novelraw Chapter 1013 - 1012 - Harmonic Key Elixir
Chapter 1013 - 1012 - Harmonic Key Elixir
Amber Scale City had become an official stop as well as a destination for weavers from Midas Throne. The new design of gateways, now called Sigil Gates, was revolutionary. Even compared to teleportation arrays, the new gateway was head and shoulders safer!
It allowed for the hosts to control who came and left without losing out on massive amounts of resources. They were even better in that regard compared to the same arrays!
If the Corruption vanished tomorrow, the powers would still be using the new gateways!
Lind smiled as Belia guided a new group past his alcove to the training area for the weavers. He had moved officially into an alcove for special VIP guests and had modified it for his work.
He had been trying to solve the issues that harmonic tempering did not resolve.
His harmony was still the foundation but he had confirmed in the last few months that cleansing and tempering had drastically different effects.
Cleansing completely suffused his meridians, dantian, body, and soul with his harmony. It transformed all aspects to purify the tainted Qi afterwards but also had the benefits of being far more efficient that the refinement that comes after facing the tribulations.
Tempering, as beneficial as it was, merely made the body more tolerant. It allowed more power to be put to use but the taint still carved into the cultivator's foundation and weakened them.
Teegan and the others he had taught or guided had benefited from it but he could not supply them with the bracelet like he had Delenn. They were traveling together so he could refuel it, but that would obviously not work for others he had to leave behind.
Thus he had been experimenting. Forging and weaving had some success as he could strengthen wards with weaving plates that others could use. They could use his personal signature to convert tainted Qi into use far better than anything else could.
It all kept coming back to the fact that whatever he created had to be based in his soul or harmonic power.
The plates were something to consider for the Amber Scale City important places but it would likely cause strife if not handled well.
Teegan had a power issue. She was a peak Sky Realm but crossing the bridge to the Heaven Realm was much harder.
He understood why.
Adding in the missing elements was immensely harder with the tainted Qi. Comprehensions based on the current environment had made it that cultivators had to put in 2 to 4 times the effort to grasp what they needed to begin to build the constellations that would be born.
Hence many died before they could even attempt to breach that bottleneck!
Lind wanted to fix that but he knew the dangers of creating something based on his harmony. The 2nd layer had been isolated but that monster had reached all the way down to the Heaven Realm Lands. He had no doubt it could reach the 2nd layer of the Celestial Fields.
His one advantage was it could not locate him easily but in the 2nd layer there could be untold numbers of agents, secret forces, and maybe even things he had never considered before coming for him.
Still, he refused to hide forever.
Forging and weaving had severely limited results so that left his first skill. Elixirs.
He had used his harmony before to help make elixirs to smooth the journey for Soul Realm and World Realm 6 elementals. The tempering issues was one of the major hurdles so making a tempering style elixir had been the obvious path to follow.
Once he had more harmonies to study, he had made a literal Harmony Tempering Elixir. It helped 6 elementals gain comprehension of their own harmonies while cultivating.
It all depended on the individual but the elixir could help a lot reaching the mental state they needed.
Now, he needed his harmony again but he had no idea what to do. Cleansing might be possible with an elixir but after what he experienced, it was too dangerous. He had only survived because he was a 6 elemental.
Other cultivators would not be able to fare nearly so well.
So, he narrowed his focus and chose his subject to study. Teegan herself!
She was a dragon and he had vast experience with Ethry on how the 6 elements should look in a beast core. His other wives also gave him clues on how non-6 elementals can advance.
What he was trying to do was create something that would let a cultivator comprehend the missing elements and take that final step forward. Once they became Heaven Realms, the path forward would be a lot easier from what he had learned.
Those that could still breakthrough had reported that advancing was much easier compared to previous realms. He suspected all 6 elements working together partially cleansed the taint from the cultivator.
She currently sat across from him and was in the lotus position. She was following her instincts but while she could polish her foundation, the wall in front of her was solidly closed. She could not advance!
He could see it with his Eyes easily enough.
He considered the bottleneck and felt how wrong it was before he began to speak.
"Compared to how you went from Iron Tier all the way to Sky Realm, how does it feel?" He had examined her normally but now they were going into unknown territory.
"It is like there is not just a wall in front of me but a pressure pushing back at me. My mind feels like it is buried in muck when I try to study other elements." He nodded as it confirmed his understanding.
He used his Immortal Eyes to their limit but it did not reveal anything new to him. He moved to Immortal Touch but again, it really only revealed that the Qi was heavily tainted as always.
It made him frustrated but he tried a few attempts to help her with his harmony yet it did not work.
He could guide and teach, but his harmony could not take the step for them.
He summoned several elixirs he had created over his life solely for cultivation. Tempering elements, invigorating foundations, strengthening spirit, and all the other aspects.
He had never actually had to overcome the bottleneck with active resistance that was not related to the cultivator.
Herbs did not hold the answers at that moment. He had access to several grade 7 herbs thanks to Tsunade but if alchemy could solve the issue, it would have.
Elixirs were not limited to herbs, though. Not for him.
Laws floated in his vision but even they failed him. Maesters existed in the Celestial Fields so he was not unique in that regard. There was only 1 Law unique to him.
Profound script appeared suddenly as he focused on his desire. He could not decipher it but he could finally see it. He had to become a Crystal Tier to finally perceive the Law at the heart of his existence.
He let it flow over him and Teegan. No change occurred but enlightenment finally struck him.
He did not summon out just grade 7 herbs but herbs from grade 1 to 7! They were all aligned with not only natural elements, but demonic as well! He was too narrow!
He was trying to breach a taint that Corrupted the world!
The vast array of herbs were protected by his emerald Qi as he refined their essence. The slippery substance was actually visible even to Teegan who had no gift for it!
He then separated out the aspects and intents. He pulled at the very fabric of each herb until the Laws tied to each were revealed.
His Qi was being drained like a torrent out of his crystal but he did not stop. Pure water that glimmered with golden sigils blazed like a second sun as he followed the new insights.
He had never combined so many pieces across so many grades at once. He had never heard of such a thing either. The Laws were purified and the pressure began to build in the watery orb as flames ignited beneath.
Law flames were terrifying to cultivators below the Immortal Realm but Teegan was only entranced. Dragons feared no flame!
Sweat was beginning to pour down his back as a bright core formed in the water until his head began to feel like it was splitting open.
"BREAK!" The liquid shifted to pure emerald! He had not used his harmony in it but now he felt like he understood something! His Law was more fundamental than he had considered that it extended all the way down to mortal life!
The deeper revelation slipped away but he still felt like he could ponder on it later. He focused on finishing his task as the elixir was about to disperse if he let his concentration slip!
The jade vials barely contained the elixir in 6 of them! He stoppered them but gave it to Teegan right away.
"Drink it." He had to know if he was right. The moment she drank it, a massive shift occurred in her dantian!
The wall in her way shattered like glass! Elemental Qi flowed into her like a storm but that was not all. The Heavens began to rejoice! She was a blessed dragon bloodline but it had to be more than that.
He watched as she closed her eyes and new elements filled her dantian as the beast core shattered. Constellations began to form just as they should as she became a Heaven Realm!
Black clouds formed but all felt the joy of Heaven. Lind felt inspired and closed his own eyes. He channeled a Storm Art he had created long ago but never used. Storm Art: Gentle Rain.
He joined it to the clouds above as the other 5 elixirs were launched skyward. Heaven responded as bolts of lighting shattered the vials once there!
Rain began to fall that triggered every Sky Realm in Amber Scale City! The bottleneck they had all been stuck at fell away and over 500 thousand stormed into the Heaven Realm!
Lind felt lightheaded as he was running on fumes but his body became invigorated as the Heavens rewarded him suddenly. His own slow progress sped up until he was in the middle Crystal Tier!
It was an unexpected boon but he smiled as he saw both Sorcha and Belia were now Star Tiers with the demonic girls breaking through as he watched.
"Harmonic Key Elixir. The key to unlock the Heavens." He smiled at the name and the clouds rumbled but no other reaction was felt as they slowly dispersed. He had finished all he could do here as now it was only a matter of time until Teegan became an Immortal.
It was time for Delenn and he to move on.