Chapter 1403: Seed
Chapter 1403: Seed
"Absolute Resonance Seed?" These words caused Li Luo to fall into a daze. He felt confused as he had never heard of this before.
Even Li Jingzhe had never mentioned such a thing.
That said, he could sense the incomplete Auric Halo within his body letting out a subtle roar, as though it was awakened by those very words that had been obscured through the passage of time.
A few moments later, Li Luo recomposed himself and asked. "I've only ever heard of Sacred Seeds and Genesis Seeds. What exactly is an Absolute Resonance Seed?"
Even Jiang Qing'e was full of surprise at this revelation.
Tan Tailan slowly mulled over her thoughts before continuing, "Do you know what the final goal of the Genesis Seed is?"
Li Luo remembered the secrets that Li Jingzhe had previously shared with him and nodded. "What Grandpa said was that the final goal of the Genesis Seed is to obtain a tenth-grade resonance!" Those last three words seemed to contain a mysterious power, as merely saying them caused the void to stagnate briefly. It represented the utmost peak of this world.
"Tenth-grade..." Tan Tailan sighed and nodded. This was something that even she was in awe of. "The Genesis Seed does have the possibility of transforming into a tenth-grade resonance. This is what has been passed down since ancient times. However, that is just one possibility."
Tan Tailan then looked at Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e as she continued, "Moreover, this has never been truly confirmed until now. The Genesis Seed might be rarely seen, but across history, there hasn't just been one of them. Let's not even talk about the number of individuals with Sacred Seeds which then evolved into Acquired Genesis Seeds. However, the truth of the matter is that none of these Genesis Seeds have managed to evolve into a tenth-grade resonance."
Li Luo was left speechless. "Does this mean that no one is sure if a tenth-grade resonance even exists? Could it be a lie that has been spread since ancient times?"
Tan Tailan shook her head. "It's not a lie. Over the long course of history, many Heavenly Emperors have confirmed its existence. The Genesis Seed does contain the secret to obtaining a tenth-grade resonance. Unfortunately, that final step is a little too difficult. Despite that, it is still the goal of countless individuals, including Heavenly Emperors. They have spilled blood, sweat, and tears for it. No one knows how many powerful beings have refused to give up on pursuing it until they died. The allure of being able to reach the end of the road is sufficient for any unparalleled talent of any era to toil away endlessly. Additionally, many of them believe that the day the tenth-grade resonance appears is the day that the chaos in this world will come to an end. It will mark the dawn of an unprecedented and new era for cultivation."
Her voice was calm while saying these words, but the duo could feel a burning fervor ignite within them, causing them to be unable to calm down for a while.
Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e's gazes changed. Ordinary Dukes would not be privy to such information, and the tenth-grade resonance was something that only Kings had the right to ponder over and delve into.
Tan Tailan's calm voice then echoed throughout the pavilion. "The allure of a tenth-grade resonance and the fact that the Genesis Seed has never successfully managed to reach the tenth-grade since ancient times has led to many talented geniuses exploring other methods.
"The Sacred Void Resonance Sect attempted a different method, and they were ones who traveled the furthest amongst the ancient sects. The sect itself was abnormally mighty; during their heyday, the Others were pushed back into the Shadow world, unable to take a step out. It was nothing like today, where Other Disasters break out occasionally and they invade our world. That said, even they were unable to completely vanquish the Others. Thus, their elders spent immense amounts of effort and endless amounts of time deducing a new path towards this goal. One that was truly unprecedented."
At this point, Li Luo couldn't help but to gulp. He had already guessed exactly what they were trying to do. Tan Tailan glanced at him, and she enunciated each word clearly. "That was the path of the Absolute Resonance Seed. They felt that when the myriad of different resonances reverted back to their primordial origins, it would allow them to traverse that final step and attain a tenth-grade resonance. The Genesis Seed is about reaching the peak through purifying one's resonance to its extreme, whereas the Absolute Resonance Seed is about combining as many resonances as possible to achieve perfection. Thus, the Sacred Void Resonance Sect paid an unfathomable price in order to create the magical Absolute Resonance Seed. It is also the symbol of the efforts of numerous sect masters of the Sacred Void Resonance Sect."
She then grinned. "Thus, from a certain point of view, the fact that your body contains the Absolute Resonance Seed means that you can be considered the Sacred Void Resonance Sect’s sect master."
Li Luo was left a little speechless. The Sacred Seed had been buried in the long river of history. So what if he was the sect master? That was completely pointless! However, the Sacred Void Resonance Sect's dream had filled Li Luo's heart with shock. Perhaps only a behemoth of an era was capable of creating such a miracle by force.
Just who knew how much effort and suffering had gone into this.
"I never expected the Absolute Resonance Seed to have such a grand history." Li Luo sighed.
Suddenly, something struck his mind, and he hurriedly asked, "The Absolute Resonance Seed sounds impressive, but it hasn’t managed to reach the tenth-grade either, right?"
Tan Tailan retorted, "Of course not. If they had succeeded, the Sacred Void Resonance Sect would stand for all of eternity, much less be destroyed and become a relic of history."
Li Luo awkwardly replied, "That... that means that the Absolute Resonance Seed and the Genesis Seed aren't too far apart from each other. Both are paths that cannot be proven."
Furthermore, the number of Absolute Resonance Seeds was much lower than the number of Genesis Seeds throughout history. After all, Genesis Seeds could be innate or acquired through the evolution of Sacred Seeds. It did seem that the Genesis Seed was a little more reliable.
"You truly are an ignorant fool. You have to know that this path was something developed by the Sacred Void Resonance Sect at a very high cost. Even a Heavenly Emperor might have been harmed for over ten generations in order to create this." Tan Tailan flicked Li Luo's forehead viciously.
"The end of every journey is paved with the bones and hard work of our ancestors indeed..." Li Luo hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"Wow, Mother, you must have been extremely lucky, considering you found the Absolute Resonance Seed when chancing upon the ruins of the Sacred Void Resonance Sect." Li Luo smiled.
"Who knows if that was good luck or bad." Tan Tailan's expression turned complicated and she sighed. Her gaze then turned lovingly tender as she stroked Jiang Qing'e's cheek. ꞦαꞐỔᛒÈš
"If not for Little Jiang'e that year, the two of us might not have been able to escape from the ruins and would have died there."