"What, you really want to reincarnate as a Fae?!"
Upon hearing Ian’s request, Mercury Spring and Silver Salt, who were summoned, were shocked—Oh my, can there really be someone who wants to become a Fae?
Actually, there are quite a lot. In fact, almost everyone wants to become a Fae.
But, those people don’t meet the criteria.
The souls of the Fae are special. In a sense, their entire clan is the tentacles of the planet’s will. From a higher perspective, they are cosmic beings born when the Star God transforms Aether, emerging from celestial bodies, similar to the Star God, resulting in convergent evolution as spiritual body entities.
Their birth comes from a ’coincidence and ambiance,’ just like the birth of Hua’an at the dusk of a birch grove, Mo Feng from the fragrance of ink at an academy, Frozen Fish among icy seas, and Iron from within a cauldron... Read complete version only at novèlfire.net
In short, it depends on luck. With the right luck, even the dew on a blade of reed can birth a Fae.
So, can humans transform into this form?
It also depends on luck.
First, this human must be a Chosen One—he must possess a soul before the birth of wisdom, before self-awareness arises.
Moreover, this soul must hold a ’natural obsession.’
It sounds strict, but for the Fae, they are a natural origin quality between Heaven and Earth before birth. When this natural origin quality feels the ambiance of the world at the right time, it can nurture wisdom and life. This ambiance is both the Fae’s name and obsession.
Apart from Chosen Ones, humans generally acquire souls through postnatal cultivation and find life goals through learning after birth.
As for the Chosen Ones, their spirit energy is their innate obsession and soul. In some sense, one could say Chosen Ones are the ’human Fae.’
So, does Ian meet the criteria?
He more than meets them—it’s as if he couldn’t fit any more perfectly!
As his own Echo, Ian not only had a soul and obsession before birth, but he matched the requirements countless cycles of reincarnation ago! You could even say that on Terra, no Fae fits the definition of Fae better than him!
Of course, the Fairy Clan is unaware of this... So, out of cautious consideration and the thought, "This is really interesting!" and "Does the human Prophet also want to become a Fae Prophet?!" Falling Star City and the Four Great Fairy Villages have held numerous meetings, argued countless times, and finally decided on sending two Fairy Instructors to assess Ian’s situation and potentially perform surgery.
Ian is waiting for them in the laboratory.
But before that, he had some words with another master, Bio-Alchemy Master Glarvie Fieye.
"I never thought the injuries you sustained at the Exotic Species Research Institute were so severe—that only your soul remained."
At the first sight of Ian, Master Glarvie felt something off... Even for him, he couldn’t truly see through the disguise of Ian’s Uncorrodable Ice body.
But when he locked eyes with Ian and saw the deliberately emphasized soul fluctuations, this well-versed Alchemy Master recognized the anomaly: "Your soul has already materialized, completely freed from the shackles of the body—but with your Fairy Bloodline, there’s no substantial harm, just that the new body isn’t very usable."
"As expected of Master Glarvie, you understood my current situation in an instant."
Ian shook hands with Master Glarvie, smiling as he said, "Now, can you guess what exactly I want to do?"
"You want to reshape a true Fairy Body like the Fae."
Master Glarvie nodded, the red-haired elf appearing very serene, nothing like the anxiousness from their first meeting: "This isn’t difficult for you and me, but it’s best to have a True Fairy assisting... However, you called me to help, surely because it relates to my research, right?"
"Indeed." Ian smiled and nodded: "It’s related to the Lifeladder Tree... But before that, I want to ask if you really gave up completely on ’Familiarization’ research."
"...Hmph. I admit defeat."
After a moment of silence, Master Glarvie’s lips curled, and he began to smile.
The elderly elf looked up at the ceiling of Ashlight Family’s confidential laboratory and said calmly: "I’ve already seen the path being researched by the current Maintenance Department... Compared to that path, my Familiarization is simply a flawed prototype."
"Yes, I’m confident that my Familiarization will gradually eliminate all its weaknesses, and ultimately reach perfection, but... Even perfected Familiarization offers no overwhelming advantage over that path."
"In that case, I might as well give it up."
"Is it the Mechanical Elf?" Ian nodded, speaking directly to the astonished Master Glarvie: "Or should I say Eternal Elf... Don’t worry, I discovered this in the Exotic Species Research Institute, not because this plan was leaked."
"Isn’t this precisely a leak?!" Master Glarvie’s eyes widened as he stood up, his emotions agitated: "Don’t talk like a Fae! You’re not a Fae yet!"
But remembering Ian as the Prophet, he slowly nodded and calmly sat back down: "Indeed, you are the Prophet, if truly encountered, how could you not see through it?"