“This thing may have its seals, but used well, it can still work wonders,” he murmured to himself.0

The Radiant Gem Ruler could knock treasures out of the air, but it was ineffective against weapons. And simply possessing it did not mean invincibility.0

The artifact was not automatic, and it required the wielder’s intent to control. That was why Shangguan Jin hadn’t used the Radiant Gem Ruler to knock away Li Yanchu’s Jiaoslayer. And why, when faced with Li Yanchu’s sudden strike using the Eight Trigrams Mirror, he had been unable to block and was injured instead.0

The Radiant Gem Ruler was also useless against talismans. Yet, even with all these seals, it was still undeniably a very powerful magical artifact.0

Killing Shangguan Jin had earned him eight thousand merit points, which was indeed pleasing.0

But… the demon sealed beneath that pagoda still left a weight in Li Yanchu’s heart.0

“What kind of demon could it be, that Jinguang Temple would choose to seal rather than kill?”0

Unless those monks were trying to trick and harm their descendants,...0