I, a cultivator, have ended up in the wizarding world.

Chapter 68 Refining Treasures
After collecting all five types of light concept materials, Jemin simply returned to his private laboratory at Norren Academy.

After such a long period of study, he had a clear understanding of the next steps.

In summary, the subsequent process involved refining these spiritual dews and crystal sands, which contained pure concepts, into the embryo of the magic weapon.

Before that, he needed to first refine the foundation of this magical artifact—the embryo.

An embryo is not a physical entity that existed from the beginning.

It is a phantom light and shadow that a cultivator condenses in their own spiritual sea using their own pure true essence and a trace of divine soul origin as a guide.

It is the prototype of a magic weapon, the point on which the concept is carried, closely connected with the cultivator's mind, and the key to the transformation from "formless and intangible" to "tangible and substantial".

According to the records on weapon crafting in the Great Dao Library, under normal circumstances, it is quite difficult for a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining to condense this illusory spiritual body into a sufficiently stable semi-solid weapon embryo that can bear concepts in the upper dantian... which is what wizards call the spiritual sea.

If a cultivator at the late stage of Qi Refining wants to condense a weapon embryo on their own, they generally need to use a special formation to gather their spiritual power or take expensive secret medicines to help them concentrate.

Otherwise, it would take several years or even more than a decade to contemplate specific cultivation methods day and night, so that the ethereal thoughts in one's spiritual sea could be transformed from the illusory into the real, and from the false into the true through long-term refinement.

This is a long process that demands exceptional talent, patience, and resources.

Jemin was also prepared for a protracted battle; his initial goal was to complete the artifact before heading to the front lines.

...That was the original plan.

He sat cross-legged in the meditation room, withdrew his consciousness to introspection, and entered his spiritual sea.

A vast and familiar chaotic space came into view, and his divine soul was located in it, as if it were anchored to this world. Around his divine soul were nine huge truth runes.

These truth runes absorb elemental power from the outside world like a whale devouring its prey, and the excessively high energy concentration even forms colorful energy vortexes around the runes.

Ignoring the magnificent images he had grown accustomed to, Jemin projected his own will into the soul.

Following the method described in the Great Dao Book Pavilion, he began to guide the power in his spiritual sea, attempting to condense a phantom projection of a "Heart Mirror".

This process involves precise control and shaping of one's own spiritual power, requiring an extremely high degree of mental concentration.

However, when he started trying, he was surprised to find that the process... was not as difficult as he had imagined.

...You could even say it's a bit too familiar.

The soul in the center of the spiritual sea opened its eyes, revealing a face full of confusion.

After a moment of contemplation, Jieming beckoned, and the two golden lights that had been hovering "above" his mental sea quickly landed in front of him.

He discovered that the principle of condensing embryos in the spiritual sea had a striking similarity to the process by which he constructed "truth runes" or "magical models" within the wizarding system.

Whether it's the runes of truth or the models of witchcraft, they are essentially about constructing a stable mental structure with specific functions in the mind's sea by taking abstract theories, concepts, and rules.

The Truth Rune is the most exquisite of them all. It requires wizards to use their powerful spiritual strength as a foundation to condense their understanding of the rules of the world into a powerful rune structure. This coincides with the "conceptual carrier" required by cultivators to condense the embryo of magical artifacts.

Although the runes of truth in the wizarding world have their own unique rules that make them easier to condense within the wizarding system, Jemin has, after all, countless experiences in constructing and analyzing complex mental structures.

His understanding of how to manipulate, shape, and stabilize abstract concepts in the spiritual sea far surpasses that of other cultivators of the same level.

With this valuable experience as a foundation, Jemin's speed in condensing the embryo of the Mind Mirror was astounding.

The stability issues and shaping problems that plagued ordinary cultivators became easily solved for him.

Most importantly, he could "cheat." Without the slightest hesitation, Jemin immediately began practicing the wizard's meditation technique.

As he meditated, a portion of the Truth Rune slowly emerged in his mind's eye.

Under normal circumstances, wizards can indeed inscribe more Truth Runes during their apprenticeship, but more than nine Truth Runes will not only have no effect, but will also hinder their advancement to first-tier wizards. Therefore, a normal wizard apprentice would not do such a foolish thing.

However, Jemin did not intend to create a complete Truth Rune.

What he wants are the "components" produced during the construction of the Rune of Truth.

Each Truth Rune is composed of multiple different structures, and these structures are made up of various complex geometric patterns.

What Jemin needs to do is simple: find the parts he needs from these geometric patterns, then select them individually and combine them.

In less than a month, Jemin successfully condensed a palm-sized, somewhat translucent mirror in his mental sea.

This is the embryo of the Five Aggregates Rainbow Mirror. It is formed from pure spiritual energy, radiating a faint light. It is closely connected to him and is an extension of his soul.

With the vessel blank successfully condensed, the next step is the most crucial and riskiest step in the refining process—integrating the five types of "Radiant Spirit Dew" or "Radiant Crystal Sand" into the vessel blank for conceptual fusion and calcination.

Jemin took out the five precious conceptual materials: dawn, rainbow, moonlight, stars, and lightning, each radiating a unique light and aura.

After adjusting his state, Jieming sat cross-legged again, immersing himself in the mental world and guiding the embryonic mind-detector in his spiritual sea to the most concentrated position of his consciousness.

Then, he carefully guided the first material—light-condensed crystal sand containing the concept of dawn—with his divine sense, slowly sending it into his spiritual sea and introducing it into the embryo of the Heart Observation Device.

hum...

The moment the morning glow crystal sand touched the illusory artifact, it immediately emitted a dazzling golden-red light, carrying an almost uncontrollable power that tried to break free of its restraints.

The vessel blank also vibrated violently, and fine cracks appeared on its surface, as if it could not withstand the impact of this concept.

Jemin remained calm; he had long since mastered the process of creating magical artifacts.

Seeing this, he was not alarmed at all. He knew very well that this meant the embryo and the concept were merging with each other. Only through continuous breaking and reshaping could the two be completely united.

Of course, during this period, the cultivators will also need to provide some assistance.

Jemin activated the true fire within his body.

A wisp of pale golden flame rose from the dantian, guided by divine sense, and cautiously probed into the sea of ​​consciousness, swirling around the embryonic heart-detector.

The role of true fire is not simply heating, but rather refining and fusing.

When condensing concepts, cultivators also expend true essence and spiritual power. Therefore, in a sense, these concepts share the same origin as the cultivators themselves and the embryonic artifact.

The role of the real fire is to activate the two and act as a bridge to connect them.

At the same time, Jieming's powerful mental strength, like invisible hands, carefully guided the concept of dawn to wander, integrate, and settle in the mind mirror with the assistance of the true fire.

This process consumes an astonishing amount of true essence and mental energy.

True fire requires a vast amount of true essence to maintain, and the precise guidance of concept fusion is the ultimate test of mental strength and control.

(Bonus chapter, one more to come)
(End of this chapter)