“You don’t need Yuehua Points. You’ve obtained the Dragon Soul of the Primordial Hell Dragon and transformed it into your own Martial Soul, but you haven’t truly unleashed its potential. I can tell you the method to evolve it yourself, though it will involve some hardship, the success rate is quite high.”
Chang Ge replied.
“Thank you!”
Ling Xiao revealed a look of delight.
He hadn’t expected that the issue troubling him would be resolved so easily. It seemed this was the so-called sweet reward after bitter struggles.
From the first trial to the fourth, he had endured many dangers and hardships, and now he had finally reached this point, it was time to steadily reap the fruits of victory.
“No need to thank me. I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll evolve this martial art for you for free, since you already have the materials.”
Chang Ge smiled.
“Then thank you, Heavenly Maiden!”
As he spoke, Ling Xiao felt a beam of moonlight envelop him, and the four-petal golden lotus formed by the Twelve Golden Lotus Technique within his body began to change. Not only did it grow much larger, but its radiance also became far more dazzling.
After a long while, Ling Xiao sensed that his body had formed some profound connection with the Mountain and River Martial Soul.
The golden lotus, originally located within his martial veins, now appeared in the Mountain and River World.
The massive golden lotus, with a diameter of four to five metres, was not the only surprise. Near it, nine peculiar pools had appeared.
Eight of the pools were frozen, showing no activity, while one was active, and within it was Ling Xiao’s Primordial Hell Dragon Martial Soul!
He looked at Chang Ge in astonishment, not understanding what this meant.
“During the Primordial Era, there were nine Primordial Dragon Souls. Each one you obtain can elevate the grade of your martial art. I’ve already sealed the method for evolution within your Mountain and River Martial Soul. When you find the remaining Dragon Souls, you can unlock and evolve it yourself.”
Chang Ge explained with a smile, “Each Primordial Dragon Soul can raise your martial art by one grade, tailoring it to your optimal level. Originally, it was a top-tier Gold-grade martial art, but after this evolution, it’s now an introductory Jade-grade martial art.
It could continue to improve, but with your current cultivation, further advancement would make it impossible to cultivate. As your cultivation improves, it will continue to evolve, up to top-tier Jade-grade!”
“Wait, aren’t martial arts only divided into Gold, Jade, Immortal, and Divine grades? But with nine Dragon Souls, I could elevate it nine grades, that’s strange.”
Ling Xiao asked, puzzled.
“Heh, you’ll understand this in time. When you’re qualified to cultivate top-tier Jade-grade martial arts, you’ll realise the world is quite different from what you imagine.”
Chang Ge deliberately left him hanging.
Ling Xiao didn’t press further, knowing the answer to this question wasn’t very meaningful to him yet. He was still far from that level, so for now, he’d focus on progressing steadily.
He had never imagined that ordinary martial arts could evolve, but now it had happened, hadn’t it?
He used to think only his unique techniques could evolve, mainly because they were extraordinary.
But now, the impossible seemed possible.
This must be what they called destiny.
Ling Xiao was thrilled. If this internal martial art had been too low-grade, he would have had to abandon it.
Now, he didn’t need to give it up, he just had to seek out the remaining Dragon Souls to elevate its grade.
The task was daunting, yet exhilarating.
After the second reward, the third was simpler, a Yuehua Token.
Ling Xiao had thought the Yuehua Token was just a simple token, but he had underestimated the Heavenly Maiden of Yuehua.
The Yuehua Token contained a spiritual body of the Heavenly Maiden. When Ling Xiao dealt with internal sect matters, this spiritual body would appear.
Of course, the spiritual body wouldn’t assist him blindly.
It had its own judgement. If someone truly violated the sect’s rules and attempted to harm the Yuehua Sect, the spiritual body would fully support Ling Xiao.
But if Ling Xiao caused trouble without reason, the spiritual body wouldn’t help him, nor could it act against him.
Additionally, the spiritual body could only affect members of the Yuehua Sect, it had no effect on outsiders. This was a rule, and violating it could cause the spiritual body to vanish.
So, it was a double-edged sword.
Every place, every world, followed certain rules.
Ling Xiao accepted the Yuehua Token.
The fourth reward was three wishes.
Unsure of what Chang Ge could help him achieve, Ling Xiao initially made bold wishes.
For example, restoring his master, Yuan Zun, to his original form;
Or elevating his cultivation to match Chang Ge’s level;
Or even obtaining the Yuehua Pagoda.
But these outrageous wishes were beyond Chang Ge’s ability to grant.
After multiple attempts and analysis with his Mountain and River Martial Soul, Ling Xiao finally selected three practical and achievable wishes.
The first wish, being free, had to be the most cost-effective.
After much thought, Ling Xiao chose to elevate the grade of his soul-based martial art.
This soul-based martial art was classified as a top-tier Gold-grade martial art within the Yuehua Sect. Ling Xiao had once thought it impressive, but now it felt insufficient for his progress.
To his surprise, Chang Ge shook her head and said, “This is the strongest innate martial art of the Soul Clan. In the Soul Clan, only the most exceptional geniuses can master it, and generally, once someone masters it, no one else can cultivate it.”
Innate martial arts had no grade divisions.
So, Ling Xiao’s earlier instincts about this martial art weren’t wrong, its power truly surpassed that of a top-tier Gold-grade martial art.
In other words, it didn’t need upgrading, it would grow stronger alongside the martial artist’s soul, much like the Dragon Clan’s Dragon Roar.
“Alright then, let’s revise it. Elevate the grade of my treasure instead.”
If it was a treasure, Ling Xiao felt he could handle it, but for martial arts, he was particularly fond of this one. Upgrading it would allow him to use it for a long time.
“It’s been evolved. Its quality is now an introductory Jade-grade martial art.”
Fantastic!
For the second wish, Ling Xiao chose to evolve his sword technique.
He hadn’t formally cultivated sword moves yet, only condensing thirteen sword soul clones.
This technique not only had powerful moves but also aided him in cultivating with sword soul clones, making it extremely important.
For this wish, Ling Xiao spent 2,000 Yuehua Points, equivalent to exchanging for an introductory Jade-grade martial art.
