He spoke calmly, a faint smile passing his lips, and pointed to the surrounding crystals, looking at Lin Guang: "In the next one to two years, for the Spirit Patterns you need to master and the Skills you want your Spirit Beast to learn… whenever you have a need, feel free to come to me and take them."

"...This!"

Lin Guang's eyes widened.

On the way here, he had seen many items that were quite tempting even in games in the past, including rare four to five-star non-attribute Spirit Patterns.

These, they can all be used freely?!

"No need to be polite, this is just the 'appetizer' after all; your contributions to Great Xia are far more than this."

"In the past month, fourteen Earth Store Demon Flowers have been discovered across the Nine Provinces, two of which have fully matured. If demons were to guide them, they could bloom and allow a Tier Six Demon King to instantly arrive across dimensions, but thankfully they were discovered in time and did not cause much harm."

Kong Guofeng sighed softly: "You must have seen the tragedy that happened in Siam on the news. Though Great Xia has not reached that level, it still takes some time to react."

"One could say it was you who prevented those tragedies that would have happened."

"If this matter were to be spread, your reputation would likely soar up like the sun in the sky."

"That day I stepped into the wilderness purely by coincidence." Lin Guang slightly shook his head, "If I had to put it into words, empty fame doesn't do much for me; I just don't want...the tragedies of those years to happen again."

Kong Guofeng was slightly taken aback, then sighed lightly: "Indeed."

This True Man was naturally also a key participant in the events of those years, even serving as a pillar fighting fiercely in the front line, so naturally he had some reflections.

"Let's not talk about the past, you should think about what to choose, what you and your partners need."

"It's best if you can choose everything you need at one go."

Hearing this, Lin Guang pondered.

Kong Guofeng simply smiled lightly and said no more, making a gesture to indicate Lin Guang could start selecting crystals.

One has to say, the Education Department's Treasure Vault is really different from the outside.

In addition to textual introductions, rare Spirit Patterns and Skills also had an "Illusion Stone" as an aid, allowing the Spirit Master and Spirit Beast to enter the illusion realm and experience directly.

Some Spirit Patterns and Skills have only very subtle differences, but those subtle differences can be magnified many times when combined into a Mystical Technique.

Therefore, when conditions permit, entering the illusion realm to personally experience it and then combining it with one's own feelings offers a greater chance to create stronger or more suitable Mystical Techniques.

This is also the reason why Kong Guofeng personally brought Lin Guang down, otherwise, he could've simply made a list like in the joint exams.

"…"

The selection time was not swift, and it took an hour for Lin Guang to complete the selection.

First, there was the rather rare three-star non-attribute Spirit Pattern [Clarity].

[Clarity] does not increase any Skill power; it even requires the Spirit Master to allocate some extra Spiritual Power to maintain its effect. However, its function definitely justifies its consumption.

Its function is quite simple and direct.

When activated, the Ether and Spiritual Power of the Spirit Master and Spirit Beast become more sensitive and controllable.

Although it is a general-type Spirit Pattern, and its level of bestowal is certainly not as high as those with specific enhancements (like [Sword Heart Clarity]), it excels because it can provide bonuses regardless of the Spirit Beast.

"[Clarity] is indeed a very suitable Spirit Pattern for you, quite universal, and your partners can all enjoy the bonuses."

Seeing Lin Guang's choice, Kong Guofeng first expressed affirmation and then reminded: "However, given that only a three-star [Clarity] is placed here, you should understand that it is quite rare."

"[Clarity], as a non-attribute Spirit Pattern, is even quite complex, and its production raw materials are extremely precious. I can barely find a way to help you acquire a four-star [Clarity], but for a five-star, even I am powerless—because I haven't engraved this Spirit Pattern."

"Creating a five-star non-attribute Spirit Pattern not only requires consuming a massive amount of wealth and energy, but it also involves the composition of Mystical Techniques and is a part of one's trump cards. The powerful rarely expose the Spirit Patterns they master, and even if five-star or above non-attribute Spirit Patterns are created, they almost always circulate within a small range."

"If you want to use it as the core of a Mystical Technique, advancing later might pose some difficulties."

Lin Guang smiled and shook his head: "Master Kong, I know in my heart."

Seeing him so confident, seemingly having assurance, Kong Guofeng nodded and said no more—geniuses have their own personalities, saying too much might be detrimental.

Lin Guang, having so many strange yet powerful inheritances, couldn't have a small destiny, and it was understandable that his mysterious teacher had channels.

Nevertheless, Lin Guang's reliance was not on Kaiwen.

With the [Blank Spirit Pattern Slot], as long as he places the [Clarity] Spirit Pattern into it, when he advances to a Four-Star or Five-Star Spirit Master, [Clarity] will also progress with him, nullifying the issues Kong Guofeng mentioned.

Of course, Lin Guang was not planning to fill the [Clarity] in just yet.

Currently, he only had two [Blank Spirit Pattern Slots] given by the Power of Whole Heart and Soul, and the next one would arrive at this core talent level three. The first had to be allocated to [Barrier] for early development after all—high-star Barrier is also a hot commodity not easily bought like high-star Clarity—but he's looking to be more cautious with the current one.

After all, a three-star [Clarity] will not be a drag on him before the four-star, and if he achieves good results in the state competition afterward, Lin Guang is fully qualified to acquire a higher-star [Clarity] through Great Xia's official channels, or simply a more rare and suitable Spirit Pattern, so leaving it doesn't lose anything but adds flexibility.

Lin Guang's next choice of Spirit Pattern was the Tier Three Spiritual Element Spirit Pattern [Split Thought], equally a rather rare Spirit Pattern.

It is a specialized Spirit Pattern for Spirit Masters themselves, but its effects are quite strong, allowing Stabilization of Spiritual Power into multiple strands, and if combined with [Clarity], the Spirit Master could manage stable multitasking, like using Spirit Patterns, activating enhancements, and participating in composite Mystical Techniques with multiple Spirit Beasts.

While multitasking can indeed be achieved by Spirit Masters using Spiritual Power through training, [Split Thought] can further enhance this ability, making it very precious regardless of the level of proficiency trained.

This Spirit Pattern is also in high demand on the market, not quite to the extent of being like Clarity with a price unavailable, but not far off.

In addition, Lin Guang also chose two blue-grade Skill Crystals. One was the extremely precious Spiritual Skill [Instant Movement], which greatly enhanced Lisa and Lin Guang's mobility, allowing for more tactical arrangements.

Lastly, there was a somewhat dangerous skill [Ether Boost].

It allows the Spirit Beast to compress Ether to a greater extent and more rapidly during charging, allowing the subsequent Skills to be released faster and with greater power at the cost of increased consumption. Similar to [Sword Dance] and [Dragon Dance], it is an auxiliary skill, generally combined with explosive Skills.

This is also quite a universal Skill, but clearly, it is more suited for Vishdair.

These two Skill Crystals are equally precious, as even the Education Department's Treasure Vault only has blue-grade ones.

Of course, even if there were purple-grade, Lin Guang would not choose them.

After all, apart from Vishdair currently only having a blue elite-level potential, mastering purple-grade Skills is somewhat strenuous, and Skills are not necessarily better the higher the grade, as they become difficult to manage.

Take Du Qing, the only true disciple of the Celestial Star Sect in this class, who, when first entering the third year of high school, only had two purple-grade Skills on his main Spirit Beast, the Six-winged Holy Light Beast, and this was most likely because Du Qing's other two Spirit Beasts were equipment-type Spirit Beasts, only needing to learn various amplification Skills, easing the practice considerably.

Finally, there was the three-star Ethereal Charging Crystal.

This requires no further explanation, simple and practical yet effective, moving up from two-star to three-star is definitely worthwhile.

"Finished picking? Just these five?"

Kong Guofeng looked at the crystals he chose—besides the star-raising Ethereal Charging, four out of the remaining new ones were aimed at enhancing control power, with the last being a tactical type, none being offensive.

"Yes, getting more isn't of much use; what's suited for oneself is what matters most. I'll come back later for any fourth-tier Crystals for the two Spirit Patterns."

"Very well, thinking like this shows you have a clear grasp of the direction you're heading."

Kong Guofeng, knowing Lin Guang had many inheritances, couldn't help but admire his mindset greatly: "Then let's go, the 'main course' is still to come."

Next chapter will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.