Source Essence

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Original Name:源质Gender:NeutralScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:560Chapters:179
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Feature Value
Name Source Essence
Alias(es) 源质
Affiliation Divine Nest
Occupation/Role Energy resource used to evolve the Divine Nest and its host bodies
Status Active
First Appearance Chapter 6

Function and Mechanics

Source Essence is the Divine Nest's primary evolutionary resource. It is recorded on Zhang Yuan's Divine Nest Panel and can be invested either in a nest chamber's host body or in the Divine Nest itself. Investment accelerates growth, but evolution still requires time rather than occurring instantly 6.

  • Feeding Source Essence to a host body accelerates its growth and advancement 6 8.
  • Feeding it directly to the Divine Nest drives the Nest's evolution; upgrades can increase its nest chambers and enhance host abilities 6.
  • Advancement costs rise sharply at higher levels. Zhang Yuan notes that the amount required doubles with each level increase for both the Divine Nest and host bodies 250.
  • The Divine Nest can impose level-based restraints on host bodies; Zhang Yuan upgrades the Nest before raising its hosts beyond its level 250.
  • At Divine Nest Level 3, Zhang Yuan develops the ability to perform sacrifices from a distance 124.
  • Source Essence can restore injured host bodies and even resurrect them 523.

Acquisition

Sacrifice and Requiem

The most common means of obtaining Source Essence is sacrificing prey or giving last rites to beings Zhang Yuan has killed. The target's body decays into ash during the process 6 583.

  • Zhang Yuan initially establishes that prey must be personally killed for Source Essence to be gained 31.
  • Purchased livestock yields no Source Essence regardless of how it is killed 67.
  • Corpses of martial artists and other powerful beings can be given requiem for substantial amounts, though prior injuries or energy loss reduce the yield 163 200 289.
  • Zhang Yuan uses last rites partly to prevent corpses from becoming Walking Corpses or worse after battle 302.
  • A high-level target can yield vastly more than ordinary prey: Li Wanlong, a powerful Fifth Order martial artist, yields 1,075 Source Essence 302.

Direct Combat Gains

Certain nonhuman targets provide Source Essence immediately upon death without requiring sacrifice or requiem.

  • Fierce Spirits grant Source Essence directly when slain 67.
  • Strange entities and aberrations likewise provide immediate gains 113 430.
  • The killing of a Yin Mountain Sect disciple yields Source Essence without requiem, leading Zhang Yuan to infer that the target was likely part aberration 97.

Documented Yields

Target or event Source Essence gained Notes
Half a Wild Boar 0.7 Sacrificed to the Divine Nest 6
Old turtle 1.9 A six- or seven-pound turtle; more than an Entry-Level Martial Artist in Zhang Yuan's comparison 50
Fierce Spirits 0.4–0.6 each Gained directly after killing them 67
Third Order opponent 18.2 Gain noted after an underwater kill 89
Black Carp 3.6 Sacrificed underwater; also produced Essence Jade 120
Black-Clad Men Leader 26.5 Part of a haul exceeding 160 Source Essence 124
Female Third Order assassin 28.7 Reduced yield despite her cultivation, likely due to battle expenditure 200
Gu Serpent twins 139 and 146 Both were Fourth Order, but their transformation had consumed much of their life energy 249
Li Wanlong 1,075 A high-ranking Fifth Order expert with a special cultivation art 302
Bronze Zombie 23,770 Destroyed by the God Slaying Flying Dagger and Overlord Halberd 564
Corpses across Wu Tai Barbarian City 170,394 Collected simultaneously within a thousand-pace range 638

Use in Host Evolution

Recipient Result of Source Essence investment Chapter
Black Giant Ant Early investment raises its evolution progress from 1% to 12% 8
Golden Grasshopper 5.9 Source Essence is invested toward Level 2; it later grants fourfold agility 31 40
Jade Mantis 200 Source Essence advances it from Level 3 to Level 4 and unlocks Beginner Blade Esoterica 139
Divine Nest 1,800 Source Essence advances it to Level 5 and unlocks the ability to designate a “queen” host body 250
Jade Mantis 1,000 Source Essence advances it to Level 5 and unlocks Intermediate Blade Esoterica 250
Red-Eyed Crow Source Essence from four slain Heavenly King Hall members is invested toward its Level 5 evolution 289
Brocade Fur Rat More than 22,000 Source Essence advances it to Level 3; later 30,000 points raise it to Level 5 and expand its storage space to 125 cubic meters 386 570
Gray-Toothed Lynx Receives over 5,000 Source Essence after Yue Yihe's death; later reaches Intermediate Mystic Beast 454 583
All possessions More than 10,000 barbarian sacrifices ultimately raise every possession to Level 6 630

Relationship to Luck and Destiny

Source Essence is distinct from the Divine Nest Panel's Luck/Fortune and Destiny attributes.

  • Giving requiem to a barbarian Child of Destiny grants Zhang Yuan Luck +5 rather than Source Essence 367.
  • Destroying a Celestial's divine soul grants Destiny +1; this point must be activated and burned to temporarily enhance luck 525.
  • Source Essence remains a consumable evolutionary resource, while Luck and Destiny are separate attributes with different effects 367 525.

Limitations

  • Source Essence cannot normally be acquired from purchased livestock 67.
  • A target's remaining vitality and condition influence the yield. A Fourth Order martial artist drained by the Crimson Blood Blade provides only 0.1 Source Essence 163.
  • Corpses damaged by costly techniques or transformations may yield far less than their realm would suggest 200 249 289.
  • Large amounts are difficult to obtain consistently; Zhang Yuan considers major battle harvests rare opportunities 250.
  • Source Essence can be exhausted entirely during extraordinary refinements, as occurs when Zhang Yuan's Mighty Dragon Armor and body are tempered during his Tier 7 breakthrough 638.