"Oh, right."
Inside the stone chamber, several dozen feet across, Lin Chang sat cross-legged when a thought stirred in his mind. He suddenly remembered something else.
It was still a matter concerning his natal treasure artifact!
Namely, the plan he had kept putting aside-
Cultivating the unnamed Sword-Nurturing Inheritance Method.
This inheritance method came from the Heavenly Gang Sword Sect, a great sword sect in the Jin Kingdom with at least a thousand years of history.
It was one of the many kinds of inheritance methods, standing alongside yet distinct from sword hand seals, sword formations, sword intent cultivation methods, and sword embryo nurturing arts.
Yet it was also a rather special existence, one that had tempted even Lin Chang back then and prompted him to decide to cultivate it and give it a try.
This method was entirely different from ordinary sword-nurturing methods. It did not involve nourishing the sword daily with one's mana, essence blood, and soul to achieve unity between wielder and sword, making the sword follow the heart and strengthening their bond to the utmost.
Instead, it nurtured an existence called a "sword spirit"!
This kind of "spirit" could exist in other objects as well, where it was usually called an "artifact spirit."
Thus, a "sword spirit" was a type of artifact spirit!
Once a flying sword possessed a "sword spirit," it could gain more than the simple spirituality of an awakened flying sword, acquiring a consciousness bound to it.
It could think and fight on command!
When wielding a sword in battle, this was equivalent to gaining another helper. Moreover, their minds would be linked, their coordination seamless, and their combat strength further enhanced!
The reason Lin Chang had temporarily shelved this method after leaving the secret realm was that it was cumbersome and difficult