Daily life of a cultivation judge-Chapter 951: The old man and the child (3)

He drilled everything he had learned into Su Jinjing until his last breath. Su Jinjing stood vigil for him for six months before she finally left honoring his wishes, only bringing with her the spear the old blacksmith had given his life to protect.

Her journey, though not easy, eventually led her to the doors of the Order and with her skills, she managed to secure entry.

But even after joining the Order which granted her access to the best materials, the best blacksmith that could refine any spear she wanted, she never switched her weapon. She stuck with that lumpy spear made of sky wolf iron and oddly enough, no one ever tried to convince her otherwise, with a few Instructors even encouraging her decision.

The reason for that was, because of her abnormally powerful soul, and the deep emotional attachment she had to the sword because of the old blacksmith, her soul had been imprinted on the spear, and with time that imprint grew into a soul lock that linked the spear and her.

It was similar to how some sects and clans would have their talented descendants bond to a powerful treasure, like the rank one Chen family where their current clan leader had been bonded to the clan’s treasure when he was born. The grade of that treasure at the time was at the top tier of the ascendant grade, and the reason these clans and sects bonded their most talented seedlings to such a powerful treasure was one to ensure those seedlings would gain the protection of the treasure and the other was to give them a headstart. Bonding with the treasure meant sharing their insight and the path they have taken, and it was because of this, that only the talented could handle the bond.

Anyone lacking even slightly would be consumed by those insights and either die in the process or turn into an idiot.

The Chen clan leader not only managed to reach the domain realm fast because of the bond, but because of his stupendous talent, he even managed to step into the soul formation realm, and in doing so, because of the natal bond he had with the treasure, his elevation affected the treasure too, elevating it into the saint grade.

The same effect happened with Su Jinjing. Her absurdly powerful soul strength continuously nourished her spear raising its potential, but at the end of the day, its core materials were still that of an earth-rank material which restricted how much growth it would have. From original estimates, it would have peaked out as a sky-grade weapon.

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That odd could have changed if the core material was switched and the spear smelted, but Su Jinjing didn’t want that, and thus alternative means were found. One of the means adopted was strengthening the material with more powerful materials that would adopt a secondary role in the spear. The other was quenching the spear with things that would nurture its awareness.

One of those things was a jade yin pond that greatly strengthened the spirit, especially when it came to artifacts and weapons. However, use of it cost merit points, and a lot of them at that, so Yang Qing and the rest regularly contributed their merit points to Su Jinjing to help her in her efforts. Yang Qing even went the extra mile as he used his physique to nurture it. His Yin Yang nature jade bones had a great effect on all forms of life which included artifacts with slight awareness.

Once every month, especially during the full moon with the yin element was densest, Yang Qing would meditate with the spear next to him. He wasn’t the only one to do that, as Feng Xin who had the frost soul body did the same too, and Yi Jie and the others used their means.

The reason they went to such great lengths was that if the spear failed to birth a spirit, and remained stuck as a sky-grade weapon, Su Jinjing would suffer the same fate too. She was bonded to the spear, its progress was her progress, especially with part of her soul already branded on it, and a chain link formed between the two.

The other reason was Su Jinjing herself. The brand she had with the spear could be removed and the chain broken, leaving her free and unbound to the spear with minimal damage to her foundations, but it would not solve the real issue. With the history attached to the spear, the spear was a heart demon for her, and the only way to help with that particular heart demon was the growth of that spear.

So one way or another, Su Jinjing would never be able to step into the palace ream unless that spear reached that same level too. It was the reason the instant the spear formed a spirit, Su Jinjing’s cultivation immediately burst forth from the tenth stage of the core formation realm to the peak stage, with just a paper-thin membrane separating her from the palace realm.

If she willed it, she could trigger the tribulation for her breakthrough now and was only holding back.

At this moment, she was truly free of her heart demon. They both had to face their tribulation, but from his acute senses, Yang Qing could tell that even if her spear failed and fell to its tribulation, Su Jinjing would be okay. The spear was still precious to her, and she would mourn it, but the spear no longer had that obsessive hold on her which was why right now she was not coddling it as she used to.

She was genuinely and truly free, something Yang Qing was extremely grateful for, as he felt his eyes slightly steam up too. Unwilling to let Su Jinjing or Ma Yuan see him tear up, Yang Qing quickly wiped his eyes, as he forced his tone up.

"Good, Good, this is a momentous occasion. Jinjing eat. In fact, let me switch this," Yang Qing said as he swallowed the cup of tea he had poured her, choosing to take out the wine he had received from that mysterious figure.

He first poured Su Jinjing a cup, before pouring himself one. His gaze fell on the meditating Ma Yuan before shaking his head dismissively.

Judge and Inquisitor , both raised their wine bowls at one another.

"To the palace realm,"

"To the palace realm,’