yready #369 - Unique approach
#369 - Unique approach
Li Chengfeng had long been planning to personally forge his Natal Magic Treasure. He was already skilled at it and had gained new insights into the Sword Dao.
With a flourish of his brush, he meticulously engraved arrays on the magic treasures. These arrays were not only tailored to the characteristics of each cultivation technique but also enabled the several flying swords to complement each other, separating and combining as needed, with endless wondrous applications.
He was intimately familiar with techniques like the 'Flourishing and Decaying Sky-Reaching Art,' employing arrays of vitality and death, as well as the Wind Whirlwind Sword and Bloodthirsty Sword—all filled with life-and-death struggles.
However, he had hesitated to proceed because he wanted to incorporate more arrays, which required the essence of micro-arrays as support.
In fact, his mastery of micro-arrays was no less than Ye Bitong's, but their approaches differed greatly.
Ye Bitong was constrained by the instructions of others, her insights stemming from the old soul, preventing her from independently controlling them. Li Chengfeng, on the other hand, relied entirely on his own cultivation, making their essences different.
Furthermore, with the Frog Saint's guidance, through devouring essence blood, the old woman's soul was completely stripped away, causing Li Chengfeng's talent to grow constantly.
The Frog Saint croaked beside him, pointing out, "Master, if you use thirteen techniques to inscribe this array, there will definitely be unexpected results."
Li Chengfeng's mind stirred, and after a moment's thought, he put it into practice.
With half a month remaining until the deadline, he was confident that he could forge seven flying swords.
After the flying swords were forged, they still needed to be nurtured. With the passage of time, their power would increase day by day.
Fortunately, he had extensive experience in refining tools and crafting puppets. Engraving arrays was as easy as moving his arms and fingers, without any obstacles.
The seven sword embryos each contained distinct powers, as brilliant as stars, neatly arranged before Li Chengfeng.
He carefully examined the array layout beneath them, nodding slightly. This was only the prologue.
Arranging the main array was like observing the universe from a mote of dust. An ordinary sword was a microcosm of a grand array formation.
However, Li Chengfeng took a unique approach, setting up ten vast arrays. It wasn't the limit of his power; with his strength, a hundred wouldn't be a problem. However, the Dao of arrays valued mutual reinforcement to fully display their power.
The arrays he constructed were all based on ingenious strategies and supported by solid strength, promoting each other and eliminating redundancy, so each sword became the best array eye.
As Li Chengfeng's cultivation deepened and his techniques became more refined, coupled with the addition of new swords, the arrays would also evolve accordingly. It wouldn't be too late to add new arrays then.
Seeing this scene, with over seventy grand arrays interweaving and releasing a heart-shaking power, Hua Zixuan couldn't help but nod in approval again: "Indeed, it's exquisite. Whether it's martial arts cultivation or the sword's principles, one must leave room; fullness leads to overflow. Only moderation can lead to the pinnacle."
His mind was filled with thoughts, both enlightened and shrouded in mist, as if he had gained something but couldn't put it into words.
Those seemingly isolated arrays actually contained hidden mysteries, able to gather and disperse, with illusion and reality complementing each other, like nature's creations, leaving one in awe.
What shocked Hua Zixuan the most was Li Chengfeng's control over the materials.
He knew that he was powerless to separate such core materials, but Li Chengfeng could make them divide on their own, as easily as a child playing in the water. This level of skill filled him with awe and made him feel inferior.
Even more unbelievable was that Li Chengfeng could make the materials give birth to weapon spirits. This kind of divine skill was simply beyond imagination.
He seemed to see through Hua Zixuan's surprise and doubt, smiling calmly, "This Nine Profound Battle Iron has gone through tens of thousands of years of vicissitudes and is already close to awakening its intelligence. I only used secret methods to guide it slightly, and it was able to come to fruition, achieving twice the result with half the effort."
Upon hearing this, the doubts and shock in Hua Zixuan's heart intertwined. He deeply knew that what he had seen and heard was beyond the reach of the mortal world.
With the sword embryos completed, Li Chengfeng waved his sleeve again, and a treasure appeared out of thin air—it was the Three Lives Stone, containing mysterious power.
This stone was accidentally obtained from a rogue cultivator during his Qi Refining stage. After years of accumulation, it finally found its place today.
He closed his eyes and concentrated, lightly flicking his finger, and a magic seal emerged leisurely, following the tool refining secrets taught by Liu Shu and Liu Rushuang. Under the effect of magic power, the Three Lives Stone slowly transformed.
Layers of white light rippled on the stone's surface, vitality flourished, as if containing the power of the Heavenly Dao, gradually revealing its extraordinary appearance.