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Chapter 525: Qian Yi's Evolution and the Journey North
Chapter 525: Qian Yi's Evolution and the Journey North
What kind of conditions would Qian Yi's Sword Heart need to have a chance of success?
After a day and night of experiments and contemplation, Su Ping arrived at a conclusion.
The contraction of Qian Yi's internal sword body proved the necessity of the Sword Heart.
However, the failure of various resources indicated one possible reason for the lack of success! The 'resource' type of resources wouldn't work.
Resources are all things on Blue Star that contain energy and can be absorbed. They are a 'food' that both beast pets and humans can use.
In the beginning, many plants were considered resources. They lacked self-awareness, wisdom, and souls.
Now, within the plant type, there are distinctions between resources and beast pets.
The reasons for this can be set aside for now, but the changes are worth noting.
Plant-type resources have gained souls, self-awareness, and wisdom, transforming them into beast pets.
For Qian Yi to merge with a Sword Heart, which is not an extension of his own body, he must first form a sword body with external assistance. How could he possibly succeed using a cold, lifeless iron lump that cannot be fully absorbed? Therefore, Qian Yi's Sword Heart requires a 'living' thing, not a dead object.
However, a living thing, by its very nature, cannot merge with another beast pet, and Su Ping would never allow Qian Yi's self-awareness and wisdom to be compromised by the fusion of another beast pet's soul.
So, the answer is already quite apparent.
Su Ping thought for a moment and turned his bloodshot eyes to Yin Luo by his side:
"Master Yin, do we have the corpse of a sword-type artifact beast here?"
"Huh? The corpse of an artifact beast?"
Yin Luo blinked, surprised by Su Ping's sudden question after his long contemplation.
However, after some thought, he shook his head: "I don't think I've ever come across such a thing! And there aren't any artifact beasts in the Heart of All Spirits either!"
This was indeed true.
Moreover, it wasn't just about the artifact beast itself; there was more to it. Even the corpses of beast pets had value as food for slaughter and feed, but these broken pieces of metal had little recycling value.
Of course, this was true for lower-grade materials. Higher-grade materials still held significant value, and some high-grade artifact beast corpses were precious resources in themselves.
However, precisely because of this, unless intentionally collected, these items were challenging to find.
In fact, this proved to be the case.
Yin Luo shook his head, and Su Ping furrowed his brows. He took out his phone to call Uncle Guan.
Just then, Jian Yue cautiously pulled out something:
"Breeding Master Su, will this do?"
Su Ping turned to look at her.
It was a peculiar sword, more like a relatively narrow dagger with a bright blade.
It resembled the traditional decorative short swords of ancient times.
The ornate nature of this short sword confirmed this.
Su Ping recognized it.
From Yu Liangqing's legacy, he had learned about some artifact beasts and understood their nature. He raised his eyebrows slightly:
"Shattered Jade Sword? An overlord-rank artifact beast? How did you get this?"
Jian Yue waved her hand:
"It's not a beast pet. The sword spirit within has long been extinguished. In Qilu Province, some ancient beast tamers like to carry swords as decorations. There are also people there who admire ancient traditions. So, I have one too.
There are companies in Qilu Province that buy the remnants of extinguished artifact beasts.
Especially for those with relatively good shapes like the Shattered Jade Sword. The Rotten Sword and others have no market value.
I liked it at first, but after I became busy with breeding, I rarely carried it. At most, I'd play with it when I had free time."
Su Ping was taken aback but nodded. After some thought, he took the sword:
"Consider it borrowed."
"No need, no need. It's not worth much."
Jian Yue tried to decline, but Su Ping ignored her and wiped the sword with maintenance oil.
The gleaming blade reflected Su Ping's bloodshot eyes, making them appear clear and bright.
It was a bit low-grade.
However, that wasn't a problem.
Su Ping didn't intend to use it for Qian Yi's evolution directly.
After all, as a contracted beast pet, the choice of core evolution resources should naturally be the best he could provide.
With this in mind, Su Ping handed the well-maintained Shattered Jade Sword to Qian Yi.
This time, he didn't apply any other substances to it.
It wasn't necessary.
The Shattered Jade Sword still retained its sword body as an artifact beast, but there was no residual energy left.
So, at this moment, if they were to follow the previous method, it would likely be difficult to succeed, and some signs of evolution would appear.
Su Ping's gaze swept past, and soon once again locked onto the previous Ore Vein Peak.
He brought it over.
However, this time, unlike before, this precious Emperor Rank gold-type resource was directly sent by Su Ping into the cutting and crushing machine.
Soon, one corner was crushed, and the remaining Ore Vein Peak was sealed to ensure that energy would not leak out. Only then did he grind up the cut-off Ore Vein Peak and reintegrate it into the 'Sword Washing Pool', which was a unique fusion of Life Water and Soul Crystal.
After that, his attention was entirely focused on Qian Yi.
Using a real sword or the 'corpse' of a sword-type pet beast as the 'Sword Heart' for his own pet beast was an incredibly unconventional and unbelievable idea.
Such an evolutionary cultivation, even Jian Yue, who had seen countless such instances, was experiencing it for the first time.
Therefore, he was incredibly excited.
And next, it was time to respond to everyone's expectations.
Qian Yi's body began to fold again.
It must be said that such folding would be difficult for an ordinary origami person to endure for an entire day and night.
Moreover, the energy consumption was not low.
Indeed, Qian Yi was quite resilient.
This Thousand One, which was one rank lower than the Shattered Jade Blade, was slowly enveloped by Qian Yi's body.
As the simplest special Sword Heart, this was a crude description.
However, this was only to verify Su Ping's idea.
Compared to the previous folding, the sword body folded by Qian Yi this time was slightly larger.
Even though the Shattered Jade Blade was a short sword, it was a genuine sword, not comparable to the resource stone of the Ore Vein Peak.
By accommodating it, Qian Yi's folded sword body became thinner, but there was no problem with enveloping it.
Time passed slowly.
Compared to the previous day and night, this process once again made Su Ping incredibly nervous.
He didn't even have the leisure to chat with the two people beside him, because when the sky brightened, these two people would be leading the fully prepared Five Elements Paper Spirit Beasts to leave the Heart of All Spirits and head to the Northern Province, which was now experiencing cold winds.
His gaze fixed on the slowly transforming paper sword body, and he once again immersed himself in the underwater Qian Yi.
Time ticked by, second by second.
In the blink of an eye, ten minutes passed.
And in that instant, the sword body seemed to slowly contract.
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Such a contraction, Su Ping had never seen it before.
However, at that moment, Su Ping's pupils suddenly shrank, and he immediately took action.
Because in the next second, a light suddenly shone! The light of evolution!
Yin Luo and Jian Yue exchanged a glance, and in their eyes, there was an indescribable shock.
Did the first and most difficult step succeed? They understood Su Ping's actions.
It seemed that Qian Yi, who had fallen into a special state, was awakened by Su Ping's actions.
In the 'Sword Washing Pool', filled with sharp sword aura, Qian Yi leaped out.
Then, the folded paper quickly regained its origami human form, and the Shattered Jade Blade, which served as the Sword Heart, was tightly gripped in Qian Yi's right hand after the transformation.
However, in just ten minutes, the once-gorgeous Shattered Jade Blade now had rust and blemishes all over its body.
Although it didn't break, it was no longer the exquisite and luxurious decorative item it once was.
He handed it to Jian Yue: "Jian Yue, thank you. If there's anything I can help you with in the future, please let me know."
Jian Yue nodded repeatedly, but she held the rusted and blemished Shattered Jade Blade even more carefully, as if it were even more precious than before.
At the same time, after this process was completed, the faint evolution light that originally shone on Qian Yi's body also disappeared.
Su Ping let out a long sigh of relief, stood up, and leaned back on the laboratory's resting sofa, as if he had never felt this relaxed before.
"Astonishing!"
Su Ping had heard these four words countless times from others, but hearing them from a cultivation master, and a master of the undead at that, 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 advanced resources. We haven't succeeded yet, so don't get ahead of ourselves."
Yin Luo smiled:
"With your current identity and abilities, finding suitable resources is not a difficult task! No wonder you like cultivating mutated pet beasts so much. It's indeed interesting."
This unconventional approach, beyond the imagination of most beastmasters, is truly captivating!"
Su Ping relaxed, but he didn't completely let his guard down. Instead, he furrowed his brows slightly.
"That's true, but finding the corpse of a sword-type artifact beast, especially one at the Holy Spirit rank, won't be easy! Do you know of any Holy Spirit rank sword artifact beasts?"
"A Holy Spirit rank sword artifact?"
Yin Luo paused for a moment before replying, "I don't know much about this, and artifact beasts are quite rare among beastmasters on Blue Star. Dragon Country's sword is a unique type, even more so a niche within a niche. I only know of one Holy Spirit rank sword artifact beast that caused some trouble in the past, but that thing is impossible to get!"
Su Ping raised his eyebrows, "What? If it's a genuine Holy Spirit rank sword artifact beast, of course, you wouldn't kill a chicken to get an egg."
Yin Luo smiled, "Even if it's just the remaining sword body, it's still impossible. That thing is taboo. We're all friends here, so I'll just mention it, but don't go spreading rumors outside."
After they both nodded, Yin Luo continued, "Several decades ago, about sixty years or so, there was a powerful beastmaster who was a contemporary of Saint Dragon. He had the ability and qualifications to compete with Saint Dragon for that position.
His companion beast was a unique sword artifact beast..."
At this point, Yin Luo paused for dramatic effect, "That person later blamed many for his ultimate failure and caused a bloody storm. In the end, he was killed by Saint Dragon himself in the starry sky. It's a pity that if that person were still alive, there would be two openly acknowledged legendary beastmasters in Dragon Country, and both would be extremely powerful in the legendary realm!
However, because of that person, Dragon Country missed the golden period of development for mechanical companion beasts. His sword, as a special war trophy, was kept in Dragon City. It is said that in Saint Dragon's private collection room, there is a sword named 'Dragon Slayer'. But whether it is Holy Spirit rank or even legendary rank is unknown."
Su Ping's pupils constricted, and he shook his head, "You might as well talk about something more realistic! Let's not mention that rebellious and disruptive companion beast."
Yin Luo shook his head, "I really don't know much more. I can't even recall the name or abilities, let alone who has it or if it's even a corpse. For this kind of thing, you should ask Old Peng, the blacksmith. He's the president of the Artificers' Guild, and I'm not familiar with that guy. But Ray Saint has a good relationship with that old fellow. You can ask him for an introduction."
The Artificers' Guild? Meng Yao had mentioned this person when he talked about helping Heart of Water get a sword washing pool.
However, this kind of thing is probably not easy to discuss.
Just then, Jian Yue, who was sitting beside them, spoke up, "Beastmaster Su, 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 capital to find the Artificers' Guild. You can also come with us to the Northern Province!"
Su Ping was taken aback by this suggestion.
Yin Luo raised his eyebrows, "That's right. I've heard Ghost Saint mention more than once that during the previous undead beast wave, there were quite a few sword artifact beasts of the necromantic type in the Northern Border. If you're interested, you can go take a look first. After all, there's also the matter of the Heavenly Tomb, right?"
Su Ping didn't speak but narrowed his eyes. At this moment, the seal of the Heavenly Tomb in the depths of his soul seemed to be calling out to him again.
That incredibly alluring voice was calling him.
Calling him to enter that sealed graveyard.
And at this moment, Su Ping also remembered the records in Yu Liangqing's inheritance.
This Fengdu Sword King, in the last moments of his life, was thinking of slaying the ghost gods of the Heavenly Tomb.
The connection with the Heavenly Tomb was deeper than he had imagined.
Even the two breeding methods he left behind, the Soul Annihilation Yama Sword, were specifically targeted at these.
And this guy had also left some records...
Qian Yi even appeared in Yu Liangqing's secret realm inheritance, and everything seemed like a series of interconnected events.
Now, it seemed like it was time to unravel the last link in this chain.
Unconsciously, Su Ping's mind once again conjured up the shadow of that thing.
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, and the next second, a smirk appeared on his face as he looked at Yin Luo and Jian Yue, "You two, when are we leaving? Let's go together, head north!"
(End of Chapter)
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