Chapter Sixteen: The Magic Mirror, First Encounter!

  The Red Lion Beast destroyed the horse farm very badly, and the escaped horses need to be rounded up again. Yi Chen and others will have to stay at the horse farm for a few more days to complete the aftermath work.

  Of course, those things don't need Yi Chen's help, they all have Yi Lin to arrange, he must take this opportunity to consolidate his cultivation.

  During this time, Yi Chen received a message that the person who had framed him, Yi Jie, had advanced to the middle stage of the Yang Soul Realm and become one of the most outstanding geniuses among his peers.

  "In the Yang Soul Realm's middle stage, as long as I wait for a little more time, I can also step into that realm." In the room, Yi Chen's voice rang out, unwilling to concede.

  "But the Yi family gathering is only fifteen days away, and wanting to advance a rank in such a short time is probably very difficult." Yi Chen sighed as he sat on the bed.

  Suddenly, Yi Chen seemed to have thought of something, he quickly jumped down from the bed and found a package under the bed.

  "I don't know what the teacher left behind." This package was left by Yin Wei before he left, and Yi Chen's eyes flashed with curiosity as he put it on the table and opened it.

  A dozen or so items appeared before his eyes, a dagger-like weapon, something resembling a compass, a small booklet and over a dozen stone-like objects.

  Although these things seem ordinary, Yi Chen's eyes flashed with a scorching light.

  "This is a tool for engraving and painting." He reached out and took the dagger and compass in his hand, and Yi Chen couldn't help but get excited.

  That dagger has a pattern in the middle, which implies the principle of heaven and earth. The surface of that thing that looks like a compass is very smooth, it seems ordinary, but you can feel a faint vibration.

  "Is this the Embroidered Box and the Embroidery Plate?" Yi Chen carefully examined the two objects in his hand, muttering to himself.

  Identifying a Lingzhi stone is not as simple as one might imagine, first of all, you need to have a specialized tool, the tool is an engraving knife for drawing patterns, but it's not an ordinary knife.

  When engraving a picture, soul power is needed to assist, that is, using soul power as a guide. However, ordinary knives cannot withstand soul power, only a kind of artifact born with the essence of heaven and earth can do so.

  Having a loom is far from enough, and another thing called a pattern disk is needed. Only on the pattern disk can the patterns be drawn.

  Becoming a magic mirror master was Yi Chen's long-held dream. Now that he could finally learn the magic mirror, he was overjoyed.

  "The Demon Mirror Master's Guide." Calming down his excited mood, Yi Chen moved his gaze to the small booklet, and after picking it up, he began to flip through it.

  "The profession of a magic appraiser is easy to understand but difficult to master, requiring an enormous amount of time and practice to become a legendary magic appraiser." A passage appeared before Yi Chen's eyes as he flipped through the pages.

  There is no one in the world who can succeed easily, Yi Chen agreed with this point, nodded secretly after turning to the second page.

  "Seals and seal paste are the most important tools for a Mo Jian Shi. The seal is an engraving knife that carves the pattern, while the seal paste is the container for the pattern. They complement each other and can increase the success rate."

  "Both are objects born with the essence of heaven and earth, possessing a mysterious spirit. They require a drop of blood to acknowledge their master before use." The content on the second page is not much either.

  "Recognize the master by blood?" Yi Chen's eyes flashed with a strange light, and he put his gaze back on the embroidery and the embroidery disk.

  Try it and see what's different after bleeding. Thinking of this, Yi Chen bit his index finger and squeezed out fresh blood onto the tattoo machine and tattoo tray.

  "Hum." The drop of fresh blood was absorbed by the tattooing tool and the tattoo disk under Yi Chen's gaze. Immediately, a trembling sound echoed in the air, followed by a faint light that seeped out from the tattooing tool and the tattoo disk.

  "Hiss." The stripe on the instrument turned from black to blood red, and a blood-red stripe also appeared in the middle of the disk.

  As the patterns on the disk changed, Yi Chen felt a strange sensation rising in his heart. Those two things seemed to have established some kind of connection with him, and he could clearly sense their presence.

  "It's indeed worthy of being born with the soul power of heaven and earth, and it's really rich in spirituality." Once again picking up the needle and thread plate, Yi Chen found that his compatibility with them had increased a lot.

  "Hmm." As soon as the words fell, the patterned utensils and plates trembled slightly, as if extremely excited. But they quickly calmed down, their luster retracted, and returned to their simple and unadorned appearance.

  Darkly surprised, Yi Chen felt extremely unbelievable, but he didn't think much about it and continued to flip through the small booklet.

  "Fabrics and fabric disks have star ratings, currently with a consistent nine-star rating, one star being the lowest level and nine stars being the highest level."

  "Each star rank has distinct characteristics, one-star equipment or patterns have a mysterious pattern line, two-star equipment have two lines, and nine-star equipment have nine lines."

  "The success rate of drawing a picture is extremely low. However, the pattern and pattern disk can increase the success rate, with one star increasing it by 1%. The higher the star level, the higher the success rate." At this point, Yi Chen stopped reading.

  "It seems that the teacher left me a star-patterned brocade and an embroidered disk." As he said this, Yi Chen's gaze shifted to the brocade and disk, and then he turned to the next page.

  "The Illustrated Manual is the foundation of Mo Jian's cultivation, with a total of nine-star divisions. A one-star manual can only identify one-star spirit stones, a two-star manual can only identify two-star soul stones, and so on." The content was sparse, and Yi Chen directly flipped to the next page.

  On this page is a pattern composed of various intricate textures, each texture being very mysterious. Above the text there is also a small introduction: One Star Pattern Identification.

  "It's a magic manual." Yi Chen became excited again. With this manual, he could practice the magic mirror!

  His heart racing with excitement, Yi Chen turned to the next page and found another illustration on the second page. It was a two-star illustration!

  "The little booklet only had one page left, and I didn't know what it would be." Thinking of this, Yi Chen directly flipped to the last page. He found that there was no picture, but a line of small words.

  "Mage Inspector, the greatest profession in Dragon Abyss Continent, is not only able to identify Soul Stones, but also has the magical ability to heal Spirit Stones."

  "The Healing Spirit Stone can heal physical injuries, and the higher the level of the Healing Spirit Stone, the better the healing effect. It is said that some high-quality Healing Spirit Stones can even repair severely damaged bodies."

  Although this introduction is brief, Yichen's heart is accelerating. His eyes are fixed on the last sentence, repairing his severely damaged body!

  "That year, Father was severely injured in battle, his dantian was heavily damaged, resulting in half of his body being paralyzed, and he spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair." Yi Chen's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said with a hint of sadness.

  Since his rebirth in Longyuan Continent, Yi Chen felt an unprecedented warmth in this family, and he guarded this hard-won kinship with extraordinary care.

  After seeing Yi Kui become a useless person, the decadent appearance made Yi Chen feel a unspeakable pain in his heart, but he couldn't do anything for him, and he always felt extremely guilty.

  "To make Father stand up again, I must become the strongest Demon Refiner." His fists clenched in an instant, and Yi Chen's face was filled with determination.

  The desire for strength in his heart is even stronger. In this world where the strong prey on the weak and the strong are respected, only the strong can get better things.

  If the advanced Therapeutic Spirit Stone really had such an effect, it would definitely be something that the strong would fight for. Yī Chén wanted to get such a thing, and there was only one way to go about it - become stronger.

  When he first came into this world, Yi Chen had no desires or demands, and only wanted to live a peaceful and dignified life with his loved ones.

  But in these six months, he truly understood a principle: to live with dignity, one must have sufficient strength; only the strong can live with dignity.

  "Ah." Yi Chen let out a breath of relief, dispelling the distractions in his mind, and shifted his gaze to those stones.

  "It's a one-star Soul Spirit Stone and a two-star Soul Spirit Stone." There weren't many of these Soul Spirit Stones, but it was enough for Yi Chen to practice with. He picked up a one-star Soul Spirit Stone and then flipped out the One-Star Chart.

  "To identify the Soul Stone, first draw a diagram." As he said this, Yi Chen placed the pattern disk on the bed and grasped a small tool the size of a dagger with his right hand.

  Before. Yi Chen had seen Mo Jian's appraisal of the Soul Spirit Stone with his own eyes, so he was not unfamiliar with it. He began to circulate his soul power and inject it into the patterned device.

  "Hiss." A black light emanated from the artifact, seeping out and flowing slowly along the pattern to the bottom.

  Carefully taking over the patterned disk, Yi Chen drew on it with a brush-like motion, referencing the patterns on the chart.

  For the first time, Yi Chen's movements were extremely careful when engraving the pattern. Wherever the tool passed, his soul power would form a mysterious and profound pattern like ink.

  "Just like when I was a kid drawing, only the brush has changed to a needle, the paper has become a weaving disk, and the ink is now replaced by spiritual energy." Yi Chen said softly as he saw this scene.

  "Hiss." As soon as Yi Chen's voice fell, a black light burst out in all directions, and the pattern he had just drawn disappeared without a trace.

  "What's going on?" The sudden situation made Yi Chen stunned, looking at the empty engraving plate, a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.

  "Previously, a certain appraiser seemed to have said that when drawing a picture of an appraisal, one cannot be distracted." After carefully thinking about it for a moment, Yi Chen found the key to the problem.

  Taking a deep breath and clearing his mind of distractions, Yi Chen restarted drawing the diagram, being extremely careful not to make any mistakes.

  About half an hour later, Yi Chen finally finished carving the talisman, but it didn't react at all. More importantly, what Yi Chen carved was simply pathetic.

  It's just like drawing for the first time, and all the original things are distorted.

  "A perfect chart, there can be no flaws, even a single diamond angle or arc degree requires perfection."

  "There is no model to practice with, and it can only be painted by feeling. It's not easy to reach that level. No wonder Mo Jian Shi is easy to understand but difficult to master. To draw a good picture, you need to practice for a long time, half a year, one year, or even longer."

  Looking at the barely recognizable pattern on the disc, Yichen couldn't help but sigh.

  "I don't know if the heavenly book can help." Suddenly, Yi Chen seemed to have thought of something and said a sentence full of expectation.