Chapter 542 Aspects

542 Aspects

Sitting in isolation, Liam pondered over the Spider Lily's profound, unique structure. His Chaos stemmed from Blood. And clearly, it was true. Ever since he had begun his journey to the stars, he never ceased to shed blood, nor sow chaos and strife across the lands. How many had he killed, till now? How many sons and daughters?

How many parents?

How many clans? How many beasts?

It wasn't a stretch to say their blood could form rivers that stretched from east to west. What would shedding blood to this degree cause, if not a dreadful Chaos? Obviously, there was another reason Blood was connected to Liam's Chaos. His race.

The Asuras.

An entire species birthed in Chaos.

Surely, that had something to do with it, right?

'Talk about chilling. This little flower already knows me better than I know myself...' 'I suppose that's the gist of it, though.'

The further one reached in their journey, the more they'd figure out who they eventually were. For cultivation, this was seemingly inherent. Your actions, personality, and individual understanding developed your Path automatically, and vice versa. Paths were more unique to a cultivator than fingerprints were to humans. Liam paused for a moment, inhaled deeply, then let out a long breath.

There was one last Aspect. And quite frankly, Liam had difficulty believing in it. Just to make sure, he repeatedly inspected the flower, making sure he wasn't mistaking it for something else.

But no.

It was unmistakable. The last Quality... was none other than Death.

The flower's dark, eerie aura reeked of its lifeless fragrance. That, and the little black tips of the thin stalks – pulsing with danger – pointed to faint remnants of the Death Aspect.

But it all made sense. How were all three of these Qualities combined into one?

The Chaos part was simple. Liam was being viciously assaulted nonstop, and everything, from sea of consciousness, to body, to core, had become a mess. This was the Chaos part.

He had no clue on how to use it.

He sighed.

Liam was a newbie to this. Of course he'd suffer a hitch or two! This was perfectly reasonable, and not embarrassing at all.

He began to play around with the Spider Lily in his Path.

The Path itself, similar to the sea of consciousness, was a spiritual space. It was within the cultivator. One could say it was inside their soul – except, Liam had no confirmation if the Path really was inside the soul. He had his suspicions, but no hard evidence. The Zeniths he had spoken to held little knowledge in that regard.

'I think I get the gist of it.'

As Liam finally understood the Spider Lily's 'controls', he immediately decided to harness some of its power. Raising a hand, he tapped into his Path and drew out from its source of power. Immediately, the Spider Lily began to tremble, the angular petals and thin stalks breathing heavier.

Then, one of the petals of the Spider Lily wilted instantly, resulting in a river of blood-red essence – with barely visible spots of black – pouring out of it. Instantly, Liam felt the flower's power wane. In total, there were merely 8 main petals, not counting the dozens of stalks. It was concerning, but now was not the time to lament.

Just then, the essence appeared in Liam's hand, in the form of a dancing wisp of flame.

Up close, it resembled a thick, dark red, metallic vapor. Liam brought his face close to it.

But... it was... so small!

Apparently, one petal equated to a fingertip worth of essence.

But that wasn't important.

...the real question was: what could it do?

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