Chapter 485: Chapter 18: Refining the National Destiny Vessel
“Teacher, I have made a breakthrough, and I’ve named the realm ‘Dreamweaving.’”
After the breakthrough, Huangtian learned that Wang Sheng was looking for him, so he rested a bit, brought some things, and then came to Qingshan Village.
Dreamweaving is the name Huangtian gave to his path of spiritual cultivation after reaching the Great Grandmaster realm.
“Why is it called Dreamweaving?”
“My spiritual visualization once represented the ideals of the Taiping Sect. Although I’ve since left the sect, the essence has not changed—I still pursue my ideals, wanting to build the kind of country I dream of. After much consideration, I finally decided to name it ‘Dreamweaving.’”
Huangtian did not hide anything.
The spiritual visualization represents his initial intentions.
“I see, so that’s the meaning behind Dreamweaving. I hope you always remember this.”
“I dare not forget.”
Wang Sheng did not deny it; the spiritual visualization now represented his awakening.
“What is your life span approximately?”
“After the breakthrough, I had a premonition; it should be around 900-1000 years. However, physical aging will come swiftly, especially after 700 years. If I do not make further breakthroughs, it’s estimated I’ll be left with just a spiritual body. But it seems I’ve received some gifts, so I should live a bit longer.”
Zhu Xiao’s Path of Martial Saint, thanks to the gifts received, has a foundational life span similar to that of the path of spiritual cultivation.
However, the path of spiritual cultivation also has its own drawbacks; the body will degenerate later on. By then, if one has no means, it’s almost the same as being half-dead.
“Having received a gift, why didn’t you publicize your path like Zhu Xiao did?”
As the first person to make a breakthrough in the path of spiritual cultivation, Wang Sheng doesn’t think that Huangtian’s treatment should be much different from Zhu Xiao’s.
“My path is too unique; unless the foundation of Datong is shaken, it’s unlikely a second instance will occur, so I don’t plan to preach my method.”
Wang Sheng now understood; Huangtian’s path was built on the carcass of a nation.
Essentially impossible to replicate.
Moreover, Huangtian himself was special—the naturally strong spiritual power he possessed was something even Wang Sheng had not yet completely figured out.
Of course, after the events with Xu Qu and Ye Sheng, he had some guesses.
“Do you have any special constitution awakened?”
“A special constitution?” Huangtian thought of something. “Teacher, it seems I’ve awakened something similar to a Spiritual Body in the Spirit World, look…”
As he spoke, Huangtian closed his eyes, and immediately after, a spiritual body nearly identical to Huangtian appeared.
This spiritual body was even more complete than Wang Sheng’s own.
In terms of aura alone, it was day and night compared to others.
Huangtian’s spiritual body was simply that—a pure spiritual body, unconnected to heaven and earth.
Yet even so, it was extremely impressive.
“Alright, take it back. Does your spiritual body have any special properties?”
“It does, teacher. If my spiritual body gets injured, it can recover quickly…”
Huangtian shared the unique traits of his spiritual body.
“An Undying Divine Body of the spirit version? It seems my earlier guess wasn’t wrong…”
Various constitutions are what lead cultivation paths.
Huangtian was chosen to lead the path of spiritual cultivation.
Wang Sheng glanced at Huangtian, “What a pity…”
Huangtian felt confused and asked, “Teacher, I don’t quite understand!”
“You should have awakened this constitution before, right?”
“Yes, but I was too caught up in the matters of the Great Grandmaster’s inducement to deal with it!”
The Great Grandmaster’s inducement incident had captured everyone’s attention.
“This kind of special trait isn’t possessed by just one person…” Wang Sheng briefly explained, including the speculation about those leading the cultivation paths.
“So my specialty is meant for this purpose. But now…” Huangtian himself felt confident; his path was non-replicable, and his constitution only amplified his own abilities.
However, Wang Sheng felt differently and said, “No worries. Such special constitutions are definitely not unique to just one person. You should also try to gather these people. Who knows, they might all become top-notch warriors in the future. That’s one of the reasons why I wanted to find you earlier. By the way, the people with special constitutions that you bring in can be sent to Datong College.”
Datong College is under the cover of the spirit world, which conveniently serves his research, allowing constitutions to reemerge in the spirit world.
Huangtian nodded, “I understand, Teacher!”
He was clearer than anyone else—should the Teacher wish to act, there would be no malevolence, and even united, Datong would have no way to stop it.
Moreover, gathering people with special constitutions is something Huangtian would do even without his Teacher’s suggestion.
Undoubtedly, they could be future champions.
Huangtian nodded, so Wang Sheng had nothing more to say, but turned to look at the things behind Huangtian.
This time, Huangtian did not come empty-handed.
He brought quite a few special metals.
“You brought these metals because you want my help in refining something to suppress national destiny, right?”
“Yes, Teacher!”
With the erasure of the spirit world, the convergence of national destiny was accelerating and soon began to dominate the entirety of the Datong Capital.
While this was not necessarily a problem on its own, recent complications had arisen.
“The convergence of national destiny has even begun to form a substance. If it continues over the capital and becomes tangible, not only will chaos ensue, but it will also create a flaw in Datong. Thus, a vessel is needed, and I seek your help, Teacher!”
“I’ve said before that I would help you, and naturally, I won’t go back on my word. Regarding the object that will bear the national destiny, what kind do you want?”
“A cauldron, a three-legged round cauldron!”
Huangtian had already discussed and decided upon this before arriving, and even earlier, had solicited countless citizens’ opinions.
“Fine, I’ll accompany you to the capital.”
In the art of artifact refining, Wang Sheng was not particularly skilled; his forging skills were just barely breaking through limitations.
However, as a Qi Refining God in the Reflection phase, he was very familiar with the forces of heaven and earth, so crafting a cauldron to hold the national destiny was simple for him.
After arriving at the Datong Capital, he used the flames of his Origin Pill to begin refining the three-legged round cauldron.
Under the force of his forging, the material of the cauldron was refined further.
Not only that, but Wang Sheng also added some of his own materials.
“The metal forged from Black Wood included within, although not in great quantity, still offers the cauldron the potential for further evolution. Now tasked with bearing national destiny, this cauldron might surpass my expectations in the future.”
Refining the cauldron was easy.
After forging it according to the design Huangtian provided, Wang Sheng was about to take a portion of national destiny to link it with the cauldron when the Will of Planet descended.
[I have a better method]
Wang Sheng did not expect such a seemingly simple matter to alarm the Will of Planet.
“It seems national destiny isn’t so straightforward after all. But with the involvement of the Will of the Planet, it’s bound to exceed my expectations!”
Soon enough, Wang Sheng learned of a better way to establish the connection.
If successful, the benefits for Datong would be more than just a little.
Datong might just soar to new heights!
Thus, he brought Huangtian over and shared the method proposed by the Will of Planet with him.
“The choice is yours!”
“Allow me to discuss with others first!”
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In the 14th year of the new calendar, Datong held its first National Sacrifice!