After collecting all five concept materials of light, Jeming promptly returned to his private laboratory at Nolun Academy.

After so much research, he was well aware of the subsequent steps.

The next process, summarized, is to refine these spiritually imbued spirits dew and crystal sand into the magical treasure embryo.

But before this, he needed to first condense the foundation of this magical treasure—the artifact embryo.

The artifact embryo is not an entity that exists from the start.

It is condensed by cultivators using their own pure true essence and a trace of divine soul origin, manifesting as an illusory light and shadow within their Sea of Spirit.

It is the prototype of a magical treasure, a bearer of concept, closely linked with the cultivator’s mind, and is the key in transforming from formless and intangible to shaped and substantial.

According to the records on artifact refining in the Great Dao Book Pavilion, under normal circumstances, for a cultivator at the Qi Refining Late-stage, it is quite difficult to condense such an illusory spirit body in the Upper Dantian, also known as the sea of spirit for wizards, into a stable semi-entity artifact embryo capable of bearing concepts.

A mere Qi Refining Late-stage cultivator attempting to condense an artifact embryo alone typically needs to leverage special arrays to gather spiritual power or ingest expensive secret medicines as an aid for concentration.

Otherwise, it might take years, even over a decade, of continuously visualizing specific cultivation technique diagrams day and night to eventually transform the ethereal ideas in the Sea of Spirit into reality through long-term tempering.

This is a prolonged process that greatly tests talent, patience, and resources.

Jeming was also prepared for a long-term battle; his initial goal was to complete this magical treasure before heading to the front lines.

…That was the original plan.

He sat cross-legged in the cultivation room, withdrew his consciousness for introspection, and entered the Sea of Spirit.

A vast and familiar chaotic space met his eyes; his divine soul sat within, akin to the anchored existence of this world, surrounded by nine gigantic truth runes.

These truth runes voraciously absorbed elemental power from the external world, with the high energy concentration forming swirling energy vortices around the runes.

Unconcerned with these grand displays he had grown accustomed to, Jeming projected his own will into the divine soul.

Following the method described in the Great Dao Book Pavilion, he began guiding the power within the Sea of Spirit, attempting to coalesce an illusory projection of a “Heart Mirror.”

This process involved precise control and shaping of one’s divine soul power, requiring extremely focused mental concentration.

However, when he began the attempt, he unexpectedly found that the process… was not as difficult as imagined.

…In fact, it felt somewhat overly familiar.

In the center of the Sea of Spirit, the divine soul opened its eyes, its face full of bewilderment.

After pondering for a moment, Jeming beckoned, and two clusters of golden light hovering “above” the Sea of Spirit swiftly fell before him.

He discovered that the principle of condensing an artifact embryo in the Sea of Spirit was remarkably similar to constructing a “truth rune” or a “witchcraft model” within the wizard system.

Both truth runes and witchcraft models are essentially ways to construct stable spiritual structures within the Sea of Spirit using abstract theories, concepts, and rules, equipped with specific functions.

Among these, the truth rune is the most intricate existence, requiring the wizard to condense their understanding of world rules into a powerful rune structure using strong spiritual power, which coincidentally aligns with the “concept bearing” needed for cultivators to condense a magical treasure embryo.

Although the truth runes in the wizard world are uniquely rule-enhanced, making them easier to condense within the wizard system, Jeming has incomparable experience in constructing and analyzing complex spiritual structures.

His understanding of manipulating, shaping, and stabilizing abstract concepts within the Sea of Spirit far exceeds that of cultivators of the same tier.

With the advantage of this invaluable experience, Jeming was able to condense the Heart Mirror Embryo at a remarkable speed.

The issues of stability and shaping that troubled ordinary cultivators were easily resolved here.

Most importantly, he could “cheat.”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Jeming immediately began training with the Wizard Meditation Method.

Along with his meditation, part of the structure of the truth rune slowly emerged within his Sea of Spirit.

Under normal circumstances, it is true that wizards can inscribe additional truth runes during the apprentice stage, but having more than nine truth runes would not only be ineffective but would also obstruct the progression to a level-one wizard, so a normal wizard apprentice would not do such a foolish thing.

However, Jeming did not intend to create a complete truth rune.

What he wanted were the “components” generated during the construction of a truth rune.

Each truth rune is composed of several different structures, which themselves are formed of various complex geometrical patterns.

All Jeming needed to do was find the parts he needed from these geometrical patterns and selectively combine them.

In less than a month’s time, Jeming successfully condensed a palm-sized, slightly translucent small mirror within his Sea of Spirit.

This is the artifact embryo of the Five Elements Rainbow Transformation Mirror, formed purely from spiritual power, emanating a faint glow, and closely linked to him as an extension of his soul.

With the successful condensation of the artifact embryo, the next step was the most critical and risky part of the refining process—integrating the five kinds of “Light-Encompassing Spirit Dew” or “Light Condensing Crystal Sand” into the artifact embryo, to perform concept fusion and calcination.

Jeming took out the five precious concept materials: Dawn, Rainbow, Moonlight, Star, and Thunderlight, each exuding a unique glow and aura.

After adjusting his state, Jeming once again sat cross-legged, focused his mind, and led the Heart Mirror Embryo at the most concentrated point of consciousness within the Sea of Spirit.

Then, he carefully brought in the first material—the light condensing crystal sand imbued with the concept of Dawn, guiding it into the Sea of Spirit with Divine Sense, and introducing it to the Heart Mirror Embryo.

Buzz…

As soon as the Dawn Crystal Sand touched the illusory artifact embryo, it immediately emitted a dazzling golden-red light, with almost irrepressible power trying to break free.

The artifact embryo also shook violently, with fine cracks appearing on its surface, as if unable to withstand the impact of this concept.

Jeming remained calm, with the entire magical treasure creation process well understood.

Seeing this, he did not panic at all; he knew this indicated the embryo and concept were merging, and only through continuous fracturing and reshaping could the two fully become one.

Of course, during this period, the cultivator also needed to provide some small assistance.

Jeming activated the True Flame within his body.

A wisp of pale golden flame rose from the Dantian, led by the Divine Sense, cautiously probing into the Sea of Spirit, swirling around the Heart Mirror Embryo.

The role of the True Flame is not just simple heating but acts as a catalyst for refining and fusing.

When condensing concepts, the cultivator expends true essence and spiritual power, so in a sense, these concepts share an origin with the cultivator, as well as with the artifact embryo.

The role of the True Flame is to activate both and connect them as a bridge.

Meanwhile, Jeming’s formidable spiritual power, like invisible hands, cautiously guided the Dawn concept within the Heart Mirror, aiding its integration and sedimentation with the assistance of the True Flame.

This process consumed an astonishing amount of true essence and spiritual power.

The True Flame required vast amounts of true essence to maintain, whereas the meticulous guidance for concept fusion was an extreme test of spiritual power intensity and control.

(More chapters are coming)

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