yes, I'll trouble you.

Let's work together and see if this thing can still be improved," Li Qi nodded and said.

Bo Yue didn't waste any more words.

He quickly put the Flower Goddess out of his mind and focused on the matter at hand.

This thing in front of him was a bit interesting.

"Is this something you made?" Bo Yue asked, picking up the Magic Robe.

Li Qi waved his hand, pulling over a few chairs.

The two sat opposite each other, and he said, "That's right, Liu Canzhi and I made it.

I've been busy with this for the past six months.

What do you think?"

"You've got some skills," Bo Yue said, examining the Seventh-Grade Magic Robe with some surprise.

Li Qi actually had the ability to refine Seventh-Grade Magic Robes.

Although not as good as those experienced refiners, a discerning person could tell at a glance that this specification, this repeated rune weaving, and the arrangement without any personal characteristics, all clearly indicated that this thing could be mass-produced.

Mass-produced Spiritual Artifacts and custom-made exquisite Spiritual Artifacts had very obvious differences.

Custom-made Spiritual Artifacts would definitely have strong personal characteristics.

In order to perfectly fit the user's traits, all aspects would lean towards the user's preferences.

The result was that, apart from the user, anyone else who used it would feel awkward.

There were no two identical leaves in the world, and naturally, there would be no two people with completely identical Dao paths.

Even if their Dao Orthodoxy was the same, everyone's understanding of the Dao was different, which was reflected in the Dao within the Human Race's small world, and naturally, it was also different, leading to even greater distinctions.

Unless a Great Power personally copied one, like Li Qi and Demonic Clone Li Qi, but even Li Qi and Demonic Clone Li Qi would still have slight differences.

To put it bluntly, a person's Dao path and Dao Heart were the sum of their entire life experiences, thoughts, and memories.

Even if there were two identical clones, the moment they separated, their experiences already became different at that instant.

Their Dao Hearts naturally also developed differences, and all custom-made exquisite Spiritual Artifacts were born to fit these differences.

But the mass-produced version was different.

Mass-produced Spiritual Artifacts had to appeal to the general public, so they had to be 'featureless' to be usable by most people.

A custom-made item could unleash 120% of its effectiveness in the hands of a specific person, but at most only 50% in the hands of others.

However, the mass-produced version could guarantee over 80% effectiveness in everyone's hands.

As long as this point was grasped, it was easy to distinguish between mass-produced and custom-made.

The Magic Robe made by Li Qi and Liu Canzhi had the typical characteristics of a custom-made item.

However, if it was just this, Bo Yue certainly wouldn't praise it.

What was truly impressive was the 'living' characteristic of the Shamanic Silkworm Artifact, just as was said at the beginning.

After Bo Yue picked up this garment, the Magic Robe began to 'change' according to Bo Yue's characteristics.

"It really has something.

If it's at this level, after a few years of use, it might be able to unleash more than ninety percent of its overall power.

What's the cost of mass-producing this thing?

Compared to Tang Nation's assembly line?" Bo Yue asked.

Li Qi replied, "The price is at least thirty percent higher, but besides being able to change itself, this thing also has a natural characteristic, which is what makes it more valuable."

"natural, huh... the characteristic of Shaman Dao Spiritual Artifacts, which means... this thing of yours can be a mass-produced Shaman Dao Spiritual Artifact?" Bo Yue asked again while inspecting it.

"It's too artificial; it can't compare to genuine Shaman Dao Spiritual Artifacts," Li Qi shook his head.

It was too far off.

The Spiritual Artifacts made by the Shamanic Silkworm Artifact had the characteristic of being 'natural,' but it was just a characteristic.

Shaman Dao Spiritual Artifacts were not merely natural; they were truly natural, spiritual objects naturally nurtured by this heaven and earth, born with various divine wonders, at most just embellished.

"It does have an artificial touch, but this thing... it's really strong, worthy of you, Li Qi.

You quietly came up with something big.

How do you want me to improve this?

To be honest, I have some ideas, but I don't know what you're thinking," Bo Yue asked.

Although it could be changed, one always had to ask the designer how they wanted it changed.

"Zhong Minglou said to let you do it, so just do as you please.

I'll assist you.

If you need any parameters, I can tell you directly," Li Qi said.

"That charlatan said it? Alright then, I'll do it as I please," Bo Yue said, no longer having any doubts.

They had known each other for a while now.

For these Young Masters, who were generally in their twenties or thirties and still in the early stages of their lives, it was enough to establish deep friendships and mutual understanding.

"Don't think about what Zhong Minglou said, just do it."

This sentence had become everyone's consensus.

Bo Yue began to do as he pleased.

He immediately started calculating.

What he wanted to strengthen was the 'living' characteristic within it.

Bo Yue liked this point very much, so he wanted to strengthen it.

The Spiritual Artifacts produced by the Shamanic Silkworm Artifact were essentially extensions of the Shamanic Silkworm Artifact, and the Shamanic Silkworm Artifact itself was a product formed by a living creature plus an automatic Spiritual Artifact mechanism.

Therefore, the Spiritual Artifact also possessed this automatic feedback similar to life.

So, to strengthen this point in the way of a Diviner was to make this garment 'smarter.'

He wanted to cultivate this thing, filling more computing power into the rune structure of this garment, adding a large number of divination Formations, so that this garment could also achieve a state of 'simulated thinking.'

That wasn't true thinking; it had no mind, only instinctive reactions, just like a mimosa.

A mimosa that hadn't become a demon was a plant; it couldn't think, but it would still shrink when touched.

As a result, this Magic Robe became more 'vivid,' with its corners and such able to autonomously wriggle in response to external stimuli, and even, like many life-saving methods, could automatically activate its power.

Once the idea was decided, Bo Yue began to work.

However, during the process of re-editing this, Bo Yue's expression became increasingly solemn.

Halfway through compiling the runes, he suddenly looked up and asked Li Qi, "Li Qi, this thing... can I see the core technology?"

"What's wrong?" Li Qi asked, "You can't compile it, so you need the core for reference?"

"No, this thing... might be somewhat useful to me," Bo Yue said.

Li Qi's expression immediately became serious.

Bo Yue was someone who wouldn't back down easily.

When he said 'somewhat useful,' it meant it was very useful!

Was the Shamanic Silkworm Artifact helpful to his cultivation?

"I personally really want to give it to you, but... this item is not only my achievement, Liu Canzhi also put in a lot of effort, and he plans to use this thing as his Seventh-Grade Dao Base, so I don't know if I can give it to you," Li Qi deliberated for a moment, deciding to speak frankly.

If Liu Canzhi truly used the Shamanic Silkworm Artifact as his Dao Base, then if Bo Yue obtained the core compilation method of the Shamanic Silkworm Artifact, it would be equivalent to directly understanding Liu Canzhi's foundation.

In the future, if he had malicious intentions, Liu Canzhi would likely be in danger, and it would be very difficult for him to resist.

Li Qi didn't distrust Bo Yue's character, but caution was a responsibility and respect towards Liu Canzhi.

"Easy to say.

How about I get involved in this thing of yours?

I'm good at deduction and proficient in mathematics and runes.

If I join your endeavor, this would count as my part, right?

I don't need material returns; I'll work for free.

I just need to see your previous records," Bo Yue said.

"...After today's literary gathering, I will help you introduce yourself to Liu Canzhi," Li Qi said.

"Hmm, then I'll continue modifying this," Bo Yue nodded, resuming his work.

Both of them realized that this might be the meaning of Zhong Minglou's deliberate arrangement.

However, they wouldn't ask Zhong Minglou about it.

Because everyone knew... Zhong Minglou himself probably couldn't explain it clearly.

He himself didn't understand; he just had a feeling in the ethereal realm.

Things in the ethereal realm were hard to explain.

Everyone was a Shaman; who didn't have a sixth sense?

Who didn't have moments when they suddenly felt a chill and sensed danger or Opportunity?

It was just that Zhong Minglou's sixth sense was particularly outrageous, so outrageous that other Shamanes found it outrageous.

Bo Yue sped up, even using the demonic seed, repeatedly pulling in the fragments of time, 'stealing' a large amount of time.

This caused his previously well-maintained appearance, sustained by medicine, to rapidly wither, quickly turning him into that half-dead state.

However, at this moment, Lingxiao Flower Goddess stepped forward and gently bit her finger.

She bit her finger, and blood flowed out, but it wasn't red blood.

The Flower Goddess was not Human Race; what flowed within her body was not blood, and even her Human Race's small world and the Human Race were completely different.

For example, she had no internal organs to speak of.

Biting her finger, what seeped out was a slightly bitter, orange-yellow liquid.

What should it be called...?

Cell sap?

Or flower juice? That didn't seem quite right either.

Let's just call it blood.

This orange-yellow blood was slightly licked by her tongue and spread evenly on her fingertip.

Then, she walked in front of Bo Yue and wrote a few profound symbols on his forehead.

A strong Life Qi, enough to make a hundred flowers bloom, burst forth on Bo Yue's body!

Bo Yue's deathly appearance rapidly recovered, and he even looked much younger, full of spirit, with bulging muscles, vigorous Qi, and incredibly healthy.

Li Qi and Bo Yue immediately realized that this was the Flower Goddess's essence... let's just call it essence blood; it was similar anyway.

Although there was no superficial change from the loss of this drop of essence blood, Li Qi, through True Knowledge Dao Resonance, felt that the other party's aura had weakened slightly.

Her Origin had suffered some loss, though it was only a negligible amount.

Hmm... she still had some conscience, perhaps.

And with this fresh force aiding him, Bo Yue's efficiency also sped up!

Soon, just before the literary gathering was about to begin, the transformation was finally completed.

The Magic Robe had come alive.

Like a butterfly, it fluttered and flew.