The Taiyin Fairy's Unyielding Loyalty to Her Sect

With the final stroke completed.

BOOM!

The Supreme Clarity Flying Sword burst outward with a ring of searing fire, spreading far into the distance. Another layer was forcibly shaved off the already riddled Silver Sky Island, and great swathes of molten metal and earth rained down from the sky.

Once again, all life within a thirty-kilometer radius was extinguished. The spirit herbs and spirit trees, which had already adapted to the high temperatures, were instantly destroyed.

"It's not broken!"

"It worked! It worked on the first try! I'm incredible, what a genius!"

Jiang Ding danced with joy.

His face was covered in soot, his hair curled, and his clothes hung in tatters. Even the third-rank Electromagnetic Spirit-Hiding Robe could not withstand the impact; parts of it had been burned away, its formation patterns shattered.

He carefully inspected the Supreme Clarity Flying Sword with his divine sense.

Beside the first Heavenly Dipper restriction, countless patterns and lines connected, extending into a second restriction. It was incomparably intricate, but appeared exceedingly transparent and hazy. Its spirituality and ability to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth were also far inferior to the first.

"A restriction phantom..."

Jiang Ding was not surprised. He closely examined this transparent, misty Heavenly Dipper restriction.

Heavenly Dipper restrictions were far too complex and inherently contained spirituality. Even Nascent Soul Cultivators could not carve one into being in a single attempt. Instead, they had to be inscribed and stabilized over multiple sessions.

"One refinement takes three years."

"It will probably take nine sessions, meaning nearly thirty years, to complete a single Heavenly Dipper restriction!"

"Thirty years!"

Jiang Ding did some quick calculations and sucked in a breath of cold air.

"That's too long. I can't go on like this. I have to learn how to refine my