173: Chapter 173 Exchange, [Bronze Priest] System

Inside Yinhan Mansion, Ling Li and Ling Hua were making tea for Incarnation and Savage.

Two streams of divine true Qi drove the Solar Fire spell to heat the artifact teapot. In just a moment, the first-tier mid-grade spirit spring water inside was brewed, and a few emerald green tea leaves imbued with the imagery of purity were added.

Immediately, under the catalysis of high heat, it combined with the spirit water, releasing a fragrance that awakened the soul, slowly drifting throughout the entire hall.

Just by smelling it for a while, Ling Li and Ling Hua felt their souls become clear and bright, and the turbid energy they had absorbed while managing the Daoist temple's affairs was purged from their bodies.

Their thinking speed even increased by at least half, and their understanding of the imagery and principles of the Water Element became much deeper.

Incarnation introduced it to Savage.

"These are tea leaves from a carefully cultivated first-tier mid-grade purity tea tree. They have the effect of awakening the soul, clarifying one's original mind, and sweeping away demonic obstacles. Although they don't have much effect on mid-tier Transcendent Life like us, they have a unique flavor. Please, Lord Savage."

He took the teacup at hand and took a light sip.

Sure enough, as the tea entered his mouth, the imagery of purging turbid energy and purifying the soul exploded between his lips and teeth, and an indescribable feeling of comfort and tranquility welled up in his heart.

Although Savage had tasted substances with similar effects, most of them produced by other Transcendent systems existed in the form of potions and were mainly inclined toward developing their effects, lacking this kind of refreshing sensation.

Furthermore, most drinks or Transcendent foods with such feelings did not have effects this good; the Transcendent plants and materials with good effects were all used to make potions.

A product that could combine the two, retaining both the main effects and a unique flavor, was almost non-existent in the main markets of Three Human Races.

Nowadays, most similar products pursued the maximization and specialization of effects and were no longer developing composite drinks.

Ultimately, it came down to the maximum utilization of resources. Ordinary people would not make it this way, nor did they have this kind of special tea plant that produced such effects after simple processing.

After tasting it, Savage sighed with admiration.

"The utility and flavor of this drink are both excellent, and the process of making it also has a unique artistic conception. I believe other Transcendent Life of Three Human Races would like it too. In the future, Fellow Daoist, why not open up a separate category for sale? There should be quite a few customers."

Incarnation was quite surprised by this; after all, the General History of the Galaxy only explained the utilization directions of plants by different Transcendent paths.

They were either made into potions, magic potions, or secret medicines, extracting the active ingredients to produce professional-grade pharmaceuticals. There was very little introduction to general beverages.

"Oh, I didn't expect Lord Savage to bring me a path to wealth just after arriving. In the future, if there are new products developed for the market, please do us the favor of providing an evaluation."

Savage naturally agreed readily, as he might be able to taste such drinks often in the future.

"Easily done, easily done."

"By the way, I have another matter to discuss with you, Daoist Tianhe. The Bronze Human Race has decided to send a few juniors to learn this Cultivator system under your command, and I hope you will grant permission. Of course, in exchange, the mid-tier knowledge in the Bronze Transcendent Academy will be opened to you, which can be considered our gift for becoming your disciples."

Incarnation pondered for a moment and understood that this was an investment by the Bronze Human Race in him; otherwise, just sending a few people to learn would not require opening all mid-tier knowledge to him.

"The Bronze Human Race and you have helped me a great deal. Mere learning is naturally not a problem, and this will also be conducive to increasing the exchanges between our two parties."

Seeing that Daoist Tianhe agreed quickly, a smile appeared on Savage's face, and he began to ask Incarnation some questions about the Cultivator Transcendent system.

"Over these past few days, I have also collected some knowledge about the Cultivator system. Regarding the Heavenly Talisman Dao Foundation, why does the Daoist use imagery objects to forge the Dao Foundation? I fear such an advancement is more difficult than the usual advancement using artifacts."

Incarnation did not expect that Lord Savage had such a deep understanding of his system, so he explained it to him immediately.

"Usually, building a foundation with artifacts makes it very likely to fall into the dilemma of difficulty in improving the quality of the artifact in the later stages, forcing one to seek higher-grade materials. However, by using only a few heaven-sent treasures that represent imagery, and after continuous refining through rituals and forging with other Wondrous Qi, the essence leans more toward a gaseous Dao Foundation, which faces far fewer restrictions when trying to improve quality later on. It even provides some help when ascending to higher tiers. Although this increases the difficulty of advancement, without this talent, one would find it difficult to move an inch even after advancing to a Dao Foundation Cultivator."

"Moreover, my Cultivator system places great emphasis on the understanding of laws, imagery, and principles. Just like most Transcendent systems such as Star Beasts, one only obtains three or five innate abilities at the initial tier. But with the Dao Foundation system, depending on personal comprehension and understanding, it is possible to mentally verify more Lesser Divine Abilities, thereby improving the quality of the Dao Foundation and increasing the possibility of advancing to the mid-tier."

"If the Daoist designs it this way, wouldn't Cultivators who are talented in other areas be buried?"

"Of course, there is still a path to take. If one is truly lacking in comprehension and spirituality, one can also deepen and deduce Lesser Divine Abilities to promote oneself upward, accumulating continuously over a long life; the foundation for the final advancement will not be weak."

"I see! The Daoist truly considers the long term. You have considered the upper limits of geniuses, saving time, while also solving the lower limits and opening up a possibility. To have thought of these things at the very beginning, no wonder the Daoist advanced to the mid-tier so quickly."

At this moment, Ling Li and Ling Hua poured more spirit tea for them.

Incarnation asked.

"I am actually quite interested in the [Bronze Sacrifice System] of the Bronze Human Race. I wonder if Lord Savage could introduce it to me?"

Seeing that he mentioned his own lineage, Savage was very willing to explain.

"The Transcendent system of my Bronze Human Race originated from the ancient Bronze Sacrifice culture. During a primitive planet career trial on Blue Star, our ancestor [Qing] pioneered the creation of artifacts with Transcendent Bronze as the mainstream, which became life-bound artifacts through rituals such as sacrifices. By using it to bear Transcendent laws to complete advancements, it drove the life form to advance in transcendence, achieving mutual success. Since then, whenever one side breaks through to a higher realm, they will provide feedback and drive each other, the two complementing each other, ascending step by step. In the past million years, my Bronze Human Race has used the power of the entire race to refine a third-tier civilization ritual vessel, the [taiyi yutian green spirit cauldron], thereby ascending to a high-tier civilization and guarding the entire race's enduring prosperity."

Hearing Savage explain the relationship between artifacts and life in the [Bronze Sacrifice System], Incarnation felt many emotions.

"The Bronze Human Race truly has astonishing strategic determination. To be able to persist in refining for such a long time without wavering is rare in the long history of various civilizations in the universe."

Hearing Daoist Tianhe's praise, Savage could not help but feel a surge of comfort in his heart.

One must know that this person was no less than figures like the ancestor [Qing]. Receiving such recognition was naturally different from others of mid-tier Transcendent Life; it could be considered praise from a fellow creator, so he could not help but feel proud of his own race again.