In an instant, the panel's Spiritual Power Value dropped by eight points.
At the same time, the patterns on the Small Plate's surface lit up once more. Countless beams of white light enveloped the Yellow Bead in the Recessed Nest.
As the Small Plate carried out its derivation, the patterns on its surface flashed without pause.
Before long, the white light slowly faded, revealing the Yellow Bead in the Recessed Nest.
He noticed that the bead looked a little different from before. The writing had originally been inside it, but now the words wrapped around the Yellow Bead, as if they had spilled out.
After glancing at the Yellow Bead, he didn't hesitate. The Tricolor Soul Figure, formed from his soul, lightly tapped Earth Escape Technique again.
But this time, Cheng Buzheng found that the patterns on the Small Plate's surface didn't light up. At the same time, he sensed something unusual about the Small Plate.
Master of the Heavenly Jade Disc: Cheng Buzheng
Realm: Qi Refining Level 2
Cultivation Technique: First-order Mid-grade (Fine) Crimson Fire Technique (Perfection)
Spells: First-order Low-grade (Fine) Purple Crystal Bracelet (Perfection), First-order Low-grade (Ultimate) Earth Escape Technique (Perfection)
Spiritual Power Value: 22
Cheng Buzheng saw nothing wrong with the panel. Just then, a stream of information shot out from the Small Plate.
After examining it, he understood that this was the limit of a First-Order Spell's power. Any further derivation would evolve it into a First-order Mid-grade spell.
He abandoned the idea of continuing the derivation and glanced at the panel. There was too much text, making it cluttered.
With a thought, the panel changed slightly.
Master of the Heavenly Jade Disc: Cheng Buzheng
Realm: Qi Refining Level 2
First-Order Cultivation Technique: Mid-grade (Fine) Crimson Fire Technique+
First-Order Spells: Low-grade (Fine) Purple Crystal Bracelet+, Low-grade (Ultimate) Earth Escape Technique+
Spiritual Power Value: 22
The revised panel looked much cleaner. He paid it no further attention and turned his gaze to the Yellow Bead in the Recessed Nest.
With a thought, the Yellow Bead wrapped in writing appeared in his hand.
Without hesitation, he raised his hand, opened his mouth, and swallowed it in one smooth motion.
At once.
Countless yellow words enveloped his soul. Cheng Buzheng, immersed in comprehension, seemed to return to that vast, white world, where countless experiences merged with him.
In that boundless white world, he practiced Earth Escape Technique again and again, slowly digesting the experience in his mind, bit by bit. He had no idea how much time passed.
Perhaps it was an instant; perhaps it was ten thousand years. At last, he cultivated the spell to the Perfection Realm.
After its derivation, Earth Escape Technique was not only ten times faster, but its concealment ability had also greatly increased. Early Qi Refining Stage cultivators couldn't detect him at all.
By his estimate, only a Qi Refining Mid-stage cultivator who had practiced a First-order Mid-grade Eye Technique might discover him. And that Eye Technique would have to be at least at the Major Completion Realm, with a quality of Fine or better.
As for Late Qi Refining Stage cultivators, they would need to practice at least one Eye Technique for detection.
After all, Eye Techniques came in every imaginable variety, with all sorts of strange functions.
Seeing that Earth Escape Technique had reached its current limit, Cheng Buzheng turned his attention to the last spell. Leaving his Spiritual Power Value unused would be a waste; his own strength was his greatest reliance.
With a shift of his mind,
all his memories of Purple Crystal Bracelet surged forth. He immediately drew out the complete recollection of the spell and condensed it into a seed.
Then he placed it directly in the Small Plate's central Recessed Nest. The figure formed from his Three-Colored Soul extended its index finger and lightly tapped Purple Crystal Bracelet.
In an instant, the Spiritual Power Value on the panel dropped by four points.
At the same time, the patterns on the Small Plate's surface glimmered faintly. Countless beams of white light wound around the seed in the Recessed Nest.
At that moment, the seed looked like an egg, glowing white. As the Small Plate carried out its derivation, the patterns on its surface flashed without pause.
A moment later,
the white light slowly faded, eventually forming a purple bead.
After glancing at the purple bead, Cheng Buzheng didn't waste a moment. The figure formed from his Three-Colored Soul extended its index finger and lightly tapped Purple Crystal Bracelet again.
In an instant,
the Spiritual Power Value on the panel hovering above the Small Plate dropped by another eight points. At the same time, the patterns on the Small Plate's surface glimmered again, and countless beams of white light wound around the purple bead.
As the Small Plate carried out its derivation, the patterns on its surface flashed without pause.
In the blink of an eye,
the white light on the Small Plate's patterns slowly went out. The purple bead had changed greatly; it was now just like Earth Escape Technique at the Ultimate level of First-order Low-grade.
The difference was that one gave off yellow writing, while the other gave off purple writing.
Cheng Buzheng guessed, "This... could very well be... the symbol of a spell reaching its limit at each stage!"
After glancing at it, he swallowed it at once.
At once,
countless purple words enveloped his Three-Colored Soul. Its tricolored radiance vanished from sight, leaving only a hazy purple glow.
As he comprehended the spell, the purple writing on his soul slowly dwindled, gradually revealing its three colors.
Before long,
not a single purple word remained on his Three-Colored Soul. That meant Cheng Buzheng had comprehended the spell to the Perfection Realm.
Sensing the change in the panel, the figure formed from his Three-Colored Soul went over to it.
Master of the Heavenly Jade Disc: Cheng Buzheng
Realm: Qi Refining Level 2
First-Order Cultivation Technique: Mid-grade (Fine) Crimson Fire Technique+
First-Order Spells: Low-grade (Ultimate) Purple Crystal Bracelet+, Low-grade (Ultimate) Earth Escape Technique+
Spiritual Power Value: 10
Cheng Buzheng had comprehended both spells to their current limits, and didn't care that only ten points of Spiritual Power Value remained.
In a Spirit Stone Mine, what did he have to fear from running out of Spiritual Power Value?
However, although he had comprehended Purple Crystal Bracelet to its limit, he still needed enough Spirit Material to unleash its full power.
Besides, the Purple Crystal Bracelets he had condensed before would need to be reforged.
With that thought, he got to work at once.
Cheng Buzheng circulated his magic power, and the Small Disc grew larger and larger, surpassing the size of a millstone. But he still didn't stop feeding it magic power.
Only when the Small Disc had grown to a zhang across did he stop.
The Purple Crystal Bracelet, now a zhang across, covered nearly half the space above the Secret Chamber. Even he felt a little oppressed.
That alone showed how intimidating the spell was.
He knew this was the limit of Purple Crystal Bracelet. After all, the Spirit Patterns were the core of the spell. A zhang across was just right; making it any bigger would be counterproductive, disrupting its overall balance and reducing its power.
The Small Disc still looked the same as before, with a round inner ring and a round outer ring. Shaped along the outer ring were right-angled triangular blades like fish fins, forming a full nine circles.
At that moment,
each blade along the Purple Crystal Bracelet's outer ring, shaped like a fish's dorsal fin, was as large as a millstone. The outer ring was covered in eighty-one blades, nine times nine. They looked terrifying, bristling with killing intent.
At that moment,
although the Purple Crystal Bracelet had been formed from magic power and looked bristling with killing intent, it hadn't yet taken shape. It still looked somewhat illusory and had little power to speak of.
Then Cheng Buzheng stirred his Divine Sense. Countless threads of Divine Sense spread out and swam through the Purple Crystal Bracelet like fish, each heading toward its appointed direction, as though everything had fallen naturally into place.
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