At this question, Fang Xiao sank into thought before offering a tentative answer.
"Mind and consciousness? No.
Soul? No, that isn't right either.
If this junior is not mistaken, it should be the true spirit."
Though Fang Xiao was only guessing and could not explain why, the sword spirit seemed quite satisfied with his answer.
"That is correct. The true spirit is not merely the key that governs one's cultivation; it is also the true self, the origin, of you cultivators.
The soul and mind can both be divided, but have you ever seen anyone divide their true spirit?
There is only one true spirit. Therefore, one can only choose one cultivation system and follow it."
Upon receiving this answer, Fang Xiao felt enlightened, yet he could not help feeling disappointed.
"So in other words, my idea of turning my natal treasures into martial souls to bypass the iron laws of cultivation is actually impossible."
"I do not know whether anyone has tried it before.
But so long as the problem of True Spirit Uniqueness cannot be resolved, I would guess it is certainly impossible."
The sword spirit's words were like a basin of cold water, thoroughly dousing the fervor in Fang Xiao's heart.
In truth, that was not the only difficulty. The sword spirit immediately raised another extremely pointed question.
"Even setting aside the iron laws of cultivation, even if you could turn them into martial souls.
Have you considered the artifact spirits of those two natal treasures? How would they be settled?
Or would you simply erase them?"
The reason this question was so pointed was that the one raising it, the sword spirit itself, was the artifact spirit of the Legacy Sword Artifact.
Since Fang Xiao wished to turn his natal treasures into martial souls, the artifact