Fire Spirit Child saw the change in Shen Luo's expression and knew that Shen Luo had understood. But immediately afterward, he poured a bucket of cold water over him.
"Don't celebrate too soon. The spirit within this Flame-Spark Fire Crystal has only just developed rudimentary awareness and has yet to truly take shape. Whether it can ultimately break through that boundary and become a genuine artifact spirit will still depend on fate," Fire Spirit Child said.
"Even the slightest chance is enough to bring joy." Shen Luo looked at the Flame-Spark Fire Crystal as though a landowner were looking at a hen that laid golden eggs, his face full of affection.
"Then are we still using it to forge a sword?" Fire Spirit Child asked.
"No, no..." Shen Luo repeatedly shook his head.
For sword forging, something like Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Qilin Wood would do. A Sword Spirit, though, was something one could only encounter by chance.
"Since you're not forging a sword, I do have a method that may help you try to nurture a Flame Flint Fire Spirit," Fire Spirit Child said.
"Please enlighten me, fellow Daoist," Shen Luo immediately said.
Fire Spirit Child glanced at him and slowly said, "The Flame-Spark Fire Crystal has nurtured itself for ten thousand years. In terms of energy, it already has enough. What it lacks is that final touch of spiritual enlightenment. You need to help it accomplish that."
"How?" Shen Luo frowned.
"Communicate with it," Fire Spirit Child said.
"How am I supposed to communicate with it? Do you mean speaking to it, or using Divine Thought? But it does not yet possess the ability to communicate, does it?" Shen Luo asked in surprise.
"If it truly had that ability, would it still need you to enlighten it? What I mean