Chapter 33

Thanks to the material sorting tasks performed in the basement storage room, as well as his day-and-night comparative research on "refining concepts" and wizarding materials in the intermediate laboratory, Jie Ming's accumulation of knowledge regarding the properties of alchemical materials and energy structures has far surpassed that of his fellow wizard apprentices, even rivaling some low-tier official alchemist wizards.

This solid accumulation of knowledge made the process of constructing his alchemy spell model incredibly smooth.

His first spell model—Alchemy—took shape much faster than that of his fellow wizard apprentices.

At this moment, taking advantage of the fact that his internal True Essence and spiritual power were at their most vigorous state after just breaking through to the third level of Qi Condensation, Jie Ming sank all his focus into his spiritual sea to perform the final, precise adjustments to the "Alchemy" spell model that was about to take shape.

This was his own unique spell model, constructed based on his understanding of the materials in the Wizarding World, his mastery of the artifact refining principles from the Great Dao Book Pavilion, and his initial perception of the power of "concepts."

Because it had only just been constructed, the core effects of this "Alchemy" spell model were similar to the alchemy spells used by regular wizard apprentices—it could analyze the composition of matter and exert a certain degree of control and reconstruction over it.

The greatest advantage of constructing a spell model at this stage is that it is no longer necessary to rely on external objects like alchemy plates or specific laboratory benches to assist in performing alchemy, as other wizard apprentices must.

As long as his spiritual power is sufficient, his "Alchemy" spell model can be performed bare-handed, just as Instructor Clark demonstrated back then.

Moreover, although alchemy is classified as a logistics-type spell, it does not mean it cannot be used in combat.

After all, the essence of alchemy is the analysis and control of material composition.

But theoretically, as long as his level of alchemy is high enough, he could completely control and distort the physical structure of biological organisms at will!

And if, beyond alchemy, he were to construct the basic spell of runology—Analysis.

Then, even if a living being's surface were covered in powerful protective energy, he could rely on alchemy and analysis to directly analyze, control, and manipulate these protective energies!

The enemy's energy shields and physical bodies would directly become playthings in his hands.

By that time, whether it be elemental attacks, physical attacks, or other special attacks, once they entered the control range of his alchemy, their composition and energy would be mastered by the wizard, and he would gain control over them.

As long as the wizard's own computational power and spiritual power can keep up, there is almost no possibility of being pierced by any attack!

That would be "invulnerability to all methods" in the true sense!

Of course, the composition of organic matter is too complex, and the amount of knowledge required grows geometrically, so it is still too far off for his current alchemy model.

The "Alchemy" spell model he just condensed can currently only relatively easily control metals with uncomplicated structures.

Facing more complex inorganic matter, he needs to consume more spiritual power, and the control effect is limited; as for organic matter, he shouldn't even think about it.

As for the runology spell Analysis, it is even more indefinitely distant.

"However... this level of alchemy is already enough for the current stage."

For what Jie Ming needs to do next, not only is the construction of the alchemy spell model complete, but raising his cultivation base to the third level of Qi Condensation is also a necessary condition.

Third level of Qi Condensation, abundant True Essence.

For Jie Ming, this is not just an increase in power, but a sign of unlocking new cultivation techniques.

It is recorded in the Great Dao Book Pavilion that only after the third level of Qi Condensation can one initially attempt another important cultivation technique—Talismans.

Talismans are actually divided into two parts; one part is the "Register," which represents proof of identity.

The other part, the "Talisman," is a means of solidifying spells onto a specific carrier for rapid casting.

Its core is mainly composed of two parts: the carrier and the talisman seal (or what can be called a rune).

The carrier is the material that bears the talisman seal, usually specially made talisman paper, jade, or metal, while the talisman seal is a specific text or graphic that constitutes the core of the spell; these things contain methods for drawing and manipulating the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Following the guidance of the Great Dao Book Pavilion, Jie Ming began his first attempt at refining a talisman.

First is the carrier.

The most commonly used in the Cultivation Realm is talisman paper made from specific spiritual plants, which is lightweight and easy to carry spiritual energy, but he has not yet found a suitable substitute plant in the Wizarding World.

However, alchemy gave him another choice.

Jie Ming took out some refined fine gold and mixed it with some exotic plane metal essences he found in the basement storage room that had excellent energy conductivity and plasticity.

According to the knowledge in the Great Dao Book Pavilion, this type of metal carrier is generally used for practicing the "Register," not for any special reason, but mainly because the most basic material for refining talismans is fine gold, but as a consumable, making them purely out of fine gold is too expensive!

The simple artifact refining methods recorded in the Great Dao Book Pavilion require at least the Late Qi Condensation Stage to be used, so Jie Ming must rely on the power of alchemy to refine and fuse these materials at his current stage.

Fortunately, after Jie Ming's deliberate training, his alchemy is quite effective in handling metals, and he eventually refined a type of metal talisman paper that possesses a certain degree of toughness and load-bearing capacity.

Although it is heavier and more expensive than real talisman paper, it at least solved the problem of the carrier.

Next is the talisman seal.

Jie Ming didn't have any intention of innovating at first; comparing it with the records of the Fire Talisman in the Great Dao Book Pavilion, he used True Essence as a pen and carefully and meticulously carved those profound talisman seals onto the metal talisman paper.

Every stroke contains a specific frequency and rhythm, and it also requires coordinating the infusion of his own True Essence and spiritual power at different frequencies.

Relying on the powerful spiritual power provided by his meditation and Qi cultivation methods, even though Jie Ming hadn't trained in advance, his hand movements were flawless, and he finished drawing a talisman with the posture of a printer.

Once the carving was complete, a faint light emerged on the metal talisman paper.

Unable to wait, he came to the testing ground in the laboratory specifically used for testing the power of spells; the testing ground in the intermediate laboratory is enough to withstand the bombardment of a Tier 3 wizard, so Jie Ming has no psychological pressure experimenting here.

Turning on the recording function that comes with the testing ground, Jie Ming took out the newly made talisman, injected a trace of weak True Essence into it according to the method, and activated the talisman seal carved on it.

"Command!" he shouted in a low voice.

He expected that, as described in the classics, a flame capable of swallowing a large wooden stake would roar out.

However, the metal talisman paper only trembled slightly, and then...

With a "poof" sound, a thumb-sized little flame rose weakly from the talisman paper, flickered twice, and then extinguished.

Jie Ming: "...?"

What kind of ghost movement is this?!

(Extra update, there is one more chapter.)