Fantasy World: I Can Travel To Cultivation World

In the courtyard.

Blogs, the blue goblin, stood before Luis.

"Boss, you called me here because you have another important task for me?" he asked eagerly, his expression lighting up with anticipation.

Luis smiled. "I do have an important task for you."

After a moment, his face grew serious. "I've discovered an issue with the Qianyuan Sword Sect's exchange jade slip."

He paused for emphasis. "Whether it's in the auction houses of Guang'an Prefecture or the Qianyuan Sword Sect's exchange jade slips, offensive magic weapon inheritances are very common. But defensive spiritual armor inheritances? They're exceedingly rare."

Luis gave Blogs a meaningful look. "Do you know what this implies?"

Blogs blinked, his expression blank. "I don't know."

Luis sighed. "How much of a difference do you think there is in strength between wearing spiritual armor and going without it?"

At this, Blogs frowned, pondering for a moment before replying, "The difference is massive! It's like night and day!"

"Exactly."

Luis turned to gaze at the courtyard scenery, his tone calm yet pointed. "For most cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, facing a group of opponents wearing spiritual armor would almost certainly result in defeat or retreat.

Even for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, being besieged by late-stage Foundation Establishment opponents equipped with second-grade superior spiritual armor could force them into retreat or even defeat."

Blogs' eyes widened as realization dawned.

Indeed, compared to offensive magic weapons like flying swords, spiritual armor could dramatically alter the balance of power.

Luis continued, "This scarcity isn't random. From the exchange jade slips of the Qianyuan Sword Sect, it's clear their policy is to suppress large families while supporting independent cultivators."

He paused, his gaze sharp. "I'm certain the major families across the Ten Thousand Star Sea are aware of this too. It's precisely why they don't dare to act recklessly under the sect's rule."

Luis' voice grew firmer. "Core strategic technologies, like the inheritance of advanced spiritual armor refinement, could revolutionize a family's power if they fell into their hands. A group of cultivators equipped with spiritual armor is a completely different threat compared to a group wielding only offensive magic weapons."

Even if the Qianyuan Sword Sect is not directly threatened by such forces, the rapid expansion of the major families' power would still pose an ongoing problem for the sect.

The Qianyuan Sword Sect must take precautions to prevent such trouble.

Of course, while spiritual armor is highly valuable, its cost is prohibitively high. Even within large families, only the most elite members are typically qualified to wear spiritual armor.

Take the Zhou family and the Wu family as examples.

Only their most elite members are equipped with spiritual armor, and even then, they possess only second-grade upper-grade spiritual armor.

Is it because the Zhou family lacks spirit stones or military merits? Certainly not!

This is precisely why the Qianyuan Sword Sect strictly controls the technology for refining spiritual armor.

It's not just spiritual armor—war-oriented magical tools, like the Flying Battleship, are also heavily restricted by the sect.

The Zhou family's Flying Battleship was a reward bestowed by a former sect master after the Zhou family made significant contributions during the Qianyuan Sword Sect's unification of the Ten Thousand Star Sea.

However, since then, no other family in the Ten Thousand Star Sea has obtained the methods for refining such war tools.

Even the Zhou family, over the past thousand years, has managed to accumulate fewer than a hundred Flying Battleships. This alone speaks to the immense rarity and value of these weapons.

War weapons like these may not be particularly effective against individual cultivators. However, on a vast battlefield, they are akin to divine tools.

Take, for example, the Izumo front.

The Xuanqing Taoist Alliance deployed vast numbers of puppet beast cannon fodder to exhaust the forces of the Ten Thousand Star Sea. Against such masses, war weapons proved unparalleled in their ability to clear the field.

Currently, in the ongoing war between Guang'an Prefecture and the zombie tide of Lotus Island, the Sun brothers have refrained from launching large-scale assaults on the four city gates.

This restraint is due, in part, to the threat posed by Zhou Mubai, the peerless swordsman, and also to the Zhou family's formidable Flying Battleships.

When deployed on a large-scale battlefield, war weapons like the Flying Battleship are devastatingly effective.

Though individual cultivators, with their agility and swift escape speeds, are not easily targeted by such weapons, other large-scale threats, such as the puppet beasts of the Thousand Machines Palace or the zombie tides currently plaguing Guang'an Prefecture, become ideal targets.

These gathered forces, once concentrated, are little more than sitting ducks for war weapons of this caliber.

Therefore, there will never be a specific inheritance for refining such war weapons.

Of course, the Qianyuan Sword Sect is still willing to exchange specific magical weapons for military merits, but these exchanges come with restrictions—primarily aimed at large family forces like the Zhou family and the Ye family.

For independent cultivators, however, there are no such limitations. An independent cultivator might exchange for a single piece, whether it's spiritual armor or a war weapon, without facing any restrictions.

This strategy by the Qianyuan Sword Sect is clearly designed to limit the power and influence of large families.

In the Qianyuan Sword Sect's exchange system, there is almost nothing that can genuinely strengthen a family's foundation—especially that of large families. High-level spiritual armor inheritance is deliberately restricted, as is the inheritance of large-scale war weapons.

These foundational tools of cultivation forces are governed by far stricter regulations than the exchange of skills or spells.

As Luis meticulously searched through all the weapon refining inheritances, he found only a single method for refining second-level spiritual armor. However, the combat merit required for the exchange was exorbitant—far beyond what the Hartmann family currently possessed.

In the courtyard.

After listening to Luis' explanation, Blogs quickly grasped the reasoning behind it.

He nodded thoughtfully. "Once a large number of cultivators in our Hartmann family establish their foundations, the current first-level spiritual armor will naturally fall behind their cultivation needs."

"Exactly."

Luis nodded in agreement. "As the number of cultivators in our family grows, we must ensure their long-term development. Beyond production work, which will occupy the majority of them, the military division I envisioned for our family must also be established."

He paused to emphasize his point. "In my vision, the cultivators in the military division will operate entirely separately from those engaged in production. Their sole focus will be on improving their strength to protect the family.

You already know that a cultivator's power isn't determined solely by their cultivation level. Spells, swordsmanship, and other techniques matter, but external factors, such as magic weapons, have an equally significant impact—and sometimes an even greater one!"

Hearing this, Blogs nodded again. As a skilled refiner, he understood this principle intimately.

For two cultivators with the same cultivation level and comparable magical skills, the quality of their magic weapons often becomes the decisive factor in determining the victor.

Among these external tools, spiritual armor holds the greatest influence.

Two cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining—one has achieved perfection in a first-level sword technique, while the other has only reached a great success level but possesses first-grade top-tier spiritual armor.

The outcome of such a battle is self-evident.

The cultivator with the superior spiritual armor would undoubtedly have the upper hand. This is because, even if the first cultivator has perfected their swordsmanship, they would lack the ability to penetrate the defenses provided by the high-quality spiritual armor of their opponent.

In a scenario like this, what suspense remains?

Although the dynamics change at higher cultivation levels, the immense power boost provided by spiritual armor at the Qi Refining stage is undeniable.

Spiritual armor is, without question, the most potent of all magical instruments. Its impact on a cultivator's strength is staggering.

Given the potential of this inheritance, it's no surprise that the Qianyuan Sword Sect imposes strict restrictions on it.

Without these restrictions, the major families of Ten Thousand Star Sea, with their vast financial resources, could easily equip their elite cultivators with advanced spiritual armor. The resulting surge in their power would be overwhelming.

Furthermore, large families—unlike scattered independent cultivators—are more likely to form alliances, which could pose a significant threat to the Qianyuan Sword Sect's rule.

It's only natural that the leaders of the Qianyuan Sword Sect would take proactive measures to prevent this.

Luis' eyes gleamed with determination. "So, I want to establish a Magical Instrument Research Institute immediately. Its purpose will be to innovate and develop various magical instruments."

"Magical Instrument Research Institute?" Blogs repeated, intrigued.

Luis nodded firmly. "Yes. From now on, this institute will focus on developing new designs, especially those tailored to meet the specific needs of our family. We can't rely solely on external exchanges for tools that will shape our future."

"I will give you full support, you need to research as many as tools as possible, utilize the resources from two world, recruit people among the humans"

"Father is looking out for all you blue goblin tribes men in the fantasy world."