Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei: It Was Finally My Turn

The Heavenly Jewel Change World.

More than three months had passed since Qi Fei had become Ye Ruichen's disciple.

During that time, Qi Fei had devoted himself to learning the art of consolidation, preparing to design consolidation equipment for his other selves in the future.

His dedication to learning and depth of study had even earned the admiration of his teacher, Ye Ruichen.

The other Qi Feis were cultivating far too quickly, so Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei could only devote his time to studying the art of consolidation.

Of course, Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei himself didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

Everyone had their own role to play.

As Qi Fei pondered, he used tools to grind the Heavenly Cores, gemstones, minerals, and other materials beside him into powder.

Normally, he did this step with his bare hands.

With the strength of his Eleven-Bead power, he could easily turn into a human pulverizer.

But with his teacher, Ye Ruichen, watching nearby, he had to hold back a little.

Once he had preprocessed all the materials, Qi Fei set up a crucible and prepared to light a fire to brew the Forming Liquid.

He had learned this step from Dou Po Qi Fei.

When it came to combining different materials, an alchemist like Dou Po Qi Fei was the expert.

So, after absorbing Dou Po Qi Fei's alchemy experience, Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei had made some adjustments so he could apply it to making Forming Liquid.

In theory, it could also be used for alchemy, but making pills required adjusting the formula to account for the different medicinal ingredients in each world. Qi Fei didn't have the time for that yet.

His Life Beads appeared in his hands.

He channeled his fire attribute, mixed with a touch of life and space attributes, and a lively flame sprang to life beneath the crucible.

The liquid that had been prepared in the crucible began to ripple as the temperature rose.

It was the juice of a plant called Earth Mulberry. The liquid was milky white, and the Heavenly Power it contained was balanced and gentle, making it a common base for Forming Liquid.

As the Earth Mulberry juice neared boiling, Qi Fei began adding the materials.

First came the powdered Heavenly Cores with space and fire attributes.

These two materials were the primary ingredients in this batch of Forming Liquid.

As the two ingredients dropped into the liquid one after the other, the power within the powder caused it to boil violently.

Qi Fei adjusted the flame at an unhurried pace, coaxing the two kinds of power to merge with the liquid more quickly.

Before long, the liquid in the crucible had taken on the appearance of a yin-yang hotpot, one side silver and the other red.

The two main ingredients had initially combined with the liquid.

Qi Fei began adding the supplementary ingredients.

Ice-type jadeite representing strength, fire-attributed rubies, the fangs and claws of Red Fire Wolves, and Iron Essence, which only formed in iron ore veins under special circumstances...

Qi Fei gradually infused the essence of each material into the liquid.

At the same time, the power of the two main ingredients slowly began to merge.

Before long, the liquid had completely transformed into a red fluid shimmering with a faint silver light.

The Forming Liquid was ready.

Qi Fei pretended to meditate for a while, acting as though he needed to recover his Heavenly Power.

Then he took out the Consolidation Paper he had specially made for this occasion and prepared to draw a Consolidation Scroll.

Consolidation Paper usually needed to be made with space-attributed materials and a Heavenly Core of at least the Grandmaster rank—the equivalent of a human with seven beads—so that it could support a Consolidation Master's design.

Space-attributed Heavenly Power flowed from Qi Fei's hand into the Consolidation Pen, where it mingled with the Forming Liquid he had dipped it in.

The pen, named Green Bamboo, was a top-quality tool Ye Ruichen had prepared for Qi Fei. It was good enough to serve him all the way to God Master level.

And after it had been imbued with a weapon spirit from the God Three World, using it became as smooth as could be—a genuine pleasure.

It was thanks to this pen that Qi Fei had never failed to draw a Consolidation Scroll.

Ye Ruichen couldn't help calling it a miracle.

The nib glided across the pale red Consolidation Paper. The Forming Liquid flowed smoothly, merging with the paper under the influence of Heavenly Power and leaving behind a series of patterns.

Soon, the design on the Consolidation Paper began to take shape.

It was a One-handed Sword, with a sharp blade, a red spine, and a crossguard shaped like auspicious clouds.

At the pommel behind the hilt was a circular indentation. It was the Inlay Slot Qi Fei had designed into the piece.

This was a Master-Level Consolidation Scroll.

In truth, thanks to his powerful cultivation and Green Bamboo, Qi Fei was already capable of making Grandmaster-Level Consolidation Scrolls on his own.

But his displayed cultivation level held him back, so he had never shown his teacher what he could do.

Of course, this ability wasn't particularly important. Qi Fei's basic requirement for consolidation was a God-Level Set, so the difference between barely reaching Grandmaster-Level and not reaching it at all was negligible.

For now, Qi Fei's priority was figuring out how to design, from scratch, a blueprint for a God-Level Consolidation Set with at least nine pieces.

There were three God Masters between Heavenly Jewel Island and his teacher's side, so there was no need to worry about making the Consolidation Scrolls.

Once he came up with the design, he could simply talk it over with his teacher and get the actual pieces made.

And what Qi Fei was drawing now was a Master-Level piece of consolidation equipment of his own design.

As he made the final stroke, the patterns on the Consolidation Paper glowed crimson. The auras of the paper and the Forming Liquid became one, harmonizing as though they were a single living thing.

The Consolidation Scroll for the Legendary weapon of his childhood, the Long Rainbow Sword, was complete.

"Beautiful."

Ye Ruichen, who had been watching silently, couldn't help applauding.

"You flatter me, Master."

Qi Fei pretended to look breathless, as though he had used up too much Heavenly Power.

"To draw a Master-Level Consolidation Scroll with only two beads of cultivation—your achievement would make the Consolidation Masters outside hang their heads in shame, even take their own lives. How could that be flattery?"

Ye Ruichen laughed heartily.

His disciple had only been learning to make Consolidation Scrolls for three months, yet he had already achieved so much.

How could such talent fail to delight him?

"Little Fei, may I take a look?"

Ye Ruichen looked at Qi Fei expectantly.

"I was just about to ask you to take a look, Master."

Qi Fei raised a hand and invited Ye Ruichen over.

"Wonderful. Haha!"

Ye Ruichen immediately went to the table and picked up the Consolidation Scroll Qi Fei had made.

"The flow of Heavenly Power is near perfect. The way the fire and strength attributes combine is exceptionally clever, and this would rank among the finest Master-Level works."

He praised it constantly as he examined it closely.

Qi Fei was starting to feel a little embarrassed.

"...Wait. Judging from the energy in this scroll, its success rate should be one in ten."

Ye Ruichen was astonished by what he had discovered.

Consolidation Scrolls had a success rate when used.

Generally, scrolls made by Consolidation Masters below Master-Level only succeeded once every thousand uses.

That was a success rate of one in a thousand.

(Some had an even lower rate, but those were mostly Apprentice works and didn't sell well.)

Master-Level scrolls generally had a one-percent success rate, while Grandmaster-Level ones were around five percent.

Even a God Master like Ye Ruichen could only guarantee a one-in-ten success rate.

Yet his disciple had produced a Master-Level Consolidation Scroll with a one-in-ten success rate.

Was he dreaming?

"Little Fei, how did you do it?"

Ye Ruichen looked at his disciple, almost suspecting that some old monster was playing a joke on him.

"I've made some progress with the fire attribute, so I incorporated my insights into the design."

A flame appeared in Qi Fei's hand.

He had added a tiny bit of insight into the laws, giving the flame a terrifying temperature.

Since this was his first Master-Level Consolidation Scroll design, Qi Fei had chosen the fire attribute he was best at. Naturally, he had worked a little of his insight into the design.

He had originally thought it would only enhance the power of the finished consolidation equipment. He hadn't expected it to greatly increase the power of the scroll itself and improve its success rate, too.

No wonder insights into the laws, which pointed directly to the rules governing the world, were so powerful.

Of course, Qi Fei hadn't done this solely to ensure the success of his first Master-Level design.

His goal was to leave a strong impression on his teacher, so he could ask for higher-grade materials in the future and study God-Level consolidation equipment.

Over the past three months, Qi Fei had continually shown Ye Ruichen how talented he was, all to help make that possible.

"This flame resembles one driven by Heavenly Dao Power, but it's far purer."

Ye Ruichen circled the flame in Qi Fei's hand twice, his face full of wonder.

Heavenly Dao Power was the name given to the Heavenly Power of Heavenly Kings—those with ten beads. It possessed the might to command the power of heaven and earth.

With only a very few exceptionally gifted talents able to draw scrolls beyond their rank, most God Masters had this level of cultivation.

In other words, the flame Qi Fei had summoned was at least as powerful as an attack from a Heavenly King.

"Here's my design. Please take a look, Master."

Qi Fei took a stack of blueprints out of his Space Ring and handed them to Ye Ruichen.

Compared with the finished scroll, the blueprints contained more comprehensive information and better revealed the essence of the consolidation equipment.

The stack also included Qi Fei's original drafts and all his subsequent revisions, making it the best way to show how his design had evolved.

"Brilliant!"

Ye Ruichen flipped through the designs one by one.

The way the weapon's structure was constructed and the process for completing the blueprints were both typical of their school of thought.

From the stack of papers, Ye Ruichen could clearly see the entire design taking shape.

What delighted him even more was that Qi Fei had managed to go a step beyond what he had taught.

The work was a little immature, but it was unquestionably expressing Qi Fei's own ideas.

The way he had structured the fire attribute in particular was so ingenious that Ye Ruichen slapped the table in admiration.

Even a God Master like him couldn't help savoring it.

Truly remarkable.

"Little Fei, now I believe you can break through the legendary limit and complete a twelve-piece Legendary Set."

After admiring it for a long while, Ye Ruichen returned the blueprints to Qi Fei.

He really was lucky to have taken on such a talented disciple.

"Master, I think we can. I believe you'll be able to do it someday, too."

As Qi Fei took the blueprints, he also offered his teacher a little encouragement.

"Haha, I'll take you up on that."

Ye Ruichen laughed.

"By the way, I got so caught up watching you make that scroll, Little Fei, I almost forgot why I came today."

With a look of excitement, he took a stack of blueprints out of his Space Ring.

He looked like someone eager to share a treasure with a good friend, his joy utterly genuine.

"Little Fei, take a look at this."

Ye Ruichen handed the blueprints to Qi Fei.

The first thing Qi Fei saw was a design for a two-handed Greatsword, far more complex than his own Long Rainbow Sword.

And it had no Inlay Slot.

"Master, could this be...?"

He stared at Ye Ruichen in shock.

"A Legendary-Level Consolidation Set design. It's called Abyssal Boundless, and it has nine pieces. It's a gift I prepared for you."

Ye Ruichen smiled.

"You have many attributes. Even I can't further enhance all of them, so I decided to start with Heavenly Power. That's how I came up with the Abyssal Boundless Set."

"Besides enhancing strength and agility, the set's greatest enhancement is to your Heavenly Power itself."

"Based on my estimates, with three pieces, your Heavenly Power should be on par with someone who has four beads. With all nine pieces, you should be able to handle a Heavenly King with ease."

"At the same time, it will continuously draw in energy from the outside world and help you recover your Heavenly Power."

"And I've left room for a tenth piece. With a few people, we should be able to make it. As for an eleventh or even a twelfth piece, you and I will have to work toward that together."

Ye Ruichen introduced the design he had poured his heart and soul into creating.

"Thank you, Master."

Qi Fei spoke with heartfelt gratitude.

As far as he knew, designing a nine-piece set by himself was already close to the limit of Ye Ruichen's ability, let alone making it compatible with a tenth piece.

And Ye Ruichen had come up with this design in just three months.

It was clear how much thought his teacher had put into it.

"I just didn't want to embarrass myself at your formal apprenticeship banquet."

Ye Ruichen waved it off, unconcerned.

"Once the first three scrolls for this set are ready, we'll hold your apprenticeship banquet and formally announce to the world that you're my disciple."

Qi Fei only had two beads of cultivation at the moment, but it was always better to be prepared.

"I'm grateful for all the effort you've put in, Master."

Qi Fei had guessed that his teacher would design a set tailored to him, but he hadn't expected to get results so quickly.

After all, with his Dual Physical Jewel, Ye Ruichen had to design the relevant blueprints from scratch.

And on top of that, Ye Ruichen had added an effect that enhanced Heavenly Power.

It was hard for Qi Fei not to be pleased.

He had no idea whether this Heavenly Power-enhancing effect would work on the energy inside other Qi Feis.

If it did, the Qi Feis would have a universal set of divine gear to look forward to.

"You're my disciple. If I don't go to the trouble for you, who will?"

Ye Ruichen replied with a smile.

"All right, focus on your cultivation and try to put on the full set as soon as possible. I should go find someone to make your Consolidation Scrolls."

He could hardly wait to let the world know just how exceptional his disciple was.

"Master, can I watch while the scrolls are being made?"

Qi Fei asked excitedly.

The process of making a Legendary Set was not something one got to see every day.

Besides, he could wear the full set of equipment even without cultivating.

"That's fine. You've reached the point where it's time for you to learn about this."

After thinking for a moment, Ye Ruichen agreed to Qi Fei's request.

"But be careful not to let that old woman Weiyang trick you."

He gave Qi Fei a solemn warning.

Ever since Weiyang had become the only one of the three God Masters on Heavenly Jewel Island without a disciple, she had been eyeing his and Tianyi's disciples all day long.

Who knew what tricks she might try this time to lure Qi Fei away?

"Yes, Master."

Qi Fei agreed at once.