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Chapter 63 The Third Layer (Please collect, please follow!)

In his study, Li Shiming took out a Low Grade Long Sword Magical Artifact, which he had obtained from Shi Ximingʼs storage bag.

This Low Grade Long Sword Magical Artifact was also the only magical artifact he could publicly reveal at this point.

The Hao Family cultivators had provided him with many magical artifacts, but those artifacts bore the markings of the Hao Family; at least within the Central Capital, he would not let these artifacts appear.

Recalling the content of the Dragon Drawing Technique in his mind, because it was a formal inheritance, the Dragon Drawing Technique came with detailed explanations, so there was no need for him to explore on his own.

On Li Shimingʼs finger, a gleam of Spiritual Power shone as he flicked his finger against the spine of the Low Grade Long Sword Magical Artifact.

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With the flick of his finger, the Low Grade Long Sword Magical Artifactʼs blade trembled slightly, and the rune array pattern hidden within faintly revealed itself.

”Dragon Drawing!” Li Shiming softly chanted.

His finger traced over the now-visible rune array pattern, the Spiritual Power on his fingertip deepening the marks of the rune array pattern, making the originally faintly visible rune array pattern clear.

Li Shimingʼs spiritual power circled within him according to the chant of the Dragon Drawing Technique as he focused his eyes on the rune array pattern.

Even though he had no research into rune arrays, under the influence of the Dragon Drawing Technique, a bright spot appeared on the rune array pattern.

”Eyes!” He pressed his finger on that bright spot, and along with his finger, a bit of his consciousness followed.

Gradually, the rune array pattern dissipated, and the Low Grade Long Sword Magical Artifact remained unchanged in appearance.

But in Li Shimingʼs perception, he now shared a slight connection with the Low Grade Long Sword Magical Artifact.

Although this connection was not very strong, this was only the first time he had used the Dragon Drawing Technique. As he continued to strengthen his connection with the Low Grade Long Sword Magical Artifact through the Dragon Drawing Technique, the bond between them would grow even tighter.

”Fiery Flame Sword, from now on, follow me!” Through establishing a connection with the Low Grade Long Sword Magical Artifact, he learned the name of the artifact.

Holding the Fiery Flame Sword in his hand, he felt completely different from before.

In the past, he had used the Fiery Flame Sword to kill worldly experts, relying solely on a cultivatorʼs reaction speed, making his use of the Fiery Flame Sword no different from a mortalʼs.

But now, holding the Fiery Flame Sword, he felt it was not just a common longsword.

A stream of spiritual power flowed from his palm into the Fiery Flame Sword, igniting flames of spiritual power upon the sword.

This was the function of the Fiery Flame Sword, stimulating flames of spiritual power.

The might of the spiritual flame depended on the spiritual power he provided; of course, such Low Grade Magical Artifacts had a maximum limit of power, and couldnʼt infinitely increase in strength.

However, even if he, at the Qi Refining Second Level, poured all his spiritual power into the Fiery Flame Sword, he could not evoke the swordʼs strongest power.

His left hand swept over the storage bag at his waist, and a ʼprimary exorcism charmʼ appeared, which he activated.

The spiritual hand formed by the Object Driving Skill grasped the Fiery Flame Sword. His use of the Object Driving Skill was the same as before, yet the Fiery Flame Sword maintained its position in the air within the grasp of the spiritual hand.

Through the spiritual hand, his faint connection with the Fiery Flame Sword seemed to reduce the swordʼs own weight, allowing the spiritual hand to levitate the sword.

Regrettably, when the spiritual hand tried to move the Fiery Flame Sword, a sense of powerlessness flowed from the spiritual hand, and soon after, the Fiery Flame Sword fell from the air.

It seemed that to freely use the spiritual hand to control the Fiery Flame Sword, a stronger bond with the sword was needed.

At the same time, the forceful control of the Fiery Flame Sword caused him to deplete most of his spiritual power. It seemed he couldnʼt perform actions that exceeded his own capabilities.

Originally, he had contemplated trying to use the ”Dragon Drawing Technique” to control the High Grade Wood Sword Magical Artifact, but now he dismissed the idea, at least until there was further improvement in his Spiritual Power Pattern, he wouldnʼt consider it anymore.

”I wonder when I can get my hands on a Jade Scroll to study!” Li Shiming thought to himself again about the Jade Scroll.

A Jade Scroll serves a similar function to a USB flash drive from his past life but surpasses it, as a USB flash drive does not have the capability to transfer information directly into the brain.

If he could study a Jade Scroll, maybe he could add a new storage method to the IBMz15.

That day, after using the ”Spring Breeze and Rain Skill” twice, the Spiritual Energy inside his body dropped to a dangerously low level, barely enough to reluctantly use talismans.

If he didnʼt know that the Corpse Refining Cultivator had been killed and that the city was, at least for now, safe, he wouldnʼt have dared to use the ”Spring Breeze and Rain Skill.”

When night fell, he returned to his bedroom, moved the bed aside, and revealed an entrance.

After he entered, he moved the bed back to its original place.

Underneath the bed was an underground chamber, one that hadnʼt existed before but was dug out by Li Shiming himself.

To diminish the Spiritual Power Pattern fluctuations of the Gathering Spirit Plate, with the intervening layer of earth, most of the fluctuations were absorbed by the soil.

He retrieved the Gathering Spirit Plate from the machinery space, and while waiting for the plate to enhance the concentration of Spiritual Energy in the underground chamber, he looked at it and thought of his own fortune.

In his time in the Central Capital, he had heard other Cultivators talk about the Gathering Spirit Plate.

Every Loose Cultivator who mentioned the Gathering Spirit Plate had a glint of envy in their eyes—a longing for something greatly anticipated yet out of reach.

Normally, only late-stage Qi Refining Cultivators from wealthy sects could possess a Gathering Spirit Plate. Itʼs unknown by what means Zheng, that junior sister from the Sky Sea Sect, obtained one with just the strength of a Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivator.

Li Shiming also realized that perhaps his spirit root seeds and natural talent were not as good as he had imagined. With an Early-stage Qi Refining Cultivator possessing a cultivation aid like the Gathering Spirit Plate, how could his cultivation speed not be fast?

This made him even more cautious about concealing the existence of the Gathering Spirit Plate; he needed to be extra careful.

Feeling the concentration of Spiritual Energy in the underground chamber reaching a certain level, Li Shiming sat above the Gathering Spirit Plate.

The ”Five Elements Qi Absorption Technique” started circulating, and the Spiritual Energy Vortex inside of him, which had been empty, kept pulling in the gathered Spiritual Energy.

Perhaps it was because he had learned the ”Dragon Drawing Technique,” but he felt his understanding of Spiritual Power Pattern deepen during todayʼs cultivation.

As he circulated the ”Five Elements Qi Absorption Technique,” he clearly sensed the flow path of some Spiritual Power Pattern within the Spiritual Energy Vortex.

”This strand of Spiritual Power Pattern seems to flow more reasonably like this!” As he sensed a strand of Spiritual Power Pattern within the Spiritual Energy Vortex, an idea came to him.

In the midst of cultivation, the strand of Spiritual Power Pattern seemed to change its flow path consciously, in accordance with his thoughts.

”Indeed, itʼs more reasonable this way!” Engrossed in cultivation, he instinctively adjusted the Spiritual Power Pattern within the Spiritual Energy Vortex according to what he believed was the most logical path.

One by one, after changing the flow paths of ten strands of Spiritual Power Pattern, he could only alter a very small part of the Spiritual Energy Vortex.

Yet, the effect substantially increased the vortexʼs rotation speed, and with it, the speed of absorbing Spiritual Energy increased as well.

Unbeknownst to him, the Spiritual Power Pattern within the Spiritual Energy Vortex surpassed a certain limit and expanded outward by one layer.

He had become a Qi Refining Third Level Cultivator, reaching the final stage of Early-stage Qi Refining.