Chapter 88: Innate Spells

The crimson scale should be the innate spiritual object for 'Flame Shield', while the yellow orb is the innate spiritual object for 'Floating Rock Shield'.

Judging by the descriptions, both are defensive spells, but I wonder how effective they are?

However, this price is truly tempting.

Moreover, looking through everything along the way, he discovered that defensive-type ranked spells are significantly fewer and much more expensive than offensive-type ranked spells.

As for movement-type ranked spells, although they are even fewer in number, their prices are actually about the same as offensive-type ranked spells.

While pondering, Wang Yu walked to the second-level light screen behind the stone hall, curiously pressed his hand against it, and injected his mana.

But the light screen didn't budge at all; clearly, this area is not open to Qi Refinement disciples. Could it be the storage area for the rumored second-rank spells?

Wang Yu was extremely curious, but he didn't dwell on it further, instead circling the last two rows of these primordial spell stone platforms to consider them one by one.

With his current one hundred seventy or eighty spirit stones, he could probably only afford one ordinary spell and one primordial spell, or choose primordial spells for both.

And given his spirit root attribute, fire-attribute spells are naturally the priority. In that case, 'Flame Shield' among the primordial spells is naturally the best choice. As for the other one...

Wang Yu's gaze flickered, and he stopped in front of a stone platform holding a half-section of a golden curved horn.

"Kid, are you planning to pick a primordial spell? It seems you have quite a bit of confidence in your own comprehension." A voice suddenly transmitted into Wang Yu's ears from the old man.

"I humbly request some guidance, Senior." Upon hearing this, Wang Yu felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly cupped his hands in a salute toward the air.

"Don't say I didn't warn you. The reason these primordial spells are so cheap is that they are all primordial spells with over ten spirit patterns.

Once a spell exceeds ten spirit patterns, not only is it much harder to comprehend, but condensing the spell seal is also a test of one's talent.

Disciples with poor spell aptitude will likely never be able to condense a ten-spirit-pattern spell seal in their entire lives.

Primordial ten-spirit-pattern spells and ordinary ten-spirit-pattern spells are two completely different things.

Let's put it this way: currently, in the entire Four Symbols Sect, the number of disciples who can master a ranked primordial spell with over ten spirit patterns, even including those ten or so true disciples, is a mere two people.

Otherwise, why would the sect place them in the Scripture Pavilion for anyone to pick at thirty percent of the price?" The old man's voice came coldly into Wang Yu's ears.

"Senior, are primordial ten-spirit-pattern spells much stronger than ordinary ten-spirit-pattern spells?"

After seriously pondering, Wang Yu asked the air:

"Have you never heard the public lectures in the sect?" The old man seemed stunned upon hearing this.

"Senior, I have only been in the sect for half a year and have been busy cultivating, so I haven't heard the public lectures yet." Wang Yu realized at this moment that he had indeed missed something in the past half year.

After a moment of silence, the old man said testily:

"Forget it, if you haven't heard them, you haven't heard them. I will just tell you a few points simply.

First, primordial spells are spells naturally born between heaven and earth; they were never meant to be mastered by us humans, so their spirit patterns are naturally much harder to comprehend than ordinary spells.

Second, current ordinary spells are modified and changed based on primordial spells so that they can be more easily understood and mastered by us cultivators, but this also leads to the fact that the same spell may have different versions of spirit pattern diagrams, and even their power may be worlds apart.

But generally speaking, for the same spell, the spirit pattern diagram version collected by the sect is definitely the best, and it is simply not something that the spirit pattern diagrams mastered by outside families or even rogue cultivators can compare to.

Third, the sect generally only collects primordial spells with ten or more spirit patterns, because primordial spells with fewer than ten spirit patterns are relatively easy to comprehend and have long been thoroughly studied based on the primordial spirit pattern diagrams, with various ordinary spirit pattern diagrams developed, so they don't have much collection value.

The last point, and also the most important one, is that primordial spells are also called innate spells. Their spell seals have extremely high variability compared to ordinary spells. After talented cultivators comprehend them, they can modify and adjust them according to their personal spirit roots, cultivation techniques, and even physique, thereby exerting greater power according to the individual.

But because of this, the spell seals of primordial spells are extremely unstable; the more spirit patterns, the harder it is to condense them successfully.

For primordial spells with over ten spirit patterns, the difficulty of condensing the spell seal is even more than ten times that of an ordinary ten-spirit-pattern spell.

That is to say, for the mastery of the same ten-spirit-pattern spell, a primordial spell requires more than ten times the time of an ordinary spell; the difficulty is imaginable."

The old man explained rapidly, leaving Wang Yu suddenly enlightened, but also greatly hesitant.

Listening to what the old man said, the advantages and disadvantages of primordial spells are very obvious.

If one can master one, one can immediately crush ordinary spells, but if one cannot master it, it is all in vain, wasting both spirit stones and time.

Wang Yu still had some confidence in his own comprehension after entering overclocking synchronization.

But the talent for condensing spell seals seemed average, and he had no certainty at all about whether he could condense a primordial ten-spirit-pattern spell seal.

But the price of this primordial spell is truly tempting!

Wang Yu's expression was uncertain, but after touching the storage bag in his bosom and suddenly slapping his forehead, he was suddenly enlightened.

It's only a matter of a few dozen spirit stones; whether it works or not, he has to try, otherwise he wouldn't be satisfied himself.

At worst, if it really doesn't work, he can give up early and switch to cultivating ordinary spells.

Even if he wastes some spirit stones now, wouldn't it be fine to make another trip to the Scripture Pavilion once he gathers enough spirit stones next time?

Thinking of this, Wang Yu no longer hesitated and pressed his hand on the light shield in front of him, injecting mana into it.

With a "Bang", the light shield shattered, revealing the golden curved horn on the stone platform.

Wang Yu picked up the item, turned around, and walked to another stone platform, performing the same action to get the crimson scale inside into his hands.

Wang Yu carried the two items and walked out of the bronze gate.

The old man on the lounge chair outside still had his eyes slightly closed, with no intention of getting up at all.

"Senior, I have chosen these two items?"

Wang Yu walked to the side of the lounge chair and held up the half-section curved horn and the crimson scale.

"Hehe, you really did choose primordial spells. New disciples, whether inner or outer sect, are all arrogant; they don't think they are the true heaven's pride until they hit a wall.

Forget it, anyway, according to the rules, the warning has already been given. If you want to mess around yourself, that's your business.

Kid, throw the spirit stones into the cauldron beside you. You are allowed to take these two items back to study for three months. When the time is up, the sect will automatically take them back." The old man's mouth didn't move at all, yet the voice clearly entered Wang Yu's ears.

"I can only keep them for three months?" Wang Yu was stunned after hearing this.

"Why, these two items contain primordial spells with over ten spirit patterns. Even if they aren't unique, they are still very precious. How could you be allowed to keep them for too long?

If you haven't comprehended them by then, you can go to the Scripture Pavilion and spend spirit stones to continue keeping them for study." The old man replied coldly.

"So that's how it is. Thank you for your guidance, Senior." Wang Yu suddenly realized, hurriedly took out a red crystal and thirty white crystals from his sleeve, threw them into the stone cauldron beside him, bowed in a salute, and left this place.

In the blink of an eye, he returned to the intersection of the passages, looked at the entrance of the last passage inscribed with the word "Art", and after touching his storage bag, he could only helplessly leave the stone hall. ===== CHAPTER 89 =====