Celestial being

Yuan Ming never felt that time passed so long.

He didn't know how many times he stood up and sat down before Amuhe returned and shook his head at him when they met.

Yuan Ming's heart suddenly sank.

"Except Master, there are only three elders above the foundation-building stage of Huoliantang. They are all in seclusion and refining weapons. None of them have come out. No one can help you." Amuhe said helplessly.

"Then what should we do? We can't just watch the Qingyu Sword lose its spiritual power and become a mortal, right?" Yuan Ming frowned.

"You can only try your luck and wait and see if Master can return within three days." Amuka sighed and said helplessly.

Yuan Ming had no choice but to thank Amuhe and left in a hurry.

He first went to the third cave master's small courtyard, but still couldn't see anyone, so he had to go back to his residence.

The moment he pushed the door open, he saw Huo Chan'er lying on the table in front of the window, but when he heard the movement from Yuan Ming's side, Huo Chan'er immediately got up.

Yuan Ming looked out the window and saw the sunset on the horizontal branches of the pine trees outside, which seemed to be basking in the sun.

Silver Cat Xiying noticed that Yuan Ming was looking at her, but ignored Yuan Ming and turned over to continue.

Seeing Xiying like this, Yuan Ming wanted to speak but swallowed it back. He just carried the sword box to the table and sat down, thinking with a sad look on his face.

Huo Greedy'er rubbed towards him in a flattering manner, and he had no time to pay attention.

Almost a day has passed since yesterday.

There are still two days left for the Yunling Sword Box to be preserved, and he must complete the engraving of the talisman and the imbuing of the spirit within these two days.

But he had a hunch in his heart that there was a high probability that the third cave master would not be back in the near future due to something unexpected.

"Otherwise, go to Fangshi again?" Yuan Ming hesitated whether to find the weapon refiner there to help him, but after calculating the distance, it was already too late.

"Show me the contents of the Yunling Box." At this time, Silver Cat's curious voice sounded in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Yuan Ming subconsciously raised his head and saw that the silver cat Xiying had come to his window, and Huo Chan'er didn't know when he fell to the ground and rolled around.

"This is a sword that the Third Cave Master helped me refine. Without the foundation-building level, is it impossible to imbue the magic weapon with spirit?" He couldn't help but ask.

"Of course not... But there are no absolutes." When Yinmao heard him ask this question, he already understood the reason for Yuan Ming's sad look.

"Do you have any idea?" Yuan Ming's eyes lit up and he was immediately overjoyed.

"Among the magic cultivators, there are talisman masters who are proficient in the way of talismans, and there are also formation masters who are proficient in talisman formations. They are deeply involved in talisman formations, and can use talisman or formations to exert unique abilities that other monks do not have. Among them, the array master has created a rune array called the 'Spirit Gathering Array', which can replace the weapon refiner and imbue magical weapons with spirits." Silver Cat Xiying explained.

"Aren't you a soul cultivator? Are you still a formation master?" Yuan Ming was surprised when he heard this.

"I'm not an array master, but I know the spirit gathering array." Xiying rolled her eyes at him and said.

"Do you just know it? Or can you draw it or...how can you help me?" Yuan Ming didn't know how to use the spirit gathering array.

"I'm not an array master, so I don't know how to draw it. Besides, the spirit-gathering array is not a talisman. It can't be used by drawing it on talisman paper." Xiying said.

"Forget it, in two days I can't find a way to infuse the spirit, and my herring sword will be useless. You can't help either," Yuan Ming said.

"What? Is there anything I can't do?...You have actually seen the spirit-gathering magic circle, on that island in the fog, on the casting furnace of Master Blackwood that you found, but you are blind. , I just didn’t take it away,” Xiying said angrily.

How did it know that Yuan Ming was not ignorant, but his ability was limited at that time, otherwise he would have taken the stove away long ago.

"It seems that there were other people on the island at that time. I'm afraid the casting furnace is long gone." Yuan Ming was happy at first, and then worried.

"The casting furnace is still there." Silver Cat Xiying immediately gave him a reassurance.

"Seriously?" Yuan Ming was overjoyed when he heard this.

The silver cat Xiying snorted lightly and didn't bother to answer.

"Thank you!" Yuan Ming was overjoyed, picked up the sword box and ran out.

"Next time I will find something you don't understand to test you." When he walked to the door, Yuan Ming thought of something again and added.

"I'll accompany you!" Silver Cat replied.

When Yuan Ming passed by Huo Chan'er, the latter immediately followed his calves and jumped up to his shoulders.

The silver cat Xiying looked at his leaving figure with a smile in her eyes. After a moment of hesitation, its figure jumped down from the pine tree and quickly disappeared.

…

Half a day later, on the island in the fog.

There were patches of moss growing on a steep mountain wall, and green and black vines hung down, covering the entrance of a hidden semicircular cave.

In the sky outside the cave, a black raven spread its wings and flew, hovering for a long time before slowly falling down.

It landed on a stone outside, lowered its head and pecked it, as if eating, but its dark eyes were spinning, looking around secretly.

After seeing that everything around him was stable and there was no abnormality at all, the raven jumped and turned around, spread its wings and plunged into the hole covered by vines on the mountain wall, and disappeared.

In a hidden mountain forest ten miles away, Yuan Ming sat quietly in the dense canopy of a towering ancient tree, checking the situation in the cave through the sight of the soul crow.

"Fortunately, it's really still there." The moment he saw the casting furnace, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he stood up and used the agility technique to jump down from the tree crown, and quickly headed that way.

The figure of the silver cat appeared not far away and followed closely.

After a while, Yuan Ming had arrived at the cave with Huo Gan'er on his shoulders.

The moment he saw the casting furnace, Yuan Ming immediately waved his sleeves and whipped up a strong gust of wind, blowing away all the dust on the casting furnace. Then he immediately moved over to look for the spirit gathering circle mentioned by Xiying.

He walked around the casting furnace and didn't see any magic circle engraved on it.

"How could it not be?" He thought as he leaned down and crawled under the casting furnace.

At the bottom of the casting furnace, there were also only flame patterns, and Yuan Ming did not see anything special.

"Inside the furnace." At this time, the silver cat Xiying's voice rang out in Yuan Ming's sea of ​​consciousness.

Yuan Ming suddenly raised his head when he heard the sound, and his head hit the casting furnace with a "thud".

When he exited from under the furnace, he saw the silver cat Xiying already lying on the casting furnace, watching him leisurely and contentedly.

"I can find it even if you don't remind me." Yuan Ming said.

"Even if you find it, do you know how to use the spirit gathering circle?" Silver Cat Xiying lowered her eyes and glanced at him, with a mocking look on her face.

Yuan Ming was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Do you know?"

"Of course, open the furnace door and look at the bottom." Xiying instructed.

Yuan Ming responded quickly and opened the furnace door according to his words. Before he had time to see clearly, Huo Gan'er got in along his arm and ran around inside before running out again.

Only then did Yuan Ming see that the bottom of the furnace was not a smooth flat plate, but a rune array with rather complicated lines was engraved on it.

At first glance, he felt that one of the runes looked familiar. It looked a bit like a deformation of the flame rune. There were five runes with complex lines around it, but he couldn't recognize it.

These five runes are centered on the flame script and are connected with the five surrounding runes to form a whole. They support each other and form a stable frame structure.

"Is this the magic circle?" Yuan Ming murmured to himself.

"This spirit-gathering array is very simple. Although it is well-conceived, its power is limited. At best, it can only assist in completing the spiritual filling of mid-grade magic weapons. It is also the most rubbish kind." Xiying said.

"Where do you see the simplicity?" Yuan Ming only felt that the lines were already very complicated.

"This spirit-gathering array is built with the flame rune as the center and starting point, and five spirit-gathering symbols as fulcrums. There are no redundant runes and complicated lines in it, so its power is limited, but it is also Avoiding the loss of spiritual power, isn't this considered simple?" Hearing this, Xiying's voice echoed in Yuan Ming's sea of ​​consciousness.

"So, the rune array is not a simple stacking combination of runes. If the compatibility is improper, it will be half the result with twice the result?" Yuan Ming thought for a while and asked.

"Naturally, it cannot be a simple stacking. In fact, this kind of compatibility is quite difficult to control. Not only must the attributes of the runes complement each other, but also whether the lines between the runes are smooth and smooth, and whether they will cause mutual interference. Otherwise, the Talisman Master Everyone can become an formation master." Xiying said.

"I see. Then how to use this spirit gathering array?" Yuan Ming was stunned and asked.

"Did you see the grooves in the center of the five runes around it?" Xiying asked.

"I saw it, what is it for?" Yuan Ming asked doubtfully.

"It is used to place spiritual stones and absorb spiritual power. If your own mana is not enough, you need to use the spiritual power of the spiritual stones to fill it. The flame rune in the middle is the key to transformation, and it controls the spiritual power to flow into the Qingyu Sword. Transport." Xiying replied.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming immediately turned his wrist and took out five low-grade spiritual stones.

"Is this okay?" Yuan Ming asked humbly.

"It's enough to imbue your sword with spirit." Xiying glanced at it and nodded.

Yuan Ming immediately carefully placed the five spiritual stones into the furnace one by one.

"Open the Yunling Sword Box." Silver Cat Xiying commanded.

Because Yuan Ming really didn't understand the spirit-gathering formation, he didn't dare to neglect it, so he simply became the executor honestly.

He opened the Yunling Sword Box as he was told, and the Green Fish Sword immediately revealed its true appearance, with wisps of cold air spreading from it. Huo Greedy'er immediately showed a look of disgust and ran to the side.

"The basic attribute of the sword is cold. What runes do you plan to engrave on it?" Xiying asked.

Yuan Ming had already thought about this on the way here, but when he spoke now, he hesitated.