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âOn your own? Why donât I go with you?â asked Chu Yao.
âItâs fine. My cultivation base has reached the peak of the Jade Core realm. I have enough power to protect myself.â Long Chen smiled. Having advanced to the tenth Heavenstage of Jade Core, Long Chen had enough confidence.
âThen be careful.â Chu Yao reached out and tidied his robes, straightening his collar. Long Chen never cared too much about such details, and so his collar was often askew. âAh, wait. Cloud was sent back to the Martial Heaven Continent by the Spirit Emperor ten days ago.â
âWhat? Why?â asked Long Chen.
âCloud said that it has reached the peak of the ninth rank. In order to advance, it needs to return to its ancestral lands and undergo a baptism. That way, itâll be able to take human form at the tenth rank,â said Chu Yao.
Cloud was no ordinary Magical Beast. It was classified amongst the annals of the Xuan Beasts. Although it had an innate deficiency, thanks to Meng Qiâs care and the help of the Myriad Spirit Diagram, Cloudâs Spirit Blood showed signs of returning to its ancestral state. Its Spirit Blood had been purified to a peak.
The tenth rank was an important level for the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow. It had to return to its ancestral lands and undergo a spirit awakening ceremony.
Then it would be able to take human form. By taking a human form, the Xuan Beasts were able to get closer to the Heavenly Daos. That allowed them to progress toward the path to ascension.
As for Magical Beasts that were unable to take human form, they would forever be Magical Beasts. Only Xuan Beasts that were capable of taking human form could ascend. Mere Magical Beasts, no matter how strong they became, would never step foot onto that path.
Long Chen nodded. If Cloud could transform into human form, then with the assistance of the Myriad Spirit Diagram, it would no longer have any setbacks on its cultivation path. Perhaps it could restore the ancient glory of its race.
When Long Chen looked at Cloud, he was reminded of Little Snowâs image. Right now, Little Snowâs crystal core was being nourished by the Myriad Spirit Diagram.
According to Meng Qi, Little Snowâs soul was strengthening with each passing day as if there was no limit. Even Meng Qi didnât understand this phenomenon. Little Snowâs Spiritual Strength had now surpassed the standard of eleventh rank Magical Beasts.
If even Meng Qi couldnât understand it, then there was no way Long Chen could. However, Long Chen thought it was related to the Eastern Wasteland Bell.
This mysterious phenomenon might be related to how the Eastern Wasteland Bell had sealed Little Snowâs soul.
Thinking of the Eastern Wasteland Bell, Long Chen thought to himself how it had been many years, and there wasnât the slightest news of the Eastern Wasteland Bell. It was like it had vanished.
âAh, thatâs right, how is everyone doing with nourishing their Ancestral items?â asked Long Chen.
âItâs not ideal. In over a month, I think only two hundred people have managed to awaken their item-spirits. The others still havenât managed to provoke a reaction.â Chu Yao shook her head.
âWhat? They have two Ancestral items sharing one item-spirit. But even after a month, they were unable to awaken their spirits?â
Long Chen naturally knew that true Ancestral items required their item-spirits to be nourished. This process required a large amount of time and effort. That was why when he had given instructions to Guo Ran to forge them, Long Chen had instructed him to make sure that the armor and weapons shared runes, so that they could share one item-spirit.
That was to save everyoneâs time. Other than Guo Ranâs armor, everyone elseâs armor and weapon shared one item-spirit. But despite that, only a few people had managed to awaken their item-spirits. That was too slow.
Chu Yao was speechless. âDo you think everyoneâs soul is as powerful as yours? Ancestral items are normally nourished by generations of people. Even for the first generation user, it normally requires half a year to a year to awaken the spirit. For some people to have succeeded in just a month is amazing speed!â
Long Chen laughed embarrassedly. It was true. The item-spirits of Ancestral items required a huge amount of Spiritual Strength to awaken.
Just like incubating an egg, it couldnât be rushed. It needed to be done one step at a time. But the day that everyone awakened their item-spirits would come sooner or later.
For an item-spirit to form a resonance with a master was an excellent sign. That meant that the item-spirit had already obtained a slight consciousness. After gaining its own mind, the item-spirit would need its master to continuously nourish it with their soul. This increased the item-spiritâs loyalty and favorable impression. It made them feel dependant on their master. That was the only way to guarantee their loyalty.
Once both sides had reached a necessary level of trust between them, as the item-spirit grew stronger, the master would work together with the item-spirit to learn how to activate the itemâs runes. When the master attacked, the item-spirit would assist, multiplying their individual power.
From the time that an Ancestral item was forged to when it grew to its peak state, normally hundreds of years would have passed. At the very least, it would require a few decades.
For some of the Dragonblood warriors to have reached this point in just a month was shocking. Long Chen had truly been too impatient.
No matter what, having an item-spirit with consciousness alone would double the Ancestral itemâs power. That was the difference between having an item-spirit and not.
As their item-spirits grew stronger, the power of the Ancestral items would also grow. This was an excellent thing.
However, having two Ancestral items sharing one item-spirit would most definitely not be as strong as two Ancestral items with individual item-spirits. But there was no way around that. The Dragonblood Legion didnât have that much time or energy to waste.
âWhat about Guo Ran? Howâs he doing?â asked Long Chen.
âHim? I suppose heâs weeping in his room.â Chu Yao was caught between laughter and tears. Although she knew she shouldnât laugh, she couldnât help it.
In order to increase his power to the max, Guo Ran had begged Long Chen to create item-spirits in every part of his armor.
As a result, now he had met with tragedy. As a Forging Master, Guo Ranâs Spiritual Strength was above average. But when he started nourishing his item-spirits, he almost crumbled. Others were nourishing one and having difficulty, while he was nourishing dozens.
But regret was useless. He had poured too much blood, sweat, and tears into his armor already. He had to nourish them. However, thinking of how he had to nourish dozens of them at once, he felt completely powerless.
âHe deserves it. I told him that even if he constantly used medicinal pills, five items-spirits would be his limit, but he refused to listen. His expression back then was like he was going to become hostile if I refused to give him more item-spirits, like he wouldnât view me as his boss anymore.â Long Chen smiled. Having not listened to his boss, Guo Ran was reaping what he had sowed.
âFortunately, Meng Qi has been helping him out a bit, lending him some Spiritual Strength to nourish them. Furthermore, she also split a bit of the Three-head Nine-eye Illusion Spirit Beastâs energy with him to quicken the process. Guo Ran was so moved that he swore to create her a powerful soul item to thank her.â Thinking of Guo Ranâs tears of gratitude from that time and how he had looked like he had seen his savior, Chu Yaoâs smile widened.
âTch, he should be thanking his luck. Who knows how long it would take him otherwise?â Long Chen laughed.
However, Long Chen had long since known this would happen. With Meng Qiâs vast Spiritual Strength, lending Guo Ran a small fraction wouldnât hinder her own cultivation.
Hearing all this, Long Chen was relieved. He had Chu Yao go back into seclusion by the Life God Tree. She didnât need to worry about the Life God Treeâs emotions. The Undying Willow would be a terrifying helper to the Dragonblood Legion in the future, and this was definitely a good thing.
Only then did Chu Yao feel at ease and return back to the Life God Tree with Long Chen.
Long Chen didnât hide his intentions. He directly told the Spirit Emperor that the Undying Willow was no longer an enemy, but Chu Yaoâs contractual protector.
The Spirit Emperor didnât express any shock. She merely smiled and gave Chu Yao her blessing.
Long Chen also said that he wanted to go. He gave explicit coordinates of where he wanted to be transported to.
A single leaf floated down from the Life God Tree and landed in his hand.
âWhen you return to the Martial Heaven Continent, we will no longer be able to sense you. This leaf is similar to your spirit transmission talismans. If you inject your Spiritual Strength into it and then crush it, we will be able to receive a message from you,â said the Spirit Emperor.
Due to Long Chenâs suggestions, the Spirit Emperor had closed all the channels to the Spirit World. The entire world was now isolated, and the outer world wouldnât be able to create new channels for a while.
But within the Spirit World, the Life God Tree could freely send Long Chen and the others out, or even create a temporary channel that allowed them to come and go.
That kind of channel was not exactly a spatial channel. Even with the Life God Treeâs power, it could only maintain it for a single breathâs time.
Furthermore, this channel could not accept people above the Life Star realm. Otherwise, the fluctuations would grow too violent and cause the channel to crumble.
Long Chen nodded and put away the leaf. This was his key to returning to the Spirit World, so he had to take care of it.
Since they had only given Long Chen one leaf, it meant that it was no ordinary item. Otherwise, considering the Spirit Emperorâs generosity, she would have given him a pile of them to use.
Through the Life God Tree, Long Chen saw countless isolated spaces within its crown. All the Dragonblood warriors were sitting in a meditative state. Each one of them had a jar full of medicinal pills in front of them.
Occasionally, a person would stick their hand into the jar and pull out a medicinal pill to eat.
Right now, they were absorbing the energy of medicinal pills while nourishing their item-spirits with their souls.
Seeing everyone going all-out to get stronger, Long Chen didnât hesitate. He gave a look to the Spirit Emperor.
The Spirit Emperor waved her staff, and the head of her staff began to glow like a star.
The light of millions of leaves on the Life God Tree converged into a huge vortex, and it gradually shrank until it became a three-meter-wide channel. As soon as the channel was stable, Long Chen stepped into it, vanishing from the Spirit World.
The scenery in front of him changed. The dense air of life and the sun vanished. Long Chenâs vision darkened. He had returned to the Martial Heaven Continent, but it was currently night.
Looking around, he realized the Life God Treeâs channel was frighteningly accurate. He was just a few thousand miles from the Xuantian Dao Sect.
Determining his position, Long Chen rushed off to the Xuantian Dao Sect. But when he saw the scenery where the Xuantian Dao Sect was, killing intent exploded out of him.
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