"You have a lead?" A trace of delight appeared on Fang Qianyuan's face at the news.
The Reverse Time Transformation, and even the complete Demon God Nine Transformations, concerned the great secret of the Flying Immortal Records. Besides, he might not be able to cultivate them successfully before ascending to Heaven Tier. To him, they were simply too distant.
By comparison, securing another Earth Rank spirit creature in advance to strengthen himself, alongside the Magic Treasure he had commissioned Master Gongshu to refine, was far more practical.
If this worked out, he would gain another source of Earth Rank combat power.
This was precisely how Earth Rank Experts expanded and perfected their repertoire.
Besides the immediate benefit of gaining more methods, he could also learn from the spirit creature, using it to master various related techniques and tricks.
For instance, the "nothingness" property of the Wind Evasion he now possessed had evolved with the help of spirit creatures such as Invisibility Grass, Demon-Hunting Hounds, and Fire-Eyed Xian.
In the past, he had studied those spirit creatures, comprehending the mysteries of concealment and stealth from Invisibility Grass, while drawing on Demon-Hunting Hounds and Fire-Eyed Xian for ways to counter detection.
Once he incorporated those experiences into the Wind Transformation Formula, his mastery of the formula crossed the threshold into true proficiency.
Without those spirit creatures, Fang Qianyuan would naturally have had other avenues for comprehending the Wind Transformation Formula, but the process certainly would not have been so smooth, nor would the final result necessarily have been as good.
This was also why spirit creatures were called tools.
Here, "tool" was not a derogatory term, but a practical description.
Perhaps they could also be called bridges.
In combat and practical applications, they were tools; during cultivation, they were bridges.
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