Chapter 1466 (1/2)
Chapter 1466: Returning to the Martial Heaven Continen
“On your own? Why don’t I go with you?” asked Chu Yao.
“It’s fine. My cultivation base has reached the peak of the Jade Core realm. I have enough power to protect myself.” Long Chen smiled. Having advanced to the tenth Heavenstage of Jade Core, Long Chen had enough confidence.
“Then be careful.” 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. “Ah, wait. Cloud was sent back to the Martial Heaven Continent by the Spirit Emperor ten days ago.”
“What? Why?” asked Long Chen.
“Cloud 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, it’ll be able to take human form at the tenth rank,” said Chu Yao.
Cloud was no ordinary Magical Beast. It was cla.s.sified amongst the annals of the Xuan Beasts. Although it had an innate deficiency, thanks to Meng Qi’s care and the help of the Myriad Spirit Diagram, Cloud’s 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 a.s.sistance 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 Snow’s image. Right now, Little Snow’s crystal core was being nourished by the Myriad Spirit Diagram.
According to Meng Qi, Little Snow’s soul was strengthening with each pa.s.sing day as if there was no limit. Even Meng Qi didn’t understand this phenomenon. Little Snow’s Spiritual Strength had now surpa.s.sed the standard of eleventh rank Magical Beasts.
If even Meng Qi couldn’t 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 Snow’s soul.
Thinking of the Eastern Wasteland Bell, Long Chen thought to himself how it had been many years, and there wasn’t the slightest news of the Eastern Wasteland Bell. It was like it had vanished.
“Ah, that’s right, how is everyone doing with nouris.h.i.+ng their Ancestral items?” asked Long Chen.
“It’s not ideal. In over a month, I think only two hundred people have managed to awaken their item-spirits. The others still haven’t managed to provoke a reaction.” Chu Yao shook her head.
“What? They have two Ancestral items sharing one item-spirit. But even after a month, they were unable to awaken their spirits?”
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 everyone’s time. Other than Guo Ran’s armor, everyone else’s 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. “Do you think everyone’s 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!”
Long Chen laughed embarra.s.sedly. It was true. The item-spirits of Ancestral items required a huge amount of Spiritual Strength to awaken.
Just like incubating an egg, it couldn’t 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-spirit’s 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 item’s runes. When the master attacked, the item-spirit would a.s.sist, 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 pa.s.sed. 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 item’s 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 didn’t have that much time or energy to waste.
“What about Guo Ran? How’s he doing?” asked Long Chen.