Holding the two newly "blessed" jade stones back to his small courtyard in the suburbs, Zhang Shaozhong felt as if he were holding two hot potatoes. He was both excited and heartbroken—after all, these things had cost him nearly 100,000 yuan!
"Quick, quick! Head of household, don't just stand there like an idiot!"
As soon as Ye Meier entered the door, she kicked off her shoes and impatiently urged, "Give me that piece of black jade! I'll show you what efficient absorption looks like!"
Zhang Shaozhong knew with his toes that her "efficient absorption" was definitely not a gentle method.
As expected, Ye Meier took the dark, cool-looking black jade. With a slight exertion of her fingers, pure demonic energy rose up like black flames, instantly enveloping the jade!
"Click... Sizzle..."
With a series of teeth-grinding, subtle sounds, the decent-quality black jade turned gray and cracked at a visible speed, finally turning into a small clump of ash with a "poof" and falling through her fingers.
A pure but cold energy was forcibly extracted and devoured by the demonic energy in her palm.
Ye Meier closed her eyes, a look of comfort on her face, and the faint demonic energy around her seemed to solidify into an almost imperceptible wisp.
She opened her eyes and smacked her lips in satisfaction: "Hmm~ Although there's not much, the taste is alright! It's just that it doesn't last long!"
Zhang Shaozhong's eyelids twitched: "Big sister! You're killing the goose that lays the golden eggs! This jade is worth at least some money!"
"Tch, it's utterly useless!"
Night Enchantress waved her hand dismissively, "Once the energy inside is drained, it's just a broken rock. Are you going to keep it to prop up a table leg? Hurry up and use yours too, stop dawdling!"
Zhang Shaozhong quickly hugged the icy green jade blank in his arms and looked at Ling Qingxue for help.
Ling Qingxue glanced helplessly at Ye Meier and said softly to Zhang Shaozhong, "Don't be like her and waste resources. Although the jade embryo can be forcibly absorbed, its inner spiritual energy is gentle and more suitable for setting up formations, allowing for a slow and steady flow."
She took the warm, smooth jade blank, and then had Zhang Shaozhong take out several of the lowest-quality spirit stones he had previously purchased, and walked to the center of the courtyard.
She moved with light, graceful steps, her fingertips flashing with spiritual light, like a butterfly flitting among flowers, using the jade embryo as the array's core, and precisely embedding several spirit stones into the ground in specific positions.
As the last spirit stone fell, a barely audible hum seemed to echo in the air.
In an instant, the atmosphere in the courtyard changed drastically!
The originally thin and almost imperceptible spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, and began to slowly converge towards the jade embryo at the center of the array.
Although it is still thin, the concentration has increased significantly compared to before!
Being in the formation, one can feel a refreshing energy seeping into their lungs with every breath, invigorating their spirit.
"Wow! The air feels sweeter!" Zhang Shaozhong exclaimed in surprise.
Being in this improved version of the small spirit-gathering array makes one feel completely comfortable.
"Barely usable".
Ling Qingxue nodded slightly, seemingly satisfied.
She was the first to sit cross-legged beside the center of the formation and begin to absorb the gathered spiritual energy.
A faint white halo emanated from her body, as if enveloped by moonlight. Her breath was long and steady, and her face, which had been slightly pale due to her injuries and the environment of this world, seemed to have regained some color.
Although Ye Meier complained that the spirit-gathering array was "inefficient," her body betrayed her and she found a seat.
Her cultivation method was completely different from Ling Qingxue's. Instead of guiding spiritual energy into her body, she would slightly open and close the pores of her body, like a black hole, domineeringly devouring the energy gathered around her. Whether it was spiritual energy or other free energy particles, she would accept them all and integrate them into her own demonic essence.
The languid look on her face quickly faded, concealing a hint of sharpness.
“Shao Zhong,” Ling Qingxue said with her eyes closed, “hold the jade embryo in your hand, circulate the chaotic energy, and try to guide and fuse the spiritual energy in the array with the earth element spiritual energy contained in the jade embryo. Chaos encompasses everything and can accommodate all things.”
Zhang Shaozhong did as instructed, sitting next to Ling Qingxue, holding the warm jade embryo that served as the array's core in both hands, calming his mind, and fully activating the Chaos Technique.
Gray, chaotic energy rose from his dantian, flowed along his meridians to his hands, and slowly poured into the jade embryo.
Something amazing happened!
The jade blank seemed to have become an energy converter!
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth that gathered, as well as the pure and gentle earth element spiritual energy contained in the jade embryo itself, were not rejected or violently devoured the moment they came into contact with the chaotic energy. Instead, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, they were gently enveloped and assimilated by the gray airflow, and finally transformed into the most primordial chaotic energy, which was fed back into Zhang Shaozhong's body!
This feeling is different from the domineering feeling when forcibly absorbing the Yin Sha Qi or the burning sensation when absorbing the Red Yang Ginseng Paste. It is a natural and subtle improvement!
The chaotic energy within his body grew stronger and more solid at a visible speed. The gray energy flowed and circulated in his meridians, making a soft gurgling sound, like a stream that was clearing a channel.
His cultivation level is steadily advancing towards the peak of the mid-stage Qi Refining realm!
This time, it's no longer about relying on pills to relentlessly attack, but about solid cultivation that truly relies on one's own techniques and external aids!
After an unknown amount of time, when Zhang Shaozhong awoke from that profound state of cultivation, he found that the jade blank in his hand had lost much of its luster, but unlike Ye Meier's piece, it had not been completely destroyed and could obviously still last for a while.
The spirit-gathering array in the courtyard was still slowly operating.
He stretched his muscles and felt full of energy, his mind was clear, and the world in his eyes seemed to become clearer.
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