Although the Ruyi Golden Cudgel didn't give birth to an artifact spirit, it still possessed intelligence.
After all, the tier of the Ruyi Golden Cudgel was extremely high.
Of course, Lin Ming may not find it particularly outstanding given he had quite a few divine artifacts in his hands, but it could be said that with the Ruyi Golden Cudgel's tier, it was something that no other Sage realm experts could possess.
Although it wasn't a divine artifact, and couldn't even be considered a pseudo-divine artifact as claimed by the Great Sage, the combat power and the strength of the Ruyi Golden Cudgel was definitely at the tier of a pseudo-divine artifact.
Furthermore, if one considered its lethality, no one would have any objections if the Ruyi Golden Cudgel were classified as a divine artifact.
After all, back then, the Great Sage had wielded the Ruyi Golden Cudgel and defeated the Heavenly Court, which had several divine artifacts.