[Zhang Yunxi]:Miaozhu, you don't need to send mine using the paper kite. I just bought one, so I'll give it a try.
[Gong Anyan]:Really? Master Song, can I also privately reserve two of your spirit paper kites? (☆▽☆)
[Yu Lichuan]:Me too! I'll take three. This way I won't have to constantly register the SEIU's logistics info anymore. (ﾉ≧∀≦)ﾉ・‥…━━━★ (
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Since elite masters often exchanged spirit items, the spirit paper kite would definitely make things more convenient for everyone. And none of them were short on contribution points, so they made their purchases without hesitation.
Song Miaozhu quickly sold off another batch of spirit paper kites. When she sent out the spirit-infused jade beads, she included ones already filled with her own spiritual power.
During the first round of deliveries, the spirit paper kites didn't just carry out the infused jade beads. They also picked up any spirit items the other elite masters were transferring to her. Even though the featured items in the Special Treasury were in high demand, most masters still kept some inventory for private trades.
Song Miaozhu was intensely curious about the other spirit items, but she held back. First, she organized the little paper servants and spirit paper kites that had been reserved in the group chat, infused each one with the correct master's spiritual energy via the jade beads to complete the ownership bonding, and then packed them up to be sent out by her spirit paper kites.
Only after that did she sit down to thoroughly examine the spirit items she had received.
The one she was most eager to try was the Blue-and-White Spirit Dew Vase from Master Yuan Liben.
When nourished with spiritual power, this little porcelain bottle could condense a miraculous spirit dew. Once mixed into water or tea and consumed, the dew would significantly boost mental clarity and memory, allowing the user to recall everything they read at a glance.
To Song Miaozhu, this was essentially "top student spirit dew."
Compared to the other items in the treasury, this was the only one that enhanced something her Secret Art of Paper Crafting did not—learning ability.
And that was exactly what she lacked the most right now.
She had often slowed her studies of the Secret Art of Paper Crafting because her skills weren't yet up to par. She had longed for something that could give her a boost in learning efficiency.
She never imagined such an item actually existed. The small blue-and-white porcelain bottle fit in the palm of her hand. Song Miaozhu held it eagerly and began pouring spiritual energy into it.
According to the Special Treasury's description, it would take one million units of spiritual energy to condense just a single drop of spirit dew. That one drop could grant an hour of intense focus and enhanced memory. It wouldn't help with muscle memory or hands-on techniques, but it could still work wonders for theoretical study.
Currently, Song Miaozhu had just over 809,000 units of spiritual energy, not quite enough for one drop.
But that didn't bother her. She had spirit stones.
Without holding back, she channeled energy into the vase. Gradually, mist formed inside, eventually condensing into a single, glowing drop of spirit dew. She mixed it into tea and drank it in one gulp. Instantly, her senses sharpened, her mind cleared.
She dove straight into the Secret Art of Paper Crafting in her mind. This was the most important book she owned. It had been in her mental library for over a year, a constant companion. She read and reread it often, but had never managed to fully memorize it.
Whenever she faced a problem, she had to flip through it again. But now, boosted by the spirit dew and her familiarity with the book, she skimmed through its contents at lightning speed. In just one hour, she read the entire book cover to cover.
When the effects faded, she suddenly felt as if her brain had rusted over. Her clarity had dulled. However, when she tried to recall the content of the book, she realized she could recite it all—word for word, page by page.
Every drawing, every diagram, every ancestor's annotation and personal commentary was etched deeply into her memory. Now, if someone asked her where any diagram was located, she could answer without hesitation.
She had always been a smart student, after all—she got into a top university. But the difference between her current self and her spirit-dew-enhanced self was like night and day. Not to mention the flood of ideas she'd had while rereading the Secret Art of Paper Crafting.
"This Blue-and-White Spirit Dew Vase is way underpriced at ten thousand contribution points!"
She felt like she had scored a huge bargain. Clutching a top-grade spirit stone, she began absorbing spiritual energy to replenish herself, then poured that power into the vase again to produce more of the "top student" spirit dew.
From now on, she intended to use spirit dew every hour of every day. With heightened focus and perfect memory, there was no way she would lag in her paper-crafting studies anymore. Even if the spirit dew couldn't improve her hand technique, it would certainly help her avoid countless mistakes.
She even sent word ahead to her ghost instructors, asking them to prepare more paper-based teaching materials for her next class. Whatever could be written or drawn on paper, she asked them to prepare in advance. She offered tenfold reimbursement for any teaching supplies.
That evening, when she went to the underworld for her classes, she started by reading the half-finished materials her ghost instructors had prepared. She absorbed the knowledge, then asked them specific questions where she had doubts.
Whether it was diagrams or technique summaries, she no longer needed to slowly comprehend them like before. She memorized everything at a glance. She used to attend three instructors' classes in one night. Now she managed six, and learned more in one evening than she used to in several.
Previously, she had believed that her energy was limited and she should only focus on paper crafting, picking up some painting, calligraphy, and fashion design only to support her main art. But now she realized, she could still center everything around paper crafting, while diving deeper into other disciplines as well.
After all, her learning speed was now terrifyingly fast.
What she saw, what she was taught—she might not master it right away, but she could definitely retain it all. Becoming a theoretical expert was well within reach. The only thing separating a theory expert from a true master was practice. And with such precise knowledge under the boost of spirit dew, improving her hands-on skills wouldn't take long either.
Just like her martial training with Master Wu. Because of the difference between her soul and physical body, she always studied in the underworld and trained in the living world.
Before, she'd often practice diligently in the underworld, only to mess up the movements once she returned.
But this time, she memorized Master Wu's movements perfectly, and her enhanced thinking even helped her identify past mistakes in her training. She brought them up and had Master Wu correct her on the spot.
The results left her amazed. When she returned from the underworld that night, she was still savoring the thrill of such effective learning. The very next thing she did was use spirit stones to refill her energy, condense another full bottle of spirit dew, drink it all in one go, and dive straight into her day's work.
After a refreshing training session in the Xiaozhu Mountains, she returned and continued studying the rest of the special spirit items she had acquired the day before.