After Qin Luo fully understood the two newly derived martial arts techniques, a look of worry appeared in his eyes. He thought to himself that this meant he was going to embark on the path of formations.
However, he had never been involved in formations before. Although he had the help of Murong Liyue's Spirit Array Radiance Body, he did not know if he really had the talent in this area.
"Never mind, let's give it a try first."
As he murmured to himself, Qin Luo sat cross-legged on the bed, took out the ancient book on introductory cultivation for array masters that Xia Qingwan had given him before their parting, and began to read it.
"I see!"
Half an hour later, Qin Luo closed the ancient book on basic mage cultivation and began to try to gather spiritual seals.
The Spirit Seal is the absolute core of setting up an array; everything related to arrays is inseparable from it. And to judge whether someone has the talent to become an array master, one can glean clues from their first experience of sensing and condensing a Spirit Seal.
Qin Luo slowly closed his eyes and began to try to gather a spiritual seal according to what was written in the ancient book.
He slightly raised his finger, and a wisp of crystal-clear spiritual energy slowly emerged from his fingertip, then began to wriggle. At first, this crystal-clear spiritual energy was like a thin wisp of gas, difficult to take shape.
Qin Luo focused intently on guiding the spiritual energy, trying to gather it together according to his will, but the spiritual energy seemed to repel each other, and as soon as it was gathered together, it immediately dispersed again.
As time went by, the crystal-clear spiritual energy trembled at his fingertips, sometimes stretching and sometimes collapsing, never able to form a stable shape.
When Qin Luo opened his eyes again, the wisp of crystal-clear spiritual energy quietly dissipated, signaling the failure of this attempt to condense it.
"Sigh, it seems that this spirit seal is indeed quite difficult to obtain. No wonder there are so few array masters."
Thinking of this, Qin Luo was not discouraged, after all, this was only his first attempt. Without further hesitation, he activated the Radiant Heart Sutra that he had just comprehended.
As the Radiant Heart Sutra circulated, Qin Luo felt a cool aura surge from the depths of his heart, rapidly spreading throughout his body. His thoughts instantly became incredibly clear, as if everything around him had become transparent, and he could keenly perceive every flow of spiritual energy within his body and every subtle change.
"Yes, I see..."
At this moment, Qin Luo quickly analyzed the reason why he had failed to condense the spirit seal. It turned out that it was because he did not have precise control over his own spiritual energy.
Before practicing the Radiant Heart Sutra, although he could sense the presence of spiritual energy, he was unable to precisely grasp its direction and speed of flow. It was like trying to carve a fine piece of jade with rough tools, making it difficult to achieve the desired effect.
Now, he clearly sensed that the distribution of the crystal-clear spiritual energy within his body was uneven. Although the crystal-clear spiritual energy was abundant in his dantian, it was being lost and dispersed as it converged towards his fingertips due to a lack of precise control.
This is like a river that has many holes and branches in its channel, preventing the water from reaching its destination smoothly.
This was a problem he had never noticed before. With his vast spiritual energy, such a loss of spiritual energy was nothing, but it also revealed his problem with controlling spiritual energy.
Through this calm analysis, Qin Luo gained a clear understanding of his earlier failure.
Then he raised his finger again, and the crystal-clear spiritual energy within his body began to gather at his fingertip.
The originally uncontrollable spiritual energy became docile under Qin Luo's meticulous control, gathering methodically towards his fingertips like an obedient lamb.
In a short while, a faint light began to flicker at the fingertips. At first, the light was like the light of a firefly, weak and unstable, but as the spiritual energy continued to gather, the light gradually became stronger.
Qin Luo watched the process of the spiritual seal condensing with utter calmness. The calm state brought by the Radiant Heart Sutra allowed him to precisely control the direction of every wisp of spiritual energy.
A silver-white spiritual seal slowly began to appear. The seal gradually took on a prismatic shape, with six sides resembling meticulously polished glass prisms, radiating a silvery luster.
A faint, azure light flowed within the spirit seal, and every line on its edge was incredibly clear and stable. This was thanks to Qin Luo's meticulous control over spiritual energy while in the state of the Radiant Heart Sutra.
"The condensation speed is several times faster than described in ancient texts, and the amount of spiritual energy required for condensation is also much less. This should be due to the portability brought by the radiant spirit array..."
Looking at the glass spirit seal in his finger, Qin Luo was still calmly analyzing the various situations.
Suddenly, Qin Luo felt an invisible force forcibly pulling him out of that calm and focused state, instantly pulling him out of the Radiant Heart Sutra's operating state.
Immediately afterwards, a wave of dizziness washed over him, his vision became blurry, and his head felt heavy.
Qin Luo immediately understood the cause and effect. This must be the result of forcibly activating the cultivation technique before he had even developed a divine soul.
However, this attempt also made him realize that, with his current abilities, the time he could maintain the Radiant Heart Sutra without having a divine soul was about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.
After exiting the Heart Sutra state, a gentle purple spiritual energy emerged, slightly relieving the dizziness in his mind.
"This purple spiritual energy is more practical. It can continuously nourish the body and soothe some mental discomfort. However, it is a bit slow."
Overwhelmed with emotion, Qin Luo felt the dizziness subside and decided to continue condensing the spiritual seal. Although the Heart Sutra state had ended, he had genuinely experienced the condensation process, and the feeling of control over spiritual energy still lingered deep in his memory.
He raised his finger again, mobilizing the crystal-clear spiritual energy within his body.
At first, the gathering speed of spiritual energy was much slower than in the Heart Sutra state, and it was also less obedient. But Qin Luo was not impatient and patiently adjusted the direction of each strand of spiritual energy.
The crystal-clear spiritual energy slowly gathered at his fingertips, and the light flickered again, though faint, it had a resilient feel to it.
As the spiritual energy gradually increased, the outline of the spiritual seal began to appear faintly again. The shape of the spiritual seal gradually became clearer, although not as quickly and perfectly as before in the Heart Sutra state, it was still steadily forming.
Finally, after a moment, a rhombus-shaped spiritual seal gradually appeared, its six sides emitting a faint silver glow. Although it was not as bright as the previous crystal, it had a similar charm.
The azure light inside the spirit seal began to flow slowly, and although it was not fast, it was still able to successfully condense again.
"Phew~"
Looking at the newly formed spiritual seal, Qin Luo felt a sense of accomplishment.
Taking advantage of the heat in his hand, he lifted his fingers again and began to condense the next spirit seal...
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