Chapter 63

In the laboratory, various Alchemy equipment and rune engraving knives were neatly arranged.

"Can't completely copy the runes of the wizard system..." Jie Ming picked up a mineral that could absorb energy, and took out a crystal sensitive to life fluctuations.

"Then I can only refer to the method of cultivators connecting with external things in the cultivation system..."

Engrave the rune that senses life fluctuations on the crystal, engrave the connection rune modified from the cultivation system on the mineral, and then connect them with a conduction rune.

First attempt, the crystal cracked.

Second attempt, the mineral emitted strong energy fluctuations, even more conspicuous than the life fluctuations detected itself.

"The direction seems a bit wrong." Jie Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Although he successfully established a connection with the crystal, the mineral itself didn't know what "life" was; even if he engraved runes that sense life fluctuations, it was just simply releasing detection waves outward.

To continue researching, one needs to find a method with higher resolution efficiency.

Jie Ming flipped through the materials again, and accidentally saw a theory about "plane resonance" on the Magic Net; although obscure and difficult to understand, it mentioned a viewpoint—any matter in the deep structure of the plane will produce weak resonance with other matter, thereby perceiving each other.

Jie Ming's inspiration flashed.

Resonance!

If it's not actively sending out detection waves, but using this passive resonance?

"Resonance..." he muttered to himself.

Perhaps one can combine the concept of "perception" with a material that can resonate with specific fluctuations, and then use runes to capture and amplify this resonance, and then use another type of rune to store this amplified "information" inside the wizarding tool, or transmit it out in some hidden way.

He began to redesign the runes, taking "passive resonance" and "perception capture" as the core.

Time passed quickly in Jie Ming's research.

On a quiet night.

In the laboratory, Jie Ming carefully embedded a complex array composed of over a dozen tiny runes into a transparent crystal the size of a fingernail.

The crystal was a special material with a part of the "perception" concept that he had refined by consuming various materials using the Great Dao Library's refining method, and it was unusually sensitive to energy fluctuations.

He activated the seal, no sound was emitted, and there were no energy fluctuations; the crystal looked like it just trembled slightly.

Jie Ming closed his eyes and used mental power to perceive.

At first, there was nothing.

But he didn't give up, instead, according to the knowledge he had learned before, he performed a deeper "resonance"-style connection between his soul and the crystal.

Then, he "felt" it.

A weak, blurred fluctuation came from the crystal; it was the life aura of several plants stored in the storage room in the laboratory!

Success!

Although very weak, very blurred, and the range was very small, he successfully refined a seal wizarding tool prototype that could perform passive perception by connecting with his own soul!

This prototype wizarding tool looked like a tiny transparent eyeball, it could float in the air, perceive life and energy fluctuations within a limited range around it, and transmit this blurred information to Jie Ming who was resonating with it.

"Let's call it the Eye of Scouting; although rough, the direction is correct." Jie Ming's eyes flashed with excited light.

In the following days, Jie Ming began to optimize this Eye of Scouting.

He tried using different materials, improved the rune structure, added concealment runes, tried to improve its perception range and clarity, and at the same time reduced its own energy fluctuations, making it harder to be discovered.

In one attempt after another and failure after failure, his understanding of runes and energy also deepened day by day.

This in-depth research, instead, made him touch the bottleneck of Qi Refining cultivation unknowingly.

"Just right, my current cultivation is also a bit insufficient."

Jie Ming felt that there were many ideas in his brain, but because of the limitation of cultivation, he couldn't realize them.

Because of the contract, the wizard system was temporarily not suitable for breaking through to an official wizard, but the cultivation system didn't have this restriction.

Now, it was time to try to break through.

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Qi Refining Level 7, representing entering the late stage of Qi Refining, not only a significant increase in the amount of true essence, but also a leap in the strength and range of divine sense.

Jie Ming felt his cultivation was natural; the repeated tempering of his own true essence and soul for a long time was now like a bowstring fully charged with power, ready to be fired at any time.

Arriving at the training room, Jie Ming raised the concentration of elemental particles in the training room to the highest through the control terminal, sat cross-legged, and prepared for the breakthrough.

Closing his eyes, Jie Ming devoted himself to the guidance of his own true essence and divine sense.

The true essence in his body was like a calm lake, now pulled by an invisible force, beginning to stir.

Following the guidance of the cultivation method, he gathered and compressed the massive true essence, launching a charge toward a higher level of energy.

This was not an easy process.

Every compression was accompanied by a slight tingling in the meridians, and every charge tested the tenacity of his will.

Each compression was not necessarily effective, occasionally the true essence in the body counter-charged like a raging wave, making the meridians emit low roars.

Fine beads of sweat seeped from Jie Ming's forehead, but his will didn't seem to weaken, his mental power like a powerful compressor, constantly attempting.

Don't know how long it took, maybe a day, maybe longer.

Crack!

A slight sound, like glass shattering, rang in Jie Ming's perception.

The true essence in his body was no longer restricted, like finding a new world, happily surging into wider meridians.

The total amount of true essence skyrocketed in an instant, becoming more solid, flowing like mercury.

And what surprised Jie Ming even more was that his mental power increased like an explosion.

The mental power that could originally only cover a range of less than a hundred meters now easily extended for several hundred meters!

Everything around him was presented in his perception with unprecedented clarity.

The faint energy hum in the laboratory, the crisp micro-sound of mineral cracking, and even the winding of the root systems of some plant materials underground... all these subtle details were like being magnified, clearly transmitted into his brain.

The world, as if at this moment, became more vivid, filled with countless "lines" and "veins" that could be perceived.

The extremely expanded mental power even made his perception of the surrounding elements more acute, able to easily distinguish the types and concentrations of different elements, and even able to feel their faint "emotions"—active, silent, restless...

He successfully promoted to Qi Refining Level 7, officially stepping into the late stage of Qi Refining!

Feeling the surging true essence in his body and the mental power radiating outward, a satisfied smile appeared on Jie Ming's face.

The increase in this power was far more obvious than any previous promotion.

Immediately after the promotion, Jie Ming thought of his research on scouting-type seal wizarding tools.

With his current cultivation, he should be able to make a better prototype.

(Extra update, one more chapter to go)