Chapter 70

In the midst of the greenish glow flickering on the spirit board, the small house was bathed in a faint light. Qin Lie stood with a focused expression, his eyes seemingly emitting fine currents of electricity, and the tips of his fingers glowing white like needle points, meticulously etching intricate and complex patterns on the spirit board.

Sweat beads faintly appeared on his forehead, and the veins on his neck were clearly visible, yet his spirit was extremely excited. Combining the spirit array diagrams, integrating the spirit gathering array diagram and the amplification spirit array diagram on a single spirit board to enhance the spirit gathering effect... he was very much looking forward to it.

The current-like rays moved within the spirit board, leaving behind a series of splendid tracks, forming the veins of the spirit array diagram. Inside the spirit gathering array diagram, the amplification array diagram was reduced several times and embedded within it, with a few spirit lines acting as hinges, connecting the two array diagrams...

"Boom!"

The two array diagrams simultaneously flashed, suddenly releasing a brilliant light. The originally independent two spirit array diagrams, with the final stroke, seemed to perfectly merge into one. They became a complete whole.

A stream of spirit energy was injected, first flowing rapidly within the spirit gathering array diagram, then guiding it to the amplification array diagram, activating it, making the two spirit array diagrams instantly come alive, emitting a gorgeous light.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

The subtle fluctuations of the heaven and earth spirit artifacts, which Qin Lie, who was fully concentrated, felt, made him suddenly feel that the air he was breathing had become fresh and natural, as if it carried a natural scent from the forest.

In the shop, Li Mu lazily lounged in a recliner, squinting at the sunlight outside the door, doing business in a lackluster manner. At this moment, his eyebrows raised, seemingly suddenly becoming interested.

Ignoring the business, he got up from the recliner, turned to the back yard, and came to the door of Qin Lie's small house, calling out, "How is it? Did it succeed?"

"It seems to have succeeded." Qin Lie scratched his head, uncertainly saying, "Uncle Li, take a look, see... if it works?"

Li Mu was secretly surprised. Combining two spirit array diagrams sounded simple, but in practice, it was not easy. Three days ago, after he gave the suggestion, Qin Lie had started trying. As Li Mu had guessed, Qin Lie's initial attempts at combining the diagrams failed continuously, using up many spirit boards, and not once could he integrate them.

The combination of two spirit array diagrams was a great test of a spirit artifact craftsman's creativity, and finding the right point of integration was very difficult. Li Mu had thought that Qin Lie would need at least ten to fifteen days to gradually figure out the knack, and he hadn't expected the array diagram combination to be so quick this time.

"Let me see." Li Mu extended his hand, took the lustrous spirit board, and felt it carefully. Inside the spirit board, the amplification spirit array diagram was reduced several times and embedded within the spirit gathering array diagram. As the spirit energy flowed within the spirit gathering array diagram, the amplification spirit array diagram also functioned, subtly influencing the spirit gathering array diagram, increasing the speed of the spirit energy's rotation, and enhancing the core elements of the spirit gathering.

Li Mu nodded secretly, touched the spirit board, and waited for a while, observing the changes in the heaven and earth spirit energy. After a quarter of an hour, his eyes brightened, and he said to Qin Lie, "The spirit gathering token could originally only enhance a quarter of the heaven and earth spirit energy, but after adding the amplification spirit array diagram, this enhanced spirit gathering token can now enhance half of the heaven and earth spirit energy, doubling the spirit gathering effect!"

"Is that good or bad?" Qin Lie asked nervously.

Li Mu was surprised, "Do you know that a general amplification spirit array diagram that can enhance two to three tenths of the effect is already considered a good amplification spirit array diagram? An amplification spirit array diagram that can enhance five to six tenths of the effect is already an extremely powerful and outstanding amplification spirit array diagram. Directly doubling the effect, do you think it's good or bad?"

"That's pretty good then." Qin Lie nodded and genuinely smiled.

"Not just good, it's very impressive." Li Mu pinched the spirit array diagram, thought for a moment, and then said, "Of course, I have also seen amplification spirit array diagrams that can enhance two to three times the effect, but that situation is different from yours."

"What situation?" Qin Lie asked curiously.

"If the material of the artifact is already outstanding, a supreme treasure of heaven and earth, and the process of refining it into an artifact is extremely skillful and perfect, then the amplification spirit array diagram etched on it can function even more effectively! Of course, this situation is very dependent on the material of the artifact, only the best and most precious materials can enhance the amplification effect even more."

Li Mu looked at him and explained with a smile, "And what you used is just a spirit board, the most basic material for practicing the etching of spirit array diagrams, not even qualifying as an 'artifact.' To still achieve a doubling effect, I find it quite astonishing. Yes, if we disregard the material and only talk about the amplification array diagram, the amplification spirit array diagram you have mastered should be the most magical one I have seen."

After a pause, Li Mu added, "To put it this way, if you also use a spirit artifact refined from supreme treasures to etch the amplification spirit array diagram, perhaps the amplification effect of your amplification spirit array diagram could reach three to four times, perhaps even surpassing what I have seen!"

"Does that mean I did a pretty good job?" Qin Lie smiled happily.

"Alright, how much more praise do you want from me, you little brat?" Li Mu laughed and scolded, then added, "Yes, you should return to the Nebula Pavilion and continue learning with Yao Tai for a while. It will be very beneficial for you. Yao Tai, because he doesn't have good spirit array diagrams, has progressed slowly in spirit artifact refinement, but his foundation is very solid. He has immersed himself in the process of refining artifacts for over twenty years, and his grasp of the mixing and fire control of low-level spirit materials is very skilled and refined. You won't go wrong following him."

"Uncle Li, you seem to know Yao Tai quite well?" Qin Lie was surprised.

"Not well, just that there's a lot of information about him. After hearing it so much, I can roughly guess his situation," Li Mu smiled, "I will be in the shop for a while. When you have free time, come over to practice the etching of spirit array diagrams. Yes, in the Nebula Pavilion, focus more on your martial cultivation. You are at a critical point now, and it's not wrong to put more effort in. Perhaps you will soon enter the Kaiyuan Realm."

"Understood, thank you, Uncle Li. I'll leave in a bit."

"Okay."

...

In the evening, Qin Lie left Li's shop and headed to the Nebula Pavilion in the southern city.

Between the spirit material commercial street and the southern city, there was a wide and long river, with several bridges connecting the commercial street and the southern city, facilitating the movement of people from the southern city to the spirit material commercial street.

Li's shop was in a relatively remote part of the spirit material commercial street, and the stone bridge connecting it to the southern city was also relatively quiet, with few people walking on it.

Qin Lie had entered and exited through that stone bridge several times.

Today, as he stepped onto the stone bridge, he was still pondering the combination of the spirit gathering array diagram and the amplification array diagram.

"Hmm?"

A faint cold aura suddenly emanated from a person standing in front of him, snapping Qin Lie out of his thoughts.

When he was crossing the bridge, he had noticed a person leaning against the bridge in the middle, facing the southern city, seemingly lost in thought. He hadn't paid much attention, assuming it was just a passerby, but now he felt something was off.

"Qin Lie, it's been a long time. Do you still remember me?"

The person turned around, showing a grin to Qin Lie, revealing white teeth that seemed to emit a cold chill.

"Yan Qingsong?" Qin Lie's expression was solemn, but he wasn't too anxious inside.

Yan Qingsong, at the ninth level of body refinement, was just one step away from breaking through to the Kaiyuan Realm, but not breaking through meant not breaking through. For him, who had just entered the ninth level of body refinement, this person was not to be feared.

"And me."

A cold voice came from behind him, and a figure had blocked the other end of the bridge, cutting off his path back to the spirit material commercial street.

Qin Lie turned around, and his expression changed slightly, his mood finally becoming serious.

The person behind him was Feng Kai, Feng Yi's older brother, at the initial stage of the Kaiyuan Realm!

"Hehe, I've been keeping an eye on you for a while." Yan Qingsong smiled slightly, "During this time, you've been at the Nebula Pavilion, and we haven't had the chance. A few days ago, when we learned you entered Li's shop, we guessed you would definitely return to the Nebula Pavilion. We waited for a few days, and finally, you came out."

"My brother's arm was bitten off by a silver-winged demon wolf, and my Feng family suffered heavy casualties. Feng Lun and Feng Jie were both killed by you, and the relationship between my Feng family and the Ice Shattering Manor was exposed prematurely. Everything is because of you!" Feng Kai had a handsome appearance, a pale complexion, but his eyes were fierce as he walked step by step.

He held a silver long sword, the tip of which emitted a silver glow like a snake's tongue, exuding a cold aura.

"My Ice Shattering Manor's Elder Yan was bitten by the demon wolf king, almost dying from it. Even now, he hasn't recovered and is still in the healing manor." Yan Qingsong's expression was slightly surprised, "What surprised me even more is that even Ziqian suffered a loss at your hands. You really are quite troublesome."

"It ends here." Feng Kai coldly snorted, and the silver long sword in his hand trembled, the sword glow transforming into a thin silver line, sharply piercing towards Qin Lie's heart.

Qin Lie's right hand shot out from his waist, and the wooden carving left by Qin Shan instantly formed a web of electricity at the head position, bringing forth a surge of current, condensing into a greenish-blue electric curtain.

"Zzzt, zzzt, zzzt!"

As Feng Kai swung his silver long sword, thin silver lines shot out, sharp like needles, agile like snakes, all aiming for Qin Lie's body.

Qin Lie held the wooden carving, and the thunder power mixed with spirit energy inside his body violently splashed at the head position of the wooden carving, forming a web of current, covering a large area in front of him.

Yan Qingsong blocked one end of the stone bridge but did not immediately attack, only watching the confrontation between Qin Lie and Feng Kai with a cold eye.

He was secretly surprised, surprised that Qin Lie had not been instantly killed and could actually hold his own against Feng Kai, who was at the initial stage of the Kaiyuan Realm, for a while.

"Miss, there's a fight on the bridge." At this moment, a voice came from behind Yan Qingsong.

He turned around and saw a beautiful woman in white, accompanied by an old servant, approaching the bridge, seemingly about to cross it.

The woman in white was none other than the one who had bought all the spirit gathering tokens from Qin Lie at Li's shop the last time.

The old servant was still the same old servant, and he still wore the spatial ring that Qin Lie had envied so much.

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