Chapter 608

Although he already had considerable confidence in setting out to break through to the Void Refinement Stage, Jie Ming did not mind having even more confidence.

Aside from preparing various auxiliary magic potions, the method to assist in the breakthrough naturally involved re-refining the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror to advance it to the third turn.

Having decided on the direction, Jie Ming did not rush to act.

He first went into seclusion in the laboratory for three days, re-reading all the refining data for the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror.

From the crude techniques used during the first refining at the Qi Condensation Stage, to the groping during the first re-refining at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and then to the maturity during the second re-refining at the Golden Core Stage...

The records of every refining were perfectly preserved, like thick diaries, recording the polishing and heart's blood he had poured into his life-bound magic treasure over the past thousand years. Every re-refining of a magic treasure can enhance its power once.

Every time it is re-refined, it gains another turn.

The Five Elements Rainbow Mirror has already undergone two re-refinings and is currently at the second turn.

To reach the third turn, it originally required some materials unique to the Cultivation Realm: Nine Heavens Clear Qi, Profound Yin Water, Solar True Fire...

Those things could not be found in the Wizarding World at all.

But Jie Ming's years of research into alchemy allowed him to roughly gather substitute materials, and the core database of the parallel world's wizarding civilization provided him with the final few pieces of the puzzle.

Coupled with his own modifications to the refining technology of the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror, the conditions for the third turn were basically met.

Jie Ming walked out of the laboratory, crossed the East District plain, and arrived at a smelting room deep within the plane.

This was a space he had specifically built for refining large-scale magic tools, with the interior inscribed with rune arrays for heat insulation, soundproofing, and blocking energy fluctuations. He sat down at the controls and raised his hand to tap on the rune panel a few times.

A low rumble came from the direction of the warehouse, and the lights of the teleportation arrays lit up one after another.

Pieces of pre-processed materials were teleported over and neatly stacked on both sides of the smelting room.

Although the refining method had been changed, the basic aspects remained the same.

As a magic treasure that transforms the void into reality, the materials required for each re-refining of the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror do not have many physical types, mostly being conceptual or special materials.

There are three main types of materials.

The first is high-spirituality energy crystals; the special nature of these energy crystals lies in the fact that the energy within them contains a special spirituality, generally used for the amplification and enhancement of the soul.

The second is Purple Qi from the East; it took him quite some time to accumulate a thumb-sized crystal bottle, inside which a wisp of purple aura was sealed. There was also Di Liu Jiang; Jie Ming had dug out almost all of his remaining inventory.

Besides these, there were countless miscellaneous small materials.

By the third turn, the process of refining the magic treasure becomes increasingly cumbersome.

Coupled with the need to use various materials to replace the original ones, the complexity of the refining process is further increased.

Jie Ming closed his eyes to rest, running through the entire refining process in his mind.

Every step, every rune, every adjustment of the heat was repeatedly confirmed to ensure there were no mistakes.

Then he opened his eyes and raised his hand in a summoning gesture.

Brilliant light lit up at his dantian, and the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror flew out from his body, suspended in the center of the smelting room.

The palm-sized small round mirror had pale golden light flowing throughout its body, and countless fine, dense patterns could be vaguely seen slowly swimming on the mirror surface. Jie Ming adjusted his breathing to its peak state, then his hands formed seals, and the array was activated.

The runes inside the smelting room lit up simultaneously, and a large amount of incense divine power stored in the Incense Dao was mobilized.

However, this time the incense divine power was not used as a material, but as fuel.

The golden divine power burned in the array, and after being transformed by layers of arrays, it finally released a pure and gentle light.

That was the Divine Light of Spirituality, a special energy specifically used for nourishing the spirituality of magic treasures; it took Jie Ming quite some time to master this usage.

At this moment, he quite extravagantly poured the incense divine power into the furnace continuously, turning it into an overwhelming Divine Light of Spirituality that enveloped the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror.

Under the illumination of the divine light, the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror began to change.

Its form changed from substantial to illusory, from solid to hazy, like a piece of amber illuminated by light, with the internal patterns clearly visible. Turning from real to void, this is the first step of re-refining, temporarily dissolving the physical form of the magic treasure to expose its core spiritual essence. Jie Ming did not hesitate.

He raised his hand and sent the high-spirituality energy crystals and various auxiliary materials flying into that phantom one by one.

Under the illumination of the Divine Light of Spirituality, they melted, decomposed, and reorganized, turning into countless fine points of light that merged into the core structure of the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror. At the same time, Jie Ming's spiritual power turned into countless fine threads, shuttling through the phantom at high speed, inscribing one new rune after another. Considering the special nature of the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror, Jie Ming did not intend to modify it to have attack or defense capabilities, but instead concentrated all the enhancements on improving the spirituality of the magic treasure.

Making it "smarter," faster to react, and more tightly connected to his own spirit.

After completing the carving of the general outline, the Purple Qi from the East was poured in.

The moment that concentrated wisp of purple aura entered the phantom, the entire mass of light was tinged with a faint purple hue.

The concept of the sun was inscribed into the core of the magic treasure, making its connection to "light" more fundamental.

The Di Liu Jiang was then merged in.

The pale golden droplets sank into the phantom, and the mass of light trembled violently before beginning to expand.

The spirituality was surging, and those originally dull runes began to swim autonomously, as if they had life.

After turning from real to void, it was time to turn from void to real.

Golden light lit up on Jie Ming's brow, and he relied on the computational power boost of the Fate System to control that mass of light, letting it slowly shrink and condense. Every inch of shrinkage required precise energy control; too fast would lead to structural instability, and too slow would lead to the loss of spirituality.

It was like walking a tightrope; not a single step could be wrong.

When the last wisp of light converged, the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror reappeared in the center of the smelting room.

Its appearance had not changed much; it was still a palm-sized small round mirror.

But the patterns on the mirror surface were denser and more vivid, like countless living snakes slowly swimming.

Jie Ming could clearly feel that its aura had changed; it had become "alive."

Before, it was a magic treasure; now, it was more like a life form in gestation.

Third turn, complete.

Jie Ming did not rest; he raised his hand in a summoning gesture, and the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror flew into his palm.

He closed his eyes, connected his spiritual power to the magic treasure, and felt the changes within.

Then he opened his eyes, and his body began to change.

Dark golden light surged from within his body, instantly engulfing his entire being.

Light God Transformation!

A dark golden metal body took shape in the smelting room, fluid, condensed, and full of a sense of power.

Jie Ming looked at his dark golden hands, his eyes full of surprise: "Not bad!"

Fast.

Much faster than before.

Previously, from activation to completion, even after years of training and practice, it still required Jie Ming to pause for a moment.

Now, the transformation was completed almost the instant he had the thought.

Jie Ming estimated that the efficiency had improved by at least fifty percent.

At his current speed of execution, the Light God Transformation could be called "instant activation."

He deactivated the form, took a deep breath, and golden light lit up at his brow.

The Fate System operated at full power; Light God Transformation; Annihilation Form activated.

Grey-white flames surged out; this time, the speed was a bit slower.

But compared to before, the improvement was still significant.

"The activation efficiency has improved by about twenty percent; the original preparation time of over ten seconds has now been reduced to just over eight seconds." Jie Ming calculated slightly.

Although the improvement was not that obvious, two-plus seconds on a fierce battlefield is enough to determine life and death.

Jie Ming persisted for a while longer, confirming that the maintenance time of the Annihilation Form had also increased by thirty percent with the assistance of the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror, extending from the original three to five seconds to four to six seconds.

Jie Ming deactivated the form and let out a long breath.

Although the improvement of the Annihilation Form was not as obvious as the normal form, this result was already far beyond his expectations.

After all, the core of the Annihilation Form is the Ash Fire of a Level 8 wizard; at his current level, being able to improve by twenty percent is already quite good. He looked down at the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror in his palm, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

The small round mirror lay quietly, the patterns on the mirror surface swimming slowly, as if responding to his gaze.

"Go back."

The Five Elements Rainbow Mirror turned into a stream of light and sank into his dantian.

Jie Ming stood up, walked to the warehouse interface in the corner of the smelting room, and mobilized a batch of Red Dust Qi.

Those mists carrying the aura of desire, under the guidance of his spiritual power, surged into his dantian, slowly flowing around the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror.

Jie Ming felt the pulse of the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror in his dantian and nodded with satisfaction.

Previously, the enhancement of the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror's spirituality by the Red Dust Qi had reached its own limit, but now it could continue to strengthen.

When its spirituality is strong enough, strong enough to autonomously mobilize the Fate System to assist in calculations, at that time, his combat power will be able to rise another level.