Chapter 25

When Li Luo had finished reading all the books in front of him, five hours had already passed. He let out a long breath and twisted his stiff neck.

Yan Lingqing and Cai Wei were chatting softly to the side. Hearing his exhalation, they stopped talking and looked over.

"Not bad, you do have some patience," Yan Lingqing commented lightly, but it was clear that she was somewhat satisfied with Li Luo's performance.

Patience is a very important trait for a Phase Refiner, as they need to repeatedly blend various materials together, and the dosage must be extremely precise, allowing no room for error. This alone might require a long time of practice.

Yan Lingqing stood up, walked to the workbench, and beckoned to Li Luo, who hurriedly came over.

On the workbench, a variety of transparent crystal bottles were neatly arranged, each containing peculiar materials.

"Refining Spirit Water and Odd Light, in simple terms, involves blending various materials together in perfect proportions. The characteristics of different materials decompose the impurities they contain, and the final product is Spirit Water and Odd Light."

Yan Lingqing picked up a crystal bottle containing a blue flower, with ripples faintly spreading on its surface: "This is the Three-Leaf Water Flower."

She held the crystal bottle with her delicate hand and gently shook it, shattering the flower into powder. At the same time, Li Luo saw blue Phase Power rise from her body, flowing down her arm and into the crystal bottle, eventually merging with the powder of the Three-Leaf Water Flower.

"During the refining process, we need to mobilize our Water Phase or Light Phase Power to blend with the materials, enhancing their inherent characteristics. However, the strength of the Phase Power input must be carefully controlled. If it's too strong, it will damage the materials; if it's too weak, it will cause the refinement to fail."

As the Water Phase Power flowed in, after a few moments, a deep blue, slightly viscous liquid gradually formed inside the crystal bottle.

Next, Yan Lingqing repeated the process, quickly blending about a dozen materials. Finally, with her highly skilled hands, she poured them together in a specific order.

Half an hour later, these material liquids thoroughly mixed together, causing a violent reaction, even boiling.

"The next step is the final and most crucial one. To fully blend all these materials together, a force is needed to coordinate them. This force is one of the key factors that determine the quality of the final Spirit Water and Odd Light."

"This force is called Source Water or Source Light."

"In simple terms, it is the energy formed by highly concentrating one's Water Phase or Light Phase Power."

Yan Lingqing picked up a rhombic crystal from the side, with a crystal jar hanging below it.

She held the crystal, and blue Phase Power flowed into it. The crystal rippled, and after a moment, Li Luo saw a drop of deep blue liquid slowly drip from the sharp end of the crystal into the crystal jar.

"This is a Phase Concentration Crystal, which serves to highly concentrate one's Phase Power, ultimately forming Source Water."

Yan Lingqing dropped this drop of Source Water into the boiling crystal bottle, and instantly, a miraculous scene unfolded. The boiling instantly calmed down, the chaos inside was eliminated, and a brilliant blue light suddenly burst forth.

A vial of Spirit Water and Odd Light was successfully refined.

Li Luo looked at the blue-glowing liquid in the crystal bottle and marveled.

"This is just a first-grade Spirit Water and Odd Light, so it's quite simple to refine," Yan Lingqing said casually. She was a fourth-grade Phase Refiner, and a first-grade Spirit Water and Odd Light was indeed a matter of routine for her.

However, Li Luo was well aware that despite Yan Lingqing's flawless refinement, which seemed as easy as eating or drinking, it was built on countless failures.

Li Luo looked at the Phase Concentration Crystal and asked, "The quality of Source Water and Source Light can enhance the refinement power of the final Spirit Water and Odd Light. What determines their quality?"

Yan Lingqing replied coolly, "The quality of Source Water and Source Light depends solely on the grade of one's Water Phase or Light Phase. The higher the grade of the Water Phase or Light Phase, the better the quality of the Source Water and Source Light."

"Thus, those with high-grade Water Phase or Light Phase have a greater advantage in becoming Phase Refiners."

"For example, Jiang Qing'e, if she were willing to become a Phase Refiner, the refinement power of the Spirit Water and Odd Light she would refine in the future would far surpass others. Unfortunately, she has no interest in becoming a Phase Refiner, even though the dean of the Phase Refinement Academy at Holy Profound Star Academy pleaded with her for a whole year..."

Li Luo nodded. Jiang Qing'e was an extremely rare ninth-grade Light Phase, which was indeed a favorable condition. However, she had no interest in becoming a Phase Refiner and did not want to be distracted by it.

"What if she condensed some high-quality Source Light for backup? Could it enhance the refinement power of the Spirit Water and Odd Light produced by Xi Yang House?"

Yan Lingqing shook her head and said, "Even among those with the same Phase, the Source Water and Source Light they condense still contain different characteristics and subtle personal will. For example, the materials I blended earlier already contained my Phase Power. If I were to add Source Water from another person at this point, it would cause a conflict and lead to the refinement failing."

"However, there are indeed some secret techniques in the world that can specially refine some unique Source Water and Source Light to enhance the refinement power of Spirit Water and Odd Light. These are called Secret Technique Source Water and Source Light, but they are almost the closely guarded secrets of each power, and Xi Yang House does not have them."

Li Luo, upon hearing this, couldn't help but think. He was born with an Empty Phase, and even though he later refined the "Water-Light Phase," the "emptiness" characteristic of his Empty Phase was retained. Just as his Phase Palace can包容无数灵水奇光的杂质侵蚀，他由此凝聚出的源水、源光，也应该具备这种无所不包的“空”性。那么，这是否可以提供给其他相师使用？

他的“水光相”目前虽然是五品，但水相与光明相的结合，所具备的淬炼性，可不是一加一那么简单。

李洛有信心，如果单纯比较相力的淬炼性的话，他的五品水光相，恐怕不会弱于正常的七品水相或者光明相。

而一般来说，能够拥有七品水光相的相师，并不多见。

不过这倒也不急，还是先等他在相师这条道路上入门了，亲自试试再说吧。

在李洛心中思绪转动的时候，颜灵卿扶了扶银框眼镜，说道：“如果你真想成为一名相师的话，以后每天有时间就来这里吧，我会教你一些基本的东西，等你什么时候能够单独炼制出一品灵水奇光时，你就是一名一品的相师了。”

“那就谢谢灵卿姐了。”今天的目的达到，李洛也忍不住笑了起来，真诚地感谢道。

颜灵卿冷冷地摆了摆手，穿上长衣，拉着蔡薇出了炼制室。

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接下来的一段时间里，李洛的生活变得平淡充实而有规律。

白天在南风学府修行，之后回老宅借助金屋修炼一段时间，再练习一下相术，最后就去了溪阳屋，在颜灵卿的指点下，开始学习如何成为一名合格的相师。

而他托蔡薇采购的五品灵水奇光，第一批也到手了，所以每天他还会抽出时间，吸收炼化一些灵水奇光。

时间流逝，李洛能够感觉到，每一天的他，都在变得越来越强大。

直到南风学府的预考开始前的一天，李洛的相力等级，终于如愿地踏入到了第六印。