Chapter 457: Chapter 39 Energy Stone, Cooperation
The mysterious stone discovered by the Dragon Clan was certainly no ordinary object, but they were unable to harness its power, so they specifically brought it to that senior to take a look.
If it was a treasure, perhaps they could even earn the favor of the senior.
But now, seeing how much Wang Sheng valued the stone, Long Lie felt a sense of loss, though he quickly shrugged off the feeling.
After all, no treasure was worth more than the favor of a powerful ally.
“Senior, this stone comes from a vein. If you’re interested…”
“No, I’m not interested. Honestly, while I find such things intriguing, they are of little practical use to me.”
Energy Stones indeed have a wide range of uses, including conversion into energy for cultivation.
However, when it comes to replenishing Qi-Blood, they are inferior to the Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill; for replenishing spiritual power, they’re not as effective as the Pure Spiritual Power of the Spirit World. To him, they are like a chicken rib – interesting, but not very useful.
“??”
The Spirit Clan and Huangtian present were all a bit bewildered.
From Wang Sheng’s earlier remarks, they had subconsciously assumed that the stone was some important treasure.
Wang Sheng knew what they were thinking.
“The importance I place on this stone is not for myself, but for our entire civilization. This stone should not be called a Mechanism Stone, but rather an Energy Stone.
Energy Stones can be used for cultivation, whether it be Qi Blood Martial Arts or Spiritual Martial Arts, using them can speed up one’s cultivation. Although the effect may be slower than that of some advanced spiritual pills, their advantage lies in their universality and convenience.”
Huangtian and Long Lie, along with others from the Spirit Clan, were shocked; this stone could be used for cultivation?
What kind of treasure was this?
Then Wang Sheng continued, “And that’s just one of its uses.”
He looked at Huangtian.
“The biggest limitation of Mechanical Techniques right now is the lack of a suitable energy source that can replace what Martial Artists consume. But now that we have these stones, Mechanical Techniques can flourish dramatically. If used well, allowing everyone to travel through the sky and dive into the sea would not be a problem.”
“Moreover, with Energy Stones, many things would no longer require people to maintain energy, such as Teleportation Arrays!”
Huangtian immediately realized this was meant for him.
He also understood why the master had said that this object was extremely important for civilization.
He thought of a question he had once asked the master, and the opening content of the four books of Mechanical Technique.
Energy is a crucial condition for the development of Mechanical Techniques, as well as for the advancement of civilization; evidently, the Energy Stones were the “energy source” he had been searching for.
“I thought Mechanism Stones were gone, never expecting them to appear in the deep sea. What does this mean?”
Although the Spirit Clan intended to cooperate, it was uncomfortable to have this kind of Energy Stone in someone else’s hands. Could it be necessary to ask the master to intervene?
Seeing through his thoughts, Wang Sheng said, “These stones might not only appear in the deep sea. There must be a reason for their sudden emergence. It’s worth a thorough search!”
Though it was a guess, he felt his judgment was not wrong.
Huangtian’s eyes instantly lit up.
The master would not speak without basis.
Since he had said so, it was very likely to be true. Huangtian was eager to leave immediately to start the search, but he could not just abandon the matters of the Sea Clan.
At this point, Long Lie and the other Sea Clan members were somewhat confused.
While they understood many things about the Human Race, they were still clueless about the recent discussion.
Long Lie mustered his courage and asked, “Senior, what do you mean by saying that this stone benefits the development of civilization?”
“It depends on your choices. If you decide not to deeply cooperate with the Human Race, then the biggest use of these Energy Stones for you is for cultivation.”
Energy Stones could advance both Mechanical Techniques and Arrays.
Yet, for the Spirit Clan who had fallen far behind, the primary use of Energy Stones would be for cultivation since they knew nothing of Mechanical Techniques or Arrays.
“Deep cooperation…”
Long Lie knew this choice was up to the Spirit Clan.
This decision could affect the destiny of the Dragon Clan.
Clearly, the senior did not want to dwell on this matter any longer; some things they would have to consider for themselves.
“Senior, could you give us some time?”
“Please, go ahead!”
Long Lie took the Sea Clan members to discuss, while Huangtian stayed behind.
“Master, is it really wise to cooperate with the Spirit Clan?” Huangtian asked.
Wang Sheng glanced at him.
“Not of our kin, and their hearts will be different,” thought Huangtian, which Wang Sheng could understand.
That was, provided there were no greater external threats.
“First of all, you are not enemies. Moreover, as the leader of the Great Unity, there are some things you should be aware of. Do you want to know why the Hanhai Dragon King emerged? His appearance was not an accident but a man-made disaster…”
Wang Sheng briefly explained some matters, letting Huangtian know that the First Dynasty was merely a small player and that there were enemies behind the scenes which even he found difficult to handle.
These enemies were adversaries of the whole world.
The Human Race and the Spirit Clan would stand on the same side against these enemies, and they might even become allies sharing life and death.
“Enemies from another world?” Huangtian didn’t believe the master would deceive him with such stories, and this very fact made his complexion turn grim.
He did not know the full extent of the master’s strength, but if even the master lacked complete confidence in facing these enemies, one could only imagine how terrifying they were.
“When facing enemies from another world, even if I can hold off their strongest, what about the rest? Those people can only be dealt with by you. If that world, as expected, is united, dispersing our world’s strength is not a good thing.”
Only by confronting the combined power of an entire world with the combined power of another whole world can one hope to face such a threat.
Moreover, this world was the weaker side.
“I understand what to do now, sir,” Huangtian took a deep breath, the pressure in his heart doubling, “What if the Spirit Clan is unwilling to cooperate?”
“It’s okay, I can protect a part of the Human Race when the time comes.”
If there was no way to resist another world, he wouldn’t just wait to die.
Protecting part of the Human Race should be no problem; he didn’t want his cultivation to lead to isolation.
“And if they don’t cooperate, for the sake of the Human Race, we may have to use some drastic measures!”
All creatures have stances, and unfortunately for the Spirit Clan, his stance was with the Human Race.
Hearing this, Huangtian felt slightly relieved, but not by much.
He wanted to gather all the combat power together.
Soon, the Spirit Clan made their choice.
“Elder, may I ask what are the contents of a deep cooperation?”
Wang Sheng looked at Huangtian.
Huangtian stepped forward and said, “You don’t need to trouble the sir with these matters, discuss them with me!”
Following that, Huangtian and the Spirit Clan discussed many matters, including but not limited to resource exchanges, cultivation exchanges, and other matters.
Huangtian had already started laying out his plans, beginning to build an alliance-like system.
The Human Race occupied the main body, but they would also ensure the Spirit Clan wouldn’t suffer too much, considering their strength.
Long Lie and other sea-dwelling Spirit Clan took a deep breath of relief when they heard about these arrangements; the conditions were much better than they had expected.
Quickly, these matters roughly came to terms, and what followed was implementation.
In the end, Long Lie asked Huangtian one last question.
“President Huang, it is said that after reaching the Great Grandmaster level, the Human Race found the correct path for the next realm. Are you the next realm beyond the Great Grandmaster?”
Huangtian hesitated, then said, “On the way, but not yet achieved, although someone from our Human Race indeed has reached it.”
“Is it that Martial Saint?”
“Yes.”
Long Lie and the other sea-dwelling Spirit Clan looked at each other and asked, “Does the cooperation include information about the next realm?”
Huangtian hesitated.
Firstly, he didn’t want to say, and secondly, he didn’t know what to say.
Wang Sheng helped him out, “A breakthrough method may not suit your Spirit Clan, the times have changed, and you have your own path, you don’t need to follow the path of the Human Race anymore.”
“But we practice the Qi Blood Martial Arts of the Human Race.”
Under the influence of the Destiny Dynasty, Qi Blood Martial Arts was the only path, even for the Spirit Clan.
“Listen with your heart, and you will discover the entirely distinct power within you; that power is the true path for your Spirit Clan.”
Qi Blood Martial Arts was suitable for the Human Race but not necessarily for the Spirit Clan.
And with the change in the environment, it would only become less and less suitable; continuing to practice Qi Blood Martial Arts would only get harder.
“Of course, if you become part of the Human Race, it would be possible to follow this path.”
Long Lie and the other members of the Spirit Clan fell silent. If they had been willing to become part of the Human Race, they wouldn’t have persisted for so many years.
“Time will prove everything, and you will understand in the future!”
Eventually, the Spirit Clan didn’t persist any further: “Thank you, elder, for your guidance!”
Wang Sheng knew they were still hesitant, but as practicing Qi Blood Martial Arts became increasingly slow, they would eventually have no choice.
It wasn’t long before the Spirit Clan and Huangtian left together.
Huangtian had many matters to handle and had to prepare for the cooperation, while Long Lie and the other Spirit Clan intended to return and explain the situation.
After the departure, a group of spirit beasts thought about the recent discussion.
“Do you think that elder didn’t want to give the method for breaking through to Great Grandmaster?”
“Quite likely, as that is a foundational matter.”
Only Long Lie was silent.
“Long Lie, why are you not saying anything? Do you believe what the elder said?”
“Yes, I do believe! I have my reasons, in fact, recently I’ve felt something awakening inside me, seemingly related to my bloodline, and the speed of practicing Human Race’s Qi Blood Martial Arts has become slower and slower!”
Wang Sheng sensed the return of the Spirit Clan’s innate talents from Long Lie.
And now, Long Lie himself had felt it too.
“The most important thing is, you all must have felt it too, right? Our practice of Qi Blood Martial Arts is getting slower…”
The Spirit Clan present recalled their own cultivation.
In the end, they found they could not deny it.
Finally, a Sea Beast spoke up.
“That elder, he was really warning us!”
“High principles and integrity!”
“Working with a Human Race that has such an elder is not a bad thing.”
This personal relevance changed their thinking.
At this time, Wang Sheng was all smiles.
“With the Human Race and Spirit Clan cooperating, it seems my Spirit World’s harvest, is set to expand…”