As the space transformed, in the blink of an eye, Lin Yue found himself inside a dimly lit hall.
Above, it was evidently a barrier formed by an array, a black curtain-like night sky, with stars like a tapestry, each star, large or small, twinkling in the night.
Lin Yue was well aware, those twinkling stars... were the treasures of the Temple of Thousand Gods, each contained treasures within.
"The Temple of Thousand Gods will grant you the most suitable first prize reward."
The gray-robed elder said, "As for what might attract you, that depends on yourself. Just release your aura."
Lin Yue nodded slightly, looked up at the starry night sky, and immediately released his own aura.
Mainly the aura of the embryonic form of the path, he had now mastered the embryonic form of the Wind Phase, Water Phase, and Fire Phase.
In the dim sky, among the dazzling stars, suddenly a star fell down.
Lin Yue extended his hand, catching that star, and the moment he touched it, the luminous outer layer shattered immediately, revealing what lay within.
A pair of small golden bracelets.
Lin Yue scrutinized the bracelets with curiosity.
"It's actually that..." The gray-robed elder seemed to recognize its origin, softly sighing, "You're quite lucky."
"What is this?" Lin Yue asked.
"It's called... Flying Spirit Chasing Sun."
The gray-robed elder slowly said, "You can consider it as a semi-divine artifact."
"Semi-divine?" Lin Yue asked in confusion.
The gray-robed elder said, "Compared to your Divine Artifact Battle Saber, this Flying Spirit Chasing Sun is essentially no different from a divine artifact, but it lacks the divine power of Ancient Gods. It requires sufficient compatibility to unleash its might, and after you have proven and transcended the path, the difference will be more significant."
Lin Yue responded with an "oh," not particularly concerned.
He had not even mastered the embryonic form of the Ultimate Path, with the great challenge of harmonization still ahead, let alone proving the path.
"Of course, if you can find a suitable Ancient Divine Power for it, it may also transform towards becoming a true divine artifact."
The gray-robed elder observed Lin Yue, saying, "I see you have mastered the embryonic forms of the Wind and Fire. This semi-divine artifact is based on the Perfect 'Sun Chasing' path, which is quite compatible with you. Although your Wind and Fire haven't formed into the Sun Chasing Path, you can still exert some of its power."
Lin Yue stared at the pair of golden bracelets in his hand, indeed vaguely sensing the hidden Dao rhythm within, a peculiar aura of Wind and Fire entwined and fused as one.
"Need to master the same path too?" He couldn't help but say, "It seems my Divine Artifact Battle Saber didn't have this requirement?"
"That's the greatness of divine artifacts."
The gray-robed elder sighed and continued, "However, you managed to grasp the embryonic forms of Wind and Fire, which can still exert some power. Furthermore, you can sense the Dao contained within Flying Spirit Chasing Sun. If you use it as a teacher, you might even merge the Wind and Fire into the heavenly revenging Sun Chasing Path, by then, it would be no less than a true divine artifact."
"Oh?" Lin Yue raised an eyebrow slightly.
The Ultimate Path was too difficult, but if there was a transition through this Sun Chasing Path, it wouldn't be bad.
Moreover, this Sun Chasing Path was just formed by Wind and Fire, the foundation remained unchanged. It wouldn't just not affect his grasp of the Ultimate Path, but might even help. After all, the guidance he received for the Ultimate Path was formed by the fusion of the Four Phases: Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire.
It was like mixing colors with paint according to a formula, as long as the formula's paint was correct, even if the proportions were off, it could be gradually adjusted to eventually achieve the desired color.
But if another color was added, it would be difficult to fix.
For ordinary paths, wanting to merge into a heavenly reversing path was actually a matter of "proportion."
Theoretically, all paths could merge into the Ultimate Path, just that the difficulty was so high it was nearly impossible. Without inherited guidance, one could at most come close.
"However, for you, this Flying Spirit Chasing Sun, at least there's still hope for true recognition."
The gray-robed elder said, "But with your Divine Artifact Battle Saber, deep recognition is difficult, let alone complete recognition and fusion. First, its will can never acknowledge you, secondly, if I remember correctly, in order for full recognition, you must die in battle with it, which means either you possess an extraordinary treasure that can reverse life and death, or you must reincarnate and wait for your next life."
Lin Yue was also aware of this point.
He had seen a treasure that could reverse life and death, but there was no way to obtain it. After all, he no longer had a chance to enter Beiyuan Mountain.
"Will recognition?" Lin Yue asked in confusion.
The gray-robed elder shook his head, asking in return, "Have you sensed its will?"
"No." Lin Yue frowned and said, "It doesn't have an Artifact Spirit, right?"
"Even without an Artifact Spirit, it couldn't be without a self-will."
The gray-robed elder said, "To obtain the recognition of the divine artifact's will, you must master the same path as the divine artifact. Your Divine Artifact Battle Saber includes a Perfect Heavenly Reversing Path, which is the Infinite Path, incompatible with your path. Unless you can learn the Infinite Path, it's impossible to sense its will."
He paused, then added comfortingly, "But it's no matter. Even shallow recognition allows the divine artifact's power to be formidable, and deep recognition requires comprehension of the Infinite Path. As for complete recognition... that's a matter for after proving and transcending the path."
Lin Yue furrowed his brows.
Deep recognition still required understanding the Infinite Path?
The voice from the inheritance land of Beiyuan Mountain didn't mention this, it seemed to not even consider whether his path was compatible with this divine artifact.