Ves gritted his teeth but eventually decided to pull the trigger.
The System instantly deducted 299 Ascension Points from his account from the moment he plucked the fruit from the tree!
Before he could spend time regretting this fairly expensive purchase, he quickly bit into the fruit and swallowed it without hesitation!
This time, Ves received a much greater rush of knowledge!
His mental and cognitive functions had improved enormously compared to a few years ago, so he was still able to keep up and integrate all of the insights and lessons he received at a rapid rate.
The useful knowledge contained within this fruit was much greater than the last one!
Even if the Atmer Guardian Mantra contained a lot of additional esoteric knowledge that was only relevant in a past age, Ves still learned a lot of sophisticated cultivation processes that were incredibly valuable!
They combined qi cultivation and body cultivation elements in a single cohesive and synergistic cultivation framework.
Many of them were either so advanced that Ves would never be able to deduce them himself or so ingenious that it could have only been invented through inspiration.
As usual, Ves fully felt it had been worthwhile to spend 299 AP on this fruit.
"In fact, I've obtained a bargain this time. One man's trash is another man's treasure. The actual value of this fruit of mine surpasses its list price!"
The reasons why he felt this way were myriad.
First, Ves gained a large quantity of high-quality building blocks and general cultivation knowledge. His understanding of what he came to call 'cultivation science' had progressed enormously after learning so many new cultivation tricks!
Second, the Atmer Guardian Mantra could serve as another useful template. He could hollow out anything that was too specific and fill up the void with all kinds of other cultivation processes in order to form a new variant cultivation method that was geared towards other purposes!
Third, pretty much every fit and healthy human with at least a modest amount of spiritual potential could get started on this cultivation method.
The amount of eligible practitioners used to be fairly small in the Age of Mechs, but now that red humanity was about to undergo widespread spiritual activation due to constant exposure to exotic radiation, the circumstances had changed!
A lot of his own clansmen would gradually become eligible to practice the Atmar Guardian Mantra!
Each of them would be able to consistently absorb the power of heaven and earth to gradually cultivate their own body, mind and spirit.
These were all vital and useful attributes in the Age of Dawn!
Of course, Ves would never make any of his subordinates practice this outdated cultivation method. It contained a lot of elements he didn't like and he also found it rather slow, demanding and inefficient compared to more modern advancements in cultivation science.
He intended to adapt and alter it so that he could invent a more appropriate cultivation method for all of his clansmen!
"The members of the Aduc Family won't be the only ones in my network who can engage in deliberate cultivation anymore by the time I am done!"
Fourth, although the Atmer Guardian Mantra was specifically geared towards human cultivation, Ves was confident he could combine it with elements of artifact cultivation in order to form a method specific for living mechs!
He might even go to his wife and propose to work together in order to incorporate her god body method into his exclusive living mech cultivation method!
His expression turned odd when he thought about his wife's most recent successful design application.
"Now that I think about it, Gloriana has actually begun her own research on artifact cultivation."
Her god body method practically fit the definition! Although it only focused on improving the material quality of her mechs, it was already impressive for her to be able to make so much progress without benefiting from any mystical inheritances such as Ves!
While Gloriana still had to grope in the dark without any teachers or textbooks to help her out, Ves could easily attain lots of cultivation-related knowledge by asking his mother or plucking another enlightenment fruit from the Tree of Possibilities!
"I should buy a fruit for her in order to help her out." He decided.
It was all well and good for her to keep figuring stuff out on her own, but her progress would fall too far behind if she had to keep researching and experimenting all by herself.
Ves needed all of his mechs but particularly the high-ranking ones to become stronger a lot faster. Her own innovations could play a useful role in accelerating the rise of powerhouses in his clan!
"I should take care of my own needs first, though."
He already spent 404 Ascension Points in a short amount of time, and he was far from done with his purchases!
He needed more knowledge to boost his understanding of spiritual engineering and cultivation science further!
"I still need fruits related to deity cultivation and artifact cultivation. If I have enough points left, I should also make sure to grab a qi cultivation method that can tap into a lot of different elements."
He quickly bumped into an incredibly attractive enlightenment fruit.
[Divine Blacksmith Records]
Price: 975 Ascension Points
Imparts a large collection of related smithing recipes and techniques developed by a Divine Blacksmith. The majority of techniques consist of special hammering methods that can impart metallic and organic materials with special properties. The smithing recipes contain many combinations that enable a craftsman to forge powerful materials with the infusion of special energies and materials into a work.
Although the description sounded simple, Ves did not underestimate the knowledge contained within!
This was among the most expensive and powerful enlightenment fruits produced by the Tree of Possibilities!
"A Divine Blacksmith, huh?"
That sounded like a True God oriented towards creation cultivation. It might even be a predecessor of a Star Designer!
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