Above The Sky
Chapter 42 - 42 40 Guidance Thanks to the Silver Alliance reward from Lord Odin's One-eyed Princess!

42: Chapter 40 Guidance (Thanks to the Silver Alliance reward from Lord Odin’s One-eyed Princess!) 42: Chapter 40 Guidance (Thanks to the Silver Alliance reward from Lord Odin’s One-eyed Princess!) “Teachers aren’t supposed to be used like that!”

Waving his hand, Hiliard chided with a somewhat amused smile, “When I said it was difficult, it’s because I’m a wanted criminal.

Do you really think this inheritance isn’t monitored?”

“If the Ascendants from The Empire side detect a new Unmovable Fortress Practitioner like you, won’t they guess who you inherited it from?

You’ll become the Empire’s new highest-level wanted criminal.”

“Really?” Ian raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised, “Aside from you, teacher, isn’t there anyone else in The Empire who practices this True Form?”

“They can’t learn it.”

Looking up at the ceiling, Hiliard spoke softly, “This inheritance had some errors before, and I was the one who corrected them, but I haven’t had the chance to summarize and revise…”

Mid-sentence, the old knight stopped, seemingly lost in memories.

Seconds later, he lowered his head, fixing his gaze on Ian’s face.

Hiliard slowly said, “You also make a good point.

With me as your teacher, it would indeed be a waste not to practice the Unmovable Fortress.”

“In that case.”

He had just thought of a compromise, “You can use the Reef-eater Otter as the prime material for the Magic Potion for Sand Armor Apprentices.”

“The crystal bone in the spine of the Reef-eater Otter possesses dual Earth and Water elements, which can be used as magical medicine ingredients for both Earth and Water True Form inheritances.

If paired with some additional materials for stability, you can take advantage of both and be considered as an Ascendant with Earth and Water affinities.”

“However, that’s only for the First Energy Level.

From the Second Energy Level onwards, you must specialize.

By then, I estimate you will have figured out which path you truly wish to follow.”

“Whether you choose to follow a Guardian’s True Form inheritance like the Unmovable Fortress or a Water Series True Form inheritance like the Tide Messenger.”

At this point, Hiliard frowned and emphasized, “This is just a special case with True Forms—the Bloodline Inheritance is extremely stable in its compatibility, but has low tolerance for this kind of manipulation.”

“Moreover, this would also mean that when advancing to the Second Energy Level, you’ll need more Second Energy Level magic potions to compensate for the current deficiencies.”

What Hiliard described was also the method used by many of the great Nobles and powers when cultivating their heirs.

They have the conditions and capital to set their children on The Path of Sublimation at a young age, and provide them with many different choices.

But even after passing through adolescence and undergoing special training to achieve a Quieting Mind and guide the Origin Essence Cycle within, these children still lack rich life experiences.

They can’t clearly recognize their own strengths and weaknesses, nor can they select the most suitable inheritance from the dazzling array of True Forms within their families.

The Path of Sublimation cannot be delayed, but if they fail to choose the most appropriate path, their future growth will also be extraordinarily rough.

Therefore, they use magical medicine ingredients from mixed-attribute magical beasts to make preliminary advancements—after all, compared to the strict requirements of Bloodlines, True Forms only need ‘functionality.’ As long as the functionality matches and there’s no contradiction, any magical beast’s ingredients will do, with only minor differences in detail.

This way, the process from the First to Second Energy Level provides young cultivators with ample time to think about the kind of future they want.

As for Bloodline Ascendants…

they don’t have a choice.

The descendants of veteran Bloodline Ascendants naturally follow in the same path as their parents.

True Forms offer the convenience of universality and choice, while Bloodlines can directly inherit some Sublimation Organ seeds to their offspring, eliminating the need to gather magical medicine ingredients.

As they age, they can mature without additional effort, saving a lot of resources and time.

This is the fundamental difference between the two major Inheritance systems.

Even so, as the cost of ‘more options,’ once the inheritance for the next advancement is officially confirmed, the requirement for magic potions of the subsequent level would double, or even more.

This should be a very serious issue, after all, even nobles can’t afford too many Second Energy Level magic potions.

But the old knight turned his head, looked at the still warm fish fillet on the table, and thought of the potential spirit energy of Ian, he chuckled, “For you, it might not be a problem.”

“I will follow the teacher’s advice.”

Ian naturally had no objections—this is the advantage of having a teacher, they always manage to find a perfect and suitable path for the present based on their rich life experiences.

As for now, he still needed to focus on condensing his Primordial Seed.

In the Ascender System of Terra Continent, condensing the Primordial Seed is the basic entry-level requirement.

Condensing out several Sublimation Organs is what makes an Apprentice at the First Energy Level; having a system of Sublimation Organs with the Origin Essence Cycle spreading throughout the body makes one an elite at the Second Energy Level; condensing the Origin Essence into a tangible form, refining it into Life Spirit Energy, unleashing the extraordinary powers of magical beasts to their limits, and even using wisdom to break through those limits to manifest the ‘Heartlight Body,’ is the domain of a Master at the Third Energy Level.

Going further up is the realm of transcending human limits, and even in ancient myths, one could have their own titles.

That is the realm of ‘Glory’ and ‘Demigod.’

Hiliard had an extremely high hope for Ian, believing that this student he had picked up by the roadside possessed potential surpassing nearly all apprentices he had in the past, and such a promising seedling would be an utter waste if it could not be cultivated into a Fourth or Fifth Energy Level High-level Ascendant.

“Ian, you’ve just eaten the flesh of a Primeval Demon Fish, which although weak, has quite rich Origin Essence in its flesh and blood, and your Virtual Primordial Seed should have already refined a part of it.”

Gently tapping the table, Hiliard signaled the boy to perk up and listen to him, “The Primordial Seed’s automatic operation is too slow and wastes a lot.”

“Therefore, next, I will teach you a Breathing Guiding Technique, which can accelerate the Primordial Seed’s refinement of Life Essence.”

The cultivation of Ascenders is actually quite similar to building a house.

Origin Essence is an essential substance for Ascenders to refine Sublimation Organs, comparable to bricks, glass, and lumber, which are building materials.

Food, whether ordinary wheat flour, pork, beef, sheep mutton, fish meat, or Beast Flesh, can all produce Origin Essence, comparable to logs, clay, and gravel, which are raw materials.

The quality of the Primordial Seed determines the quality of the Origin Essence extracted from food by the Ascender, akin to whether the strength, toughness, and adaptability of a brick are superior.

The Breathing Guiding Technique determines the speed at which Ascenders extract Origin Essence from food, like the rate at which various raw materials are turned into construction materials.

Finally, the Bloodline True Form inheritance is like a blueprint for the building.

The higher the level of the inheritance, the more exquisite, grand, and lofty the building is, the more functional it becomes, and the more solid and reliable it is against being destroyed.

Food, Primordial Seed, Breathing Guiding Technique—one cannot go without any of these three.

Lacking one is like trying to walk with a broken leg, and even the most talented individuals would find it difficult to catch up with others.

And inheritance is more important than these three.

——Even with perfect raw materials and the fastest construction speed, if the foundation is skewed from the start, or if there are missing stairs, kitchens, bathrooms, and bedrooms…the building is likely to collapse on its own, uninhabitable.

In Hiliard’s view, Ian’s spirit energy could ensure the supply of food, and his talent for cultivation is excellent, so the quality of his Primordial Seed must also be high.

With that, he just needed to learn the Guiding Technique and then inherit his legacy; his future achievements would undoubtedly be outstanding.