That gaze, as bright and pure as moonlight, carried an irresistible power. Not to mention Chad Brooks, even if David Brooks were here, it would be hard for him to refuse her request.

Chad Brooks hesitated slightly, then handed over the longsword and the short needle.

Although these two items were uncommon, they were by no means rare treasures, so he agreed without much thought.

The young girl took the two items, pinched the short needle and turned it slightly in her hand, and her eyes, as clear as autumn water, fell upon the longsword.

Chad Brooks's gaze suddenly sharpened, because he sensed that a very familiar power seemed to be surging from the girl.

True Qi—she was actually using True Qi to examine the longsword.

His mouth opened in surprise. So this delicate young lady was also a martial artist who had mastered True Qi.

A moment later, the girl suddenly smiled, as if a hundred flowers had bloomed, radiant as spring.

“As expected, it’s a spirit pattern. So you’re an artificer.”

Her voice was crisp and bright, as pleasant as a lark’s song.

Chad Brooks's face flushed for once. In his previous life, he had hung out in bars and dated many glamorous women—he was no novice in matters of romance. Yet, when faced with the innocent praise of this young girl, a strange tremor rose in his heart.

He inwardly berated himself, blaming it all on the original owner of this body.

That fifteen-year-old boy was definitely a true virgin, so these reactions were normal and forgivable...

“Ahem, miss, you flatter me.” Chad Brooks's expression quickly returned to normal as he said, “I’m not an artificer, just a warrior who has only begun to practice True Qi.”

“Just begun to practice True Qi?” The girl said with a half-smile, “And yet you dare to use a spirit needle to mess around with weapons. Heh, have you reached the fifth level of True Qi cultivation?”

Chad Brooks was taken aback, shook his head, and replied honestly, “No.” He added silently in his heart, not to mention the fifth level, he hadn’t even reached the second.

The girl’s bright eyes widened, and she said in an extremely serious tone, “Who is your teacher? Didn’t he tell you that you can’t study spirit patterns before reaching the fifth level of True Qi?”

Chad Brooks was stunned. He blinked a few times, imitating her expression.

Perhaps finding his actions amusing, the girl’s lips curved into a beautiful arc, revealing a hint of joy.

Chad Brooks quickly came to his senses, smiled a bit awkwardly, and said, “My master never mentioned it.” He paused, then asked, “Miss, may I ask why?”

The girl extended her slender, jade-like fingers and tapped the longsword lightly three times. “When you were inscribing the spirit pattern, you didn’t do it in one go, but paused, didn’t you?”

Chad Brooks's expression changed slightly. Others might not see the mystery in the spots her fingers tapped, but he understood at a glance.

The places her pale, jade-like fingers touched were exactly the breakpoints he had left over the past two days.

Because of the limitations of his True Qi, he couldn’t inscribe the entire spirit pattern in one go. After three sessions, three breakpoints were left on the sword.

It was unavoidable, but for this girl, whom he had never met before, to recognize it at a glance was truly astonishing.

Nodding lightly, Chad Brooks said, “That’s right, I paused three times.”

The girl tilted her head slightly and said, “There’s nothing wrong with your spirit pattern inscription, but too many breakpoints will have a huge negative impact on the entire pattern, even if you manage to complete it in the end. Heh, no spirit master would ever be willing to infuse spirit energy into such a weapon.”

“Why?” Chad Brooks asked in confusion.

The girl thought for a moment and said, “Because you didn’t complete it in one go.”

Chad Brooks frowned deeply. “How is that a reason?”

The girl seemed a bit flustered by his question and said, “That’s what my uncle says. The more breakpoints there are on a weapon, the more uneven the distribution of the spirit pattern. Spirit patterns joined in multiple sessions are never as good as those inscribed in one go, so a true spirit master would never infuse spirit energy into such a weapon unless absolutely necessary.” She paused, then said with some regret, “This is a fine sword, already meeting the requirements for spirit pattern inscription, but now it’s been completely ruined.”

Chapter 005: Life-Nourishing Pill

Chad Brooks looked at her irritably and said, “So what if it’s the first level.” He emphasized, “Didn’t you hear? In another month, I’ll be able to advance to the second level.”

The girl pursed her lips, looking at him speechlessly.

In her eyes, as a cultivation genius, there was no real difference between the first and second levels. But looking at the longsword in her hand, she couldn’t help but feel shocked.

First level—this boy, who was about her age, was only at the first level of cultivation. That wasn’t anything unusual. But to dare to inscribe a spirit pattern on a weapon at the first level—was this reckless bravado, overestimating himself, or was he a prodigy with some hidden secret?