The mechanism of the Stormy Pear Blossom Nail, forged from refined iron, had already been spirit-tempered. Li Qing touched the icy mechanism with his hand and could clearly sense the abundant spirituality contained within.
At the same time, the spirit patterns recorded in the incomplete artifact-refining inheritance he had bought at Tianhe Marketplace surfaced in his mind.
This mechanism, somewhat resembling a lotus flower, was used to fire bone nails.
Thus, engraving it with speed-type and lightness-type spirit patterns could not have been more fitting.
After regulating his breathing for quite some time, Li Qing pressed his fingertip against one corner of the mechanism and circulated the pure mana within his body.
Bzzz!
As his fingertip moved, a strand of crystalline, mysterious pattern emerged, then seeped into the material brimming with spirituality.
His idea was simple. The spirit pattern engraved on the handle would conduct his own spiritual power and connect to the mechanism cylinder containing the bone nails. It would then transform into speed- and lightness-type inscriptions, granting the fired bone nails extreme speed.
With the relevant spirit-pattern designs appearing in his mind, Li Qing worked as he thought.
Very quickly, the spirit pattern he had just engraved, not even halfway complete, instantly dissolved.
His first attempt at inscription had failed!
Li Qing had expected this. It was his first attempt at refining, and he had never expected to succeed in one go.
After all, he had previously engraved only basic Five Elements spirit patterns. This was his first time attempting other types of inscriptions, so failure was perfectly normal.
"It's a little too stiff, and my control over spiritual power needs to be more meticulous. This type of spirit pattern places greater emphasis on a sense of ethereal grace."
The slight frown on Li Qing's brow gradually eased,