"When demonic beast cultivate to a certain level they gain human form and the stronger they get the harder it will be to distinguish them from us, why is that? We theorize that humans are created from an amalgamation of many demonic beast too mimic them in order to steal their destiny, after all we humans are able to adapt to most demonic cultivation methods, at a cost of course. Although we as mortals truly can't compare to demonic beasts until we cultivate, as for who made us, that answer is simply lost to history"
- Spiritual history teacher Nusan ~Nascent soul Stage
The gathering in the Golden flower sect flag ship was going as expected with no delays and the guest being attended to properly without complaints.
The flower blooming ceremony was in full throttle with hundreds of thousands of flowers of all kinds blooming at the same time causing for a magnificent sight.
Accompanied by soft music that was relaxing to the ears the sect members of the golden flower sect gently spread their spiritual energy onto the flowers nurturing them and making them more vibrant.
Three flowers in particular were extremely eye catching and clearly meant to be the center of attention above all else.
The first flower was 12cms wide 10cms tall with a deep red color in every petal with the petals having a look of being shredded at the edges which had become dark enough to be black yet the flower seemed to glow faintly giving it a very drawing look.
The flower was named bewitching sight, and like it namesake all eyes were upon it first.
The second flower was 44cms wide and seemed to have a bowl shape where the petals curved inward into the stem rather then outward.
Shades of blue and white could be seen on the petals mixing to form beautiful designs on the flower and like the bewitching sight flower, this flower also had an odd glow that seemed to give this flower a purple tint seeming almost metallic in nature.
The name of the flower was the Meldia bowl flower named after the person who discovered the flower in a time long past.
The final flower was at first not as eye catching as the others at first hut as time past the flower seemed to glow more and more eventually shining as bright as daylight.
The flower was rather miniature at only 1.5cms wide and 1.2cms tall not counting the stem, its petals shined with a metallic gold that invited people to try and pluck it out of greed but it also gave a out a sense of extreme weight.
This flower was the very Golden flower to which the sect was named after the - Golden sun rose, and while the sect didn't build with it as the foundation they did take inspiration from it.
The flower had now reached full bloom and from it a tiny person appeared to be sitting on a stem of the flower.
Growing from the center of the flower, this tiny person kept on getting bigger and bigger until eventually a young child of about 5 years of age came to be.
The sect master of the golden flower sect had a look of great pride and happiness at this moment.
"Allow me to introduce this flower to everyone present, she is a spiritual flower who gained human form 5 years ago during the fall of the vast tree realm. Awoken during the treasure light fall she is the sects greatest treasure and also my daughter, Rose franz"
The guest seems to be quite taken aback by the showy way this child was being introduced, spiritual plants gaining human form was rare but not unheard of and even if the sects namesake flower was the one who gained human form it wouldn't call for such a performance infront of so many other parents who's children had just had their own debut earlier.
Why didn't this child get her spiritual roots tested earlier?
Of course no one said anything rude as today venue was hosted by the Golden flower sect and simply gave kind words to the sect master admiring the child with superficial faces.
The young girl had metallic gold flowing hair like waves, golden eyes with pink pupils, fair skin, gold gilded nails and a white with gold dress.
She looked as pure as a child could be with rather kind looking facial expression with no hints of it being a false look.
The sect leader seemed to greatly dote on this child as could be seen from the level of care she was giving the child, making sure that she was the center of attention.
The child then proceeded to lift her hand, small golden flowers then started to bloom in the outdoor garden each filled with heavy amounts of spiritual energy and each shinning gloriously.
"These are our sects prized flowers, the golden sun rose. while these flowers may no longer be our sects most profitable possession, they are still one of the major foundations that our sect relies on to this day. Each of these flowers when consumed has the effect of greatly increasing the physical durability of the person who eats it both inside and outside a single flower can be made into multiple pills, elixirs, powders and simply consumed as is without losing its effect, given you use proper recipes. Today we would like to give each of you one of these flowers with a bottle of pills to show our sincerity and hopes that we can continue to form amicable relationships"
The guests all showed appreciation for the gift, they knew it was more of a token gift then anything but it was the gesture that mattered in this case.
Indeed the Golden sun rose was not the most spectacular of spiritual plant even with lack of information about it, not to the heads of the powers present.
On the other hand to the everyday cultivator that does not have the backing of a major power this flower could be life changing, a flower that raised the survivability of the person who consumed it without having to result to mystic arts? who wouldn't want to aquire such a thing.
"Now then, let us proceed to the final segments of the day" The sect master continued
The small auction and trade between those gathered had commenced, this was the best time to try and ascertain what kind of resources each power could offer the other as it would help to establish future trade relations with one another and further build trust.
The best things to present are the replenishable resources that have excess followed by luxury, and finally presenting the possible future ventures that may require resources not readily available on each other arks.
The alliance having only just formed based on the power differences and likability each had was now evolving into the needs each has.
"This is my kingdoms, the kingdom of Mejir's most abundant crop It is called morning hay clouds a rather simple spiritual plant from the past eastern continent of Glamorous skyline. Its able to grow in almost any location and if not for the fact it had become geologically trapped in a caldera it would have become the continents most abundant cultivation resource as it is extremely quick and easy to grow being drought resistant both from water and spiritual energy, it contains rather pure wind attribute spiritual energy but its rather easy to purify into null spiritual energy and even a novice cook can work it making it the perfect substitute for spirit stones so much so that my kingdom accepts it as the primary form of payment"
The plant did resemble the morning light in color and was light and fluffy almost hollow, bound by rope and stacked upright it stood no higher then 49cms in height.
"That is a very good spiritual plant! your kingdom must be very well provided for king Jasper"
"indeed such a plant as this is something vital for our survival in the void, I truly wish we had such fortune"
The king of Mejir was pleased with the responses he was receiving but also had some regrets
"Yes, if not for the fact that we feared being targeted by greater powers we would have spread this plant across the continent and not just our local area"
This was a very just fear, for this particular plant could easy out preform many types of spiritual crops that larger powers used, causing grievances to many and if not handled well it could lead to a disaster. Taking part of another's profits even unintentionally would not come without consequence.
It is imperative to note that none of the 4 Kingdoms hailed from the same continent they all had simply encountered each other on the trip towards the north and since they had similar levels of strength and all hailed from the east they decided the best option was to travel together.
"My own clan does not have such a spirit plant" the elder dwarf Fôr said "but we are specialists when it comes to spirit iron working and crafting of all sorts take a look at these wares crafted by my kin, also if you ever need any building done pay us a visit we won't leave anyone dissatisfied"
Tools of all kinds were put on a table, each made very precisely without flaw.
"Our song family does not have such amazing things to offer" a soft spoken woman followed "we do however have this Harmonic temper water that we purify within ourselves. this water allows for opposing forces to become stable without causing imbalance allowing for pills or elixirs that require opposite elements to be easier to refine while retaining both elements overall power but unless the quantity of the water is large only pills below nascent soul can be made in large quantities for enough water for pills of higher grade, special orders have to be made"
Normal looking water was presented in a clear jug with some taking interest.
While a the adults presented and brokered deals, the children had started to socialize amongst themselves.
These children whom had not yet encountered anyone outside of their own immediate family members, treated like crown jewels with great by the family eventually started to interact and form preliminary friend groups while breaking away from the usual routine.
"Hey flower girl want to be my follower?!" prince hector openly invited the girl named Rose to join his group of friends in his own way.
The little social interactions he knew all stemmed from ass kissing - the child was not at fault, the ones who raised him were.
The golden haired Rose took a quick look at them and then walked away holding her head high as if not finding the view to her liking.
Prince hector was taken aback by this but simply let it go as he was only extending a preliminary gesture as taught and had no real desire to invite the girl.
'Mother said to look at everyone's luck aura, but it's hard all of them have mixing luck aura's its not easy to tell them apart... it is hard to see, this is not like how it is with everyone else' The girl named Rose had a mission to accomplish and in her head it took priority over interactions with the children gathered here today.
Most children had been told similar things by their parents, today was not only a simple gathering after all but a test of the childrens own abilities to socialize.
While most did have set goals to accomplish some children are simply told to behave rather then ask anything more of them.
"Follow me, I will lead us to adventure!" the girl named Anabella whom had long curly chestnut hair was leading three children around.
She having been reborn had no sense of age and simply lived as the age she was currently not once was.
If someone told her to act otherwise they would be making a future enemy out of her.
The three kids were madam Nordaine's, one boy pale skinned with pure black hair and eyes by the name of Elio and two identical girls also pale skinned, one was dark brown haired with blue eyes named Alya another also with dark brown hair but with purple eyes named Astrea both looked the same facially and in body only the eyes and hair differed.
They were taking great amusement from watching little Anabella go around causing trouble while also making sure to look after Elio whom similar to Anabella was a troublemaker.
~~~Golden phoenix palace~~~
A giant temple on the west side of the palace glowed with resplendent light.
Inside the temple hundreds of cultivators sat in a circle sweat running down their bodie their faces grimaced before calming down only to once more grimace.
"They sure are persistent, how far will they chase us befor we can rest?" a woman wearing armor spoke
"Its simply meant to scare us and force us to deplete our spiritual energy, if they wanted to kill is they would have done it by now" an old man spoke
The woman closed her eyes in anger.
"No use complaining about it, we must simply keep providing energy, otherwise..." another burly man spoke
"Dammit! If I ever find the bastard who reversed time I will kill him!" the woman couldn't hold her rage
The golden Phoenix palace was one of the 100 cornerstones required for the great teleportation array and barrier that surrounds the entire 1 billion ark armada, without this barrier the endless voids full strength would be on full display and the true suffering of all vessels would begin.
The main part of this barrier is the ability to teleport indefinitely, as long as energy is provided to the barrier the teleportation would be continually active.
They were now teleporting at speeds beyond human comprehension, yet those that chased simply played with them.
"Haa, If that person could die so easily would he be able to turn back time for everyone in the armada so easily? Such a person must be but a half step away from the heaven defying stage" the burly man remarked
The old man simply stayed silent
They had all suffered a loss due to this mishap, yet couldn't do anything about it.