Chapter 146: Mother-Child Floating Mirror

Wang Yu sat cross-legged on the floor of the stone chamber, silently waiting.

When he felt enough time had passed, he immediately cried out, "Enter login interface," and before his eyes, a swirl of white light carried him back into the silver hall, landing directly onto the black metal chair.

Wang Yu's gaze instantly fixed on the massive screen.

On the screen, the golden mechanical hourglass displayed five flashing white characters: "Simulation Complete."

"Taiyuan, extract the simulation results."

Seeing this, Wang Yu was overjoyed and gave the order without hesitation.

"Extracting simulation results."

Immediately, a mechanical system voice echoed through the hall.

The next moment, the golden mechanical hourglass on the massive screen flipped over, and a series of clear blueprints and dense explanatory text appeared on the screen.

"Mother-Child Floating Mirror."

He unconsciously murmured the five large characters at the top of the blueprint, a hint of surprise crossing his face—but as his eyes scanned downward, he became absorbed in the exquisitely detailed, lifelike diagrams…

More than half a day later, Wang Yu opened his eyes again in the stone chamber, his face filled with dazed confusion.

The Mother-Child Floating Mirror artifact had finally allowed him to grasp its general nature.

Although this artifact differed from his expectations, it fully met all the parameters set before the simulation.

First, this artifact was indeed a set: one main artifact and two subordinate artifacts.

Second, it incorporated the spiritual patterns of three spells—Flame Shield, Fire Bullet, and Golden Needle Technique—and indeed relied primarily on fire attribute power, with metal attribute power as auxiliary.

Third, the artifact achieved both offense and defense: it could launch the offensive spells Fire Bullet and Golden Needle Technique, as well as deploy the powerful defensive barrier, Flame Shield.

Yet, several aspects were completely unexpected.

First, the internal structure of the Mother-Child Floating Mirror, incorporating advanced weapon designs from Blue Star, was far more complex than he had anticipated; both main and subordinate mirrors required over fifty to sixty components, each small and delicate, demanding extreme precision in dimensions.

Only his precise control under overdrive mode made this feasible—otherwise, merely crafting the initial artifact blank would have forced him to abandon this artifact entirely.

Second, activating this Mother-Child Floating Mirror required not only spiritual energy but also a mid-grade Thunder Spirit Stone as auxiliary power.

Mid-grade elemental Spirit Stones were worth a hundred low-grade ones, but mid-grade Thunder or Wind Spirit Stones—outside the five elements—cost nearly three to four times as much, and were often unavailable even at that price.

If so, every use of the Mother-Child Floating Mirror would be like throwing away piles of Spirit Stones—painfully costly.

Finally, this set required eighteen different auxiliary materials; while most were common spiritual materials, several were exceedingly rare, especially one called "Radiant Crystal," which was a second-grade spiritual material—extremely scarce—but the General Affairs Hall of the Four Symbols Sect seemed to actually possess one such piece.

Thinking of this, Wang Yu could no longer sit still. He immediately left the stone chamber and rode a mechanical flying bird straight toward the General Affairs Hall.

He planned to secure this spiritual material first; the rest could be gathered gradually.

Half an hour later, Wang Yu stepped out of the General Affairs Hall's main hall, holding a small white crystal the size of a thumb, his expression grim.

For just this tiny piece of Radiant Crystal, the General Affairs Hall demanded three thousand Spirit Stones.

And even that was only because he had passed the formal Alchemist certification and was about to become a full Alchemist—if not, the General Affairs Hall staff would never have sold him this second-grade spiritual material.

This instantly slashed his Spirit Stone reserves by more than half—he might not have enough left to purchase the remaining alchemical materials.

But fortunately, he would soon become a full Alchemist, receiving a fixed annual allotment of free materials, which would save him a great deal of Spirit Stones.

Yet before that, he must first go to the Scripture Library to learn the Art of Weapon Control, accessible only to those at the late Qi Refining stage, and also learn a true evasion technique—he couldn't keep relying solely on the Wolf's Four Steps to close distance in battle.

Moreover, the shadow technique of that Qianzhu Sect woman during their last sparring match had filled him with envy—her evasion and aura concealment were exceptional.

This made him want to search the Scripture Library for similar spells or secret techniques.

He then rose into the air and headed straight for the nearby Scripture Library.

…

In the newly built secret chamber of the Scripture Library, Wang Yu stood before a stone platform enclosed in a white light barrier, intently flipping through a thin gray book in his hands.

On the cover, the characters "Cloud Concealment Technique" were clearly written.

This was a ten-spirit-pattern Feng-attribute concealment secret technique; because its activation consumed excessive spiritual energy, only late Qi Refining cultivators could use it—so on previous visits to the Scripture Library, Wang Yu had automatically overlooked it.

After a moment, Wang Yu put the book away and continued searching other stone platforms. Soon, he picked up a red book and began reading its first few pages.

"Fire Dash Technique."

This was the most common and ordinary fire-attribute evasion technique—simple in name and modest in effect.

After reading for a while, Wang Yu still shook his head and returned it to its place, continuing his search.

Soon, he reached the final rows, where the Original Techniques were stored.

Wang Yu was nearly familiar with every Original Technique in the Scripture Library; his gaze swept across the platforms—and suddenly he let out a soft "Huh?" and stepped closer to one of them, peering into its light barrier.

Inside the white barrier lay a long, purplish-red feather.

He was certain that this talent technique artifact had not been there on his last visit.

A newly added Original Technique!

Wang Yu thought in surprise, and immediately sent his spiritual sense probing into it.

"Original Entry-Level Technique: 'Wind-Fire Wheel,' eleven-spirit-pattern Wind-Fire composite technique. Generates a wheel-shaped air vortex beneath the feet for rapid movement. Cost: seventy Spirit Stones. Note: This technique requires a powerful physical body to cultivate. After mastery, it is extremely difficult to control. Disciples considering this technique are advised to weigh the risks carefully—any consequences after cultivation are your own responsibility."

Seeing the warning at the end, Wang Yu's eyes flickered slightly.

This technique seemed dangerous—but if it was dangerous, why had the Four Symbols Sect's higher-ups placed it in the Scripture Library? Clearly, it must have unique merits.

Thinking this, he no longer hesitated. He took the feather from within the white barrier and headed straight for the attendant near the door.