Chapter 87: Cave Entrance
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Chapter 87: Cave Entrance
The Seal Masters Cave. Or at least that was what Sage was calling it. The stone door had an octagon engraved upon it. As he moved closer a glowing circle appeared in mid-air in front of the door. The points of the octagon on the door lined up perfectly with the circle, but as Sage watched different shapes and symbols started to writhe and undulate within the glowing circle. The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.
More than a year ago when he had first arrived here, the expedition was just about to end and he couldnt spend more than a few hours in front of the door. At the time he had just gained access to a library of basic information about Seals. The few hours in front of the door was only enough time for him to barely browse through them and realise that the symbols on the door was not an array formation. From what he saw in the books it appeared to be a Seal. After returning to the Sect they allowed him to browse the books on Seals that were recovered from the Soul Taming Abode as well as the related techniques they had stored.
What he learned had been thoroughly interesting. It not only taught him the basics of Seals, but also enlightened him to a few secrets. In order to form a seal, a Cultivator had to decipher the true essence of their target. For example, in order to seal a plant the Seal Master would need to know everything about that plant. Every characteristic, attribute, tendency, and detail of its existence. Hed have to know about the soil it was grown in, how many seasons it lived, the weather it had faced, the nutrients it had consumed, even the location of the plant that its seed came from. All of these things would eventually add up and allow the Cultivator to learn the true core of the plants essence and origin. The Seal Masters referred to this true core as the crux. Once the crux was deciphered, anything could be sealed. The more perfect the crux formed, the more perfect the seal would be.
Of course, a truly perfect crux was a rarely seen thing. Most seals only served to seal up portions of their targets. For example, a Cultivator might know the basic crux seal for tiger shaped beasts. Without any other knowledge about a specific beast, if they were to use a Seal upon a random demonic beast that seemed to be a tiger, the seal would only restrict its capabilities. If the beast was actually of a tiger bloodline, it would be completely weakened in every aspect by about ten percent. If the specific demonic beast species was known and the Seal Master knew the crux of that species, the sealing effect might boost upwards to twenty percent. The more that could be deciphered and learned would lead to a greater and greater effect. A perfect crux was extremely rare and when used to seal something could completely trap an existence within. A perfect crux was used in ancient times to seal spirits, ghosts, elementals, and all sorts of other fantastical things within objects.
The second technique was of the other major category, Siphon the Will. Siphon techniques didnt increase or alter the power of a seal, they were instead the method to gain energy from a seal. In this case, Siphon the Will would take any of the willpower of the target that has been sealed and give it to the user of the technique. Many Beasts are quite tenacious and the remaining beast spirits are created mostly out of strong willpower. Drawing on this willpower would help a Soul Taming Abode member have better resistance to pain, tougher nerves, and a greater tenacity.
The two techniques were quite reasonable for the Soul Taming Abode to have, the seals focused on their own Beast Spirits. With how well they would get to know their own tamed pets it served to reason that the crux they had at the time could be quite powerful. With these two seals they could reduce resistance to their orders and increase their own personal tenacity.
While useful for the future, the two techniques were of no help at all for him in breaking through the Seal upon the stone door in front of him. Sage instead had to start deciphering the seal in front of him on his own. From all the studying hed done over the past year he quickly identified the purpose of the seal. Just like how a Seal locked away a persons attributes, this Seal locked away this whole location. Unless he could decipher the crux of this entrance on his own, there was no way hed be able to gain entrance. Once you learn somethings crux you can take full control of the seal.
When I solve this, Im in! Time to get to work!
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Chapter 87: Cave Entrance
The Seal Masters Cave. Or at least that was what Sage was calling it. The stone door had an octagon engraved upon it. As he moved closer a glowing circle appeared in mid-air in front of the door. The points of the octagon on the door lined up perfectly with the circle, but as Sage watched different shapes and symbols started to writhe and undulate within the glowing circle. The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.
More than a year ago when he had first arrived here, the expedition was just about to end and he couldnt spend more than a few hours in front of the door. At the time he had just gained access to a library of basic information about Seals. The few hours in front of the door was only enough time for him to barely browse through them and realise that the symbols on the door was not an array formation. From what he saw in the books it appeared to be a Seal. After returning to the Sect they allowed him to browse the books on Seals that were recovered from the Soul Taming Abode as well as the related techniques they had stored.
What he learned had been thoroughly interesting. It not only taught him the basics of Seals, but also enlightened him to a few secrets. In order to form a seal, a Cultivator had to decipher the true essence of their target. For example, in order to seal a plant the Seal Master would need to know everything about that plant. Every characteristic, attribute, tendency, and detail of its existence. Hed have to know about the soil it was grown in, how many seasons it lived, the weather it had faced, the nutrients it had consumed, even the location of the plant that its seed came from. All of these things would eventually add up and allow the Cultivator to learn the true core of the plants essence and origin. The Seal Masters referred to this true core as the crux. Once the crux was deciphered, anything could be sealed. The more perfect the crux formed, the more perfect the seal would be.
Of course, a truly perfect crux was a rarely seen thing. Most seals only served to seal up portions of their targets. For example, a Cultivator might know the basic crux seal for tiger shaped beasts. Without any other knowledge about a specific beast, if they were to use a Seal upon a random demonic beast that seemed to be a tiger, the seal would only restrict its capabilities. If the beast was actually of a tiger bloodline, it would be completely weakened in every aspect by about ten percent. If the specific demonic beast species was known and the Seal Master knew the crux of that species, the sealing effect might boost upwards to twenty percent. The more that could be deciphered and learned would lead to a greater and greater effect. A perfect crux was extremely rare and when used to seal something could completely trap an existence within. A perfect crux was used in ancient times to seal spirits, ghosts, elementals, and all sorts of other fantastical things within objects.
The second technique was of the other major category, Siphon the Will. Siphon techniques didnt increase or alter the power of a seal, they were instead the method to gain energy from a seal. In this case, Siphon the Will would take any of the willpower of the target that has been sealed and give it to the user of the technique. Many Beasts are quite tenacious and the remaining beast spirits are created mostly out of strong willpower. Drawing on this willpower would help a Soul Taming Abode member have better resistance to pain, tougher nerves, and a greater tenacity.
The two techniques were quite reasonable for the Soul Taming Abode to have, the seals focused on their own Beast Spirits. With how well they would get to know their own tamed pets it served to reason that the crux they had at the time could be quite powerful. With these two seals they could reduce resistance to their orders and increase their own personal tenacity.
While useful for the future, the two techniques were of no help at all for him in breaking through the Seal upon the stone door in front of him. Sage instead had to start deciphering the seal in front of him on his own. From all the studying hed done over the past year he quickly identified the purpose of the seal. Just like how a Seal locked away a persons attributes, this Seal locked away this whole location. Unless he could decipher the crux of this entrance on his own, there was no way hed be able to gain entrance. Once you learn somethings crux you can take full control of the seal.
When I solve this, Im in! Time to get to work!
Chapter 87: Cave EntranceThe Seal Masters Cave. Or at least that was what Sage was calling it. The stone door had an octagon engraved upon it. As he moved closer a glowing circle appeared in mid-air in front of the door. The points of the octagon on the door lined up perfectly with the circle, but as Sage watched different shapes and symbols started to writhe and undulate within the glowing circle. The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Nvl1n.More than a year ago when he had first arrived here, the expedition was just about to end and he couldnt spend more than a few hours in front of the door. At the time he had just gained access to a library of basic information about Seals. The few hours in front of the door was only enough time for him to barely browse through them and realise that the symbols on the door was not an array formation. From what he saw in the books it appeared to be a Seal. After returning to the Sect they allowed him to browse the books on Seals that were recovered from the Soul Taming Abode as well as the related techniques they had stored. What he learned had been thoroughly interesting. It not only taught him the basics of Seals, but also enlightened him to a few secrets. In order to form a seal, a Cultivator had to decipher the true essence of their target. For example, in order to seal a plant the Seal Master would need to know everything about that plant. Every characteristic, attribute, tendency, and detail of its existence. Hed have to know about the soil it was grown in, how many seasons it lived, the weather it had faced, the nutrients it had consumed, even the location of the plant that its seed came from. All of these things would eventually add up and allow the Cultivator to learn the true core of the plants essence and origin. The Seal Masters referred to this true core as the crux. Once the crux was deciphered, anything could be sealed. The more perfect the crux formed, the more perfect the seal would be. Of course, a truly perfect crux was a rarely seen thing. Most seals only served to seal up portions of their targets. For example, a Cultivator might know the basic crux seal for tiger shaped beasts. Without any other knowledge about a specific beast, if they were to use a Seal upon a random demonic beast that seemed to be a tiger, the seal would only restrict its capabilities. If the beast was actually of a tiger bloodline, it would be completely weakened in every aspect by about ten percent. If the specific demonic beast species was known and the Seal Master knew the crux of that species, the sealing effect might boost upwards to twenty percent. The more that could be deciphered and learned would lead to a greater and greater effect. A perfect crux was extremely rare and when used to seal something could completely trap an existence within. A perfect crux was used in ancient times to seal spirits, ghosts, elementals, and all sorts of other fantastical things within objects. The second technique was of the other major category, Siphon the Will. Siphon techniques didnt increase or alter the power of a seal, they were instead the method to gain energy from a seal. In this case, Siphon the Will would take any of the willpower of the target that has been sealed and give it to the user of the technique. Many Beasts are quite tenacious and the remaining beast spirits are created mostly out of strong willpower. Drawing on this willpower would help a Soul Taming Abode member have better resistance to pain, tougher nerves, and a greater tenacity. The two techniques were quite reasonable for the Soul Taming Abode to have, the seals focused on their own Beast Spirits. With how well they would get to know their own tamed pets it served to reason that the crux they had at the time could be quite powerful. With these two seals they could reduce resistance to their orders and increase their own personal tenacity. While useful for the future, the two techniques were of no help at all for him in breaking through the Seal upon the stone door in front of him. Sage instead had to start deciphering the seal in front of him on his own. From all the studying hed done over the past year he quickly identified the purpose of the seal. Just like how a Seal locked away a persons attributes, this Seal locked away this whole location. Unless he could decipher the crux of this entrance on his own, there was no way hed be able to gain entrance. Once you learn somethings crux you can take full control of the seal.When I solve this, Im in! Time to get to work!
