The four circles intersected with each other unequally. Like a venn diagram on the inside of a do or hemisphere. The circle to the north and south did not overlap, while those on the east and west overlapped all three of the other circles. Sage took a good look for a few monts before returning to his conversation with Guan Zhenyan. His eyes opened and the man nodded.
As you can see, the Psionic Crystals are a sort of legacy of their own. Nobody is sure where it cos from, but there is speculation about a Psychic God, or a collective consciousness of the Astral Realm. Whatever the source, it is quite profound. The path is made up of four main facets, while no one knows the actual nas for its parts, most have tried to make up nas for them based on their effects. The two circles that do not overlap correspond to the Internal and the External. While the other two circles are usually referred to as Perception and Manipulation. Of course, as you advance youll see that the nas arent perfect.
When you direct energy to one of the four main paths it will bring the symbols within it into greater focus and detail. As youve seen, the majority of the symbols are within overlapping areas, so youll have to devote power to both of the areas that overlap to light up that symbol. Those new symbols also have their own circles which then overlap with others, and so on. As you likely saw, the more energy they have gained the more detailed the symbols beco and the easier it will be to study and learn a Spirit Power technique.
Listening to the description, Sage suddenly realized why the whole thing seed so familiar to him. Isnt this thing just like a skill-tree in a ga? Unfortunately, putting points in doesnt give new abilities, it just creates a book I can study. Close enough, I guess.
After making this realization, Sage cut right to the point, Since youve told this much, Im going to assu that one of my two problems can be solved by unlocking certain abilities? Which path do I take in this spirit tree?
Guan Zhenyan had already grown used to Sage making up strange nas for things, so he figured out what he ant after a mont. Hed also been a passenger in the Universe Ring for years and had been watching the outside world all that ti. With that knowledge he had learned quite a bit more about Sages thods and also his situation.
Youre only trapped here because the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel will only carry those weaker than itself. Nobody is foolish enough to let a stranger put a knife into their mouth, so why would the Thunder Eel be any different. Since youve already beco a Nascent Soul if you wish for the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel to carry you back you need to make it trust you.
Sage nodded along with this line of thinking, So, is there a thod to earn its trust?
Many. There are also others to dominate its mind or even wipe it clean, though those are far more difficult to do.
Alright, for our deal, you must detail the path to all of them later. What about my second problem?
Simple enough. In the external path, overlapping with manipulation, the fifth major ring from the right. There is a symbol that is similar to a fire controlling array. It is a Spirit Power Technique that can be used for Blacksmithing. It can also be used on Magic Devices to perform alterations. That one is capable of dealing with a mory Seed. If youre skilled enough, that is.
Sage found the area he was talking about and nodded his head. Guan Zhenyan then explained to him the other paths that could deal with the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eeel and then Sage had one last question, Alright, and what is the Divine Egg?
Divine who? I have no idea what youre talking about.
As Guan Zhenyan spoke, he looked confused and almost innocent, but Sage was unconvinced, You can pretend all you want, but its not going to work. Tell about that object from the core of the Psionic Crystal deposit and we can conclude our deal.
Fine, fine. That object is usually called a Realm Fragnt. With one dinsion spilling into another, sotis the very stuff the dinsion is made of cos through. The Realm Fragnt brings along with it a great amount of energy from the other realm. That overflow of energy is the source of the Psionic Crystals. The objects in the vicinity of the Realm Fragnt are transford, and in the Astral Realms case it creates Psionic Crystals. Those closer to the fragnt contain far more energy than those from further out. As youve seen the Realm Fragnt also contains its own will. That is because its from the Astral Realm. That dinsion is a place filled with terrifying ntal energy, nearly everything there has its own consciousness and mind, the will of that fragnt is just a residual imprint from that place.
Having said his piece, Guan Zhenyan held out his hand as if demanding paynt.
Not so fast. What is the Realm Fragnt used for and how do I use it?
It only works in proximity to the spilled dinsion. It is sothing like a low spot. The energy pouring from the other dinsion is like water and the Realm Fragnt collects it, just like how a hole in the ground can form a pond. If theres no source of water that pond dries up and is just a hole again. When it arrived it brought with it a huge amount of energy and soaked all the rocks nearby. In the future it will take years to form new Psionic Crystals, and thats if it remains here where the dinsional spill is.
Sage didnt find much amiss with what hed been told. It all sounded sowhat reasonable, especially since he knew nothing about all of this. On the other hand, he wasnt a fool, So youd like to just put it back and off we go? Then youll co up with a story to get to hand it over to you, since its not worth much, right? No need for the gas, just tell what else it can be used for.
Havent you ever heard that one mans trash is another mans treasure? A Realm Fragnt is not sothing you can use. It carries the energy of another dinsion, its way out of your league.
While he hadnt learned how to put the Divine Egg to use, Sage at least knew it was a Realm Fragnt and he was pretty sure Guan Zhenyan wasnt going to give up any more specific information at the mont. With his curiosity sated, Sage reluctantly stuck to the deal hed made. Of the four thousand Psionic Crystals, about a thousand of them were a darker color, a purple instead of pink tint, and twice as powerful as the standard ones. Of those, there were nearly a hundred that were even more powerful, they had a deep dark purple, almost black like obsidian, streak through their center. These crystals were ten tis more powerful than the standard crystal.
While the deal was to give Guan Zhenyan 1000 Psionic Crystals and equally split the special crystals, Sage took a few liberties. The crystals ten tis stronger than normal were called Supre Psionic Crystals and he gave Guan Zhenyan 50 of the hundred. He also did the sa with the High-Grade Psionic Crystals that were twice as strong as normal, giving him 500 of the thousand. As for the normal crystals he didnt give him any. Hed handed over half of the higher quality crystals and they had as much energy as 1500 normal Psionic Crystals. If they were valued, Sage was sure theyd be worth even more. Just like a gemstone that was the size of a fist would be worth astronomically more than a pile of the sa type of gemstone with a similar volu.
With that matter solved, he sent the crystals to where Guan Zhenyan was imprisoned and moved on to the rest of his spoils. He had the Hoplites search the corpses of the Flares, making sure they didnt miss anything, and soon there was a pile of tal, leather, and slly clothing in front of him. Once they were finished, Sage sent the Hoplites back out of the storage basent directly. This storehouse of his was underground and had thick stone walls covered in formations. The occupants of the Universe Ring couldnt get in here through normal ans and he usually kept the whole place under stasis. Which was a good thing, since it kept the bodies from decomposing. He was not excited to be slling those slls.
As hed thought, the Flares were practically paupers in comparison to the Hexacrats. There were a few scattered bits and pieces of high-tech devices, but they were beat up from heavy use. He was pretty sure they were scavenged or left-overs from before the Starfall Event. Unlike the Hexacrats who could manufacture new equipnt and research new technology, the Flares were just scavengers and bandits. While he didnt have a direct use for any of the equipnt, he could at least use them for testing when he returned to the cultivator world. Who knows, maybe sothing will work?
What was more valuable were the bodies of all the Flares. Now that he thought about it, there were still tens of thousands of them in his Inner World, and thousands of them were suffering from the Greenrose Poison. If hed been sleeping a week, the initial green roses would be half-blossod into a black color and killing all the affected flesh. He made a ntal note to check up on them next, but his attention was currently upon the many bodies. Just as with the Fisher Punk, he was quite sure that each and every one had Psionic Crystals inside their dried up Spiritual Seas.
While he was wondering just how many more Psionic Crystals could be harvested from the few thousand Flares that had died in battle he suddenly felt sothing else far more enticing. A very familiar thrumming ca from deep within his core.
The body of the leader, Beast Kira, was calling out to him. He was suddenly reminded of the many lives hed lived with deep regrets and a cold sweat rolled down Sages back.
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