Bai Xiaowen read through the jade slip's record of the "Sword Seal."
Thanks to the special specialization, Spirit Force Mastery, having reached Proficient Level 1, Bai Xiaowen almost instantly grasped how to use the Sword Seal.
A thread of True Essence Force flowed from his fingertip. The rune circuit arranged itself according to the Sword Seal's pattern, and soon, a small transparent sword of light took shape, containing his Spirit Force Mark.
As Bai Xiaowen familiarized himself with the Sword Seal's characteristics, Chen Rong was utterly stunned.
"How... did you master the Sword Seal so quickly?" Chen Rong was deeply discouraged. "Even if it's only a first-tier Daoist art, that's still far too outrageous."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and subtly showed off. Rather than answering directly, he praised her instead. "This Sword Seal is quite special. It clearly incorporates the Spirit Force Mark circuit, making it equivalent to a Double Combination Sword Talisman, yet it consumes even less Spirit Force than the original Basic Sword Talisman."
Bai Xiaowen had just tried casting the Sword Seal. It had consumed only 44 points of True Essence Force, six fewer than the Basic Sword Talisman's 50. If his mastery of the Sword Seal improved further, that expenditure could be reduced even more.
By Bai Xiaowen's estimate, a Sword Seal at the Mastery level would consume at most twenty to thirty points of True Essence Force per use.
The thought brought a smile to Bai Xiaowen's face. Twenty to thirty points of True Essence Force was less than 1% of his current maximum of nearly three thousand points. He could use it freely now. Low consumption also meant that his Spirit Force recovery could replenish it quickly.
Distracted by this, Chen Rong stopped asking why Bai Xiaowen had mastered the Sword Seal so quickly and