Chapter 309: Crystal Core and Spiritual Root!
However, there was one thing that Yao Chen still understood very well—that Jiang Lin's biggest difference from this world was that Jiang Lin's way of perceiving the world was fundamentally different from how this world was viewed.
As a "transmigrator," the greatest cheat typically comes from the "worldview" of the world the transmigrator comes from.
Although the world does not change due to a person's subjective will, a person's subjective will can actively respond to the objective world. For example, compared to other weapon refiners in this world, Jiang Lin's unique logic in understanding the world was his greatest cheat. And as long as this worldview was not a disjointed civilization leading ahead of others, there was no superior or inferior distinction between the logical systems of different worldviews.
The traditional weapon refining techniques on Dou Qi Continent may not necessarily be worse than Jiang Lin's methods. In fact, the traditional methods might even be better because Jiang Lin had been learning the most mature refining system in the current world and then used his unique logic to adapt the system to suit himself.
In the vast "technology tree" sustained by Dou Qi, the difference between Jiang Lin and the founders of soul artifacts, formation weapons, and other top weapon refiners was that although the final height might be the same, the technical branches of their paths could freely diverge in the abyss of uncertainty.
Yao Chen clearly held many stereotypes about the Spirit Clan, but he felt a contradictory emotion when looking at Jiang Lin. The evil little spirit from the Spirit Clan in front of him didn't look evil at all. Even the soul artifact, which was destined to be associated with evil, had its own understanding in Jiang Lin's hands, not following the traditional soul-forging path of soul artifacts.
Here with Jiang Lin, the soul and weapon in the soul artifact seemed to be separate. It was a soul controller, not the typical soul artifact used by the Spirit Clan.
"I've encountered the most traditional soul artifacts, and there have been some good ones among them. They could stabilize the soul and enhance resistance. But more often than not, there are various types of weapons targeting the soul," Yao Chen said, glancing at Jiang Lin for a while before shaking his head slightly. His soul body integrated into the Strange Fire Xuan Heavy Ruler, and a faint, hollow voice resonated in Jiang Lin's ear:
"But you're different. Your understanding of soul artifacts diverges greatly from the owner of that cauldron. Ah, forget it, maybe in the future you will forge your own path."
"Whether it's an alchemist or a weapon refiner, in the end, all paths lead to the same goal—reaching that legendary realm."
The Strange Fire Xuan Heavy Ruler automatically flew back to Jiang Lin's side. Yao Chen had to admit that he had previously harbored some prejudice against weapon refiners, thinking that refining didn't bring the same level of progress in cultivation as alchemy. But after meeting the little spirit of the Spirit Clan in front of him, he realized how wrong his previous assumptions had been.
Yao Chen once thought that the world only had the Burning Sutra, a sovereign-level technique. Each race's imperial classics were top-tier Heavenly-level techniques, and these techniques, passed down through the races, were the most suitable cultivation methods for their people. Real imperial-level techniques were only the Burning Sutra, which could evolve on its own, with no known upper limit.
But now, Yao Chen had realized that, besides the Burning Sutra that was rumored to have been cultivated by the ancient emperor, the Spirit Clan's "Refining Fire Sutra" was also an imperial-level technique.
The Spirit Clan also had its own legacy technique, a top-tier Heavenly-level method, and the Refining Fire Sutra was one of their ancient traditions.
The two recognized imperial-level weapon refiners in the world were the ancestors of the Weapon Refining Guild and the Spirit Clan's Elder, Danqi Zi and Ling Di. Without a doubt, both were Dou Emperor-level experts, and even the later Ling Di had to address Danqi Zi as "Master Ancestor" in that era.
And the Refining Fire Sutra, a technique not suited for human cultivation, surely wasn't created by Ling Di himself. According to rumors Yao Chen had learned when he was a Pill Master, it was said that Ling Di had found this technique in the ruins of an ancient imperial clan, even older than the ancient imperial clans. (The Beast Domain Dragon Realm and similar places were full of ancient imperial clans.)
The Refining Fire Sutra, as a cultivation method for spiritual weapons, was obviously not suitable for humans, so Ling Di had modified the technique so humans could barely cultivate it.
Ling Di's ability to make small modifications to the Refining Fire Sutra showed that its grade was likely imperial-level. Although the Burning Sutra's upper limit was more profound, discussing those things was still too far off. Reaching imperial-level on Dou Qi Continent was already the highest-tier technique.
Previously, Yao Chen had thought that weapon refiners didn't focus on their own cultivation and would eventually be eliminated by top experts. But now, after seeing someone successfully cultivate the Refining Fire Sutra and refine themselves into a being akin to a spiritual weapon, Yao Chen realized how shallow his previous understanding had been.
If he didn't consider the suppression of realms, Yao Chen couldn't think of how to defeat Jiang Lin at this stage within the same realm.
After all, Xiao Yan's Buddha Fury Fire Lotus had been mostly immune to damage from Jiang Lin! Perhaps the Strange Fire Xuan Heavy Cannon now had the potential to break through Jiang Lin's defenses, but both the strongest spear and the strongest shield came from the same person!
Moreover, Jiang Lin had only nurtured a fire-based spiritual creature, which only had special defense against fire attacks. But what if Jiang Lin later created spiritual creatures of other attributes? How would that work?
"By the way, your Crystal Core path is not a long-term solution. The Fire Spirit Color Lotus should be the real long-term plan. Although this body of mine can't help you much, if your strength is sufficient in the future, I can tell you about a place with 'Exotic Wood.' If your abilities are sufficient, you might be able to cultivate an entirely new spiritual root," Yao Chen said, offering Jiang Lin an additional source of help in return for the extra space the Strange Fire Xuan Heavy Cannon provided.
As for how Jiang Lin would deal with gathering various attributes to form a spiritual root in the future, that wasn't something Yao Chen needed to worry about. That was for Jiang Lin's enemies to worry about, not Yao Chen, a "fellow."
"Hmm? That sounds good. I also feel that the Crystal Core path is a bit too extreme. The Fire Spirit Color Lotus should indeed be the path I take," Jiang Lin said as he looked at the Strange Fire Xuan Heavy Ruler in his hands, a trace of curiosity flashing in his eyes.
Yao Chen clearly hadn't fully realized the importance of spiritual roots to Jiang Lin. It could be said that as long as Jiang Lin could gather various spiritual roots from different attributes, he could abandon the idea of implanting magic cores into humans.
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