Soul Palace Research Progress
After setting a goal for Xiao Wu, she started to catch up with Wang Sheng in terms of her cultivation of Qi Field Power, but she was still a little behind.
After all--
In terms of interpersonal relationships, Xiao Wu may be more insightful than Wang Sheng due to her long time spent in the Nuoding Guild. However, in terms of beliefs, her early understanding of these social dynamics actually hindered her intellectual growth.
And what about Wang Sheng?
Although she possesses a certain cleverness, she generally has a pure and innocent heart, and in terms of beliefs, she is far more genuine than Xiao Wu...
In the blink of an eye, this semester has passed by.
Regarding the creation of the Soul Palace, even if metals such as gold, silver, copper, and iron are forged to possess spirituality, shaped into the structure of the Soul Palace, and inscribed with related patterns, they still cannot nurture Martial Soul.
However, forging these metals was not without its benefits. At least Tang San's forging skills improved significantly, and he also forged a large number of spiritual metal materials as spares.
During this semester, nearly a ton of Meteorite Iron was consumed. Tang San used it to forge the third version of the Soul Conductor Godly Zhuge Crossbow (with a Soul Power storage device: Soul Pool) and to create the Soul Conductor Flying God Claw, stockpiling it for the future.
In addition, Tang San brought good news. "Qing Ge, regarding the Artificial Soul Palace, metal won't work. At least, the metal materials that can be found in Nuoding City, as well as Meteorite Iron, are not feasible. However, after I created the Artificial Soul Palace using two other materials and conducted experiments myself, I did perceive the sensations transmitted to me by the Martial Soul, just like truly returning to the womb."
After saying that, Tang San took out a Crystal Ball with a white background and black patterns.
This is Soul Crystal!
The patterns on it are filled with Soul Sand!
This Soul Palace, made of Soul Crystal and Soul Sand, is different in form from the metal Soul Palace that Tang San had given before.
Other metal Soul Palace all have corresponding patterns engraved on the surface of the sphere.
This Soul Palace, however, was crafted entirely from Soul Crystal. The exterior was polished smooth, and the interior was hollowed out to create space. Then, lines were carved into the interior of the Crystal Ball's walls... no! They were drilled into three-dimensional passages!
Finally, fill the gap with Soul Sand, then seal the opening with Soul Crystal, fit together, and polish it to make it a seamless whole.
After confirming that Artificial Soul Palace made from common metals and Meteorite Iron were ineffective, Tang San decided to try using Soul Crystal and Soul Sand.
Reason?
Both of these items have the natural property of transmitting Soul Power, and there are quite a few stored in Falling Star City, so we can purchase some from You Hui at any time for experiments.
The reason Tang San thought of filling the Soul Sand with Soul Crystal was because he remembered Ning Rongrong saying that Soul Sand was a product of purifying Soul Crystal.
This means that Soul Crystal and Soul Sand are originally one.
Moreover, Soul Sand conducts Soul Power extremely quickly and is close to the element of light; Soul Crystal has a better property of storing Soul Power and is more sensitive to the Dark Attribute.
Aren't these two precisely the correspondences of Yin and Yang?
The Common Red Sword, forged for Zhou Qing, features beads representing Yin and Yang on its hilt, which is why Soul Crystal and Soul Sand were chosen as the main materials.
"You purified this Soul Crystal?"
Zhou Qing was quite curious as he examined the Artificial Soul Palace, which was about the size of a human head.
Tang San didn't answer, but instead infused a wisp of Soul Power into it.
Instantly!
The Soul Sand trembled...
No!
It has started to flow!
The Soul Sand flowed along the channels and patterns on the Soul Crystal like water, emitting a Sisi of heat.
Before long, the Soul Sand seemed to change from a solid state to a liquid state, and even to a gaseous state, flowing rapidly within the channel patterns.
During this process, the Heaven and Earth Energy in the surrounding air constantly converges into it, as if it is about to give birth to something.
However, it seemed that because there was nothing inside the Crystal Ball, the Heaven and Earth Energy circulated within it for a week before actively dissipating from the Soul Palace and returning to the world.
Looking at the Artificial Soul Palace again, Zhou Qing keenly noticed that the Soul Crystal seemed to be more transparent than before, and the Soul Sand in the channel patterns was also deeper black, as if the amount of Soul Sand had increased.
"It can automatically purify?!" Zhou Qing immediately realized this possibility.
"That's right."
Tang San hadn't expected that when using this Artificial Soul Palace, the amount of Soul Sand filling its inner walls could actually actively draw out impurities (Soul Sand) from the Soul Crystal.
However, as the Artificial Soul Palace is left for a long time, the amount of Soul Sand will decrease and re-integrate into the Soul Crystal, making the Soul Crystal appear full of impurities.
It can be said that the Artificial Soul Palace made of Soul Crystal becomes newer the more it is used. Once it is left unused, the Soul Crystal and Soul Sand will re-merge together at an extremely slow rate.
This property is truly peculiar!
Tang San then demonstrated to Zhou Qing how to use the artificial uterus.
He released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, part of Martial Soul was connected to his palm, while the other part disappeared into the Artificial Soul Palace.
With the infusion of Soul Power, the Soul Sand began to circulate again, transforming into liquid and gas, flowing extremely rapidly.
The surrounding Heaven and Earth Energy) was guided and flowed into it, causing the Blue Silver Grass to tremble slightly, and even the veins seemed to faintly reveal silver and gold patterns.
But perhaps because this Artificial Soul Palace is not yet perfect, the gold has faded, and only the silver is faintly visible.
"If it were Beast Martial Soul, or Body Martial Soul like yours, Qing Ge, you'd probably need to build a larger Soul Palace, one that could fit the whole person inside."
Tang San, who had stopped injecting Soul Power and put away his Martial Soul, said, "Most Beast Martial Soul Master can only do this, unless their Beast Martial Soul is like You Hui's and can exist outside their body."
"That's not a problem."
Zhou Qing didn't take it seriously. After all, he still had a lot of Soul Crystal and Soul Sand in Falling Star City, which he could purchase from You Hui at any time.
In the short term, they do not need to purchase from outside sources.
"Qing Ge, Third Brother!"
At this moment, Wang Sheng found the two and shouted, "The Spirit Hall is about to hold Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony!"
After the semester ended, Zhou Qing and the others did not return to Holy Soul Village immediately, but stayed an extra day to wait for the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony to begin in Nuoding City.
Wang Sheng had been guarding the streets Spirit Hall all day with his work-study students and commoner underlings, and now he had come in person to deliver the message.
The reason for doing this was naturally because Zhou Qing wanted to take this opportunity to lead Romantina to observe in detail the moment when the six-year-old child's Martial Soul Awakening, and see if the Soul Palace that enveloped the Martial Soul was shattered. If it was shattered, did it completely dissipate in the end, or did it turn into other things that could not be directly observed by Spiritual Power?
This point must be clearly understood!
Martial Soul, beings that can materialize the intangible and possess properties of energy and matter, even capable of transforming between the two, can be perceived and controlled by human will. The Soul Palace, which nurtures Martial Soul, may have played a significant role later on...