I had finalized the cultivation method, and the Sect Master proved to be a decisive man. He sent a massive workforce of tens of thousands to help me construct the Five Elements Spirit Veins. Every one of the five array masters in the sect arrived; it was considered a top-priority affair for the sect. The Sect Master certainly took this matter seriously, or at least his attitude was beyond reproach.
I watched the process of constructing the spirit veins, harboring thoughts of stealing their secrets. Besides a massive number of Spirit Consolidation Arrays, the process required a Spirit Vein Bead, placed alongside high-grade spirit stones corresponding to the desired element. This was my first time seeing high-grade spirit stones. It is said that in the past, cultivating these required top-grade spirit stones, which made the spirit vein grow incredibly fast—in just half a year.
Using high-grade spirit stones as substitutes is not only troublesome but much slower, as it requires manual intervention to stimulate the Spirit Qi and facilitate nurturing. In reality, the principle is quite simple: bury the core of the spirit vein in the center, arrange the high-grade elemental stones around it in the desired configuration, and finish by placing non-elemental stones around the perimeter. Then, cover it all with a generous amount of spiritual soil. At the heart of the vein lies a Spirit Absorption Array, which continuously refines the surrounding spirit stones to nourish the vein with…
Chapter 369