Lin Ke?

Forget it, that guy's sixth sense is terrifying. If I tamper with the Child Sword Beast, he might notice.

Besides, this is too risky. After all, she's someone I've been involved with—I can't harm her.

Mao Fei?

With that kid's prideful personality, he might not even accept a Divine Weapon Beast from me.

And to be honest, he's not a bad person. Targeting him without reason feels wrong.

Qin Shou thought for a long time but still couldn't make up his mind.

He didn't know many people around here anyway. Better to randomly pick a stranger—at least that way, he could reduce some of the guilt when doing something sketchy.

Hmm... wait, why show "aliens" any courtesy? Just get it done, it's that simple.

Shaking his head, Qin Shou took out the Divine Weapon Tiger Spirit, planning to "upgrade" it before thinking about anything else.

He manipulated the Spine Gu within the blade to absorb the High-grade Living Jade in his hand. Simulating the saber-style rune he got from the Sword Sect, it transformed into divine weapon meridians, replacing the original saber-style rune.

Though the Sword Sect revered swords, they also had numerous saber-style runes, which were even superior to those from the Ba Dao Sect.

Not long after, the Spine Gu absorbed the Living Jade, crawling through the blade and occasionally curving and spiraling, constructing intricate rune pathways and generating the unique golden meridians belonging to Heavenly Artifact Continent's weaponry.

With the integration of the Spine-eating Gu, Tiger Spirit could absorb Living Jade autonomously to build runes without Qin Shou needing to intervene.

A life with cheats truly is exhilarating!

"Buzz..."

Tiger Spirit trembled, its radiance flaring briefly before slowly converging.

Qin Shou tried channeling Qi Energy into the Tiger Spirit blade and discovered that the energy flowed swiftly through the blade's golden meridians. The blade released bursts of suction power, pulling increasingly vast amounts of Qi Energy from the external world into itself, boosting its might by a remarkable seventy percent.

"I see," he muttered.

Qin Shou smiled in satisfaction. The enhanced Tiger Spirit could now truly be considered a "Divine Weapon."

Cross-legged, he placed the Tiger Spirit in front of him, slowly closed his eyes, and recalled the energy pathways of the Green Lotus Sword Technique. A mysterious network of "meridians" spanning the limbs and bones emerged in his mind.

These "meridians" were not what one might imagine—they didn't trace the body's physical channels or conform to legendary martial art manuals.

The energy pathways of the Green Lotus Sword Technique were more akin to... runes!

Exactly, they were runes—special runes!

Runes for artifact refining, runes for cultivation—why not just call this continent the Rune Continent?

With a faint chuckle in his heart, Qin Shou continued studying the Green Lotus Sword Technique.

The cultivation method required spiritual power for guidance, constructing rune pathways within the body that influenced spiritual power and Qi Energy's mutations.

The day Lin Ke unleashed her Lotus Heart Sword Intent—even though her spiritual power was slightly inferior to Qin Shou's—its overwhelming strength easily crushed him. Her cultivation method was one of the key reasons.

In cultivation techniques, stronger spiritual power enabled faster rune construction, more complete runes, quicker absorption of Qi Energy, and greater amplification of spiritual power and Qi Energy.

Since the late-stage Vajra Realm, Qin Shou's frequent use of the Light Energy Converter had caused his spiritual power to grow substantially.

Now, even though he had never intentionally cultivated spiritual power, its strength rivaled that of the Sword Sect's prodigy, Lin Ke.

Thus, Qin Shou made unexpected progress during his first attempt at constructing runes for the Green Lotus Sword Technique.

Within an hour, thin strips of green light intertwined upon themselves, forming intricate rune pathways that covered Qin Shou's legs.

An average person, attempting such cultivation for the first time, would take at least several years to achieve this level.

Of course, natives of Heavenly Artifact Continent usually began their first cultivation during childhood when their spiritual power was weak, naturally slowing their progress.

Given Qin Shou's current state, constructing the entire rune set should take him only three hours.

Once the full rune set is constructed, the most fundamental step would be completed—the foundation upon which everything else depends.

If the rune pathways were incomplete or even slightly flawed, it could negatively affect future cultivation.

Situations like this rarely occurred for cultivators with sufficiently strong spiritual power.

Qin Shou was no exception.

Another two hours passed. Strange patterns spread across Qin Shou's entire body. They slowly climbed onto his face, resembling blue-green facial tattoos that carried an enigmatic hint of mystery.

"Buzz..."

The rune construction was complete. The blue-green patterns lightly trembled, emitting a rich life energy. At Qin Shou's command, they rapidly compressed and formed a blue-green lotus-shaped radiant glyph.

Qin Shou opened his eyes. The Green Lotus glyph transformed into an ethereal shadow and hovered above his palm.

Glancing at the Tiger Spirit blade, the golden Spine Gu within the amber blade roamed once more. The golden glow faded, and the Tiger Spirit blade transformed into the emerald green hue of the Green Lotus.

Only weapons with matching attributes could synchronize with Qi Energy for cultivation.

Qin Shou absorbed the Green Lotus into his body and chuckled lightly, "This is somewhat similar to Dual Cultivation of Beast Taming."

With that, the blue-green patterns quickly climbed across his body. Qin Shou grasped the emerald green Tiger Spirit blade. The blue-green patterns connected to the blade's divine weapon meridians, and when their powers merged, his combat power soared exponentially.

At the same time, a glow blossomed between Qin Shou's brows. His spiritual power surged with the blue-green patterns into the Tiger Spirit blade, causing the green radiance to tremble again, giving him unprecedented control over the blade.

As expected!

A smile formed on Qin Shou's lips as he casually stored the Tiger Spirit into the System Space.

Raising his hand, blue-green patterns spread across his palm.

He squinted slightly, ready to proceed to the next step.

"Buzz..."

In the next moment, light energy surged forth. Vast rays of light replaced the life energy, traveling along the newly formed rune pathways. The blue-green glow receded, replaced by white patterns as a warm and gentle aura filled the room.

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