Chapter 673, Spiritual Awakening

Translator: Silavin

 

Watching Qin Yichen’s movements, not to mention the Mo Clan members, even Gongshu Zhiyi and Lu Xiaoguan beside him were stunned.

 

Particularly Gongshu Zhiyi, who knew that when Qin Yichen had first entered the Gongshu Clan, he was still a complete outsider who knew nothing about the Dao of Crafting.

 

“This guy is simply a monster!” Lu Xiaoguan muttered. He was now completely convinced of that by Qin Yichen.

 

They could naturally see Qin Yichen’s current state.

 

He was in an Egoless Trance!

 

Perhaps some might think that the Egoless Trance was inferior to Spiritual Harmony.

 

Indeed, the Egoless Trance could not be compared to Spiritual Harmony. However, how incredibly difficult was it to enter the state of Spiritual Harmony!?

 

Those who could enter the Spiritual Harmony state multiple times, even within the Mo Clan, were the greatest of geniuses who would become figures destined to carry the Mo Clan’s banner in the future.

 

Spiritual Harmony could be encountered but not sought.

 

Legend has it that only Master Lu Ban and the successive Lu Ban Sect Masters could enter the Spiritual Harmony state at will.

 

Therefore, the Egoless Trance, which was below the Spiritual Harmony state, became the lifelong pursuit of many people.

 

In the Egoless Trance state, Qin Yichen’s heart contained nothing else but a True Phoenix spreading its wings and soaring high.

 

Gradually, that True Phoenix took shape in his hands.

 

“A Phoenix?!” When everyone saw the model he was carving, they could not help but be startled.

 

What surprised them was not just that the model resembled a True Phoenix. Though they did not know if it was an illusion, those several Mo Clan Elders even felt it possessed the divine breath of a True Phoenix.

 

These two things seemed to have no great difference, but in reality, they were vastly different.

 

If it merely had the form without substance, even if Spirit Infusion succeeded, the Puppet would be very ‘wooden’. Such Puppet Beasts could only be considered defective products with limited utility.

 

Only models that possessed divine breath would have a certain spiritual intelligence after Spirit Infusion.

 

Like Gongshu Zhiyi’s Xiao Huang. It was vivid and lifelike, nimble with astonishing speed. Or like Lu Xiaoguan’s giant Wolf, which even carried the ferocity and murderous aura of Wolves.

 

These were Puppets that possessed divine breath.

 

“How could this be? Could it be that he has actually seen a True Phoenix?”

 

A Mo Clan Elder exclaimed softly, finding it impossible.

 

Creating something with a divine breath was not that simple.

 

Take Wolves, for example. If one had never seen a Wolf, naturally they could not carve out the wildness and ferocity of Wolves.

 

Similarly, it was the same with Phoenixes.

 

Without having felt the divine breath of a Phoenix, it was equally impossible to express it.

 

However, Phoenixes had long been extinct, and even Demonic Beasts possessing Phoenix Bloodline were extremely rare.

 

“Perhaps he has seen Demonic Beasts with Phoenix Bloodline?”

 

*Swish!*

 

It was not until the last cut fell that Qin Yichen slowly awakened from the Egoless Trance. Looking at the True Phoenix model before him, his face showed no joy. On the contrary, from his expression, he seemed not very satisfied with it.

 

He always felt something was still missing.

 

But he just could not say what.

 

However, compared to that Phoenix Manifestation in the Extreme Flame Zone, it was vastly inferior.

 

Just then, from not far away came a cry, and a large bird spread its wings and flew up, circling several times above everyone before landing beside Mo Xun.

 

“Success!”

 

“*Hiss…* That was so fast.”

 

“Mo Xun’s strength is truly fearsome. If not for that monster being here, he might even have hope of competing for first place among the younger generation.”

 

The Mo Clan members sighed in admiration.

 

This speed was quite astonishing.

 

Mo Xun’s reason for displaying some of his strength was probably to establish his authority before Qin Yichen and the other two.

 

Gongshu Zhiyi and Lu Xiaoguan remained silent.

 

Clearly, they too were shocked by Mo Xun’s strength.

 

This kind of strength even surpassed some Elders within their Clans.

 

This was the gap between them and the Mo Clan.

 

After successfully completing Spirit Infusion, Mo Xun surveyed the entire scene with pride, finally settling his gaze on Qin Yichen.

 

Upon seeing the True Phoenix model beside Qin Yichen, he was slightly stunned, but quickly recovered, then said with faint mockery. “You are indeed fast.”

 

“Heh.” Qin Yichen smiled noncommittally without saying anything.

 

In terms of speed, he indeed could not match Mo Xun. After all, he had not devoted much energy to the Dao of Crafting. Moreover, he deeply understood that speed was actually part of one’s strength.

 

Recalling the past, wherever Master Lu Ban was present, even grass and trees became soldiers.

 

In just an instant, he could make surrounding objects take shape and infuse them with spirit for his use.

 

Such strength was terrifying to even contemplate.

 

Next came Spirit Infusion.

 

Spirit Infusion actually had many considerations.

 

The more ordinary the object, the easier Spirit Infusion became.

 

Like the wooden bird beside Mo Xun, it was not actually any Demonic Beast, but a rather normal Eagle, so Spirit Infusion was relatively easy.

 

However, Qin Yichen’s was different. He had carved a True Phoenix!

 

In every aspect, it was countless times superior to the Eagle beside Mo Xun.

 

But simultaneously, in terms of Spirit Infusion, it was also countless times more difficult to do Spirit Infusion on it.

 

“Phoenix is indeed good, but the Spirit Infusion for it will not be that simple.”

 

On the high platform, an Elder who had remained silent finally spoke.

 

His words gained agreement from the surrounding Elders.

 

“This young man is clearly too hot-headed. He doesn’t even understand this basic principle, yet dares to randomly carve out a True Phoenix. How presumptuous!”

 

Another Elder’s tone even carried a hint of disparagement.

 

Indeed, even they would not dare to create True Phoenix Puppets like this.

 

Because Spirit Infusion actually carried certain risks. Even a slight mistake could result in considerable backlash.

 

“Big Brother Yichen, would you like to try something else?” Beside Qin Yichen, Gongshu Zhiyi approached and quietly reminded him in his ear.

 

“No need.” Qin Yichen smiled, his eyes flickering with an inexplicable radiance.

 

How could he not understand the intricacies of Spirit Infusion?

 

He had obtained Master Lu Ban’s Inheritance in the Twilight Tower, and also possessed the insights of that mysterious figure who had constructed the Twilight Tower.

 

Thinking about it now, that mysterious figure was likely the Lu Ban Sect’s previous Sect Master, who was an Ancestor for the Mo Clan.

 

Therefore, Spirit Infusion, which might be very difficult for others, was not actually that challenging for Qin Yichen.

 

Qin Yichen quietly closed his eyes. In an instant, the aura around him underwent some changes.

 

Spiritual Awakening Seal!

 

After opening his eyes, Qin Yichen began moving rapidly, his fingers forming mysterious hand seals one after another, condensing Spiritual Energy and striking it into the True Phoenix model.

 

He was like a true, one which silenced all others with his skills alone.

 

So, as he moved, everyone around fell silent.