Li Tian, eager to verify Chen Xin's conjecture, did not return to his dormitory.
The moment he stepped out of the office, he completed the Fusion.
Anyway, there was nothing unusual about the Fusion; it just required a thought.
“Hmm?”
The moment the Fusion was completed, Li Tian was overjoyed, almost unable to stop himself from shouting out loud.
Sword Douluo's conjecture was actually true.
The moment the Fusion was completed, he received another feedback.
The Armor-Piercing Bow could also be Fused.
With the biggest problem resolved, Li Tian felt much more at ease.
It really had to be Sword Douluo.
Next, he only needed to replicate more Tool Spirits with different attributes as a harmonizer.
Li Tian immediately returned to the Director of Teaching Affairs's office.
One shouldn't be too thin-skinned; if the Director dared to promise, he dared to ask for it.
Facts proved.
The Director was not just talking; upon learning of his idea, he immediately took him on the path of replication.
Teachers, Disciples!
Regardless of Rank or Spirit quality, the Director took Li Tian to replicate all the Tool Spirits in Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
The Thousand Machine Umbrella's attribute base was too small, making most of them impossible to Fuse.
However, there were also surprises.
Li Tian replicated a spear Spirit with the attribute of Slaughter among the Heaven Dou-level Disciples.
The Seven Kill Sword officially returned to its place.
He also replicated a long staff Spirit that also had no attributes.
And he directly completed the Fusion.
It was also a staff-type Spirit with no attributes, but Liu Long's Spirit could not be Fused, which made Li Tian suddenly think of the Clear Sky Hammer, which he had almost forgotten.
Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer had electric arcs flashing on it, so it should also be able to Fuse.
Looking at it this way.
Spirits without a spirit ring, even if they have similar attributes, probably cannot Fuse.
...
After school, returning to Ning Clan Castle, Li Tian immediately shared his joy with Chen Xin.
Chen Xin merely smiled faintly.
He did not feel proud or arrogant because of it, as if he had just done something very ordinary.
“Thank you, Senior!”
Li Tian bowed deeply; he absolutely deserved this great gift.
“No need for formalities.”
Chen Xin waved his hand and continued, “Since you have figured out the hidden characteristics of your Spirit, I will begin teaching now.”
Li Tian cupped his hands, expressing his gratitude.
Chen Xin's expression was solemn: “Spirit Cultivate is different from spirit power Cultivate.”
“The latter has meditation methods; you just follow the steps.”
“The former depends on your Comprehension Ability, on how well you understand your own Spirit.”
“You must have heard of the Clear Sky Hammer.”
“Why is it hailed as the number one Tool Spirit in the world? Because the Clear Sky Sect produced a Tang Chen.”
“Tang Chen's Clear Sky Hammer is the number one Tool Spirit in the world.”
At this point, Chen Xin briefly introduced Tang Chen to Li Tian.
The focus was on his self-created Spirit Ability.
The general meaning was that Tang Chen's many self-created Spirit Abilities raised the upper limit of the Clear Sky Hammer.
Granting the Clear Sky Hammer this honor.
However, the Clear Sky Sect only had one Tang Chen, and no one else could surpass him.
Only one Tang Hao barely came close.
The Clear Sky Hammer of others simply did not deserve the title of the number one Tool Spirit in the world.
Why?
Rank was one reason, and the second was that although Tang Chen left the Cultivate methods for many self-created Spirit Abilities in the Clear Sky Sect.
Not many people could learn them.
Even if they learned, they were only walking Tang Chen's path, without innovation, how could they talk about surpassing?
If there is a Cultivate method, why can't they learn it?
This relates to Comprehension Ability; if Comprehension Ability is not enough, even with a Cultivate method, it won't work.
This is the difficulty of self-created Spirit Ability.
And wanting to create one's own Spirit Ability is even more difficult than Cultivating others' self-created Spirit Ability.
The key lies in the Soul.
Form and Soul are the layers of self-created Spirit Ability, Chen Xin's own understanding.
Form is the Move, and Soul is the intent or momentum.
Many people in the world study self-created Spirit Ability, but most stop at the form, and a self-created Spirit Ability without a Soul has less power than a Spirit Ability granted by a spirit ring.
Only with form, the upper limit is at most a thousand years; with Soul, it can compare to ten thousand years, or even hundred thousand years Spirit Ability.
Chen Xin explained in great detail, and Li Tian listened very carefully.
The concepts of intent and momentum were not difficult for Li Tian, who had read many novels, to understand.
But it was only limited to understanding.
It was impossible to comprehend it through these few words of his.
Li Tian asked, “Senior, how can I get started?”
Chen Xin said, “I also asked my father the same question back then, and his answer to me was, if you comprehend it, you comprehend it; if you don't, you don't.”
Li Tian: “...”
Chen Xin continued, “But after I comprehended it, I had a different realization.”
“Whether it's a sword, a spear, or your versatile Thousand Machine Umbrella, ultimately, they are just tools to assist in combat; the person holding the Spirit is the center.”
“If Spirit is the form, then the person is the Soul.”
“When you understand what you are fighting for and what you are Cultivating for, you can comprehend the 'intent' I spoke of, and a further step is 'momentum'.”
“These two are what is called the Soul.”
“To create a qualified Spirit Ability, Soul is indispensable; otherwise, even if it is created, it will only be superficial.”
“Without the blessing of Soul, no matter how perfect your form is, no matter how high your concept, it may not be comparable to a hundred-year or thousand-year Spirit Ability.”
Li Tian pondered.
Chen Xin explained everything else in great detail, but only the intent and momentum were very vague.
But Li Tian knew.
The reason he spoke so vaguely was definitely not due to limited language organization skills.
Specifically, why...
Li Tian guessed it was because he was afraid of being influenced and following his path.
Isn't that how it's written in novels?
Just as he said the day before yesterday, he was setting aside sword techniques, trying to make me understand what Dao is.
He hoped I could forge my own path.
This was also why he did not directly teach me his self-created Spirit Ability.
What to fight for, what to Cultivate for.
This is consistent with the descriptions in many novels, more like an embodiment of spiritual will.
Like Tang San in the original work.
He comprehended killing intent after experiencing one slaughter after another in Slaughter City.
It just made Li Tian want to complain.
Tang San, a dignified Tang Sect Disciple and an assassin by origin, needed to constantly kill to comprehend killing intent, not to mention he couldn't quite control it at the end.
And in the end, he couldn't go a step further and comprehend momentum.
However, this point is understandable, after all, he completed in his twenties what others couldn't complete in a lifetime.
Lack of accumulation, it's normal not to comprehend.
So the question is, what should he fight for, and what should he Cultivate for?
Emm...
He had no enemies, no grand ideals or ambitions.
It seemed he was just Cultivating for the sake of Cultivating.
Chen Xin then said, “Don't rush; the meaning of life cannot be understood just by thinking; you need enough experience to understand what you truly want.”
“You are still young; you have plenty of time to think.”
“Next, I will impart to you some detailed experiences of self-created Spirit Ability, guiding you to begin self-creating Spirit Ability, so as to lay the foundation for you to create qualified Spirit Ability in the future.”