NOVPUB"Hmm?"
This remark startled Su Changkong, causing his brows to unknowingly furrow.
"How did he... discern that I’ve cultivated a Primordial Spirit?"
Confused, Su Changkong couldn’t understand how Jiang Yao had discovered his secret when he hadn’t used his Primordial Spirit in their previous encounter. Yet now, Jiang Yao had bluntly exposed him?
"Hmm..."
Jiang Yao had noticed that he had a Primordial Spirit, and there was no animosity between the two. Since Jiang Yao had figured it out, it might be better to just openly admit it. After pondering for a moment, Su Changkong nodded slightly, acknowledging this fact.
"Primordial Spirit... Have you truly cultivated a Primordial Spirit?"
Seeing Su Changkong confirm it with his own words, Jiang Yao couldn’t help but be somewhat astonished.
The Primordial Spirit was a realm that Jiang Yao, or any Martial Artist for that matter, aspired to reach. Even if one became a Martial Saint with Great Divine Power, there would still be a day when life reached its end. However, cultivating a Primordial Spirit meant there was a chance to live a second life through reincarnation!
But the difficulty of cultivating a Primordial Spirit was immense. Across the Ancient Holy Country, except for some old monsters, they were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns!
Yet, this youth who claimed to come from a barren land had actually cultivated the Primordial Spirit that many Martial Saints yearned for!
Su Changkong looked at Jiang Yao, "Mountain Master Jiang, how did you figure it out?"
This was the point that puzzled Su Changkong.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yao smiled, "The silkworm silk you used earlier does not belong to Divine Skills, nor is it a Divine Artifact. That it could damage my Holy Emperor Armor means that this technique is clearly out of the ordinary."
"Additionally, some time ago, far away in Skyfire City, there were traces of a Demon Monster. It was said to have been slain by a mysterious Martial Artist who had cultivated a Primordial Spirit. When I combined these two events, I wondered if it was your doing."
Jiang Yao continued.
After hearing this, Su Changkong suddenly understood.
Su Changkong’s Geng Metal silkworm silk was a lethal move formed from the Qi of Gold, produced by the combination of Heaven Silkworm True Qi and his Primordial Spirit. Though not a Divine Skill, its power was comparable and impregnable!
Based on this alone, outsiders would find it challenging to associate it with the Primordial Spirit, but Jiang Yao had heard other reports beforehand.
A few months ago, Xu Wen was visited by a foe transformed into a Demon Monster, seeking revenge. Su Changkong had saved him by letting his Primordial Spirit out of his orifice and slayed Ma Han. Heavenly Saint Mountain later investigated and learned about the incident, wondering about the unnamed Primordial Spirit Martial Artist, mostly guessing it was just a passerby.
But today’s encounter with Su Changkong, where he displayed extraordinary strength and used Geng Metal silkworm silk, coupled with previous information, led Jiang Yao to make the connection.
A mysterious young warrior with little information available had suddenly appeared near Skyfire City as a powerful Primordial Spirit Martial Artist!
Thus came Jiang Yao’s direct inquiry.
"So, it’s like that..."
Su Changkong nodded; there are no secrets that do not leak in this world. Even with caution in action, as long as one has intentions or objectives, there is a possibility of being exposed and known by others.
Jiang Yao couldn’t help but say with anticipation, "Brother Su, might I have the pleasure of seeing your Primordial Spirit? Within the Jiang Family, some elders have cultivated Primordial Spirits, but they are all quite venerable."
As the foremost family of the Ancient Saints, the Jiang Family was a true behemoth, possessing both Martial Saints with Great Divine Power and those who had cultivated Primordial Spirits. However, they were all highly respected and not easily met.
"Alright."
Su Changkong didn’t overthink and agreed. Jiang Yao seemed to harbor no ill will, and they were in Heavenly Saint Mountain, his territory.
Whoosh!
With a slight intent, a golden little person – the Primordial Spirit – rushed out from his Sea of Consciousness into Black Moon Cave Mansion, and in an instant, an aura both majestic and vast filled the space.
Strands of golden brilliance cast a layer of gold upon the clouds in the sky!
The small Primordial Spirit, only palm-sized, emitted an air of divine authority.
"It really is a Primordial Spirit! Judging by the aura... it must be a metamorphosed Blade Soul!"
Jiang Yao was shocked and amazed at the sight before him.
Jiang Yao could feel Su Changkong’s Primordial Spirit possessing a sharpness that could cleave through anything, likely a Blade Soul turned Primordial Spirit. Su Changkong was exceptionally skilled in Blade Techniques, something he had not revealed before!
Confirming that he had cultivated a Primordial Spirit, Su Changkong let it return to his Sea of Consciousness.
Jiang Yao’s gaze towards Su Changkong changed.
Previously, Jiang Yao had been polite to Su Changkong, but in reality, it was a matter of respecting a talented junior. Now, Jiang Yao treated Su Changkong as an equal, despite being a member of the Jiang Family himself and slated for a limitless future.
But here was Su Changkong, young yet in possession of a Primordial Spirit, suggesting an unfathomable potential and clearly no ordinary individual!
He was a true prodigy, one that even Jiang Yao had to befriend and win over wholeheartedly!
Full of admiration, Jiang Yao said, "Brother Su, I, Jiang Yao, am impressed. There haven’t been many in the history of the Ancient Holy Country who could cultivate a Primordial Spirit at such a young age, not to say there weren’t any, but Reincarnators are of course not included in this count!"
Su Changkong then curiously asked, "How could you tell that I’m not a Reincarnator?"
Given Su Changkong’s youth and Primordial Spirit, most would likely suspect that he could be a Reincarnator, just as the Peak Master of the Ancient Demon Sect, Qin Zhan, had concluded that Su Changkong’s emergence in the barren lands of the Great Flame Empire must be one of reincarnation.
However, Jiang Yao seemed quite sure that Su Changkong was not a Reincarnator, but a truly young and extraordinary Martial Artist.
Jiang Yao chuckled, "I’ve heard from my family’s elders that one who cultivates a Primordial Spirit can allow it to reside in the heavens and earth, possibly succeeding in reincarnation, but those who undergo reincarnation have a mark atop their Primordial Spirits... known as the Reincarnation Mark. Whether or not there is such a mark on the Primordial Spirit, one can determine whether you are a Reincarnator."
