The Overbearing Two-Star Card Ink

Arriving home at 8 AM, Tung Lin quickly ate something and then began ink adjustment; whatever he did, he had to complete today's work first.

Yesterday he had finished 3 bottles, and today he had 7 more. In the morning, his spirit was full, so work went very smoothly; it only took 15 minutes to finish 1 bottle.

Tung Lin worked continuously until almost noon, when he finished. His Spiritual Power was also 80% depleted. His mutated Spiritual Power caused him to rapidly consume it even when using Two-Star Spiritual Power to prepare One-Star Card Ink.

He carefully arranged the 10 finished bottles of Card Ink into a foam box before sitting down to restore his Spiritual Power.

Closing his eyes, Tung Lin gradually entered his Jing Shen Domain. His two He Xin Jing Shen (spheres) began to move slowly again. The main core continuously rotated, its volume increasing bit by bit. The auxiliary core, originally very small, also slowly recovered. The two spheres moved like the Earth revolving around the Sun. The large volume of the Two-Star Spiritual Power core was now divided into two; its intensity was insufficient, and its quantity was also insufficient, but hidden within it was another law that Tung Lin had not yet discovered.

Three hours later, with 60% of his Spiritual Power restored, Tung Lin ended his cultivation. With two more hours until delivery time, he took out the book he had just bought and began to read.

Although the book was thick, its table of contents only had 9 sections, which were basic ink adjustment methods from One-Star to Nine-Star.

At first, Tung Lin was a little puzzled, because the highest level in the world today was only Eight-Star, and for hundreds of years, no Nine-Star expert had appeared in any of the three fields: Card Cultivator, Card Crafter, or Card Ink Master. So, a book containing content that delved into the Nine-Star realm should be a priceless treasure; how could it be left to gather dust in storage?

But as he read on, he understood the reason.

The basic method taught in this book was completely outside the current system of ink adjustment knowledge! And it couldn't be implemented.

Any Card Ink Master knows a basic piece of knowledge: the higher the level of Card Ink, the more types of ingredients are needed for its preparation. The ingredients are fused one by one in a fixed order. Even so, this is extremely difficult because once Card Ink of Two-Star or higher is fused, the next ingredient, upon contact, becomes many times more active, requiring very strong Spiritual Power to control.

According to this book, all types of Card Ink from Two-Star upwards use a common method: fusing multiple ingredients simultaneously!

This was originally impossible! Because to fuse multiple ingredients simultaneously, the first factor is mental division. Ingredients have different properties; how can one control many types at once and fuse them simultaneously? Not to mention how active multiple ingredients would become upon contact. Two-Star is fine, with only 3 types of ingredients (including Bai Mo), but what about Three-Star, Four-Star, or even Nine-Star? It was indeed an impossible method.

But Tung Lin didn't think so. Reading this book gave him an implicit feeling that it would change his future. The division of his Spiritual Power core into two might truly have an effect, even an extraordinarily great one.

In the month that followed, Tung Lin's life didn't change much: exercise, ink adjustment, Spiritual Power cultivation, but a new item was added: reading. He had read books before, but during this period, his reading time dramatically increased. He read this book very carefully, mainly the One-Star to Three-Star ink adjustment sections. Now, even without the book, he could transcribe its entire content without a single error.

Today, Tung Lin decided to rent the laboratory once more. After preparing all his supplies, he left home with a determined look in his eyes.

Laboratory No. 14, Ink Adjustment Department.

In front of Tung Lin was a fixed flask of Bai Mo. In his two hands, he held separating funnels; in his left hand was Chi Jin Sand solution, and in his right was a lilac-colored solution called Zi Ling. That's right, what he was preparing now was Two-Star Card Ink used to craft Card Energy (from now on, this type will be called high-energy Card Ink).

The crucial moment had arrived. Tung Lin began to proceed according to the method in the book. First, he needed to activate both of his Spiritual Power cores, which was not difficult because every time he performed ink adjustment, both his cores operated whether he wanted them to or not. Next, he needed to control the Spiritual Power emanating from the two cores to separately focus on the two liquids. It was very difficult at first, like drawing a circle and a square with two hands simultaneously. But by manipulating Spiritual Power from two different cores, Tung Lin quickly got the hang of it. After familiarizing himself for another minute, he officially began.

Two drops of liquid fell simultaneously, immediately becoming active. Tung Lin's Spiritual Power, without delay, enveloped them.

It was indeed very difficult. The very first drop caused sweat to appear on Tung Lin's forehead; he was extremely tense. Chi Jin Sand was a Grade 1 ingredient, its fluctuations not strong, but Zi Ling was a Grade 2 ingredient, its fluctuations much stronger. Moreover, at the convergence point of the three types of liquids, the fluctuation intensity instantly reached peak Two-Star, almost causing Tung Lin to lose control.

Fortunately, a strange phenomenon occurred. When he used two streams of Spiritual Power to control the fusion at one point, at that very point, the intensity of his Spiritual Power suddenly reached peak Two-Star, allowing him to barely hold on.

If Tung Lin were in his Jing Shen Domain at this moment, he would be extremely astonished. Because his two He Xin Jing Shen were moving at an unprecedented speed. Each core rotated twice its extreme speed, and the auxiliary core revolved around the main core one and a half times faster. Each time Spiritual Power emanated, it followed a cyclical recovery, allowing Tung Lin to sustain it longer.

By the sixth drop of fusion, Tung Lin's Spiritual Power was already struggling. He lost focus slightly, and immediately, the solution in the flask became unstable.

Tung Lin reacted extremely quickly. He put down the separating funnel, grabbed the waste ink flask, and placed it in the Safebox.

"Thump!" A dull sound rang out.

This time, the measuring tube had risen to 800, indicating that the Card Ink released much more energy than before.

Tung Lin let out a sigh of relief. He wasn't disappointed; on the contrary, he felt extremely joyful. The first use of the new method yielded astonishing results, making him believe in the book even more. It also broke the barrier that had confined him for years; as long as he could make progress, he would not give up any effort.

After adjusting his state for a moment, Tung Lin continued the experiment; experimenting for 1 hour today was not enough.

Two hours later.

Tung Lin failed 5 times. This was his last preparation attempt because his Spiritual Power was not much left, and he had already spent a large sum of money.

This time, Tung Lin was particularly focused. The 5 failures had made him proficient with this method. Now he had fused 14 drops; just one more drop and he would succeed (total amount of 2 types of ingredients = 15 drops).

At the last drop, Tung Lin's Spiritual Power was no longer stable. The Card Ink, containing a large amount of energy, was extremely active. Tung Lin controlled it as if a thousand pounds hung by a thread; though tense, it did not break.

Suddenly, the Card Ink flask lit up, becoming unprecedentedly shimmering and transparent. The deep purple Card Ink emitted a faint red light.

Success, it had truly succeeded!