CHAPTER 12
The Realm break pill allows the consumer to have a smoother flow during its ring absorption, but its capabilities were capped to level 5-8 soul trainees.
Bing Chuan was still baffled about the results so he was not able to answer immediately. Instead he asked if he could take sometime to think what he wanted in exchange and only asked for a sky grade yellow level technique.
The technique he got is called the Phoenix cry, this technique is not much of powerful but got this rating because of its uniqueness. The Phoenix cry allows the user who only has 1 percent of soul power to fully generate it, then the next is to use a skill. Applying all the regained soul power to that skill, making it a deadly move. On the condition, the user must only have 1 percent soul power because the Phoenix cry won't take effect if it is more that 1 percent.
Next, it was announced that Xie became the top ranker. Just like Bing Chuan, he was asked what does he want in exchange for the Realm break pill. Xie did not ponder much about it since he already talked to Xiao about it. Xiao told him to get a Spirit cleansing pill, and as for the technique, he asked for a technique that can lessen the mental strength consumption of his skills.
The Spirit cleansing pill allows the consumer to have a solid foundation of mental strength. This also removes the impurities in ones' both soul power and mental strength. This pill is also just like the realm break pill that can only be consumed once in a life time.
As for the technique, he was given the Golden Soul Mantra. This technique is as good as what Xie requested but it also has additional function. This technique was divided into 3 stages, the bronze soul, silver soul and the peak, golden soul. After practicing it to the peak, the mental strength will rise exponentially allowing one to open his or her Sea of Consciousness. Opening the Sea of Consciousness means one has reached 500 points of mental strength and his or her mental strength was already as strong as 3-ringed Soul Master.
This information gave Xie the excitement of what will happen if he was able to open his Sea of Consciousness even before mastering the Golden Soul Mantra. During this time, Xie was using his Thought Communication to Bing Chuan. He told him to get an impure Phoenix blood.
The impure Phoenix blood has a lower value that Realm break pill, so he clearly reminded him to have an impure Phoenix blood with the same value of Realm break pill.
Upon Bing Chuan requesting this, the Dean was shocked by this claim. Impure Phoenix blood is nothing much of luxury since it is a common ingredient in making pills and potion. Even though it is nothing much, a pill or potion with impure Phoenix blood as ingredient has a 0.01 percent chance to gain 10 percent Phoenix power. So many Alchemists are betting on this 0.01 percent chance because if they manage to make a pill or potion with that 10 percent Phoenix power, it can be a main item in auction and possibly be sold for 100,000 arg - 500,000 arg.
Then the dean luckily has an impure Phoenix blood with him, so he gave Bing Chuan 20 drops of impure Phoenix blood. Curious about what will Bing Chuan do to the impure Phoenix blood, he secretly added 10 more drops to it and gave a wink.
After all that the Dean announced that the start of school will happen in a month, which is May in the year 5024. Students can now start moving to their dorms as the Academy is a stay in school, wherein all students need to stay in school most of the time. The current top 10 lives in a separate building and the residents there changes every year as long as there is a changes in the top 10.
Bing Chuan gave the impure Phoenix blood to Xie as per his instructions. The 3 of them got home and after lunch Xie locked himself again in his room.
According to Xiao, the impure Phoenix blood is not really impure but young phoenix blood. If the principle of Xiao staying in the book gave him a millennium age, it may also apply in the phoenix blood.
Xie also thought about it and decided to give it a try, but he first wanted to practice the Golden Soul Mantra and breakthrough 500 Mental Strength. Xie positioned himself in a cultivating positioned and started to feel the aura of spirits in his environment. The fundamentals of Golden Soul Mantra is to feel the spirit power in the area and absorb it, it is the same way in cultivating the soul power where one has to feel and absorb the soul power in the area.
That night, Xie was able to breakthrough the 500 mental strength and now ready to open the 2nd chapter of the book. After he woke up, a wooden door appeared, written above that is the number 500. Then, he remembers what his mother told him.
"Upon reaching the 500 mental strength, just release your mental strength as it is the key to open the next chapter."
The he does released his mental strength, then the number 500 rapidly decreased until it reached 0. Then a flashing green light enshrouded him and Xiao. When he opened his eyes, he was shocked to see that the place he was before was still there. The area became twice as large as before but the other half more likely resembles a forest. Then an unfamiliar voice was heard again.
"Congratulations on opening the second chapter of the book. I am Er Xie, and I greet you." It said, then a boy slowly came near him. Then after a closer look, he does resemble Xie.
"I greet the highest being of spirits, I, Xiao, a cyclops spirit greet his highness." Xiao suddenly greeted and lower his head to greet the new 'person'.
On the other hand, Xie was shocked by the face of the new 'person' in front of him.
"Who are you? Why do we look alike?" Xie asked. Although he was still shocked, he was somehow calm since he knew his origin is not that simple.
"I am me, you are you. Just like I said, my name is Er Xie. Just like what mother did in the first chapter, I will be the one explaining to you the next part of our family's secret." It said. Then Xie nodded as he understand the situation. Er Xie looked at the cyclops spirit.
"Xiao is it?" Er Xie asked, Xiao only nodded as a response. "I did not think that the cyclops clan has still the knowledge about us after so many years. Since you are now a spirit od Xie, you must treasure this chance and who knows, you might gain something from it."