The analysis class lasted two hours.
Wan Wan had almost completely analyzed the situation for Lin Chuan.
From the quantitative data of spiritual power, the Growth rate of various abilities, to the subsequent detailed professional development path, she even considered life-saving methods in case of danger.
In fact,
Lin Chuan had already decided in his heart to choose to condense a Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute.
However, Lin Chuan still needed to go through the process himself.
He needed to seriously review everything from beginning to end.
This was Lin Chuan consciously cultivating his own thinking ability; he couldn't just stop using his own brain because he had an external one.
Learning without thinking is wasted, and thinking without learning is perilous; that's the principle.
Lin Chuan's thinking wasn't following Wan Wan's previous line of thought, but rather the opposite.
Like a contrarian, he was nitpicking.
First, the first 'nitpick' Lin Chuan found:
If he were to condense a Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute and follow a professional development path with the Illusion Attribute as the main trunk and other attributes as branches,
then the resources and cost for nurturing and raising Beast Spirits would inevitably be even more terrifying.
Take Fruity, for example.
As Wan Wan said, after Fruity evolves, it will most likely be primarily Wood Attribute with a secondary Illusion Attribute.
If this cultivation approach is followed, then even if Fruity doesn't have much Illusion Attribute talent, it will still need a certain degree of Illusion Attribute cultivation and cannot be completely ignored. Only then can it effectively accumulate Illusion Attribute extraordinary factors, enhance his Beast Master talent, and be more compatible with his main attribute.
This also means that any Beast Spirits he contracts in the future must possess the Illusion Attribute, and regardless of whether the Illusion Attribute is primary or secondary, they must receive a certain degree of Illusion Attribute cultivation.
Thus, resource consumption would undoubtedly become incredibly terrifying.
The cost of raising an Upper Grade attribute Beast Spirit is almost equivalent to the cost of 3 Lower Grade attribute Beast Spirits of the same bloodline and rank.
Secondly, the second 'nitpick':
The issue of lifespan and youth.
Another natural choice if he did nothing was the natural life-extending and anti-aging effects of the Spiritual Core of Wood Attribute, which the Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute does not possess!
Who wouldn't truly care about lifespan and youth?
Finally, the third 'nitpick' was the issue of self-preservation.
The Illusion Attribute's self-preservation ability is indeed very strong. The previous Secret Realm assessment proved that once Sakura evolved into Flower Spirit, he was basically invincible. Even a Mutated Blue Feather Eagle and Purple Crown Black Crystal Moth of the same 2nd Rank couldn't withstand it and would be forcibly hallucinated for at least 10 seconds. This time was enough for a decisive attack or tactical retreat.
However, the Illusion Attribute's self-preservation also has limitations.
What if the crisis or predicament encountered is not caused by humans or beasts, and the enemy is not a Beast Master, a Beast Spirit, or a demon, but a natural disaster?
Then the Illusion Attribute's self-preservation ability is far inferior to other attributes.
After all, natural disasters don't fall for illusions. Can illusions help escape when facing earthquakes, tsunamis, or extreme weather?
Above, these three 'nitpicks' were what Lin Chuan picked out of the 'egg'.
Without consulting Wan Wan, Lin Chuan continued to use his own brain, this time thinking from a positive perspective to refute these three flaws.
Regarding the cultivation resource issue:
Lin Chuan has now been admitted to the Sixth Academy, one of the Eight Great Academies. If he were still hindered by resources and money, that would be truly unreasonable.
Precious resources that even Professional Beastmasters elsewhere crave are clearly priced with academic credits on the resource platform within the Eight Great Academies. The ways to obtain academic credits are also very simple and clear, with diverse methods: there are difficult ones and simple ones, daily academic tasks, such as passing certain professional exams to earn academic credits, combat missions, and even monthly combat ranking competitions similar to e-sports games.
In short, as long as the student doesn't slack off, obtaining academic credits for basic cultivation is more than sufficient.
And to obtain more advanced inherited knowledge, such as Combination Skills and Secret Skills, more academic credits are required.
In short, with such conditions,
if Lin Chuan still couldn't obtain the most basic cultivation resources, then he himself would be too useless.
Secondly, the issue of lifespan and youth:
The Wood Attribute indeed has this advantage, but if his Beast Master rank increases fast enough—1st Rank next week, 2nd Rank next year, 3rd Rank the year after, becoming a Heavenly King within 10 years—then the issues of lifespan and aging won't catch up to him!
And when he develops the Illusion Attribute to its limit, reaching the point of turning dreams into reality, he can even achieve conscious immortality, and eternal youth would be a matter of a single thought.
Finally, the self-preservation issue:
The Illusion Attribute is indeed weak when facing natural disasters.
But other attributes are not without their shortcomings!
The Fire Attribute is limited in water environments, the Wood Attribute is limited in metal environments without soil and water, so which attribute has no weaknesses?
Well, the Dragon Attribute and the legendary Space and Time Attributes seem to truly have no obvious weaknesses.
The legendary Space-Time Attribute goes without saying; no Beast Master has been able to condense such a Spiritual Core to this day.
As for the Dragon Attribute, one must possess relevant Beast Master talent to condense it.
In this way, constantly reviewing and thinking from both positive and negative perspectives, cultivating his habit of using his brain,
Lin Chuan found that the Illusion Attribute was indeed the most suitable for him.
In fact, just one reason was enough, enough to outweigh all others.
The Illusion Attribute is a pure mental attribute!
Condensing a Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute would push the Growth potential of mental power to its limit.
According to Wan Wan's data calculation, it would be 10 times the Growth rate of a normal Beast Master. As he contracts more Illusion Attribute Beast Spirits in the future, and the Illusion Attribute extraordinary factors continuously stack, this mental power Growth rate can be pushed even higher, possibly hundreds or even thousands of times.
Thus, he could more fully utilize the effect of his cheat, the Beast Master Talent Reincarnation.
By then, while other Beast Masters were still painstakingly researching Combination Skills, he would only need to find the corresponding materials to quickly learn them.
Even Secret Skills might be directly and quickly acquired and mastered.
Speaking of which,
Combination Skills can be used by a single Beast Spirit on its own; the fairy spirit flower from the beginner's gift pack was a Combination Skill inheritance material composed of three basic skills.
So, what about Secret Skills?
Secret Skills are usually more complex and profound skills jointly performed under the command of a Beast Master by multiple Beast Spirits of different attributes.
Would it still be possible to find corresponding materials in such a situation?
After all, materials from a single Beast Spirit could not possibly contain the complete inheritance of an entire Secret Skill.
Or does this material have to be obtained from a Beast Master? A Beast Master's relic? Remains?
No way, does Lin Chuan have to become an archaeological expert?
Specifically digging up, uh, the glorious deeds of archaeological human pioneer Beast Masters, and collecting some rewards along the way?
Or, is there simply no inheritance material for Secret Skills, and one can only learn and research them oneself?
Well, that's not a problem to consider right now.
In short, to maximize the effect of the Beast Master Talent Reincarnation, it's decided!
Pure mental attribute, Illusion Attribute!
...
Having decided his future path,
Lin Chuan began to prepare for his upgrade and breakthrough.
Fruity's current condition has reached the critical point for an upgrade. As long as he invests Wood Attribute resources and nutrients into it, and activates Rooting, Photosynthesis, and Growth—three Expert Grade basic abilities—with the Spiritual Wood Heart cultivation buff, it won't take half a day for it to break through to 2nd Rank and evolve.
In other words, his current Beast Master rank can be raised to 10th Level and promoted to 1st Rank at any time.
Lin Chuan applied to the Academy.
After all, choosing the attribute and location of the Spiritual Core to condense independently requires specific methods, as well as resources and an environment.
The basic knowledge in Wan Wan's memory clearly did not include these.
The Eight Great Academies are excellent in this regard.
Or rather, this is a collective benefit for students of the Eight Great Academies: all resources for promoting to 1st Rank and condensing a Spiritual Core are provided completely free of charge.
Lin Chuan's application was approved less than half an hour after he submitted it.
Clearly, the Sixth Academy had been monitoring his situation.
It should be said that the Sixth Academy monitors every student.
Another half an hour passed.
A professor from the Academy personally came to visit.
This was a stern young man named Wei Tao.
Of medium build, with neat short, spiky hair, he wore a laboratory white coat. His Beast Master rank was unknown, and he exuded an aura that kept others at a distance.
"Illusion Attribute?"
Without any pleasantries or unnecessary words, Wei Tao directly asked Lin Chuan.
He also didn't ask about the specific condensation location, because since he chose to condense a Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute and follow the mental path of a Beast Master, it would definitely be in the Upper Dantian. No fool would condense a Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute in the Middle or Lower Dantian.
Lin Chuan nodded.
Wei Tao glanced at Wan Wan, who was floating beside Lin Chuan, and inexplicably, the corner of his mouth twitched, revealing a stiff smile.
"Very good, you have contracted a Book Spirit, so you shouldn't need my Assistance by your side."
"As long as you master the corresponding knowledge, the Book Spirit can do better than me."
"Besides, you wouldn't want another Beast Master watching you promote and break through, would you?"
Wei Tao said, looking at Lin Chuan with an unruffled expression.
This wasn't directed at Lin Chuan; in fact, it was true for any student of the Eight Great Academies. Let alone the prodigies of the Eight Great Academies, even ordinary Beast Masters wouldn't want anyone else watching them break through, apart from their own contracted Beast Spirits, unless it was someone very, very close, like a master with a master-disciple inheritance, or parents or children.
Lin Chuan was speechless.
Indeed, he didn't want any other Beast Master watching him break through and advance, not even a professor from the Sixth Academy, even if it was for his own good.
Wei Tao directly threw a storage bag to Lin Chuan.
"Inside are the methods for condensing a Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute, as well as the relevant resources."
"Let your Book Spirit learn it, then follow its guidance, step by step. Every step must be as perfect as possible."
"There's only one set of resources. You won't get a second chance, and it's impossible to have a second chance, as there's no concept of 'starting over after failing' on the Beast Master path."
"If you succeed, remember to report the information on the Academy's internal website. Successfully condensing an Upper Grade attribute Spiritual Core will earn you academic credit rewards."
"If you fail and condense a Lower Grade attribute Spiritual Core, then there's no need to report it."
"Alright, I still have experiments to do. I'll give you 10 minutes. If you have any questions, ask quickly. Otherwise, I'll leave."
Having said all that in one breath, Wei Tao continued to stare at Lin Chuan with an unruffled expression.
Lin Chuan didn't know what questions to ask, so he looked at Wan Wan beside him.
Wan Wan had already taken out the relevant method data for condensing the Upper Dantian Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute from the storage bag.
A false transmission contains ten thousand volumes of scriptures, a true transmission is but a single phrase.
The content of this method was not extensive, just a small booklet, less than 20 pages in total.
Wan Wan skimmed through it, quickly memorizing the knowledge within.
After 3 minutes, Wan Wan finished reading the data and then closed her eyes to organize it for 2 minutes.
Finally, Wan Wan shook her head slightly at Lin Chuan, indicating that there were no problems whatsoever.
The method's content was very clear, with all precautions, possible situations, and countermeasures clearly written.
Wan Wan had even mentally rehearsed the entire process twice.
Lin Chuan relayed this to Wei Tao.
Wei Tao said nothing, released a Beast Spirit resembling a mechanical flying saucer, made entirely of metal, and got on it. He activated an electromagnetic wind-shielding shield, then electromagnetically levitated into the air, flying off in a flash, tracing a beautiful arc.
...
After Wei Tao left, Lin Chuan took the small booklet that Wan Wan held in both hands and began to read it.
The method for condensing a Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute.
First, the heterogeneous attribute energy in the body must be refined and transformed into pure Illusion Attribute energy.
This process requires the Assistance of a Beast Spirit that possesses both the corresponding heterogeneous attribute and the Illusion Attribute, especially with the Illusion Attribute as its primary attribute.
In Lin Chuan's case, the heterogeneous energy in his body was Wood Attribute energy.
He needed the Assistance of a Beast Spirit with both Wood and Illusion Attributes, especially with Illusion as the primary attribute.
Without a doubt, it was Sakura.
Secondly, resources and environment.
It requires at least a 4th Rank pure Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute or Demonic Core, and numerous Illusion Attribute tools and resources, arranged to form a specialized ritual site.
Finally,
with the aid of special medicine, all other bodily senses are sealed, and the Middle and Lower Dantian are sealed.
It's like full-body anesthesia, but the method is more advanced, sealing all five senses, leaving only an incredibly clear spiritual consciousness. Then, one can condense the Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute in the Upper Dantian.