"Who told you there were no such steps?"
Lu Feng smiled calmly, with a trace of pride. "Those steps exist within every single arrow."
"What?" Lin Xiaowan was so startled that her body stiffened involuntarily.
Lu Feng explained, "Take the Wind Vortex Arrow, for instance. It is the product of fusing the Heavenly Wind Vortex Array into it."
"The Heavenly Wind Vortex Array normally uses Heavenly Star Crystal Jade as its array core, supplemented by beast cores from certain wind-element soul beasts."
"Through special means, I extracted in advance the energy used to sustain the array's operation. While engraving it, I completed the Spirit Infusion step as well, allowing every array pattern itself to contain formidable power—enough to maintain the array's operation."
"When it is fired, only the final step, Vein Connection, is needed to complete the array."
"And I greatly simplified that step as well. There is no need to connect the patterns in order from beginning to end. One only needs to link the sections that were left unconnected beforehand."
"It is like weaving a huge net over this arrow shaft. Only the final two strands remain unlinked. When the arrow is fired, all that is needed is to connect those two strands, and the net can be used to catch fish."
"Don't really understand?" Lu Feng turned his head and saw Lin Xiaowan drooping her head against his back, utterly bewildered. He could not help smiling indulgently.
That dazed and adorable look was truly far too cute, making one want to reach out and pinch her fair cheeks.
Lin Xiaowan belatedly shook her head. "I think I understand a little. It's like firecrackers during the New Year, right? All the preparatory steps have already been fused into the arrow. When the arrow is fired, all that is