Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 110 - 104 Third Rank Spiritual Patterns

In the following time, Bai Qiuhe no longer stopped Qin Qing from practicing swordsmanship; sometimes, he would even personally guide her in her cultivation of the sword path.

Bai Qiuhe had come to understand that Qin Qing’s talent could not be measured against others, even those giants who had become Martial Saints or those already famous throughout the Heavenly Mind Continent. Their talent might not necessarily be stronger than Qin Qing’s.

Moreover, there was a saying that was quite right, "One cannot be burdened with too many skills."

Perhaps allowing Qin Qing to attempt cultivating two paths at the same time was not a bad idea.

Qin Qing’s swordsmanship had made leaps and bounds of progress within just three short days.

However, over the next few days, Qin Qing did not plan to continue cultivating the sword path...

Instead, she began to shift her focus to the art of Spiritual Patterns.

Deep down, Qin Qing had a premonition that in the coming days, she would come to comprehend the inscribing of Third Rank Spiritual Patterns.

If she could inscribe Third Rank Spiritual Patterns, she would definitely be called a master of Spiritual Patterns.

Usually, being able to inscribe Second Rank Spiritual Patterns would warrant the title of a Spiritual Pattern Master, but for the title of a grandmaster, the threshold was the inscribing of Third Rank Spiritual Patterns.

Another three days passed, during which Qin Qing always stayed in the practice room and never took a step outside.

"Huff..."

Qin Qing exhaled lightly, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"Another failure!"

In those three days, Qin Qing had tried countless times.

Even she herself didn’t know how many times she had attempted to inscribe Third Rank Spiritual Patterns.

But every attempt ended in failure.

Countless materials were directly wasted.

This was the price one must pay to become a high-ranking Spiritual Pattern Master.

To cultivate a Spiritual Pattern Master was to burn Spirit Stones and precious metals; before Qin Qing’s seclusion, she had given all her Spirit Stones to Sister Jiang Ruorong, asking her to exchange them for a large number of materials for inscribing Spiritual Patterns.

Of course, these were far from enough.

Qin Qing knew that among the materials Sister Jiang had exchanged for her, she had secretly added quite a bit, which meant Sister Jiang had dipped into her own pockets...

"Again!"

Qin Qing’s expression remained resolute.

Even after countless failures, there was no sign of discouragement.

Because she understood a principle very well: even with exceptional talent, without sufficient perseverance, she could not climb to greater heights.

There is never instant success in this world.

Another three days were about to pass.

Night fell once more.

The heavy snow that had paused for a number of days descended again.

"The last three pieces of Star Pattern Steel!"

Qin Qing looked at the last three pieces of Star Pattern Steel on the workbench; the confidence in her eyes only grew stronger.

Star Pattern Steel was a common material for Artifact Refining, and most Spiritual Treasures utilized Star Pattern Steel as melting and supporting material.

Similarly, Star Pattern Steel was also a common practice material for inscribing Third and Fourth Rank Spiritual Patterns, much like how Primary Rank Spiritual Patterns were practiced on Fire Pattern Rabbit Skins.

"Buzzing..."

Qin Qing once again gathered Spiritual Power, concentrating it on her ten fingertips.

Then, she began to inscribe on the Star Pattern Steel.

"Control the rhythm when exerting force! Neither too fast nor too slow!"

"In terms of strength, also control the key points!"

Qin Qing was extremely focused, even though he had failed more than a thousand times before.

But his mentality remained unaffected...

Finally!

This Spiritual Pattern emerged on the star-patterned steel!

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Thirty breaths of time passed!

And the Third Rank Spiritual Pattern etched onto the star-patterned steel had not dissipated!

"I’ve succeeded!"

Qin Qing exhaled a long breath, his eyes revealing a hint of joy.

However, this hint of joy quickly faded, and Qin Qing’s gaze returned to its previous calm, composed, and resolute state.

Next, Qin Qing attempted to inscribe more than ten other types of Third Rank Spiritual Patterns. With the success of the first one, the subsequent inscriptions gradually became easier.

"I have obtained a preliminary understanding of Third Rank Array Patterns... Now I can try to further refine the Flying Sword left behind by Senior Cang Qingzi!"

With a thought, Qin Qing produced the green Sword Pill in his hand.

To advance further, if he could harness this green Sword Pill, then the Flying Sword could be brought more firmly under Qin Qing’s control!

"There are only three days left!"

Qin Qing calculated the time, having been in closed-door training for a total of seven days, with three days remaining until the Great Qian Martial Institute’s year-end competition.

"These three days should be just right for refining the restrictions on the Sword Pill!"

If he could successfully refine the Flying Sword, Qin Qing would have a much better chance of holding his own against the elites from the older disciples in the Great Qian Martial Institute’s year-end competition!

...

The three days passed quickly.

The Great Qian Martial Institute once again welcomed its annual year-end competition.

Like previous years, the year-end competition was divided into two parts.

One part was the final assessment and battle for the new disciples.

This part was mainly to check the progress of the new disciples in their cultivation at the Great Qian Martial Institute and to select those with greater talent, as well as to encourage new disciples to cultivate.

The second part was the assessment of all disciples from the Martial Institute. This included both new and old disciples, but since the new disciples were vastly outmatched by the older ones, even though new disciples participated, by the end of the assessment, they would be completely eliminated, leaving only the older disciples.

So, the second part was typically deemed as the older disciples’ year-end competition.

However, over the years, as the East Campus and West Courtyard became more distinct, the Great Qian Martial Institute’s competition began to evolve into a rivalry between the two.

And in recent years’ confrontations, the East Campus had begun to steadily gain the upper hand, while the West Courtyard’s situation became increasingly bleak.

Thus, more talented individuals and elders wished to enter the East Campus, which flourished all the more, gaining an even greater share of resources.

The West Courtyard, on the other hand, received fewer and fewer resources, and the prospects for newcomers entering the West Courtyard dwindled, creating a vicious cycle that led to an even grimmer situation each year.

In the past few year-end competitions, the West Courtyard had been utterly crushed by the East Campus, leaving its elders unable to hold their heads high!

And this year, it seemed this bleak scenario would repeat itself!

However, the assessment of new disciples did add a sense of anticipation, namely — Qin Qing.

This man, who hadn’t even become an official disciple of the Great Qian Martial Institute yet, had caused a huge commotion in Luo River at the very start.

In this clash between the new disciples of the East Campus and the West Courtyard, could he once again deliver a different kind of surprise? 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Moreover, the concern and grudges between Mu Yunlan, the standout among this year’s new disciples from the East Campus, and Qin Qing were also a topic of discussion.

Once childhood sweethearts, now turned into enemies, standing on opposing sides, like two dazzling stars. What kind of collision would they display?

All of this seemed worth anticipating by everyone...