Earth Fire Chamber.
Zhao Zuo meditated to adjust his condition, striving to be in the most perfect state for this attempt.
The Path of Artifact Refining moved the body and Mana, but stilled the mind. At the very least, inscribing the Spirit Pattern Path required absolute focus and patience as calm as still water.
The cost of Artifact Refining was another reason Zhao Zuo had to be cautious. The Spirit Pen was fine, as it could be used indefinitely, but the price of the Spirit Ink was somewhat outrageous.
A porcelain bottle cost twenty Spirit Stones, and each bottle contained enough to inscribe about five Spirit Pattern Paths. This meant each attempt cost four Spirit Stones. A failure was equivalent to throwing four Spirit Stones into the water.
Each time, he had to be extremely cautious—and then some.
