Chapter 468: Unprecedented Source Energy Growth, a Mysterious Secret Art!

Chapter 468: Unprecedented Source Energy Growth, a Mysterious Secret Art!

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The sun gradually rose higher.

The chill in the mountain forest was gradually dispelled by the ascending sun.

At this moment,

Jiang Ning stood in the forest.

Dappled tree shadows fell on his body, and his hair was disheveled.

In his hand appeared a piece of bone, an unknown white bone.

The bone was about the size of a palm, with a few faint cracks on it.

Looking at this bone, Jiang Ning couldn't help but recall the treasures he had scanned in the WaterMoon Sword Palace's treasure vault using the Heavenly Eye.

Among them, the most eye-catching was the very object he now held in his hand.

This piece of bone.

At that time, he had used the Heavenly Eye to pierce through the void, scanning each treasure in the vault.

Because he had lingered on this bone for a moment, his gaze had shifted from a macroscopic to a microscopic view, and his mind instantly received some information hidden deep within the bone.

However, due to the distance, he couldn't delve deeper into the information it contained.

Now that this object was in his hands,

He could finally examine it properly.

At this moment,

The bone in his hand appeared unremarkable.

It looked like a simple piece of animal bone.

The patterns on it seemed somewhat mysterious, but there was nothing particularly noteworthy.

But Jiang Ning didn't forget what he had seen before.

He knew that using the Heavenly Eye allowed him to see things that ordinary eyes couldn't.

It wasn't just about piercing through obstacles; it could also shift his vision from a macroscopic to a microscopic level, similar to a microscope from his previous life, but even more advanced.

With this in mind,

He didn't waste any time.

His right index and middle fingers pressed together, and he traced them over his brow.

In an instant,

A white vertical line appeared at his brow.

The line seemed like a gate about to open.

Through the crack, a bright and dazzling light seeped out, dispersing in the air like smoke, vanishing in a moment.

His eyes were slightly closed, but with the Heavenly Eye revealed between his brows, he saw the world with greater clarity.

Then, he focused his gaze on the bone in his hand.

In an instant,

His vision shifted from a macroscopic to a microscopic level, delving into the interior of the bone.

Ripples of excitement surged in his heart.

He saw a world of pure white, with countless golden characters floating in the void.

These characters were somewhat similar to the pictograms of his previous life's Zhuxia period.

However, they were not the same, merely differing in appearance.

Jiang Ning couldn't understand them at all.

But as the Heavenly Eye continued to work, he suddenly saw the information contained within the characters.

The information entered his eyes, and he instantly grasped its meaning.

Although he still couldn't read the characters, he understood the meaning they conveyed.

At the same time,

A series of notifications flashed before his eyes.

【Literacy Experience +9】

【Literacy Experience +11】

【Literacy Experience +13】

【...】

The frequency of these notifications was something he had never seen before.

The amount of experience gained each time was also unprecedented.

His mind was overwhelmed by the influx of information, as if it had crashed, slowing down his thoughts and making his head feel muddled.

After a while,

Jiang Ning regained his composure.

Looking at the floating golden characters, he fully understood their meaning.

Lian Bing Shu (Art of Refining Weapons).

The name was simple, but its effects were practical.

With this technique, one could easily refine any weapon in the world, and nurture it to gradually undergo transformation.

For example, it could enhance the spirituality of a Spiritual Weapon.

It also contained a secret method to melt various materials into the weapon, further improving its quality.

Then,

Jiang Ning withdrew his vision from the microscopic world, returning to the world of red light.

The bone in his hand remained unchanged,

Just as it was before, with no apparent special qualities.

But Jiang Ning had now uncovered the secret within the bone, containing a secret art of unknown rank.

Lian Bing Shu.

The name was simple, but from the information it contained, it was anything but.

In the next moment,

He carefully put away the bone.

To him, this object was of great value!

But it was currently useless and not worth much.

Since others couldn't uncover its secrets, how could it be valuable?

So, he could only keep the bone for now.

Perhaps in the future, it might have other uses.

Then,

He glanced at his panel.

Although his attention had been focused on receiving the information, he could sense that as he understood the Lian Bing Shu, his Literacy experience points were rapidly increasing.

So he wanted to see how much his total Literacy experience points had grown.

Techniques: Literacy and Calligraphy (10 Breakthroughs: 18,765/20,000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Exceptional Senses, Quick Thinking, Outstanding Insight, Heavenly Eye (1st Breakthrough), Superior Sixth Sense, Unity of Knowledge and Action, Clear Mind, Innately Divine)



His gaze fell on his panel, and his eyes immediately narrowed.

His expression changed slightly.

He still remembered that previously, his Literacy and Calligraphy technique had only accumulated a little over 11,000 experience points, not even reaching 12,000.

But now, it had suddenly increased to over 18,000 points, just a few hundred points away from 19,000.

It was only a little over 1,200 points away from the 20,000 points needed for the next breakthrough.

The Lian Bing Shu (Art of Refining Soldiers) must be extraordinary!

He immediately made a judgment in his heart.

Just because of a single secret technique, his Literacy and Calligraphy had surged by over 7,000 experience points in a short time.

This was the first time he had seen such a thing.

This alone was enough to show that the Lian Bing Shu's profundity far exceeded any technique or practice method he had previously known.

After a moment,

He slightly adjusted his state, suppressing the waves in his heart, and then closed the panel.

He refocused on the Lian Bing Shu.

He intended to test its effects and wonders.

According to the information he had just received, the Lian Bing Shu was incredibly mystical, far beyond his understanding.

He put away the unknown bone in his hand and took out his broadsword.

"Let's try it with this!"

Looking at the spiritual weapon broadsword in his hand, Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Then,

He gripped the broadsword and closed his eyes.

He did not have the required mana as specified in the Lian Bing Shu.

So he had to resort to the blood refinement method as a substitute.

Compared to the powerful effects of mana, the blood refinement method was much less efficient.

However, the quality of the broadsword in his hand was not very high.

It was just a basic spiritual weapon with a hint of spirituality.

Next,

He swiped his left hand along the blade of the broadsword.

In an instant,

Crimson blood stained the sharp, white blade.

The blood quickly seeped into the body of the sword, leaving no trace in a moment.

Suddenly,

Chant!!

Jiang Ning's broadsword emitted a tremor, and a dragon's roar resounded from within.

"An evil dragon?!"

Jiang Ning opened his eyes and looked at the broadsword with a cold smile.

He had not understood before, but now that he had learned the Lian Bing Shu,

He wanted to refine the broadsword in his hand, making it completely his own.

Right from the start, he felt the strong resistance from the spirit of the broadsword and the intense malevolence of the dragon spirit within.

He now realized that the reason he could use this broadsword before might have involved some hidden secret.

But now, none of that mattered.

With the Lian Bing Shu in hand, the evil dragon spirit could no longer cause much trouble.

He again swiped his palm across the blade, blood gushed out, and quickly fused with the body of the sword.

He continued to close his eyes.

The broadsword kept trembling, and the dragon's roars echoed continuously.

After a while,

He continued to hold the broadsword with his eyes closed, swiping his palm over the blade, and the blood continued to seep into the body of the sword.

After half an hour,

The movements inside the sword gradually subsided, and Jiang Ning's aura changed slightly.

The loss of a large amount of blood had some impact on him.

But the progress in refining the broadsword had also increased significantly.

He only needed to completely refine the evil dragon spirit within, and the rest would be much simpler for him.

After a while,

The broadsword in his hand calmed down, and the evil dragon spirit within was refined, losing all its intelligence.

For a spiritual weapon, a decrease in spirituality meant a decrease in quality.

But he did not care at all.

The decrease in spirituality was not a problem.

The spiritual weapon would gradually regain its spirituality.

What mattered was that he could truly control it.

Next,

He continued to refine the broadsword with blood.

Blood threads appeared on the body of the sword, slowly extending to all parts of the broadsword.

After another few minutes,

He slowly opened his eyes.

"Finally done!" He sighed with relief.

His gaze fell on the weapon in his hand.

The weapon looked the same as before.

But in reality, it was entirely different.

Because the Lian Bing Shu was incredibly mystical.

After he refined it, the sword underwent an extraordinary transformation.

With a thought,

The size of the broadsword changed instantly, shrinking from its original length of three feet and seven inches to just one inch.

"To nurture this sword, I need to carry it close to my body. I can't store it in the Shruti Ring anymore!" Jiang Ning mused.

Then,

He took a few strands of his long hair from the back of his head, wrapped them around the hilt of the sword a few times, and tied them tightly.

"Like this, it's perfect!"

Looking at the broadsword now securely tied with his hair, he nodded in satisfaction.

This way, he could wear it close to his body and it would be convenient.

If he needed to use it, he could simply break the hair.

With his current strength, even ordinary hair had a toughness comparable to iron wire, so there was no need to worry about these few strands breaking, or the broadsword being lost.

He casually tossed the broadsword, which was tied with the hair, behind his head and paid it no more attention.

His gaze returned to the Shruti Ring in his hand.

Now, he still had two treasures taken from the WaterMoon Sword Palace.

With a thought, he retrieved another item from the Shruti Ring.

It was another Ice Jade Box.

He opened the Ice Jade Box, revealing a flawless jade-colored ginseng root inside.

This ginseng root was different from ordinary ones.

It was a thousand-year-old blood ginseng, also known as a Ginseng King.

This was the reason he dared to refine the broadsword with his blood.

With the thousand-year-old blood ginseng, he could fully replenish the blood he lost from the blood refinement.

Without this thousand-year-old blood ginseng, the amount of blood he had lost would have left his body severely depleted, making it easy to suffer from aftereffects.

Especially if he continued to practice without the help of a potent restorative, it would damage his foundation.

But with this blood ginseng, things were different.

As long as he refined this blood ginseng, all the deficiencies in his body would be replenished.

Jiang Ning tore off a few ginseng roots and slowly chewed them.

Then he closed his eyes and quietly felt the changes in his body.

As he chewed, his mouth began to water, emitting a sweet taste.

Then, the juice flowed down his throat into his body.

He immediately felt a warm current begin to spread, reaching every part of his body.

The slight discomfort he had felt earlier vanished instantly.

"Such a potent effect!" Jiang Ning opened his eyes and exclaimed.

He looked again at the thousand-year-old blood ginseng in his hand.

It's settled!

He thought to himself.

Knowing that he had this blood ginseng, the blood loss and deficiencies in his body were no longer a concern, as they could certainly be replenished.

Moreover, with the energy contained in this thousand-year-old blood ginseng, it would take him some time to fully refine it.

After all, this was a thousand-year-old blood ginseng.

Accumulated over a thousand years, its medicinal power was not something ordinary treasures could match.

"Xiao Qiushui, I really have to thank you!" Jiang Ning thought to himself.

He continued to tear off the roots of the blood ginseng and slowly chew them.

Then he looked up at the sky, judging the time by the position of the sun.

"No rush!"

He shook his head after a glance.

There was still some time before noon.

He continued to chew the blood ginseng, allowing his body to absorb its medicinal effects and gradually recover.

His current state was not suitable for continuing his practice.

With severe deficiencies, pressing his body further would easily damage his foundation.

As time passed,

The Great Sun hung high, and it was now noon.

Jiang Ning began to absorb the essence of the Great Sun.

With the Inner Dan Cultivation Technique nearing completion, he cherished every suitable environment for practice.

At the end of noon,

Jiang Ning swallowed the last ray of light into his belly and, after a moment, slowly exhaled.

A wave of heat rolled in front of him, and his gaze scanned the panel.

【Techniques】: Inner Dan Cultivation Technique (8945/10000)



"One step closer to perfection!"

He nodded in satisfaction and closed the panel.

The next day,

The morning mountain breeze blew.

The clear chirping of birds echoed in his ears.

Jiang Ning slowly woke up on the tree.

Having not rested for several days, he chose to take a good rest last night, not going against his body's wishes.

After all, he had lost too much blood the previous day, and a night's rest was more beneficial for his recovery.

"Relaxed!!"

He clenched his fists on the tree, feeling the fullness of his essence and strength, and a smile appeared on his lips.

He knew that after a night's rest and the effects of the blood ginseng, all his previous consumption had been replenished, and his body had returned to its peak.

Boom—

With a heavy impact, Jiang Ning jumped down from the tree.

As he landed,

He stretched his body, and

Crack!

His entire body's tendons and bones crackled, clearly indicating he was in excellent condition.

His gaze then scanned the panel again.

【Source Energy】: 35433

Thirty-five thousand?!!

Seeing the number on the panel, he was taken aback, almost disbelieving his eyes.

"Thirty-five thousand!! What an unprecedented harvest!!" Jiang Ning grinned, feeling immensely pleased.

With thirty-five thousand Source Energy Points,

He now had many more options.

And this was not his limit.

Because he had not used up the entire thousand-year-old blood ginseng.

He still had half of it left.

As for the last treasure from the WaterMoon Sword Palace, he hadn't taken it out yet.

However, based on his previous observation with the Heavenly Eye, that treasure was not a Tian Cai Di Bao.

(End of Chapter)

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