txolops Chapter 2411 Banyan Tree Species
Chapter 2411 Banyan Tree Species
Chapter 2411 Banyan Tree Species
All five Star Spirits were devoured by the Gray Oriole Sword. Qin Sang sensed that the Gray Oriole Sword's spirituality was becoming unstable, indicating that this method of refining Star Spirits into treasures could not be used without restraint.
Qin Sang retrieved the sword blank from the starfire; its jade-like texture shimmered with a spiritual luster. At this moment, Qin Sang had already fused all the spiritual materials and star spirit into the sword's body, but this was only the beginning; the crucial step was yet to come!
A flash of inspiration struck, and Qin Sang took out a fragment of the Taiyin Divine Sword.
His fingers brushed lightly across the surface, a coolness like that of a moonlit night emanating from his fingertips. Perhaps it was because he had spent so much time with Qin Sang that they had become familiar with each other, and the fragments of the divine sword had lost their sharpness.
The fragments of the divine sword contain the true meaning of Taiyin, which Qin Sang has not yet comprehended, so he has been unable to fuse the fragments of the divine sword with the Gray Oriole Sword. The starlight and furnace here have shown him another possibility.
Qin Sang sent the fragments of the divine sword into the starfire, while silently circulating her sword technique. New stars then appeared around the starfire.
This is a sword star formed from the Four Symbols Sword Formation. Qin Sang used the sword embryo to activate the sword formation. Although the sword embryo is fragile, it is not used for fighting and will not be damaged.
A pale moon emerged amidst the stars, a realization he had gained after years of studying the true meaning of the Taiyin. At this moment, under Qin Sang's guidance, the pale moon's position aligned with the starlight, and the Four Symbols Sword Formation and the fragments of the divine sword resonated with each other.
Qin Sang then had to multitask, maintaining the Four Symbols Sword Formation while simultaneously activating the Starfire and the Furnace. This was an unprecedented weapon-refining technique, a sudden inspiration he had after seeing the Starfire Furnace, and he himself wasn't entirely confident in it.
The Starfire is the core of the furnace, and the fragment of the Taiyin Divine Sword is one of the Nine Luminaries. When the Starfire enveloped the fragment of the divine sword, the sword formation resonated faintly with the furnace, making things go even more smoothly than Qin Sang had expected.
This is a good sign!
Qin Sang closed her eyes and entered a meditative state, her mind focused and undistracted. The starlight in front of her seemed to rise and fall like breathing, with wisps of flame wrapping around the fragments of the divine sword and constantly moving across their surface.
This state lasted for a long time; Qin Sang, Xinghuo, the sword formation, and the fragments of the divine sword remained unchanged for a long time.
The starlight illuminated Qin Sang's face. Qin Sang's eyelids trembled slightly, and she slowly opened them. A look of weariness flashed in her eyes as she gazed at the starlight, lost in thought.
Despite being scorched by the sparks, the fragments of the divine sword remained unmoved; from beginning to end, the sparks could only move across the surface of the fragments.
After adjusting her breathing, Qin Sang continued to meditate, and despite countless failed attempts, she remained undeterred.
After an unknown amount of time, Qin Sang's expression shifted slightly. A wisp of spark on the surface of the divine sword fragment wriggled like a small snake, and then actually disappeared into the interior of the divine sword fragment!
Qin Sang was overjoyed; this was exactly the scene he had been hoping for.
Whether it's a magical artifact or a spiritual treasure, it contains energy channels, comparable to the meridians in a person. The most important step in refining a treasure is to unblock these energy channels. If he could comprehend all the energy channels of the divine sword fragment, he wouldn't have been stuck at a loss for where to begin.
Just now, Xinghuo actually found a meridian that Qin Sang had not discovered!
Refiners spare no effort in searching for top-grade spiritual fire and top-grade furnaces because they can instantly enhance a refiner's abilities and help them accomplish seemingly impossible tasks. Among these, the spark fire and the furnace are undoubtedly the best.
"Ok?"
The fragments of the divine sword emitted unusual fluctuations. Qin Sang quickly cleared her mind of distractions, activated the sword formation, and stabilized the Taiyin True Meaning.
Gradually, the fragments of the divine sword stabilized.
The first spark ignited more sparks into the divine sword fragment, bringing Qin Sang more inspiration. Subsequently, new energy channels were discovered, and the divine sword fragment almost became a fireball, indistinguishable from the sparks.
Qin Sang was pleasantly surprised to discover that, if things went smoothly, he really had a chance to forge fragments of the divine sword here!
This gave Qin Sang even greater motivation, and he devoted himself wholeheartedly to it. The fragments of the divine sword gradually emerged, bathed in the cool moonlight, which flickered in the starlight. Unlike other spiritual materials, the fragments didn't melt, but Qin Sang was certain they were being forged!
As time passed, a dense moonlight appeared where the fragments of the divine sword were located. The moonlight and the starlight were intertwined yet separated.
Qin Sang suddenly stopped, her brows furrowed slightly, clearly having encountered a problem.
The trouble stems from the Taiyin True Meaning within the divine sword fragment. Qin Sang has not fully comprehended the Taiyin True Meaning, which is equivalent to forcibly refining the divine sword fragment with external force. If he is not careful, at best he may damage the Taiyin True Meaning, and at worst he may completely destroy the precious divine sword fragment!
After thinking for a long time, Qin Sang came up with a solution: she didn't need to be overly ambitious and should immediately complete the fusion of the Grey Oriole Sword and the Divine Sword fragments.
Thinking of this, Qin Sang suddenly understood. She made a sword incantation, and the sword embryo appeared. With a slight tremor, a sword light disappeared into the moonlight formed by the fragments of the divine sword.
The moonlight rippled gently, and a sword shadow appeared and disappeared, its shape constantly shifting.
Where the sword's shadow and the moonlight met, signs of merging began to appear.
At this moment, the starlight blazed fiercely, and the rate at which the power of the starlight was consumed suddenly increased dramatically. The moonlight and the sword embryo seemed like bottomless pits, constantly devouring the starlight and Qin Sang's true essence.
The moonlight receded, making the sword shadow even clearer. The fragments of the divine sword and the Grey Oriole Sword were fusing, with only the Taiyin True Meaning remaining unchanged. Even with the two swords united, the Taiyin True Meaning would still exist within the new spiritual sword. This was somewhat of a shortcut, only half complete. The true fusion would be finished once Qin Sang fully comprehended the Taiyin True Meaning!
"I don't know whether the Grey Oriole Sword devoured the fragment of the divine sword, or whether the fragment of the divine sword devoured the Grey Oriole Sword..."
Qin Sang gazed at the sword shadow in the moonlight and thought to herself.
At this point, there shouldn't be any unexpected problems. The fusion of moonlight and sword embryo can proceed step by step. Qin Sang can take a break and doesn't need to be as focused as before.
After a short rest, Qin Sang suddenly remembered that she still had a demon corpse in her possession.
Now that there was time to examine the demon corpse closely, Qin Sang discovered that this demon bird did not have a particularly powerful bloodline. In the demon race, where bloodlines are highly valued, and it was cultivating an ancient demonic art that had been abandoned, it was truly remarkable that it had been able to cultivate to this level.
The demon corpse itself wasn't of much value. Qin Sang glanced at it and plucked a feather from the demon bird's left wing.
The color of this bird feather is different from the others; it is more vibrant and very eye-catching.
"It really is a mustard seed magic artifact..."
Qin Sang activated her divine sense and quickly figured out the secret. She forcibly broke through the restrictions on the top, and the interior space was quite large, with various treasures coming into view.
This demon bird was very particular; all the items were neatly categorized and arranged. Qin Sang understood the layout with just a glance.
"Hmm! It should be these..."
Qin Sang was most interested in the cultivation techniques treasured by the demon bird. She quickly found several jade slips, along with some feathers, stone fragments, bamboo slips, and other treasures used for recording.
Qin Sang took these items out and examined them one by one. When she finally saw a feather, she was delighted.
"Bi Yue Tian Wu Jing!"
This feather contains a demonic cultivation technique, and it should be an ancient demonic technique.
"That fellow must be practicing this method, Bi Yue... Tian Wu, could it be Bi Yue Wu, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions?"
Qin Sang began to examine it carefully, and indeed it was an ancient demonic art, quite different from modern magic.
If this method is related to Bi Yuewu, then it must have a significant origin.
Bi Su is one of the seven constellations of the White Tiger in the west, associated with the moon and represented by a crow. The ancient crow clan, appointed by the Demon Emperor as one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, held a status slightly lower than the Four Great Holy Clans, yet was still a super-powerful clan among the ancient demon races!
Aside from the mysteriously unknown "Heavenly Demon Refining Form," this is the ancient demonic technique with the most impressive origin that he has obtained in reality!
It is clear that there is a difference between the "Bi Yue Tian Wu Jing" and the "Tian Yao Lian Xing". Only those with the bloodline of the Wu clan can cultivate this method. Even if one's bloodline is not strong, like this demon bird, it is still possible, but one must have it. Qin Sang was able to enter the basics simply by visualizing the Azure Phoenix.
If what I had obtained back then was the "Bi Yue Tian Wu Jing", I would have simply shelved it.
"pity!"
Qin Sang withdrew her divine sense from the feather, shook her head and sighed softly. This "Bi Yue Tian Wu Jing" was also incomplete, stopping at the stage of demon soul residing in the star. This feather was also different from the bone flute; it was not a treasure passed down through generations, but simply used to record cultivation techniques.
However, the Bi Yue Tian Wu Jing is indeed an extremely profound cultivation method. If he has time in the future, he can study it carefully and use it for reference and verification, which should give him some inspiration.
This demonic bird probably guessed the origin of the "Bi Yue Tian Wu Jing" before daring to take this risk.
Qin Sang then opened the remaining jade slips. Apart from the "Bi Yue Tian Wu Jing", most of them contained methods for cultivating various demon race supernatural powers.
The Bi Yue Tian Wu Jing also contains several powerful supernatural abilities, but unfortunately, the demon bird encountered Qin Sang and was unexpectedly pulled into the Void Realm. It then encountered the Thunder Beast Guardian and had no chance to use them.
Next, Qin Sang searched through the mustard seed space again and found that this demon bird was more wealthy than other demon cultivators of the same level, but it didn't have any treasures. It shouldn't be a confidant of any demon saint, otherwise it would be rather shabby.
Having found nothing to prove the identity of this demonic bird, Qin Sang still doesn't know its origins or its name.
"Hey, what is this?"
Qin Sang noticed a seed, unremarkable, yet placed right in the middle of all the treasures.
The seed was about the size of a baby's fist, resembling a dried lotus seedpod, still containing a faint trace of life. Qin Sang felt that this seed was somewhat unusual, and that trace of life seemed strangely familiar.
Qin Sang became interested and took the seed in her hand. Suddenly, she let out a soft "hmm" and sensed an unusual movement inside the seed.
After thinking for a moment, he took out several spirit flags and arranged them into an array to isolate the inside from the outside. He brought the seed into the array and found that the wisp of life inside the seed was growing at an unimaginable speed.
‘Click! ’
Qin Sang must have triggered something, because a crack appeared at the top of the seed, and it immediately began to germinate. Its growth rate did not slow down at all, and soon tender branches and green leaves appeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"This is... a banyan tree!"
Qin Sang was surprised and finally understood why it felt familiar; it was actually the seed of the Banyan King!
Years ago, at the Water Dragon Palace, he had a brief encounter with the Banyan Tree King and asked it a few questions.
What is the origin of this small banyan tree? Is it also an incarnation of the King of Banyan Trees?
Qin Sang's eyes flickered, but he did not stop it. He watched as the banyan tree branched out and grew leaves in front of him, then let down aerial roots. It was about the same size as the one in the Crystal Palace. It was small, but it gave people the feeling of a lush forest.
'Splash splash...'
The leaves trembled slightly, and some branches began to twist and intertwine, eventually forming a human face.
"I can't find Xiaomei's aura anymore. Did you kill it, fellow Daoist?" The mouth formed by branches and leaves opened and closed slightly, uttering a voice that Qin Sang was familiar with. It was indeed the avatar of the Banyan Tree King!
Qin Sang concealed his identity, and it seemed that the Banyan Tree King did not recognize his true form.
However, this place has been sealed off, and this newly grown clone is probably unable to communicate with the main body.
"Xiao Mei?" Qin Sang's lips twitched. Could it be the name of that demonic bird?
“Little Eyebrow is the name I gave it, when it was just an ordinary little bird!” Banyan King said loudly. “One of its parents was a thrush. A long time ago, its parents built a small nest on me and laid an egg. But not long after it hatched, something happened to its parents. It survived on my sap and inherited its father's ability to catch insects hiding in the trunk. For a very long time afterward, it didn't move away. It was very timid and dared not go too far. During that time, we were together day and night…”
The banyan tree king recounts its past with Xiaomei, as if it were talking about a child it watched grow up.
Qin Sang hadn't expected this demonic bird to have such a deep connection with the Banyan Tree King. She sighed, "Fellow Daoist, do you wish to avenge it?"
"I have already repaid Xiaomei."
The Banyan King's voice remained calm, without anger or hatred towards Qin Sang. "I am just a banyan tree, I must take root in the ground, I cannot always protect it. No one can be carefree forever. Birds belong to the sky, they must experience the baptism of wind, rain and thunder, this is their destiny, but Xiao Mei never understood this... Meeting you, fellow Daoist, is the tribulation Xiao Mei was destined to have."
Qin Sang gazed at the banyan tree, feeling that the Banyan King had no reason to deceive him with such words, and exclaimed, "Fellow Daoist, your intentions are truly profound!"
"This is the last seed I'm giving to Xiaomei," the banyan tree said, bowing its head as it looked at its body. "I can't contact the main body, so it seems Xiaomei has been taken to some secret realm. Since we've met, it means we're destined to meet. I hope you'll let me stay. This clone can't do much, but it can offer you some advice."
“But I have more faith in myself,” Qin Sang said.
If they were outside, Qin Sang could plant this banyan tree somewhere for future transactions.
Even though he believed the Banyan King wouldn't avenge Xiao Mei, he couldn't feel at ease having the Banyan King by his side.
The Banyan Tree King was the most unique demon king he had ever met in recent years. Both times he interacted with the Banyan Tree King, he felt as if he were facing a wise elder. He wondered if it was related to the long lifespan of tree spirits. Perhaps they had experienced and seen more than he had and had seen through the ways of the world.
This made Qin Sang even more wary of the Banyan Tree King than the White Dragon King.
"What a pity! But I cannot criticize your choice, fellow Daoist. May we meet again someday..."
The clone understood its fate, and the face formed by branches and leaves showed a regretful expression.
Qin Sang apologized and flicked out a flame, burning the Banyan Tree King's clone to ashes.