The Marvelous Use of [Precise Control] (Requesting Follows Monthly Tickets Recommendation Tickets)

Early the next morning, after waking up.

Zhou Ling laid out the spirit paper, held his breath and focused, using his finger as a brush as he began trying to draw the Fire Repelling Engraving on the spirit paper.

Faint spiritual power followed the movement of Zhou Ling's finger, gradually gathering into one inscription pattern after another upon the spirit paper.

The inscription patterns gradually linked together to form an engraving.

[You are drawing an engraving. Precise Control +1]

[You are drawing a Fire Repelling Engraving. Born to Excel +1, Fire Repelling Engraving Proficiency +1]

But when he drew the fourth inscription pattern, black smoke rose from the spirit paper, which immediately dimmed and lost its luster.

"Defeated before the first battle!"

Zhou Ling shook his head regretfully.

He studied the patterns closely, carefully analyzing them.

One of the key points of the Fire Repelling Engraving was ensuring that all six inscription patterns were identical.

This placed exceedingly harsh demands on one's control over spiritual power.

[You are analyzing the Fire Repelling Engraving. Basic Analysis +1, Fire Repelling Engraving Proficiency +1]

Zhou Ling quickly saw that there were already slight differences between his third and fourth patterns.

The difference between the fifth and third patterns was even more obvious.

"This Fire Repelling Engraving is far harder to craft than I expected!"

Zhou Ling frowned.

After recovering a little, he continued with a second attempt.

This time was slightly better than before, but another problem arose between the fifth and sixth inscription patterns.

[You are drawing an engraving. Precise Control +1]

After drawing the second engraving, when he continued drawing, Zhou Ling felt his meridians within grow somewhat sluggish, followed by a wave of pain.

The excessive consumption of spiritual power had caused a piercing pain in his meridians, as though they were being torn apart.

[You are cultivating engravings. Stronger from Adversity +1, Spiritual Energy +3]

Zhou Ling had no choice but to stop. Sitting cross-legged, he circulated the Spirit Flame Art and cultivated to restore the spiritual power within his body.

The stabbing pain in his meridians gradually eased as well.

Only after circulating it through five cycles did Zhou Ling finally recover.

After pondering for a moment, he thought, "This Fire Repelling Engraving requires the inscription patterns to be drawn with precision, and it consumes far more spiritual power than other First-order Low-grade Engravings!"

"How could precise control of spiritual power be so easy to achieve, especially when drawing all six inscription patterns at once!"

Zhou Ling rubbed his forehead, mulling it over.

"Fortunately, I now have the [Precise Control] talent. Comparing these two engravings before and after, there has still been quite a substantial improvement."

"This result is also within an acceptable range. With the boost from my talents, whether it's comprehending engravings or mastering techniques, I'm still better than others."

"And now that I have [Precise Control], if I draw it a few more times, I'll master it sooner or later!"

After thinking it over, Zhou Ling's stomach rumbled, and only then did he remember that he had not eaten breakfast. He immediately rose and left the room.

He knew full well that engraving was not something that could be rushed.

Besides, this degree of progress was already quite good.

If it were cultivators of the same rank, they would likely need three to five days to comprehend this Fire Repelling Engraving.

After eating, he returned to his room. Following the time it took for an incense stick to burn, he felt that the spiritual power within him had stabilized.

Zhou Ling began trying to draw it once more.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

That day, after returning home, Zhou Ling entered his room after finishing his meal.

He took out the spirit paper and once again began attempting to draw the Fire Repelling Engraving.

After five days of constant attempts, he had used more than twenty sheets of spirit paper, and his proficiency in the Fire Repelling Engraving had steadily increased.

Letting out a breath, Zhou Ling began circulating his spiritual power. Using his finger as a brush, he drew the Fire Repelling Engraving.

As the final strand of spiritual power entered the spirit paper, there came a sudden soft hum.

The spirit paper seemed to tremble faintly. The pale-red engraving upon it emitted a dazzling crimson glow, within which the flickering silhouette of flames could vaguely be seen.

Zhou Ling's face was filled with excitement.

"At last, it's done!"

[You are engraving an inscription. Precise Control +1, Fire Repelling Engraving proficiency +1]

[Total number of times spiritual power controlled: 27/100]

[You are engraving a Fire Repelling Engraving. Born to Excel +1, Fire Repelling Engraving proficiency +1]

At this moment, less than a fifth of the spiritual power in his body had been consumed.

"[Precise Control] is only Tier One now, but it can already save half the spiritual power consumption."

Zhou Ling carefully examined the Fire Repelling Engraving while sensing the expenditure of spiritual power within his body.

His face was filled with delight.

As [Precise Control] activated, he could clearly feel that during the process of engraving the Fire Repelling Engraving, the spiritual energy consumed decreased each time.

As long as [Precise Control] continued to rise in grade, the consumption of spiritual power would only grow lower and lower in the future.

"I won't have to worry so much about running out of spiritual power while engraving inscriptions."

Zhou Ling said happily.

After thinking for a moment, he rose to his feet and shifted the wooden table aside slightly, clearing some space.

He threw two punches of the Great Yang Fist.

[You are practicing your fist technique. Physique Evolution +1, Great Yang Fist proficiency +1]

[You are circulating your blood and qi. Precise Control +1, Great Yang Fist proficiency +1]

"Wonderful!"

Seeing the prompts on the panel, Zhou Ling withdrew his fists and let out a breath.

This [Precise Control] talent was useful not only for inscriptions, but also for fist techniques, spells, and more.

"With this kind of control, I can make the most precise and efficient use of my magical power and blood qi. That undoubtedly raises my personal strength as well!"

Feeling the changes in his blood qi consumption just now, Zhou Ling thought to himself.

With his original Third Layer of Qi Condensation cultivation, even if he could engrave a Fire Repelling Engraving, it would consume at least a third of the magical power in his body.

Now, however, it had taken only a fifth. That was the remarkable effect brought by the [Precise Control] talent.

And as [Precise Control] improved, its effects would only become better and better.

Unable to conceal his excitement, Zhou Ling calmed himself slightly before solemnly taking out the Fire-Repelling Bead.

Since he could engrave the entire magic array and knew where the problem lay, repairing it would be much easier.

However, he did not rush to repair it.

Instead, he analyzed it several more times, confirming where the problem was before he began circulating his magical power.

As threads of spiritual power flowed into the bead's inscription, the Azure Jade Bead gave off a gentle azure glow. Within that glow, faint ripples of flame undulated.

The light soon faded away.

"It's done!"

Holding the Fire-Repelling Bead in his palm, Zhou Ling said with delight.

Night had long since fallen. The light radiating from the Fire-Repelling Bead illuminated the entire room.

The next day, after finishing his morning classes, Zhou Ling took advantage of the noon break to leave the Dao Academy and head to the Lu Family Workshop.

"You really repaired the Fire-Repelling Bead!"

Taking the Fire-Repelling Bead from Zhou Ling's hand, Master Lu examined it carefully, his face full of surprise.

He had not held out much hope, never expecting Zhou Ling to repair it in only six days.

"You really repaired it?" After putting away the Fire-Repelling Bead, Master Lu looked pleased, but could not help asking again.

"Of course!" Zhou Ling replied confidently.

Master Lu slowly nodded and said with a smile, "I never expected young Ling to be this skilled at such an age!"

Zhou Ling patted his small chest and promised, "Master Lu, leave it to me. You can rest assured!"

Master Lu looked at Zhou Ling's refined features, fair skin, and still-childish face. Yet the boy spoke with a deliberately mature air, making him laugh. "I happen to have an order from a Monster Hunter on hand. Do you want it?"