I Can Edit Skills - Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Element Gathering Array, Spring in the Soul

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

[Element gathering array] 

[Extracting spiritual essence from spiritual crystals, drawing spiritual essence from the ground, increasing the concentration of spiritual essence in the array to 300% of the surrounding spiritual essence.] 

[Illustration of the array] 

[(White) the concentration of spiritual essence in the array increased by an additional 10% , and the consumption of spiritual crystals increased by 100%.] 

The moment he saw this cultivation technique appear in the cultivation technique editor, Zhou Ji knew that this wave was stable. This should be an array atlas that specialized in increasing the concentration of spiritual essence. Since the first entry was a dual effect, then it was probably the same as a secret technique. 

The materials used to set up the array were only spiritual crystals. The size of the array could even be enlarged or shrunken at will. Of course, there was a problem with this array that would speed up the consumption of spiritual crystals. 

Putting aside the additional effects, it was mentioned in the basic illustrations that two out of three times concentration came from underground spiritual essence, and one came from the supply of spiritual crystals. If the additional effects were included.., this ratio was reversed. 

Without thinking too much, Zhou Ji immediately used the few remaining magical points and began to change the entry and complete the refinement. 

[(Green) the concentration of spiritual essence in the array increased by 200% , and the consumption of spiritual crystals decreased by 20%] 

“Success!” 

Zhou Ji opened his eyes, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyes. The element gathering formation needed to be outlined by the spiritual essence, leaving twelve embedded holes to be used as the spiritual essence basis points. He had been wondering in the morning where there would be places with rich spiritual essence, whether he had to go to the first big city. 

Now, five times the spiritual essence concentration should be enough, right? And the most exquisite thing was that most of the spiritual essence provided by this formation was drawn from underground, so he didn’t have to worry about attracting too much attention from the surroundings. 

Zhou Ji spent the entire afternoon in a slightly excited mood. He was now waiting for the night to arrive. Tonight, he would use this gathering yuan array as a support to start building his foundation! 

The time he waited seemed to pass very slowly. At nine o’clock in the evening, Zhou Ji closed his story book and looked at his daughter who was breathing evenly in his arms. Then, he tiptoed out of bed. 

In the temporary doghouse on the other side, Little White was woken up by Zhou Ji’s actions. It raised its head to look at Zhou Ji, then closed its eyes and started snoring. 

Zhou Ji placed one hand on the ground, and his spiritual essence flowed under the floor tiles. He was prepared to cover the living area behind the curtain with the element gathering array. The entire array was not complicated, but there were many areas that required spiritual essence to outline. By the time it ended, nearly two-thirds of Zhou Ji’s spiritual essence had been consumed. 

After breaking through the twelve basis points and embedding the spiritual crystals, the formation began to operate naturally. In just a few breaths, Zhou Ji felt that the air around him had become much fresher. The concentration of spiritual essence in this living area began to increase rapidly, and he could feel a pleasant feeling in his breathing. 

Xiao Rui, who was lying on the bed, turned over. Her limbs were spread out and she slept soundly. Little White, who was in the Doghouse, was also turning his stomach upside down, and his head was unconsciously tilted to one side. 

At that moment, Zhou Ji did not wait any longer. He sat cross-legged on the ground and recovered his spiritual essence. He used the middle-tier “Wind and Thunder Essence Washing Spell” at full force, and the concentration of spiritual essence that had just risen in the air rapidly decreased. However, very quickly, the twelve spiritual crystals in the surroundings flashed slightly. The formation outlined by spiritual essence faintly appeared on the ground, and the concentration of spiritual essence in the air actually rose again. 

At the same time, in the cultivation room in the backyard of the Foundation Establishment application office in the outer city, several spell formations flickered imperceptibly for a moment before returning to normal. It wasn’t just this place. There were also several other places that had activated the underground spiritual essence. They were all affected at this moment, but they quickly recovered. 

Fortunately, it was still night, so no one discovered these things. However, even if they were discovered, it would not be a problem. The underground spiritual essence was complicated. At least on this remote planet, no one could trace the source of these changes through the underground spiritual essence. 

In the small shop, Zhou Ji’s wind and thunder essence washing technique had completed a full cycle, and the surrounding spiritual essence was still dense. This was the first time in his history that he could cultivate so wantonly. He could faintly see the wind elements gathering on the surface of his body, invading his skin and wandering around his limbs. There were also tiny lightning snakes running around under Zhou Ji’s skin. 

[Wind and Thunder Essence Washing Spell] 

[The speed of absorbing spiritual essence increased by 200%, and the cultivation technique improved the quality of the body.] 

[(Blue) the speed of absorbing spiritual essence increased by 200%.] 

[(Blue) cultivation method, physical fitness increased to a certain extent.] 

[(Blue) cultivation method, wind and thunder element affinity increased.] 

The so-called element affinity was also an abstract concept. In this world, there was no such thing as spiritual roots, all living things and all spirits could cultivate, and the reason why they cultivated in different directions was this element affinity. The high element affinity released the power of the corresponding spell, release speed, and other aspects would be strengthened to a certain extent, while the low one was the opposite. 

The five times increase in the speed of absorption and the five times increase in the concentration of spirit elements finally reached a balance. Zhou Ji’s condition also slowly reached its peak during this process. 

With a slight thought, the circulation of spirit elements changed to the circulation method of the Foundation Establishment Secret Treasure. A cleansing force suddenly erupted around Zhou Ji. All the pores on his body seemed to be opened at this moment, the spiritual essence crazily swam through his muscles and meridians and gathered in his soul. The numbing tearing feeling made Zhou Ji suck in a breath of cold air. 

This was not the end. His soul, which was already full of the gaseous spiritual essence, faintly felt a swelling pain. 

This was also his first Foundation Establishment. This swelling pain made him almost think that his soul was about to burst. 

Fortunately, the things he had expected did not happen. The toughness of the soul was much stronger than he had imagined. Under the operation of the Foundation Establishment Secret Treasure, the concentration of gaseous spiritual essence gradually increased. 

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Ji seemed to hear a dripping sound in his ear. 

In his soul, a drop of crystal-clear spiritual essence dripped down. 

This drop of spiritual essence dripped down like a trigger of a smoking gun. Drop after drop of spiritual essence dripped down, and a spiritual essence rain began to fall from Zhou Ji’s soul. Faintly, the sound of wind and thunder could be heard. Amidst the pain of being slightly torn apart, Zhou Ji saw his soul begin to expand. 

The transformation of spiritual essence into rain occurred. Perhaps it was because Zhou Ji’s spiritual essence itself was rich, but this process lasted for a long time. At the same time, it was accompanied by the expansion of his soul. It was painful and happy. 

When the volume of his soul had expanded to three times its original size, the last few drops of spiritual essence condensed in his soul fell down. The pores all over his body closed, but he still felt numb. 

Time seemed to pass very slowly. The spiritual essence in Zhou Ji’s soul had already turned into a shallow pool of spiritual essence liquid, and a small bubble appeared in the pool of spiritual essence liquid. A series of bubbles rose up. The bubble gradually disappeared and turned into a spring, seemingly turning the pool of spiritual essence liquid into living water. 

This was the Soul Spring, and the Foundation Establishment was a success. With this spring, Zhou Ji’s cultivation had a foundation. Even if his spiritual essence was exhausted, he could recover on his own without deliberately cultivating. Zhou Ji could also clearly feel that the purity of his spiritual essence had increased not only by five times as mentioned in the Foundation Establishment Secret Manual, but at least by ten times. This should also be the strengthening of the Foundation Establishment itself. 

Zhou Ji tried to circulate his cultivation technique once again to absorb spiritual essence. 

This time, his pores opened up and absorbed spiritual essence. The spring water in his soul seemed to be boiling. Spiritual essence continuously churned into liquid in the spring eye and fused into his soul… 

The morning light was faint, and Zhou Ji opened his eyes with a sense of loss. 

It was said in the Foundation Establishment Secret Manual that the Foundation Establishment realm from the first level to the ninth level opened the spring eye in the soul. The spring gave birth to nine eyes, which was the ninth level. When the soul was full, it would be the peak. Yesterday’s night of cultivation had caused the spirit essence in his soul to slightly increase, and the spring also slightly strengthened. However, he looked around at the spirit crystals that had cracked and turned gray. This consumption was still a bit huge, causing him, who was used to being frugal, to feel a little pained..