Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 164 - 81: 9 Spiritual Orifices_2

Chapter 164: Chapter 81: 9 Spiritual Orifices_2

Long Dangdang was also intrigued at this point, "Uncle, what do you mean by spirit furnace combination?"

Ling Feng generously explained, "The human body’s known limit is nine. In other words, a person can fuse with up to nine spirit furnaces. Typically, one can only fuse fewer, not more than this number. Also, the number of spirit furnaces one can fuse with is affected by the individual’s tolerance and spiritual power. Generally speaking, the stronger the spirit furnace you fuse with, the greater your tolerance needs to be. For example, if you have fused with a Wisdom Spirit Furnace, it would occupy a large amount of your tolerance, making it smaller for future fusions with other spirit furnaces. However, this is caused by the energy strength of the spirit furnace itself. Moreover, through years of research, it has been discovered that the reason we humans can only fuse with up to nine spirit furnaces is that we have a maximum of nine spiritual orifices in our bodies that can form a contract with a spirit furnace."

"What is a spiritual orifice? Our teacher hasn’t mentioned it!" Long Kongkong exclaimed in surprise.

Ling Feng smiled, "That’s because even the teachers at the Spirit Furnace Academy have limited knowledge on this aspect. The existence of spiritual orifices is only necessary to know when one’s cultivation level reaches a certain level, or when the number of personal spirit furnaces exceeds five. This is because for most professionists, it’s already quite a feat if they can obtain a single spirit furnace in their lifetime."

"Our human body has nine major spiritual orifices, among which the ones in the forehead, chest, and lower abdomen are the main ones, known as the three major spiritual orifices. Your currently absorbed spirit furnaces should also all be in these three major spiritual orifices. However, in reality, in addition to these three major spiritual orifices, there exist six other spiritual orifices, located at the top of the head, back, palm of hands, and soles of the feet, collectively making the nine major spiritual orifices."

"Why is it said that the necessity to know about spiritual orifices arises only when the number of spirit furnaces exceeds five? This is because the spiritual orifices in the forehead, chest, lower abdomen, top of the head, and back naturally exist and are already opened. As long as your body can withstand it, the spirit furnace, when fusing with your body, will directly do so into these five spiritual orifices. But when you have more than five spirit furnaces and they have not fused with each other, they require more spiritual orifices, and thus the orifices in your hands and feet need to open. This requires cultivation to open it and accommodate the spirit furnace. The methods of opening these four orifices are kept secret, and it requires merit to acquire these secret techniques, something that cannot be done privately. Everyone capable of opening these four orifices has invariably made notable achievements. You don’t need to worry about this for now."

"The main reason why I said you should consider choosing artificial spirit furnaces in the future lies in the fusion of spirit furnaces. I believe that for at least the next decade, you won’t need to consider the opening of the four orifices. Therefore, among the spirit furnaces you currently possess, how to maximize their utility and power is reduced to two options: the evolution of the spirit furnace itself and fusion of spirit furnaces. If the compatibility between spirit furnaces is sufficient, fusion is possible. If you select appropriately, the power of the fused spirit furnaces will enhance and although there will be some wastage, the spirit orifices occupied will decrease. Powerful spirit furnaces often require fusion and thus, fusion of spirit furnaces is also a critical skill. If obtained from the Temple, it requires a large amount of merit in exchange. However, for you, this is unnecessary, because you already possess someone who can guide you through these steps. Including the opening of the four orifices and selecting a spirit furnace that suits you personally, perhaps it wouldn’t require merit to accomplish if you have them around. This is a major advantage for you."

By "them," Ling Feng was obviously referring to the Wisdom Spirit Furnace. With a history of existence spanning tens of thousands of years, there certainly wouldn’t be many secrets that the Wisdom Spirit Furnace doesn’t know.

Even Long Kongkong was serious about listening at this time. This is what real privilege entails! This is the power of knowledge. Without a doubt, with the support of the Ling family, they could avoid many detours in their future cultivation journey. Moreover, there are also the resources of the Ling family backing them up.

Long Dangdang asked, "Uncle, where can we obtain these artificial spirit furnaces? Even if they are artificially cultured, they would surely not come cheap, right?"

Ling Feng smiled, "Yes, after all, it is a spirit furnace. They provide strong support that can be obtained outside personal cultivation. Some people regard spirit furnaces as important equipment, while others see them as potent skills. Currently, there are only two ways to obtain artificial spirit furnaces, the first is to exchange for them with merit in the Temple, and the second is to acquire them through auctions in big cities. The reason for these two avenues is obvious. Auctions are a way to obtain enough financial support from the public to continue research."

Obtaining through auction bidding? Uncle is the overall person in charge of the Holy City Grand Auction Hall...

As he spoke, Ling Feng’s hand sparkled, and two dark gold cards appeared in it. He flicked his wrist, and the cards flew towards Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong respectively, "This is the VIP card for the Holy City Grand Auction Hall, which provides an 80% discount."

Taking the card, Long Kongkong said cheekily, "Uncle, do you have a VIP card that provides a 90% discount?"

Ling Feng retorted irrationally, "Where do you think you are? The auction house also has to spend money to acquire auction items. The standard commission is only 5% to 10%, and an 80% discount means that if the auction price is not ideal, the auction house would make a loss. This is already the highest discount level. It works at all official auction houses throughout the mainland."

"Thank you, Uncle." Long Dangdang smiled as he put away the card. Then he glanced, seemingly casually, at his third uncle.

"What are you looking at?" Ling Lei couldn’t help but laugh.

Long Kongkong immediately chimed in, "Uncle, my brother is very greedy. He must be thinking that Uncle Ling gave us a welcome gift, and now he wants one from you too."

Ling Lei was somewhat surprised and looked at Long Kongkong, "You two, singing in harmony with each other, alright, alright. Of course, your uncle has gifts too." Speaking, two cards flew out and headed towards Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong.

"This is a VIP card for the Holy City Grand Colosseum. You can watch any level of matches in the Colosseum for free. When you participate in competitions, you can get priority in scheduling arena matches. Don’t underestimate this scheduling priority. Our Colosseum is really busy. Normally, it takes at least a week from registration to participate in a competition. Lower ranks may even be scheduled a month later. Yes, the entrance requirement for the Colosseum is 4th Rank. You two should be eligible."

With a flick of Ling Dian’s hand, two exquisite purple badges flew towards Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong. The badges automatically hovered in front of them, ready to be easily collected.

"Law Enforcement Hall’s external recruitment badges. They can be used to call for help when necessary and verify your identity."

Long Kongkong’s eyes lit up, "Uncle, I like this one! So, can we get away with any misdeeds?"

Ling Dian said casually, "Not only you won’t be able to get away with it, you will be directly delivered to the Law Enforcement Hall. I will act personally to decide whether to break your hands or legs depending on your misdeeds."

"Er... Uncle can be quite fierce!"

"Thank you, Uncle." Long Dangdang respectfully saluted.

"Don’t look at me, you two. I don’t have anything special. Library membership cards, here, one for each of you. You can read any books you like except those in the confidential section. If you ever need to research or look into some history, our library won’t let you down."

Long Dangdang was intrigued and accepted the membership card.

Finally, it was Auntie’s turn. She spread her hands and said, "I don’t have any power, and you guys are not under my control at the Spirit Furnace Academy. Here you go, one card for each, with 3000 gold coins inside. You can use it as pocket money."

Long Dangdang smoothly accepted both gold coin deposit cards and put them away under the devastated gaze of Long Kongkong.

Old Master Ling smiled slightly and stood up, "You two, come with me."

Is grandpa going to give us a welcome gift now?