Chapter 35

I'm not sure if it's because he's closer to the Fire Crystal Stone or for some other reason, but Liu Yan's forehead is now drenched in sweat.

He watches Qin Lie as he crouches down, observing the six-pointed shield being scorched by the Fire Crystal Stone, and seeing the shield turn a deep red from the flames. His heart is filled with an inexplicable tension, and he clenches his fists tightly.

"Since it's already damaged, and we might not even make it out alive, let him give it a try," Liu Yan says, feigning calmness.

"You're crazy too!" Gao Yu's face is cold, his eyes glinting with malice as he glares at Qin Lie. "Have you ever seen such a young Artisan? A person who can repair a Fifth Rank Spirit Tool would not be this young. I really don't understand why you're taking this risk. A Spirit Tool worth two thousand contribution points, just to be ruined by him? It's utterly unreasonable!"

Hearing this, Liu Yan's face is filled with a bitter smile, and he feels that he was too rash, regretting his decision.

The growth of every Artisan is extremely difficult and arduous, and generally, only powerful forces can cultivate them.

The practice of refining is too costly in terms of spirit materials, and small forces simply cannot afford it. An Artisan needs to devote their entire being, accumulate time, and use countless spirit materials to grow...

The Ling family clearly does not meet these conditions, and Qin Lie... is far too young.

No matter how you look at it, Qin Lie cannot possibly be an outstanding Artisan, and it's no wonder Gao Yu thinks he's crazy.

"Please be quiet!"

Ling Yushi frowns slightly, the red flames of the Fire Crystal Stone casting a rosy glow on her face. Hearing the noise around her, she fears it might distract Qin Lie and can't help but call out.

Everyone falls silent, their eyes fixed on Qin Lie, their faces filled with surprise and confusion.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

The flames of the Fire Crystal Stone are fierce and surging, turning the six-pointed shield a deep red. The exquisite turtle-shaped patterns on the shield's surface flicker with a red light, looking extremely beautiful.

"Sizzle, sizzle!"

A thread of white spirit energy is released from Qin Lie's right index finger. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he points his finger at the turtle-shaped pattern on the shield, and a beam of white spirit energy immediately strikes the pattern.

A thread of mental energy mixed in the spirit energy instantly connects him with the shield!

Without touching the object with his finger, he can see the two spirit array diagrams inside the shield through the penetration of spirit energy and mental energy.

The mental energy gradually spreads, like a net expanding, gradually covering the two spirit array diagrams inside the shield, locking onto the twisted points of the lines.

Then, the spirit energy quickly surges in, gathering at the blocked points.

Qin Lie's eyes suddenly close, his attention intensely focused, using his mental awareness to perceive the twisted points of the spirit array diagram. He steadily increases the input of spirit energy, allowing it to flow bit by bit to the critical points.

He doesn't rush to act, fully devoting himself, sensing the subtle conditions of the material inside the object...

The Fire Crystal Stone continues to burn fiercely, the six-pointed shield supported by four stones, with the inner side being scorched and the outer side gradually turning red.

Qin Lie is close to the Fire Crystal Stone and the shield, his index finger's spirit energy acting like a white engraving knife, resting on the turtle-shaped pattern on the shield.

Maintaining this posture, he is drenched in sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of water, his clothes completely soaked.

Time passes bit by bit...

His mental awareness is focused on the material of the shield, not daring to relax for a moment, all his attention on sensing the subtle changes in the material!

Under the continuous burning of the Fire Crystal Stone, the hard material inside the shield gradually softens, almost melting.

It's now or never!

The spirit energy, which has been suppressed for a long time, surges like a flood, rushing towards the twisted spirit energy lines!

Guided by mental energy, his spirit energy follows the predetermined path, splitting into different directions, instantly unraveling the tangled spirit lines!

"Whoosh!"

The blocked spirit array diagram suddenly becomes unobstructed!

The spirit energy flows smoothly through the array diagram, surging into the amplification spirit array diagram embedded in it. Through this amplification spirit array diagram, the spirit energy is divided into six parts, each impacting one of the six corners of the shield!

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

Six bright silver beams suddenly shoot out from the six corners of the six-pointed shield, startling the Ling family members who are nearby, causing them to scream and retreat.

Liu Yan is wiping the sweat from his face, and when he sees the familiar silver beams, his body trembles, his eyes filled with an indescribable excitement. He shouts, "It's done! It's successful! Qin Lie actually succeeded!"

All the Ling family members are shocked, looking at Qin Lie with disbelief, their hearts filled with immense shock.

"Heaven, he actually... actually succeeded." Ling Yushi's beautiful eyes sparkle, and a smile of extreme joy escapes her lips, not knowing what to say.

"The fire of the Fire Crystal Stone can be extinguished now." Qin Lie sits down like a pile of mud, exhausted, and reminds them, "Just wait for the shield to cool down, and it should be usable again. I'm too tired, I need to rest."

He never thought that repairing a spirit tool would be so draining of spirit energy and mental energy. This is even more difficult than his cultivation of Heavenly Thunder Punishment. In just a short while, he almost collapses from exhaustion.

He not only consumed a lot of spirit energy but also lost a lot of mental energy. The high level of concentration made his nerves extremely tense, giving him a sense of impending collapse. This experience of refining... is too profound, more exhausting than any cultivation technique!

"Without further ado, take this bottle of Spirit Recovery Pills and use them to recover." Liu Yan steps forward, handing over a whole bottle of Spirit Recovery Pills, then looks at Qin Lie with a gleaming eye and says, "I've forgotten everything that happened before. I owe you a favor. If I can return alive this time, if the Ling family has any trouble in the future, just come to me. I will not refuse if I can help!"

"Thank you, Brother Liu!" Before Qin Lie can speak, Ling Yushi suddenly thanks him with a radiant smile, her face glowing.

She knows that Liu Yan has a certain status in the Nebula Pavilion. With his words, their secret departure from the canyon will not be pursued, and many of the Ling family's future matters might be facilitated through Liu Yan, giving them more leverage and confidence in their conflict with Du Haitian.

"You shouldn't thank me, you should thank Qin Lie." Liu Yan smiles kindly, then slaps his head, suddenly realizing, "You don't need to thank him either, ha ha, I almost forgot you're family."

His good-natured teasing makes Ling Yushi's face turn slightly red, and she smiles, her eyes twinkling as she looks at Qin Lie.

Qin Lie takes the Spirit Recovery Pills and swallows three without hesitation, then closes his eyes to focus on recovering, seemingly not hearing their conversation.

"Are you all still standing there? Do you have a lot of time? Go and recover your strength!" Ling Yushi turns around, her lips curved in a smile, and scolds the Ling family members.

The Ling family members who gathered to watch Qin Lie repair the spirit tool seem to wake up from their shock, staring at Qin Lie for a while before finally returning to their positions to cultivate.

Gao Yu and two other family members, after seeing Qin Lie successfully repair the six-pointed shield, change their expressions and remain silent.

Hearing Liu Yan and Ling Yushi's conversation, Gao Yu knows that Liu Yan no longer intends to pursue the Ling family's unauthorized departure.

He is secretly furious, his face cold, and he ignores Liu Yan, silently walking away with his family members.

...

"Right here! They stayed here!" The Shattered Ice Manor's tracker leads everyone to the shrubbery where Qin Lie and the others once stayed. He squints his eyes and suddenly smiles, "The Ling family members should be here too. From the traces... they have joined forces."

"Very good, it saves us the trouble. It's easier to take them all at once." The Shattered Ice Manor's elder, Yan Dewu, laughs sinisterly, glancing at Feng Yi beside him and reassures him, "Feng Yi, rest assured, none of them will escape."

The Shattered Ice Manor's warriors, upon hearing this, all show a look of schadenfreude, looking at the three members of the Feng family with strange expressions.

Feng Yi is now very quiet, the bright smile that often graces his face is gone, replaced by a thick aura of resentment and killing intent. "I will kill them all to give an account to my clan," he says in a low, ominous voice.

"Those two Ling family girls, when the time comes... I will give you three days with them. After three days, just show me their bodies," Yan Dewu chuckles.

Feng Yi nods, saying nothing, clenching his fists tightly: Qin Lie! Ling Yushi! You two just wait!

"We won't catch up to them tonight, but if there are no accidents, we should find them tomorrow." The old tracker frowns and says, "Last time, if we hadn't run into a group of spirit beasts, Liu Yan and the others would already be dead. This time, our luck shouldn't be that bad."

"Right, we can't waste any more time." Yan Dewu nods, "We need to deal with this quickly and return to the Heavenly Wolf Mountain to mine the Yang Fire Jade. If we delay, the Nebula Pavilion might become alert, and it won't be so easy to mine the Yang Fire Jade."

...

Qin Lie gradually wakes up from his cultivation.

Opening his eyes, he finds that everyone, except for him, is ready to go, all looking at him, waiting for him to lead the way.

Even Gao Yu, who seems to have been waiting patiently, grumbles when he sees Qin Lie awake, "If we don't leave soon, it will be daylight."

"You can go if you're in a hurry," Ling Xin teases, "Just be careful not to wander into a spirit beast gathering and get killed. The Shattered Ice Manor won't even need to lift a finger."

Gao Yu grits his teeth, his face cold, and doesn't respond.

"Let's go." Qin Lie nods and leads the way again.

As he circulates his spirit energy, his eyes suddenly brighten, noticing that the spirit energy in his dantian is more refined and pure than before.

This surprises him, and he checks his mental energy, finding himself refreshed and with a noticeable increase in mental energy, which fills him with joy.

"During the repair of the spirit tool, my attention was intensely focused, and my spirit, energy, and mind were in their best state. Clearly, the process of expending spirit energy and mental energy to adjust the spirit array diagram is also a magical cultivation process! Through the repair of the spirit tool, my spirit energy and mental energy have both been enhanced. It seems... this is also an excellent cultivation method!"

Qin Lie thinks to himself, slowly circulating his strength, and finds that each time the spirit energy flows through his body, it causes a tingling and painful sensation in his acupoints.

"Once the spirit energy penetrates the acupoints, it can burst forth with strength, which is the threshold of the Eighth Level of Body Cultivation! The tingling and painful sensation in the acupoints... does this mean I'm about to break through to the Eighth Level of Body Cultivation?"

Qin Lie carefully experiences this for a while, his spirit invigorated, his eyes filled with joy.

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