Spirit Masters with Spiritual attributes, when their Spiritual Power reaches a certain level, can utilize Spiritual Power to unleash abilities that Soul Power cannot achieve.
With the advancement of Spiritual Power, by chance, Spirit Masters can perceive and open the Sea of Consciousness but it requires fortuitous circumstances.
Perhaps there is a criterion; when Spiritual Power cultivation reaches a certain level, one can naturally sense the Sea of Consciousness and open it. However, before reaching this point, if the opportunity arises, there is hope of opening the Sea of Consciousness with external assistance.
Su Wen, at this moment, seeks to use the opportunity of absorbing the second Spirit Ring to open his own Sea of Consciousness.
Even with a Spiritual attribute Spirit Ring, even if it's a ring beyond one's level, it is not necessarily able to open the Sea of Consciousness.
However, Su Wen can actively attempt to open it.
Where is the Sea of Consciousness? Su Wen doesn't know.
The Spirit Masters of this world doesn't know either.
However, when Spiritual Power cultivation reaches a certain level, one can perceive and open the Sea of Consciousness, indicating that Spiritual Power can sense it when it reaches a certain strength. However, Su Wen's Spiritual Power has not reached that level yet.
'But I can clearly sense the improvement of my Spiritual Power.' The Sea of Consciousness is there, and Spiritual Power is within it.
It's just that before opening the Sea of Consciousness, the Spirit Master can only mobilize the part of Spiritual Power that emanates from the Sea of Consciousness.
Sensing the improvement of his own Spiritual Power, Su Wen is also undergoing a process similar to what he did before, using the Origin Soul Power's cultivation and consumption to sense the Martial Spirit Space.
"The Martial Spirit is the bridge between the soul and the physical body of the Spirit Master. During the Martial Spirit's Evolution, the Martial Spirit Space is closely connected to the physical body, allowing the Soul Power of the Spirit Ring to penetrate. Therefore, at this moment, the Martial Spirit Space and the Sea of Consciousness must be more closely connected than ever before as well."
In theory, now is the easiest time to perceive the Sea of Consciousness.
...
Time slowly passed.
The Phantom Fox itself is already of a Spiritual attribute Spirit Beast, and after the mutation, the Three-Eyed Phantom Fox's Spiritual attribute became even more powerful, far surpassing the ordinary Phantom Fox by a lot.
As the origin of the Spirit Ring merged into the origin of the Martial Spirit resulting in the Martial Spirit's Evolution, Spiritual Power continued to receive feedback and steadily increased.
"Finally! I sensed it!" Su Wen sensed the presence of the Sea of Consciousness. He mobilized his Spiritual Power, impacting the existence of the Sea of Consciousness.
Boom!
As if opening up the heavens and the earth, a spatial domain emerged. The Sea of Consciousness was opened and Spiritual Power skyrocketed.
In fact, it was the Soul Power originally within the Sea of Consciousness that wasn't controlled by Su Wen.
Su Wen's Sea of Consciousness is vast, akin to a huge lake, but the droplets formed by his Spiritual Power gathering are just a small part of it.
Suddenly, the Sea of Consciousness began to tremble, as if a crack had appeared in the sky above it.
Opening the Sea of Consciousness merely involves using one's will to enter it by manipulating Spiritual Power, rather than truly breaking it open.
However, at this moment, it seemed like the Sea of Consciousness has been broken.
"No, that's not right."
Su Wen carefully observed the crack and found it familiar.
It's as if—
"The third eye on the forehead of the Three-Eyed Phantom Fox?"
At first, Su Wen was astonished, but then he was ecstatic.
He realized what this was. An External Spirit Bone!
Among the most precious treasures in the Spirit Master realm, besides the hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings, are Spirit Bones.
Each absorption of a Spirit Bone allows for the acquisition of an additional Spirit Skill, which is a significant enhancement for any Spirit Master at any stage.
Unlike Spirit Rings, the appearance rate of Spirit Bones is extremely low, less than one in a thousand. Of course, there are no restrictions on Spirit Bones; even Spirit Masters who haven't personally killed a Spirit Beast can fully integrate them.
Under normal circumstances, there are six types of Spirit Bones: left and right leg bones, left and right arm bones, as well as skull and torso bones.
In special circumstances, Spirit Bones may appear in other parts of the body. These are known as External Spirit Bones, the rarest and most unique type of Spirit Bone.
External Spirit Bones have the ability to grow. With the practice of the Spirit Master, given the opportunity, even a ten-year External Spirit Bone theoretically has the potential to grow into a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone.
'An eye? And it's a third eye on my forehead.
This isn't the manifestation of a skull bone, so it must be an External Spirit Bone.'
Su Wen marveled at his extraordinary luck.
However, upon reflecting on the entire process of obtaining the External Spirit Bone, he also felt that it seemed quite... expected?
The birth rate of Spirit Bones is very small, but in two situations, this rate is extremely high: one is when a Spirit Beast harbors extreme hatred, and the other is when a Spirit Beast passes away peacefully.
Su Wen's situation seems to be the latter. "Now it seems that I was ignorant. Love is truly great."
...
Two and a half hours later.
Su Wen opened his eyes, his gaze much sharper than before.
His Spiritual Power spread out, allowing Su Wen to vaguely sense the general situation inside the cave.
"My Spiritual Power is still too little."
If Su Wen could completely cover every corner of the cave with his Spiritual Power, he would naturally be able to perceive it clearly from all angles without any blind spots. But now, his Spiritual Power only roughly covers the cave, with a relatively low concentration.
The resolution is insufficient.
"There should be special techniques for utilizing Spiritual Power, to stimulate its characteristics and make it more suitable for perception."
If it could be developed, then it would be equivalent to a perception-type Spirit Skill with Spiritual attributes.
Unfortunately, Su Wen has not mastered such techniques.
"Now, try the External Spirit Bone."
A crack appeared on Su Wen's forehead, and a splendid and dazzling vertical pupil blossomed there, emitting a brilliant light, exuding an enticing allure.
As Spiritual Power circulated within the Phantom Eye, without even needing to release it into the outside world, Su Wen felt his vision becoming incredibly clear.
Not only did the world observed by the Phantom Eye become clearer, but his vision with both eyes also received a boost. Everything in the outside world became vividly apparent, and Su Wen could even see the dust particles in the air.
He felt a stir in his heart, causing the Phantom Eye to fade away. However, at this moment, the Phantom Eye only disappeared from sight but did not vanish. He continued to try to circulate Spiritual Power within the Phantom Eye.
Even without the vision of the Phantom Eye, the vision of both his eyes still received enhancement.
"Not bad. Under normal circumstances, my Phantom Eye wouldn't be exposed unless something unexpected happened."
Unlike regular Spirit Bones, the External Spirit Bone won't erupt once fully integrated.
However, the prerequisite is complete integration, and Su Wen isn't sure if he has achieved that yet.
Moreover, the most important point is— "Damn it, not every Spirit Master knows this!"
The existence of the External Spirit Bone itself is already secretive, let alone its characteristics.
Any Spirit Master who confirms that Su Wen has a third eye on his forehead and that it's a Spirit Bone would most likely think of killing him to extract the Spirit Bone.
Moreover, the vast majority of Spirit Masters wouldn't even consider whether Su Wen has fully integrated this Spirit Bone or if it could be extracted after killing him.
Of course, even if they knew about this characteristic, some would probably take the risk. Human nature is like that...
"Other than the Phantom Eye, the biggest gain this time is the Second Spirit Skill."
Su Wen began to sense his Second Spirit Skill, feeling quite satisfied.
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