Chapter 1226 Best
Dyon looked on toward the Demon Sage's proud spirit with a pensive expression. "Someone up there messed up when they decided you were a human instead of a Dragon."
The Demon Sage snorted at Dyon's words. It wasn't a fake disdain, he really did believe that even the title of Dragon was beneath him. Had he had enough time, he would have subdued the Drago-Qilin lands and used them all as mounts!
With the Demon Sage's personality, although he initially felt jealous about the things Dyon had over him, he was able to quickly recover. So what if Dyon had a Titan Body? So what if his soul and talent were so overwhelming? If I had been alive, I would have grinded him beneath my feet anyway. These were his thoughts.
Dyon's thoughts wandered as his gaze once more fell upon the true infernal core. If he could sell this… That would be too amazing, wouldn't it?
As if seeing through Dyon's thoughts, the Demon Sage's disdain grew. "Don't even think of selling my things."
"Why not? You've decided to be dead anyway, haven't you?" Dyon replied offhandedly.
"There are some cultivation resources that you would be a fool to sell."
"Why's that?"
"You clearly still know very little about the martial world. Transcendent stones and Enigmatic stones are nice to have, but there are some spiritual treasures that even all energy stones in the world couldn't combine to buy."
"Aren't energy stones important for cultivation? I'd assume that high level dao formation experts would definitely need them." Dyon still didn't quite understand.
"Anyone relying on energy stones to cultivate doesn't have a bright future." The Demon Sage snorted. "Plus, there are three ways to gain energy stones. One is to find a mine. Another is to find a spiritual vein. And the third way is to create it yourself. A high dao formation expert could create one enigmatic stone a month. Over their hundreds of thousands of years of life, just how large do you think their fortunes are? Energy stones are practically obsolete at such high levels. Usually, they're only useful for powering formations, which is why they haven't been wiped out as a form of currency."
Dyon's brows raised. He hadn't known that it was possible for experts to condense energy stones of their own.
"But that doesn't mean they're valueless." Dyon spoke with a pensive expression. "It's kind of like borrowing a month worth of cultivation from another expert."
"Like I said, such things are useless for those whose goal is the peak of the cultivation world. Many such experts only trade in techniques and spiritual fruit and plants. I myself never had any use for dao stones. My vaults are filled with infernal cores." The Demon Sage fell into reminiscence. "I would crush them into powder and mix them into transcendent and supreme grade beast meat as a true Emperor should."
Dyon's lips twitched. He could hardly eat the meat of embryonic infernal beasts of the saint realm. He'd explode if he tried to follow the Demon Sage's example.
That aside, the Demon Sage opened a new perspective up for Dyon. While energy stones were important for fueling the foundation and younger generation of his empire, he needed valuable spiritual plants and fruits for the future. He had no intention of selling off his valuable techniques, so that would have to do.
Taking a deep breath, Dyon looked toward the Demon Sage. "I have three months left, the equivalent of 25 years here. Will you teach me what you know? I have a lot of questions."
The Demon Sage's eyes flickered with an odd light as he looked toward Dyon. Once again, he knew that if he was in Dyon's position, he would never lower himself to ask that question. Was this truly the difference between them? Was he too arrogant, was that his problem?
He never relied on anyone in his life. Because of that, his Kingdom didn't have strong pillars in his absence. In the end, the Demon Sage Empire came crashing down without him, all because he wanted to rely on himself and himself alone.
Sargeras sighed. "What do you want to know?"
"I'd like to learn everything I can about runic vein theory. I'd also like to learn about the true body cultivation path as I know too little. For example, why is it that my body has grown so much stronger in recent days, yet my cultivation is stagnant?"
Seeing Dyon so earnest about learning, the Demon Sage didn't have reason to turn him down. After all, it was his purpose here to begin with. He treated it as his final gift to Dyon in exchange for taking care of his daughter.
One might wonder why the Demon Sage would keep his daughter locked up for so long in a state of suspended animation despite her being so powerful. Considering her strength, she could have long since made a name for herself in the world.
The truth is that the Demon Sage believed in Dyon's potential. No matter how much he raged at the unfairness within, he knew that the heavens were right about his talent. What better person could there be for his daughter to grow with?
Obviously, he didn't mean romantically. The Demon Sage would kill Dyon if he harbored such thoughts about his daughter. He just wanted someone of his blood to be a part of something great, and Dyon was their best chance.
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Before anything, Dyon brought Zabia and the Vinum disciples into a healing room. According the Demon Sage, he wanted them to use this opportunity to rely on their own bodies to heal. In this way, their fighting tenacity and vitality would naturally grow. Apparently, this was a method those without death will comprehension used to mimic undead bodies. However, it was very cruel to one's body… Only by experiencing near death on multiple occasions would this method bear fruit.
Afterward, the Demon Sage brought Dyon to a library filled with books covered in beast skins.
"In the world of runic vein masters, these tomes are our life. Before I broke off from the Pakal Clan and started my journey, I only had a single one of these beast tomes. By the fall of my empire, I had accumulated several thousand. These are the accumulations of my life work." The Demon Sage explained.
"Beast tomes? What are they exactly?"
"In the world of Magic, one studies the meridians. From a certain light, this is much simpler. This is because every species, whether beast or human or sprite or elvin, has the same 108 meridians with the same several hundred million connections. There is only a single exception to this rule."
"An exception?" Dyon's brows raised.
"Mm. Among the top three God Grade yang constitutions. Your Titan Diamond Body is one. The second is another of the top three defensive constitutions. However, the last is known as the Martial Saint Body. Depending on the degree of awakening, a man with this constitution can have anywhere from 109 to 117 meridians… Although they take much longer to cultivation than others as a direct response, when they reach their full potential…"
"You mean…" Dyon's eyes shone with an odd glint as he looked toward the demon sage.
"Ai. A large reason for by overwhelming battle prowess was because I was naturally born with 113 meridians. This may sound like a small difference, but it had a major impact. As a peak celestial, I could already fight toe to toe with dao formation experts."
Dyon nodded seriously in understanding. The difference between an 8th Order and 9th Order genius was enough that if they were of the same cultivation, an 8th order genius had no chance of winning. And, that was only a difference of a single meridian! Now imagine that same concept scaled upward through every cultivation realm. It was no wonder the Demon Sage was so powerful.
"And here I thought you were just a body cultivator," Dyon released a breath.
The Demon Sage snorted. "What do you mean? I am a body cultivator. Your understanding of the body path is far too shallow!"
It was rare that Dyon was so confused, but this was definitely one of those times.
"I've already told you half of the explanation, have I not? The same way energy can flow into the blood vessels, blood can flow into the meridians! The path of body cultivation I followed was one where I fused the energy and body path to perfection. This layered strength is what made me number one in the world!"