The Ten Thousand Ways to Hug the Female Protagonist’s Thigh - Chapter 27.1

Wen Shu turned her gaze to the jade brush in her palm. After the sacred bond, she and the brush were connected by spirit and energy. Although the mysterious memories in her mind were still hazy and difficult to articulate, she could now clearly recognize the brush.

Its name was Yu Shengyan—a powerful divine artifact that had been sealed. This artifact was bound to Wen Shu’s life and cultivation level. A fragment of the memories in her mind told her that when she reached the Qi Refining stage, the first seal on the brush would be unlocked, elevating it to the level of a top-tier, low-grade spirit artifact.

Wen Shu’s current cultivation had already reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining, so she naturally understood how to use the brush properly. A portion of the chaotic memories and cultivation techniques had also been unlocked. However, these techniques were only suitable for the Foundation Establishment stage. As a Qi Refining cultivator, Wen Shu couldn’t fully comprehend them yet.

Coincidentally, the content of these techniques was quite similar to the Painting Soul techniques her master, Wen Wuchang, had passed down to her, though there were some minor differences. However, the methods from the brush were more detailed, more profound, and more obscure. In particular, the process of building the Dao Foundation was much longer and more primitive compared to the concise version Wen Wuchang had taught her, which included his insights and interpretations. This version was complete and original.

This was only the Foundation Establishment portion of the inheritance. Once Wen Shu broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, another seal on the brush would be unlocked, elevating it to the level of a top-tier mid-grade spirit artifact. She would then receive techniques suitable for the Golden Core stage. When she reached the Golden Core stage, the brush would ascend to the level of a top-tier high-grade spirit artifact, granting her techniques for the Nascent Soul stage.

In the Eastern Continent, cultivators’ weapons were divided into three major categories: Spiritual Tools, Spirit Artifacts, and Divine Artifacts. Each category was divided into low, mid, and high grades, each with low, medium, and high tiers. Top-tier artifacts were rare but not unheard of.

Generally, cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage could only use Spiritual Tools. After the Foundation Establishment, they could use Spirit Artifacts: low grade for Foundation Establishment, mid-grade for Golden Core, and high grade for Nascent Soul. Divine Artifacts were reserved for those at the Soul Transformation stage and beyond.

The grade of Spirit Artifact a cultivator could use was related to the capacity of their dantian. Higher-grade artifacts required more spiritual energy reserves. While it wasn’t impossible for lower-level cultivators to use higher-grade artifacts, doing so would consume their spiritual energy faster. For example, a typical Foundation Establishment cultivator who tried to use a mid-grade Spirit Artifact meant for Golden Core cultivators would only be able to unleash a single attack before exhausting their dantian.

However, the jade brush was different. It forcefully elevated the grade of artifact Wen Shu could use. While she was still at the Qi Refining stage, the brush already exhibited the power of a top-tier mid-grade Spirit Artifact. This meant Wen Shu would either have to work hard to expand her dantian to store more spiritual energy, far surpassing her peers, or the inheritance she received was extraordinary, allowing her dantian capacity to increase and use higher-grade artifacts.