203 Heavenly Core Truth (1/2)
Deep inside the central building, Feifei was looking around to see what was happening. Suddenly, an ethereal project of a man appeared in front of her.
”Hello there. Your name is Feifei, right?”
Feifei didn't seem surprised that he knew her name, this guy was the one who managed this dimensional realm, so he definitely had eyes everywhere.
”Why did you bring me here?”
Xanio then answered.
”I finally found an inheritor, so I brought you here to pass on my knowledge.”
Feifei heard that and then laughed.
”Did you know? I'm a direct descendant of the Wang Clan, so I don't think there is anything you can give me that I can't get already. In fact, I might have even better sources.”
Xanio wasn't angry with that remark, though.
”You say that, but your Destiny Core is saying the opposite, isn't that right?”
Feifei narrowed her eyes when she heard that.
”What do you mean?”
Xanio continued.
”Let's start with the legend about the Heavenly Core. It is said that the Heavenly Core always appeared after one of the 9 Major Cores evolved into it. This much you already know, right?”
Feifei nodded and waited for Xanio to continue talking.
”I dedicated my life trying to give birth to a Heavenly Core, but during most of it, I've seen my research turned into a fruitless effort. I thought that I would really leave this place before I could get an answer. I tried several things, both with my own Destiny Core and the other Major Cores. Still, nothing much changed. It was then that I thought about a possibility.”
Xanio's face turned serious at this point.
”Is it really the 9 Major Cores the ones capable of evolving? What if the previous Heavenly Core owners didn't have a Major Core to start with? Or to be more precise, what if their Major Cores were not the same as the ones that I knew?”
Feifei's heart skipped a bit at that point. After all, both her and Krune seem to have a Major Core that is different from the others of the same type.
”Following this logic, I changed the focus of my research. I went after records of the 9 Major Cores that had appeared until that point. As you know, Major Cores are extremely rare. Still, with the number of cultivators and demons beasts in the universe, there are quite a few appearing every year. Remember that we are talking about the entire universe here, not the Western Protectorate alone.”
”I spent thousands of years traveling around the universe and collecting records of the past Major Core owners. Finally, I stopped somewhere and started my studies.”
”Another thing that I noticed is that no more than one of each showed those peculiarities. What I mean is that, during the time a Heavenly Core appeared, only a single one of each Major Core type showed those changes. Or at least, I didn't find any records of two Advanced Major Cores of the same type during the same age.”
”If my research isn't wrong, every time those Advanced Major Cores show themselves, a Heavenly Core has a chance of appearing.”
Feifei got confused at that point and asked.
”A chance? Does it mean that even if those Advanced Major Core owners appear, a Heavenly Core isn't guaranteed to appear too?”
Xanio nodded.
”Correct. You must remember this, there is very little information about the Heavenly Core, and that is because it doesn't always come to be. In fact, the chances are still low even during those times.”
Feifei seemed to understand something.
”Wait, are you telling me that the Heavenly Core is a combination of those 9 Advanced Major Cores?”
Xanio showed a smile after heard that.
”Smart! That is also the reason why a Heavenly Core rarely appears. From what I found, each of those 9 Advanced Major Cores carries with them a fragment of the Heavenly Core. In fact, I'm almost 100% sure about that. Do you remember the thing that had been calling you inside this place?”
Feifei nodded, it was evident that Xanio knew that she had a Major Core different from the others.
Xanio smiled and said.
”That is the Heavenly Core Fragment of an Advanced Destiny Core. That's why you can feel its presence. No, to be more exact, it 'was' a Heavenly Core Fragment, but it is not the case anymore.”
Although Feifei was already expecting it, she still was surprised to hear that.