Only One Step Away
The ascension of "True Spirit Star" relies on the gradual development, accumulation, and advancement of "Lineage power," which is a common and conventional path for lower-rank "True Spirit Lineage."
However, by making meritorious contributions and being rewarded by the power of the "True Spirit Realm," one can promote the ascent and even advancement of the "True Spirit Star," a path that only "True Spirit Lineage" of at least the middle third rank or above can access and follow.
Besides these two external forces that help "True Spirit Star" grow, improve, ascend, and even advance, there are other external forces that can also assist.
The third external force is the collection of various treasures and their integration into the "True Spirit Star," which promotes the growth, ascent, and even advancement of the "True Spirit Star."
However, such treasures, which can integrate into "True Spirit Star True Spirit Star" and promote their growth, ascension, and advancement, are naturally not ordinary items. They are extremely difficult to find within the "True Spirit Realm," and are much easier to search for and seize in other worlds outside the realm.
This is not because the quantity and quality of treasures in other worlds beyond the "True Spirit Realm" exceed those in the "True Spirit Star," but rather because seizing treasures from other worlds and incorporating them into the "True Spirit Realm." Therefore, it is easier to gain the recognition of the "True Spirit Realm" and become a force that strengthens, promotes, and even elevates the "True Spirit Star."
Undoubtedly, this requires the "True Spirit Lineage" not only to have the power to leave the "True Spirit Realm," but also to have the ability to invade other worlds outside the realm and launch wars of invasion and plunder.
This is not an ability possessed by low-grade "True Spirit Lineage," but rather a method and path commonly used by high-grade True Spirit Lineage.
In addition, the fourth external force is the power of the origin of the "True Spirit Star True Spirit Lineage" to send down starlight to help and guide the "True Spirit Star" of the inferior "True Spirit Lineage" to climb, improve, and even advance.
The higher-ranking "True Spirit Lineage" can expend the power of their own "True Spirit Star" to not only help the "True Spirit Lineage True Spirit Star" of lower-ranking "True Spirit Families" to ascend and advance, but also to assist bloodline cultivators of "non- True Spirit Lineage" in "Star Inlaying," helping them to advance to the "True Spirit Lineage" rank.
Back when the Kong Household was in the Central Domain, their Ancestor Jianling received help from a benefactor and successfully "Star Inlaying," which propelled the Kong Household to the status of a "Ninth-Grade True Spirit Lineage."
The so-called "help from a Azure Luan" refers to the fact that the Luan family Luan Household the Azure Phoenix consumed the power of the Azure Luan True Spirit Star's origin, casting starlight to help Ancestor Jianling successfully Star Inlaying, thus assisting the Kong Household in advancing to the "Ninth-Grade True Spirit Lineage".
Furthermore, in Bifang Commandery today, the He Household family of "Black Crane," Ninth-Grade True Spirit Lineage, is a servant Lineage of the Bi Household "Bifang." The reason why they were able to successfully Star Inlaying and advance to the Ninth-Grade True Spirit Lineage is also because the Bi Household consumed the original power of "Bifang True Spirit Star" to help them advance.
This is indeed the path that low-grade "True Spirit Lineage" can take. However, finding a high-grade "True Spirit Star" willing to expend the power of their own "True Spirit Lineage Star" origin to help a low-grade "True Spirit True Spirit Lineage" improve and advance their "True Spirit Star" is obviously not an easy task.
In particular, assisting lower-level "True Spirit Lineage" in advancing and upgrading their ranks consumes a great deal of the "True Spirit Star" essence of higher-level "True Spirit Lineage." The higher the rank of advancement, the greater the consumption, and it can even easily damage the foundation and essence of the higher-level "True Spirit Lineage '" True Spirit Star. If it causes the higher-level "True Spirit Lineage '" True Spirit Star to fall or even be downgraded, then it would be a complete loss.
Therefore, in the "True Spirit Realm," it is not uncommon for high-ranking "True Spirit Lineage" to consume the original power of their own "True Spirit Star" to help some "non- True Spirit Lineage" bloodline cultivators to inlay Star Inlaying and advance to the "Ninth-Grade True Spirit Lineage".
However, it is extremely rare for a higher-ranking "True Spirit Lineage" to consume the original power of its own "True Spirit Star" to help the "True Spirit Star" of a lower-ranking "True Spirit Lineage" to climb or even advance. Such cases are extremely rare, occurring only once every few years.
Back when the Kong Household was in the Central Domain, they were trying to become an "Eighth-Rank Ninth-Grade True Spirit Lineage" from a "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage." The "Azure Luan True Spirit Star Azure Luan True Spirit Lineage," which had risen to the top, was unwilling to expend the power of its own "Azure Phoenix True Spirit Star" to help the Kong Household's "Peacock True Spirit Star" ascend to the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven." So the Kong Household had to rely on their own strength to try, and as a result, they failed to advance. Not only did their "Ninth-Grade Peacock True Spirit Star" perish, but the entire Kong Household was almost wiped out.
That's exactly right.
Now that Kong Household Kong Wenxuan has successfully Star Inlaying on his own, he naturally has no intention of finding a superior "True Spirit Lineage" to suppress his family.
Finally, the fifth type of external force consists of various legal and illegal rituals and methods.
The "A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix to the Phoenix" forbidden ritual, which the Du Household "Cuckoo" has always insisted on, is one such illegal method.
Of course, just as there are illegal rituals and methods, there are also legal ones. However, such legal rituals and methods that can strengthen, elevate, and even promote one's own "True Spirit Star" are rare and uncommon in the entire "True Spirit Realm," and are basically controlled by high-grade "True Spirit Lineage" or official bodies like the "Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty."
For a low-grade "True Spirit Lineage" like the Kong Household, the only way to obtain such a legitimate and rare ritual and method, besides by fortuitous opportunity, is to accumulate merit and exchange it from the treasury of the "Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty" through official means.
Of course, even if you manage to acquire such a legitimate ritual or method to strengthen, enhance, and promote the "True Spirit Star," setting it up and activating it will be extremely difficult, and it will not be easier than the aforementioned "external force" methods.
In contrast, forbidden techniques like "A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix"A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix might be easier to perform and use. This is perhaps a major reason why the Du Household is so fixated on the forbidden technique.
Lili!
At this moment, a clear Peacock cry rang out, and the "Peacock True Spirit Star," which had been rising with the starlight in the "Ninth-Grade True Spirit Heaven," finally stopped its ascent. The starlight that had gathered from all directions had been exhausted.
At this moment, Kong Wenxuan focused his mind and consciousness into the "Five-Colored Peacock True Spirit". Looking around, he discovered that the "Peacock True Spirit Star" was already at the top of the "Ninth-Grade True Spirit Heaven", only one leap away from the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven".
"What a pity..." he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, pondering, "It seems that we haven't killed enough invading martial artists in the ' Demon Race Secret Realm,' and our merits are still insufficient."
The reward of the True Spirit Realm's primordial power actually failed to directly elevate the "Peacock True Spirit Star" to the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven," thus advancing it to the Eighth-Grade True Spirit position!
"Otherwise, if the ' Peacock True Spirit Star ' were to advance to the Eighth-Grade True Spirit position first, my subsequent breakthrough to the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage would undoubtedly be much easier and safer."
"It seems that I must first break through to the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage, and then I will push the ' Peacock True Spirit Star ' to complete this final step of ascension and advancement."