https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-446-Special-Flame-The-Path-to-Divinity-for-a-Fire-Type-Beast-/12957385/
https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-448-The-Scorching-Soul-s-whereabouts-The-Temporal-Projection-Reappears-/12957400/
Chapter 447: Southern Ming Departed Flame, First Stage: Flame Seed!
Chapter 447: Southern Ming Departed Flame, First Stage: Flame Seed!
Cloud Saint gazed at the young man before her, seemingly unaware of his thoughts as he stood there with closed eyes.
Over the years, with her extensive knowledge of fire-type beasts and the Flame Phoenix by her side, Cloud Saint had an insatiable curiosity about the Vermilion Bird from ancient myths and the Flame Venerable from legends.
At the same time, she was genuinely more curious about how ancient fire-type beasts had overcome the challenges at this crucial stage.
Su Ping paid no heed to Cloud Saint's musings; his entire focus was on the Book of Ten Thousand Beings.
If the first stage of Southern Ming Departed Flame required only half the usual universal experience points, a mere 2000 points, then his universal experience points would indeed be sufficient.
Furthermore, if things proceeded normally according to his speculation, the first stage of Southern Ming Departed Flame cultivation might not be limited to Little Flame.
Su Ping recalled the little crow, Ya Ya, whom he had just met.
The Dark Inferno Crow was also a fire-type beast.
If the Dark Inferno Crow's ancestral bloodline truly originated from the divine Three-legged Golden Crow, then could this method of cultivating and transforming flames also be applied to the little crow?
With this in mind, Su Ping had no hesitation.
Although it might seem astonishing to have figured out the cultivation method for fire-type beasts based solely on these clues, Su Ping had become accustomed to such startling feats.
Moreover, he had his reasons for doing so.
Looking at Su Ping's silent gaze, Cloud Saint asked, "Su Ping, is there something on your mind?"
Although she had a life-type sprite dragon as her companion, the Flame Phoenix had always been her primary pet.
If Su Ping could make progress in this aspect, it would be an unimaginable boost for Cloud Saint.
Su Ping looked at Cloud Saint's expectant face and said, "I have an idea, but I'm not sure if it will work."
For any other beastmaster, these words would mean nothing. After all, a Saint-level being like Cloud Saint had spent thousands of years researching without much success, and now a newcomer who didn't even have a fire-type beast claimed to have a solution.
This was clearly an impossible task.
But Su Ping was different, especially after last night. In the short time since his return from the imperial capital, he had already solved the challenging problem of cultivating fantasy manifestation on his other beasts.
It was this achievement and ability that prompted Yun Sheng to set aside all her tasks and personally travel to Linzhou after Su Ping merely mentioned the Vermillion Bird and the Southern Ming Departed Flame.
Yun Sheng's eyebrows rose with excitement as she turned to Su Ping, "What's your idea?"
Su Ping smiled slightly but didn't speak, instead closing his eyes again.
Finally, after obtaining a satisfying harvest from Yun Sheng and gaining a deeper understanding of the Southern Ming Departed Flame and the Vermillion Bird, Su Ping no longer hesitated. He applied the two thousand precious experience points from the Book of Ten Thousand Beings like a flowing stream to the Fire Elemental Record.
It was as if a sealed puzzle had finally been solved, and a locked door was opened with a key. The knowledge that was finally unlocked entered Su Ping's heart through his perception, reaching the depths of his soul.
The first stage of cultivating the Southern Ming Departed Flame!
In Su Ping's opinion, this first stage was perhaps the most valuable and crucial step in the entire cultivation process for him. Because this was the source.
Su Ping was also aware of the subsequent requirements for transforming into the Southern Ming Departed Flame, which included unique configurations and various resources.
However, all great endeavors begin with a first step, and if the Book of Ten Thousand Beings could help him take the most important and challenging initial step, then the Southern Ming Departed Flame or other possibilities might not be entirely impossible.
At this thought, Su Ping carefully contemplated the first stage of cultivation.
However, something unexpected caught Su Ping off guard.
[Southern Ming Departed Flame, First Cultivation Stage: Incubating the Fire Seed!]
[Cultivation (Preparation) Stage 1: The beast should be a Fire-type, and a pure Fire Elemental beast is preferred. The lower the beast's cultivation level, the easier the cultivation process!]
[Cultivation (Preparation) Stage 1: Fire Elemental Cores in varying quantities, Imperial-level resource Magma Heart, Scorching Soul (beast), and a Fire-type energy resource one level higher than the beast's cultivation level 1]
(Note: The number of Fire Elemental Cores required is relative to the beast's cultivation level. A Common-level beast requires one core, and for each subsequent level, the number of cores needed is ten times the previous level!)
Su Ping was taken aback by the requirements of just the preparation stage.
Everything else aside, the Fire Elemental Cores were also a concern.
According to this, a Common-level beast would need one core, an Elite-level beast ten cores, a Leader-level beast one hundred cores, a Monarch-level beast one thousand cores, an Imperial-level beast ten thousand cores, and a Holy Spirit-level beast a whopping one hundred thousand cores.
This number was terrifying, but if one reached such a high level, while it might take some time to accumulate one hundred thousand Fire Elemental Cores, harnessing the energy to obtain them wouldn't be impossible.
What truly deterred high-level Fire-type beasts was another extremely challenging condition: a Fire-type resource one level higher than the beast's cultivation level!
If Yun Sheng wanted to cultivate her Flame Phoenix, she would need a Mythical-rank Fire-type resource.
Su Ping couldn't help but feel a bit daunted, unsure of how to broach the topic with Yun Sheng.
However, he soon continued reading.
[Cultivation Stage 2: Summon the beast's flames and melt all the Fire Elemental Cores together. Simultaneously, place the Magma Heart with the flames, and wait for three hours for them to merge as one.]
[Cultivation Stage 3: Have the special beast Scorching Soul consume the high-level Fire-type resource and unleash its unique skill 'Jade and Stone Incineration' with full force! When the Scorching Soul self-destructs within the beast's soul, the beast must completely absorb the explosion. Success grants the beast the unique skill 'Flame Soul'!]
(Note: During this cultivation stage, there is a chance of the beast's death. Please cultivate with caution. Using soul-protecting resources can significantly reduce the probability of death and injury!)
Su Ping's eyes twitched.
So, the resource one level higher than the beast's cultivation level wasn't meant to be consumed by one's own beast?
Instead, it was for this Scorching Soul and Jade and Stone Incineration?
This didn't sound like a good idea at all!
Was this cultivation method feasible?
However... wait a moment!
Su Ping's furrowed brows relaxed slightly, then tightened again before loosening once more.
He suddenly remembered that the Flame Soul skill...
Seemed familiar.
Little Flame had it, indeed.
As his consciousness delved deeper, after completely digesting the Fire Spirit Divine Soul from his previous absorption and fusion, and now observing Little Flame's ongoing absorption, Su Ping indeed noticed this skill also marked as (Special).
On Xiao Huomiao's body, it indeed possessed this ability!
The Flame Venerable's attempt wasn't a complete failure after all.
However, the Flame Venerable's realm was too powerful, and failure was inevitable.
So, this legendary totem from thousands of years ago has revived once again and transformed in this manner. Does this mean it wants to nurture and complete the cultivation of the Southern Ming Departed Flame in this way, and at the same time, achieve ascension to divinity?
Su Ping didn't know.
He only knew that if it was just nurturing Xiao Huomiao, the method of cultivation should be much simpler!
As expected, the cultivation method exchanged for a full two thousand universal experience points was completed in the final stage.
【Cultivation (Final) Stage 4: Merge the Fire Elemental Core and Magma Heart into the 'Fire Seed' and integrate it with your 'Flame Soul' to gain the special skill: Fire Seed!】
It's simple.
One could even say that this method of cultivation made Su Ping feel a bit sorry for spending those two thousand universal experience points.
However, as Master Zhu had previously thought, the most crucial aspect of cultivating a beast companion is the entry point and idea,
followed by a large amount of effort.
Sometimes, that spark of inspiration is more important than anything else.
Su Ping shook his head, opened his eyes, and didn't dwell on it further.
Experience points will increase as the number of beast companions in the Heart of All Souls grows, and the daily production will also increase.
In summary, there will be more than enough.
Su Ping was just eager to know, and sometimes he wanted to rush to find out.
Seeing Su Ping open his eyes, Yun Sheng's eyes widened.
Yun Sheng's Holy Beast was indeed troublesome, but Su Ping couldn't say much, so he could only speak vaguely:
"I can try first, Senior Yun Sheng. Do you know where I can get the special beast companion, Scorching Soul?"
As for the other required resources, Su Ping could obtain them.
But some rare special beast companions couldn't be bought with money.
Especially this Scorching Soul, which seemed to be a combination of the Fire and Undead types.
He had never heard of it.
Upon hearing this, Yun Sheng frowned slightly.
Su Ping's heart skipped a beat:
"What's wrong, Senior Yun Sheng? Is this very rare?"
As expected, Yun Sheng nodded:
"Yes, I'm more familiar with Fire-type beast companions, but others might not be. Ghost Saint has a Blue Flame Demonic Heart, so he should also know about the Scorching Soul.
But you're right, this thing is very rare, and the reason is simple. According to records, this creature became extinct three hundred years ago."
Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed instantly.
Extinct?
"Yes, Fire and Undead types are inherently opposing forces, and the theory of Yin and Yang energies doesn't need further explanation, right? The Blue Flame Demonic Heart is the undead evolution of a Fire Elemental Sprite.
But the Scorching Soul is a natural combination of Undead and Fire types. In history, the Flame Burst Sage had the last evolved form of the Scorching Soul: the Heaven Fire King.
After that, it was never seen again, and no one has contracted it since."
Yun Sheng explained helplessly and then looked at Su Ping:
"What's the matter, Su Ping? Is this beast companion very important?"
Su Ping nodded:
"It's very important. Without the Scorching Soul, that idea will be difficult to realize, unless we directly experiment with the Flame Venerable's divided spirit, but what if..."
Upon hearing this, Yun Sheng's eyebrows furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.
Both of them fell silent.
However, Su Ping was thinking about whether he could replicate the Dark Inferno Crow and recreate the Scorching Soul through cultivation.
But it was clear that even if it could be done, it would take a long time.
After all, the Scorching Soul, unlike the Dark Inferno Crow with Ya Ya and the previous Dark Inferno Crow's feathers, didn't have any references to draw from.
Cultivating this so-called 'Fire Seed' was something Su Ping was eager to do.
However, the private phone number that rarely received calls suddenly rang.
Su Ping greeted Yun Sheng and then looked at the caller ID, slightly startled.
The name on the other end of the line made his eyes light up again.
It was none other than his nominal 'leader and superior,' the actual head of the Heaven Gazing Bureau, Huang Tianbing.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
