Chapter 50 Attribute Guidance.
Chu Qingtian stepped forward, carefully examining the captured auspicious beast, and asked curiously, "Elder Xuan! Is the Crimson King really willing to exchange a high-quality soul bone for this Three-Eyed Golden Lion?"
Elder Xuan picked up the wine gourd at his waist, took a sip of wine, and smiled faintly, "Who knows? I was just stalling for time."
Wu Xuan frowned, carefully recalling his past life's memories, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't come up with anything useful.
Zhang Lexuan, seemingly lost in thought, said, "Elder Xuan! There's a record in an ancient classic from Shrek Academy: 'Where auspicious beasts reside, all beasts are protected. Their power is supreme, and humans can guide them. Auspicious protection brings boundless future.' In other words, auspicious beasts can protect soul beasts, greatly increasing their cultivation speed. Such a unique effect might actually prompt the Crimson King to offer a high-quality soul bone in exchange."
Elder Xuan put down his wine pot and smiled faintly, "That's right. Mentioning this ancient book reminds me of another thing recorded in it."
"Elder Xuan, you're talking about attribute guidance. But doesn't attribute guidance require a spirit attribute soul master?" Zhang Lexuan asked in surprise.
"Yes! It does require a spirit attribute soul master. Coincidentally, after Wu Xuan's second martial soul mutated, he possessed a spirit attribute." Elder Xuan chuckled.
"The Soul-Breaking Spear! A spirit attribute? With Junior Brother Wu Xuan here, perhaps we can really give it a try." Zhang Lexuan exclaimed excitedly.
Elder Xuan put away his wine gourd and said, "Wu Xuan, come before the Three-Eyed Golden Lion."
Having overheard Elder Xuan and the others' conversation, Wu Xuan had gained some understanding of this imperial auspicious beast. Hearing this, he thoughtfully walked over.
Elder Xuan said, "Place your forehead against the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's third eye. Don't worry. I will suppress it and prevent it from resisting."
"No! You dare!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion roared furiously, struggling desperately.
Wu Xuan was taken aback and asked, "Elder Xuan, what is this?"
Elder Xuan chuckled and said, "Different auspicious beasts have different attributes. Take this three-eyed golden lion, for example. It possesses multiple attributes. I sensed it when I attacked it earlier; it has light and fire attributes within it. However, while these two are close to their ultimate levels, they are not its primary attribute. Its primary attribute is spiritual. If it weren't for that spiritual power, my previous attack might have severely injured it."
Elder Xuan tossed aside the chicken bone in his hand and continued, "The so-called attribute guidance is using its attributes to refine and enhance your own, giving you more auspicious energy. As for the benefits, I can't explain them clearly; you'll have to experience them for yourself."
The three-eyed golden lion originally wanted to continue resisting, but Elder Xuan's continued force left it powerless.
Wu Xuan nodded and slowly approached the three-eyed golden lion. In his somewhat hazy memories from his previous life, Wu Xuan clearly knew that attribute guidance with auspicious beasts would greatly benefit one's spiritual power. This was a win-win situation.
He couldn't quite recall what would happen next, but he couldn't worry about that now; letting such an opportunity slip by would be foolish.
Looking at the three eyes of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which seemed to spit fire, Wu Xuan didn't hesitate to press his forehead against its vertical eye.
In that instant, strange, distorted halos of light enveloped their bodies from the blood-red vertical eye on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's forehead. Their bodies seemed to become transparent to each other.
Centered on Wu Xuan and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the entire Star Dou Great Forest seemed to stir. A dense life force surged towards them, continuously pouring into their bodies.
As time passed, a layer of golden light suddenly burst forth from the point of contact between Wu Xuan and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Wu Xuan was thrown back, flying backward. Zhang Lexuan reacted quickly and caught him in time.
The three-eyed golden lion swayed unsteadily, stumbling backward a few steps. Its third eye had turned from gold to black in an instant, only to return to normal in a flash.
Supported by Zhang Lexuan, Wu Xuan's eyes were closed. At this moment, he felt as if his spirit had traveled through a distant era, his consciousness appearing in a dense forest.
Suddenly, everything around turned gold, the dazzling gold even causing the plants within its reach to shimmer the same color. These plants grew at an astonishing rate, and on the ground, a golden, multicolored egg appeared.
A crisp cracking sound rang out, and a crack appeared on the surface of the golden egg. The crack quickly extended, and with a "crack," a tiny paw emerged from the shell, followed by a small head. Its golden fur was slightly damp, making it look like a puppy. It struggled to emerge from the shell, then turned back to eat its own shell piece by piece.
The crisp "crunch, crunch" sounds continued, and a faint golden light began to emanate from the puppy-like creature.
Suddenly, a brilliant golden light descended from the sky, like a pillar of light connecting heaven and earth, directly enveloping the "puppy" that had just finished eating its shell.
The slime on the "puppy's" body gradually disappeared in the golden light, and in an instant, its body had grown from one foot long to one meter long. Its golden fur turned transparent, like crystal, and dazzling golden light rippled outwards in concentric circles.
Letting out a slightly shrill howl, "Little Dog's" forehead suddenly split open, revealing an eye that seemed to see through heaven and earth.
When the image appeared in Wu Xuan's consciousness, everything accelerated, countless images flooding his mind in an instant. It felt as if he had experienced ten thousand years.
At this moment, the Ice Emperor and the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm within Wu Xuan's spiritual sea were also awakened by this tremendous commotion.
They clearly saw that above Wu Xuan's spiritual sea, one of the nine spheres of spiritual energy condensed into a shattered light, transforming into unparalleled spiritual energy that spread outwards, frantically increasing Wu Xuan's spiritual power foundation.
After an unknown amount of time, Wu Xuan slowly opened his tightly closed eyes. His originally black pupils had turned into an incomparably brilliant gold, radiating dazzling light.
At this moment, he clearly felt that his spiritual power had successfully broken through to the level of tangible yet intangible.
The spiritual sea was now much larger than before, increasing by a full fifty percent.
The memories of Wu Xuan's past life, concealed by the Enlightenment Sutra, echoed continuously in the auspicious beast's mind: from his dazzling genius and the warmth of his family, to sudden calamity and helplessness, to his unwavering resilience as he traveled the continent alone, venturing forth on his own.
This was the first time the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had witnessed the vibrant and diverse human world; in comparison, the Star
Dou Great Forest seemed utterly dull and uninteresting. Suddenly! A somewhat hazy memory flooded its mind, yet the Three-Eyed Golden Lion clearly saw a little girl with pink and blue hair. She was playing in a boundless grassland, so sunny and happy. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion involuntarily closed its eyes, lying on the ground as if asleep.
The golden light dissipated, and Wu Xuan twisted his neck, deciding this opportunity was a good excuse. Moved by his own will, Wu Xuan unveiled the concealment of the Enlightenment Sutra, revealing his true soul power level.
"Forty-six levels of soul power? You actually jumped five levels in one go?" Elder Xuan abruptly stood up, placing his hand on Wu Xuan's shoulder to examine his body.
After a long while, Elder Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Xuan's cultivation talent hadn't been diminished; this leap in advancement wouldn't affect his future cultivation.
"Is this auspicious beast's attribute guidance truly so miraculous that it can allow a Soul Master to instantly leap five minor realms?" Zhang Lexuan was also filled with shock.
"Junior Brother Wu Xuan, I'm so envious! It's a pity we're not spirit-attribute Soul Masters, otherwise we'd also try attribute guidance from this auspicious beast, haha!" Chu Qingtian patted Wu Xuan's shoulder and teased.
"Haha!" Wu Xuan laughed along. Only he knew that this increase in soul power had nothing to do with the auspicious beast.
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