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Hearing what Ning Fengzhi said, Su Wen didn't refuse.
He thought about the requirement for his fifth spirit ring: a forty-thousand-year, ideally close to fifty-thousand-year space attribute spirit ring...
"Grandpa Dugu alone might not be able to succeed. One more helper means one more way. Calling Sword Douluo along at that time should be safer," Su Wen thought to himself.
Finding a space-attribute spirit beast was already troublesome. If the hunt failed once and the target escaped, it would likely be impossible to find it again in a short time.
"Alright, Little Wen, this is the list of spirit bones in the sect's treasury. See which ones are suitable, and I'll have someone fetch them." Ning Fengzhi was very generous.
Exchanging a few mere spirit bones for a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda spirit was completely worth it.
Su Wen took the list, his hand trembling, almost dropping it.
There was a long list of spirit bones on it, and the names of the spirit bones and their approximate spirit skills were introduced.
Among them, there were a full eleven ten-thousand-year spirit bones, reaching double digits!
And this was likely what remained after the rewards and grants that should have been given within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan!
As for thousand-year spirit bones, there were even more, densely packed with dozens of them.
Of course, most of these spirit bones were incomplete.
From the list, Su Wen saw spirit bones he had never seen before, even ten-year spirit bones...
There were three hundred-year spirit bones, and even one ten-year spirit bone.
The higher the age, the greater the chance of a spirit bone dropping. This increase in probability wasn't linear but exponential.
Logically speaking, hundred-year spirit beasts shouldn't even be able to drop spirit bones.
Because the spirit power within a hundred-year spirit beast is too weak, in most cases, it doesn't even meet the most basic energy requirement for condensing a spirit bone. Only in some serendipitous situations is this condition met, and then one still has to gamble on the already meager drop rate of hundred-year spirit bones.
Under these two conditions, hundred-year spirit bones are incredibly rare.
Ten-year spirit bones are even more ridiculous, simply rarer than ten-thousand-year spirit bones.
But ultimately, it is a spirit bone that can provide a Spirit Master with an extra spirit skill. Moreover, even if a ten-year spirit bone is integrated into a Spirit Master, it can significantly improve the physical fitness of the corresponding part of the Spirit Master.
Therefore, ten-year spirit bones still have value.
Quickly browsing through the spirit bones and their skills on the list, Su Wen pondered over some spirit skills that would be useful to him.
That's right, he didn't fancy any of these spirit bones, at least he wouldn't absorb them himself.
However, he could study the spirit skills within the spirit bones, replicate them, and enrich his means.
Through the replication of a large number of spirit bone skills, Su Wen could also successfully develop his replication spirit skill, thereby entering the development of engraving spirit skills onto his spirit.
"Shadow Leopard Left Leg Bone, one thousand years, spirit skill: Shadow Clone."
"Purple Demon Fox Skull, three thousand years, spirit skill: Mental Shock."
"Light Flower Right Arm Bone, seven thousand years, spirit skill: Healing Light."
Su Wen selected three thousand-year spirit bones and one ten-thousand-year spirit bone—a twenty-thousand-year Giant Tooth Shark Skull, with the attached spirit skill: Water Domain Ruler.
A total of four spirit bones. Ning Fengzhi didn't even frown, taking them all out and giving them to Su Wen.
"Little Wen, guard these four spirit bones carefully. Don't leak any news."
Not everyone had the deep foundation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to take out four spirit bones just like that.
If most Spirit Masters knew Su Wen had four spirit bones in his hand, they would definitely risk their lives to intercept and kill him.
Even if it meant offending the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and many powerhouses like Dugu Bo, someone would probably take the risk.
People always hope for a fluke. What if they could hide their identity well?
Moreover, Su Wen didn't just have four spirit bones in his hand; he had another four.
Simply outrageous.
In terms of quantity, the spirit bones in Su Wen's hands had already exceeded the six spirit bones of a full set for a Spirit Master.
And now, apart from the torso bone and left arm bone, he had found spirit bones for the other four positions.
"I should also go into seclusion for a while."
Leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, Su Wen prepared to go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for seclusion.
Whether it was breaking through level fifty, researching the Ring Replacement Method, or developing the replication spirit skill, he needed a good seclusion session.
However, before he could truly go into seclusion, Su Wen received a message from Xiao Zhan.
Since giving the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to Xiao Zhan before going to hunt the Mirror Image Beast, Su Wen hadn't seen Xiao Zhan for more than half a year.
Refining the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower only took a few short hours, but getting started with the spirit power circulation route for Su Wen's Soul Core Condensation Method took a lot of time and energy.
Moreover, the so-called Soul Core Condensation Method was just a prototype, or rather, could only be a prototype.
Every Spirit Master's situation was different. It was impossible to have a completely unified Soul Core condensation spirit power circulation route suitable for every Spirit Master.
Although compared to the current breakthrough methods in the Spirit Master world, the threshold for the Soul Core method was lowered, it ultimately required extreme compatibility with the Spirit Master to possibly succeed.
Xiao Zhan first got started with the prototype method, studied the circulation routes within it, and then gradually perfected the method based on his own feelings and years of cultivation. Only after feeling completely compatible with it did he prepare to break through.
And now, before refining the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and using its medicinal power to break through, he asked Su Wen to come to the academy.
"Uncle Zhan, who is this..." Su Wen pointed to another beautiful woman of twenty-five or twenty-six in the room and asked.
Although he appeared puzzled on the surface, he had actually guessed the answer in his heart.
"This is my daughter, Xiao Huo. She was cultivating at the Spirit Hall Academy before, graduated half a year ago, and came to Tian Dou City not long ago," Xiao Zhan said.
Xiao Zhan's daughter, Xiao Huo.
"You are Su Wen?" Xiao Huo knew of Su Wen's existence from her father's letters.
Since Xiao Huo was studying at the Spirit Hall Academy in Spirit City at the time, Xiao Zhan didn't explain many things clearly, only lamenting Su Wen's powerful talent.
This made Xiao Huo very curious about Su Wen.
She didn't understand why a mere fourteen-year-old little brother could receive such praise from her father.
Knowing that from childhood to adulthood, even though she was favored, the highest praise she received was not as good as Xiao Zhan's evaluation of Su Wen.
"That's right. Hello, Sister Huo'er." Su Wen sized up Xiao Huo, sensing her spirit power aura, and secretly marveled in his heart.
Worthy of being Uncle Zhan's daughter, her spirit power actually reached level fifty!
That's right, level fifty!
She was only twenty-five years old now, and her spirit power had broken through level fifty.
But unfortunately, the Spirit Master Tournament would be held in a year and a half, and by then Xiao Huo would have exceeded the age limit for the tournament.
Otherwise, she would definitely be the brightest star in a Spirit Master Tournament.
However, even so, Xiao Huo had actually participated in the previous Spirit Master Tournament as a member of the Spirit Hall team.
"Little Wen, next I will try to impact the bottleneck and condense the Soul Core. I can't guarantee success..."
(End of this chapter)