Seeking Truth Through Falsehood

Back at Feiquan Cave Mansion on Biyou Peak, Jiang Ping'an entered the study, took out brush, ink, and paper, and wrote down the information he had wheedled from Yin Suhun.

After recording those several kinds of yin objects, Jiang Ping'an thought, What a pity. I can't ask too much at once. And if I ask about the catalyzing incantation, Yin Suhun is bound by sect rules and cannot reveal it either.

Still, I'll first make up an incantation to help a Sword Wraith advance into a Sword Envoy Spirit, then see whether I can use the panel and Proficiency Points to derive an incantation that truly works.

After spending half a day, Jiang Ping'an successfully devised an incantation—the Vengeful Sword Spirit Soul Art.

Setting down his brush, Jiang Ping'an closed his eyes, opened the panel, and found the Vengeful Sword Spirit Soul Art under the [Spells] entry.

Vengeful Sword Spirit Soul Art [Spirit Grade] (0/3000) (False): Helps a Sword Wraith advance into a Sword Envoy Spirit...

The next moment, Jiang Ping'an added thirty thousand Proficiency Points to the Vengeful Sword Spirit Soul Art in one go.

For a time, countless insights on how to make a Sword Wraith advance into a Sword Envoy Spirit flooded into his mind. He felt as though he had failed twenty or thirty thousand times, improving it with every failure.

After the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, Jiang Ping'an finished absorbing the insights he had gained, but the Vengeful Sword Spirit Soul Art had not succeeded. It was still false.

Jiang Ping'an continued adding sixty thousand Proficiency Points to the Vengeful Sword Spirit Soul Art.

After the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, Jiang Ping'an opened his eyes, a flicker of joy appearing on