Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?
Chapter 750 - 752: Spirit Refining Method, Great Demon’s Eyes

Chapter 750 -752: Spirit Refining Method, Great Demon’s Eyes

“The Spirit Refining Method, a brand new sect, allows one to gain the power of Spiritual Beasts.”

This matter immediately exploded across the entire Spirit Realm. Initially, it was thought to be a rumor, but later on, some discovered that it seemed to be an ancient Dharma Door.

Not to mention, as soon as the terms ‘ancient’ were attached, it elevated the prestige of this method by several levels.

Thereafter, naturally, it stirred up a storm of blood and wind. The spell known as Spirit Refining circulated widely throughout the Great Spirit Dynasty. Those with quick wits realized almost immediately that someone might be deliberately fueling this trend.

Thus, although they acquired the Spirit Refining Method, they did not use it immediately.

Such people were generally from great noble families, whereas the smaller noble families or independent practitioners, having obtained the method, did not have as many reservations and used it right away.

The feeling of becoming stronger was indeed very addictive.

However, soon, problems naturally erupted. After using the Spirit Refining Method to Refine non-contracted Spiritual Beasts, one could no longer perform Spirit activities, and even the original contracts were destroyed and could not be reestablished, leaving no other option but to walk a dark path.

This matter also caused quite a stir throughout the Great Spirit Dynasty. To say it was a big issue, it indeed was, as they had invested substantial Resources in the Spiritual Beasts. However, to say it was minor, it was indeed minor, because the Spirit Refining Method broke the contracts. As long as the Spiritual Beasts were Refined, not only was there no loss, but one could also become stronger.

Since the contracts had just been broken and the emotional bonds still existed, it was hard to proceed immediately. It required time and benefits to gradually eliminate the lingering effects of the contracts.

The Spirit Refining sect affected almost two-thirds of the Spirit Masters in the Great Spirit Dynasty, naturally drawing the attention of the Spirit Emperor.

As a 9th-rank Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, although he invested most of his energy in nurturing his four Spiritual Beasts, he immediately recognized the hazards posed by the Spirit Refining sect.

In the past, the relationship between Spirit Masters and Spiritual Beasts was one of equal contracting. But now, with the emergence of the Spirit Refining sect, Spiritual Beasts were likely to plummet in status, becoming akin to slaves, easily Refined by Spirit Masters for their powers.

At first glance, it seemed like an increase in strength, but there was something called overextension. The Spirit Emperor saw the problem right away.

Although he did not understand the importance of the contracts, through the Spirit Refining sect, he knew that Spirit Masters were on the verge of reform. Should it explode, it would undoubtedly cause tremendous turmoil for the entire Great Spirit Dynasty, since it was a major systemic change. As the ruler, it was completely impossible to remain unaffected.

As for suppressing the entire Spirit Refining sect? The Spirit Emperor naturally discarded this idea immediately. Through the statistics of his subordinate Spirit Masters, such action would definitely spark civil unrest.

As the most powerful being, he was certainly capable of killing them all, but what would he do after that?

Two-thirds of the Spirit Masters, mostly independents and smaller noble families, supported the entire Great Spirit Dynasty. If all were killed, he wouldn’t even have enough resources to meet the daily expenditures of his four Spiritual Beasts.

Since he was using the world’s resources, he should understand that he was not protecting the Great Spirit Dynasty but rather relying on the Great Spirit Dynasty to collect vast amounts of supplies to strengthen himself.

While exploiting the entire world, he needed to understand his position and the relationship with the Great Spirit Dynasty correctly.

“Since I can’t kill them, I might as well offer amnesty,” thought the Spirit Emperor. The matter had already become a foregone conclusion, so there was no point in thinking about turning the tables.

If he couldn’t stop the tide of the times, then he would make the tide of the times his own.

Although the Spirit Emperor would not choose the Spirit Refining sect, he could still implement certain policies to limit and placate, to avoid real problems with the Spiritual Beasts.

In the past, Spiritual Beasts were fundamental, but not anymore.

“Besides, I need to probe the situation with the great noble families,” the Spirit Emperor thought to himself. He was caught off-guard by this matter, and the great noble families likewise.

For the great noble families, this reform was not favorable, as it would upend the existing hierarchy.

According to the intelligence at hand, if one switched to practicing the Spirit Refining sect, the needed resources would drop immediately. Previously, Spirit Masters needed to cultivate several Spiritual Beasts to ensure they had no weaknesses.

But now, it was different. By Refined the Spiritual Beasts into oneself, one only needed to cultivate oneself, saving an unknown amount of resources.

Even though this would mean having to fight personally, the sense of power that returned to oneself was naturally incomparable to relying on Spiritual Beasts.

Although, upon becoming a Daluo Golden Immortal, Spiritual Beasts could divide a part of their essence to give Spirit Masters a certain amount of Spiritual Beast power, it was only a fraction, wholly different from Spirit Refining.

But the real issue lay in the strength of the Daluo Golden Immortals. How many could reach such a realm?

Moreover, when a Spiritual Beast divides its origin, that part is permanently lost, damaging both its strength and potential.

“For the grand families, this is indeed good news,” sighed the Spirit Emperor, who had always been balancing the relationships between families through power.

For the Spirit Emperor, families had their pros and cons.

“But this won’t stop them. To prevent the families from growing too powerful, we still need to plan,”

The emergence of the Refining Spirit Sect not only benefited the loners and smaller families but also helped relieve the internal conflicts of the grand families.

Spiritual Beast cultivation required immense resources, leading to fierce internal competition. Not just among the grand families, even the progeny of the Spirit Emperor were fiercely competitive in this regard.

With the Refining Spirit Sect, legitimate heirs could follow the traditional Spirit-controlling Sect, while the collateral and illegitimate branches could follow the less resource-intensive Refining Spirit Sect. If the latter proved effective, a complete shift to the Refining Spirit Sect could be feasible.

The premise was that these grand families could adapt to this changing tide. Otherwise, their decline was imminent.

Grand families had vast estates, but even the largest could fall, their foundations exhausted.

Thus, the Spirit Emperor wondered whether through this Refining Spirit Sect movement, he could eliminate several grand families and thereby secure enough resources.

He was quite envious of the foundations of the grand families. Fattened pigs, ready for slaughter, would certainly make for a greasy feast.

Even as the supreme ruler of the land, the private wealth of these grand families could arouse his envy.

Cultivating Spiritual Beasts was truly resource-intensive. Even he tightened his belt financially, something he could not afford to relax. His power ensured his position; political ability was merely an insignificant embellishment to his strength, not a necessity.

“Your Majesty, the commander of the Royal Guards requests an audience,” whispered a nearby servant.

“Let him come in,” the Spirit Emperor expressed some confusion. Hadn’t he sent him to investigate the origins of the Spirit Refining Method? His return so soon, could he have encountered some difficulties?

As for the possibility of having already found results? If that were so swift, he wouldn’t be so bothered.

There must be deeper forces covertly fueling the spread; otherwise, such a powerful spell technique couldn’t have proliferated across the region so swiftly.

“Your Majesty, there’s been an incident. The Spirit Refining Method is widely implicated and is suspected to be left by the Great Demon,” hurriedly spoke the commander of the Royal Guards.

“Great Demon?” The Spirit Emperor was puzzled, unfamiliar with the term.

“This Great Demon is extraordinary. It is said to have come from beyond the heavens, with eyes capable of Soul Devouring, Void Transfer, and causing Great Calamities,”

meaning it consumes human souls, turns the origin of Spiritual Beasts into nothing and then triggers disasters.

As the explanation was given, the commander of the Royal Guards presented an ancient text.

The text briefly recorded an existence resembling a human, but the chief focus was on its peculiar pair of eyes, one black and one white. As the Great Demon was slain, the eyes fell to the ground, turning into Spiritual Beasts that fled.

The white-eyed beast fled swiftly and its whereabouts remain unknown, but the black-eyed was banished and severed by the Universe Dao Spiritual Beast.

“Are you suggesting that the Spirit Refining Method was deliberately spread by this white-eyed Spiritual Beast after it had mastered it?” The Spirit Emperor naturally grasped his meaning.

“Precisely, Your Majesty. This method should be prohibited immediately, or it will become a major threat,” declared the commander of the Royal Guards emphatically.

But the Spirit Emperor fell silent. Was it so easy to simply ban it?

“First, track down this white-eyed being and eradicate it at its roots,” the Spirit Emperor skipped the commander’s suggestion and continued.

He considered it; would the people really agree? If he proceeded, it could lead to significant unrest.

Thus, he naturally had to abandon the idea and instead follow the opponent’s tactic by first rooting out the so-called white-eyed being. As for after that, he could only slowly guide the process. There was probably no way to transform the established momentum unless he resorted to force.