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Chapter 96: Advanced Principles
Lian Yun felt a mix of surprise and speechlessness at the changes in Master Mo.
Considering the situation over the past half month, if Lian Yun had blindly followed Master Mo, he would likely have spent an entire month immersed in crafting Soul Material without learning any real techniques.
Now that he had taken the initiative to make changes, even though Master Mo remained silent and continued to imitate him, this imitation essentially served to refine Lian Yun's own Forging Technique.
This was incredibly valuable. On the surface, it seemed as if Master Mo was not imparting any knowledge; however, in reality, he did not want to impose his personal techniques on his apprentice's forging abilities.
In other words, Master Mo's method of teaching allowed the apprentices to maintain their true selves and develop their own unique forging skills.
Understanding this, Lian Yun did not dwell on it but continued to focus on his own Forging Technique. He repeatedly hammered the Soul Material while absorbing the improvements made by Master Mo.
He wasn't deliberately trying to create a specific piece of equipment; instead, it felt more like a display of skill as he continuously altered his forging methods. He utilized all the techniques he knew one by one and then improved upon each.
After a continuous effort over seven days, Lian Yun completed all his enhancements. However, these improvements were largely derived from Master Mo's methods. While effective, they inevitably carried some of Master Mo's personal touch.
During the final week, Lian Yun applied all the refined techniques. Since these enhancements came from Master Mo, his craftsmanship was nearly identical to that of Master Mo and could not be further improved.
Yet what Lian Yun was focused on now was not merely enhancing his skills but rather changing them.
Indeed, the aspects that Master Mo had refined were exceptional, but they might not fully suit Lian Yun. Thus, he continually adjusted them. Even if his techniques occasionally fell short compared to what Master Mo had taught him, he did not mind; instead, he focused on adapting them to what suited him best.
Since there weren't many areas that needed improvement, Lian Yun finished modifying everything in just three hours, developing a set of forging skills that were most suitable for himself.
At this point, Clone City began to forge the Soul Sword once again, even breaking apart the previously crafted Soul Sword to reforge it. Lian Yun continued to practice the best forging techniques passed down by Master Mo.
The forging technique suitable for Lian Yun was specifically designed to create Soul Gear that was most compatible with him. While others could use it as well, it would carry a bit of Lian Yun's temperament, which might diminish the effectiveness of the Soul Gear for those whose personalities were different or even opposite to his.
The correct forging technique could be used to create Soul Gear for others.
Especially when crafting Soul Gear for his Ghost Slaves, Lian Yun naturally aimed for perfection.
As the month drew to a close and only a few minutes remained, Master Mo suddenly set down the soul hammer, and the room instantly transformed back into its original state.
The sudden change caught Lian Yun off guard; before he could react, he found himself empty-handed and swung his arm only to hit nothing, causing him to wince slightly.
However, Lian Yun quickly regained his composure. As time had ended, he bowed respectfully to Master Mo, preparing to take his leave.
To his surprise, he heard Master Mo suddenly say, "Essence of the Soul, the essence of species must not be shared."
Master Mo's voice was as usual, but Lian Yun felt an inexplicable message entering his mind. Just as he looked up in confusion, he realized that Master Mo had already vanished.
Lian Yun also received a prompt indicating that he needed to leave.
With a hint of puzzlement, he settled down in the Pavilion and began meditating, carefully searching for the information he had received.
Yet even after combing through all his consciousness, he found no trace of that message; it felt as if he had experienced an illusion at that moment.
Determined, Lian Yun calmed his mind and contemplated Master Mo's words.
Essence of the Soul was something Lian Yun had some understanding of. He had previously considered that in order for Soul Gear to merge with a person's Soul Body, it might be necessary to first understand the essence of an individual's soul and body.
This seemed obvious, but it was only after receiving a hint from Master Mo that Lian Yun felt completely certain.
However, what did the essence of a species mean? This left Lian Yun puzzled. He pondered for a while but could not grasp it.
It wasn't until he sensed that Clone Swallow and the spirits needed rest, and when he went to BSS Tower to bring them back to the Yin-Yang Stage, that he suddenly had clarity upon seeing Black.
If it was merely the Essence of the Soul, then it would be a Soul Gear forged for special individuals. Even if the Soul Gear had self-advancement effects, it would only be effective for one person. Thus, it could not be considered a product.
Therefore, it required a Blacksmith who could understand the essence of species.
For instance, a Soul Gear belonging to humans would need to comprehend the Essence of the Soul of humanity. Without mixing in any personal traits, it should be suitable for all humans to use; that would be a perfect product.
However, achieving this might not be easy. If there were only one type of characteristic, it would only suit one type of person. Multiple characteristics could potentially suit multiple types of people. Thus, even if a Soul Gear was deemed Supreme, it could still contain many impurities.
Yet as long as it was usable, an individual with a certain level of control could disregard the other characteristics of the Soul Gear. Just like how everyone experiences joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness—some people often display joyful dispositions while others show anger or sadness.
However, a self-advancing Soul Gear was something even a Half Emperor would find difficult to obtain; how could it be so simple?
Thus, Lian Yun thought that self-advancing Soul Gear could generally be divided into two categories:
One type was extremely simple, possessing only essence without any characteristics. For example, why are humans considered humans and not animals? What defines a human? It is like having four limbs, a body, a head, and a shape; as long as these criteria are met, one can be classified as human.
However, while having a good physique is important, how one's soul fares is not so easily discerned.
In this way, there exists another situation, one of complexity. It is a trait that requires the inclusion of all human characteristics—personality, emotions, body types, and so on.
For instance, why are humans called humanity? It is because humans possess thoughts, their personalities are ever-changing, and their appearances are diverse.
Only by creating a truly human Soul Gear can the possibility of self-evolving attributes arise.
Of course, these two situations can be considered personal abilities, but the emergence of self-evolving Soul Gear can also occur due to randomness or chance.
For example, under a state of complete focus, an Indifferent crafted a self-evolving Soul Gear.
In fact, Lian Yun believes that all self-evolving Soul Gear in Yin Yang City today have come about in this manner. Otherwise, why has no one ever heard of someone possessing a complete set of evolving Soul Gear?
Although there are very few who have received the true teachings of Master Mo, counting Lian Yun, there may only be five individuals. If the other four had the ability, wouldn’t they create a complete set of evolving Soul Gear for themselves?
Upon realizing this, Lian Yun felt that the unexpected might stem from the elusive information passed down by Master Mo. Thus, he suddenly lost interest in self-evolving Soul Gear, feeling a sense of boredom wash over him.
Just as Lian Yun came to this realization, Lan Ruoxuan suddenly said, “Four Master Blacksmiths are looking for you; they are in the lobby on the first floor.”
(End of Chapter)
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