Chapter 1026 A New Power
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Once we gathered with everyone, we moved near the peak of the Plateau, right at the side of a large stone, where we built our camp right behind it.
We had brought a lot of tents and things inside of our inventory bags, I wasn't the only one with one, so we were able to easily set up a larger series of tents with the lack of interior space because there were no caves in this area.
As we worked together to set things up, I explained my friends and family what had just transpired in our little exploration. Everyone found one or two clues, my mother found many with her amazing detection and analysis abilities as a scholar.
However, we were the only ones that fought a monster of the caliber that I told them about, and we were also the only ones that got to interact with some of the souls of such people.
It was reported the rest had not found any souls or monsters either, although they did find faces imprinted into the crystals, and sometimes skeletons inside of them.
"I see, so that's what happened…" My mother nodded, as we were currently cooking our dinner.
This time we decided to use the leftover meat of the goat hunted yesterday, plus some other monster meat I had picked up from my dungeon, fresh veggies and fruits from there, and a lot of fish from the Sea-Level.
"That was quite the adventure…" My father recognized. "But I'm glad you were able to defeat that monster and even purify the souls! You're truly the daughter of the Saintess if you were able to do that, haha."
"Dear, this is more serious than just to laugh it off!" My mother said. "But… Yes, well done, Sylphy. You make me proud; I am glad you were able to learn my Spells well enough! It was a good thing I made sure to teach you a few a of such earlier at your life, when you were much more obedient."
"And you were able to heal the Sunstone Tree too!" Lara said happily. "Thank you for not abandoning the spirits, Sylphy! Is this why you feel so new? Like, your whole spiritual aura is stronger!"
"Is that so? Well, it must be… coincidence." I smiled.
Well, the truth was what had just happened when my Lineage Skill reached Level 5 and I activated its latest ability, [Spiritual Heart].
It could be resumed in these system messages I got.
Ding!
[You have begun the creation of your own [Spiritual Heart]!]
[By fusing and crystalizing all the Spiritual Energy and Mana you can muster, a new organ that will allow you to cultivate Spiritual Energy will be created.]
[Several Spirits have been detected at once, your [Spiritual Heart] has begun crystallization using their Spiritual Energy.]
[Congratulations! You've formed a [Spiritual Heart: Rainbow (Tier 1: Rank 1)]!]
[You can now cultivate Spiritual Energy in your Spiritual Heart to enhance its Quality, Quantity, Richness, Magic Power, and the Strength of your Spirits.]
[A [Spiritual Heart] is deeply connected with both your Magic Circle, Psyche, and Physique, and it works as the medium that connects all three of them.]
[The stronger it grows, the stronger the other three will grow as well.]
[Similarly, if you neglect the other three, your Spiritual Heart won't be able to grow stronger.]
[The Spirits of the Land recognize you.]
[The Spirit King and the Spirit Queen recognize you.]
[You can now wield Spiritual Energy freely and conjure Spirit Magic without the necessity of a Spirit.]
Yeah, a lot of text… But in resume, I got a new "organ" that serves as a medium that connects Magic Circle, Physique, and Psyche!
And it needs its own, whole cultivation method! I had no idea Elves were this privileged! I guess only the ones with the purest of bloodlines though.
"I kind of got like a new organ or something? It is called Spiritual Heart." I explained to Lara. "Do you happen to have something similar yourself?"
"Huh? Spiritual Heart?" She wondered, tilting her head. "Nope…"
"Lara doesn't need one because her Magic Circle and her Physique are like two giant Spiritual Hearts, she's very unique." My mother explained. "But it is quite a surprise you got one, dear. Especially at such a young age… Also, because you were half-elf, I was expecting your bloodline powers to not be strong enough to give you one. But I guess I was wrong…"
"Do you know what they are?" I asked my mother.
"Of course, I have one in my chest, and Arafunn as well." My mother nodded. "They're special crystallization of our spiritual powers, which we grow and cultivate to further improve our magical affinities and our connections with the Spirits and the Spiritual Plane."
"Spiritual Plane…?" Lara wondered. "What's that, auntie?"
"I suppose that's not something you know either…" My mother sighed. "It is a special Plane or Dimension, where Spiritual Beings live the most. The reason why Spirits of the Land can't be seen is because they usually belong there. While the Spirits we see, travel to the Mortal Plane, where we all reside."
"That's some crazy information! Why did you never tell me about that, mom?!" I was shocked.
"Well, I never thought it would be important?" My mother giggled a bit. "It's not like it truly matters, much like the Divine Plane, it is not a place that we can step into."
"Hmm, but then why can I see them?" Lara wondered.
"Well, the reason is because the Saintess of Spirits was created with the purpose of becoming the bridge between the Mortal Plane and the Spiritual Plane." My mother smiled. "Meanwhile, the Saintess of Holy Light, me, is the bridge between the Divine Plane and the Mortal Plane, get it? Every Saintess is a bridge between Planes. The reason their powers are so unique is because they draw their strength from these places…"
"Woah…" I was surprised by such revelation. "To think there's a whole other plane of existence…."
"Fufu, it is not as complicated as you're imagining it. All Planes exist within the same physical space, its just that our access to them is limited to our mortal vessels." My mother explained more in depth.
However, that only brought me more questions!
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