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The next day, Feng Zaixing, refreshed after a night of Cultivating the modified Mysterious Heaven Skill, walked out of the Forging Association headquarters with Mu Ye.
"Teacher, Heaven Dou City has many ancient trees, including those tens and hundreds of years old. Why haven't they become Spirit Beasts?"
Feng Zaixing looked left and right, his eyes flickering with novelty.
Heaven Dou City was once the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Tianhun Empire, with a rich ancient style, and many ancient buildings could be seen while walking.
Due to official regulations, there were no buildings over fifty meters tall in the entire city, but some towering ancient trees exceeded a hundred meters.
"They haven't absorbed spirit power, so of course they aren't Spirit Beasts. Otherwise, wouldn't the former Star Dou Great Forest be full of plant-type Spirit Beasts?"
Mu Ye shook his head, pointing to the Spirit Transfer Pagoda in the distance, which was neither too tall nor too short, exactly fifty meters: "After we enter the Spirit Transfer Pagoda and you fuse with your Spirit, I'll send you into the Elementary Spirit Ascension Platform. Don't you like sparring with your Senior Brother and studying ancient Spirit Beast data? This time, I'll let you experience it."
"The Elementary Spirit Ascension Platform's limit is three-ring Peak. Wouldn't I be at a great disadvantage going in with my Cultivation? There are thousand-year Spirit Beasts in there," Feng Zaixing said, spreading his hands.
"Ordinary people wouldn't, but when have you ever been ordinary? Aren't you quite skilled with the hammer and short sword?"
Mu Ye immediately saw that Feng Zaixing's words were disingenuous, and knowing that this second Disciple fought with his Senior Brother daily, possessing extraordinary combat power, he said, "This time, there happens to be another Genius who also needs to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform. I've spoken to someone and arranged for him to help you adapt."
"As long as you don't encounter certain particularly powerful thousand-year Spirit Beasts, nothing will happen."
"That's good. Who might this Senior Brother be? Is he a member of the legendary Young Talent Ranking?" Feng Zaixing asked playfully.
He hoped this Senior Brother's vitality was very strong; he wasn't exactly a good boy.
"Indeed, he ranks tenth and comes from an ancient Sect."
Mu Ye glanced at Feng Zaixing and casually asked, "The Young Talent Ranking exclusively records the continent's top Geniuses under eighteen. I'll set a goal for you: reach the top before you're fifteen. Do you have confidence?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Zaixing's eyelids twitched. This list was not a good omen; the people who appeared on it in the original story were all more clownish than the last.
"Forget it. That list is just a wild list. If Senior Brother made a move, he'd beat the top-ranked person into a pig's head in three punches," Feng Zaixing quickly shook his head and said.
"That's true, but you must never let anyone else hear that," Mu Ye chuckled.
Feng Zaixing waved his hand: "Don't worry, don't worry, I understand."
Mu Ye nodded and added, "By the way, your Spirit is unprecedented. Have you thought of a name for it? While you could just call it Body, that doesn't highlight its characteristics."
"I've thought about that…"
Feng Zaixing stood tall and walked briskly, smiling faintly: "The Body form is called Sacred Body, and the Angel form is called Dazzling Angel. How about that?"
"Hmm, good names. They sound powerful."
…As they spoke, the two were not far from the Spirit Transfer Pagoda.
Mu Ye took out a VIP card, and the two staff members at the entrance immediately showed respectful expressions, guiding Mu Ye: "Your Excellency, please. Our Pagoda Master is waiting in the private room."
"Thank you. How has your Pagoda Master been recently?" Mu Ye asked casually.
"He's been very well. The Pagoda Master specifically instructed us that you are an old acquaintance of his and that we must not treat you lightly," one staff member replied respectfully, occasionally glancing at Feng Zaixing, whom Mu Ye had brought, and his eyes lit up.
What a handsome boy, and following a Titled Douluo Your Excellency. He will surely be an extraordinary person when he grows up.
Feng Zaixing politely smiled at the two staff members and called out "Hello, big brother and big sister," which immediately warmed their hearts. Polite Geniuses were not common these days.
The Spirit Transfer Pagoda was very large. The four of them took the elevator straight down, stopping at the first floor below ground level, continuing downwards.
This experience made Feng Zaixing secretly sigh, truly a case of 'the top has policies, the bottom has countermeasures.' Heaven Dou City did not allow buildings over fifty meters above ground, so the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, accustomed to building towering structures, dug downwards.
However, it was still slightly inferior compared to the Tang Sect. Those people hollowed out five hundred meters beneath Heaven Dou City to build an arsenal. The buildings on the surface of Heaven Dou City retained their ancient style, while underground was all top-tier technology.
After exiting the elevator, the two staff members left on their own. There was no one on the first floor below ground level, only Spirit guiding facilities that prominently displayed the Spirit Transfer Pagoda's cutting-edge technology.
Mu Ye smiled slightly and said to the surroundings, "Junior Martial Uncle, aren't you going to show yourself? Come and meet this junior of our Sect."
"Haha, Little Mu, your Cultivation hasn't improved much, but your Disciple is quite good."
An aged echo came from the Void Realm, and a gaunt-faced old man silently walked out of the Void Realm, his bright eyes sharp and spirited.
After a jab at Mu Ye, the old man showed a very kind smile to Feng Zaixing and said, "mental force exceeding three hundred points, possessing the sacred attribute. No wonder Little Mu said we could prepare a thousand-year Spirit."
"Disciple Feng Zaixing greets Grand Master Uncle Han."
Feng Zaixing bowed to this Senior of the Sect, whom he was meeting for the first time, his voice sincere.
The old man before him was named Han Tianyi, with the title Illusion Brain, the previous generation's top Genius of the Body Sect. Due to a great favor from a Limit Douluo of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, he joined the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, but still maintained a very good relationship with the Body Sect. Even crafting four-word battle armor went through Mu Ye's connections.
Feng Zaixing had heard A Ruheng say that he could obtain top-tier Spirits in the Spirit Transfer Pagoda and continue Cultivating thanks to this person's help.
He was much more reliable than Hu Jie, who left the Body Sect due to emotional issues and joined the Tang Sect. All in all, they were still family.
"Excellent, excellent, truly a good young man. It's a pity he didn't Cultivate Innate secret techniques from a young age."
Han Tianyi smiled and nodded, saying, "Your mental force talent is excellent. If you have time in the future, you can come to me to learn. I can barely be considered a Grandmaster."
"Absolutely, absolutely."
Feng Zaixing smiled and agreed. Han Tianyi's mental force, amplified by his four-word battle armor, was infinitely close to the divine force realm, so there must be many experiences to learn from him.
"Hey, hey, hey, Old Man Han, don't get sidetracked. I'm the Sect Master of the Body Sect, and I have the ability to teach my own Disciple."
The more Mu Ye saw Han Tianyi trying to get close, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he urged, "Hurry up and bring out the natural Spirits. Don't bother with those artificial ones; we don't care for them."
The Spirits of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda could be divided into two types: artificial and natural. The former were made by extracting parts of Spirit Beast genes, while the latter were made from actual Spirit Beasts, far stronger than the former, but scarce in number. Most Spirit Masters could only use the former.
The Spirit Abilities brought by artificial Spirits were inferior to those obtained by directly hunting Spirit Beasts, leading to a lower average strength of Spirit Masters in this era compared to before. Mu Ye absolutely did not want his Disciple to lose at the starting line.
"Don't worry, all the ones I've selected are top-tier goods. One of them was even reserved by someone long ago."
Han Tianyi smiled slightly and operated the Spirit guiding facility. Three Spirit guiding light pillars immediately rose from the ground, with their species and age marked on their surfaces.
Mu Ye's gaze shifted slightly, and he nodded in approval: "They are indeed good."
Thousand-year Spirit Golden Earth Dragon King, 1,200 years of Cultivation, overlord of the Earth Dragon Clan, possessing a rich Light Dragon Bloodline, its strength rivaling some true Dragons.
Hundred-year Spirit Sacred Unicorn, 900 years of Cultivation, an extremely rare sacred attribute Spirit, excellent in both strength and speed.
Hundred-year Spirit Heaven Dragon Horse, 600 years of Cultivation, possessing an extremely pure Light Sacred Dragon Bloodline. Its kin once served as the Spirit of Thunderbolt Beibei, the leader of the Shrek Seven Devils. Light Dragon Family Spirit Masters must not miss it.
Seeing the Heaven Dragon Horse's description, Feng Zaixing's mouth twitched. He thought, what's so great about a 20,000-year Heaven Dragon Horse Spirit? He asked, "Grand Master Uncle, are there any Spirits stronger than the Sacred Unicorn?"
Of the three Spirits, the first and third were immediately passed over. A Spirit with the Light Sacred Dragon Bloodline was not an advantage in this era, but a huge pitfall.
The Light Sacred Dragon Spirit, which dominated the previous era, was still powerful in this era, with young Geniuses and older Limit Douluo, its Legacy well-preserved.
Unfortunately, regardless of age, encountering the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings meant kneeling and singing praises; their Bloodline suppression nullified everything.
The Sacred Unicorn had no Dragon Clan Bloodline and would not be suppressed, but it was somewhat below Feng Zaixing's psychological expectation.
Han Tianyi was surprised: "You didn't like any of them? Child, your taste is very high. The Heaven Dragon Horse Spirit was reserved by the Light Dragon Family a year in advance."
"My taste is indeed a bit high," Feng Zaixing chuckled, then said seriously, "I read in a book that historically, some Spirits with very powerful Bloodlines in the Spirit Transfer Pagoda were unwilling to be absorbed by humans, and were called 'Unyielding Spirits.' Grand Master Uncle, could you help me find one?"