Chapter 96: Haoran Sword Intention
In the real world, Jiangnan No. 1 High School training room.
"This time's dungeon was fruitful."
Su Chen looked at his game panel and found that the rewards from this dungeon trip were richer than those from the three-school joint examination.
Not to mention the 'Heavenly Dao Fragment' and 'Mountain Man Secret' that the little golden dragon finally yielded.
In terms of experience points alone, Su Chen gained a full 20,000 experience points.
This only accounts for the experience points obtained from the last little golden dragon.
If he includes the experience points from the black iron and bronze cauldron people he defeated earlier, then he gained almost 30,000 experience points from this dungeon.
This amount of experience is enough for him to upgrade "Divine Power: Forging the Body into a Weapon" to the Extreme State, with plenty left over.
Because he already knew about the existence of heretics and ancient beings, he was ready to accelerate his cultivation as much as possible.
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[You have consumed 14,000 experience points; Forging the Body into a Weapon (Type: Furnace) has been upgraded to 'Extreme State'…]
[Forging the Body into a Weapon (Type: Furnace): Extreme State (cannot be upgraded)]
[Effect: Can swallow gold to temper the body, becoming a body of fine steel, and transform the body into a Weapon (Type: Furnace)]
[Special Effect · Furnace: Can increase the absorption effect of elixirs by 100%, absorb attacks that do not exceed one's cultivation limit, and refine half of the attacks into one's own spiritual power, blood, and qi…]
[Special Effect · Refining: Can summon the Magical Pill Furnace to suppress and refine the enemy.]
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The effect of Forging the Body into a Weapon at the Extreme State is very domineering.
It can directly refine part of the enemy's attacks and transform them into one's own spiritual power, blood, and qi.
To some extent, this is equivalent to allowing him to reduce half of the damage taken.
If the partial damage reduction effect of the 'Hundred Refined Body' is considered, then Su Chen estimated that the power of ordinary magic directed at him would only be about 30% to 40% of its original force.
With the last weakness in physical fitness addressed, he felt that he had almost no shortcomings in the short term.
All he needed to do now was cultivate the earth and water attribute magical powers.
Then, by gathering the five special magical powers, his spiritual roots would undergo a qualitative change, allowing him to start establishing the foundation of the Heavenly Dao.
Unconsciously, he was getting closer and closer to the foundation establishment stage. He also didn't need to search for earth attribute magical powers.
He happened to obtain it when he defeated the little golden dragon's soul, specifically the [Mountain Man Secret].
The effect of the Mountain Man Secret is very simple: it allows him to transform into a mountain man upon activation.
In that state, his defense and strength would be greatly enhanced. Although he would move slowly and could not utilize swordsmanship,
He could still employ boxing techniques.
Su Chen speculated that after he practiced the Mountain Man Secret to the Extreme State and used it in conjunction with the Mountain Shaking Fist, its power might greatly surpass his Dragon Transformation Sword Intent.
It could become another trump card, alongside his 'Heretic Path Sword'.
In addition, to experience points and special magical powers, another reward from his dungeon trip was the 'Soul Crystal Fragments'.
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[Soul Crystal Fragments (Green): 12]
[Innate Magical Power: Heretic Path Incarnation: First Realm 21/30]
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Each of the four magic corpse dragons gave Su Chen three soul crystal fragments (green), resulting in a total of 12 green-level soul crystal fragments.
This allowed him to upgrade the level of his innate magical power.
Without hesitation, he used up all the soul crystal fragments.
After a while, he felt a change in his body.
Then he immediately reviewed the panel for his innate magical power.
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[Innate Magical Power: Heretic Path Incarnation]
[Rank: Second Realm]
[Effect: After use, two Heretic Path Incarnations can be summoned. The Heretic Path Incarnations possess 50% of the original body's cultivation and physique, 100% of the skill level, and receive 300% of the damage.]
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Although the Heretic Path Incarnation of the Second Realm only increased the number of incarnations Su Chen could summon from one to two, this improvement is significant for him.
This is because Su Chen can use the Heretic Path Incarnation to perform the 'Heretic Path Sword' or 'Immortal Slaying Sword'.
No one understands better than he does how terrifying the power of that sword is.
Below the Golden Elixir Stage, few can withstand this almost certain strike.
Because this sword doesn't cut the enemy's body, it cuts the enemy's soul.
Although he still couldn't discern the principle behind this sword, its ability to ignore space and distance makes it indeed his strongest trump card at present.
It was so powerful that even a golden dragon of luck—like the little golden dragon, who had lived for tens of thousands of years—was shocked to see that he could wield such a sword.
After sorting through all his gains, Su Chen began to plan his next moves.
It had been almost three months since he first obtained the "Cultivation of Immortality" game.
This was also the first dungeon he activated after school began.
So, in about ten days, he could re-enter the dungeon of the "Ancient Cultivator's Tomb."
He thought carefully. His exploration of the Ancient Cultivator's Tomb was not particularly thorough.
He still didn't know how to use the "Mysterious Tomb Key" that dropped from Ye Chenglin.
It seems there must be a hidden dungeon in the Ancient Cultivator's Tomb.
At that time, he could not meet the conditions to open the hidden dungeon due to insufficient cultivation.
That was why he couldn't find a way to use the "Mysterious Tomb Key."
It wasn't just the potential of the Ancient Cultivator's Tomb that he hadn't fully explored.
There were certain places in the Ancient Sword Tomb that Su Chen couldn't continue to explore.
The first area that came to mind was behind the third floor of the Sword Pavilion.
The Sword Pavilion was severed by the Heretic Path Sword.
As a result, the areas above the third floor all fell behind the Sword Pavilion.
But due to the obstruction of the strange black fog, Su Chen could only stop on the third floor and couldn't proceed further.
When he defeated Fang Heng, he received a special reward: an unknown sword intent.
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[Unknown Sword Intent]
[Effect: After use, grants a special sword intent perception. It is recommended to use it after a certain sword skill reaches the 'Dao Entry Level' to avoid affecting your swordsmanship.]
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"I've set it aside temporarily because I hadn't mastered a Dao entry-level sword skill."
"Then I got busy with the exam, and the subsequent dungeons, and gradually forgot about this sword intent."
"It's about time to use it now."
Su Chen controlled his character in the game and used the sword intent fragment.
The next second, he felt himself entering a unique state of perception.
A sword technique called 'Haoran Sword Qi' began to flash before his eyes...
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At the same time, outside a dilapidated factory in Jiangnan City.
Shen Feiyang looked at the crumbling factory before him, his dark-circled eyes revealing unspoken fatigue.
"There's no future in following the Black Lotus Sect. Every meeting is not only mysterious but also held in remote places at inhumane hours."
"Even if you don't sleep, I still have to sleep!"
Despite his discontent, Shen Feiyang ultimately chose to enter.
After all, while he was publicly a member of the Black Lotus Sect, he was also a secret undercover agent for the Mountain and Sea Division.
Yet, Shen Feiyang knew he had to play the part thoroughly.
If he didn't want others to discover his identity as a double agent, he needed to act more like a member of the Black Lotus Sect than anyone else. Only then could he survive for three years and wait for the day he could retire.
Thinking this, Shen Feiyang quietly encouraged himself.
"Three years, only three years.
After three years, I can be completely free!"
"Before that, I need to gain the trust of the Black Lotus Sect's high-level officials."
"After all, although I was recruited by a man claiming to be the deputy leader of the Black Lotus Sect, I don't know what that guy looks like, nor do I know his name."
"Who can say whether his claim of being the deputy leader is true or false?"
"But he made me a 'missionary' as soon as I joined the cult, so it should be true…"
"If only I had seen his face back then."
"If I had just told Lord Yu directly, maybe I wouldn't have to be an undercover agent; I could become a full member right away. What a pity, what a pity."
Missionary, main/deputy altar master, guardian, saint/daughter, deputy leader, leader.
This is how power is divided in the Black Lotus Sect.
Although the positions within the Black Lotus Cult are not necessarily linked to cultivation,
To ascend to a rank above apostle level,
You either need to attain a certain level of cultivation, like reaching the foundation establishment stage,
Or you must make significant contributions to the Black Lotus Sect.
For example, donating a large sum of money or helping the Black Lotus Sect achieve something important.
Shen Feiyang became a missionary in the Qi Gathering Stage, evidently due to certain connections.
He wondered why the deputy leader trusted him so much. Did he not consider that after coercing him to join the cult, he might betray them?
Reflecting on the mysterious existence of the self-proclaimed deputy leader, Shen Feiyang felt confused.
Because no matter how one looks at it, he didn't seem like someone who would join a cult.
Could it be that he was inviting not him, but the female ghost in his body?
The more Shen Feiyang pondered, the more convinced he became of this theory.
He was ordinary before; it was only after that female ghost entered his body that he became a little special.
Thinking of this, Shen Feiyang couldn't help but sigh.
Others rely on women for support, while he relies on a female ghost for sustenance.
But they are both living off soft rice; at least others have food to eat.
And what about him? Forget about food; he didn't even see a grain of rice!
No, after he completes his undercover mission and escapes from the Black Lotus Sect,
He must have the Mountain and Sea Division help him get the female ghost out of his body.
Otherwise, his happy sex life will be...
Pah!
Before Shen Feiyang could continue his thoughts, his right hand unexpectedly slapped him.
And he remembered that his inner voice could be heard better than before.
Female ghost!
"Aunt, please stop hitting me! I was wrong!"
After begging frantically in his heart for a while, the mysterious female ghost finally released him.
Shen Feiyang covered his right cheek, tears streaming down his face.
It was truly frustrating!
"Forget it; I'd better see what those Black Lotus villains want first. Calling me, a missionary, to a meeting in the middle of the night must mean big plans."
"And if I tell this to Lord Yu, surely it should count as a merit, right?"
Thinking this, Shen Feiyang immediately took out a special mask from his storage bag, put it on his face, and then walked directly into the abandoned factory.
"My chance to make meritorious service... is here!"
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