Chapter 1183 Foundation In Soul Forging Cultivation?
Davis, Nadia, and Sophie didn’t stay put as they discussed the Alstreim Family’s shameful yet undisclosed history and the sceneries in the Purple Thunderflame Mountain. They traveled east for a while before taking a shortcut through a valley progressing north.
The map allowed them to traverse with ease as it marked the landscapes and magical beast territories. Although the inner region was marked as well, there were few marks compared to the outer region. However, it was only expected since even the Grand Elders hesitate to be ganged upon by a King Rank Species Magical Beast Clan.
Davis did indeed saw many unique fire-attributed, yang-attributed, light-attributed, lightning attributed, and even some yin-attributed magical beasts fill this mountain range, but they were all at low stages that he didn’t bother with them. There were Peak-Level Lord Beast Stage Magical Beasts, but he had changed his target to King Beast Stage Magical Beasts since breaking through.
However, a sudden doubt encroached his mind.
’Mhmm... Considering that I had to absorb and refine three soul essences to breakthrough to the Peak-Level Supreme Soul Stage, I muse that I need around four Low-Level King Beast Stage Soul Essences to experience a breakthrough into the King Soul Stage...’
Davis considered as he hovered along with the others in the valley as they traversed. He had stabilized his Soul Forging Cultivation in the Peak-Level Supreme Soul Stage by refining all the remaining soul essences, leaving him with an empty stock of precious soul essences.
This made him wonder...
’Is there foundations for Soul Forging Cultivation...?’
Davis felt that there should be as the answer was most likely yes!
However, he didn’t know any information pertaining to it, and even Fallen Heaven didn’t have, so he just mused that his foundation was perhaps a bit higher than the norm. That would explain his prowess.
Otherwise, if his foundation were way higher, wouldn’t his soul force also be proportionally stronger?
’Do I need to absorb more soul essences to increase my foundation?’ Davis suddenly narrowed his eyes as he stopped, causing the others to look at him in confusion in the vast terrain.
From his previous experience, the number of soul essences he required to reach a particular level always remained the same, while it changed with stages.
Taking this into the calculation, currently, he was in the Peak-Level Supreme Soul Stage. The number of Peak-Level Seventh Stage Soul Essences he absorbed would contribute only a little in terms of increasing his Soul Forging Cultivation, requiring nine times or more, perhaps even twenty times to reach only till the peak of Supreme Soul Stage.
To breakthrough, he may or may not require a higher level soul essence, to be precise, a Low-Level Eighth Stage Soul Essence. In that case, is the latter possible?
Davis could easily afford to hunt all these Peak-Level Lord Beast Stage Magical Beasts, but he hated wasting more lives when he could just hunt four Low-Level King Beasts Stage to successfully have greater chances to enter the King Soul Stage.
Nonetheless, but what if he kept absorbing these Peak-Level Seventh Stage Soul Essences after reaching the peak? Would his cultivation rise to the King Soul Stage, or gets stuck at the very peak and increases his foundation instead?
’It couldn’t be that simple, could it...?’
"..."
Davis didn’t know what to think of this own speculations as he never tried it before, but it had his mind trembling with desire.
"What’s wrong, Master?" Nadia voiced out.
She looked around with her senses but failed to find any threats and so couldn’t help but wonder why her master would suddenly stop.
Davis shook his head, "Nothing... I just thought of something important relating to my Soul Forging Cultivation."
However, what was there to seduce when they had already confirmed their relationship?
When she finally responded to their constant calls through her messaging talisman, she had only said that she had been saved and was with Alchemist Davis. She didn’t mention anything about them becoming closer, even now.
Instead, she was afraid that Davis would misunderstand her love for him with something she had done for merely fulfilling her grandfather’s command.
"But seeing as there was no one who bothered to come or contact me..." Davis turned to look at Sophie, "I guess they really are desperate for me to take a woman from the Alstreim Family."
Sophie’s eyes widened, "I... I, I did no-"
"I know, Sophie..." Davis sighed before he smiled, "I’m happy that they didn’t send anyone so I can have you all to myself."
"But I really didn’t follow my grandfather’s words but followed my heart-"
"..."
Sophie became taken aback, belatedly noticing that Davis said something else than what she expected.
"What did you say?"
Davis reached out his hand, "I said I am happy to have you all to myself."
Sophie’s heart shook as she looked at his smile, her hand subconsciously reaching out to his hand to grasp.
Davis carried on moving forward as he held her hand while Sophie hovered in the air beside him, feeling like crying all of a sudden as her eyes turned moist.
"I watched you more than you think and grew to like your natural character. Don’t feel disheartened that your grandfather asked something like that of you. Even without it, you still managed to make me fall for you..."
Davis looked at her, "No?"
Tears ran down her eyes, her purple eyes glistening under the moonlight visible between the dark purple clouds.
Davis’s lips widened into a contentful smile as he saw the yellow spots on her Karma Thread vanish. Her Karma Thread that connected to him was now filled with thick red-love, causing him to lay a worry down from his shoulders.
"The knot in your heart... it has become undone..."
"Mhm..."
Sophie tightened her grasp as she held him. The words he said had completely made her aware that there was no room for misunderstanding anymore. Her worries were laid to rest as she happily held his relatively big hand, feeling safe and satisfied with a wide smile on her face.
On the other hand, Davis inwardly heaved a sigh and was convinced that she finally had her worries taken away.
Back when she first came out of her room in the wooden house before the left, he was momentarily taken aback by the yellow spots of worry and anxiety present on her mostly red Karma Thread. Yes, he had invoked Karma Laws and viewed her Karma Thread that was connected to him.
To resolve the yellow spots, he had reassured her that their relationship was one of intimacy and love by cuddling and sharing deep kisses with her but still seeing the yellow spots remain had him worried.
However, without knowing what the cause was, he couldn’t do anything, but after asking her what her grandfather could’ve informed her with their previous behavior, he thought about it before managing to find the problem.
Truly, the elders were number one at causing headaches for the young ones.