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Chapter 525: Qian Yi's Evolution Light! Heading North!
Chapter 525: Qian Yi's Evolution Light! Heading North!
What conditions are required for Qian Yi's Sword Heart to succeed?
After a day and night of experiments and contemplation, among the many possible deductions...
Su Ping came to a conclusion.
The contraction of Qian Yi's internal sword body proves the necessity of the Sword Heart.
However, the failure of various resources indicates one possibility: the 'resource' type of resources won't work.
Resources are all things on Blue Star that can be absorbed, and they are a type of 'food' that can be used by both companion beasts and humans.
Initially, many plants were resources, but they lacked self-awareness, wisdom, and souls.
Now, among the plant types, there are changes and differences with resources and companion beasts.
The reasons for this are not to be discussed, but the changes are.
Plant types have become companion beasts with resources and intelligence.
For Qian Yi to fuse a Sword Heart, which is not an extension of her own body, she must rely on external forces to form a sword body before she can form a Sword Heart. How can she possibly succeed with an unabsorbable, cold iron lump?
Therefore, Qian Yi's Sword Heart cannot be a lifeless object but requires a 'living' one.
However, for something to be alive, it's obviously impossible to merge with another companion beast. Su Ping also wouldn't allow Qian Yi's self-awareness and wisdom to be influenced by the souls of other companion beasts during fusion.
So, the answer is already quite obvious.
Su Ping thought for a moment, and his bloodshot eyes turned to Yin Luo beside him:
"Master Yin, do we have the corpse of a sword-type tool companion beast here?"
"Huh? The corpse of a tool companion beast?"
Yin Luo blinked, surprised by Su Ping's sudden question after a long silence.
However, Su Ping shook his head after some thought: "I don't think I've ever come across such a thing! Moreover, there aren't any tool companion beasts in the Heart of Ten Thousand Spirits either!"
This was indeed the case.
Moreover, it wasn't just about the tool companion beast itself, but also the so-called 'corpse'!
If it were the corpse of a beast, it might still have value as slaughter fodder, but this broken copper and iron had little recycling value.
In fact, it was indeed difficult to find such an item.
Yin Luo shook his head, and Su Ping frowned. He took out his phone to call Uncle Guan.
At this moment, Jian Yue cautiously pulled out something:
"Breeder Su, will this do?"
Su Ping turned to look.
It was a peculiar sword, more like a relatively narrow dagger than a sword, with a gleaming blade.
It resembled the traditional, decorative short swords of ancient times.
The extravagance of this short sword also indicated this.
Su Ping recognized it.
In the legacy of Yu Liangqing, he had learned about some tool companion beasts, and his eyebrows rose slightly:
"Broken Jade Sword? An Overlord-rank tool companion beast? How did you get this?"
Jian Yue waved her hand:
"It's not a companion beast. The sword spirit within has long since been extinguished. In Shandong Province, some people still follow ancient customs, and ancient beast tamers liked to wear swords as decorations. Some people there also imitate this, so I have one too.
There are specialized companies in Shandong Province that deal with the remnants of extinguished tool companion beasts.
Especially for Broken Jade Swords with relatively good shapes, like the Rotten Sword, there's no market for them.
I quite liked it at first, but after my breeding work got busy, I rarely wore it. At most, I'd play with it when I had free time."
Su Ping was taken aback, then nodded. After some thought, he took it:
"Consider it borrowed."
"No need, no need. This thing isn't worth much."
Ignoring Jian Yue's politeness, Su Ping wiped the sword, revealing a gleaming surface that reflected his bloodshot eyes. Clear and bright.
A bit low-grade.
However, it wasn't a big deal.
Su Ping didn't intend to have Qian Yi complete her evolution directly.
After all, as a contract companion beast, the choice of core evolution resources should be the best possible option.
With this in mind, Su Ping handed the well-maintained Broken Jade Sword to Qian Yi.
This time, he didn't apply any other substances to it.
The Broken Jade Sword still retained its sword body as a tool companion beast, but there was no residual energy left.
So, at this point, if one were to follow the previous method, it would likely be difficult to succeed and witness any signs of evolution.
Su Ping's gaze swept past, and soon locked onto the Mine Peak once more.
He brought it over.
However, this time, unlike before, this precious Emperor-grade Gold-type resource was directly fed into the cutting grinder by Su Ping.
Soon, a corner was ground up, and the remaining Mine Peak was sealed to prevent energy leakage before being crushed and reintegrated into the 'Wash Sword Pool' that combined Life Water and Soul Crystal.
Afterwards, his attention was entirely focused on Qian Yi's body.
Using a real sword or the 'corpse' of a sword-type companion beast as the 'Sword Heart' for his own companion beast, was an absurd and unbelievable idea.
Such an evolutionary cultivation method, not only would Jian Yue be unable to do it, but even Yan Luo, who had witnessed countless such methods, was experiencing it for the first time.
Hence, Su Ping was filled with anticipation.
And next, was the moment to respond to everyone's expectations.
Qian Yi's body began to fold again.
It must be said that such folding, even for an ordinary origami person, would take a day and a night to get used to.
Moreover, it was quite energy-consuming.
Indeed, Qian Yi could endure such a process.
This Broken Jade Sword, a rank lower than Qian Yi, was slowly enveloped by Qian Yi's body.
As the simplest special 'Sword Heart', such a description would not be an exaggeration.
However, this was only to verify Su Ping's idea.
Compared to the previous folding, Qian Yi's sword body, folded this time, was slightly larger.
Even though the Broken Jade Sword was a short sword, it was a genuine sword, not comparable to a resource stone like Mine Peak.
Enveloping it, Qian Yi's folded sword body became thinner, but there was no issue in wrapping it.
Time passed slowly.
Compared to the previous day and night, this process once again made Su Ping incredibly tense.
Even the two people beside him, who usually had plenty of leisure time, remained silent, as the sky was about to brighten, and they were about to leave with the fully prepared Five-Element Paper Spirit to head towards North Border Province, where the cold wind had already arrived.
His gaze was fixed on Qian Yi, who had transformed into a paper sword form and was immersed in the water.
Time ticked by, second by second.
In the blink of an eye, ten minutes had passed.
At that moment, the sword body seemed to slowly contract.
Such a contraction was something Su Ping had never witnessed before.
However, at this moment, Su Ping's pupils suddenly constricted, and he decisively took action.
Because in the next second, a light suddenly shone! The light of evolution!
Yan Luo and Jian Yue exchanged glances, and in their eyes, there was an indescribable shock.
- The sword body had a capacity of about 1000 cubic meters.
- The sword body had a capacity of about 1000 cubic meters.
- The sword body had a capacity of about 10,000 cubic meters.
- The sword body had a capacity of about 100,000 cubic meters.
- The sword body had a capacity of about 1,000,000 cubic meters.
Was the first step truly successful? Was this the most difficult step? As for Su Ping's actions, they had already guessed it.
It seemed that Qian Yi, who had fallen into a special state, was directly awakened by Su Ping's actions.
In the 'Wash Sword Pool', filled with sharp golden aura, Qian Yi leaped out.
Subsequently, the folded paper quickly restored its origami person form, and the Broken Jade Sword, after transformation, was tightly gripped in Qian Yi's right hand.
However, in just ten minutes, the Broken Jade Sword, which had been like autumn water, now had rust and marks all over its body.
Although it didn't break, it was no longer as exquisite and luxurious as before.
Su Ping handed it to Jian Yue: "Jian Yue, thank you. If you need any help in the future, you can find me."
Jian Yue nodded repeatedly, but held the Broken Jade Sword with rust and marks carefully, as if it were even more precious than before.
At the same time, after this process was completed, the light of evolution that had been flickering on Qian Yi's body also disappeared.
Su Ping let out a long sigh, and his body, which was lying on the laboratory's resting sofa, seemed to have never been so relaxed before.
"Astonishing!"
Su Ping had heard these four words countless times from others, but when they were spoken by a cultivation master, especially a Death Magic cultivation master, it indeed gave him a sense of accomplishment.
However, he didn't show any arrogance:
"This is just finding the method and path of evolution. Next, we still need to find more suitable and compatible resources. We haven't succeeded yet, so don't get ahead of ourselves."
Yan Luo smiled:
"With your current identity and abilities, finding suitable resources isn't difficult! No wonder you like cultivating mutated companion beasts so much. It's indeed interesting."
This unconventional approach goes beyond the imagination of most pet breeders, leaving one yearning for more!"
Although Su Ping was relaxed, he didn't completely let his guard down. Instead, he frowned slightly.
"That's one way to put it, but finding the corpse of a tool-type companion beast, especially a sword-type one, won't be easy! Do you know of any Holy Spirit-grade sword tool companion beasts?"
"A Holy Spirit-grade sword tool?"
Yin Luo paused for a moment before replying, "I don't know much about this area, and tool-type companion beasts are quite rare among the pet breeders in Blue Star. Sword tools are even more niche, and Holy Spirit-grade ones are extremely rare. I only know of one incident involving a Holy Spirit-grade sword tool companion beast, but that's out of the question."
Su Ping raised his eyebrows, "What? If it's a genuine Holy Spirit-grade sword tool companion beast, it's not like you can just kill a chicken to get an egg."
Yin Luo smiled, "Even if it's just the remaining sword body, it's a lost cause. That thing is taboo. We're all on the same side, so I'll just mention it, but don't go spreading rumors outside."
After they both nodded, Yin Luo continued, "Several decades ago, around sixty years or so, there was a powerful pet breeder who was a contemporary of Saint Dragon. This person had the ability and qualification to compete with Saint Dragon for that position."
"His companion beast had a special sword tool..."
Yin Luo paused here, creating a sense of suspense, "That person later blamed many for his ultimate failure, causing a bloody massacre. In the end, he was personally killed by Saint Dragon, which was a pity. If that person were still around, he would be a powerful existence even in the realm of legends!"
"However, it was because of that person that Loong Kingdom missed the golden period of mechanical companion beast development. His sword, as a special war trophy, was left in Dragon City. It is said that within Saint Dragon's private collection room, there is a sword named 'Zhan Long' (Dragon Slayer). But whether it's Holy Spirit-grade or even Legendary-grade is unknown."
Su Ping's pupils constricted, and he shook his head, "You might as well talk about something more realistic! Such a rebellious person, a companion beast that disrupts unity, is best left unmentioned."
Yin Luo shook his head, "I truly don't know much about the rest. I can't even recall their names or abilities, let alone who possesses them or if they're corpses. For this matter, you should ask Old Ironsmith Peng, the president of the Smithcraft Association. I'm not familiar with that guy, but Mirror Sage has a good relationship with that old fellow. You can ask him for an introduction."
Smithcraft Association? Meng Yao had mentioned this person when he talked about helping Water Heart obtain a Wash Sword Pool.
However, this matter wasn't something that could be easily discussed.
Just then, Jian Yue, who was sitting beside them, interjected, "Su Breeder, if you want to come into contact with the corpses of these sword-type companion beasts, you don't necessarily have to go to the imperial capital to find the Smithcraft Association. You can also come with us to the North Border Province to deal with the undead tide. There are quite a few undead sword tool companion beasts there. If you're interested, you can go take a look first. After all, there's also the matter of Heavenly Tomb, right?"
Su Ping didn't speak but narrowed his eyes. At this moment, the Heavenly Tomb seal in the depths of his soul seemed to be calling out to him again.
That incredibly bewitching voice was calling him.
Calling him to enter that sealed tomb.
And at this moment, Su Ping also recalled the records in Yu Liangqing's secret realm inheritance.
This Fengdu Sword King, in the final moments of his life, was obsessed with slaying the ghosts and spirits of Heavenly Tomb.
The connection with Heavenly Tomb was deeper than he had imagined.
Even the two breeding methods left behind, the Spirit-Annihilating Hellsword, were specifically targeted at these beings.
And this fellow had also left some records...
Qian Yi appeared in Yu Liangqing's secret realm inheritance, and everything seemed to be linked in a chain of events.
Now, it seemed like it was time to unravel the final link in this chain.
Unconsciously, an image of that object appeared in Su Ping's mind.
It was the key to unlocking everything and the source that had drawn him into this bottomless vortex.
Heavenly Tomb... Sword Seal! Su Ping's gaze shifted back to the bewildered yet expectant Qian Yi. The next second, a smirk appeared on his lips as he looked at Yin Luo and Jian Yue, "You two, when are we leaving? Let's go north together!"
(End of Chapter)
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