“Hehehe… Hahaha… This container is very good, very perfect, hahaha…” At this moment, the voice of the tianzhu sword’s artifact spirit came from within the saint-grade artifact.

Its voice was the same as before, but the saint-grade artifact was already completely different from the original.

It was just using the same material as the saint-grade artifact, but its appearance had changed greatly; it was similar to the previous tianzhu sword, yet looked even more formidable. The runes branded on its surface were more numerous and even more bizarre; even Xiao Fan could not decipher these runes.

"Are you… finished?" Xiao Fan asked, waving his hand to take the new saint-grade artifact into his hand.

At this moment, Xiao Fan was suddenly stunned. Xiao Fan had used the previous saint-grade artifact longsword. It was undoubtedly strong, but it definitely didn't feel as strong as it did now!

"Yes, it's finished, thank you, Big Brother… Hahaha…" The artifact spirit laughed happily, then left Xiao Fan's hand and began bouncing back and forth in the great hall.

"The new container is stronger than the previous one, it's so awesome!" The artifact spirit was very excited.

"Stop bouncing, come over here, I have something to ask you." Xiao Fan said.

"What is it?" Hearing Xiao Fan's summons, even though the artifact spirit was very unwilling, it dared not resist and obediently went before Xiao Fan, calming down.

Just kidding, Xiao Fan was the kind of person who could use it to poke the anus of a Yao Beast; how could it dare to offend him! Moreover, this The Terror's strength had become even stronger!

From suppressing the saint-grade artifact's spirit just now, it could clearly feel the power it had absorbed from Xiao Fan! This The Terror's strength had already initially reached the Heaven-Stepping Realm!

"What exactly is your origin? What did you mean by 'devouring' earlier? And… why is this saint-grade artifact stronger than before?" Xiao Fan asked all the questions he wanted to know directly, without holding anything back.

He didn't intend to beat around the bush or ask tentatively. In Xiao Fan's view, the artifact spirit was one of his own, so there was no need to do that. If he did, it would only make their relationship seem distant.

"Uh… about that, I'll just tell the truth, sigh…" The artifact spirit sighed deeply. Through the imprint between them, Xiao Fan could feel the mixed emotions in the artifact spirit's heart.

"Speak quickly…" Xiao Fan urged.

"Uh… actually, my origin is simple. I'm just an artifact spirit, only a defective one."

"Defective?" Xiao Fan was stunned. "What do you mean?" Are there defective artifact spirits? Aren't those only for Magical Artifacts?

"Let's put it this way, there are many ways for an artifact spirit to be born. The simplest is to use Soul Sacrifice, which is to throw members of the Human Race or other races into the Magical Artifact after it has formed, and use their lives to achieve Fusion with the Magical Artifact. This is what is called a Soul Sacrifice."

"Next is the accumulation over time. After a long time, the Magical Artifact will naturally develop intelligence… Of course, this takes a very long time."

"Then there is the Innate spirit. When some Heaven-Defying Magical Artifacts are born, an Innate artifact spirit will be conceived along with them, and I…" The artifact spirit's voice changed, sounding very proud: "I am that Innate artifact spirit!"

"Innate artifact spirit?" Xiao Fan was stunned. It was his first time hearing this term. Although he didn't know what an Innate artifact spirit was, it sounded very impressive!

"Continue." Xiao Fan was interested.

"The rest is easy to understand. After I, a Heaven-Defying being, was born, the rules of the Universe did not allow it, just like a Cultivator Undergoing Tribulation… I experienced a Heavenly Tribulation at that time, and it was a very terrifying, Heaven-Defying one… So, afterwards, I became like this."

"Became like what?" Xiao Fan asked, puzzled.

"The Magical Artifact carrying me shattered, destroyed under the Heavenly Tribulation, and I directly became an Innate artifact spirit without a Magical Artifact body…"

A Magical Artifact body; for every artifact spirit, this is their Physical Body, which is the Magical Artifact itself.

"Uh… so, the previous Heavens Punishment and Earths Destruction wasn't your true Physical Body either?" Xiao Fan asked, puzzled. This was the difference the artifact spirit had told him about before.

"Nonsense, I am an Innate artifact spirit, how could I be the original host of that trashy Magical Artifact? Besides, that Magical Artifact couldn't handle my power at all…" The artifact spirit said proudly, leaking its own background this time.

"Then what about your previous master? The one who crafted you?" Xiao Fan asked curiously.

"Uh… I don't know. I guess, perhaps they died. After all, crafting a Heaven-Defying Magical Artifact like me would also trigger a Heavenly Tribulation for them." The artifact spirit thought for a moment and said.

Crafting a Heaven-Defying Magical Artifact would not only bring a Heavenly Tribulation to the Magical Artifact, but also to the creator.

"Uh… that unlucky?" Xiao Fan asked blankly, feeling some pity for this Artifact Refiner.

They crafted the Magical Artifact, only to be struck to death by lightning, and the Magical Artifact was ruined too.

"Not too bad…" The artifact spirit said indifferently.

"Then why did you end up on the Heavens Punishment and Earths Destruction, and why are you in the Nine Provinces?" Xiao Fan asked curiously.