Chapter 159: Jiang Lin's Spatial Spiritual Blood!
The Fire Forging Art, how should I put it? The people who need it can't use it, and the ones who can use it don't need it.
It's like a bug in the system: those with spiritual bloodlines already have high talent and don't need to build a foundation, but the ones who need to build a foundation don't have spiritual bloodlines. It's like having one stubborn problem leading to two dead ends.
"To be honest, someone like you, who has cultivated the Fire Forging Art to the third level, is unheard of." Yao Chen looked at Jiang Lin with a strange expression. The fact that Jiang Lin had endured the penalty of an eighth of his cultivation speed and, in just one year, had gone from a one-star Dou Shi to a five-star Dou Shi, completely overturned Yao Chen's understanding.
Wasn't it said that even those with high-quality imperial bloodlines couldn't go beyond the second rank in cultivation? Yet here was someone who had cultivated the Fire Forging Art to the third rank and kept pushing forward?
"Experience." Jiang Lin coolly responded with just two words.
From initially suspecting he was from the Spirit Clan, to now hearing Yao Chen admit it, one of Jiang Lin's questions had finally been answered.
"Yeah, well, outsiders will never understand your kind of thinking," Yao Chen nodded and didn't doubt Jiang Lin's explanation. In his view, it made sense. Otherwise, with Jiang Lin's talent, the old-timers of the Spirit Clan wouldn't have just left him alone.
"The Ancient Eight Clans all have their own characteristics. The Spirit Clan's characteristic is their terrifying spiritual perception and spatial awareness." Yao Chen explained to Xiao Yan, also making it clear to Jiang Lin that he wasn't being hostile, as he had no intention of keeping secrets from him.
And Jiang Lin was fine with that.
"In the rumors I've heard about the Spirit Clan, they are known for their spiritual perception and spatial awareness. Their ancestral teachings record many powerful Dou Techniques for fighting across space, which made them the most difficult enemies to deal with, second only to the evil Soul Clan."
When Yao Chen mentioned the Soul Clan, he even added a more positive descriptor.
"..." Jiang Lin couldn't help but feel slightly speechless inside.
"However, the Spirit Clan rarely appears in public, so your chances of encountering one on the mainland are minimal." The reason Yao Chen didn't question Jiang Lin's experience was that the Spirit Clan was particularly good at spatial Dou Techniques. If Jiang Lin encountered trouble, an attack could come from a distance with ease.
"Then what about this?" Xiao Yan dumbly pointed at the person who had stolen his Heavy Xuan Ruler and pretended nothing happened.
"Which is why I said you're lucky," Yao Chen looked at Jiang Lin with a fervent gaze and grinned. "Kid, how about we strike a deal?"
If Jiang Lin were from any other ancient clan, Yao Chen probably wouldn't have been so eager. In fact, he would have told Xiao Yan to stay away. But Xiao Yan was so lucky to have met Jiang Lin, so under the circumstances, the Spirit Clan was the most reliable ancient clan Yao Chen could deal with.
This clan was sufficiently reclusive, neutral, and made up of technical geeks determined to change the world.
Among the Ancient Eight Clans, the Soul Clan specialized in soul bodies, the Spirit Clan in spatial perception, the Stone Clan in physical strength, the Flame Clan in fire, the Thunder Clan in lightning, the Yao Clan in alchemy, and the Gu and Xiao Clans in hybrid attributes. The Gu Clan had some spatial elements, while the Xiao Clan specialized in balance.
"What kind of deal?" Jiang Lin asked. "I still want to know how to deal with my Poison Body."
"Your blood." Yao Chen looked at Jiang Lin with a smile, almost as though admiring a rare treasure.
"Spirit Clan blood is the best catalyst for spatial power. It can even be used in the creation of a six-tier Dan, the Breaking Zong Pill," Yao Chen didn't hold back and directly told Jiang Lin. Aside from the Burning Art, everything else Yao Chen possessed could be revealed to Jiang Lin. The Spirit Clan had no interest in the petty grudges of a Pill Master like him.
"As for the Poison Body you mentioned, we saw it recently in Qingshan Town—the Ominous Poison Body, a very rare type of poison body. Since it's already been triggered, the outbreak will likely happen in three to five years," Yao Chen responded truthfully.
"We can temporarily suppress the poison body, but it will eventually flare up. To completely solve it, we need to create the Ominous Poison Pill."
"Use Exotic Fire to refine it?" Jiang Lin suddenly asked.
Yao Chen nodded and spread his palm, summoning a cold white bone flame. "Use a person as the furnace to refine the Ominous Poison Pill."
"Bone Spirit Cold Fire?"
Jiang Lin stared at the cold white flames in Yao Chen's hand, his heart trembling slightly, not understanding why Yao Chen trusted him so much.
Yao Chen seemed to notice Jiang Lin's surprise and responded with slight astonishment. "Didn't your elders tell you? Among the Eight Clans, only the Spirit and Stone Clans don't use Exotic Fire. Even if Bone Spirit Cold Fire is given to you, you wouldn't accept it."
"..."
Jiang Lin really wanted to say that he would accept it, but he felt that might be a bit too "un-Spirit Clan" of him.
"From the perspective of crafting, Exotic Fires contain their own spirits and are not suitable for crafting." Jiang Lin thought for a moment before speaking. In his Spirit Sense, the Bone Spirit Cold Fire gave off a strong burning sensation that oddly felt somewhat familiar.
"Ah, so you know. Exotic Fire is considered a special living entity, containing its own spirit. Other blacksmiths may not care about that, but Spirit Clan blacksmiths are very particular about it."
Yao Chen believed that Jiang Lin was easy to work with because the Spirit Clan didn't play with Exotic Fire. Otherwise, with the power of the Eight Clans, it would be easy to grab one of the twenty-three Exotic Fires in the world.
As Yao Chen knew, the Thunder Clan had once obtained an Exotic Fire, but because its attributes didn't match, they abandoned it and used it as a cultivation tool.
"When will we be able to refine the Ominous Poison Pill?" Jiang Lin suddenly asked.
"Not yet. First, we need multiple Exotic Fires, and second, we need at least Dou Huang or Dou Zong-level cultivation to begin refining. Also, you might need to do the refining yourself."
"I'll refine it?"
A strange look passed across Jiang Lin's face.
Yao Chen grinned mischievously, "Unless… you want that little girl to appear before Xiao Yan in a disheveled state."
"..."
Jiang Lin glanced at Xiao Yan, who was staring at him with wide eyes. Xiao Yan quickly crossed his arms and took a step back, "No, no, no! How could I dare?"
"How many Exotic Fires do we need?" Jiang Lin thought for a moment and asked.
"The more, the better." Yao Chen answered.
Yao Chen was eager to get Jiang Lin on board because, by bringing him into the search for Exotic Fires, Jiang Lin's eyes might sometimes be sharper than his own.
Why does the Spirit Clan have so many spatial Dou Techniques?
It's because of their terrifying perception. Before you even see them, they've already locked onto you and started the fight.
And this kind of perception is also useful for treasure hunting.
Otherwise, how did the Spirit Emperor manage to scour all the ruins on the Dou Qi Continent alone?
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