Black World, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"Compressing spirit power?"
After hearing Tang Chuan's theory, Ning Fengzhi abruptly rose to his feet. The usual calm and elegance on his face vanished, replaced by unmistakable excitement and astonishment.
"From a logical standpoint, Tang Chuan's concept of compressing spirit power is entirely sound."
"In that case, although my cultivation has long been stuck at level seventy-nine due to the inherent limitations of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and cannot break through…"
"As long as I can compress my spirit power, my strength should still be able to improve?"
"Congratulations, Sect Master!" x2
At his side, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo immediately stood as well, smiling as they cupped their hands in congratulation.
However, Ning Fengzhi only shook his head with a helpless smile.
"I merely understand the theory."
"As for how to actually achieve it, it certainly cannot be simple."
"If it were easy, someone would have already discovered and spread it long ago. The fact that it remains unheard of after so many years means its execution must be extremely difficult."
As he spoke, Ning Fengzhi lifted his gaze toward the comparison heaven screen. A trace of envy flickered in his eyes as he sighed softly.
"If only this Tang Chuan belonged to our Black World."
"Then perhaps I could consult him directly about the method of compressing spirit power."
"Unfortunately, our world only has that Tang San."
"Although he also possesses Tang Sect Ultimate Techniques like the Mysterious Heaven Skill, those were obtained in his previous life through betrayal and at the cost of his own life. There is no chance he would willingly share them with others."
"And if we attempted to use other means, that Tang Hao…"
As a seasoned and pragmatic leader, Ning Fengzhi was not overly constrained by moral considerations.
If circumstances allowed, he would not hesitate to capture Tang San and extract the Tang Sect techniques, such as the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Purple Demon Eye, through force.
However, Tang San stood under the protection of Tang Hao, and behind Tang Hao loomed the Clear Sky Sect.
Given the current strength of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the risk of such an action was simply too great.
Meanwhile, in the Star Dou Great Forest and the Far North, both Di Tian and the Snow Empress remained completely composed regarding the concept of spirit power compression.
For spirit beasts, once their cultivation surpasses one hundred thousand years, they must face a life-or-death lightning tribulation every additional hundred thousand years.
In order to survive these tribulations and strengthen themselves as much as possible, they had long since developed methods to compress spirit power and condense a Soul Core.
Moreover, both of them had already successfully condensed their own Soul Cores.
The comparison video continued.
[Within the Blue Silver Forest, while cultivating the Blue Silver Grass Meditation Technique and compressing his spirit power, Tang Chuan would occasionally return to Nuoding City to manage his businesses.]
[These included the arithmetic training class and the restaurant he had opened in partnership with Su Yuntao.]
[Of course, his main purpose was to withdraw funds to purchase Whale Glue, as well as to buy dry rations and other daily necessities required for his life in the Blue Silver Forest.]
[At the same time, Tang Chuan requested Su Yuntao to procure sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal, and had the blacksmith shop forge spherical thin iron shells along with sharp refined iron fragments.]
[As a Spirit Master, his current strength was still insufficient to directly hunt thousand-year spirit beasts.]
[However, drawing upon knowledge from his previous life, he could manufacture fragmentation grenades.]
[After breaking through and becoming a Spirit Master, combined with his Blue Silver Crystal Vine martial spirit, the Blue Silver Domain, and the flight ability granted by the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, he possessed sufficient means of self-preservation within the outer regions of the Star Dou Great Forest.]
[Under such conditions, if he could produce fragmentation grenades capable of harming thousand-year spirit beasts, he would have a real chance of hunting them.]
White World, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"What? A weapon capable of hunting thousand-year spirit beasts!"
Upon seeing this revelation, Ning Fengzhi was completely unable to remain seated. He stood up once again, his eyes blazing with intensity.
"The greatest weakness of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School lies in the lack of combat and self-defense abilities among our support-type Spirit Masters."
"If this Tang Chuan can truly produce weapons capable of hunting thousand-year spirit beasts…"
"Then we must find him as soon as possible. I will personally represent the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and negotiate the purchase of these weapons. This could significantly enhance our overall strength!"
"Understood, Sect Master. Once this comparison ends, I will immediately mobilize our forces to search for Tang Chuan at all costs!"
Bone Douluo Gu Rong responded without hesitation.
Elsewhere, Tang Hao, determined to locate Tang Chuan, had rushed to the Blue Silver Forest immediately after leaving the valley behind Saint Spirit Village.
Unfortunately, his efforts yielded nothing.
Sensing that Spirit Hall and other forces would inevitably converge on the area, he had no choice but to withdraw.
Now, seeing on the comparison heaven screen that Tang Chuan could actually manufacture weapons capable of hunting thousand-year spirit beasts, Tang Hao's frustration and anger intensified.
This damned unfilial son!
With such abilities, why had he never revealed them as a child?
Had he done so, perhaps I would have been a proper, caring father.
Now, these secrets, the method of compressing spirit power and the ability to create weapons capable of hunting thousand-year spirit beasts, have all been exposed to the world.
These were meant to be the bargaining chips for us, father and son, to reclaim our standing within the Clear Sky Sect!
And yet, you have revealed everything!
[In the blink of an eye, more than a year passed.]
[During this time, Tang Chuan successfully compressed the spirit power within his body to the maximum limit his current physique could withstand.]
[Using the sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter he had acquired, he produced black powder, processed it into granules, and combined it with refined iron fragments and thin iron shells forged by the blacksmith shop to create over fifty fragmentation grenades.]
[With preparations complete, Tang Chuan decided it was time to set out for the Star Dou Great Forest in search of his next spirit ring.]
[Departing from the Blue Silver Forest, he utilized the flight ability of the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone and traveled directly to the Star Dou Great Forest.]
[Upon arrival, he summoned his Blue Silver Crystal Vine martial spirit, expanded his Blue Silver Domain, and cautiously entered the vast forest that resembled an endless sea of emerald green.]
[After more than a year of refinement, his mastery over the Blue Silver Domain had reached a considerable level. He could not only disguise the color and number of his spirit rings but also achieve a form of visual invisibility.]
[However, this invisibility could only deceive sight. Spirit beasts with thermal sensing abilities, such as certain serpentine types, or those with extremely acute senses of smell, could still detect his presence.]
[Even so, it was sufficient to help him avoid a large number of potential threats.]
[Relying on the Blue Silver Domain, Tang Chuan carefully searched the outer regions of the Star Dou Great Forest for the ideal plant-type spirit beast he sought. After three to four days of exploration…]
[He finally discovered his target within a tranquil valley where a small stream flowed gently.]
[There, amidst the forest near the water, stood a thousand-year Dream Starlight Flower.]
[The Dream Starlight Flower is a plant whose stems and leaves resemble jade, while its blossoms shimmer with a dreamlike starlight.]
[At night, it absorbs the power of the stars and blooms with dazzling brilliance. Its stamens secrete a fragrant, energy-rich nectar that lures nearby spirit beasts.]
[However, once a spirit beast approaches, the flower releases a large quantity of parasitic pollen spores. These spores settle onto the creature as it attempts to consume the nectar.]
[The pollen then parasitizes the spirit beast, disrupting its mind and inducing hallucinations, while simultaneously draining its life force and spirit power to nourish the Dream Starlight Flower.]
[If the spirit beast fails to escape, it will eventually perish, becoming sustenance for the plant.]
[Even if it manages to flee, once it moves beyond a certain range, the spores can no longer transmit the absorbed energy back to the parent plant.]
[Nevertheless, these spores will eventually grow into new Dream Starlight Flowers, continuing to drain the spirit beast's life force and spirit power until it is completely exhausted.]