Condensing Spirit Flame and Talent [Qi-Eating Spirit Flame] (Requesting Follows Monthly Tickets Recommendation Tickets)

Near midnight, Zhou Ling felt he had more or less grasped the Void Origin Engraving.

He spread out the Spirit Paper and prepared to draw it.

As his Comprehension and Inscription Pattern proficiency improved, coupled with the assistance of [Basic Insight] and [Basic Analysis], he could quickly identify the key points and crucial intricacies of an engraving.

Even if he did not understand it at first, drawing it a few more times would naturally bring mastery.

But once he began drawing, the situation turned out somewhat beyond his expectations.

Since this was his first time drawing two nodes, and they were unfamiliar Space attribute Inscription Patterns, not only did it take a long time, but it also consumed an enormous amount of spiritual power.

[You are drawing an engraving. Precise Control +1, Void Origin Engraving proficiency +1]

"I never expected that drawing on Spirit Paper alone would consume half my spiritual power. Wouldn't drawing it on a Storage Pouch take even more—and be even harder to control?"

Zhou Ling sighed.

Although drawing one or two Void Origin Engravings every day would gradually raise his proficiency, and he would master it sooner or later, the key was that only seven days remained before delivery.

A few points of proficiency a day—this was still going to be tough!

"What should I do?"

Zhou Ling pondered it, but for the moment, he had no good solution.

He could only practice more and raise his proficiency as quickly as possible.

Though it was already midnight, he did not dare sleep.

He reached out and turned up the Firestone Lamp on the table.

Then he analyzed the Void Origin Engraving he had just drawn.

[You are analyzing the Void Origin Engraving. Basic Analysis +1, Void Origin Engraving proficiency +1]

This time, he improved the method for drawing the engraving's nodes.

Drawing the nodes precisely could also save quite a bit of spiritual power.

Afterward, Zhou Ling sat cross-legged and circulated the Spirit Flame Art to restore the Internal Spiritual Power in his body.

[You are absorbing spiritual energy. Spiritual Energy Affinity +1, spiritual energy +4]

Only after circulating it through eight cycles and recovering some spiritual power did Zhou Ling continue drawing.

Early the next morning, Zhou Ling was sitting cross-legged, cultivating the Spirit Flame Art to restore the Internal Spiritual Power in his body.

His entire body was crimson at that moment, steam rising from his skin as the meridians within him throbbed and pulsed.

"Has the Spirit Flame Art entered the second level?"

Zhou Ling's expression turned excited. According to the technique's records, upon reaching the second level, one would have a chance to comprehend how to condense Spirit Flame.

As his spiritual power circulated, a tiny cluster of violet-blue flame slowly condensed in his palm, gently dancing and casting flowing, brilliant hues across the small room.

[Growth Talent, Qi-Eating Spirit Flame: Able to absorb all kinds of heaven-and-earth qi to strengthen itself, and can even assist in refining and transforming them for use. Can be used in alchemy, Artifact Crafting, spells, and more. Requirement achieved: absorbed heaven-and-earth qi ten times.]

"I really condensed Spirit Flame. That's great!"

"And it even awakened a talent attribute, [Qi-Eating Spirit Flame]."

Zhou Ling said joyfully.

However, it was only a tiny cluster of Spirit Flame and did not possess much power yet.

According to the records in the Spirit Flame Art, Spirit Flames were also divided into nine grades, with the first grade being the lowest and the ninth grade the highest.

The Spirit Flame Art could at most condense Second-Grade Spirit Flame.

Moreover, under normal circumstances, one would generally need to reach the Late Qi Condensation before having a chance to condense Spirit Flame.

He was only at the Mid Qi Refining Stage now. Such progress rivaled that of a genius.

But Zhou Ling knew in his heart that this was mainly thanks to the blessings of the [Stronger from Adversity] and [Born to Excel] talents.

[Stronger from Adversity] continuously deepened his understanding of the Spirit Flame Art.

[Born to Excel] meant that his cultivation efficiency surpassed that of cultivators of the same rank by twice as much.

Of course, his daily, unwavering cultivation had also played a major part.

"According to the records of the Spirit Flame Art, only after reaching the second level of the technique and condensing Spirit Flame can I cultivate the secret arts recorded within it!"

"Looks like this saves me the Spirit Stones needed to exchange for spells at the Dao Academy."

"Still, opening up the meridian cycles for those secret arts does not seem so easy, and I'll also need the aid of a first-grade high-quality fire-attribute spirit item!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

Zhou Ling withdrew his spirit flame, feeling his Internal Spiritual Power grow a few degrees denser.

As the spirit flame condensed, a Spiritual Acupoint within his body was activated as well.

Joy welled up in his heart once more.

With the spirit flame, drawing engravings would be relatively easier from now on.

Of course, he also knew that the spirit flame had only just condensed and possessed limited power.

Nor did he yet know what attribute it possessed.

He would have to wait for it to grow, then observe it step by step.

Still, this alone was enough to exhilarate Zhou Ling.

Though the spirit flame was not yet powerful, being able to condense one was already far from ordinary.

Generally speaking, not many Rogue Cultivator Inscription Masters could condense spirit flames.

Zhou Ling secretly counted himself fortunate to have Wang Xin, this little rich girl, as his deskmate.

Otherwise, how could he have obtained such a precious cultivation technique as the Spirit Flame Art?

It was vastly superior to those basic cultivation techniques in the Dao Academy.

Next, Zhou Ling continued circulating the Spirit Flame Art and resumed cultivation.

A thread of spirit flame flickered across his body, then vanished.

[You are absorbing Spiritual Energy. Spiritual Energy Affinity +1, Spiritual Energy +4]

Half an hour later, Zhou Ling opened his eyes, delight appearing on his face.

With the Spirit Flame Art entering the second level, he could now complete twelve cycles in a single cultivation session.

Both the speed at which he absorbed Spiritual Energy and the efficiency with which he refined it had increased by more than double.

Moreover, after being refined by the spirit flame, the Spiritual Energy became even purer and more substantial.

It felt as though the spiritual power absorbed this way was not much inferior to that gained by refining and absorbing a Fire Glow Lotus.

And it did not come with the searing agony of having one's meridians burned when absorbing a Fire Glow Lotus.

Zhou Ling was thoroughly satisfied with this.

After finishing his cultivation, he sensed that his Internal Spiritual Power had become abundant once again.

In his mind, Zhou Ling carefully pondered the Void Origin Engraving.

Once he felt he was about ready, he picked up the Cloud Pattern Brush again and continued drawing.

This time, his brush moved with astonishing smoothness. In less than the time it took an incense stick to burn, the entire Void Origin Engraving was successfully drawn.

Zhou Ling still found it hard to believe, so he took the completed engraving to the window.

Under the morning sunlight, he examined it closely.

Under [Basic Analysis], it clearly still had some flaws, but it was already capable of forming an engraving.

Zhou Ling set down the Spirit Paper and carefully recalled the drawing process just now.

With the spirit flame's assistance, the two engraving nodes easily locked onto the Spiritual Energy.

This saved him a tremendous amount of spiritual power.

It also greatly increased his confidence in drawing other composite inscriptions.

His Internal Spiritual Power had only consumed around a third.

Zhou Ling felt that with the spirit flame's assistance, not only had his spiritual power consumption decreased and his speed increased, but his control over inscriptions had also improved markedly.

"This is what a spirit flame brings to Artifact Crafting!"

Zhou Ling's face was full of delight.

At that moment, he felt that even drawing an engraving with fifteen inscriptions would pose no problem.

Still, Zhou Ling did not dare grow careless.

After all, a Storage Pouch artifact cost more than a dozen Low-grade Spirit Stones. If something went wrong, the loss would be enormous.

There were still six days left. He would first raise his proficiency and ensure a sufficiently high Success Rate.

He would draw it on the last day.

Zhou Ling calculated in his heart.

[Your spirit flame absorbs the fragrance of spirit rice. Qi-Eating Spirit Flame +1]

[Your spirit flame absorbs the fragrance of Spirit Wine. Qi-Eating Spirit Flame +1]

As fragrance spread through the Kitchen.

A prompt appeared on the panel.