Chapter 176: Winning the Championship Again

"At present, I know three second-level thunder attribute inscriptions, namely, Thunder, Five Thunders, and Purple Lightning."

"Among them, Thunder and Five Thunders are second-level low-grade, and Purple Lightning is second-level medium-grade."

Zhou Ling carefully looked at the thunder wood sword in his hand.

The dark sword body flashed with light lightning, and it was amazing, as if lightning would burst out at any time.

After a careful inspection, [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis] also emerged.

With the lesson of the previous three-color sword, Zhou Ling checked more carefully this time.

For fear of missing something again.

After all, details are also extremely important in this kind of assessment.

"This Thunderwood Sword is made of second-grade middle-grade Thunderwood, without any other materials."

"Using the Thunder and Five Thunders Inscriptions is not very consistent with the properties of this Thunderwood, so I can only choose the Purple Light Inscription."

"The Purple Light Thunder Inscription contains three inscriptions of twenty-eight purple thunder patterns, and the thunder power that bursts out is relatively easier to control."

After determining the material of the Thunderwood Sword and the method of forging, Zhou Ling thought about it and decided to refine the inscription.

However, the Purple Light Inscription is a second-grade middle-grade inscription, and it is also difficult.

Zhou Ling put the spirit paper, spirit ink, and spirit pen in place, and began to try to draw the Purple Light Inscription.

The Purple Light Thunder Inscription uses the Thunder Yuan Spectrophotometry.

This is a common method for refining thunder attribute inscriptions.

The advantage of this method is that it can lock a single inscription with the help of nodes, without having to draw it all at once.

The person who created this method at the beginning probably considered that it was difficult to refine thunder attribute inscriptions, and it would consume too much energy to carve three inscriptions.

Ordinary second-grade inscription masters may not be able to bear it.

After all, with the help of the spirit pen, controlling the thunder attribute spirit ink, the consumption of spiritual power in the body is more than double that of the other five elements.

With the foundation of drawing the five thunder inscriptions, Zhou Ling has a lot of advantages in drawing the purple light thunder inscription.

However, the difficulty is not small.

Fortunately, there is plenty of time. He plans to enter [Illusion Simulation] first to improve the proficiency of the purple light thunder inscription before starting to draw.

With the opening of [Illusion Simulation], the scene in front of him changed slightly, as if a ripple of light flashed.

Then, the figures of other people around him disappeared, leaving only Zhou Ling sitting on the jade platform.

Zhou Ling recalled the method of making the purple light thunder inscription in his mind, and began to write for the first time.

After a while, a burst of black smoke rose on the spirit paper.

Failure.

Zhou Ling carefully observed the traces of the inscription on the spirit paper.

[You are observing the Purple Light Inscription, Intermediate Observation +1, Purple Light Inscription Proficiency +4]

[You are analyzing the Purple Light Inscription, Intermediate Analysis +1, Purple Light Inscription Proficiency +4]

Soon, Zhou Ling found the reason, which was mainly due to the incomplete fusion between the inscription and the inscription node.

This is also a common problem when refining a new inscription for the first time.

After all, the combination of the two belongs to the category of skills.

And each inscription is almost different, so you need to draw it several times and become proficient before you can master it.

"But this consumption is not small, and I have only drawn two inscriptions."

After Zhou Ling carefully experienced it, he continued to draw.

With [Deduction of Illusion Simulation], he had to accumulate the proficiency of the Purple Lightning Inscription as soon as possible.

And there is also deduction simulation, which is enough for him to draw in his own situation.

Soon, Zhou Ling arranged the spiritual paper again and continued to draw.

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"He actually chose the Thunderwood Sword. This little guy is small but very courageous!"

Deacon Qin is looking at Zhou Ling now. He likes him no matter how he looks at him. He praises him with a smile.

"This little guy is still a little impulsive. The Thunderwood Sword is not easy to make. Thunderwood is the thunder power condensed by absorbing the thunder and lightning of heaven and earth."

"The thunder attribute itself is not stable, and it is even more difficult to control when refining a spiritual sword."

Dean Zhong frowned.

Refining a treasure sword is the most difficult part of refining a weapon.

General inscriptions are nothing more than the processing between inscriptions and inscription nodes.

But the inscriptions integrated into the treasure sword, in addition to inscriptions and inscription nodes, also involve attribute sword intent, node seals, and even the fusion of sword stones, which is extremely complicated.

Let's not talk about the rest. Just comprehending the sword intent is difficult for ordinary weapon refiners to do.

Generally speaking, to practice and comprehend the sword intent, the difficulty is no less than becoming a second-grade inscription master.

And even for sword cultivators, less than one in a thousand can truly comprehend the sword intent.

Therefore, as a weapon refiner, it is very difficult to refine a good sword.

"It doesn't matter. If he fails this time, the Taoist Academy may give him a quota next year as long as he can build a foundation."

Instructor Hu was also a little worried. After all, the difficulty of the thunder wood sword chosen by Zhou Ling was far beyond the standard in his opinion.

No matter what, he still had to fight for Zhou Ling.

Hearing this, Dean Zhong and Zhang Daojian rubbed their foreheads.

The number of places for the Taoist examination of the Taoist Academy's Tiangong Division is limited, not to mention that it is a second-grade quota, which cannot be allocated at all.

It is usually given to disciples with excellent qualifications and the potential to become third- or fourth-grade technical masters.

And Zhou Ling's lower-grade spiritual root qualifications are really average, and the key point is that he has not passed the foundation test.

For a while, neither of them spoke.

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[You are drawing the purple light seal, natural talent +1, purple light seal proficiency +4]

[You are drawing the purple light imprint, meticulousness +1, purple light imprint proficiency +4]

[You are running to observe the Purple Light Imprint, Intermediate Observation +1, Purple Light Imprint Proficiency +4]

[You are running and analyzing Purple Light Seal, intermediate analysis +1, Purple Light Seal proficiency +4]

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After failing to draw on the spiritual paper several times in a row, the proficiency of Purple Light Imprint also increased rapidly.

At this time, Zhou Ling was able to draw a complete purple imprint.

And through the continuous correction of [Intermediate Analysis], he also realized the subtleties of the Purple Light Imprint on a deeper level.

Then, Zhou Ling tried to draw another one.

Sure enough, the purple imprint was successfully drawn as if it were a matter of course.

At this time, the imprint on the spiritual paper not only shone with purple light, but also had strands of thunder sword energy condensed on the surface from time to time, which looked extremely powerful.

"I sealed a touch of thunder sword energy into the imprint node. The power is indeed very different."

Zhou Ling carefully observed the imprint he had just drawn.

It was as if one could feel the surging thunder sword energy contained within it.

Although what was sealed was just a wisp of his thunder sword energy, it could only be used once.

But for the assessment, it is enough.

"The power of this imprint should be enough!"

Zhou Ling murmured.

Then leave [Deduction Fantasy Simulation].

When he opened his eyes again, Zhou Ling felt that almost 40% of his spiritual consciousness had been consumed.

Still within the acceptable range.

[You are drawing a purple light imprint in the illusion simulation, performing the illusion simulation +1, soul +4]

Although the consumption is not small, the improvement is real.

"Now the proficiency of the Purple Light Seal should be enough to ensure that it can be successfully drawn on the Thunderwood Sword!"

Zhou Ling murmured.

No matter how hard you work, you will reap the rewards, even though it only took more than an hour to draw in [Deduction of Fantasy Simulation].

But with the blessing and improvement of various talents, he has now mastered it.

"Recover your consciousness first, and then start refining!"

Afterwards, Zhou Ling took out another soul-nourishing pill and drank it, quickly recovering.

After noon, the competition on the assessment platform was getting close to intense.

During this period, many people withdrew from the assessment due to excessive consumption or successive refining failures.

Although I am unwilling to do so, the competition is so cruel. The fittest will survive. There will definitely be winners and losers.

On Zhou Ling's jade platform, he had fully recovered at this moment.

Not only the spiritual consciousness was restored, but the spiritual power in the body was also restored to its peak with the help of [Spiritual Power Affinity] and [Five Elements Gathering].

He was looking intently at the thunderwood sword in front of him.

He took a deep breath, held his breath and concentrated, then moved his palm, and a ball of five-colored flames surged out.

After a slight pause, the light bloomed, like a five-color fire dragon. With a "chi-la" sound, the flames enveloped the Thunderwood Sword fiercely.

At the same time, Zhou Ling held the spiritual pen in his hand, dipped it in ink, and combined with his spiritual consciousness, began to carve the purple light imprint on the thunderwood sword.

After burning the incense, Zhou Ling exhaled with bright eyes.

At this time, the Thunderwood Sword was gleaming with thunder and lightning, and the sword body was releasing an extremely sharp aura.

"The second-order mid-grade thunderwood sword is finally ready!"

"With this thunderwood sword node sealing a wisp of thunder sword energy, coupled with a second-level low-grade thunder-attribute spirit-sealing ban, it is enough to make its power close to the level of a high-grade spiritual weapon."

Zhou Ling said secretly, although his face was full of fatigue, his eyes were full of smiles.

This thunderwood sword was very powerful, and coupled with the three-color sword in front, he estimated that there would be no problem in entering the top six.

At this moment, he glanced around.

I found that the other monks in the light shield were all busy with their own affairs.

The person in front is a young monk and an alchemist.

At this moment, his forehead was stained with sweat, and he was controlling the flame to burn the alchemy furnace.

Others are in a similar situation and are all busy.

Zhou Ling looked at it and saw that there was still more than half an hour before the end of the assessment.

First, he looked at the two spiritual swords. After confirming that there were no problems, he held the two spiritual swords in both hands and walked to the judges' seat.

"What? Is that done?"

"There's still more than half an hour before the assessment ends!"

"Completed? He practiced at the eighth level and was the first to complete it. Can this pass the assessment?"

"If this guy can pass the second-grade assessment, it would be terrifying."

"What's scary? This is called inspiration. What's wrong with low-grade spiritual roots!"

Seeing that Zhou Ling completed the assessment as quickly as possible, the disciples watching in the square couldn't help but exclaimed and commented.

In fact, compared with others, Zhou Ling is too conspicuous. He is only a freshman in the Taoist Academy this year and dares to take the second-grade Taoist examination.

And it’s only the eighth level of Qi training.

If he really passes, doesn't it mean that his technical level is much stronger than that of Liu Yu and the others.

"Zhou Ling, are you sure you have completed the assessment?"

Seeing Zhou Ling walking to the judges' table, Teacher Hu asked aloud, with a look of relief on his face.

Regardless of whether Zhou Ling can successfully build the foundation, the talent he has shown now proves that he was absolutely right to give him the seed spot for foundation building.

Lu Yunxi's pretty face on the side also showed a faint smile.

Judging from the assessment process, Zhou Ling lived up to her expectations.

Compared with half a year ago, the level of inscriptions has improved by more than one level.

"Yes, teach!"

Zhou Ling said respectfully.

Afterwards, Hu Jiaoxi stood up and took the spirit sword from Zhou Ling's hand.

One handle was placed on the jade plate in front of Dean Zhong, and the other was placed on the jade plate in front of Qin Zhizheng.

The two people's consciousness swept over.

After a while, Deacon Qin couldn't help but nodded and said with a smile, "Not bad!"

"The second-level mid-grade thunderwood sword contains the purple light imprint, plus the thunder attribute sealing spirit, and a thunder sword energy, which is enough to make this second-order high-grade thunderwood sword reach the power of the second-order high-grade."

"The repaired three-color sword is as intact as ever. Not only does the imprint node look brand new, but the sword's intention is also condensed, even slightly better than before."

As Qin Zhizheng spoke, he nodded to Zhou Ling, with admiration in his eyes.

Then he said to the other judges, "This level is naturally above the first level, and it can enter the top three. What do you think, Dean Zhong?"

In addition to being the principals of Xuanyuan Taoist Academy, Dean Zhong and others also have positions in the Tiangong Department.

Therefore, when it comes to ratings such as top three, it is natural to ask other judges.

As for the final ranking, it depends on the level of other assessment monks.

If he were at the same level as Zhou Ling, then Zhou Ling would still be able to win steadily with his time advantage.

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

Dean Zhong and Taoist Zhang both nodded in agreement.

Passed unanimously, Zhou Ling received an upper grade and has entered the top three.

"Thank you, seniors!"

Zhou Ling hurriedly cupped his hands and thanked him.

I was so excited, I didn’t expect that I would be in the top three!

Then he left the assessment platform and walked towards the outside of the square.

"Brother Ling, you are so awesome!"

Wang Xin, who had been waiting in the square, now came over to congratulate Zhou Ling.

In her opinion, Zhou Ling can definitely pass the assessment.

Zhou Ling nodded to Wang Xin with a relaxed expression.

During these days, Wang Xin returned to the Taoist Temple, but temporarily lived outside with her mother.

"Brother Ling, how's it going?"

Sun Dajie also asked aloud.

"It depends on other people's results!"

Zhou Ling replied.

Although he has been rated as the top one just now and can still enter the top three, the specific situation will not be determined until others complete the assessment.

Afterwards, I sat quietly on the futon and waited patiently.

Half an hour passed quickly, and now the sunset was shining on the square.

Qin Zhizheng has also announced that this assessment is over, and all the monks who participated in the assessment will hand over their spiritual objects.

Soon, Qin Zhizheng began to announce the results, "This time the Tiangong Division's second-grade Taoist assessment and rankings are led by Zhou Ling."

"The other five monks who passed the examination are He Sheng, Nanfeng..."

"Ye Zhilan, the leader of the second-grade Taoist examination..."

Qin Zhizheng's words were sonorous and powerful, resounding throughout the square.

His eyes swept over Zhou Ling, with admiration in his eyes.

boom!

The whole square exploded instantly, and all the monks looked at Zhou Ling in shock.

You know, this is the second-grade Taoist examination.

As long as you pass the assessment, it means that your future will be bright and you are already a member of the true Dao Alliance system.

The participants were basically foundation-building monks. He, Zhou Ling, was a genuine eighth-level qi practitioner.

This can also force him to win the first place!

A twelve-year-old casual cultivator at the eighth level of Qi training was actually able to refine a middle-grade spiritual sword!

This is really unbelievable!

"How did he do it?"

"This level can even be said to be far better than the proud man Liu Yu and others."

"This is really incredible!"

"This guy's imprinting skills are amazing!"

As Qin Zhizheng finished speaking, the monks on the field couldn't help but exclaimed and commented.

No one expected that Zhou Ling would become the leader of the assessment.

"Brother Ling, you are the leader again!" Sun Dajie exclaimed excitedly.

Although Wang Yu was used to the surprises brought by Zhou Ling, her face still showed surprise at this moment.

Zhou Ling's performance can only be described as amazing!

Only Wang Xin looked calm and matter-of-fact.

"Haha! Extraordinary performance!"

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

Directly becoming the leader still caught him a little off guard.

I feel like my level is not that high!

"All disciples who have passed the assessment will report to the Tiangong Division tomorrow!"

At this time Qin Zhizheng's voice sounded again.

"Come on, let's go back first, and I'll treat you to dinner tonight!"

Zhou Ling said happily.

Then everyone left the square.