For a normal Spirit Master, even if one Spirit Ring explodes and the Martial Spirit doesn't collapse, there would still be a strong rejection when trying to absorb a new Spirit Ring.
Even if choosing the same type of Spirit Ring and there is no strong rejection, forcibly integrating the Spirit Ring would not show any changes.
However, Su Wen can perceive this progress.
So, even if it takes time, he can persist and allow the essence of this new Spirit Ring to merge into his Spirit Ring position.
However, this is in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Su Wen operates the Soul Power from the two-thousand-year Starlight Fruit Tree Spirit Ring within his body, as well as the Soul Power that filled his body after the previous Ring Explosion.
He strives to facilitate the fusion of the two types of Soul Power.
The Soul Power after the Ring Explosion has the characteristics of Su Wen's Soul Power, while the Soul Power of the new Spirit Ring does not, so he first refines a portion of the Soul Power of this new Spirit Ring, then begins to operate the two types of Soul Power according to the route he has developed.
Through the fusion of Soul Power, he promotes the fusion of the original aura of the first Spirit Ring remaining in the Spirit Ring position with the current essence of the new Spirit Ring.
After all, they are of the same family.
An hour later, Su Wen completed the fusion of the new Spirit Ring position.
Within the Martial Spirit Space, Su Wen's Source Soul Power was also consumed, but with his current cultivation at the Spirit King level, the consumption for the transformation of a two-thousand-years-old Spirit Ring was not severe, merely providing energy, not a significant drain.
"Ring Replacement successful!"
Su Wen looked at his three purple, two black Spirit Rings, revealing a smile.
Above the summoned Heavenly Book, there were faint starlights gathering, but these starlights were too sparse.
"I should also have hope of obtaining the star attribute, but these two-thousand-year-old Spirit Rings are still not enough for me now."
With the success of the first attempt, Su Wen began to continue searching for the whereabouts of the Starlight Fruit Tree and the Three-Eyed Phantom Fox in the Star Dou Great Forest.
After the two-thousand-year Starlight Fruit Tree, Su Wen did not rush to find the ten thousand-year-level Three-Eyed Phantom Fox or the nine-thousand-year Starlight Fruit Tree.
He first found a Three-Eyed Phantom Fox of about five thousand years and completed the Ring Replacement.
The explosion of the Spirit Ring Essence does have an impact on the Martial Spirit. Although the success of the first attempt certainly indicates that Su Wen's method is not wrong, one of the key points—stabilizing the Martial Spirit while the Spirit Ring Essence explodes—did not pose too great a challenge for him.
He also dared not be too careless.
So, he prepared to proceed gradually.
The second Spirit Ring was replaced with a five-thousand-year one before Su Wen went to search for the nine-thousand-year Starlight Fruit Tree.
This time, Su Wen stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest for two and a half months.
His first Spirit Ring was successfully replaced with that nine-thousand-year Starlight Fruit Tree, and the second Spirit Ring was also replaced with a fifteen-thousand-year one.
"Two and a half months, quite a fruitful harvest."
Not only was the Ring Replacement of the Spirit Rings successful, but Su Wen also improved the Ring Replacement Method through multiple practices, turning pure Ring Replacement into fusion.
"Just need to explode the Spirit Ring without needing to explode the Spirit Ring Essence, there is also hope to fuse a new Spirit Ring of the same type again."
In doing so, there was no need to stabilize the essence of the Martial Spirit and the Spirit Ring Essence, but Su Wen needed to stabilize himself and the Martial Spirit Space.
Because without a vacant Spirit Ring position, incorporating the new Spirit Ring into the Martial Spirit Space would generate strong rejection.
Su Wen's solution was to explode part of the original Spirit Ring Essence, leaving the Spirit Ring position in a semi-vacant state, reducing some of the rejection. In fact, exploding part of the new Spirit Ring's essence could also reduce rejection, but what he wanted was the age of the new Spirit Ring, so naturally, he wouldn't choose this method.
"From complete Ring Replacement to fusion of essence."
Since Ring Replacement could already be successful, Su Wen spent more effort perfecting it to the point of essence fusion, naturally considering the future.
Some Spirit Beasts are truly rare.
The Stone Monster is one thing, although rare, Su Wen knows about the Stone Monster Tribe in the Sunset Forest.
But the Void Silver Moon Tapir is truly rare. Su Wen is not even sure which corner of the continent might still hide Void Silver Moon Tapirs of higher ages.
Actually, the Stone Monster is not enough. Su Wen's goal is not simply to obtain all ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Rings.
So, he also considers one hundred thousand years.
However, finding one hundred thousand-year-old Stone Monsters, one hundred thousand-year-old Starlight Fruit Trees, and one hundred thousand-year-old Three-Eyed Phantom Foxes is basically impossible.
Fusion of essence is just one part of the perfecting process of the Ring Replacement Method.
"It would be best if I could find the part within the Spirit Ring Essence that determines the age of the Spirit Ring."
And to find this, the fastest way is not for Su Wen to continue fusion of essence like this.
Even with super strong perception, Su Wen cannot find this decisive part by comparing changes in the Spirit Ring Essence.
After all, he is only aiming to increase the age of the Spirit Ring, and the number of times he experiences this process is limited. Unlike exploring and developing techniques, where countless attempts are made, adjusting each time to achieve one's goal.
"My current goal is to find a Spirit Beast with devouring ability and then study its ability."
Devouring other Spirit Beasts to enhance one's own cultivation, isn't this essentially digesting others' cultivation to improve oneself?
Su Wen feels that by doing so, he should be able to quickly find the most essential part that determines the age of a Spirit Beast's cultivation.
Naturally, what determines its age is its essence, but which specific part of the essence?
Since there are devouring-type Spirit Beasts that can indiscriminately devour various Spirit Beasts, if Su Wen can find the corresponding part within the essence, can he remove the restriction of devouring only similar Spirit Beasts?
"Hehehe, I feel like I'm becoming a bit wicked." Su Wen grinned, feeling somewhat obsessed, he even gave himself a "hehehe" laughter.
However, without considering the Divine Examination, it seems that this is the only way he can enhance his strength.
"Unless I can find alternative energy sources, such as the energy used to enhance Spirit Rings in the Divine Examination, otherwise, I can only become an object of hate for Spirit Beasts."
Su Wen chuckled at himself.
However, he didn't feel burdened by it.
Firstly, all this was for his own cultivation, so he didn't need to advocate too strongly for Spirit Beasts.
Secondly, he actually had a plan for alternative energy sources.
"In the original work, Tang San used the Blue Silver Domain to absorb the Soul Power of Sunset Forest's Blue Silver Grass and infused it into Ah Yin's body, rapidly increasing her cultivation."
Although Ah Yin herself had a hundred-thousand-year foundation and sufficient Soul Power, which was piled up for her, the part of energy within her essence ultimately transformed into Tang Hao's hundred-thousand-year-old Spirit Ring.
Therefore, there must have been special energy in this process to compensate for this.
"So, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well actually emits this type of energy."
"In fact, as long as it's life energy, it can promote the increase of Spirit Beasts' age limit, but what I need is to find the more accurate part."
Su Wen shook his head, pulling himself out of this issue.
In a state of obsession, it's easy to become paranoid when thinking.
He left the Star Dou Great Forest.
Su Wen's demeanor underwent a significant change.
More otherworldly, emanating a subtle sense of depth.
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