Chapter 280: Recovery
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Chapter 280: Recovery
Sage recovered slowly, during which time he had to refrain from his usual Ebb and Flow training. He brought out King and Ruanfu to do some guard duty, and also to give more time for Ruanfu to explore the world and gain experience. Even though she was only a few years old, she was filled with potential. She had two extremely powerful abilities, and once she grew older and increased her strength she would be Sages strongest backup. King was also constantly bragging about his children, which also got Ruanfu bragging about how many children she was going to have. Unfortunately, it would still take some time for those children to reach maturity. Ruanfu was an exception, she was even more innately powerful than King and also spent who knows how long in her egg. She was extremely intelligent even from birth.
With his weakened state, Sage had to focus on academic pursuits. There was always more research for him to do, but when youre forced into something its never quite as fulfilling. Even so, he choose an area he hadnt researched that deeply into to spur his interest. Long ago, hed found many sets of clothing and garments in closets at the Soul Taming Abode. He wore some of them, but they were too eye-catching and valuable. One set of them was destroyed, but then he sold the rest when he needed money. Before he sold them, he carefully tested and studied them a bit, using the memory trick he learned in the Soul Taming Abodes library. He ran energy through them and mostly deciphered their effects, creating a sort of full reproduction within a Memory Sphere. Since that time, hed mostly ignored them. It was only when he was creating the Formation Armor that he remembered them and used them as inspiration.
They werent as much help as hed hoped. Each of the garments were extremely complex, layered with many different arrays and supporting effects. Sage had learned a little bit about controlling energy flow with worn magical devices, but that was about it. The intricate and delicate effects of the clothing were far beyond the simple mass production armor he was building. On the other hand, he had been reminded of the clothing and now that he was forced into resting, it was a good time to study. Formation Master had always been his main profession, and it was also the foundation that Refiners based their skills upon.
Something like a Heavenly Flame was reasonably simple. It burned things. It consumed the cultivators Qi as fuel and grew larger. Certainly there was plenty of room in learning the intricacies of manipulating flames. Whole lives had been spent trying to master specific techniques and intricate applications of a flame that moved how one willed it to. Alchemists based half their profession upon manipulating flames to refine pills. That said, getting a basic mastery of a Heavenly Flame was pretty simple. Insert Qi, direct flames. Blue Icesilver on the other hand, was more like jumping right into the deep end. Its basic use was quite similar to the advanced usage of a Heavenly Flame. Inserting Qi changed it to a liquid state. Then the owner had to control both its size and shape, willing it to hold a shape while also withdrawing Qi to make it harden again. Sage felt like he was trying to build a house of cards with his tongue. The good news was that it felt like hed grown a dozen extra tongues, but that sure didnt make it easier. Worse yet, that was only the basic usage, advanced usage consisted of making only certain parts of it solid, forming a flowing tendril of liquid metal with a solid cutting edge or claw.
He made pretty good progress, exploring many different ideas and wanting to find the limits of its expansion and defensive ability. At least until his body finally recovered. He inspected his meridians, excited to see that the last fine cracks had disappeared completely. Of course, at that point the Seed of Life acted. It made him wonder whether or not it really did have a mind of some sort, but it was not a time for him to ponder such questions. The Seed of Life let out a bright green light. The Blue Icesilver had been floating near the top of his Dantian, far away from the nebula of liquid Qi droplets that orbited and spiralled away from the Seed of Life. The sudden green light changed that equilibrium. Like it was a tractor beam, the green light shined on the Blue Icesilver and the chunk of metallic ice was drawn slowly into the center of the nebula.
When it got closer, the other four Heavenly Materials that orbited the Seed of Life flew over to the Blue Icesilver like they were greeting a friend. They swirled and spun around each other for a while before flying back towards the Seed of Life. The now five Heavenly Materials fell into orbit around the Seed of Life. Each of them emitting their own glow of light, mixing together with the glow from the Seed of Life. Those energies seemed to intermingle and swirl faster.
I sure hope this goes well.
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Chapter 280: Recovery
Sage recovered slowly, during which time he had to refrain from his usual Ebb and Flow training. He brought out King and Ruanfu to do some guard duty, and also to give more time for Ruanfu to explore the world and gain experience. Even though she was only a few years old, she was filled with potential. She had two extremely powerful abilities, and once she grew older and increased her strength she would be Sages strongest backup. King was also constantly bragging about his children, which also got Ruanfu bragging about how many children she was going to have. Unfortunately, it would still take some time for those children to reach maturity. Ruanfu was an exception, she was even more innately powerful than King and also spent who knows how long in her egg. She was extremely intelligent even from birth.
With his weakened state, Sage had to focus on academic pursuits. There was always more research for him to do, but when youre forced into something its never quite as fulfilling. Even so, he choose an area he hadnt researched that deeply into to spur his interest. Long ago, hed found many sets of clothing and garments in closets at the Soul Taming Abode. He wore some of them, but they were too eye-catching and valuable. One set of them was destroyed, but then he sold the rest when he needed money. Before he sold them, he carefully tested and studied them a bit, using the memory trick he learned in the Soul Taming Abodes library. He ran energy through them and mostly deciphered their effects, creating a sort of full reproduction within a Memory Sphere. Since that time, hed mostly ignored them. It was only when he was creating the Formation Armor that he remembered them and used them as inspiration.
They werent as much help as hed hoped. Each of the garments were extremely complex, layered with many different arrays and supporting effects. Sage had learned a little bit about controlling energy flow with worn magical devices, but that was about it. The intricate and delicate effects of the clothing were far beyond the simple mass production armor he was building. On the other hand, he had been reminded of the clothing and now that he was forced into resting, it was a good time to study. Formation Master had always been his main profession, and it was also the foundation that Refiners based their skills upon.
Something like a Heavenly Flame was reasonably simple. It burned things. It consumed the cultivators Qi as fuel and grew larger. Certainly there was plenty of room in learning the intricacies of manipulating flames. Whole lives had been spent trying to master specific techniques and intricate applications of a flame that moved how one willed it to. Alchemists based half their profession upon manipulating flames to refine pills. That said, getting a basic mastery of a Heavenly Flame was pretty simple. Insert Qi, direct flames. Blue Icesilver on the other hand, was more like jumping right into the deep end. Its basic use was quite similar to the advanced usage of a Heavenly Flame. Inserting Qi changed it to a liquid state. Then the owner had to control both its size and shape, willing it to hold a shape while also withdrawing Qi to make it harden again. Sage felt like he was trying to build a house of cards with his tongue. The good news was that it felt like hed grown a dozen extra tongues, but that sure didnt make it easier. Worse yet, that was only the basic usage, advanced usage consisted of making only certain parts of it solid, forming a flowing tendril of liquid metal with a solid cutting edge or claw.
He made pretty good progress, exploring many different ideas and wanting to find the limits of its expansion and defensive ability. At least until his body finally recovered. He inspected his meridians, excited to see that the last fine cracks had disappeared completely. Of course, at that point the Seed of Life acted. It made him wonder whether or not it really did have a mind of some sort, but it was not a time for him to ponder such questions. The Seed of Life let out a bright green light. The Blue Icesilver had been floating near the top of his Dantian, far away from the nebula of liquid Qi droplets that orbited and spiralled away from the Seed of Life. The sudden green light changed that equilibrium. Like it was a tractor beam, the green light shined on the Blue Icesilver and the chunk of metallic ice was drawn slowly into the center of the nebula.
When it got closer, the other four Heavenly Materials that orbited the Seed of Life flew over to the Blue Icesilver like they were greeting a friend. They swirled and spun around each other for a while before flying back towards the Seed of Life. The now five Heavenly Materials fell into orbit around the Seed of Life. Each of them emitting their own glow of light, mixing together with the glow from the Seed of Life. Those energies seemed to intermingle and swirl faster.
I sure hope this goes well.
Chapter 280: RecoverySage recovered slowly, during which time he had to refrain from his usual Ebb and Flow training. He brought out King and Ruanfu to do some guard duty, and also to give more time for Ruanfu to explore the world and gain experience. Even though she was only a few years old, she was filled with potential. She had two extremely powerful abilities, and once she grew older and increased her strength she would be Sages strongest backup. King was also constantly bragging about his children, which also got Ruanfu bragging about how many children she was going to have. Unfortunately, it would still take some time for those children to reach maturity. Ruanfu was an exception, she was even more innately powerful than King and also spent who knows how long in her egg. She was extremely intelligent even from birth. With his weakened state, Sage had to focus on academic pursuits. There was always more research for him to do, but when youre forced into something its never quite as fulfilling. Even so, he choose an area he hadnt researched that deeply into to spur his interest. Long ago, hed found many sets of clothing and garments in closets at the Soul Taming Abode. He wore some of them, but they were too eye-catching and valuable. One set of them was destroyed, but then he sold the rest when he needed money. Before he sold them, he carefully tested and studied them a bit, using the memory trick he learned in the Soul Taming Abodes library. He ran energy through them and mostly deciphered their effects, creating a sort of full reproduction within a Memory Sphere. Since that time, hed mostly ignored them. It was only when he was creating the Formation Armor that he remembered them and used them as inspiration. They werent as much help as hed hoped. Each of the garments were extremely complex, layered with many different arrays and supporting effects. Sage had learned a little bit about controlling energy flow with worn magical devices, but that was about it. The intricate and delicate effects of the clothing were far beyond the simple mass production armor he was building. On the other hand, he had been reminded of the clothing and now that he was forced into resting, it was a good time to study. Formation Master had always been his main profession, and it was also the foundation that Refiners based their skills upon. Something like a Heavenly Flame was reasonably simple. It burned things. It consumed the cultivators Qi as fuel and grew larger. Certainly there was plenty of room in learning the intricacies of manipulating flames. Whole lives had been spent trying to master specific techniques and intricate applications of a flame that moved how one willed it to. Alchemists based half their profession upon manipulating flames to refine pills. That said, getting a basic mastery of a Heavenly Flame was pretty simple. Insert Qi, direct flames. Blue Icesilver on the other hand, was more like jumping right into the deep end. Its basic use was quite similar to the advanced usage of a Heavenly Flame. Inserting Qi changed it to a liquid state. Then the owner had to control both its size and shape, willing it to hold a shape while also withdrawing Qi to make it harden again. Sage felt like he was trying to build a house of cards with his tongue. The good news was that it felt like hed grown a dozen extra tongues, but that sure didnt make it easier. Worse yet, that was only the basic usage, advanced usage consisted of making only certain parts of it solid, forming a flowing tendril of liquid metal with a solid cutting edge or claw. He made pretty good progress, exploring many different ideas and wanting to find the limits of its expansion and defensive ability. At least until his body finally recovered. He inspected his meridians, excited to see that the last fine cracks had disappeared completely. Of course, at that point the Seed of Life acted. It made him wonder whether or not it really did have a mind of some sort, but it was not a time for him to ponder such questions. The Seed of Life let out a bright green light. The Blue Icesilver had been floating near the top of his Dantian, far away from the nebula of liquid Qi droplets that orbited and spiralled away from the Seed of Life. The sudden green light changed that equilibrium. Like it was a tractor beam, the green light shined on the Blue Icesilver and the chunk of metallic ice was drawn slowly into the center of the nebula. When it got closer, the other four Heavenly Materials that orbited the Seed of Life flew over to the Blue Icesilver like they were greeting a friend. They swirled and spun around each other for a while before flying back towards the Seed of Life. The now five Heavenly Materials fell into orbit around the Seed of Life. Each of them emitting their own glow of light, mixing together with the glow from the Seed of Life. Those energies seemed to intermingle and swirl faster. I sure hope this goes well.
