Chapter 217: Not becoming an artificer.
Sharing secrets had never been easy for Lee, but after thinking things over, he told Xiao Lian his story.
Surprisingly, his old friend was much more fascinated by the driving and flying artifacts during Lee’s first two lives than acquiring the overlord’s seal. Only after Lee explained the principles of combustion engine to the best of his abilities, they turned back to his problems.
The first thing Xiao Lian did was he completed the drawing of the seal. Unfortunately it didn’t lead them anywhere.
Xiao Lian was positive the overlord’s artifact was somehow responsible for Lee preserving his memories after the reincarnation as well as the sparks inside his Dantian.
Being an elemental lord he had much deeper understanding of the concept of consciousness and sparks. That, in turn, allowed him to guess that the Overlord of the Voidforge has created something that allows a person to fuse their spark with their consciousness prior to becoming an elemental lord.
Lee had three of those and technically none were his own, although after being born again he was using the elemental particles on a level an early stage elemental master would. It would’ve been fine if not for the side effect – the excruciating pain he felt the moment the balance between the sparks was disrupted.
He had spent this whole life honing basics, but unfortunately it was only on a physical level. It was basically impossible for a person to practice elemental skills if they were in a constant agony.
"What if you tried to focus the flow all three elements at the same time?" Xiao Lian asked.
"You think I never thought of that?" Lee asked in return.