[That same year, you conducted an exceedingly detailed examination of Ye Xintong's body and determined that this transformation was not a bad thing. This put your mind somewhat at ease. You then took the painting you had already completed and prepared to awaken its spirit, further enhancing its abilities.]
[As expected, the unique aura upon the painting belonged exclusively to supreme treasures. Being able to create such a painting also meant that your skill in the Painting Dao had finally achieved a breakthrough. With this experience, many things that had previously existed only in theory had now become practical knowledge.]
[Should you encounter similar circumstances in the future, the failure rate of your Creation Dao Paintings would drop dramatically. And with this work in hand, you could be acknowledged as yet another Supreme Dao Pioneer...]
[In the twenty-one million, five hundred and ninety-nine thousand, three hundred and eighty-fourth year, in order to awaken the painting's spirit, you took out the two Life Softstones you had not given to the Witch Emperor Houtu. After more than two thousand years, one was used for the Corroded Xuan Phoenix Painting's foundational spirit awakening, while the other served to stabilize and suppress the painting. The good news was that both measures succeeded, sparing you from wasting more time and Dao materials.]
[With the support of the two Life Softstones, the spirituality of the Corroded Xuan Phoenix Painting, which should originally have ranked at the bottom among Creation Dao Grade treasures, rose in an exceptionally obvious manner. Based on your current perception, the spirituality contained within this painting should now rank among the middle tier of the many Seventh-ring Creation Supreme Treasures you had assessed. It was comparable to treasures such as the Guiyan Lingxu Pagoda, the Corpse Dragon Carriage, and the Star Radiance Bow.]