"That's right!" Yue Ling nodded happily. "The formation gathers the spiritual energy within the user, then stores it in this special Spirit Crystal. When used, the stored spiritual energy is extracted, then compressed and condensed through a series of processes before being fired."
"Are you interested in learning formations from me?" Wen Tianji extended an invitation.
The conversation fell silent, and everyone looked at the two in surprise.
This was another way of taking on a disciple.
For Wen Tianji to entertain the thought of accepting a disciple was enough to show Yue Ling's talent.
"Huh? Learning formations?" Yue Ling thought for a moment, then shook her head. "Compared to formations, I prefer making new things."
She naturally understood what Wen Tianji meant, but still chose to refuse.
The customers were stunned, unable to understand how Yue Ling could reject him so cleanly and decisively.
Liu Ruoyu and Liu Rumai were not the least bit surprised by Yue Ling's choice.
"I see." Wen Tianji smiled. "If you have any questions about formations, you can come find me."
"Okay." Yue Ling agreed.
"So it still hasn't gone beyond the scope of a spiritual artifact?" Luo Chuan had gleaned the crucial information from Yue Ling's earlier words.
It required spiritual energy, yet was clearly different from ordinary spiritual artifacts.
Even Luo Chuan found it difficult to define.
The smile vanished from Yue Ling's face, and she sighed helplessly. "Yes, only the spiritual energy of the Seeking the Way Realm can support its attacks. But the consumption is enormous. By my estimate, even someone at the peak of Seeking the Way can only sustain it for a dozen or so breaths."
A dozen breaths was roughly equivalent to a minute.
"Didn't you make... that thing capable of immense destructive power before? Why not