Grand Ancestral Bloodlines
chapter-710

Ryu had never really thought about it before, but no matter how you looked at it, the blade of the Spiritual Severing Realm was indeed a sword. Though it had no hilt or handle, there was no mistaking the style of the blade. The question was if this was by design of the Heavens or if it was something that Ryu had subconsciously done.

In order to form the Severing Blade, one needed to accumulate all the qi they had gathering during the Qi Refinement Realm, expel it, and then use your qi control to meld it.

If it was subconscious, wouldn't Ryu have chosen a blade he was more familiar with? By then, he had already spent a lot of time with his spear, glaive and halberd and was firmly in the Impose Realm. In addition, he had fought almost too many life and death battles using the crystalline jade's fourth floor. Though the crystalline jade's fourth floor was absolutely useless to him now due to the fact his combat prowess had grown too greatly, back then it was a challenge he faced everyday only to die more times than he could count.

So, using such weapons in a time of crisis was already second nature to him. He shouldn't have needed to think before he chose one of those three blades that he was the most familiar with. And yet...

There was no greater crisis Ryu had faced up until that point. With his Chaotic Silk Meridians, he knew that it would be extraordinarily difficult to complete his Severing. After all, to be forced to cut one of the strongest materials in all of existence, even if it was at its thinnest and weakest point, was a tall mountain to climb. In fact, if one thought back to what happened back then, Ryu's own qi hadn't been enough and he had to use the Essence from his comprehension breakthrough to supplement his Severing.

All of that accumulated together to paint the picture.

Ryu's back had been against the wall, he had felt the threat of failing, and in his moment of uncertainty, in the moment he needed the blade to give him the surest chance at victory…

He chose a sword?

Aberardus saw how deep in thought Ryu was and chose not to interrupt. There was something about the movement of qi when Ryu entered such a deep state of thinking that made even Aberardus feel greatly at ease. In fact, before he even noticed what happened, Aberardus entered the first Meditation State and then immediately slipped into Breath of Earth.

Okie, who had been observing what was happening as he wondered why these brats hadn't left his mountain range yet, was shocked.

He then grinned ear to ear. "To have entered a state of enlightenment so deep into your life, I guess you're a bit lucky, eh? Abe Brat. Maybe we'll have a new Sky God very soon…"

It shouldn't be forgotten just how rare entering a Meditation State was. Even back then, during Ryu's birthday celebration, the fact he could enter Breath of Earth had shocked all of the World Sea Realm experts that had been there. And that was despite the fact they were well aware that there were seven States of Meditation higher than that!

Just because Ryu could enter Meditation States as he pleased, didn't mean others could do so. His Pupils were ranked First for a reason.

To Aberardus, to have a chance to enter Breath of Earth right now, it was a blessing of a lifetime. Okie's analysis wasn't exaggerated in the slightest.

Okie waved his hand and used his aura to block out the happenings. Though no one would usually dare poke and prod at his territory, he decided to be an extra step cautious. After all, Aberardus advancing to Sky God would throw a wrench in the plans of a lot of people.

The Armament Guild was the Armament Guild after all, how could they not have true Sky Gods? These so-called Supreme Blacksmiths were practically only Sky Gods in name considering how much importance the martial world placed on combat prowess.

This was all to say that the true powerhouses of the Armament Guild were allowing Aberardus and his son to throw their little tantrum for now, but when the time came their efforts wouldn't count for much at all.

At the same time, it was only because the Hastam Clan had an old Ancestor of the Sky God Realm as well that no one dared to go too far with what they did to the father-son pair as well.

But, if Aberardus made that finally leap…

'Hm?'

Okie's pupils constricted. He had been so enamored with Aberardus' state that he didn't even notice that Ryu had…

'One with Self?!'

Okie violently stood from his throne of pipes and gears. A violent burst of steam shot out in all directions due to his forcefulness. But, he couldn't' be bothered to care. In all of history, how many had managed to experience One with Self? A few ten thousand, maybe? If that?

'Oh… A pity…'

Okie shook his head. Right then, he witnessed Ryu suddenly snap awake and look over toward Aberardus.

'Wait… Those…'

Ryu took out several golden petals and crushed them in his hand. Then, with a flick of his finger, the qi of those petals entered Aberardus' nostrils.

Breath of Earth… Breath of Heaven… Breath of World… One with Self… One with Earth… One with Heaven… One with World…!!

Unfortunately, Aberardus couldn't cross the final level into Breath of Quintessence despite Ryu's having crushed enough petals, but this was more than satisfying enough. It seemed that even the Spirit Seeking Lilies had their limits.

If Ryu had left Aberardus to his own devices, even if he managed to grasp something from Breath of Earth, it would still take him several millennia to cross the final barrier and truly become a Sky God. But, each subsequent State of Meditation was exponentially better than the last. With One with World, Aberardus might become a Sky God in a few days, and not a normal one at that.

Ryu smiled. Good people being rewarded for their good deeds made him feel a bit happy. Though he wasn't a person who was naïve enough to believe that good should be reciprocated by the world with more good, he still felt good that Aberardus was being rewarded.

Though Ryu had been a small help, at best he was just a minor trigger. If Ryu could induce States of Meditation in people, his Mysteries of Heaven and Earth Pupils would be even more over powered than they already were.

This was nothing more than a happy coincidence, but it was coincidence that Ryu was glad had happened.

Most absolute geniuses only experienced one chance at a State of Meditation in their lifetime. Ryu hoped that Aberardus would grasp his well.

Ryu took a step forward to walk away. His gaze shot back toward the gate that connected the two mountains and smiled as though he could see Okie's expression as clear as day.

Turning back, he began to make his way out of the Blacksmith Clan. As for his destination? Of course that was Supreme Blacksmith Wynhorn.