The inheritance method of the Myriad Souls Animating Technique recorded a way to awaken an artifact spirit: release all the origin essence force within the origin soul liquid at once, achieving the goal through brute force.
But if this failed, the spirit treasure's body would be damaged or even collapse, and all previous efforts would go to waste.
Under normal circumstances, Chen Lin would never have considered this method. But things had changed. The great tribulation was already showing signs of approaching, and he had no time to continue patiently nurturing it through slow, painstaking work.
Having made his decision, he began his preparations.
A spirit treasure was far too consequential. Chen Lin had not even told Silver Fairy about it. She had always shown firm principles and had never seized anything from her disciple through force or trickery, but he could not use this to put human nature to the test.
Besides, once word of the spirit treasure leaked out, it would likely draw the covetous eyes of Nascent Soul late-stage cultivators. Even Silver Fairy would be unable to protect him then, and he would merely have sewn a wedding gown for someone else.
He also suspected that a heavenly tribulation might appear when the spirit treasure took shape, so he went deep into the Barrens, choosing a location near the other of the two Nightmare Realm Nodes True Lord Wanmeng had provided.
If anything unexpected happened during the process, he would use the Realm-Breaking Talisman to escape into the Nightmare Realm.
Countless dangers lurked deep in the Barrens. He spent over a month preparing and set up several formations before finally beginning the spirit awakening.
Chen Lin stood within the formation, looking at the Xuanwu Shield placed in its center.
At this moment, the shield emanated fluctuations brimming