Ace’s shock wasn’t simply because of the fact that his master’s on was a Demi-God Artifact. The main reason behind his shock was because he hadn’t been able to tell at all. To him, it looked like the same ordinairy Give he always used.

  It had to be uood that Ace’s [Observation] was able to sehe speess of even Linley’s violet flexible sword, and that was a sword Ace was 100% certain was hundreds if not thousands of times superior to his master’s on, even now.

  “Has it always been one?” Ace asked, his eyes still focused on the give. “Why couldn’t I se?”

  “Of course not,” Aiden replied casually. “Do you think Demi-God Artifacts just grow on trees?”

  “As for why you were uo se…” As Aiden’s voice trailed off, so too did his presence. “Do you really believe that you sense a deity if they wish to hide from you?”

  Even though everyone was able to see him, they couldn’t sense his presen the slightest. An act that allowed everyoo uand what he was implying.

  By utilising their Godrealm, a deity was able to hide their preseirely. Only those at their level or superior were able to sehem. Just like how Cesar was able to hide the presence of Alissa, Linley, and the rest of his group back when Ad the others were fronting the Dragons, Aiden was likewise able to hide the aura of his on.

  Still, there was one question running through the minds of Ad the others that remained unanswered. “How did you turn your on into a Demi-God Artifact then?”

  Now that Aiden wasn’t hiding the aura of his on, Ace was able to sehat although the energy it emitted had increased multiple times over, the iructure of it hadn’t ged at all. No materials had been added, nor had any formations been io increase its might.

  “Arianna, Mathias and the others were waiting till you bee saints to tell you this, but I guess there’s no harm in telling you brats a little early,” Aiden mused aloud. “As you all know, there are very few deity-level experts here on our Yun ti, which is also why we have so few Diviifacts in circution.

  Most of you might have thought that a Diviifact only be fed by Divine Fers, but that couldn’t be any further from the truth. In terms of skill, the top fers on the ti have already reached the limits of what f aplish, being able to smelt and fe most ores and materials perfectly into top-quality ons, a, none are able te a Diviifact.

  What you o uand is that, unlike mortal artifacts, a Diviifact has little to do with the materials and formations used to create it and everything to do with it being nurtured by the spiritual essence of its owner.

  To mortals and even the vast majority of saints, one’s spiritual essence is still immature, meaning it ’t be used freely outside of the body except for sensing the auras of others. But like I said before, after reag the deity level, your soul undergoes a metamorphosis, transf it into a spiritual sea, increasing the quantity and quality of one’s spiritual essence.

  At that stage, even if you don’t specialise in a w that focuses on the soul, you still attack the soul of others.”

  As he said that, a smirk formed on Aiden’s lips as he g his disciple, who just experiehat first-hand.

  “Aside from that, it also allows deities to slowly el their spiritual esseo their on to slowly nourish it.

  Over time, that on will gradually develop a spirit of its own, thereby increasing its quality and ability, which is also why although the materials a on is made from will make a big differeo a on’s quality to mortals and even saints, to deities there’s virtually no differe all.

  For Deities, the only way to increase the power of their artifacts is to slowly nourish them over extended periods of time with their spiritual essence.”

  Uanding dawned on Ad the others when they heard that. They also uood Mathias and Arianna’s decision to not tell them until they became saints – it would simply do nothing by knowing. If anything, it may make them want to hurry up and bee deities instead of taking their time and fog on their prehension.

  Still, there remained an unanswered question on everyone’s minds.

  “As iing as that is, what does that have to do with your newly created path and this king having to wait to bee a deity?” Wukong asked curiously.

  “To put it simply, after running a few tests, I realised that cepts only be infused into a on that has developed its spirit,” Aiden expined. “More specifically, only ons that have been nourished and awakened by you personally.

  As he said that, Aiden’s eyes fell on Linley. “Unfortunately, that means that you won’t be able to use that flexible sword of yours as a shortcut to utilising cepts, even though it’s Highgod Artifact.”

  As his voice came to an end, Linley’s eyes stricted. The violet flexible sword was his greatest treasure. It was something he found whilst expl the mountain range of magical beasts. The only reason he dared to use it was because his master – D Cowart – assured him that whilst he remained uo use its true power, no one else would be able to sehe power hidden within.

  But hearing Aiden’s words and feeling the shocked eyes of all those around him fog ily on him, he couldn’t help but feel like the walls were closing in around him.

  Feeling his boss’ frantic emotions, Bebe’s eyes turned cold as he stood up on Linley’s shoulder as though ready to pou a moment’s notice.

  “Don’t worry, brat,” Aiden chortled in amusement upon seeing Linley’s rea. “I have no desire to take your on, nor does anyone else. I only brought it up so you wouldn’t bother wasting any time trying to use cepts with it.”

  It was only when Aiden’s words entered Linley’s ears that Linley’s heart calmed enough for him to really assess the looks of those around him.

  He saw expressions of surprise, i, and even a little envy but no greed. A fact that shocked him greatly as the worth of a genuine Diviifact riceless, especially in a world like theirs where there were so few deities to start with.

  As he wasn’t a member of the Pavilion, how could he possibly uand that the values instilled in each of its members taught them that the most important thing was their own personal power rather than the power brought on by treasures?

  After all, if you relied on a treasure tn supreme and then said treasure was stolen, you’d essentially be nothing.

  Still, that was only part of the reason for their ck of greed. The other was that Linley and his could now be sidered allies; as such, any greed that would’ve aroused had Linley been anyone else was all but doused.

  He may not uand their ck of greed, but he did know that whether it was Ace, Wukong, or Aiden, each of them was strohan him and had the ability to forcibly snatch it from him. Yet none of them seemed particurly bothered. Well, almost none of them…

  “Oi, lizard brat,” Wukong called out suddenly. “Bring out the Highgod Artifact for this king to see. This king has never seen a Highgod Artifact before.”

  Though sceptical and a little hesitant, Liill ultimately brought it out. One because everyone now knew about it, two because Aiden had already said he had no i in taking it from him, and an expert of his level would have no reason to lie. As for the third, final, and arguably most important reason, it was because he trusted his judgement of Ace.

  From what he knew of him, Ace wouldn’t stoop so low as to force him to hand it over, especially not in this sario. If Ace genuinely wa, he’d defeat him in a fair fight and take it. Still, judging by the plete ck of i Ace showed, he didn’t seem to hold it in any regard.

  “Hmm,” Wukong raised an eyebrow as he studied the violet flexible sword i detail. “Why ’t this king sense anything special about this sword?”

  “For two reasons,” Aiden said. “One, your spiritual essence isn’t strong enough, and two, although Linley has already bound this on to him, he hasn’t gaihe spirit of the on’s aowledgement. It’s also the reason he wouldn’t be able to use cepts with it.”

  “How do I gain its aowledgement?” Linley hurriedly asked, his eyes gleaming in anticipation.

  Although his master had been instrumental in guiding him to this point, D Cowart was merely another saint before he died. In terms of knowledge, how could he pare to those experts in the Pavilion?

  Now that he finally had the opportunity to get answers, how could he possibly fo su opportunity?

  “Although Diviifacts have spirits, they aren’t truly se beings, meaning they ’t truly unicate with you,” Aiden expined. “As such, the only way to gain its aowledgement is to nourish it with spiritual essence equal to or surpassing that of which it’s used to, which would require you to have the soul of at least a Highgod.

  The book Ace had passed to him a year ago hadn’t just listed the various profound mysteries of the various ws; it had also included the various deity levels and what one o do to break through to each realm.

  As such, when he heard that, Linley’s face dropped.

  ‘Fet prehending all six of a specific w; I haven’t even begun prehending a single profound mystery for any of the ws,’ Linley sighed iion. ‘How many thousands, if not tens of thousands of years, would it take to reach such a level.’

  “As powerful a on as it is, I suggest you treat using it as a st resort rather than your immediate go-to,” Aiden suggested. “For one, although saints ’t see through the power of your oies . If O’Brien, Catherine, or even that Dylin fellow were to see it, they wouldn’t hesitate to kill you for it.

  But most importantly, as soon as you reach the deity level and have begun to prehend a cept, the amount of help your nurtured on will give you won’t lose out in the slightest to that Highgod Artifact; in fact, there’s a good ce it’ll surpass it.”

  “But how long will it take to nourish a on enough that it’ll turn into a true Diviifact?” Linley asked helplessly.

  “For most, it’d likely take at least 100 years of stant nourishment,” Aiden nodded. “But for those who’ve prehended a cept, it’ll likely take a month, if that.

  You o uand that when utilising a cept, your spiritual essence is stantly being elled through your on. It’s that what allows your cepts to materialise. The best part about it is that not only is it nourishing your on, it also has the added be of tempering and refining your spiritual essence.”

  Aiden’s words once agai each of those listening into shoonth to awaken your on… Tempering one’s spirit…

  If oo develop a teique with either of those effects, it’d likely be held iremely high regard, but for Aiden’s new path to aplish both…

  It caused everyoo sigh in admiration at Aiden’s newly founded path. It was no wonder he held it in such high regard despite uanding his own ck of knowledge regarding the worlds of deities. It was simply too heaven-defying!

  “Ooh, and the best part is, as long as your soul reaches the level of a saint-level warrior, one should be able to start down this path,” Aiden said, the ers of his full lips creeping up to form a teasing smile.

  “Didn’t you say that one o be a deity first?” Amira hurriedly asked as she, like the others, felt her excitement bubbling up.

  “I lied,” Aiden ughed. “You should’ve seen all your faces; you brats looked so upset, haha.”

  Despite being pyed, no one seemed to care. It had to be remembered that Aiden said, “Saint-level warrior”. Everyone present was both a supreme talent walking the path of a warrior and a mage. Their souls were far strohan mages at the same level.

  Even the weakest among them would only have to wait until they reached the eighth rank as a mage and a warrior to start prehending cepts; as for the stronger ones among them…

  Wukong, Ace, Amira, and Linley had already achieved the minimum requirements. As had Killian, thanks to the increase brought about by the Earth Root Fruit.

  Because of Aiden’s st revetion, the excitement and anticipation in the room had bee palpable.

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