Amethyst Jade Essence

Amethyst Jade Essence

"The third task can be done while you're spreading the faith. You need to go to a place called the Tulip Material Plane and find a fire-element Low-God named Bobo. He should have an older brother named Percy, who left the Material Plane a long time ago. Your task is to teach Bobo how to become strong and protect him until he has grown powerful."

"Uh..." Pusluo hesitated.

"What's wrong?" Lincoln asked. "It shouldn't be difficult."

"This subordinate is a fool. I don't know what you mean by 'grown powerful,' my lord," Pusluo said.

"Six-Star Fiend, I suppose," Lincoln said, then realized that might be too difficult and added, "If he really lacks talent, just protect him for a million years. After that, give him a God Spark to refine."

"As you command, Chief God!"

"Don't let him know I exist. Understood?" Lincoln thought for a moment, then reminded him.

Pusluo nodded repeatedly in agreement. Satisfied, Lincoln left. As an Intermediate Sovereign, he had only one Sovereign Envoy position. That wasn't many, but he didn't need more for now. He could take his time recruiting over the endless years to come.

Lincoln summoned a Metal Lifeform and began wandering around the Zijing Continent. He had taken care of the important matters for now, and he wasn't used to having nothing to do. Then he remembered the invitation from the Chief God Zijing and thought, A visit wouldn't be a bad idea. With a thought, he changed the Metal Lifeform's course and headed for the Amethyst Mountains.

The Amethyst Mountains stretched for hundreds of thousands of miles. They were vast and endless, with no end in sight. White mist shrouded the entire range year-round, like a sea of mist. The Mist Sea blocked Divine Sense and was extremely dangerous.

"What were those experts thinking? If they flew faster, who would dare stop them? Yet they're flying at this speed."

"Enough. Don't mention this again when we get back. Those experts don't pay the toll, and even the clan chief can't do anything about it."

"The Eighteen Clans..." Lincoln said, sipping wine and eating grapes inside the Metal Lifeform. "They joined forces to surround the Amethyst Mountains and charge a toll. Who gave them permission? The only reason those clans haven't been wiped out is that Chief God Zijing is easygoing and doesn't hold it against them."

Zijing nodded and explained, "Amethyst Spirit Liquid is closely connected to the birth of us Amethyst Divine Beasts. Both trace back to the same treasure: Amethyst Jade Essence. We Amethyst Divine Beasts are truly born from Amethyst Jade Essence. The other Amethyst Mountains are too small to have produced any. Amethyst Spirit Liquid is the essence that drips from Amethyst Jade Essence once every ten million years. After enough has accumulated, it can be refined using a special method. Drinking it temporarily improves the soul's comprehension."

Inside the cave, a beautiful woman in purple robes was waiting. When Lincoln entered, she took out a crystal jade flask and poured two cups of liquid that shimmered with purple light. She handed one to Lincoln and kept the other for herself.

"So Amethyst Spirit Liquid is like washing the soul clean. It leaves you refreshed, making it easier to comprehend the Laws. But I didn't expect my soul to contain so many Soul Fragments. I must have used my Innate Divine Ability too often. The souls of those powerful people I devoured had accumulated in mine, reducing my ability to comprehend the Laws by quite a bit. No wonder the impact of Faith Power barely helped." Lincoln thought to himself.

Lincoln listened, then drank it all in one gulp. I've already reached Paragon. I wonder if this will help me at all. He hadn't considered switching to another Divine Clone to drink the Amethyst Spirit Liquid. Wouldn't that make it obvious that his Sovereign Clone no longer needed to advance?

Lincoln's Metal Lifeform flew at the speed an ordinary Highgod would control one. As it approached the Mist Sea, some people prepared to stop it, but they suddenly fainted before they could get close. They only slowly came to after the Metal Lifeform had flown far away.

The woman in purple robes covered her mouth and laughed. "This is Amethyst Spirit Liquid, a specialty of mine. There are Amethyst Mountains in the four Supreme Planes, the Seven Divine Planes, and a few other places, but none of them have Amethyst Spirit Liquid. Why do you think that is?"

"Yes. In my experience, the effects last about a year. It can basically help you fuse one more Mystery, and it only works the first time you drink it. But I don't know if it can help someone who's just short of reaching Paragon." Zijing spoke gently as before.

Of course, the danger was only a concern for the Mid-Gods who wandered around the outer edges of the thick mist. To Lincoln, it was nothing at all.

As soon as the wine touched his lips, Lincoln felt a soothing warmth. His soul absorbed all the Amethyst Spirit Liquid, like a dry sponge soaking up water and becoming saturated in an instant. At the same time, countless Soul Fragments were washed out, completely dissolved, and used to nourish his soul. Though he had already reached Paragon, Lincoln felt his grasp of the Laws grow clearer and sharper.

The Mid-Gods picking up Amethyst at the edge of the Mist Sea stared in amazement as the Metal Lifeform flew straight into its depths. Some called out in concern, "It's dangerous deep in the Mist Sea! You might never get back out!"

When the Mid-Gods and Highgods who had fainted woke up and realized what had happened, cold sweat poured down their bodies. "We must have run into an expert. If he'd had a bad temper—or even just been in a bad mood—we'd be done for!"

Lincoln continued inward. Amethyst Monsters gathered and tried to attack him, but they all fell asleep instead. He stopped only when he reached the main peak of the Amethyst Mountains, then put the Metal Lifeform into his interspatial ring.

A cave entrance suddenly appeared on the main peak, and Lincoln flew straight inside.

Lincoln thought briefly about the Amethyst Mountains he had seen elsewhere and formed a rough answer. "Maybe those mountains are just too small?"

"Improves soul comprehension?" Lincoln exclaimed. This was a wonderful thing, but he was also surprised that Zijing had brought up the origins of the Amethyst Divine Beasts for no apparent reason.

"What is this?" Lincoln asked, eyeing the purple liquid curiously.

"How is it?" Zijing asked with a smile, her beautiful eyes bright, as Lincoln opened his eyes.

"It feels wonderful. I really have to thank you." Lincoln beamed. To make rapid progress and reach Paragon, he had devoured the souls of quite a few people. Now that his comprehension had been restored, even if he couldn't make further progress with the Laws, he could still use it to develop new techniques.

Leisijing's signature move, "Amethyst Space," worked the same way. By combining a special item called a Soul Stone with a particular method of combining divine power, he amplified the power of the Gravity Space Mystery tenfold or even a hundredfold, creating the famous "Amethyst Space." Lincoln guessed that Chief God Zijing had developed Amethyst Space and taught it to Leisijing.

"You don't need to thank me. If you really manage to reach Paragon with its help, then you can thank me," Zijing said with a smile.