Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race-Chapter 57 - Jiehuo_1
57: 57 Jiehuo_1
57: 57 Jiehuo_1
Even if the new disciples aren’t particularly impressive figures, having more friends means having more pathways.
Ye Yutang and Ye Yuqing walked over and sat down at the table to the left of Shen Long.
Shen Long chatted idly with several fellow sect members, primarily asking how they managed their spirit fields.
Some planted spirit rice themselves, while most hired Spirit Planting Masters to help.
After a short while, Sun Sen entered and went up to the round high platform.
Shen Long and the others all stood up and said in unison, “Greetings, Senior Brother Sun.”
According to Qian Dafu, Sun Sen had taken a Foundation Establishment Pill but had failed to advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
He has a daughter who is also on Green Cloud Peak.
Sun Sen nodded and said, “New disciples are required to study for four hours daily, two in the morning and two in the afternoon.
Now, for the roll call.”
He took out a roster and began calling names.
All eighty disciples, including Shen Long, were present.
After the roll call, Sun Sen took out several dozen jade slips of various colors and said, “These are the autobiographies of our Spirt Control Sect’s Grandmaster.
Take a look, everyone.”
Qian Dafu stood up and said enthusiastically, “Senior Brother Sun, let me help you distribute them!”
He walked up to the platform, took the many jade slips from Sun Sen’s hands, and distributed them to all the new disciples.
Shen Long noticed that Qian Dafu could call out every new disciple’s surname and even knew where they lived.
Sun Sen flicked his sleeve, and a palm-sized golden cicada flew out, landing on his chest.
The Sound Cicada, a kind of auxiliary spirit insect, could spread sound.
The deeper the mana, the higher the rank of the Sound Cicada, and the farther the sound could travel.
Sun Sen began to speak, “More than fifty thousand years ago, our Grandmaster, Yuling True Monarch, was originally a loose cultivator.
Back then, in Qin Country, there were eight relatively powerful forces; Xuan-yang Sect was only considered mid-tier.
Grandmaster had Triple Spirit Roots, and by a stroke of luck, he obtained an ancient tome, the ‘Spirt Control Manual,’ and a substantial amount of cultivation resources, and then he started practicing according to the ‘Spirt Control Manual’…”
He mainly recounted how Yuling True Monarch, starting as a loose cultivator, gradually cultivated step by step to the Divinity Transformation Stage and ultimately ascended to the Spirit Realm.
Sun Sen’s account wasn’t very detailed, simply providing a brief introduction to Yuling True Monarch’s life experiences.
For those who wanted to know the details, they could consult the jade slips, which contained the personal memoir compiled by the disciples of the Yuling True Monarch.
“Junior Brother Qin Bao here, Senior Brother Sun, what’s the difference between a life-bound spirit beast and an ordinary spirit beast?”
Qin Bao asked politely, his voice resonant.
“Senior Brother Qin, what is spirit control?”
Instead of directly answering, Sun Sen asked in return.
After a moment of thought, Qin Bao responded, “Raising spirit beasts, controlling spirit beasts to fight enemies.”
“Strictly speaking, that’s not spirit control.
It could only be said that you’ve raised a spirit beast.
If I control a sword artifact to fight enemies, can I call myself a Sword Cultivator?
If I control cauldrons and magic artifacts to fight enemies, can I call myself an Artifact Refiner?
If I plant a few acres of spirit fruit trees, can I claim to be a Spirit Planting Master?”
Sun Sen explained.
“Please elaborate, Senior Brother Sun,” Shen Long politely asked.
“Generally speaking, ‘demons’ can be divided into beasts, birds, scales, bugs, plants, and spirits—six types.
In a broad sense, spirit animal control is about using Spirit Beasts against enemies.
These Spirit Beasts are just ordinary Spirit Beasts; whether they advance to a higher realm or get killed, they do not affect their owner.
However, Life-Bound Spirit Beasts are different.”
“Let’s take you as an example, Junior Brother Qin.
Suppose your Life-Bound Spirit Beast is a Red Fire Python.
When you cultivate fire spells, you will receive certain enhancements.
Simply put, it’s easier for you to cultivate fire spells to Great Perfection.
If you increase your cultivation, the Red Fire Python can also benefit, for example, by growing larger, having stronger flesh, better vision, greater power when casting fire spells, and faster reactions.
Conversely, if the Red Fire Python’s rank increases, you can also benefit, such as saving a period of arduous cultivation and more easily reaching Great Perfection in your fire spells.”
“If Junior Brother Qin is at the early stages of Foundation Establishment, and the Red Fire Python advances from the first rank to the second, Junior Brother Qin would directly enter the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
If Junior Brother Qin is either at the middle stage or late stage of Foundation Establishment, then it saves a lot of arduous cultivation, and it’s not just about advancing a minor realm.
Besides, if Junior Brother Qin is stuck at a bottleneck, and the Life-Bound Spirit Beast advances a major realm, Junior Brother Qin could possibly break through the bottleneck,” Sun Sen explained slowly.
“Senior Brother Sun, does it mean that as long as the Life-Bound Spirit Beast advances a major realm, the cultivator can save a significant period of arduous cultivation?” Shen Long asked curiously.
“There’s a prerequisite.
The gap between you and your Life-Bound Spirit Beast can only be one major realm.
If it’s more than two major realms, the feedback won’t be as great.
Conversely, if your Life-Bound Spirit Beast gets killed, at the lightest, you suffer a severe loss of vitality, and at worst, you drop a minor realm.
If your Life-Bound Spirit Beast is more than two major realms away from your own, whether it advances a major realm or perishes, the impact on the main body is minimal.
However, in such a case, there’s no need to cultivate a Life-Bound Spirit Beast.”
Senior Brother Sun explained, “Demons can indeed be classified into more categories?
The first five are understandable, but what is ‘spirit’?” Ye Yutang asked curiously.
“Different places have different classifications for demons.
The Witch Clan in the Southern Border’s Cultivation World categorizes demons into five kinds: shell, scale, fur, feather, and insect.
The Witch Clan’s Life-Bound Sorcery Insect is very similar to the Life-Bound Spirit Beast.
The Human Clan compiled the Heaven and Earth Exotic Insect List, while the Witch Clan compiled the Witch Insect List.
Regardless of the list, the Spirit Insects on them are only for reference.
In the end, it’s the rank and Purity of Bloodline that matter for demons,” Sun Sen said slowly.
“What is Purity of Bloodline?
Please elaborate, Senior Brother Sun,” Qin Bao continued to inquire.
Sun Sen continued, “Monster Beasts place great importance on bloodline.
Dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and a mouse’s offspring will know how to dig holes.
The cultivation speed of Monster Beasts and their Purity of Bloodline are closely related.
The reason why Purity of Bloodline is so important is that it is related to the innate divine abilities of Monster Beasts.
Monster Beasts with higher Purity of Bloodline are more likely to comprehend powerful innate divine abilities.
Generally, a Monster Beast with a Purity of Bloodline of five can speak human languages, and to transform into a human form, the Purity of Bloodline must reach seven.”
“Monsters with a Purity of Bloodline less than five can also speak human languages, such as parrots, mynahs, flower demons, and so on.
Generally, ‘spirit’ refers to Stone Spirits, Fire Spirits, Thunder Spirits, Sword Spirits.
They are nurtured by nature, unable to reproduce, and are fortuitous encounters rather than something one can seek.
Relatively speaking, Fire Spirits are more likely to appear, also known as Spirit Flames.
Stone Spirits come from magical stones that gain sentience, Thunder Spirits usually appear in places with abundant power of thunder and lightning, very rare, and Sword Spirits are the rarest.
A sword artifact, after years of accumulation, may develop an Artifact Spirit and possess self-awareness.”
“Senior Brother Sun, can any cultivator have a Life-Bound Spirit Beast?” Shen Long continued to ask.
“That’s not the case.
Only cultivators who practice beast control techniques can own Life-Bound Spirit Beasts.
As for the Life-Bound Sorcery Insect of the Witch Clan, that’s unclear.
A Spirit Controller definitely possesses a Life-Bound Spirit Beast.
Our sect has three Sect Protecting Techniques, which are ‘Heavenly Ape Transformation,’ ‘Gale Manual,’ and ‘Flying Butterfly Scripture.’ Among them, ‘Heavenly Ape Transformation’ is a technique created by the Grandmaster; many generations of Nascent Soul ancestors practiced this technique,” Sun Sen continued slowly, then he changed his tune, “As new disciples with no significant contributions, you won’t be able to cultivate the Sect Protecting Techniques.
But our sect has collected a large number of techniques and divine skills, which are not weak.
I suggest you consider changing techniques after reaching Foundation Establishment!”
The three Sect Protecting Techniques are the core secrets of the Spirit Control Sect, and only the sect’s successors can practice them, after stringent evaluations, tracing their ancestors back eighteen generations.
