Bai Qiu unscrewed the stopper of the mental power potion and downed it in one go.
He then sat cross-legged on the ground, carefully sensing the changes within his body.
As expected, a C- grade mental power potion and a C-grade spirit fruit produced completely different enhancement effects.
If the spirit fruit was like a clear spring nourishing the land—gently strengthening the mind while also repairing its damage—
Then the mental power potion was like reclaiming land from the sea or blasting through mountains to build roads…
A violently surging energy flooded into his brain, rampaging without restraint.
It worked through a repeated cycle of rapid destruction followed by rapid restoration—a rollercoaster-like experience!
However, Bai Qiu was different from Huang Qi.
He wasn’t helpless in the face of this.
At first, he didn’t resist in order to test the effects, but once he understood how the potion worked, he immediately took action…
Using both his mental power and mana, he suppressed the potion’s effects, turning its chaotic and violent assault into something controlled—forcing it to strengthen and repair strictly according to his will.
Even so, the process was far from easy.
Although Bai Qiu’s expression remained calm, his flushed face and the fine layer of sweat on his forehead revealed just how dire the situation was.
An hour later…
Bai Qiu’s complexion gradually returned to normal.
He slowly opened his eyes.
As for the cold sweat, Zhang Shiyao had already wiped it away for him.
The transformation and enhancement from the mental power potion were indeed powerful, but it still didn’t push his spirit power to C-.
Instead, it was stuck at D++, just one step away—yet unable to cross that final threshold!
Moreover, once a mental power potion takes effect, it cannot be consumed again for 24 hours, or it will become ineffective.
His plan to forcibly raise his spirit power level through potions had failed…
Bai Qiu then took out the skill card for the Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eyes and decided to use it.
It was enough.
His spirit power was already just one step away from C-rank.
Using it now shouldn’t be a problem—even if there were side effects, they would likely be manageable.
More importantly, it would allow him to adapt early to the amplification brought by the Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eyes.
Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eyes (C Rank)
Passive – Gilded Vision:
Base vision enhanced by 10×, increased light capture, improved mana particle discrimination. Automatically active once the skill is enabled.
Special Skill – Sevenfold Vision:
Allows vision to be freely adjusted between 1× to 777× magnification. Filters, focus, and diffusion can be freely controlled. Motion sensitivity can be adjusted from 1 micrometer to unlimited.
Passive – Mana Command:
Greatly enhances mana particle perception and discrimination. Within line of sight, mana can be influenced and redirected to a certain extent according to the user’s will.
Daybreak Veil:
When used during the day, reduces the impact of light and automatically adjusts brightness to optimal levels.
Nightfall Clarity:
When used at night, negates the effects of darkness and automatically adjusts visual parameters.
Barrier Break:
Can see through any obstruction techniques below C+ rank, such as fog, sandstorms, or heavy rain.
Active Skill – Crimson Refined Gaze:
After charging, consumes spirit power to release, dealing soul damage. Power depends on mental strength.
Cooldown: None
Requirement: Must activate Gilded Vision first.
Active Skill – Overclocked Vision:
Consumes a large amount of mana and spirit power to further enhance both eyes, boosting all abilities by 7×.
Cooldown: 15 days
Side Effect: Blindness
Requirements: Strength C+, Magic C++, Endurance C+, Spirit C++
Even among C-rank abilities, the Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eyes was an exceptionally powerful skill, packed with numerous functions.
That said, it was ultimately a purely support-type ability.
The so-called Crimson Refined Gaze, which consumes spirit power to deal soul damage, was essentially a derivative skill.
In normal combat, it was rarely useful—unless it was used for a surprise attack to catch the enemy off guard.
According to Guinevia, the Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eyes still couldn’t be used at its full potential.
It would likely require reaching around level 40 before its ultimate burst skill, Overclocked Vision, could truly be unleashed.
The final skill rewards of each region were designed to match the limits of mortals!
Originally, Bai Qiu thought that he had to raise his Spirit power to C- after learning the Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eyes before he could attempt to reverse-engineer the system’s potion-making method and replicate it.
But after activating the skill—triggering the passive Gilded Vision along with the adjustable Sevenfold Vision—he could clearly observe the entire process of Ning Xingxue crafting potions…
So he began experimenting on his own.
Once… twice… ten times…
After ten rounds of observation and imitation, Bai Qiu finally succeeded on the last attempt.
However… the result wasn’t quite the same.
What should have produced one portion of mental power potion was turned into three portions by him, but the quality dropped from C- to F-.
During this process, at least 70% of the materials were wasted!
Yet instead of feeling disappointed, Bai Qiu was pleasantly surprised.
Ning Xingxue also quickly realized what this meant.
Holding the inferior potion Bai Qiu had created, she exclaimed in amazement.
Inferior Mental Power Potion (F-)
After consumption, permanently increases the mental power attribute. Lasts 30 minutes. Effective at most once every 24 hours. Becomes ineffective once mental power reaches F-.
No side effects.
Although the system labeled it as “inferior,” Ning Xingxue didn’t see it as an insult to Bai Qiu—but rather as a mockery of most ordinary people.
Because—including herself—most people who hadn’t yet obtained the spirit power attribute could only safely consume this inferior version.
Otherwise, the original potion’s effects were simply too strong for them to withstand.
Bai Qiu understood this as well.
So instead of improving the potion’s quality for now, he focused on reducing material loss.
Based on the wasted materials, one set of ingredients originally meant for a C- grade potion could theoretically produce ten F- grade potions.
Soon, both Zhang Shiyao and Ning Xingxue drank the mental power potions.
After undergoing a brief “baptism,” they each gained a new attribute—Spirit (F-).
Just as he expected, the inferior potion was actually more suitable for weaker individuals, while the perfect version crafted by Ning Xingxue was, for ordinary people, essentially a deadly poison!
After another two hours of refinement, Bai Qiu was able to produce eight inferior mental power potions from one set of materials.
The remaining wasted materials couldn’t be further optimized with his current skill level.
The finished potions were stored by Zhang Shiyao in her storage card.
At this point, they had already accumulated over a thousand bottles.
After confirming there were no side effects, they also sent a portion to Zhao Daqiang.
Once Bai Qiu stopped crafting and deactivated the Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eyes, an overwhelming wave of fatigue flooded his mind and eyes.
He hadn’t expected that merely imitating and producing downgraded versions would nearly exhaust all of his spirit power.
At present, the spirit power he consumed couldn’t recover on its own—aside from during sleep or meditation.
— The end of the Chapter–
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