Late at night, after finishing his work, Professor Ye lowered his head and gazed at the amber crystal in his hand.
Blessed Creation.
By simulating a soul environment with solid spiritual materials and sealing it externally with spiritual circuits of Embers, he had ultimately crafted this temporary container for the blessing.
"It's acceptable, not bad at all, except for some contamination left from the first casting, it hasn't damaged the blessing itself. It's sufficient for practice."
Ye Xian nodded and commented, asking, "Have you thought of your first Blessed Creation?"
"How about a ring?" Ji Jue asked.
"That's acceptable."
Ye Xian nodded without objection. After all, for this type of blessing, any craftsman would consider jewelry as the first choice.
A pendant would also do, but Ji Jue already wore one around his neck. Wearing two similar items simultaneously, especially wanting to use them at the same time, would cause the alchemy creations to interfere with each other, resulting in unforeseen circumstances.
It might lead to overload or might not fully activate. Regardless of the issue, it would damage the items themselves.
Thus, even someone as wealthy as Mr. Lou would not consider wearing rings on all ten fingers. After all, only two could be used simultaneously without compromising their effect.
Moreover, even without considering the consumption of spiritual materials, external blessings on alchemy items would place a strain on the soul. The more powerful the item's effect, the more exaggerated the burden.
In various senses, biting off more than one can chew never ends well.
"What about the spiritual structure?" Professor Ye asked again.
Ji Jue answered fluently, "For the blessing carrier part, I'd like to use a 'triple-phase bond' to fasten Ascension, Ruins, and Embers."
Three Superior Emblems linked with the triple-phase spiritual circuit symbolize the three foundations: spiritual, material, and change. It ensures stability without compromising flexibility, accommodates blessings, and also guarantees scalability for future modifications.
"The contact part?"
"Singular blessings don't need to be too complex; I think a small, classic circular format would do."
"That's suitable."
Professor Ye pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Have you considered a bracelet?"
Ji Jue shook his head, "The weight of the blessing itself isn't excessive, and its effect is relatively simple. A bracelet would be too wasteful of materials."
After all, for a lone blessing, the form of a ring was entirely sufficient. Changing to a bracelet might simplify manufacturing, but with an increased size, the effect would remain the same.
Just to save a bit of trouble, it would cost a lot more.
Too expensive!
"What about the materials?" Professor Ye continued.
"Seven grams of transmutative gold as the base material, three grams of solid Aggregation Silver as the carrier for the spiritual circuit, one gram of Liquid White Mink Solvent, and four grams of Standardized Green Crystal to meet the needs for Ascension extraction."
This time, Ji Jue didn't wait for the professor to ask again but took the initiative, "As for the process, I'd like to use Modern Alchemy, but for material processing, I'm thinking about trying Fluid Alchemy.
In that case, after the reaction and forging are completed, the weight should be controlled around 8 grams, which won't be inconvenient to wear."
"Do you want to challenge yourself?"
Professor Ye suggested, "If you want to save money, you can further cut down the extraction materials."
"If I reduce it any further, the stability of the triple-phase bond becomes meaningless. The first production is bound to require revisions, and when it becomes inconvenient later on, I'd want to modify it."
Ji Jue laughed, "So, let's take on the challenge then."
Consequently, Professor Ye nodded.
There were no extravagant ideas of sudden enlightenment after a newbie's entry; the thoughts and designs were very simple, truly stable. Considering cost-effectiveness, he opted for techniques most suited to his current stage to maximize the effects and power of the blessing.
If this were a test, then Ji Jue had not considered any bonus questions from the start, nor did he intend to showcase anything special. He firmly aimed to score all possible points.
"Very good."
Ye Xian nodded slightly, never finding fault with his student's choices.
If she were to do it herself, she certainly could have found better methods, handling options, and choices, but she said nothing.
Had she always interfered and guided with her own superior expertise, the result would have been merely a diminished version of a mini-me.
She did not fancy followers who echoed every step.
On the contrary, if one day Ji Jue could forge his own path in the vast wilderness of Embers Ruins and establish his own realm, that would be the greatest reward she could receive as a teacher.
"People can make grand claims verbally, but how it actually turns out in practice depends on how much you've learned these days."
She slowly stood up and said, "Let's go."
"Now?" Ji Jue was astonished.
"What else?" Ye Xian turned back to ask, "Do you want to be one of those moronic mystics who bathe and fast and change into red underwear?"
Ji Jue smiled bitterly, lifting both hands, his fingers trembling slightly.
"My condition isn't very good."
Aftereffects.
He had impulsively used the separation technique without proper mastery, directly disassembling violently, ruining the pendant, and almost ruining himself, resulting in his hands now being numb and suffering from tactile dysfunction.
Without Non-attack buffering and control, perhaps the pendant would be fine, but his hand might have been the first to be cut by the high-pressure spiritual vibratory knife.
One could only say, he was asking for trouble.
"Isn't that perfect? Just right to wean you off your dependence on Heavenly Skill and get a good look at the basics."